Nec Hoc Nec Ilud

5/11/26 - 5/14/26

Fri, 15 May 2026 06:34:54 GMT

* The latest Iran news isn't in here. Apologies.

* "Ceasefire with Iran on ‘life support,’ Trump says:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/11/trump-iran-ceasefire-life-support-00914197

* "The Long Journey From the Strait of Hormuz to the Gas Tank:" https://archive.ph/sBHBx

* "Trump says he’ll move to suspend federal gasoline tax. He can’t do it on his own:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-gas-tax-high-prices-iran-war-85313468d583c40b79c59e34d8186ee7

It requires a vote from Congress. The taxes fund things like road repair and mass transit.

* "Oil price predicted to remain above $100 for rest of year:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckgp4ev4yg4o

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* "More than 70 civilians killed in Ukraine in less than a week :" https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/05/1167454

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* "Military strikes, gang massacres in Nigeria kill around 100 civilians:" https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260511-military-strikes-gang-massacres-in-nigeria-kill-around-100-civilians

* "Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here's what comes next:" https://www.npr.org/2026/05/10/nx-s1-5817491/uk-elections-keir-starmer-resign-reform-green

* "As Two Trans Candidates Win Scottish Parliament Bids, J.K. Rowling Praises Anti-Trans Loser:" https://www.them.us/story/jk-rowling-q-manivannan-iris-duane-election-anti-trans-candidate

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/***

* "Murder suspect missing after Trump administration lawyer withheld info from immigration judge:" https://www.wcvb.com/article/doj-ice-gomez-rhode-island-release-trump-lawyer/71269017

* "How do state prison systems work with ICE?:" https://mailchi.mp/themarshallproject/irq4yg4ca7

* "Rabbis arrested during Jewish-led anti-ICE protest in NYC:" https://www.jta.org/2026/05/01/ny/rabbis-arrested-during-jewish-led-anti-ice-protest-in-nyc?

* "NM ICE detainee says he was subject to sudden transfer, poor conditions amid 10-day hunger strike:" https://sourcenm.com/2026/05/08/nm-ice-detainee-says-he-was-subject-to-sudden-transfer-poor-conditions-amid-10-day-hunger-strike/

* "Hundreds gather for protest, sit-in at Taylor Park to speak out against federal immigration activity:" https://www.mynbc5.com/article/vermont-protest-st-albans-ice-out/71253699

* "Judge rejects Florida's push to pause Alligator Alcatraz phone order:" https://www.wptv.com/wptv-investigates/judge-rejects-floridas-push-to-pause-alligator-alcatraz-phone-order

* "Florida's controversial 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center faces closure:" https://www.npr.org/2026/05/09/nx-s1-5816182/floridas-controversial-alligator-alcatraz-immigration-detention-center-faces-closure

* "A Pa. county hosts one of ICE’s largest detention centers, a site of controversy and complaints:" https://www.pennlive.com/news/2026/05/abuse-claims-protests-surround-moshannon-valleys-ice-prison.html

* "Austin protesters rally for detained immigrant mothers ahead of Mother's Day:" https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/immigration-news/austin-protest-rally-detained-immigrant-mothers/269-7e11fb54-8f38-4bf1-b33d-8597e299d000

* "Advocates rally against alleged treatment of female detainees at Mo-Valley ICE Center:" https://wjactv.com/news/local/advocates-rally-against-treatment-of-female-detainees-at-moshannon-valley-ice-center

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/
Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* "Lawsuit seeks halt to Trump’s reflecting pool makeover:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/11/trump-reflecting-pool-lawsuit-00914078

* "Reflecting Pool Repairs to Cost $13.1 Million. Trump Had Promised $1.8 Million.:" https://archive.ph/68qOp

* "‘The Damage Is Massive’: How the Justice Department Dismantled Its Voting Rights Section:" https://www.wired.com/story/the-justice-department-has-destroyed-its-voting-rights-section/

* "The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.:" https://archive.ph/haRS8

* "Trump official says she’s involved in policy changes that benefit her family’s ranches, video shows:" https://archive.ph/ck1Ik

* CW: Rape. "Lawsuit accuses Trump DOJ of stripping anti-rape protections from trans prisoners:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-prisoner-rape-lawsuit

* "RFK Jr. defends his health agenda and Trump's proposed budget cuts in hearing:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5787749/rfk-jr-hearing-hhs-health-budget-cuts

* "Kennedy Refuses to Commit to Backing New C.D.C. Director on Vaccines:" https://archive.ph/whPbp

* "US health officials nix publication of a study on COVID vaccine effectiveness:" https://apnews.com/article/cdc-covid19-vaccine-study-ea3a8e56d0dcdb7428f060b395b5ff23

* "CDC’s Full-Time Cruise Ship Inspectors Were Laid Off One Year Ago amid Record Outbreaks: Report:" https://people.com/cdc-full-time-cruise-ship-inspectors-were-laid-off-one-year-ago-amid-record-outbreaks-report-11969485

* "RFK Jr. Halts Ban on Minors Using Tanning Beds, Cites 'Personal Choice' and 'Parental Decision-Making':" https://people.com/rfk-jr-hals-proposed-ban-minors-tanning-beds-11969258

* "Federal judge unloads on ‘unserious’ RFK Jr., says anti-trans policy showed his ‘cruelty’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/judge-calls-rfk-unserious

* "RFK Jr. can’t do math, former top CDC scientist says, and Pete Hegseth should stick to pushups:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/rfk-embarrasing-math-daskalakis

* "RFK Jr once cut penis off ‘road-killed raccoon’ in New York, new book reveals:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/rfk-jr-road-kill-raccoon-new-book

* "Federal appeals court says Trump orders aren’t law, rejects trans athlete ban in Minnesota:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/legal-win-trans-athletes-minnesota

* "Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has started kicking trans troops out of the military, DOJ says:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pentagon-begins-terminating-transgender-troops

* "Lawyers ask judge to certify case to protect all trans troops affected by Trump military ban:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trans-military-ban-class-action

* "The Pentagon forced out a transgender Army major. Now her story is Emmy-nominated:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/erica-vandal-transgender-emmy-nomination

* "The Trump administration is paying trans troops not to work:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-military-wasted-money

* CW: Rape "Appeals court clears path to move trans women into men’s prisons despite sexual assault risk:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-women-court-mens-prisons

* "Trump fires the entire National Science Board:" https://www.theverge.com/science/918769/trump-fires-the-entire-national-science-board

* Terrifying things. "White House puts trans rights groups in counterterrorism crosshairs:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-activists-terrorism-threat

* "Trump Justice Department recruits transphobes with law degrees using $25,000 bonuses:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/doj-transgender-case-bonuses

* "Families ask judge to block Trump DOJ nationwide from getting trans kids’ medical records:" https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/class-action-transgender-minor-records

* " Rhode Island resists Trump DOJ demand for trans youth records ordered by Texas judge :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/rhode-island-trans-records-texas

* "Federal judge blocks FTC probes into trans medicine groups, citing ‘extensive evidence of animus’:" https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/wpath-endocrine-society-legal-victory

* "Trump DOJ redoubling election scrutiny efforts:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/19/trump-doj-redoubling-election-scrutiny-efforts-00880159

* "Federal judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking detailed information about Rhode Island voters:" https://apnews.com/article/voter-data-doj-privacy-elections-rhode-island-c79e6f395f4b296ce91d3eeff172365a

* "White House cuts $1.3 billion in Medicaid payments to California:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/13/white-house-cuts-billions-california-medicaid-00919351?__cf_chl_tk=Rdy4p8m4wgvbWPueuIf3KXGwaJo0eKpAmHLSjUDeu.s-1778821711-1.0.1.1-W3dGJ9J28B3JvFA9Zlb8Btf1FtShW1jpGSjZN9VAMGs

* "Republican resistance to Iran war grows in the Senate as Murkowski flips:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-congress-lisa-murkowski-3efd8b6bc1834a66eca8526a0a9b3ffe

That makes three (Murkowski, Collins, and Rand). If one of these is your Critter, I beg of you that you call to thank them. Yes, I know all the ways that they are shitty, but it is more important that we reign in Trump and stop the war.

WE NEED ONE MORE VOTE. I know, I know, number four is the hardest, but we are So Close.

* "Senate confirms Warsh for seat on Fed Board, clearing path to become chair:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/12/senate-warsh-fed-board-chair-trump-00915835

* "Do Your Phone Calls and Emails Matter? :" https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/do-your-phone-calls-and-emails-matter

* Our until Midterms is to survive, to build grassroots resistance, to do all in our power to slow the republican Christo-fascist agenda, and to prepare for 2026 in case there is still Democracy.

"Take action with Indivisible:" https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/

Trump 2.0 Indivisible Guide. https://indivisible.org/resource/guide

If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options for contacting your Congress Critters:

Five Calls to your critters: https://5calls.org/

Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/

And another: https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.php

Snail Mail Campaigns: https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/3622760.html

"Congress. gov:" https://www.congress.gov/

White house (Possibly Dangerous): https://www.whitehouse.gov/

ACLU advice for writing to your Critters: https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representatives

This tracks legislation: https://www.govtrack.us/

"The Public Comment Process (+ how to write effective public comments):" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/781844516804149248?source=share

"Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

Run for Something: https://runforsomething.net/

"Vote Smart:" https://justfacts.votesmart.org/

Protests: "50501 Events:" https://www.fiftyfifty.one/events

"ICE Raids Toolkit: Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests:" https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/

Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:" https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/

* "North Carolina voters have until July to comment on proposed election rules:" https://www.1011now.com/video/2026/05/15/north-carolina-voters-have-until-july-comment-proposed-election-rules/

* "She was forced to retire for being trans. Now, Virginia’s redistricting fight ended her congressional dreams:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/bree-fram-ends-house-campaign

* "Local election officials fear retribution ahead of fall midterms:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/local-election-interference-midterms-00868234

* We are in primary season. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

PLAN YOUR VOTE!!!

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* Louisiana! Don't forget to vote May 16!

* Alabama, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Oregon, Pennsylvania! Don't forget to vote May 19!

* "West Virginia election results: Who won primaries for US Senate, House?:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/05/13/west-virginia-election-results-midterm-primaries/90045364007/

* "Nebraska Democratic Senate primary winner says she’ll drop out to support independent in general election:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/12/nebraska-demoratic-house-primary-winner-cindy-burbank

* "This gay D.C. Council candidate wants Washington to live up to its progressive image:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/miguel-trindade-deramo-dc-council

* "Barack Obama appears with James Talarico and Gina Hinojosa at Austin restaurant:" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/05/12/texas-barack-obama-james-talarico-gina-hinojosa-austin-restaurant-2026/

* "Trump leaves GOP candidates to ‘eat each other alive’ as Dems seize advantage to rally:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-leaves-gop-candidates-to-eat-each-other-alive-as-dems-seize-advantage-to-rally-2499866179730

* "Flurry of new NC constitutional amendments piling up for November ballot:" https://ncnewsline.com/2026/05/14/flurry-of-new-nc-constitutional-amendments-piling-up-for-november-ballot/

* "Signature dispute could derail Maine’s anti-trans ballot initiative:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/maine-anti-trans-ballot-measures

* "Conservatives are turning to American voters to target trans rights:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/war-on-trans-rights-continues

* "New Jersey races to block red state attacks on reproductive & gender-affirming care providers:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/new-jersey-trans-abortion-care

* "California to provide free diapers to newborns leaving hospitals in 1st-in-the-nation program:" https://abc7news.com/post/california-provide-free-diapers-newborns-leaving-hospitals-1st-nation-program-newsom-announces/19064053/

* "Mom Slams 82-Year-Old Congresswoman's 'Hostile' Response to Her Son's Letter, Which Told 4th Grader to Learn What 'Propaganda' Means:" https://people.com/mom-slams-virginia-foxx-letter-to-fourth-grader-11971908

She sent him a bunch of propaganda while attacking his fact based report on Electric vehicles with seemingly no sense of self awareness.

* "‘Unhinged’: MAGA lawmaker melts down over 10-year-old’s letter:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/unhinged-maga-lawmaker-melts-down-over-10-year-old-s-letter-2499995715681

* "Rand Paul’s son unleashed antisemitic, antigay rant toward prominent Republican congressman:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/rand-paul-mike-lawler-homophobic

* "Oklahoma teacher suing Ryan Walters says Libs of TikTok terrorized him for years:" https://www.advocate.com/news/ryan-walters-defamation-lawsuit

* "Media For Truth, Not Profit w/ Democracy Now!’s Amy Goodman | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "Man charged in White House correspondents’ dinner attack pleads not guilty:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-correspondents-dinner-allen-shooting-d9a2d4ddab8c6a48d3e365f72eea9a86

* "19-year-old transgender University of Washington student fatally stabbed:" https://www.advocate.com/news/19-year-old-transgender-university-of-washington-student-fatally-stabbed

* "Suspect in fatal stabbing of trans University of Washington student turns himself in:" https://www.advocate.com/news/suspect-in-fatal-stabbing-of-trans-university-of-washington-student-turns-himself-in

* CW: Sex Crimes "Anti-LGBTQ+ extremist charged for filming men using public bathroom at Florida Pride event:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/naples-pride-voyeurism-arrest

* "The right tried to take down this transgender instructor in Oklahoma. She's staying put.:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/mel-curth-oklahoma-instructor-interview

* "‘I’m livid’: Republicans called out for denying Arizona town funds over library drag events:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/grijalva-republicans-library-drag-defunded

* " Federal appeals court weighs whether schools must out trans students during trips:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/transgender-student-trips-colorado

* "GLAAD warns that the internet is becoming more dangerous for LGBTQ+ people:" https://www.advocate.com/news/glaad-2026-social-media-safety

* "Can a single infusion of immune cells suppress HIV for years?:" https://www.advocate.com/health/breakthrough-for-possible-hiv-cure

* "Jack Schlossberg wants free PrEP for all — and for his cousin to stop undermining HIV care :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/jack-schlossberg-hiv-prevention

* "US passengers of hantavirus cruise ship being monitored in Nebraska:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy2e9e1g0wo

I can't reiterate enough that person to person transmission rates are low. This is a disease carried by rodents. It is a terrible thing to catch, yes, but the risk for treating them on land is low, especially with proper precautions taken by medical personnel in nice clean rodent free hospitals.

No matter what the AI slop and scaremongers in general say, this is not the next great pandemic. There are small outbreaks every year in areas where it is endemic.

If you are worried about a pandemic, COVID is still COVIDing.

* "Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger evacuated from cruise ship as outbreak grows to 11:" https://apnews.com/article/hantavirus-outbreak-hondius-cruise-ship-ac42357c5c3ae1694a93f1d43ba38bdb

* "Norovirus Outbreak Sickens 115 on Cruise Ship:" https://archive.ph/8nIra

Unlike Hantavirus, Norovirus is very transmissible, to the point I've seen a school close over an outbreak and the district sent around letters, and email begging people not to send asymptomatic siblings to school lest they spread it to other buildings servicing divergent age groups.

* "‘Unprecedented’ global effort gives new name to polycystic ovary syndrome – and new hope to millions of women:" https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos-new-name-polyendocrine-metabolic-ovarian-syndrome-pmos

* "Josh Tyrangiel - “AI for Good” | The Daily Show:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kolVzstukgs

Jon asks a question in there several times that I don't think I've heard anyone in media ask before.

* "Kickstarter’s New “Mature Content” Guidelines:" https://jackviolet.com/2026/05/12/kickstarters-new-mature-content-guidelines/

* "Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off:" https://www.theverge.com/transportation/926741/tesla-cybertruck-cheaper-recall

* Monday, I stayed up for errands. My ILL went back with only a few chapters read because it arrived at the same time as the glorious Plague book. I shall order it back, but not just now as both Apparently, Sir Cameron and my returning Plague book arrived last week.

I hit the Co-op on the way back and got a ton of basil (thai and goth. I already have sweet growing.) and some more tomato varietals, all of which are now planted. I am trying rosemary again. Wish me luck, as I have never kept rosemary alive through the fall, though last year wasn't my fault for once. I am endlessly grateful EBT lets me buy starts and seeds. The tomatoes that went in I think it was two weeks ago are growing beautifully. I really need to start eating the lettuce more, and have purchased more burger rolls and tomatoes and veggie patties to put in them to start using the garden lettuce more. If I made a salad, that would be it, but this way they last longer. On my to do list is starting the next lettuce crop. The regular basil is inside. I am checking temp frequently tonight to see if I need to bring the rest of the basil in.

I even remembered the gravy this time and worked out which vegetarian broth has the least salt and bought a couple extra. You'd think this would be easy, but it wasn't. I don't much like salt, as it tends to make me queasy, but it is in nearly everything. (I get cravings when I need sodium and have a small number of foods I like salt on which I eat in those circumstances, but I generally like low or no sodium things best taste wise). The other broths were 15-25% of daily allowance, but I found the one brand at 5%. I feel less stupid for struggling with this now.

In other news, I've been refereed to a foster at the town just north of us for kitteens (Teenaged kittens). This is the best outcome at this point. Two there are significantly cheaper then one in my small city, and the drive is reasonable. I admit I really liked the ones from the place we got Livia, but carrying two kittens for an hour or more over a mountain pass is not ideal. If the place that responded tonight works out, I'm taking those.

UPDATE: I decided to bring them in just to be safe. It's a dangerous undertaking involving a ladder as otherwise Livia will eat them all, but better safe than sorry.

* My body is just being extra awful with the pain and exhaustion, plus bonus allergy stuff. They mowed Monday and my eyes went itchy and painful and the lids swelled up. It was significantly worse with the eye that is always much worse. I spent Tuesday with it swollen half shut and attempting to glue itself together if I left it shut the rest of the way too long. It is hard to do anything with an eye that hurts that much and keeps filming over. I did compresses as one does and the swelling was gone on the left and half the size Wednesday, but also I was exhausted as it had been days at that point since anything like proper sleep in appropriate amounts.

I remain really angry about multiple insurance company scammers phoning me twice a day in hopes of me letting them trick me into fucking up my medicare. We are on the forth script with one of them. The other called when I was at the computer. They are apparently a massive private insurance company that deliberately named themselves so they sound like a non-profit senior advocacy group, the bastards.

I still haven't heard from the foster with the kitteens. Livia's rescue emailed me Thursday. Apparently they'd been texting my landline as no one ever believes one when one says one has a landline and not a cell. They still had five of the seven kittens from January that I'd inquired about. I said my priority was two kittens bonded to each other and I didn't mind that the specific one I'd asked about had been adopted out. She wants to do a phone call interview which is perfect. These kittens are about 50 dollars more for the pair than the teens, plus gas, which would be worth it. The kitten fund has been moved in anticipation, so I can pay up front if they accept us.

I also emailed the kitteen people reminding them that I had a landline and can't receive texts in case this is why the foster hasn't contacted me yet.

I would love if someone phoned me tomorrow. Let us hope.

* "Hantavirus Is Not the Next Covid, But Try Telling That to the News Media | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump's "Very Simple" Iran War Plan | Forgetting Mother’s Day | Duffy's Road Show | The Alien Files:"

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* "RFK Jr. Dissatisfied with Teen Sperm & Sean Duffy Gets Back to Reality | The Daily Show:"

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* "Are These Dueling AI Necklaces the Solution to Male Loneliness? Ronny Investigates | The Daily Show:"

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* The adaption history is worth the watch. "Every Frankenstein Adaptation Sucks And Here's Why:"

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* "ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "Zoot Suit Riot" by Cherry Poppin' Daddies:"

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* "Andy Richter’s Near-Death Experience: How a Stroke Changed His Life:"

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* "Radical Roman Reforms:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DKB01ahVWSw

* "Civilly Caesar Wars 4 (Dyrrhachium):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rCH8wHleQJQ

* "Civilly Caesar Wars Final Part (Pharsalus):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZQAQcZU4J60

* "Belligerent Britons:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E2vOtjUX-Y8

* "Naughty Nero:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lcv9dt2ENiE

* "Frivolous Fields (of Gold):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J6528HFX-8M

* "Conniving Colonial Companies:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UMFX4xN7WsU

* "Nautical Naval Combat:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/63L-ewlySh0

* "Blase Britannia:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CwIkqS5mSfg

* "Goofy Gollum Gandering:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yOHwuZDBPyk

* "This Is Not A Golden Calf!:"

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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.

* The public comment period is open now through May 22, 2026: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/docket-detail/19-41

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

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5/7/26 - 5/11/26

Mon, 11 May 2026 15:45:51 GMT

* Some Items may be older. I'm gnawing at the backlog. I didn't check the Sunday evening news, so some items may already be out of date.

* I am putting Trump Administration claims the war is over at the top as a contrast with the war that is obviously continuing in the intervening week.

* "Trump tells Congress the Iran war has ‘terminated’ as legal deadline hits:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/01/trump-congress-war-terminated-00902681

* "Hegseth says battle for Hormuz is ‘separate and distinct' from the Iran war:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/05/hegseth-hormuz-iran-oil-blockade-00906313

Don't piss on me and tell me it's raining.

* May 7 "Pakistan says it's hopeful a U.S.-Iran deal can happen soon:" https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-5813497/iran-war-strait-hormuz-updates

* "Trump’s Iran posts are a mess. Hayes has the receipts.:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-s-iran-posts-are-a-mess-hayes-has-the-receipts-2499274819850

* And then this happened: "US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-may-8-2026-6490db55a65880a61a6233eff7acc68b

* May 9: "Iran ceasefire appears to hold and Bahrain detains dozens over suspected Revolutionary Guard links:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-s-iran-posts-are-a-mess-hayes-has-the-receipts-2499274819850

* "Iran Damaged or Destroyed Hundreds of Targets in US Bases, Reporting Reveals:" https://truthout.org/articles/iran-damaged-or-destroyed-hundreds-of-targets-in-us-bases-reporting-reveals/

* "CIA Says Iran Can Outlast U.S. Blockade On Strait Of Hormuz For Months: Report:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cia-iran-outlast-us-blockade-strait-hormuz_n_69fcc21ae4b0cb033e5034bc

* "Leaker(s) expose Trump’s bluffing on Iran:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/leaker-s-expose-trump-s-bluffing-on-iran-2499311171938

* "Trump team struggles to spin soaring gas prices as panic sets in:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-team-struggles-to-spin-soaring-gas-prices-as-panic-sets-in-2499305539512

* "Trump Accuses Pope of “Endangering” Catholics as He Reignites Feud:" https://newrepublic.com/post/209939/trump-pope-endangering-catholics-feud

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* "Trump says US will reduce number of troops in Germany ‘a lot further’ than withdrawal of 5,000:" https://apnews.com/article/germany-trump-troops-nato-drawdown-pistorius-merz-a93151327dcb7279a56a36dd4bbeca1c

The troops in Germany are intended to protect Europe from Russian invasion and we are using Germany as a staging area, etc. for Trump's illegal war against Iran.

* "Trump’s rash decision on U.S. troops in Germany follows Putin phone call (again):" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-s-rash-decision-on-u-s-troops-in-germany-follows-putin-phone-call-again-2498870851663

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* "Ukrainian drone hits upmarket Moscow high-rise ahead of Victory Day celebrations:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy234llx3vo

* "Russia declares a truce in Ukraine to mark Victory Day. Kyiv says it’ll cease fire two days earlier:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-unilateral-truce-parade-9a686273da1f284230180a7819613719

* "North Korean troops join Putin’s scaled-back military parade as Ukraine agrees to temporary ceasefire:" https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/putin-hosts-scaled-back-military-parade-no-tanks-no-internet-ukrainian-rcna342637

* "Putin denounces Nato at scaled back Victory Day parade:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c626xjq0q0vo

* "Millions in India stripped of vote before critical state election, as government seeks to ‘purify’ electoral roll:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/india-west-bengal-state-elections-millions-stripped-of-vote?

* With predictable results. "Modi's party takes control of India's West Bengal in key state election:" https://www.npr.org/2026/05/04/g-s1-120053/modis-party-takes-control-of-indias-west-bengal-in-key-state-election

* "Alberta government keeping eye on investigations into voter info breach:" https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.7187728

* "Federal court rules against new global tariffs Trump imposed after loss at the Supreme Court:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-global-tariffs-trade-court-df01218b89ca925015fe41c700d6beb9

* "Trump sets two-month deadline for EU to enact trade deal:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/07/trump-deadline-european-union-trade-deal-tariffs-00910521

* "Businesses begin claiming refunds for Trump tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court:" https://apnews.com/article/tariff-refund-trump-customs-08861f153801156d213c30c4e2f6a683?

* "Trump says he will 'remember' companies that don't seek tariff refunds:" https://archive.ph/GITNu

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/*** Most items are a little older below this point because I've been swamped.

* "Trump ‘Gold Card’ Visa Granted to Only One Person So Far, Lutnick Says:" https://archive.ph/BbKSt

* "While ICE cracked down on L.A. protests, Marines were told to use force as ‘last resort’:" https://archive.ph/ATXFQ

* "Hate Meta glasses? Wait until you hear about ICE glasses:" https://freedom.press/the-classifieds/hate-meta-glasses-wait-until-you-hear-about-ice-glasses/

* "How Trump’s bungling turned his top issue into his greatest liability:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/how-trump-s-bungling-turned-his-top-issue-into-his-greatest-liability-2498677315722

* "Judge mulls contempt over DHS’ ‘patently false’ allegation in deportation case:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/04/ice-detention-case-contempt-hearing-00905610

* "‘It Wasn’t Real, but It Was Real’:" https://archive.ph/Y8kQy

* "Separation:" https://archive.ph/EBwiA

* "Teen says judge’s order for her release from immigration detention had her family screaming with joy:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/olivia-andre-release-dilley-immigration-ice-detention-maine-rcna344006

* "After five months in ICE detention, Allan Marrero is free — and reunited with husband:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/allan-marrero-ice-custody-freed

* "Caught in the Crackdown: As Arrests at Anti-ICE Protests Piled Up, Prosecutions Crumbled:" https://www.propublica.org/article/caught-in-crackdown-ice-cbp-doj-trump-arrests-convictions?

* "Feds say they’ll drop conspiracy charge against remaining ‘Broadview Six’ protesters:" https://capitolnewsillinois.com/news/feds-say-theyll-drop-conspiracy-charge-against-remaining-broadview-six-protesters/

* "Citizens Bank customers pull money over lender’s ICE ties:" https://www.bankingdive.com/news/citizens-bank-customers-pull-money-over-lenders-ice-ties/819223/

* "Arizona AG sues Trump over Surprise immigration detention warehouse:" https://azmirror.com/2026/04/24/arizona-ag-sues-trump-over-surprise-immigration-detention-warehouse/

* "‘Shut it down’: May Day protesters rally outside Alligator Alcatraz :" https://archive.ph/pjkZt

* "Texas lawmakers and protesters urge release of children held at ICE center in Dilley:" https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/texas-lawmakers-renew-calls-to-release-families-held-at-ice-detention-center-in-dilley

* "Sex toys thrown at detention facility in L.A. anti-ICE protest; police declare unlawful assembly:" https://archive.ph/VWTwr

* "Mesa can’t enforce its own fire codes at an ICE facility where detainees can’t even sit down:" https://azmirror.com/2026/04/27/mesa-cant-enforce-its-own-fire-codes-at-an-ice-facility-where-detainees-cant-even-sit-down/

* "Protesters march against ICE plans to build Romulus detention center:" https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/wayne-county/2026/04/25/romulus-ice-detention-center-march-protest-gilchrist-immigration/89795933007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z115449p116450l004250c116450e1127xxv115449d--47--b--47--&gca-ft=183&gca-ds=sophi

* "Reported hunger strike renewed at Michigan ICE detention center:" https://www.axios.com/local/detroit/2026/04/27/reported-hunger-strike-renewed-at-michigan-ice-detention-center

* "Seeking answers, Salt Lake City hears crickets from feds on planned ICE warehouse :" https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2026/04/24/salt-lake-city-seeking-answers-on-planned-ice-warehouse/

* "Protesters push back against proposed ICE detention center in Marana :" https://www.kold.com/2026/04/26/protesters-push-back-against-proposed-ice-detention-center-marana/

* "Large crowd protests in front of the proposed ICE processing facility in southeast San Antonio:" https://www.tpr.org/news/2026-04-25/large-crowd-protests-in-front-of-the-proposed-ice-processing-facility-in-southeast-san-antonio

* "Americans thwart Trump’s immigrant prisons plan by making it too hard:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/americans-thwart-trump-s-immigrant-prisons-plan-by-making-it-too-hard-2498014787639

* "Federal judge limits construction at proposed Md. ICE facility:" https://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/federal-judge-limits-construction-at-proposed-md-ice-facility/4091483/

* "Scope of Trump’s immigrant prison plans suggests ulterior motive:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/scope-of-trump-s-immigrant-prison-plans-suggests-ulterior-motive-2498012227925

* "PETITION TO WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL - Support the Civil Detention and Enforcement Facility Prohibition Ordinance :" https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-to-the-whatcom-county-council-support-the-civil-detention-and-enforcement-facility-prohibition-ordinance?source=direct_link&

If you live in Whatcom County Washington State, please sign.

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/
"MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share
"Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice
Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share
"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:" https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* "John Roberts decries heated criticism of the Supreme Court:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/06/supreme-court-john-roberts-voting-criticism-00909592

Does he believe what he says? Because I am having a hard time believing he's that unaware of the horrible things he is doing to this country.

* "Sherrilyn Ifill - What Happened to the Voting Rights Act? | The Daily Show:"

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* "SCOTUS: No More Black Politicians:"

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* "The Supreme Court is taking up a case that could shut LGBTQ+ families out of preschool:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/supreme-court-lgbtq-colorado-preschool

* "Justice Department seeks the names of 2020 election workers in Georgia’s Fulton County:" https://apnews.com/article/2020-georgia-election-worker-names-trump-2c4bc764855341a0c9eedb135d25591e

* "DOJ can keep 2020 Fulton County election records it seized, judge rules:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/06/fulton-county-records-judge-ruling-00909583

* "Apple CEO Tim Cook steps down:" https://www.advocate.com/news/tim-cook-steps-down-apple

* "Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery Will Be 38.5% Owned by Middle Eastern Funds Following Close: Filing:" https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-warner-bros-foreign-ownership-middle-eastern-funds-1236731732/

* "Musk scorned “shady” loopholes, yet offshore tax tricks likely saved Tesla hundreds of millions :" https://archive.ph/FWez6

* "The ‘Complete Collapse’ of the Job Ladder for Gen Z:" https://archive.fo/lhDl9#selection-4749.0-4757.117

* "Some Connecticut Towing Companies Are Ignoring New Law Aimed at Helping Low-Income Residents:" https://www.propublica.org/article/connecticut-towing-companies-ignore-new-law

* "Rural Hospitals and Communities Feeling Impact of H.R. 1 Medicaid Cuts, Rural Health Fund Falls Short:" https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2026/05/01/rural-hospitals-and-communities-feeling-impact-of-h-r-1-medicaid-cuts-rural-health-fund-falls-short/

Republicans did this in purpose with their Big Ugly Bill so they could have tax cuts for the rich.

* "‘This is not democracy’: voting rights activists shocked by speed of US states moving to stifle Black voters:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/voting-rights-activists-louisiana-callais-black-voters

* "Republicans get massive win in fight for House with Virginia court ruling:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/08/virginia-redistricting-2026-election-overturned-00911357

* "Hayes warns Trump’s GOP is trying to Jim Crow-ify the House:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/hayes-warns-trump-s-gop-is-trying-to-jim-crow-ify-the-house-2499426883525

* "Flooding, alarms, evacuation bring abrupt end to tense day at Alabama State House:" https://www.al.com/politics/2026/05/flooding-alarms-evacuation-bring-abrupt-end-to-tense-day-at-alabama-state-house.html

* "Alabama voting rights protest erupts inside State House: ‘We’re here to save democracy’:" https://www.al.com/politics/2026/05/alabama-voting-rights-protest-erupts-inside-state-house-were-here-to-save-democracy.html

* "Tennessee Democrats lock arms in protest as GOP lawmakers approve new congressional map:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-tennessee-democrats-lock-arms-in-protest-as-gop-lawmakers-approve-new-congressional-map

* "Tennessee Passes Redistricting Map, Arrests Protesters in Final Day of Special Session Marked by Burning Flag, Walkouts:" https://nashvillebanner.com/2026/05/07/tennessee-congressional-redistricting-confederate-flag/

* "Mississippi house to hold redistricting session at Jim Crow era capitol :" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/06/mississippi-redistricting-old-capitol

* "Louisiana map fight erupts at Capitol after Supreme Court ruling:" https://www.wafb.com/2026/05/08/louisiana-map-fight-erupts-capitol-after-supreme-court-ruling/

* "Challenge accepted: Democrats strategize to counter GOP runaway gerrymandering:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/challenge-accepted-democrats-strategize-to-counter-gop-runaway-gerrymandering-2499306563798

* We are in primary season now. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

PLAN YOUR VOTE!!!

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* Nebraska, North Carolina, and West Virginia! Don't forget to vote May 12!

* Louisiana! Don't forget to vote May 16!

* Please no. "Kamala Harris confirms she might run for president again: ‘I’m thinking about it’:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2028-election/kamala-harris-confirms-might-run-president-2028-rcna273682

* "Constituents showed up to testify against an anti-drag bill. Ohio Republicans mocked them:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/republicans-mock-constituents-ohio

* "Ron DeSantis signs law that could strip Florida of Pride celebrations:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/florida-anti-dei-law-pride

* "Ohio Republicans are trying to strip transgender adults of health insurance coverage:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ohio-transgender-medicaid-restrictions

* "Colorado quickly rewrites & passes new conversion therapy ban to get around Supreme Court ruling:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/colorado-passes-conversion-therapy-ban

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* "Care without Coercion:" https://epochemagazine.org/87/care-without-coercion/

* "Grindr's surprising ties to the Republican Party, explained:" https://www.advocate.com/news/grindr-republican-ceo

* "‘She’s opening the bees!’ US beekeeper jailed for trying to save friend from eviction:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/massachusetts-beekeeper-jailed-eviction

* "Exonerees struggle to rebuild their lives and gain lasting employment, even if elected to office:" https://apnews.com/article/exonerees-stigma-employment-dd603de9dafca7078517aea4ae8cfc9e

* "In Chicago, Prosecutors Fight to Keep Exonerated People from Clearing Their Names:" https://boltsmag.org/chicago-cook-county-certificates-of-innocence/

* CW: Rape. "Oregon to pay $295K to trans woman imprisoned until 2049:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/oregon-transgender-inmate-abuse-settlement

* "New NC report: Wells Fargo denied minority mortgage applicants twice as often as whites:" https://ncnewsline.com/2026/04/23/new-nc-report-wells-fargo-denied-minority-mortgage-applicants-twice-as-often-as-whites/

* "The Library Is a Commons:" https://inthesetimes.com/article/public-libraries-are-commons-in-america

* "Texas Tech University bans teaching, researching LGBTQ+ topics:" https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-tech-lgbtq-topics-ban

* "Teacher fired for reading LGBTQ+ children’s book takes fight to Georgia Supreme Court:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/georgia-teacher-book-fired-appeal

* CW: Child Abuse. "Adopted and Locked Away: Kids promised ‘forever homes’ instead confined in for-profit institutions:" https://apnews.com/article/adopted-children-boarding-schools-treatment-investigation-e5d8dab2e4db1f2f4c5abbfaf0d97c52

* CW: Rape. "Exposing a global 'online rape academy' that is teaching men how to :" https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2026/03/world/expose-rape-assault-online-vis-intl/index.html

* "Hospitals dodge questions on restoring trans youth care despite judge ruling they can keep providing it:" https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/trans-youth-care-hospitals-dodge

* "Virginia researchers debunk the claim that most trans kids ‘grow out of it’:" https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/vcu-debunks-trans-youth-regret

* "Vatican report admits conversion therapy caused LGBTQ+ Catholics’ ‘profound suffering’:" https://www.advocate.com/news/religion/catholic-church-conversion-therapy

* "Black LGBTQ+ survivors speak out about conversion therapy in religious spaces:" https://www.advocate.com/news/religion/black-lgbtq-conversion-therapy

* "Botswana is moving forward on LGBTQ+ rights. The U.S. is regressing:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/botswana-lgbtq-rights

* "Cold case detectives one step closer to solving murder of Florida trans woman:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/cold-case-murder-of-transgender-florida-woman

* "Transgender Idahoans sue to block criminal bathroom law:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/idaho-bathroom-criminalization-lawsuit-transgender

* "Trans man forced to leave Idaho to use public bathrooms joins lawsuit against state:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/idaho-bathroom-crime-law-lawsuit

* "A mom asked the NYT publisher about harm from trans coverage. He defended the process instead:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-parent-nyt-earnings-call

* "A Florida city fined a lesbian couple over a rainbow fence. Now they’re suing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/key-west-pride-fence-lawsuit

* "Madison Square Garden security allegedly tracked a trans woman’s movements, including bathroom breaks, down to the second:" https://www.advocate.com/news/madison-square-garden-security-allegedly-tracked-a-trans-womans-movements-including-bathroom-breaks-down-to-the-second

* "Texas city declares Trans+ History Week in historic first:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/san-antonio-trans-recognition-week

* "Inside a hidden summer camp where trans youth in the South thrive:" https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/trans-kids-summer-camp

* "Anal fissures are painful and common. Here's how to heal and get back to bottoming:" https://www.advocate.com/health/anal-fissures-treatment

* "Cruise ship hantavirus patients arrive in Europe for treatment:" https://apnews.com/live/hantavirus-cruise-ship-updates-05-06-2026

* "Experts wonder ‘Where is the CDC?’ as a hantavirus outbreak unfolds on a cruise ship:" https://apnews.com/article/cdc-hantavirus-cruise-ship-trump-who-2eaf686534d31e8ad67482f05e1ec870

* "Psaki: ‘Slow, sloppy response’ to hantavirus raises concerns about damage from Trump cuts:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/psaki-slow-sloppy-response-to-hantavirus-raises-concerns-about-damage-from-trump-cuts-2499356739642

* "Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth:" https://www.propublica.org/article/more-parents-decline-vitamin-k-shot-newborns

* "The Looming Silence at Mauna Loa:" https://climateshift.substack.com/p/the-looming-silence-at-mauna-loa

* "The Other Side of the Bitcoin: Crypto & Corruption w/Ben McKenzie | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "AI & the Future of Work | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "Google Chrome may have silently installed 4GB AI model on your computer. Here's how to check:" https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/google-chrome-ai-installed-computer/

* "Instagram censorship crackdown sparks alarm among LGBTQ+ creators:" https://www.advocate.com/news/instagram-censoring-queer-creators

* "We translated the Palantir manifesto for actual human beings:" https://www.theverge.com/policy/915237/palantir-manifesto

* "The MANY Lies About H.H. Holmes and the "Murder Castle":"

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* "Big Game:" https://magazine.atavist.com/2026/san-luis-valley-wildlife-poaching?

* "The United States at 250: How the Country Has Changed in the Past 50 Years:" https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2026/03/25/the-united-states-at-250-how-the-country-has-changed-in-the-past-50-years/

* Thursday: every time I tried to make toast, alarms, which has been an issue all Winter. I did everything right the second time: cleaned toaster, turned the hood fan and the big fans on. There is nothing for it, but for me to only make toast outdoors. We also have had a persistent problem with opening the oven setting off alarms at the higher temperatures the whole time we've lived here, but the toast thing is likely to do with the fire system upgrades last year. Sigh.

I have a power strip I run through the air conditioner cardboard insulation gap, which I use for Halloween lights and such. I turned the power back onto it and made toast for the last of yesterday's soup on the blue garden chair I had out there, plus extra toast to eat with preserves by way of dessert. It's a bit of a problem as I have to leave the door ajar and hope I can here the pop over the TV, as we are having another arctic blast, so toast will get cold very quickly if I don't dart out and rescue it immediately, and I do not like how this will go in Winter, but for now, it's just extra steps between me and emergency food. (I can't leave the toaster out there, so I need to carry it out and plug it in, then bring it inside once it cools off). Why must everything be this hard?

New Millennial came over for the evening to do skills practice as part of the get New Millennial to be allowed to work again campaign. Squirrel is showing them tricks and I am the practice dummy. They will be back Wednesday, and which point we need to get the wheelchair out of my car and figure out where to practice. My bed is too high and Squirrel's too low. I am thinking we clear Livia's stuff and related gear off the window bench and use that for a bed. It will be a Production, but I think it will be all right.

They know how to Do the Things, but they need to do them quickly and smoothly according to their very picky rules, not all of which make real world sense, and both of these skills are ones requiring extra equipment and a partner. Practice went really well tonight. Squirrel gave them professional advise and I gave them test taking advise to avoid test anxiety and test paralysis, because really, that's a hurdle for a lot of people.

If anyone knows how to fly through high stakes testing with excellent marks, it is me.

Fingers crossed, everyone.

* CW: Sexual Harassment. "Trump Dumps Toxic Ballroom Debris on Golf Course & DJ Marco Rubio Loves 90s Rap | The Daily Show:"

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* "Josh Johnson Dives Into the Internet Frenzy Over the JPMorgan “Sex Slave” Lawsuit | The Daily Show:"

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* "Presidential Fitness | Hegseth's Bubble | Trump's War Is Bad For Business | Met Gala's Wild Looks:"

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* "Iran Mocks America's "Wishlist" | Reflecting Lincoln | Vape Candy For Adults | A MAHA Compromise:"

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* "The True Cost Of Trump's War | The Pope Likes To Have Fun | Kids Beat Online Age Checks:"

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* "The Shadow Docket: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Is America's 250th Year Worth Preserving in a Time Capsule? Troy Iwata Investigates | The Daily Show:"

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* "The Rise and Fall of Misery Memoirs:"

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* "The Pitt Is The Best LEGAL DRAMA We’ve Ever Reviewed:"

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* "11 Reads Starring Queer Asian Americans for AAPI Heritage Month!:" https://duckprintspress.dreamwidth.org/262761.html

* "Stephen Colbert Addresses The Nation From President Obama's Oval Office:"

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* "Kids Pitch: Late Night Edition:"

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Everyone involved is clearly having a wonderful time.

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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.

* The public comment period is open now through May 22, 2026: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/docket-detail/19-41

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

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5/1/26 - 5/7/26

Thu, 07 May 2026 15:37:30 GMT

* I'm in the process of a minor shift in how items are organized.

* "US and Iran launch new attacks as they wrestle for control of Gulf waters:" https://archive.ph/wip/9VaDX

* "South Korean-run vessel ablaze in Strait of Hormuz; Trump says Iran fired at the ship:" https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/05/05/world/south-korean-vessel-hormuz/

******

* "Trump Being ‘Humiliated’ in Iran Talks, German Chancellor Says:" https://archive.ph/SAp1d

* "Trump Seems To Confuse Ukraine and Iran: ‘They’re Defeated’:" https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-seems-to-confuse-ukraine-and-iran-theyre-defeated/

* "There's growing disquiet in the military. The Iran war made it worse:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/10/nx-s1-5771612/military-iran-war-trump-conscientious-objector?

* "The Iran war now has a price tag ($25 billion), but still no end date:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/g-s1-119333/the-iran-war-now-has-a-price-tag-25-billion-but-still-no-end-date

* "The U.S. Started the War. The Rest of the World Is Feeling the Effects.:" https://archive.ph/f1EA0

* "Helium Is Hard to Replace:" https://www.construction-physics.com/p/helium-is-hard-to-replace

* "Oil surges to highest level in 4 years on Iran fears:" https://www.semafor.com/article/04/30/2026/oil-surges-to-highest-level-in-4-years-on-iran-fears

* "‘Simply wrong’: GOP lawmakers caught lying about gas prices:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/simply-wrong-gop-lawmakers-caught-lying-about-gas-prices-2498438211836

* "Oil shock could backfire on fossil fuel-loving Trump, ignite ‘green future’:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/oil-shock-could-backfire-on-fossil-fuel-loving-trump-ignite-green-future-2498581571902

* "Energy secretary says fuel prices may not get back under $3 until 2027:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/19/chris-wright-fuel-prices-gasoline-00880043

******

* "MAGA figures are pushing Trump’s campaign to grab Greenland. But it’s tough sledding:" https://archive.ph/kqIKT

* "One thin allegation fueled a national trans panic & an FBI mission to Cuba touted by Kash Patel:" https://www.advocate.com/news/evidence-thin-trans-child-cuba

******

* "Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s war:" https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/25/chornobyl-power-plant-at-risk-amid-russia-war-ukraine?

* "Ukraine’s army evolves under fire, with new units challenging Soviet legacy:" https://apnews.com/article/war-russia-ukraine-army-technology-business-military-a135fe06f5a4ffd9ea0fb49a6c41e0e4?

****

* "Photos of daily life in Sudan as war enters its fourth year:" https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/sudan-war-photos-4c6fcc61ce0e56404b62c9b85508908a?

* "They scour the Mexican cartel lands for the missing — and for closure:" https://apnews.com/article/search-mexico-missing-people-drug-cartels-5e4acba628fbb827e76ca1d46f3ac4b9?

* "‘A well-known secret’: inside Toronto’s violent tow truck wars:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/22/toronto-tow-truck-shootings-canada?

* "2027 French presidential election: Who's already running, who could be, and key dates:" https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2026/04/30/2027-french-presidential-election-who-s-already-running-who-could-be-and-key-dates_6752856_9.html

* "One year from presidential election, a 'quiet anger' in France's streets:" https://www.lemonde.fr/en/politics/article/2026/05/01/one-year-from-presidential-election-a-quiet-anger-in-france-streets_6753031_5.html

* "White House Posts Photo of 'Two Kings' Donald Trump and King Charles During Royals' State Visit:" https://people.com/white-house-posts-photo-of-two-kings-donald-trump-and-king-charles-during-royals-state-visit-11960786

* "King Charles schools Trump on democracy in speech to Congress about checks and balances:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/king-charles-schools-trump-on-democracy-in-speech-to-congress-about-checks-and-balances-2498157123575

I am angry I have to report something positive about King Charles.

* "India voices anger after Trump shares comments calling it a ‘hellhole’:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/24/india-trump-hellhole-post

* "Trump says currency swap with UAE is under consideration:" https://archive.ph/S687l

* "May Day protests across US draw huge crowds – in pictures:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2026/may/01/photos-may-day-protests

* "Nationwide May Day protests pick up mantle of 'No Kings':" https://www.npr.org/2026/05/01/nx-s1-5805805/may-day-protests-boycott-schools-trump

* "Kids Over Corporations: Thousands of N.C. educators gather in Raleigh, call for more funds:" https://abc45.com/news/local/kids-over-corporations-thousands-of-nc-educators-gather-in-raleigh-call-for-more-funds

* "Thousands rally in L.A. for May Day to protest immigration sweeps, high cost of living:" https://archive.ph/LIaNe

* "S.F. supervisors, state senator arrested as May Day protest closes SFO roadway:" https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/may-day-protest-sfo-22236936.php

* "Maddow: Trump is terrible at everything except this one thing:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-trump-is-terrible-at-everything-except-this-one-thing-2498863683829

* "Department of Education threatens to pull Smith College's funding for admitting trans women:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/smith-college-trans-women

**** Corruption of the Justice System, Pushback, and Related ****

* "FBI raids office of Dem state lawmaker in Virginia who led redistricting efforts:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/06/louise-lucas-fbi-virginia-00908222

* "‘But do you trust them?’: Hayes questions timing of FBI raid in Virginia:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/but-do-you-trust-them-hayes-questions-timing-of-fbi-raid-in-virginia-2499120707781

* "Supreme Court rejects bid to punish school for respecting trans student’s identity:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/supreme-court-student-identity-florida

* "Supreme Court grapples with use of ‘geofence warrants’ by law enforcement:" https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5848192-geofence-warrants-fourth-amendment-supreme-court/

* "Justice Samuel Alito restores medication abortion access nationwide:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/sam-alito-restores-medication-abortion

* "Powell plans to remain on Fed board, cites legal actions by Trump administration:" https://apnews.com/article/powell-warsh-trump-federal-reserve-inflation-4e09e4cdb25856635c94abe0021fc1d3

* "Democrats Explore Suing Trump If He Ignores Congress on Iran War:" https://time.com/article/2026/04/28/exclusive-democrats-explore-suing-trump-if-congress-doesn-t-authorize-iran-war/

* "Dems file 6 impeachment articles against Hegseth:" https://www.axios.com/2026/04/15/iran-war-pete-hegseth-congress-impeachment-articles-democrats-reflecting-search-interest-order

* "Senate bans its own members and staff from betting in prediction markets:" https://apnews.com/article/senate-prediction-markets-betting-congress-ban-f067c97278654caeacd9e336b5474f1d

Your move House of Reps.

* "Trump pulls Means' nomination for surgeon general:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/trump-pulls-means-nomination-for-surgeon-general-00900671

* "Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Has Disappeared From Capitol Hill. He’s Still Trading Stocks.:" https://www.notus.org/congress/tom-kean-trading-stocks

* "Tom Kean Jr. says he’ll be back ‘very soon’ :" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/27/congress/tom-kean-jr-says-hell-be-back-very-soon-00894191

* "Puerto Rico Senate leader attacks trans Miss Universe beauty pageant contestant:" https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/miss-universe-puerto-rico-transphobia

* "Southern state Republicans look to capitalize on Supreme Court ruling weakening Voting Rights Act:" https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-supreme-court-voting-rights-act-b4e3a7be89305f94a4f05c09981406ce

* "Louisiana congressional primaries are suspended as a result of the Supreme Court’s ruling:" https://apnews.com/article/congress-louisiana-primaries-supreme-court-03cdb6951d7fefb448bfd2f37f98c0ea

I don't understand how it is legal to stop an election that has already started for political gain or how black people having representation in congress counts as an emergency.

* "DeSantis signs Florida's new GOP-friendly congressional map into law — and is swiftly sued:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/04/florida-desantis-map-sign-redistricting-00905256?can_id=afc248c8f33ebb5b04607e2a45c1c1c7&email_referrer=email_3224606&email_subject=progress-florida-daily-clips-5-5-26&link_id=2&source=email-progress-florida-daily-clips-5-5-26

* "Tennessee Republicans move to eliminate state’s last Democratic district following Voting Rights Act carnage:" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/tennessee-republicans-eye-new-gerrymander-to-eliminate-states-last-democratic-district/

* "Alabama and Tennessee set special sessions to consider new congressional maps after Supreme Court ruling:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/alabama-governor-calls-special-session-move-primaries-redistricting-ge-rcna343125

* We are in primary season now. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

PLAN YOUR VOTE!!!

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* Nebraska, North Carolina, and West Virginia! Don't forget to vote May 12!

* Louisiana! Don't forget to vote May 16!

* "Democrats Keep Michigan Senate Majority With Special Election Win:" https://archive.ph/zMyEs

* "Brown, Ramaswamy and Beatty advance to November. See Ohio election results:" https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/05/05/election-day-live-updates-coverage-results-more-at-columbus-dispatch--live/89932416007/

* "Five Indiana senators who voted against redistricting lose primary election to Trump-endorsed candidates:" https://www.wthr.com/article/news/local/five-indiana-senators-who-voted-against-redistricting-lose-primary-election-to-trump-endorsed-candidates/531-6be2b783-dfb5-476d-9187-25a59b242cff

All the once with an once of backbone and some lingering patriotism, because of course.

* "Life after Trump: Elections show political adjustments as Trump fades from relevance:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/life-after-trump-elections-show-political-adjustments-as-trump-fades-from-relevance-2498999363966

* "Michigan Dem claims trans primary opponent violated law by not running under deadname:" https://www.advocate.com/news/michigan-dem-claims-trans-primary-opponent-violated-law-by-not-running-under-deadname

I hope Frank Liberati loses.

* "Graham Platner On Service, Messaging & the Future for Democrats | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "‘Shut this White House down’: Platner talks strategy to stop Trump:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/shut-this-white-house-down-platner-talks-strategy-to-stop-trump-2498463811655

* "NYC’s voters will decide if representation still matters in historic LGBTQ+ district:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/stonewall-district-manhattan-election

* "In NYC’s Stonewall district, voters want rent relief over representation debates:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/stonewall-district-special-election-reactions

* "Trump-backed House candidate tied to New Mexico church with extreme anti-women & anti-LGBTQ+ views:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/greg-cunningham-extremist-church-ties

* "Two NYC Democrats running for a U.S. House seat battle to prove who’s more pro-LGBTQ+:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/dan-goldman-brad-lander-lgbtq

* "Colorado takes new shot to curb harmful ‘conversion therapy’ abuse:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/colorado-conversion-therapy-ban-workaround

* "At least 13 hurt in shooting at Oklahoma campground party:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/edmond-oklahoma-mass-shooting

* CW: Child Abuse. "Florida man charged with beating 5-year-old boy ‘for being gay’:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/florida-boy-beaten-gay

* "Pride flag burned outside gay couple’s Pennsylvania home:" https://www.advocate.com/news/pride-flag-burned-outside-gay-couples-pennsylvania-home

* "Cruise ship at center of suspected deadly hantavirus outbreak refused permission to dock:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/hantavirus-cruise-ship-docking-cape-verde-hondius-who-rcna343415

* "What to know about hantavirus, the illness suspected in a cruise ship outbreak:" https://apnews.com/article/what-to-know-hantavirus-cruise-ship-366c781ff168656ff47ae9796965daaa

* "Florida sits on millions in unspent funds for disability care while thousands wait:" https://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-millions-unspent-funds-disability-care-thousands

* "United flight strikes light pole, damages truck while landing in Newark:" https://abc7ny.com/post/united-flight-strikes-light-pole-landing-newark-airport/19030820/

The dash cam footage is scary. The truck driver is injured but is expected to be all right.

* How to prepare for extreme heat at the local and personal level: https://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/15465979.html#cutid1

* "That "Pending PayPal Charge" Email Is a Scam — Even Though It Really Came From PayPal:" https://www.tedcromwell.com/blog/that-pending-paypal-charge-email-is-a-scam-even-though-it-really-came-from-paypa

* "From hospice, Barney Frank urges Democrats to rethink trans rights approach:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/barney-frank-hospice-trans-rights

Barney Frank, not content with throwing trans people under the bus every chance he got in a long political career decides to give trans people a last fuck you from his death bed.

He was dragged out of the closet kicking and screaming against his will and only reluctantly took up gay and lesbian rights, yet has been treated as some great gay elder statesman, while doing so very little.

Like a lot of respectability politics well off white cis gays of the '90 and oughts, the only rights he really cared about were those that made things a little easier for people just like him with zero care about what the rest of the community need.

Too bad he didn't just die in silence instead of going on right wing media to harm us, but it is oh so in character for him.

* "Barney Frank’s final interview from hospice was painful. His comments on trans people made it worse:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/barney-frank-painful-cnn-interview

* "Streamer crushes MrBeast charity record with $70 million raised for kids with cancer:" https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/streamer-crushes-mrbeast-charity-record-with-50m-fundraiser-for-kids-with-cancer-3356823/

* So I had two days of extreme pain and spasms Tuesday and Wednesday. It's exhausting and time consuming. I ended up giving myself more days off physio than intended because my body just couldn't. Spasms are involuntary exercise and I basically ran a marathon.

Amoung my inevitable Insurance scam calls Friday was a real call from the New Aid, who was distraught. Asshole Agency suspended her for "asking too many questions" at another job, which is bullshit. She needs to know what the person wants and where things he is putting away go. She's so sweet and hard working. She also is doing really well with English despite having spoken it less than three years, but no one is perfect that fast so it's best to go slower and keep vocabulary reasonably simple for clarity. I am wondering if the real issue is that she needs to ask extra clarifying questions some times to make sure she understands, and the woman didn't like her doing that.

I reassured her that there is no such thing as too many questions as far as I'm concerned, that I'd happily vouch for her, and her job with me is safe. I told her we can reschedule the hours after it's sorted out and if she needs any help with Asshole Agency I would be happy to give it.

I am angry at the person who did this to her. It's one thing to decide you don't think the aid is a good fit, it's a whole other thing to fuck with her employment generally. She wants to be a nurse. Her money is going to pay for her classes. Other people depend on her. That woman could have just let her go and hired someone else. Complaints are for things like endangering someone, not "asks too many question."

So now both my aids are getting jerked around again.

I did manage to do the physio exercises Saturday, but it took 4-5 hours to complete them because I kept needing really long rests. I am achy and tired. There is still no word on kittens. IDK.

* Sunday, I ventured out intending to pick up OTC perishables, bagels, and do a quick run to the pharmacy, but the grocery store so completely wore me out that I did not make it to the pharmacy and I had premade salad for dinner, followed by a couple hour lie down. *facepalms* I didn't even do physio, because I wanted to make sure I had time to hit the pharmacy and add oil to the car.

* "The terrible cost of the Bezos Met Gala:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/bezos-met-gala-backlash

* "Trump Spins Dinner Shooting for Ballroom Agenda & Blitzer Is CNN's One-Shoed Hero | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump and Republicans Want YOU to Pay $400 Million for His Ballroom | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump Indicts Comey Over Seashells & King Charles Is King of Congressional Comedy | The Daily Show:"

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* "SCOTUS Deals Blow to Voting Rights Act & Trump Deals Blow to NASA Chief’s Ears | The Daily Show:"

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* "Jordan Klepper Checks In on California's High-Stakes Governor Race | The Daily Show:"

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* "Gas Station Drugs: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* Note: I don't approve of accent humor, but most of the rest of it is good. "Trump Ignores 60-Day Iran Deadline & King Charles Urges Congress to Do Its Job | The Daily Show:"

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* "Limitless Legions:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ynQtzhsnv7o

* "Foundational Fabian Strategems:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qIIfJmIJ3V0

* "Pilfering Pompey:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Nd7wM5e22JI

* "Civilly Caesar Wars 2:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XW2iFGr0THQ

* "Civilly Caesar Wars 3:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ql2jNESiBaw

* "Ancient Vikings Invented The Rap Battle:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J6gH03lFsRo

* "Paternal Problems:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hr4GOsUnwys

* "Meticulous Marriages:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/U-xmuShrRd0

* "Frivolous Feudal Friendships:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qlPjIXWKpsQ

* "Princely Piers:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ajfC1jmdwME

* "Dastardly Dating Apps:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2vQaPtvQMjA

* "Home Security Ad - SNL:"

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* "My Room - SNL:"

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* "Rescue Dog Rescue: Where Arf They Now?:"

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* "Walk of the Rings:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MAUJ4YsP-O8

* "Strong Samwise:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HreGlv7aZ5c

* "NASA releases 12,000 Artemis pics! See our faves here:" https://earthsky.org/spaceflight/nasa-releases-12000-artemis-pics/

* "Met Gala Review:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iA13dJSRV9k

* From ReL Dracula: "Dracula's Guest:" https://open.spotify.com/episode/1rk4KeVKxJr1zKigY3jPjy?go=1&sp_cid=049bb227f8f3cefc612e99cfdd7d5345&nd=1&dlsi=67a23476b7614ce2

* I keep thinking about the Plague Ballet:

Picture the Rat Dancers and the Genoese forming the shape of a ship together, rats on the bottom, moving across the stage, a central sailor lifting the sail high. One by one, rat dancers fall over and roll away off stage, until it's just the men. Then, one by one the men fall sick and roll away until it'd just the bare minimum to make the shape of the ship as they dance towards a gathered mass of people representing a city. The sailors reaching longingly towards the safety of hope, the townsfolk reaching their hands out for their returning loved ones.

The hands touch, the ship breaks apart into the last dying survivors who are lifted up by their loved ones and carried around the stage as the rats dance around them. One by one, the rats fall sick….

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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.

* The public comment period is open now through May 22, 2026: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/docket-detail/19-41

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

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4/24/26 - 5/1/26 May Day Protest!

Fri, 01 May 2026 14:32:59 GMT

* "Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-general-strike

* "Security incident prompts Trump evacuation at White House Correspondents' Dinner:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-evacuated-correspondents-dinner

* "WHCD shooting suspect faces assassination attempt, firearms charges:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/27/correspondents-dinner-shooting-hearing-00892838?8

* "Maddow: Security breach adds new layer to crisis at Trump’s DHS:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-security-breach-adds-new-layer-to-crisis-at-trump-s-dhs-2498004035987

* "False flag conspiracy theories swirl around White House Correspondents' Dinner attack:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/misinformation/conspiracy-theories-staged-white-house-correspondents-dinner-rcna342212

* "Trump lashes out at ‘60 Minutes’ anchor for reading alleged gunman’s manifesto:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/26/trump-odonnell-60-minutes-manifesto-00892550?aid=529383&cid=5420268&crid=225246149&event=complete

* "I Think I Know Why Melania Trump Really Just Went After Jimmy Kimmel:" https://slate.com/life/2026/04/melania-trump-jimmy-kimmel-assassination-attempt-news.html

* "FCC challenges ABC broadcast licenses:" https://www.semafor.com/article/04/28/2026/fcc-prepares-review-of-disneys-tv-licenses

* "Jimmy Kimmel targeted by Trump again as FCC opens sudden ABC review:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/jimmy-kimmel-targeted-by-trump-again-as-fcc-opens-sudden-abc-review-2498129987535

* "No, Trump Doesn’t Need a New Ballroom to Protect Himself:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-demands-support-ballroom-corresondents-dinner-attack-1235554167/

* "Asking taxpayers to foot Trump ballroom bill is a huge misstep:" https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/asking-taxpayers-to-foot-trump-ballroom-bill-is-a-huge-misstep/

* "Rand Paul proposes White House ballroom bill amid security concerns and funding debate:" https://www.whas11.com/article/news/politics/rand-paul-lindsey-graham-trump-white-house-ballroom-funding-bill/417-7f242138-bc02-45d6-be4c-500ad7136852

* "The U.S. Supreme Court strikes another severe blow to the Voting Rights Act:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/29/nx-s1-5754657/supreme-court-louisiana-redistricting

* "5 things to know about the Supreme Court's landmark decision on the Voting Rights Act:" https://abcnews.com/Politics/5-things-supreme-courts-landmark-decision-voting-rights/story?id=131396119

* "Samuel Alito justified a Supreme Court ruling that threatens majority-Black voting districts:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/scotus-further-guts-voting-rights

* The republican majority didn't quote the Dred Scott v. Sanford case where it says that "blacks have no rights that whites are bound to respect," but it sure feels to me think they were thinking it.

* "What the Supreme Court Voting Rights Act ruling is really all about:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/what-the-supreme-court-voting-rights-act-ruling-is-really-all-about-2498316867899

* "Hayes rips Supreme Court ruling: Back towards ‘policies of Jim Crow’:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/hayes-rips-supreme-court-ruling-back-towards-policies-of-jim-crow-2498266691823

* "Hayes rips Supreme Court ruling: Back towards ‘policies of Jim Crow’:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/hayes-rips-supreme-court-ruling-back-towards-policies-of-jim-crow-2498287683629

* "Jodi Kantor - Supreme Court Coverage & "How to Start: Discovering Your Life's Work" | The Daily Show:"

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* "Supreme Court sides with crisis pregnancy centers in subpoena battle:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/supreme-court-crisis-pregnancy-centers-new-jersey-00898122

* "Congress ends record-shattering DHS shutdown:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/30/congress-ends-record-shattering-dhs-shutdown-00900777

* "Senate Rejects Measure to Restrict Iran War Hours Before Key Legal Deadline:" https://time.com/article/2026/04/30/senate-rejects-measure-to-curb-iran-war-hours-before-key-legal-deadline/

* "Tlaib pushes bill to ban ICE from using warehouses as detention centers:" https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/23/rashida-tlaib-ice-romulus-warehouse-ban-detention-center/89753912007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z115046p115450l004450c115450e1159xxv115046d--47--b--47--&gca-ft=22&gca-ds=sophi

* "Senate Republicans reject attempt to end Trump's blockade of Cuba:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-republicans-reject-attempt-to-end-trumps-blockade-of-cuba

* "Pentagon Pete Blows Up at Hearing Before Being Shut Up by Republican:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/pete-hegseth-blows-up-at-hearing-before-being-shut-up-by-republican-committee-chair/

* "As Iran war drags on, Hegseth labels Dems obstacle to peace:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/hegseth-attack-democrats-unpatriotic-iran-00898688

* "Congress passes 45-day FISA extension, sends to Trump for signature:" https://abcnews.com/Politics/house-passes-3-year-fisa-reauthorization-face-challenges/story?id=132516696

I beg you to fight hard against the SAVE America Act because it's likely game over for American Democracy and absolutely deadly for trans people if they win this one.

* The goal of the SAVE Act is to make it illegal on a federal level for married women and trans people and people who can't afford expensive ID to vote.

I am really alarmed I am about to be stripped of my right to vote, that a large portion of Americans are about to be stripped of their right to vote.

Resistance in the Senate is Weakening. Please contact your Senators!

Please contact your US Senators to tell them to vote AGAINST the SAVE ACT

* Here is a model email: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2767709.html

* "After failing in Senate, Josh Hawley urges House to ban funding for trans youth healthcare:" https://www.advocate.com/josh-hawley-trans-youth-healthcare

* "Tillis says he will vote to confirm Kevin Warsh as Fed chair:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/26/tillis-confirm-warsh-fed-chair-00892345

This is disastrous. You think the economy is bad now? Republicans are basically like "Hold my Beer!"

Last chance to complain, folks!

* "Republicans push to redraw maps after Supreme Court deals blow to VRA:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/29/voting-rights-act-2026-midterms-republicans-gerrymandering-redistricting-00899022

* "Florida Republicans pass DeSantis-backed gerrymandered congressional maps:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ron-desantis-gop-gerrymander-passes

* "DeSantis pitches a ‘very illegal map’ in desperate bid for Trump’s favor:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/desantis-pitches-a-very-illegal-map-in-desperate-bid-for-trump-s-favor-2498149955890

* "Redistricting battle ignites as MS Democrats warn of 1960s-style backslide:" https://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2026/04/30/redistricting-will-march-mississippi-back-to-1960s-before-voting-rights-act-democrats-say/89871372007/

* We are in primary season. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

PLAN YOUR VOTE!!!

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* Indiana! Ohio! Don't forget to vote in the Primaries May 5!

* "Maryland to Become First US State to Ban Surveillance Pricing That Charges More After Mining Personal Data:" https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/maryland-to-become-first-us-state-to-ban-surveillance-pricing/

* "Lil Nas X assault case to be dismissed if he completes mental health programme:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cew7nqn5rqgo

* "US millionaire big-game hunter dies after being crushed by elephants:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/24/millionaire-hunter-dies-elephants-gabon?

* 4/24/26 10:42AM: I feel like it's too early for 4th of July fireworks, but here we are.

* As I read this really excellent book on yersina pestis, I keep catching my brain attempting to choreograph a ballet around the second Pandemic. I wish the ballet existed for me to actually watch, but I suspect I am the only one who would love this thing.

There is this whole thing with rat dancers enacting the epizootic phase with them mostly collapsing in a heap towards the end. Now picture two men dancing a pas de deux sword fight. Then a sick rat dances out of the seething mass of rat dancers all artistically dying. She pulls the Gold horde dancer away and they to an infection pas de deux. The rat dancer spins into the arms of the Genoese Soldier, and the Golden horde guy pulls the velcro on his costume and it flips down to show the buboes and blotches on the body suit underneath. The rat dancer collapses at the end of the second pas de deaux and gracefully dies, to be carried off stage by more rat dancers.

You get the idea. A group of dancers for the city, the swirl around, gather together, hiding a dancer in the middle and when they pull apart again the top costume is gone and it's the bubo body suit again. The dancers whirl in and out, one by one, infected, the first infected dancer slowly slowing and collapsing. All these little vignettes….

I know, I know, it's just for me. My brain will NOT let it go even as I read the details on the spread through the Iberian Peninsula.

* Wednesday I did the library run and they did have cat grass at the cheap grocery this time as I discovered on the way back. Livia's eaten the batch I grew her down to the nubbins and the new crop isn't up yet. She had the blerps twice while I was gone, poor thing.

I got back in time to do lungs before the "webinar" about new state laws in effect this year and next for HoAs. Management lady: "We hate this law." Me, rubbing my hands gleefully: I bet you do. It requires you to give proper notice, tell people living here what you are planning to do and it requires votes on anything not an extreme emergency. You know like the fucking gate we don't need and don't want that I told them wouldn't work, but they wasted the emergency funds on that should have gone to dealing with indoor waterfall damage and getting us up to fire code.

Pretty much all the abuses last year are now illegal. They kept complaining about how time consuming and onerous it was to let us vote on things effecting our lives. Fuck those people.

Next Tuesday I need to get my shit together to fight to save window plants and lights. I hate these people so much. so much.

* CW: CSA, Suicide "AI Chatbots: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Astonishing Achilles:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/agSWMx7ytnI

* "Cell Block Kordax:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ApJ6n7NrDLo

* "Gregarious Greek Literature:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e5hxVJqp57w

That philosophers one is very real and also very me at a party. *hangs head* Me, mumbling: He was a bottom.

* "Ponderous Punic Wars:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/i-zi1mu2fvM

* "Xenial Xanthippus:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QoIHpnBlkhE

* "Ponderous Punic Wars 2:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SHV0uxkLrOI

* "Ponderous Punic Wars 3:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oiTgI7Q0az8

* "Carthaginian Counter:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_bF8xfXP4fE

* "Groovy Goofy Gallic Wars:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yejwMpNBXRM

* "Consul Cards Games:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hRDvdSu4bWg

* "Marian Mathematics:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xja_zDBJ0hY

* "Thoughtful Thor:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rzFTchmspaE

* "Conclusive Crusade Collection:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s3qxs1Tb3sI

* "Ridiculous Ransoms:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PgaGK2qW2gQ

* "Thirteenth Century Thirst:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1D4dpJJVEV0

* "Conniving Condottiere:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/alrxBhdvoQk

* "Flirty Franklin:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/__goSWHvFBQ

* "Rancid Rasputin:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fSBXCfRyoxs

* "Historical Hitpoints:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rbR_KS3Zh9g

* "Vintage Vampires (Dating):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PDvU2NDP2vE

* "Stephen Colbert Announces His Next Big Project, "Uncle Cops" Starring John. C. Reilly:"

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* On Lestat's name. "Occitan: l’estat (noun) the state, the estate:" https://www.tumblr.com/lasgalendil/815368413133389824?source=share

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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.

* The public comment period is open now through May 22, 2026: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/docket-detail/19-41

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

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Sat, 25 Apr 2026 03:59:26 GMT

* "1 killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon on 1st full day of ceasefire deal:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lebanon-israel-ceasefire-hezbollah-9.7167688

* "Is this what war looks like now?:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/apr/24/gaza-israel-lebanon-war

* "Israel entrenches hold on south Lebanon, warns residents to stay out:" https://archive.ph/sgd0Q

* "Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxkk1vnp57o

* "Israeli killing of Lebanese journalist draws international condemnation:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/23/lebanon-journalist-amal-khalil-israel-death-threat

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* "Annalena Baerbock - The United Nations is “Life Insurance for Everyone” | The Daily Show:"

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I'm including this here because it has some things to do with the war, though it is more generally to do with the U.N. itself.

* "John Kerry's Advice To Trump's Iran Negotiators: Take Time To Be Reasonable:"

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* "The Fog Of War Is Emanating From The White House - Anderson Cooper On Trump's War Against Iran:"

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* "Congress Could Tell Trump: Put A Stop To This War - Sen. Elizabeth Warren:"

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* "Democrats Raise Concerns Over Civilian Casualties From Iran War:" https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-israel-us-strait-hormuz-2026/card/dZGJlN62opWnTvCTohsj

* "U.S. considers $20 billion cash-for-uranium deal with Iran:" https://www.axios.com/2026/04/17/iran-us-deal-20-billion-frozen-funds-uranium

* "Iran doubles down on closing Strait of Hormuz as ceasefire nears expiration:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/19/iran-doubles-down-on-closing-strait-of-hormuz-as-ceasefire-nears-expiration-00879967

* "U.S. military will target Iran-linked ships worldwide, broadening scope beyond blockade:" https://archive.ph/zujxT

* "US ready to hit Iran with ‘financial equivalent’ to bombings, treasury secretary says:" https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump-04-15-2026

* "Bombshell Report Reveals Trump Was Begging for Iran to Join Ceasefire:" https://newrepublic.com/post/208815/trump-asked-iran-ceasefire

* "Trump is stuck looking for military solution to an economic problem in Iran:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-is-stuck-looking-for-military-solution-to-an-economic-problem-in-iran-2496754755521

* "The one Trump gaffe that sums up his entire Iran failure:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/the-one-trump-gaffe-that-sums-up-his-entire-iran-failure-2496874563518

* "Iran takes Donald Trump down a peg with costly lesson in compromise:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/iran-takes-donald-trump-down-a-peg-with-costly-lesson-in-compromise-2496586819906

* "Trump’s Illegalist War Gets Illegaler:"

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* "‘This is not serious leadership’: Donald Trump and Marco Rubio watch UFC in Miami as Iran talks fail:" https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/apr/12/donald-trump-marco-rubio-ufc-iran-war

* "Vought: White House doesn’t have ‘ballpark’ total for Iran war funding:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/15/congress/no-iran-funding-ballpark-00872934

* "Trump pretends he’s in no rush on Iran as Americans lose patience with war’s fallout:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-pretends-he-s-in-no-rush-on-iran-as-americans-lose-patience-with-war-s-fallout-2497614915693

* "Iran says it seized ships in Strait of Hormuz as U.S. blockade continues amid ceasefire:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/22/nx-s1-5795405/iran-middle-east-updates

* "US intercepts three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, sources say :" https://archive.ph/hE4WP

* "Only five ships pass through Strait of Hormuz in 24 hours:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/only-five-ships-pass-through-strait-hormuz-24-hours-2026-04-24/

* "Trump orders U.S. military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/trump-orders-u-s-military-to-shoot-and-kill-iranian-small-boats-choking-strait-of-hormuz

* "US military says it seizes another oil tanker associated with Iran:" https://apnews.com/article/us-iran-war-hormuz-israel-pakistan-ceasefire-april-22-2026-267230f7f32b436822484479313840f7

* "U.S. Intelligence Shows China Taking a More Active Role in Iran War:" https://archive.ph/Nm2eO

* "In the Gulf, GPS jamming leaves delivery drivers navigating blind:" https://restofworld.org/2026/gps-disruption-gulf-gig-workers/

* "Why Would Pentagon Allegedly Threaten Pope's Ambassador With 'Avignon Papacy'?:" https://religiondispatches.org/2026/04/10/why-would-pentagon-allegedly-threaten-popes-ambassador-avignon-papacy

* "Pope Leo: “I Have No Fear” of Trump:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/pope-leo-trump-i-have-no-fear-war-iran/

* "Johnson backs Trump, Vance in criticism of pope:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/mike-johnson-trump-vance-pope-criticism-00873232

* "Pope condemns killing of protesters in Iran, reaffirms stance against war:" https://www.reuters.com/world/pope-condemns-killing-protesters-iran-reaffirms-stance-against-war-2026-04-23/

* "Hegseth Quotes Made-Up Bible Verse From Pulp Fiction:" https://newrepublic.com/post/209145/hegseth-fake-bible-verse-pulp-fiction

* "As Vance rallies with Turning Point, some supporters bristle at Trump’s war, memes and feuds:" https://apnews.com/article/vance-pope-leo-donald-trump-jesus-meme-2488d70793a21909b1026ccad0ac42a7

* "‘Veep-like week’: Hayes reacts to JD Vance’s recent ‘string of failures’ :" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/veep-like-week-hayes-reacts-to-jd-vance-s-recent-string-of-failures-2496419907890

* "Navy secretary is out amid Pentagon infighting:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/22/navy-secretary-out-00887887

* "Navy secretary fired amid naval blockade in Strait of Hormuz:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/navy-secretary-fired-amid-naval-blockade-in-strait-of-hormuz-2497438787825

* "Trump's new Navy secretary seems very afraid of witches and drag queens:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/hung-cao-witches-drag-queens

* "Jared Kushner’s Mysterious Role in the Trump Administration:" https://archive.ph/md4Rx

* "Eric Trump-Backed Startup Lands $24 Million Contract from His Father's Administration:" https://people.com/eric-trump-backed-startup-lands-usd24-million-contract-from-his-father-administration-11957625

* "Trump’s sons are fooling no one cashing in on Trump’s war:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-s-sons-are-fooling-no-one-cashing-in-on-trump-s-war-2497609283553

* "‘Incredible grift’: Rep. Garcia criticizes Eric Trump’s $24 million Pentagon contract:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/incredible-grift-eric-trump-brags-about-scoring-24-million-pentagon-deal-2497583171767

* "Trump’s corruption becomes a campaign issue as GOP Congress flunks on accountability:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-s-corruption-becomes-a-campaign-issue-as-gop-congress-flunks-on-accountability-2497458755554

* "Detention of journalist in Kuwait raises questions about crackdown on freedom of speech:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/detention-journalist-ahmed-shihab-eldin-kuwait-crackdown-freedom-speech-iran-war

* "‘Outrageous’: American journalist detained in Kuwait after posting Iran war video:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/outrageous-american-journalist-detained-in-kuwait-after-posting-iran-war-video-2496571459985

* "Journalist detained in Kuwait acquitted of ‘spreading false information’, says press monitor:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/23/journalist-detained-in-kuwait-acquitted-of-spreading-false-information-says-press-monitor

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* "Cuba runs on oil, and the oil is running out:" https://archive.ph/GY83K

* "Trump going ‘Access Hollywood’ on Cuba and threatening THIS:"

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* "After years of war with Russia, Ukraine's farmers are hit by Iran conflict:" https://archive.ph/XsL8L

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* "Children make up half of Haiti’s gangs. They’re about to face a new foreign force.:" https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/06/americas/haiti-gang-children-face-new-foreign-force-latam-intl

* "5 things to know about Péter Magyar, Hungary's new prime minister:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5783657/peter-magyar-hungary-prime-minister-orban-election

* "He exposed corruption and walked across Hungary. Now Péter Magyar has defeated a powerful state machine:" https://theconversation.com/he-exposed-corruption-and-walked-across-hungary-now-peter-magyar-has-defeated-a-powerful-state-machine-280455

* "Viktor Orbán won't be the last anti-LGBTQ+ strongman to topple:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/viktor-orban-strongman-topple

* "How to Defeat a Very Trumpy Authoritarian Leader:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/authoritarian-prime-minister-viktor-orban-hungary-defeated-by-peter-magyar-tisza-fidesz-party/

* "Maddow: Trump’s fear is palpable as authoritarian peer Orbán is resoundingly rejected in Hungary:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-trump-s-fear-is-palpable-as-authoritarian-peer-orban-is-resoundingly-rejected-in-hungary-2496282179662

* "Whistleblower says Trump officials thought USAID did 'just abortions,' asked for 'Barney-style' slides before gutting agency, per new book:" https://www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-usaid-abortions-barney-nicholas-enrich-into-the-wood-chipper-book-exclusive

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* "Appeals court again blocks Boasberg contempt probe into Alien Enemies Act deportations:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/14/james-boasberg-contempt-deportations-ruling-00871317

* "Trump Removes 2 Judges Who Dismissed Student Deportation Cases:" https://www.insidehighered.com/news/quick-takes/2026/04/13/judges-who-dismissed-student-deportation-cases-removed

* "ICE Makes SHOCK ADMISSION in Court on use of SPYWARE?!?!:"

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* "Mexican surveillance giant you’ve never heard of is now watching the U.S. border:" https://restofworld.org/2026/mexico-seguritech-government-surveillance-profile/

* "He came here for safety. America made him fight for it.:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/examining-lgbtq-asylum-seekers

* Cruelty is the Point. "Afghan high school senior is detained by ICE as he prepared to graduate:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/afghan-high-school-senior-detained-ice-rihan-afghanistan-zia-rcna331785

* "Minnesota county investigates federal agents’ removal of US citizen from home as possible kidnapping:" https://www.wvtm13.com/article/criminal-investigation-ice-arrest-chongly-thao/71006228

* "Minnesota has charged an ICE officer with assault for alleged actions during immigration surge:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5787958/minnesota-charged-ice-officer-assault-immigration-surge

* "He was detained by ICE. When he got out, he couldn’t find his car:" https://themainemonitor.org/cars-towed-ice-detainment/

* "The American Gulag:" https://pghrev.com/the-american-gulag/

* "Surprise inspection finds ICE stuffing migrants ‘like sardines’ into a facility with no bed, showers:" https://azmirror.com/2026/04/10/ice-overcrowding-like-sardines-congressional-oversight-arizona/

* "Congressman calls for end to ICE detention at Indiana prison after oversight visit:" https://www.wfyi.org/statewide/2026-04-09/congressman-calls-for-end-to-ice-detention-at-indiana-prison-after-oversight-visit

* "Alligator Alcatraz phones were cut off. Then the beatings began, court docs say:" https://archive.ph/BcUFJ

* CW: Rape. "Democrats pay visit to ICE detention facility where abuse claims are rife:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/02/democrats-ice-detention-center

* "DHS appeals Pennsylvania's order blocking ICE detention centers:" https://www.wgal.com/article/dhs-appeals-pennsylvania-order-blocking-ice-detention-centers/70989121

* "Protesters rally against planned Maryland immigration detention facility that's now paused:" https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/protesters-rally-against-planned-maryland-immigration-detention-facility-thats-now-paused/4088194/

* "Trump administration waves the white flag in some ICE cases:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/20/ice-detention-cases-doj-judges-00837850

* "PETITION TO WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL - Support the Civil Detention and Enforcement Facility Prohibition Ordinance :" https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/petition-to-the-whatcom-county-council-support-the-civil-detention-and-enforcement-facility-prohibition-ordinance?source=direct_link&

If you live in Whatcom County Washington State, please sign.

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/
"MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share
"Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice
Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share
"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:" https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* Some items below this point may be older.

* There is a "Stop Ice" National day of Protest April 25 2026. I want to thank all of you protesting this weekend!

* "Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-general-strike

* "Trump’s FCC targets LGBTQ+ television content. GLAAD sounds alarm:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/fcc-lgbtq-ratings-glaad-warning

A character just being queer is enough. Trans characters will automatically be considered "adult content" just for existing.

This is another way to try to make it impossible for queer people to exist in public. If queer characters are automatically considered obscene even while fully dressed and not doing anything remotely sexual, it's an easy leap to me being dressed and minding my business in a grocery store becoming an arrestable offense.

* "Trans characters are not adult-oriented entertainment:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/325499.html

* The public comment period is open now through May 22, 2026: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/search/docket-detail/19-41

* "People Who Love Corporate BS Are Bad at Their Jobs, New Cornell Research Confirms

The psychologist behind a new study confirming the link between dumb jargon and dumb decisions explains how to fight corporate BS. :" https://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/people-who-love-corporate-bs-are-bad-at-their-jobs-new-cornell-research-confirms/91314405

* "The Looming College-Enrollment Death Spiral:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/college-enrollment-demographic-cliff/686750/

* "New York City Council Member Chi Ossé arrested at Brooklyn anti-eviction protest:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/chi-osse-nyc-council-arrested

* "The Paperwork Problem Behind the Housing Shortage:" https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026-2-18-the-paperwork-problem-behind-the-housing-shortage

* "Rent jumps 113% at College Station manufactured home community in 14 months:" https://www.kbtx.com/2026/02/11/rent-jumps-113-college-station-manufactured-home-community-14-months/

The housing bill is a good and important piece of legislation that will free up so much housing being hoarded by corporations and the like to make it possible for people to have affordable homes.

The House Republicans do not like it, but they have only a two vote majority if you count the independent caucusing with them.

It is essential to contact your Congress Critter in the house and ask them to vote for this bill.

* "Senate extends controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senate-extends-controversial-surveillance-program-used-by-u-s-spy-agencies

They started debate after midnight to avoid scrutiny and to try to push it over democratic demands for things like warrants.

* "The Emerging Push to Extend Some US Benefits to IDF Soldiers :" https://www.military.com/feature/2026/04/19/emerging-push-extend-some-us-benefits-idf-soldiers.html?ESRC=eb_260423.nl

* "Senate votes to kickstart partisan funding process for ICE. Here's how that works:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/g-s1-118330/congress-dhs-spending-reconciliation

The issues are simple: Democrats want ICE to have to follow the law and Republicans want them to have unlimited power to do whatever they want to whomever they want with impunity.

Please contact your House member and encourage them to vote against the DHS Funding Bill. Say what you need to say if it's a Republican. The important thing is to get them to make changes to the bill as that would create more delay. We want delay. We want them to keep having to debate it while people protest and flood their offices with calls.

* "House Ethics panel issues rare statement committing to helping secure a sexual harassment-free workplace:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/20/congress/house-ethics-doubles-down-00880963

* "Democrat Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida resigns before the House can sanction her in ethics case:" https://apnews.com/article/cherfilusmccormick-ethics-hearing-house-376eaaa9ff51a7bf66a9a5528822d2ef

* "Kevin Warsh hearing takeaways: Trump Fed chair nominee defends finances, says president never demanded rate cuts:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/kevin-warsh-fed-confirmation-hearing-trump-live-updates.html

Putting a Trump puppet in will be disastrous in likely a permanent sort of way.

Delay is our friend.

* "Warsh Pledges Independence But Dodges Questions on Rates:" https://archive.ph/JNtwE

* "Trump’s Fed scheme is busted as hearing shows he picked a puppet:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-s-fed-scheme-is-busted-as-hearing-shows-he-picked-a-puppet-2497301571538

* ""If The Sock Fits..." - Sen. Warren Believes Trump Seeks To Appoint A Sock Puppet To Lead The Fed:"

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* "Trump to Pick Ousted FEMA Head to Lead Agency Again:" https://archive.ph/hYbc8

* "Trump pick for State Department drops out after drawing heat for comments about ‘white culture’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/10/trump-state-department-white-culture-00822112

* We are in primary season now. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

PLAN YOUR VOTE!!!

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* Indiana! Ohio! Don't forget to vote in the Primaries May 5!

* Congratulations Virginia!!! "Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ seats in Congress:" https://apnews.com/article/virginia-redistricting-election-congress-trump-78e0e68100119011b1b439634f6b6fa1

* "Democrats notch Virginia redistricting victory in battle over House maps:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/virginia-democrats-win-redistricting-vote

* "Court pauses redistricting in Virginia, day after voters approve new maps:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ywnjw7qj2o

This is just a stay, which is expected, and the court deciding on it is the same one that let them go forward with the vote in the first place. There is reason to think it will be all right. It is too early to panic.

* "‘All eyes are on Ron DeSantis’: Florida could make or break the GOP’s redistricting edge:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/23/florida-redistricting-desantis-republicans-maps-trump-00887120

Now is a great time for Floridians to contact their state reps to say they don't want redistricting.

* "Florida redistricting push divides Republicans:" https://www.semafor.com/article/04/23/2026/florida-redistricting-push-divides-republicans

Remember, delay is our friend. The closer to the election the harder to change the map. It is to our benefit for Republicans to stay divided.

* "A Republican Dark Money Group Blankets Virginia With Deceptive Mailers Ahead of Redistricting Vote:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/dark-money-group-per-aspera-blankets-virginia-with-deceptive-mailers-ahead-of-redistricting-vote/

* "Jon Ossoff calls out ‘Mar-a-Lago mafia’ amid presidential bid rumors:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/18/jon-ossoff-fiery-speech-presidential-rumors

* "The Attack On Trans People Is Ramping Up:"

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* "Tennessee Republicans advance flurry of bills to make life unlivable for transgender people:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-republicans-transgender-attacks

Now would be a great time to protest.

* "Colorado governor signs law recognizing that trans kids have privacy rights:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/colorado-polis-name-change-law

* "California attorney who tried to help overturn 2020 election loses law license:" https://apnews.com/article/john-eastman-trump-2020-election-loss-disbarred-abf3b3ab8f83a692992615c59db73c92

* "Alex Jones Has Shirtless Meltdown as ‘The Onion’ Prepares to Relaunch Infowars:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-onion-deal-relaunch-alex-jones-infowars-1235550918/

* "Alex Jones’ Infowars to become a joke on purpose as accountability finally catches up:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/alex-jones-infowars-to-become-a-joke-on-purpose-as-accountability-finally-catches-up-2497148483591

* "Polygraphs Aren’t Very Accurate. Are There Better Options?:" https://undark.org/2026/03/25/lie-detection-polygraph-accuracy/

* "Blindsided staff at Hampshire College launch relief fund as liberal school prepares to close:" https://www.advocate.com/news/education/hampshire-college-relief-fund

* "Support Hampshire College Staff and Faculty:" https://www.helphampshireworkers.com/

* CW: CSA. "Anti-LGBTQ+ Christian author indicted on child sex abuse charges in Ohio:" https://tiffinohio.net/posts/anti-lgbtq-christian-author-indicted-on-child-sex-abuse-charges-in-ohio/

* "Gen Z Men Twice as Likely as Boomers To Say Wives Should ‘Always Obey’:" https://www.newsweek.com/gen-z-men-twice-likely-boomers-say-wives-should-obey-11620626

* "The Queer Rebrand Pipeline (JoJo Siwa Isn’t the Only One):"

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* "My existence is not an ideology:" https://www.libdemvoice.org/my-existence-is-not-an-ideology-79434.html

* "Pope Leo XIV signals no new ground for LGBTQ+ Catholics:" https://www.advocate.com/news/religion/pope-leo-disappoints-lgbtq-catholics

* "Conversion therapy is soul-crushing — and it doesn't work:" https://religionnews.com/2026/04/02/conversion-therapy-is-soul-crushing-and-it-doesnt-work/

* "Beloved San Francisco trans elder Dannielle Spillman killed in hit-and-run after dispute:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/dannielle-spillman-killed-san-francisco

* "Adult star Ty Roderick hospitalized after 'brutal' stabbing:" https://www.advocate.com/news/ty-roderick-stabbing-gofundme

* "Women have the same rates of autism as men – but get diagnosed less:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/autism-diagnosis-males-females-asd-sweden-b2914367.html

* "The California town with less than 30 residents begging for young people to move in:" https://www.sfgate.com/california/article/darwin-ghost-town-21281656.php?src=longreads

* "The ultra-rich are fortifying themselves inside one of America’s last intact ecosystems:" https://inthesetimes.com/article/yellowstone-billionaires-conservation-montana-deforest-amazon?

* "Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real:" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01100-y

* "The Bra-and-Girdle Maker That Fashioned the Impossible for NASA:" https://nautil.us/the-bra-and-girdle-maker-that-fashioned-the-impossible-for-nasa-1279841

* "It Was the Most Violent Prison in America. Then the Guards Went on Strike:" https://www.gq.com/story/walpole-prison-uprising

* "Journalist plans to create new archive of residential school survivor stories — before it's too late:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/connie-walker-tmu-residential-schools-9.7162497

* The big, time sensitive bureaucracy packet came Friday, but I just didn't have it in my to deal with right away. Friday was forage delivery as always, plus… I think it was 7 phone calls, two of them real and important, the rest insurance scammers, plus lots of small things needing doing that nickle and dimed time and energy away.

I did manage to do the packet Saturday evening and it is ready to go, but it inevitably took hours. I still have the other packet and some phone bureaucracy to do, plus driving the paperwork in on Monday. I also submitted an app for sibling kittens. (A friend has raised a kitten fund.

In related news, I finally got a call back from a supplemental care giver. (This is a two hour a week gig to do the things that require an able bodied person like taking out trash and bed changes. This was one of the real calls Friday. Now I need to get her set up to work, so it is also a bureaucracy).

I am at that point where I have spent the last two days playing allergy or low grade virus. Sigh.

* Sunday the pain woke me about an hour before I wanted to be awake. Sigh. I only get two days a week I'm not constantly beset by insurance scammers, and my body does this. I tried the hot bath when no position could even mitigate it. I didn't even try to do physio, it was that bad. It's been a rough night.

In other news, I finished the 2nd pandemic in Western Asia and north Africa and have moved on to the Genoa debate. I really am appreciating how much attention the author pays to source bias, which really matters with history in general and Medieval history in particular.

In other news, Livia spent a good chunk of the afternoon and early evening when she wasn't getting pettins in her living room window box for the first time since Tavy died.

* I ended up getting up a couple hours earlier than intended, which was likely lucky given the massive to do list.

Paperwork got turned in. I picked up a frozen pizza as I knew today was going to be too much, especially with the inland heat made worse by all the black top and concrete and not enough green spaces. It's all also in the part of town with the outdoor farmer's market thing that has limited hours and is on the way to the library. I stopped by and picked up two early girl tomato starts.

Then to the library, where all the close parking was gone. Sigh. Bonus for hot and humid and a visibly high pollen count, as in my shirt and car were collecting it. Then to get new wind shield wipers as mine shredded during the march rains. Then to spend the gas money on litter. Sigh.

Too many things, really.

After the plants were in the ground and the oven set to preheat I spent over an our and half on hold hiring the supplemental disability aid, which is urgent as they stopped paying New Millennial and might not for another month or more. Sigh. If we are lucky, she starts Thursday. If not? Next week.

Miles to go before I sleep. Sigh. And more bureaucracy waiting like a ticking time bomb.

* The New Home Aid is very sweet, young and strong and healthy enough to do the harder bits of the job. We have 8 hours a month for her and she's planning to do all eight before month's end, which will be incredibly helpful. I have clean sheets, clean floors, the trash and recycling are cleared out, and she's organized the tea cupboard, put away dishes, and cleaned a bunch of surfaces including the micro-wave. She's coming for four hours tomorrow. I have a list of stuff she can work on.

After she left, I went out to get cleaning supplies that had been depleted, and stopped by the market garden for more tomato starts and yet another attempt at lavender. The last one did all right but didn't survive the move indoors last autumn. I will want a couple more varietals, plus next month's basil and a couple other things, but my lettuce and spearmint are doing very well. The strawberries have not entirely recovered from last year's HOA attacks, so fingers crossed there. There is already a little asparagus coming up. I really do feel good about the garden.

I don't want to ask her to mess around with compost, so that's still on my plate, but she seemed excited at the prospect of weeding out there, which is constant this time of year.

* New Aid came Friday, and OMG did so Much. Dishes done, Garden fully weeded and swept, lots of small things fixed including a bunch of pinwheels, the bathroom under-sink reorganized and heater put away, two drawers reorganized and tools put away in the tool box, bathroom cleaned (tub will need a second pass, but it is hard and I told her she could stop when she got tired of it. It has to be washed with dish detergent and can't have harsh anything), all litter boxes changed, some heavy things moved, She made a start on tall desk. I will need to mess with it more later, but it means the Last Bedroom Box just has books I need to rearrange some book shelf books for, so that has to be me. She was here long enough to put dishes away before she left. Composting and assorted bureaucracy is still on my personal to do list.

She'll be back Monday. If this seems like a lot to you, she is allotted a certain number of hours for the month and was only released to work here Wednesday. I'm like, you want to do all eight hours in the week we have left and she was like yes please, so we are catching up a lot of things set aside for various emergencies in the last year.

* "A Just War Of Words With The Pope | Great Vengeance And Furious Anger | AI's New Bird:"

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* "Prediction Markets: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Jordan Klepper Gets MAGA's Take on the Iran War & Trump's War with the Pope | The Daily Show:"

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* "The Pitt season one had the sauce in a manner season 2 has lost for many reasons.:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/814468144142991360/i-kept-waiting-for-someone-possibly-dr-baran?source=share

* "About the Pitt's Dr. al-Hashimi Reveal:" https://www.vulture.com/article/the-pitt-finale-al-hashimi-ending-robby-fight-explained.html

* So exciting! "Lost film by French cinema pioneer Georges Méliès retrieved from US attic:" https://www.france24.com/en/culture/20260413-lost-film-by-french-cinema-pioneer-georges-m%C3%A9li%C3%A8s-retrieved-from-us-attic

* "Pompey Pharsalus Problems:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y0jp4ofEFZs

* "Wandering Wotan:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JNWFo9Ekmnk

* "Blokey Bromance:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xMiqOf_JEsE

* "Byzantine Bros:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/im-PCwzndWE

* "Constantinople Commerce:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/32PewgLY2Nk

* "Pesky Privateering Pirates:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Vmg7GTswymI

* "Amiable American Revolutionaries:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tn6ft17xlmE

* "Joyful John Paul Jones:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kSp-GPp66UQ

* "Needling Napoleon:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YiQK2KyYZr8

* "Woeful War (of 1812):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aoy7joE0HOA

* "Neurodivergent Nosferatu:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VxfkTSkvnJA

* "Vivid Vampires:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8YjGyWqX3ng

* "Tonight On TMZ DC:"

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* Me watching Cracow Monsters: Yeah. College be like That.

* It is Poetry Month. I post them here if you are interested: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/tagged/Poetry

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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.

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

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* Most of this was done by Sunday. A bunch of new stuff isn't making cut off. Sorry.

* "Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a ceasefire:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/trump-iran-war-israel-lebanon-ceasefire-00876638

* "What we know about the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy32277e58o

* "‘Everything is gone’: Israel destroys entire villages in Lebanon:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/12/how-israeli-offensive-destroyed-entire-villages-in-lebanon

******

* "Trump’s mixed messages and Iran’s bombs kept the Kurds out of the war:" https://archive.ph/90aB8

* "Trump says he won’t apologize to Pope Leo and explains his reason for posting much-criticized meme:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-pope-leo-xiv-02f6b4554ea4b83af02af15987ae1f2d

* "Pope slams ‘tyrants’ who spend billions on wars days after Trump attacks:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/pope-slams-tyrants-who-spend-billions-on-wars-days-after-trump-attacks-2496731203630

* "Trump deletes post with AI image of himself as Jesus-like figure after outcry:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/13/trump-ai-image-christ-like-figure-backlash

* "Trump learns harsh lesson in backlash over Jesus image; embarrasses Christian supporters:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-learns-harsh-lesson-in-backlash-over-jesus-image-embarrasses-christian-supporters-2496443971897

* "Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán concedes defeat in a European electoral earthquake:" https://apnews.com/article/hungary-election-orban-magyar-trump-1a4eb0ba6b94e0c80c3cd18bd36254ab

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* "Gay adult film star banned from US for 10 years following 'painful' interrogation:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/milo-miles-banned

* Some items below this point may be older.

* There is a "Stop Ice" National day of Protest April 25 2026.

* "Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-general-strike

* "President Trump isn't making sense | Opinion:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/18/trump-iran-cognitive-decline/89197688007/

* "Trump interrupts a Cabinet meeting dealing with the Iran war and rising prices to talk Sharpies:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-cabinet-sharpie-pen-iran-war-153a483dc7fcb6c110c69a47481287ae

* "Trump claims Democrats want to ‘change the sex of your kid’ during tarmac rant:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-democrats-transgender-kids

* "Donald Trump posts gruesome murder video to Truth Social:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/donald-trump-posts-murder-video

* "A Presidential Library Fit for a Real-Estate Mogul:" https://archive.ph/gjtl0

* "A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account:" https://www.wired.com/story/a-white-house-staffer-appears-to-run-massive-pro-trump-meme-page/

* "US Treasury plans to put Trump’s signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-currency-signiture-treasury-first-d919877e39f907eba1172a07920ea80e

* "Judge orders White House ballroom construction to halt in a ruling that leaves Trump seething:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-white-house-ballroom-construction-halted-9cafc70569a3a05fcbaa6cafddbeace4

* "Trump says White House ballroom plans include 'massive' underground military complex:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-white-house-ballroom-underground-military-complex-rcna265822

* "Trump goes off the deep end after judge halts his ballroom pet project:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-goes-off-the-deep-end-after-judge-halts-his-ballroom-pet-project-2494621251509

* "Trump too busy with ballroom and money-making schemes to focus on war, says Murphy:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-too-busy-with-ballroom-and-money-making-schemes-to-focus-on-war-says-murphy-2494594115752

* "Trump polling ‘in the toilet’ as his campaign promises crumble, says Hayes:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-polling-in-the-toilet-as-his-campaign-promises-crumble-says-hayes-2493953603637

* "A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/joseph-schwartz-trump-pardon-skyline-nursing-home-patients

* CW: CSA. "Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump gets prison sentence for possessing 'enormous child pornography collection':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-rioter-pardoned-by-trump-sentenced-child-pornography-collection-rcna265963

* "Judge deals Trump setback in civil suits over Capitol riot:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/trump-setback-civil-suits-capitol-riot-00853761

* "Trump doesn't have to turn over presidential records, Justice Department says :" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-department-says-trump-not-turn-presidential-records-rcna266434

* "Pentagon has no plan to stop Trump sons profiting from defense contracts: Warren, Blumenthal:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/25/warren-pentagon-corruption-trump-children.html

* "Trump Jr. Balks at Failed Supoena Attempt: ‘Who’s the Criminal?’:" https://archive.ph/OOSqG

* "Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche Says He'll Tell Donald Trump 'I Love You, Sir' if He's Fired:" https://people.com/acting-attorney-general-todd-blanche-says-tell-donald-trump-i-love-you-sir-if-fired-11945545

* "Project 2025 is a massive success with ICE in airports, civil rights eroding & elections in flux:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/project-2025-is-successful

* "Trump Is Trying to Override Our Voting System:" https://archive.ph/T7gQi

* "Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mail-voting-elections-47cc334b1fb7742244a9c4f176b355cd

* This is blatantly unconstitutional, but I don't trust SCOTUS. "Trump signs order limiting mail-in voting:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/trump-executive-order-limiting-mail-in-voting-00853296

* "Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-vote-by-mail-bd52fd205f4484237d5b77d2e7319350

Yet more proof Republicans know they are lying about mail ballots being somehow illegitimate.

* "Report exposes a Trump scheme to override midterm vote with bogus crisis:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/report-exposes-a-trump-scheme-to-override-midterm-vote-with-bogus-crisis-2495371331582

* "Maddow sounds alarm on Trump use of scandal-plagued DHS to mess with elections: ‘Watch this space’:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-sounds-alarm-on-trump-use-of-scandal-plagued-dhs-to-mess-with-elections-watch-this-space-2494448707974

* "The Real Election Threat: Tech Oligarchs & Algorithms | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "Defense Secretary Hegseth intervened to stop promotions of Black and female officers:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/27/nx-s1-5763863/hegseth-soldiers-promotions

* "Backlash grows after Pete Hegseth alters military general promotions list:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/hegseth-general-promotions-bree-fram

* "Trump wouldn’t ‘want to stand next to a Black female officer,’ Army chief was told: NYT:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-wouldn-t-want-to-stand-next-to-a-black-female-officer-army-chief-was-told-nyt-2494142531770

* "Hegseth ousts top Army general:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/02/hegseth-ousts-top-army-general-00856755

* "US army raises upper age for recruits to 42 and scraps marijuana restrictions:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/25/army-max-enlistment-marijuana-restrictions

* "Automatic U.S. military draft registration planned by December, filing shows:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/military-draft-registration-automatic-iran-war.html

* "Pentagon will remove media offices after judge reinstates New York Times press credentials:" https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-policy-news-reporters-hegseth-85b3c3cc7c71962d493037e69531d6fd

* "Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5750814/veterans-mortgages-foreclosure-va-rescue

* "Transgender military community gathers to honor its own as Trump’s ban grinds forward:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/albert-cashier-transgender-military-awards

* "Kash Patel Confirms UFC Fighters Will Train FBI Agents This Week, Calling It A “Historic Opportunity”:" https://deadline.com/2026/03/kash-patel-ufc-fighters-train-fbi-agents-1236750897/

* "FBI Sought Kash Patel’s Phone Records For Over Two Years—Here’s What We Know:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacharyfolk/2026/03/24/fbi-sought-kash-patels-phone-records-for-over-two-years-heres-what-we-know/

* "How Corey Lewandowski Wielded Power Inside D.H.S.:" https://archive.ph/YxadH

* "White House Heard Lewandowski Kickback Allegations, Did Nothing:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-heard-lewandowski-kickback-claims-did-nothing.html

* "Exclusive: Dems Say Republican Investigation Into Noem, Lewandowski Is a Farce:" https://www.thebulwark.com/p/exclusive-democrats-say-republican-investigation-into-noem-lewandowski

* "Pete Buttigieg spotlights ethics concerns about Trump Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-buttigieg-sean-duffy-corruption

* "C.D.C. Pauses Testing for Rabies and Pox Viruses:" https://archive.ph/3oQn9

In my opinion, rabies is the worst thing than can happen to you, and we're dismantling everything we've done to fight it.

* "Judge blocks RFK Jr.’s dangerous vaccine policy changes. Ex-CDC leader calls it ‘big news’:" https://www.advocate.com/health/judge-blocks-rfk-vaccine-changes

* "ACIP government vaccine panel meeting postponed after judge voids RFK Jr.’s appointments:" https://www.advocate.com/health/acip-vaccine-meeting-postponed

* "F.D.A. Reverses Decision and Agrees to Review Moderna’s Flu Vaccine:" https://archive.ph/oUUVZ

* "Windows shot up in CDC shooting haven’t been replaced months later:" https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/windows-shot-up-cdc-shooting-havent-been-replaced-months-later/ANINW2S4KVEU7PF3AS25OZ5NY4/

* "Federal judge blocks RFK Jr. from limiting care for trans youth:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/judge-rebukes-rfk-transgender-care

* "Federal judge rebuffs Trump administration push to restrict gender-affirming care for minors :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/maryland-judge-trans-health-care

* "These moms are risking arrest to protect gender-affirming care for trans youth:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/moms-protesting-for-trans-kids

* "RFK Jr.’s HHS proposes scrapping protections for LGBTQ+ kids in foster care:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/lgbtq-youth-foster-care-hhs

* "Former DOGE staffer says ChatGPT helped feds cancel grants mentioning ‘LGBTQ+’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/doge-chatgpt-dei-lgbtq-grants

* "The Quiet Way Trump Has Made Life Easier for Polluters:" https://newrepublic.com/article/206814/epa-enforcement-trump-polluters

* "Oil flows again through controversial California pipeline after Trump order:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/oil-california-pipeline-iran

* "Trump administration to pay French company $1B to drop U.S. offshore wind leases:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/23/g-s1-114868/trump-totalenergies-offshore-wind-leases

It would be so much cheaper to simply use the wind power, especially during an oil crisis.

* "Trump to pay 1 billion taxpayer dollars to stop wind farms:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-to-pay-1b-taxpayer-dollars-to-stop-wind-farms-2493364803853

* "Oil flows through Santa Barbara coastal pipeline for first time in decade amid Trump fight with California:" https://archive.ph/vtZOO

* "Trump Administration Approves Ultra-Deepwater Oil Drilling Plan:" https://archive.ph/VcH83

* "US FEMA resumes key disaster prevention program that it canceled last year:" https://archive.ph/sYtkE

* "FEMA official who has claimed to be teleported is ‘unfit’ for role, Democrats say:" https://mississippitoday.org/2026/03/25/fema-official-claimed-to-be-teleported/

* "FEMA Official Gregg Phillips—the Waffle House Guy—Has Been Saying Even Crazier Stuff Than We Thought:" https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a71017816/fema-official-gregg-phillips-waffle-house-removed-from-post/

* "What New Department of Education Banner Labels Charlie Kirk Raises Eyebrows:" https://www.newsweek.com/what-new-department-education-banner-labels-charlie-kirk-raises-eyebrows-11603180

* "The depleted Education Department will move out of its headquarters:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/26/nx-s1-5762974/education-department-building

* "Trump administration undoes civil rights settlements that found discrimination against trans students:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-trans-student-settlements-reversed

* "Federal workplace rights agency says Trump’s government can limit transgender employees’ bathroom usage:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-eeoc-transgender-employee-protection

* "Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks, lawsuit argues:" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/18/nx-s1-5718006/trump-national-parks-lawsuit

* "DOGE Tapes Are a Catastrophe:"

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* "DC Bar moves to sanction Ed Martin for DEI push:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/10/dc-bar-sanction-ed-martin-dei-00821092

* "U.S. Judge says Kari Lake broke law in overseeing Voice of America:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/08/nx-s1-5741594/u-s-judge-kari-lake-broke-law-voice-of-america

* "Voice of America staffers sue, alleging Kari Lake put on propaganda:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/23/nx-s1-5756465/voice-of-america-staffers-sue-alleging-kari-lake-put-on-propaganda

* "Citing First Amendment, federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding for NPR and PBS:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-npr-pbs-funding-executive-order-fbd9500e5f7400deab84ead188c35694

* "FCC’s Carr urges broadcasters to air ‘patriotic, pro-America’ content:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/20/fccs-carr-urges-broadcasters-to-air-patriotic-pro-america-content-00791260?ICID=ref_fark

* "Trump's FCC Censorship Backfires:"

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* "8 states file emergency motion to block Nexstar-Tegna merger after FCC approval:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/8-states-file-emergency-motion-block-nexstar-tegna-merger-fcc-approval-rcna264485

* "Billy Porter says work is drying up for Black & queer artists in Trump's America:" https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/billy-porter-trump-kennedy-center

* "Ric Grenell’s very ‘normal gay’ implosion:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/ric-grenell-normal-gay-implosion

* "Judge rules Democratic lawmaker must be allowed to attend Kennedy Center board meeting:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/judge-rules-democrat-joyce-beatty-attend-kennedy-center-board-meeting-rcna263529

**** Corruption of the Justice System, Pushback, and Related ****

* "DOJ's Horrendous Settlement With Ticketmaster:"

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* "Justice department drops charges against veteran who burned US flag:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/justice-department-drops-flag-burning-charges-veteran

* "DOJ says it will keep defending Trump’s attacks on law firms, 24 hours after saying it wouldn’t:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/03/trump-justice-department-law-firms-00809639

* "Jerome Powell Didn’t Ask for This Sh*t:" https://www.thebulwark.com/p/fed-chair-jerome-powell-didnt-ask-for-this-sht-trump

* "Lawyer project preserves record of radical DOJ corruption under Trump:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/lawyer-project-preserves-record-of-radical-doj-corruption-under-trump-2488862275520

* "Judge rejects NJ US Attorney 'triumvirate’ in latest blow to Trump prosecutors:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/09/new-jersey-us-attorney-leaders-ruling-00819403

**** Trump/Epstein/Maxwell, etc. CW: CSA ****

* "He Built the Definitive Epstein Database—and It Consumed His Life:" https://www.wired.com/story/he-built-the-definitive-epstein-database-and-it-consumed-his-life/

* "Foreign hacker reportedly breached FBI servers holding Epstein files in 2023 :" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/fbi-epstein-files-hacker-break-in

* "Justice Department publishes documents with sexual assault allegations against Trump:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/donald-trump-epstein-files-allegations-00816123?user_id=66c4c273600ae150758fb422

* "The Epstein files and the danger of transparency without accountability:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/epstein-files-need-accountability

* "Key background details in Epstein-Trump accuser’s FBI interview verified:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/key-background-details-in-epstein-trump-accuser-s-fbi-interview-verified-2491697731952

* "Protestors gather outside of Epstein’s Zorro Ranch demanding justice:" https://www.krqe.com/news/new-mexico/protestors-gather-outside-of-epsteins-zorro-ranch-demanding-justice/

* "What Melania Trump’s bizarre Jeffrey Epstein press event reveals about a White House in chaos:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/that-melania-trump-press-conference

* "Melania Trump stages bizarre announcement denying links to Jeffrey Epstein despite evidence:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/melania-trump-stages-bizarre-announcement-denying-links-to-jeffrey-epstein-despite-evidence-2495837251846

* "Video of Clinton depositions in Epstein investigation released by House Republicans:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/02/nx-s1-5732871/bill-clinton-hillary-clinton-depositions-epstein-files

* "Sharing a stage, Justices Jackson and Kavanaugh spar over Supreme Court orders favoring Trump:" https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-kavanaugh-jackson-emergency-appeals-84fa9402f5b449316d2cd28bdda1d06b

* "Supreme Court sides with parents in lawsuit over California’s ban on ‘forced outing’ of students:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/supreme-court-sides-with-parents-in-lawsuit-over-californias-ban-on-forced-outing-of-students-00808138

* "The Supreme Court’s conversion therapy ruling is being misunderstood:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/supreme-court-conversion-therapy-explained

* "Supreme Court denies appeal in AI-generated art case:" https://www.courthousenews.com/supreme-court-denies-appeal-in-ai-generated-art-case/

* "Steve Bannon wins Supreme Court order likely to lead to dismissal of contempt of Congress conviction:" https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-bannon-trump-4a4cf324096fc1bfed204d42b54d191e

* "Lower Immigration And Zero Net Job Creation Dim U.S. Growth Prospects:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2026/03/22/lower-immigration-and-zero-net-job-creation-dim-us-growth-prospects/

* "Surprise Drop in US Payrolls Casts Doubt on Steadying Job Market:" https://archive.ph/bnKFn

* "The Fed holds interest rates steady as the economy faces deep uncertainty:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/18/nx-s1-5750485/federal-reserve-policy-meeting-inflation-gas-iran-jobs

* "The U.S. economy lost 92,000 jobs in February, stoking labor market worries:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/2026-labor-market-set-begin-taking-shape-february-jobs-report-rcna261994

* "Energy, food prices surged in February — before Iran fighting started:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/inflation-iran-oil-energy-food-economy-trump-00822622

* "The fragile economies at the heart of rural hospitals:" https://archive.ph/G9tyT

* "1 in 10 ACA enrollees dropped their coverage due to rising health care costs: Poll:" https://abcnews.com/Health/1-10-aca-enrollees-dropped-coverage-due-rising/story?id=131178596

* "Trump’s new budget turns the FBI into the gender police:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-gender-extremism-fbi

* "House narrowly rejects limits on Trump as Iran war drags on:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/house-rejects-trump-limits-iran-war-00876707

We need to flip 2 votes for the next time Democrats put this forward.

Please tell Democrat Jared Golden of Maine what you think of him siding with Trump.

Please thank Democrats Henry Cuellar of Texas, Greg Landsman of Ohio and Juan Vargas of California for doing the right thing this time, and Republican Thomas Massie of Kentucky for siding with peace.

It is really important to pressure Republican House members if you have one, because this vote was so close and another will come around.

* "Bernie Sanders’ effort to block US weapons sales to Israel fails in Senate:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/15/bernie-sanders-pushes-military-block-israel

* Sometimes the pressure works: "Fisa surveillance vote sparks fierce debate as Congress splits on warrantless monitoring:" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/15/fisa-surveillance-renewal-debate

* "House advances measure to protect Haitian immigrants:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/15/congress/house-advances-petition-to-protect-haitian-immigrants-00873710

* "Dems file 6 impeachment articles against Hegseth:" https://www.axios.com/2026/04/15/iran-war-pete-hegseth-congress-impeachment-articles-democrats-reflecting-search-interest-order

* "Florida Democrat found guilty of House Ethics violations:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/27/sheila-cherfilus-mccormick-guilty-ethics-00848019

* CW: Rape. "Swalwell to resign from Congress:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/eric-swalwell-resign-from-congress-00869957

* CW: Rape. "California woman says she was raped by Rep. Eric Swalwell in 2018:" https://apnews.com/article/eric-swalwell-congress-rape-accusation-california-bd42cd883afdcb20990c3fa4b0d82f9d

* "Tony Gonzales says he will resign from House:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/13/tony-gonzales-says-he-will-resign-from-house-00870140

* CW: Sexual Misconduct, Domestic Violence. "Cory Mills Under Pressure After Sexual Misconduct Claims:" https://www.newsweek.com/cory-mills-pressure-resign-sexual-misconduct-claims-11830737

* "‘George Santos with a gun’: GOP Rep. Cory Mills faces new calls to resign:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/george-santos-with-a-gun-gop-rep-cory-mills-faces-new-calls-to-resign-2496570435513

* "Trump chooses establishment pick to head CDC:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/16/trump-cdc-nomination-00877436

* "Trump’s Fed Pick Discloses Vast Wealth Ahead of Confirmation Hearing:" https://archive.ph/D4vyZ

* "Thune says Senate GOP ‘prepared’ to fill potential Supreme Court vacancy:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/04/14/congress/thune-ready-to-fill-possible-scotus-vacancy-00871750

* "Minnesota elections office subpoenaed in non-citizen voting probe, official says:" https://archive.ph/a4U6m

There is no evidence, but I don't trust them not to manufacture some in cases where they grab materials, etc.. now they've weaponized the entire federal government.

* "Republican states are pushing through their own versions of the SAVE America Act:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/25/republican-states-save-america-act-00844237

* "Voting rights groups sue Texas over removal of potential noncitizens from the voter roll:" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/27/texas-save-database-voter-rolls-removal-dps-secretary-of-state/

* "Governor Rhoden signs South Dakota SAVE Act:" https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2026/03/26/governor-rhoden-signs-south-dakota-save-act/

* "Colorado appeals court overturns Tina Peters’ sentence in election security breach:" https://coloradosun.com/2026/04/02/colorado-court-of-appeals-overturns-tina-peters-sentence/

* We are in primary season. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

PLAN YOUR VOTE!!!

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* "Progressive Democrat Analilia Mejia wins New Jersey special election for US House:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/16/progressive-democrat-analilia-mejia-wins-new-jersey-special-election-for-us-house

* "Democrat Analilia Mejía joins Chris Hayes after defeating Republican in N.J. special election:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/democrat-analilia-mejia-wins-nj-special-election-ap-projects-2496733251599

* "Mayor Mamdani appoints trans woman to run first-ever NYC Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs:" https://www.advocate.com/news/mamdani-office-lgbtqia-affairs-nyc

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Eric Swalwell’s governor bid is collapsing as top Democrats turn on him:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/eric-swalwell-support-collapses

* "New Bryon Noem bombshell puts Kristi Noem’s anti-trans politics under harsher spotlight:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/bryon-noem-kristi-noem-hypocrisy

* CW: CSA. "Alaska legislator's chief of staff arrested on child sex crime charges :" https://alaskapublic.org/news/public-safety/2026-02-20/alaska-legislators-chief-of-staff-arrested-on-child-sex-crime-charges

* "Tennessee passes campus protest crackdown bill named after Charlie Kirk:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/charlie-kirk-act-tennessee

* "Wyoming governor signs ban on abortions after about 6 weeks but cites misgivings:" https://apnews.com/article/wyoming-abortion-ban-cardiac-activity-gordon-dc7873edfea37389568434cf781ac9eb

* "Idaho governor signs bill to force teachers, doctors to out transgender minors to their parents:" https://idahocapitalsun.com/2026/04/10/idaho-governor-signs-bill-to-force-teachers-doctors-to-out-transgender-minors-to-their-parents/

* "Republican Ohio House passes drag ban targeting transgender Ohioans:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/drag-ban-ohio-house-passed

* "Ohio queer motorcycle club responds to anti-LGBTQ+ laws by teaching how to fire guns:" https://www.advocate.com/news/ohio-transgender-gun-lessons

* "South Carolina Senate passes bill restricting transgender students’ bathroom use:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/south-carolina-trans-bathroom-bill

* "Florida Republicans pass bill empowering Ron DeSantis to oust local officials who support LGBTQ+ Pride:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/florida-anti-pride-bill-passes

* "Oklahoma House votes to block birth certificate changes for transgender people & to ban Pride flags:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/oklahoma-birth-certificate-pride-flags

* "New Hampshire House advances transgender bathroom bill, breaking with New England:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/new-hampshire-trans-bathroom-bill

* "Iowa bans cities and towns from protecting transgender citizens’ civil rights:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/iowa-kim-reynolds-anti-trans

* "Virginia Republican names bill for swimmer whose fifth-place tie with trans athlete launched lucrative career:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/john-mcguire-riley-gaines-act

* "Could Minneapolis welcome bathhouses back for the first time since the late 1980s?:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/minneapolis-explores-licensing-bathhouses

* "Pennsylvania House approves Malcolm Kenyatta’s marriage equality bill to update outdated state law:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/pennsylvania-house-marriage-equality-bill

* "Stochastic Activism:" https://cmarmitage.substack.com/p/stochastic-activism

* "Texas suspect charged in firebombing of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s San Francisco home:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/arrest-sam-altman-attacks

* "New York robber on the run after stealing just $605 from six banks across city:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/24/new-york-city-bank-robber-on-the-run

* "Former Biden HHS leaders hail syphilis breakthrough as Trump dismantles the system behind it:" https://www.advocate.com/health/sexual-health/doxypep-syphilis-biden-hhs

* "Lāʻie community unites after unexpected neighborhood flooding:" https://www.khon2.com/kona-low/la%CA%BBie-community-unites-after-unexpected-neighborhood-flooding/

* "Here’s what to know as the scope of damage from Hawaii’s floods becomes clearer:" https://wtop.com/national/2026/03/heres-what-to-know-as-the-scope-of-damage-from-hawaiis-floods-becomes-clearer/

* "How to Help Those Impacted by the Hawaii Floods:" https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2026-03-25/how-to-help-those-impacted-by-the-hawaii-floods

* "Donate to Maui Rapid Response:" https://www.mauirapidresponse.org/donate-mrr

* "Donate to The Stronger Hawai‘i Fund:" https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/stronger-hawaii-donate

* "Kāko‘o Mai: Emergency Relief for Flooding:" https://givebutter.com/support-the-north-shore-community-4jobpv

* "United Way Hawai‘i:" https://hiuw.org/how-to-help/give.html

* "Lāhui Foundation Post-Flood Recovery Efforts 2026:" https://donorbox.org/lahui-foundation-post-flood-recovery-efforts-2026

* "The Artemis Accords:" https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-accords/

* "The best photos from NASA's first moon mission in more than 50 years:" https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/photos-nasa-artemis-ii-moon-mission-rcna266561

* Thoughts on Watching Artemis II Coverage:

I keep thinking about how excited my dad would have been about Artemis. He cared so much about NASA, about space exploration, about science.

Over the decades I has often pictured my parents, my mom pregnant with me holding hands and eating her homemade caramel corn, watching the moon landing together. I like to think of them that way, young and still at the start of everything, and so very alive, all their worries put aside for something hopeful and amazing they'd spent most of their lives hoping would happen.

I also keep thinking about how exciting it was when Sally Ride came to school as a kid, how I'd grown up with science fiction and how the space program was so full of hope. She was amazing, and I was glad I got to meet her briefly after her talk. She was just so inspiring and so human. Even though her speech taught me that I'd never go to space, it made me so glad people like her were doing it.

I want people cooperating to do science.

I want governments cooperating to do great and important things.

I want people looking up and having a moment of wonder about what humans can achieve with skill and knowledge and cooperation, because that feels like hope.

* Very early Sunday morning, I snuck over to Nearby grocery, which is over-priced, but has a number of things that are hard to get anywhere else and also is one of the few places I can use the secondary food card, the one I must use every month as it won't roll over and which as weird restrictions on what can and can't be bought, so you have to guess what is covered and there are occational terrible surprises at check out.

I had planned to wait until later in the month, but I had a 10% on all groceries off coupon and I could think of aproximately the benefit amount's worth of groceries that I needed, plus I really wanted their bagels, which are not covered as the government conciders bagels "unhealthy" foods, unlike bread and burger buns, which are covered. Did I meantion how nonsensical the "healthy" vs. "Unhealthy designation is? I was not sure how the benefit card and the coupon would interact, as I could see that when and how they applied the coupon would effect whether or not the benefit card would have left overs on it and I having to make the difference up in cash. This benefit card can't be used with EBT and there are weird rules about how it counts things generally.

Now was a good time to do it, as this is the most I am ever likely to ever spend at once at Nearby Grocery during the coupon period, and I had my Emergancy Twenty on me, which meant I could gamble by picking up bagels and a couple other things I know the card doesn't cover. (Go ahead and judge me, but sometimes I can get half price high end ice cream there, for example, if I keep an eye out. There's a list of these things I check when I'm in there. Brand name cereal is super expensive, so I always check the cereal aisle for surprise half price sales).

We like to shop there either very late or very early and between 6 and 7AM is one of the sweet spots. No lines, no crowds, no one's bought all the good bagels yet. <.< >.> Look, I can't get bagels like hoome here, but the cheese ones make really good sandwiches, okay? And this is the store in town with the best selection of philly brand cream cheese flavours. I have very few pleasures left to me in life, I must savour the ones I still have.

So I zip around with my cart. Alas the startlingly extreme sale on the good yoghurt ewas over, but I'd expected that. I collected my benefit's worth, plus about fifteen extra in non-covered stuff. I even remembered to pick up coriander. I hobbled to the check out.

They clearly applied the discount at the end, because the card took it's full amount ant I ended up scraping a dollar and change out of the coin pouch. Score! It could not have gone better, really.

So I had my bagel sandwiches and I will have some tomnight as well. I have a nice store of good cream cheese flavours I didn't have to pay for. I got literally everything I'd hoped to get with the emergancy twenty intact.

So many defeats and horrible happenings in the world, so I take my victories where I can.

I still haven't touched my bureaucracy and I know more bureaucracy will be on it's way shortly, but I keep waking up with the shakes, and everything takes ages. For now fridge full and litter boxes clean will have to do.

The great Waterfox untangling took about three hours spread over two days, which again well beats out Forefoxe crashes which are in the 10-20 hour range depending on when they catch me. I am glad to have waterfox sorted finally as it was making me crazy trying to work with it like that. So let's call this another small victory.

* I went to bed early Sunday, as I was exhausted and I knew it was even odds of fire inspection. I actually had time to read about rat behavior for a while while petting Livia in the morning. I was just contemplating doing my daily physio when the fire alarm went off. Livia scrambled off for the secure hide and I started pulling on clothes. Squirrel went out to check and they were starting at the far end of our floor, which meant there was time to reconfigure bedding and cover the bed. The alarm here is louder than anywhere I've ever lived and extremely hard on the nervous system. I don't do well with the fast flashing lights either, but better to overload my sensory system than a deaf person die in a fire, so I'm not angry about that.

By the time I poked my head out into the hall, I could hear them just on the other side of the fire door, so I waited, rather than risk them moving past us with a too soft knock. Usually, the HoA come to snoop during inspection, but it started so early, I think they hadn't gotten their shit together, so the fire inspectors were in and out pretty fast.

I did my physio and then went on by library run. Livia was still in hiding when I got back, so I ate and did lungs. I'd settled in at the computer before she came out for her loves. I ended up going out again later to see a friend. In the shirt time I was open, my shirt gathered an alarming amount of visible pollen. O.o

I ended up having to go out again Tuesday, as I am nearly out of algae wafers. The local indie pet store is really mostly for cats and dogs, but they do carry the mini wafers. Given the size of my plecoes I prefer large, but the world doesn't end if they have to deal with multiple mini wafers instead of half a big one and it's a lot less gas. There was a check for me, from a kind benefactor that will catch up the bills I fell behind on because taxes, so I changed my itinerary to hit downtown first.

Stopped at the light that takes me out of my neighborhood and on to the big feeder road, my book on CD ended, which is perfect. It was overdue, but it had one more CD to finish, so I didn't return it the day before as I should have. I added the library to the list.

I am exhausted. This is too much walking for me really, but it is productive. Big bill is paid, and I can pay second biggest bill tomorrow. Progress.

* Wednesday morning's insurance scammer harassment involved two calls in less than half an hour. I couldn't get back to sleep, so I gave up and read about yersina pestis evolution and ancient world plagues until it was time for a short visit from Techie Millennial. Then I did my physio. After lunch I dragged myself out into the garden to try to scoot heavy things around. I did manage the most important part of the garden rearrangement. Just. I am concerned about the next part, because I am going to have to lift heavy things. Luckily not far or even high, but if my body gives out midway, I'm kind of fucked. I weeded a bit while I was out there and I do think this arrangement is going to take better advantage of the bush that was my nemesis for over a decade being gone.

This was most of the Wednesday spoons, so I had to put of fish and cat maintenance and bureaucracy yet again. Maybe tomorrow if it is also not raining. (It rained a lot Tuesday). Mostly I don't mind getting wet, but If I'm going to be crawling around and sitting on the dirt in front of the patio, I would rather it not be in the the rain. Soaked in mud is not as bad as sticky, but it's rough with my sensory issues and it's been colder since the Tuesday rains and my body is bad at temperature regulation at the best of times. Add cold mud and physical strain that will definitely hurt my shoulder and… yeah. So best it not be rain.

I waited several weeks hoping for help, but no dice, and the longer I wait, the more plants get injured in the reshuffle.

Livia's mood seems to be improving now spring is here, which is a relief.

* Six Insurance scammer phone calls today, plus a real one I needed to answer about medications. The your medicare has been flagged and you could lose your benefits one is back this week. I thought I'd blocked them all but Monday they called once and each day since until Thursday when they called twice. Fuckers got all new numbers, I bet. The dementia trickers are down to one a day, so I'm hoping I'm blocked most of there's. There is now one that has a slightly different script and organization name, like this scam is being plagiarized off the other Dementia trickers, but they are changing things slightly to avoid getting caught. They call once a day starting late last week. And I still haven't eradicated the death benefit assholes, even though they no longer call every day. I think they may have changed their numbers too, as they were silent for a week. Sigh.

All but the original dementia trap people and the real meds call were clustered tight together, so I'd start to drift off and the phone would ring again. I gave up and read 1st Pandemic Plague statistics until it was time to do physio and start changing my pillow cases. I got half way through before I needed a long nap. One of the big support pillows isn't really anymore despite the extra foam. I have given in and dragged a lumpy half dead pillow out of the hall closet where I banished it during the Great Contractor disaster last summer. I have combined them, which at least means I could add some extra foam to the other big support pillow. No clue If the Frankenpillow will work as it looks a little high for proper hip support, but we'll see.

I did just manage to do the rest of the garden rearranging, discovering three more problems out there in the process. Sigh. This took most of the spoons, but I did manage litter after lungs and food.

I really need to do all this bureaucracy, but I am wrung out and exhausted.

* "Trump Rages at Pope Leo, JD Vance Fumbles Iran Deal & Hungary Ousts Viktor Orban | The Daily Show:"

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* "JD Vance Fails | Trump Got Nothing From Iran | Our Savior In Chief:"

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* "President Trump And The Doordash Grandma:"

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* ""He's The Antichrist" | Teleportation Juice | America's Not Making Enough Babies:"

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* "Americans Can't Afford 7-Eleven | A Day Beyond Trump | JD Vance: The Pope Should Be Careful:"

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* "GMCU (Greek Mythology Cinematic Universe):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m4EVK7eUlCk

* "Laughing Lusty Loki:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w-D0h-aioKc

* "Hefty Hauling Hammers:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jKogBf2i1fI

* "Enchanting Eleanor (Aquitaine):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ojtiHKXiZJY

* "Princely Parenting:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/owC05aSm4YM

* "Crusade Cavalcade 2 Silly Seiges (Acre):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/km5BbmGyugg

* "Escaping Edward Escapades:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BBhpFlbXZqs

* "Whimsical Weddings:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/y5Wv5I_dT8Y

* "Sengoku Samurai Sagas 4:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CJhf85I4VmE

* Pre-Industrial Worldbuilding: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/814040962943926272/and-dont-forget-how-much-people-loved-colour-and

* "Kind-hearted Kids 9:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-V3J3-23O8c

* "Trump Making Calls Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Fashion District Robbery - SNL:"

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* "What If I Told You - SNL:"

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* "Beastomorphs - SNL:"

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* "A Message From First Lady Melania Trump:"

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* ""Antichrist Superstar":"

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* "Ken Burns Presents: The Chimp Civil War:"

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* It is Poetry Month again. I post them here if you are interested: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/tagged/Poetry

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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.

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

* "The List of Shame: People frequently ask us about whether their specific US state is trying to enact a social media age verification law so they can call their state representatives and yell at them about it!:" https://dw-advocacy.dreamwidth.org/1493.html

* "Keep Android Open:" https://keepandroidopen.org/

* "Taking action against AI harms:" https://www.anildash.com/2026/02/23/taking-action-ai-harms/

* "Resist and Unsubscribe:" https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/

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4/9/26 - 4/12/26

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:11:52 GMT

* "The deadliest 10 minutes in decades: Lebanese reel from Israeli strikes that killed hundreds:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/09/lebanon-beirut-israel-strikes-hundreds-killed

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* "Trump 'optimistic' about Iran peace deal even as ceasefire appears strained:" https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/trump-optimistic-iran-peace-deal-even-ceasefire-appears-strained-rcna267428

* "Trump says U.S. ready for ‘next conquest,’ warns military will remain near Iran until ‘real agreement’ is honored:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/trump-military-troops-iran-conflict-middle-east-hormuz.html

* "Trump lashes NATO after ‘frank and open’ Rutte meeting:" https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-lashes-nato-mark-rutte-meeting/

* "‘A very dangerous moment’: Kerry schools Trump on dealing with Iran:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/a-very-dangerous-moment-kerry-schools-trump-on-dealing-with-iran-2495845955552

* "Pentagon misleading public about deadly Kuwait base attack:" https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/military/pentagon-misleading-public-kuwait-base/

* "Iran maintains firm grip on Hormuz traffic:" https://www.semafor.com/article/04/09/2026/tehran-pauses-traffic-through-hormuz-strait-over-israels-lebanon-attacks

* "Keir Starmer: ‘I’m fed up’ with Trump and Putin affecting UK energy costs:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/09/keir-starmer-fed-up-trump-putin-uk-energy-costs.html

* "Manila’s transport workers struggle to make ends meet as Philippines feels force of oil crisis:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/31/manilas-transport-workers-struggle-to-make-ends-meet-as-philippines-feels-force-of-oil-crisis

* "Photos show the effects of the Iran war on global energy worldwide:" https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/iran-war-global-energy-crisis-0e48cb06f3e04e18bc7c80444fff7664?

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* "Ukraine violence ‘worse than ever’, Security Council hears :" https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/03/1167186

* "US senators aim to sanction Hungary over obstructing Ukraine aid :" https://archive.ph/pF7oz

* "Ukraine signs deal with Saudi Arabia offering drone expertise:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2r4wxdw3no

* "Putin sends Ukraine’s stolen children to military training at special camps:" https://inews.co.uk/news/kremlin-abduction-ukraine-children-russian-energy-companies-4318629

* "Russia plans to send second oil tanker to Cuba:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-cuba-oil-tanker-us-energy-blockade-cfbe8565b665fa99117b449112621dfd

The lifting of Russian sanctions means Russian can use that money to fight Ukraine.

* I'm also including this here as it feels relevant. "Borderline war:" https://border-line-war.longlead.com/?

* "How Russia's threat has seen Germany become Europe's most important army:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvge7r31989o?

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* "They were under siege by a Mexican cartel. Now these civilians fight back with AK-47s and grenades:" https://apnews.com/article/mexico-civilian-selfdefense-guerrero-cartels-sheinbaum-vigilantes-83d58237ca428ddcd0ad0e8c73c8ea4c?

* "Trump lauds Viktor Orbán as Europe’s far-right leaders gather in Budapest:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/trump-lauds-viktor-orban-far-right-leaders-gather-budapest

* "JD Vance accuses EU of ‘interference’ as he visits Hungary to help Orbán win election:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/jd-vance-eu-interference-hungary-election-viktor-orban

* "Trump stumps for Viktor Orbán in phone call during Vance’s rally:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/07/trump-viktor-orban-vance-00861898

* "Orban's Hungarian government accused of mass voter intimidation ahead of election:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c36r0068xp2o

* "MEPs raise alarm about possible Russian meddling in Hungary elections:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/09/meps-alarm-possible-russian-interference-hungary-elections

* "Pro-Kremlin bots cry ‘murder’ ahead of Hungary vote:" https://www.politico.eu/article/pro-kremlin-bots-cry-murder-ahead-of-hungary-vote/

* "Hungary's election could end Orban era and reshape its place in Europe:" https://archive.ph/N2oTw

* "French municipal elections hit with foreign interference allegations:" https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/02/french-municipal-elections-hit-with-foreign-interference-allegations

* "A new generation of politicians of colour is emerging in France. The backlash speaks volumes:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/08/politicians-colour-france-backlash-elections-racism

* "Switzerland: Voters Overwhelmingly Choose to Protect Cash Use in the Constitution:" https://cashessentials.org/switzerland-voters-overwhelmingly-choose-to-protect-cash-use-in-the-constitution/

* "Exclusive: White House uses USAID funds for budget director Vought's security, documents show:" https://archive.ph/86wlY

* "With US aid slashed, Nigerian HIV volunteers went door‑to‑door to keep patients alive:" https://archive.ph/VRZhd

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* Some items below this point may be older.

* "Supreme Court considers a historic case about who is — and isn't — born a citizen:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5732437/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump

* "The Supreme Court Has Heard This One Before:" https://archive.ph/46NTV

* "Looking to limit birthright citizenship, Trump turns to an 1884 Supreme Court ruling against a Native American man:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/trump-birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-native-american-rcna263223

* "Trump rails against birthright citizenship, courts after attending Supreme Court arguments:" https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-historic-attends-supreme-court-arguments-birthright-citizenship/story?id=131610905

* "The birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court hits close to home for this immigrant mother:" https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-birthright-citizenship-trump-immigration-constitution-e51d13b21b4240f6b8625700abe6030e

* "Trump shows up to Supreme Court as birthright citizenship case gets picked apart:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-shows-up-to-supreme-court-as-birthright-citizenship-case-gets-picked-apart-2494793283580

* "The IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge says:" https://apnews.com/article/irs-breaks-law-judge-finds-2dbe472e46121091a32309bdab6795d7

* "The Justice Department plans to share sensitive voter data with Homeland Security:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/27/nx-s1-5764266/voter-data-trump-doj-dhs

* "Unmasking the Paramilitary Agents Behind Trump’s Violent Immigration Crackdown:" https://www.wired.com/story/border-patrol-bortac-borstar-use-of-force-midway-blitz/

* "State Troopers Laughed at the Suffering of People They Detained:" https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pithinthewind/opinion-nashville-banner-ice-thp-footage/article_c40d3f44-2b56-4a38-97e4-1984b3d3a55b.html

* "Lawyers alarmed by immigration judge's 'atrocious' questions for gay asylum seekers:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/bias-new-mexico-immigration-judge

* "US deports eight people 'of African origin' to Uganda:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8ej43z8yw4o

* "Some Marines graduate without their parents present amid ICE fears:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/marines-graduation-ice-fears-parris-island-rcna266019

I.C.E. was planning to send ICE to deport the families of marines, many about to deploy to the Middle East for Trump's illegal war, in order to punish the marines and their families.

Cruelty is the point and so is absolutely demoralizing and hollowing out our military.

They pretended it was miscommunication rather than a plan because of all the outcry.

* "ICE agents reportedly detain wife of US soldier just days after their marriage :" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/06/ice-agents-detain-wife-of-us-soldier

She is a legal immigrant who committed no crimes and is working on a bio-chemistry degree.

How much do Republicans hate our troops? This much. They voted for this. They knew what Trump is like and how much he hates military members, their families and any one not white.

* "Newlywed wife of US soldier freed by ICE after detention at military base:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98kn1k3nreo

Stay noisy! Sometimes the protests work.

* "‘Don’t take me to the hospital’: Undocumented immigrants in Texas are delaying medical care:" https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/immigration/2026/03/30/547445/texas-undocumented-immigrants-health-care-hospitals/

* "‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September :" https://www.irishtimes.com/world/us/2026/02/09/absolute-hell-irish-man-with-valid-us-work-permit-held-by-ice-since-september/

* "‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks :" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice

* "Delta transported a 5-year-old boy detained by ICE to Texas immigration facility:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/liam-conejo-damos-dilley-texas-immigration-detention-center-delta-airlines

* "Immigration judge denies asylum claim for Liam Conejo Ramos and his family:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/19/liam-ramos-denied-asylum-ruling

* "14 ICE detainees have died so far in 2026 :" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/14-ice-detainees-died-far-2026-rcna265843

* "DHS pauses new immigrant warehouse purchases amid review of Noem-era contracts:" https://apnews.com/article/mullin-noem-immigration-ice-warehouse-detention-warhouses-0141f54a48a47b1a6753aeaecc1b640b

* "ICE spent $200 million on two Georgia warehouses. Did the feds overpay?:" https://www.ajc.com/news/2026/03/ice-spent-200-million-on-two-georgia-warehouses-did-the-feds-overpay/

* "‘Smells like corruption’: Maddow points out bizarre pattern of overpayments for warehouses by DHS:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/smells-like-corruption-maddow-points-out-bizarre-pattern-of-overpayments-for-warehouses-by-dhs-2494444611572

* "Michigan ICE detention center owner reports $254 million profit, record new business in 2025:" https://www.michiganpublic.org/criminal-justice-legal-system/2026-02-13/michigan-ice-detention-center-owner-reports-254-million-profit-record-new-business-in-2025

* CW: Rape. "‘Immensely Invisible:’ Women Fighting ICE’s Inaction on Sexual Abuses:" https://futuroinvestigates.org/investigative-stories/immensely-invisible/immensely-invisible-women-fighting-ices-inaction-on-sexual-abuses/

* "Trump Has Detained the Parents of More Than 11,000 U.S. Citizen Kids:" https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-family-deportations-ice-citizen-kids

* "How American Kids Have Been Collateral Damage in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown:" https://www.propublica.org/article/american-kids-detained-trump-immigration-deportation-democrats-investigation

* "‘Babies in detention’: Stacey Abrams sounds alarm on Texas ICE site holding children:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/babies-in-detention-stacey-abrams-sounds-alarm-on-texas-ice-site-holding-children-2494974019808

* "Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration:" https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-doj-immigration-bondi-declinations-criminal-investigations

* "The Frightening, Very Real Tool ICE Agents Have to Add You to a “Nice Little Database” if You Attend a Protest:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-ice-should-have-learned-from-the-fugitive-slave-act

* "What ICE Should Have Learned from the Fugitive Slave Act:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-ice-should-have-learned-from-the-fugitive-slave-act

* "What Counts As Domestic Terrorism in Trump’s America?:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/prairieland-domestic-terrorism.html

* "Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/texas-terrorism-trial

* "How the Trump Administration Has Turned Left-Wing Activism Into Terrorism:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-southwest/how-the-trump-administration-has-turned-left-wing-activism-into-terrorism

* "Army veteran faces conspiracy charges after participating in anti-ICE protest:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/army-veteran-faces-conspiracy-charges-after-participating-in-anti-ice-protest

* "DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/doj-protesters-federal-agents-cases

* "The Crime of Witness:" https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/02/26/the-crime-of-witness-fintan-otoole/

* "A federal judge is forcing the Trump administration to answer for Renee Good’s killing :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/judge-demands-renee-good-records

* "Radiohead tells Trump's ICE to take down a video using their song:" https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/radiohead-tells-trumps-ice-take-video-using-song-rcna261010

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/
"MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share
"Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice
Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share
"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:" https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* "Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-general-strike

**** Corruption of the Justice System, Pushback, and Related ****

* "DOJ Lawyer Ejected From Courtroom:"

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* "Republicans block effort to halt Trump's war with Iran after 'civilization' threat:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-block-effort-halt-trumps-war-iran-civilization-threat-rcna267345

In the House Republicans are delaying to let the carnage continue. Tell them what you think of this, and how you want them to vote after recess!

* Meanwhile, in the Senate: "Democrats to force Iran vote next week:" https://www.semafor.com/article/04/08/2026/democrats-to-force-iran-vote-next-week

The vote is next week! Tell your senators what you want them to do!

* "Trump’s gay ‘special envoy’ Ric Grenell eyes ambassador to Russia position:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/ric-grenell-russia-ambassador

* "The Future of Everything is Lies, I Guess:" https://aphyr.com/posts/411-the-future-of-everything-is-lies-i-guess

* "Why So Many Control Rooms Were Seafoam Green:" https://bethmathews.substack.com/p/why-so-many-control-rooms-were-seafoam

* Fucking hell! Waterfox updated and scrambled stuff. Which is better than deleting it outright. (I'm glaring at you firefox), but this is at least the second update in a row to do that, and now I get to waste time unfucking it.

In other news, Livia likes Open Window Time enough to sit on the living room sill, but not lounge in her window box. It is essential to pretend she's not doing it.

I have reason to think this month is going to work out financially. I should know by the end of next week if we are going to mostly catch up or not. Let us hope.

We are waiting to here about Squirrel's ACL situation yet again as they just had to go to a review thingie. Medical side says it's still borked and more time is needed to decide if surgery or not. The workman's comp people from squirrel's work want them to either get back to work or to stop having to cover medical and partial pay. Sigh.

I still have the shakes from being pushed way to far physically and keep having to lie down. It is annoying. I think I may have finally blocked enough autodialers from the Insurance harasser scams to knock two of them out. One hasn't called this week, and it's been a couple days on the other. Those are the you might lose your medicare if you don't switch to our shitty insurance and the softer sell one.

The one that's left calls from 5:55AM to before 8PM, and they are the ones I hate the most, because they are so clearly trying to trick people with dementia. It's so calculated to play on the way people with dementia tend to react to prompts it just fills me with white hot center of a sun fury. They are basically implying the person who they are spamming called them yesterday and they got cut off. "Do you remember we talked about death benefits yesterday? Do you remember the card I sent you about it?" There is no card and Our conversation yesterday consisted of them ignoring my do not call list statement in favour of talking over me and me hanging up, then blocking them. If I believed in hell I'd be betting every single person involved in this scam belonged in hell.

* "*The Pitt* Fans Aren't Happy With Journalists. We Need Real Etiquette When Reporting on Fandom:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/journalists-need-real-etiquette-when-reporting-on-fandom

* "Stoney Start:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FmcfVv805J8

* "Gangster Gods:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/u4Ww2OEsJ4I

* "Sarrisa Spears:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EocmLvnLrKE

* "Groovy Germanic Gangs:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-medzZd16P0

* "Titus Trifles:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9bITaLVVE_o

* "Erratic Eddas:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/v53zqZVXqgY

* "Medieval Marriage Madness:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iSU74rCneUg

* "Crusader Cavalcade:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YHMRLOP8MW8

* "Lionheart Letters:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LjbuvFaTtQc

* "Horrendous Hutts:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/leFtiiz_o2M

* Abbot Elementrary and the Homework Debate, A response I wrote on Tumblr:

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* "A world in bloom: Spring flowers unfold from Tokyo to Mexico, in photos:" https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/spring-blossoms-photos-peach-cherry-flowers-5ed75828a5a87378dc478163611b28df

* It is Poetry Month again. I post them here if you are interested: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/tagged/Poetry

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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.

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

* "The List of Shame: People frequently ask us about whether their specific US state is trying to enact a social media age verification law so they can call their state representatives and yell at them about it!:" https://dw-advocacy.dreamwidth.org/1493.html

* "Keep Android Open:" https://keepandroidopen.org/

* "Taking action against AI harms:" https://www.anildash.com/2026/02/23/taking-action-ai-harms/

* "Resist and Unsubscribe:" https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/

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4/4/26 - 4/9/26

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:24:16 GMT

* "AP is calling Israel’s attack on Lebanon an invasion. What does that mean and why does it matter?:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-lebanon-invasion-attack-war-ap-style-2e22f39ce455f859483463550c0725f0

* "Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yx8knpr5no

* "War between Hezbollah and Israel deepens fractures in Lebanon:" https://archive.ph/f5ucC

* "Israel strikes main bridge in south Lebanon, orders destruction of homes near border:" https://archive.ph/z59hm

* "Israel intensifies Lebanon attacks and hits areas not in Hezbollah's control:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvg07j6yeweo

* "At least 11 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Easter Sunday:" https://archive.ph/dLRM7

* "Displaced by war, Lebanon’s Christians mark Easter far from their homes and churches:" https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-christians-easter-hezbollah-israel-war-936e2d8636610149ef1700f6fccdd7c4

* "In Lebanon, more than 50 medics have been killed by Israel. Some say they're targeted:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/05/nx-s1-5763606/lebanon-medics-killed-targeted-israel

* "At least 254 killed after Israel hits Lebanon with massive wave of airstrikes:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/israel-operations-in-lebanon-to-continue-despite-trump-ceasefire-iran-pakistan-hezbollah

* "Israel hinders repair of damaged water infra deepening Gaza’s health crisis:" https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/26/israel-hinders-repair-of-damaged-water-infra-deepening-gazas-health-crisis

* "Radical Israeli settlers have stepped up attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5766234/radical-israeli-settlers-have-stepped-up-attacks-on-palestinians-in-the-west-bank

* "Palestinian man killed as death toll from West Bank settler violence climbs:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62l7l99z9do

* "MS NOW reporter chased by Israeli settlers while reporting on West Bank violence:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/ms-now-reporter-chased-by-israeli-settlers-while-reporting-on-west-bank-violence-2494650948000

* "Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks face death penalty under new Israeli law:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8dkd6lnjdo

****** Sort likely extra rough in this section ******

* "How the Iran War Cracked Dubai’s Liberal Facade:" https://time.com/article/2026/04/01/dubai-uae-iran-war-crackdown-safety/

* "Iran war boosts Netanyahu, bruises Trump and Gulf states:" https://archive.ph/FUjzp

* "Pope seems to rebuke Hegseth in remarks about leaders with ‘hands full of blood’:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/29/pope-rebuke-trump-leaders-with-hands-full-of-blood

* "Leo, the first US pope, emerges as pointed Trump critic:" https://archive.ph/OruEP

* "‘Your hands are full of blood’: Pope Leo rebukes Hegseth’s war prayers:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/your-hands-are-full-of-blood-pope-leo-rebukes-hegseth-s-war-prayers-2495121475990

* " Trump says Strait of Hormuz is the world’s problem: ‘Go get your own oil!’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/31/trump-strait-of-hormuz-oil-prices-00851611

* "Italy refuses US aircraft use of Sicily base for Middle East operations, sources say:" https://archive.ph/BPHkL

* "Spain closes airspace to US aircraft involved in Iran war:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy368j1e3lo

* "France "surprised" by Trump's criticism on banning U.S. military flights:" https://archive.ph/sExhw

* "U.S. allies turn their backs on Trump as he tries to dump a broken Middle East on them:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/u-s-allies-turn-their-backs-on-trump-as-he-tries-to-dump-a-broken-middle-east-on-them-2494621763765

* "Trump says he’s considering pulling out of NATO:" https://www.politico.eu/article/us-donald-trump-considering-pulling-out-of-nato/

* "Trump says his 'preference' would be to 'take the oil in Iran':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-preference-take-oil-iran-rcna265747

* "Trump says war in Iran will not end until Strait of Hormuz is reopened:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/01/trump-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-ceasefire-00853870

* "‘Fog of Trumpian war’: Hayes says Trump is flailing to find an off-ramp in Iran:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/fog-of-trumpian-war-hayes-says-trump-is-flailing-to-find-an-off-ramp-in-iran-2493514819808

* "Psaki: Trump can’t TACO out of Iran:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/psaki-trump-can-t-taco-out-of-iran-2493974595972

* "America vs. The Rest with Alastair Campbell | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "Jake Sullivan - The Iran War, Trump, and U.S. Foreign Policy | The Daily Show:"

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* "Donald Trump threatens genocide in Iran: ‘A whole civilization will die tonight’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-threatens-iran-genocide

* "Trump halts Iran strikes ‘for two weeks’ at last minute, claims ceasefire:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-pauses-iran-strikes

* "Trump’s ‘bloodthirsty threats’ hold world hostage amid delayed deadline, says Ayman:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-s-bloodthirsty-threats-hold-world-hostage-amid-delayed-deadline-says-ayman-2495484995765

* "Hegseth compares Iran rescue to resurrection as Trump threatens strikes on civilian infrastructure:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-iran-hegseth-easter

* "Urgent 25th Amendment calls grow after Trump threatens mass destruction of Iran's civilization:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-iran-25th-amendment

This will not happen. It requires JD Vance and the Cabinet of Sycophants to simultaneously grow spines, a sense of ethics, and patriotism. If they were capable of any of that they wouldn't be Cabinet members.

Then it'd have to go through Congress.

Impeachment is significantly easier and that's failed every time.

Don't hold your breath.

* "‘Longtime DISASTER’: Political science professor Robert Pape discusses war in Iran with Chris Hayes:"

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* "Middle East ceasefire threatens to unravel as Israel assaults Lebanon and Iran blocks oil tankers:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/08/middle-east-ceasefire-doubt-israel-lebanon-iran-oil-tankers

* "Trump sending Vance, Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan for ceasefire talks with Iran:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-sending-vance-witkoff-and-kushner-to-pakistan-for-ceasefire-talks-with-iran-00864004

* "Iran’s proposal to collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz violates trade norms:" https://apnews.com/article/strait-of-hormuz-iran-tolls-oil-3ef5dcd907122922db714d318c35317e

* "Oil industry pleads its Hormuz case with White House:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/hormuz-oil-trump-iran-tolls-00863570?campaign_id=4&instance_id=173811&nl=dealbook®i_id=192813911&segment_id=217967&user_id=a8d86a1f76c2603a214a118764b736ed

* "Iran deal, already falling apart, highlights failures of Trump’s war:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/iran-deal-already-falling-apart-highlights-failures-of-trump-s-war-2495682627865

* "Iran outmaneuvers Trump; cuts deal that leaves U.S. worse off than pre-war:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/iran-outmaneuvers-trump-cuts-deal-that-leaves-u-s-worse-off-than-pre-war-2495512643616

* "Trump’s temporary Iran deal fails to quell calls for his removal as former supporters bail:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-s-temporary-iran-deal-fails-to-quell-calls-for-his-removal-as-former-supporters-bail-2495508547826

* "‘Complete catastrophe’: Trump faces widespread consequences for Iran blunder:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/complete-catastrophe-trump-faces-widespread-consequences-for-iran-blunder-2495686723850

* "While claiming Iran’s new leader is gay, Trump says ‘YMCA’ won him the gay vote. It didn’t:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-iran-leader-gay

Reminder: The unprovoked attack replaced an elderly hardline leader with his younger and much angrier even more hard line son.

We did not want this war and he's using it's unpopularity to scapegoat us while using us as political shields. The anger, it burns.

* "CNN Host Hits Trump With Damning Montage Of Iran Airspace Claims:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cnn-host-abby-phillip-damning-montage-trump-hegseth-leavitt-iran-war-claims_n_69d156b1e4b05537a7f15e2f

* "Trump’s war briefing? A ‘highlight reel’ of war strikes, new report says:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-s-war-briefing-a-highlight-reel-of-war-strikes-new-report-says-2493722691987

* "Trump Frustrated With Favorite General Over Consequences of His Own Actions:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-frustrated-with-favorite-general-over-consequences-of-his-own-actions/

* "‘Trump was warned’: Reports contradict Trump’s claims of surprise by challenges in Iran:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-was-warned-reports-contradict-trump-s-claims-of-surprise-by-challenges-in-iran-2494165059556

* "US to leave Iran 'pretty quickly' and return if needed, Trump tells Reuters:" https://archive.ph/d0m7H

* "Trump stumped: Trump squirms as media presses for answers on Iran:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-stumped-trump-squirms-as-media-presses-for-answers-on-iran-2493534787666

* "Trump losing Republicans over lack of Iran plan; embarrassingly simplistic briefings exposed:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-losing-republicans-over-lack-of-iran-plan-embarrassingly-simplistic-briefings-exposed-2493764163701

* "Trump’s Fateful Choice:" https://archive.ph/zdt4r

* "Trump undercuts his own dealmaking with troop deployment guessing game, bad faith track record:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-undercuts-his-own-dealmaking-with-troop-deployment-guessing-game-bad-faith-track-record-2494443587996

* "Securing Iran’s enriched uranium by force would be risky and complex, experts say:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-nuclear-uranium-enriched-trump-war-1fd6de24bd1e6c3a4945d58d3f777462

* "Trump warns Tehran ‘more to follow’ after strike destroys Iran’s largest bridge:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/02/trump-warns-tehran-more-to-follow-after-strike-destroys-irans-largest-bridge

* "Fire on U.S. Aircraft Carrier Raged for Hours, Sailors Say:" https://archive.ph/WosVl

* "Second airman in F-15E that was shot down over Iran rescued safely, U.S. officials say:" https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/second-airman-f-15e-was-shot-iran-rescued-safely-us-officials-say-rcna266688

* "Vital U.S. radar aircraft was destroyed by Iranian strike on U.S. base in Saudi Arabia, photos show:" https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/iran-war-attack-us-base-saudi-arabia-sentry-jet-destroyed-strike-rcna265764

* "Trump Targets More Children With Strike on Iranian Orphanage:" https://newrepublic.com/post/208395/donald-trump-targets-children-strike-iran-orphanage

* "More Infrastructure Sites in Gulf Countries Are Attacked:" https://archive.ph/kDz4c

* "The Kurdish Ground Force Preparing to Fight in Iran:" https://archive.ph/RgRRY

* O.o WTF, Trump?!?!? "Kurds React to Trump Saying They Kept Guns Meant for Iran Protesters:" https://www.newsweek.com/kurds-deny-trump-claim-kept-us-guns-iran-protesters-11789392

* "US Strikes Kharg Island as Trump Repeats Threat to Destroy Iran:" https://archive.ph/VUbBm

* "AI got the blame for the Iran school bombing. The truth is far more worrying:" https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/26/ai-got-the-blame-for-the-iran-school-bombing-the-truth-is-far-more-worrying

* "Placing US Troops in Middle East Hotels May Violate Laws of War:" https://gvwire.com/2026/04/01/placing-us-troops-in-middle-east-hotels-may-violate-laws-of-war/

* "Trump threatens to jail journalist who reported on crew’s rescue in Iran if they don’t reveal source:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/06/trump-iran-pilot-rescue-media-threat-00860508

* "Mutually Assured Energy Destruction:" https://archive.ph/yFlDk

* "Fossil fuels as a “weapon of war”: Investigative journalist Antonia Juhasz and Chris Hayes:"

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* "Trump says Iran let 10 oil ships through Strait of Hormuz as a ‘present’ to U.S.:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/26/trump-iran-war-oil-strait-of-hormuz.html

* "French-owned ship passes through Strait of Hormuz:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjd8275jrrko

* "Vietnamese airlines to cut flights due to fuel supply constraints:" https://archive.ph/rZXwf

* "Panic buying prompts PM to reassure Australians over fuel supply:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg73znr1vj7o

* "Sri Lanka declares Wednesdays off as Asian countries try to conserve fuel:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5n58rlnzo

* "Gas crosses $4 a gallon in the U.S. for the first time in 3 years:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/31/nx-s1-5759679/us-gas-price-4-dollars-gallon-iran

* "US Defense Secretary Hegseth's broker looked to buy defense fund before Iran attack, FT reports:" https://archive.ph/AjTx3

* "Iranian hackers claim breach of FBI director Kash Patel’s personal email account:" https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/iranian-hackers-claim-breach-of-fbi-director-kash-patels-personal-email-account/

* "How the Kash Patel hack turned a college-linked username into a security warning:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/spiderkash-kash-patel-university-richmond

* "Did the FBI just post this propaganda video to save Kash Patel’s job?:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kash-patel-fbi-video

* "US directs embassies to team up against foreign ‘hostility’ – and use X to ‘counter anti-American propaganda’:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/embassies-campaign-marco-rubio-elon-musk

* "FBI declares suspected Chinese hack of US surveillance system a ‘major cyber incident’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/01/fbi-hack-surveillance-system-major-incident-00854237

* "Iran-Linked Hackers Are Sabotaging US Energy and Water Infrastructure:" https://www.wired.com/story/iran-linked-hackers-are-sabotaging-us-energy-and-water-infrastructure/

* "Maddow: U.S. military fights war on two fronts: Iran and Trump incompetence:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-u-s-military-fights-war-on-two-fronts-iran-and-trump-incompetence-2495366211775

It's almost as if Trump's decision to deliberately dismantle most of our protections in order to help Russia harm the US is exactly as bad as everyone with sense said and also helps other advisories just as everyone with sense also warned. Sigh.

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* "Ecuador defends bombing farm in joint US operation. What farm tour shows:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/03/27/ecuador-farm-village-bombing-explained/89333544007/

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* "Trump threatens 50 percent tariffs on Iran arms supplies. His legal path is murky.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/trump-threatens-50-percent-tariffs-on-iran-arms-supplies-his-legal-path-is-murky-00863519

* "Trump Funneling Money for His Board of Peace From State Department:" https://newrepublic.com/post/208237/trump-state-department-funding-board-peace

* "Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-general-strike

* "Podcasting Through It with Heather Cox Richardson | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "Donald Trump telegraphs war crimes in profanity-filled Easter Sunday Iran threat:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-iran-truth-social-profanity

* "White House Censors Toe-Curling Video of Trump Being Compared to Christ:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-censors-toe-curling-video-of-trump-being-compared-to-christ-by-paula-white/

This item is not directly related to the item above it, but I feel like it says something essential about conservative Christians that they are entirely comfortable with this.

* "How an election conspiracy theorist has Trump’s ear on voting laws and midterms:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/27/trump-voting-election-conspiracy-midterms

* "Journalist detained for booing Trump at Kennedy Center Chicago performance:" https://www.advocate.com/news/kennedy-center-journalist-detained-trump

**** Corruption of the Justice System, Pushback, and Related ****

* "Trump administration to pay Michael Flynn in settlement over earlier prosecution:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-administration-pay-michael-flynn-settlement-lawsuit-rcna265203

* "Pam Bondi's DOJ Just Settled a Case It Already Won.:"

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* "Pam Bondi still on the hook for Epstein testimony, Oversight panel says:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/08/pam-bondi-deposition-ho-00863544

* "Bondi won’t appear for House deposition next week in the Epstein investigation:" https://apnews.com/article/bondi-congress-deposition-epstein-trump-subpoena-00bd64beb4f91f1284ea2a0a6969d7d4

* "Bondi's Out:"

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* "Democrats vow to fight Trump’s ‘morally bankrupt’ request for billions in additional defense and DHS spending– as it happened:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/03/trump-justice-department-bondi-blanche-epstein-latest-updates

* "Trump budget seeks $1.5T in defense spending alongside cuts in domestic programs:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-2027-annual-budget-congress-defense-f95715d838be17afd9799208cd3182e3

Please call your Senators and encourage them to stay firm on the DHS Funding Bill.

I beg you to fight hard against the SAVE America Act because it's likely game over for American Democracy and absolutely deadly for trans people if they win this one.

* The goal of the SAVE Act is to make it illegal on a federal level for married women and trans people and people who can't afford expensive ID to vote.

I am really alarmed I am about to be stripped of my right to vote, that a large portion of Americans are about to be stripped of their right to vote.

Please contact your US Senators to tell them to vote AGAINST the SAVE ACT

* Here is a model email: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2767709.html

* "House Republicans push bill forcing states to stop acknowledging trans people in schools:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trans-content-national-ban-bill

Republicans in the house are pushing a national don’t say trans bill.

* We are in primary season now. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

PLAN YOUR VOTE!!!

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* Indiana! Ohio! Don't forget to vote in the Primaries May 5!

* "Liberal judge cruises to victory in Wisconsin Supreme Court race:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/07/chris-taylor-wins-wisconsin-supreme-court-race-00863281

* "Republican Clay Fuller wins Georgia special election for Marjorie Taylor Greene’s old seat in Congress:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/republican-clay-fuller-wins-special-election-marjorie-taylor-greene-rcna266398

* "Dozens of LGBTQ+ candidates just got a major boost for 2026:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/victory-fund-endorsements-2026

* "Democrat Chris Pappas in dead heat with John Sununu in New Hampshire Senate race:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/chris-pappas-tied-john-sununu

* "This gay economist running for Congress in California makes his case on the economy:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/brandon-riker-gay-economist-california

* "These anti-LGBTQ+ Georgia Republicans did drag themselves, unearthed photos show :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/mike-collins-buddy-carter-drag

* "Maryland lawmakers advance broad school protections, including for trans students:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/maryland-transgender-student-protections

* "NYC’s most powerful transgender official is fighting intensifying anti-LGBTQ+ federal pressure:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/taylor-brown-nyc-federal-pushback

* "South Carolina man faces hate crime charges after shooting into Myrtle Beach LGBTQ+ nightclub:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/myrtle-beach-hate-crime-lgbtq

* "A DNA test ruled him out. He was convicted of murder anyway.:" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/23/opinion/twisted-science-dna-test-terrel-barros/

* "Texas wants Bibles in public classrooms as another way to bully, harm, and exclude LGBTQ+ kids:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/texas-bibles-exclude-lgbtq-kids

* "Ohio teacher sues over removal of ‘Hate Has No Home Here’ poster:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ohio-poster-lawsuit

* "Georgia educator says she was forced to resign after telling student she’s gay:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/georgia-educator-gay-resignation

* CW: Rape. "Neil Gaiman is Back... And Worse Than Ever.:"

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* "Men covertly filming women at night and profiting from footage, BBC finds:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wxx97jlveo

* "Minnesota’s largest pediatric system restarts gender-affirming care for trans minors:" https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/childrens-minnesota-restores-trans-care

* "Say it again: Abortion bans don't stop abortion:" https://onlys.ky/abortion-bans-dont-stop-abortion/

* "Analysing the Tradwife trend... through the lens of JoJo Siwa:"

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* "A TERF Tried To Sue Me:"

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* "Transgender Latina beaten outside Washington LGBTQ+ bar after helping man recalls attack:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/washington-transgender-latina-attacked

Fuckssake! Bellingham is usually really safe. People move here because it's safe and there's a big, strong community and lots of support from allies.

* "Idaho said no Pride flags permitted. Boise said watch this:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/idaho-pride-flag-ban-defiance

* "Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/06/artemis-ii-kicks-off-trip-around-the-moon-after-surpassing-apollo-13s-distance-record-00860790

* "What can Artemis II astronauts see that satellites haven't captured?:" https://www.npr.org/2026/04/06/nx-s1-5775639/artemis-astronauts-moon-observation-nasa-human-eye

* "Artemis II Lunar Flyby:" https://www.nasa.gov/gallery/lunar-flyby/

* "From a crescent Earth to the side of the Moon we never see – best images of our planet and satellite captured by the Artemis II crew during their mission:" https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/earth-from-space/artemis-ii-images

* "The Artemis 2 space toilet is actually working fine. But there is another problem:" https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/the-artemis-2-space-toilet-is-actually-working-fine-but-there-is-another-problem

* "Italy's Uffizi Galleries targeted in cyber-attack but deny security breach:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy51wzeq6g5o

* "Thieves steal Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings in three-minute Italian heist:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4vw2xmpzzo

* "How a 'trans panic' defense changed the outcome of two murders:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/trans-panic-defense-outcomes

* It has been a nightmare week physically. I did manage physio Saturday and Sunday, but we ended up having to go shopping in the middle of the night Sunday as it was the only time worked for me and squirrel both. It was stocking time, and according to the guys I chatted with it was extra bad as they'd been having delays and shortages and then lots of the things turned up all at once. I couldn't use the electric cart as there was no point since it wouldn't fit down the aisles.

I haven't gotten up to ethical grocery much as it stresses out my car, the other ride option needs a light replaced and can't afford a ticket. There were a lot of things I needed that I'd used up the last few months to it was all a lot. Too much walking with every step and agony as the energy drained from my body. That sort of thing. Ethical grocery isn't Costco big, but it above average for a grocery store, and I kept having to let go of the cart to hobble through gaps to get things. I needed a lung treatment and I couldn't get enough air.

We made it home and got our separate perishables away. I basically sat on the dolly so I could sort on the kitchen floor to minimize stand time and so I could deliver things in bags to the right area quickly. They I went and lunged with my feet propped and had a nap after. A bunch of cabinet shelf stables are still in their bags, but the rest is properly stowed.

I had a good idea how bad the next few days would be so I made sure that I had things I could make quickly and/or easily. I had the forage field roast already defrosting, but I would need gravy, and the one type that they sell safe for me takes extra prep. I got other things though. This meant I could have soup and toast later and had things I could throw together in minutes for Monday.

Monday I was meant to do four items of phone bureaucracy, but a fifth urgent item emerged while I was looking for a paper I needed for a different call. I ended up doing the three most urgent before I had to got out for more incredibly painful hobbling. I knew this would be too much. I was on borrowed spoons, but library had to be Monday and the other things I could arrange to minimize extra gas expenditure. Also they were sort.

I had just enough left after housing tax and the bill I didn't pay last month for car tax to pick up something the car needed. I went to the indie parts store where you can go up to the counter and they will look up the part and go get it. I sorted it right there in disabled parking in case it was the wrong size. It was perfect.

Then to the library as three people were waiting on a book to return and I had two more ILLs. I had hoped for more time, but ah well. (One I need for some very specific research things, so I'm doing that quick as I can. I don't need the whole book, just sections of it. The other, I also need for research, in part to see if it's actually any good. I will either read a little bit and send it back or read all of it). Meanwhile the updated yersina pestis book is proving really good. I'd read the much smaller original when it first came out. I've read some of the articles the authors incorporated, but I haven't had much time since 2016 and also the context matters. The way it all fits together matters. And I really, really want to read the Ann Carson Bakkai this month, but I am slow with poetry, so I'm doing a little bit at a time. The opening poem is stunning. See really gets it. The approach in the early parts of the play is new, but makes sense and is beautiful.

The rest between shopping and this bought me a little time, but I was on borrowed spoons. I still needed gravy and tomatoes. It was Rough, so Rough.

The phone keeps waking me. It is mostly assorted insurance scammers. they are immune to do not call and do not listen. I forget how many I blocked Monday. Five of the six calls woke me Tuesday were the same insurance scam with two different people calling: Rude lady and a new player: man with distinctive accent. I keep blocking them. The sixth call was an absolutely essential call about caregiver stuff, which involves more phone bureaucracy, but I'm saving that for another day.

Can I prove that the daily insurance company autodialer barrage is caused by DOGE Bros selling my medicare and SSI and other personal information to insurance companies as a side job for personal enrichment? No. I just know that at least one of them is reported to have sold all the information he illegally data mined to a private company and the timing is right.

I was down to like one or two a month at most under Biden. Sometimes months would go by and I'd have to look up the number block code I hadn't used it in so long. The Tuesday barrage was half hour intervals, the bastards.

I am so angry about this. I bet none of them go to jail. My private information and everyone else on medicare's is out there likely being sold and resold for the pleasure of Trump and Musk and Big Balls and their ilk because more money for the rich matters more than the safety and privacy and sleep of ordinary people.

I had planned to do the stupid housing zoom meeting to fight for my window plants at least, but I just could not do it after two days of the shakes and so little uninterrupted sleep.

* I will now and then prearrange a call for that time, but I hadn't. Normally a call at that time means someone is dead or someone needs a ride to the hospital.

Her: "Hi. Are you there?" Me, already suspecting, but playing along: "It's 5:55AM. Does someone need to go to the hospital?" Her: It's Michelle. Do you remember I called you yesterday about…"

It was one of the fucking Insurance companies trying to trick me into fucking up my medicare. She talked over me, including another complaint about the time and my do not call notice. She calls me once or twice a day with the same opening line. It's a local number, which means she's calling me at 5:55AM on purpose, not an East Coast autodialer that doesn't care about time zones.

Yes, I keep fucking blocking them.

* "The Afroman Trial Explained: Cops vs Hip Hop:"

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* "Millions March Against Trump’s War & Deportations | Trump's Improv War | Global Helium Crisis:"

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* "Trump Wants To Cut And Run In Iran | Pope Responds After Hegseth Invokes Jesus | Ballroom Blocked:"

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* "No One Knows What Trump Is Thinking | Storming Out Of SCOTUS | To The Moon!:"

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* "We’ve Got Moon Madness! | Farewell, Pam Bondi | Trump’s Iran Update: Other Wars Lasted Longer:"

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* "Trump Threatens To Rain Hell On Iran’s Civilians | Easter At The White House | Far Side Of The Moon:"

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* "Record-Setting Lunar Mission | America’s Bloodthirsty President | How To Get To Waffle House:"

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* "The Fog Of Peace | How Bibi Got Trump To Bomb Iran | JD Vance’s Cringe Call:"

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* "20+ powerful historic images of queer & feminist resistance:" https://www.advocate.com/photography/nyc-queer-history-comes-alive

* "True Facts: Geckos:"

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* "Aussie Auguries:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tocpdsdqHHc

* "Punic Patriots 2:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fJOoa0Q2-jY

* "Amiable Arminius:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wwAibcacTvc

* "Sleepy Sovereigns:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BnOcgKlCz5w

* "Cringing Cromwell:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/iIdXh71EXM8

* "Swashbuckling Sabre Swords:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E_xe8zRoPHw

* "Raucous Rowdy Rancid Ridiculous Revolutions:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dwp5rNn_9T4

* "Desktop Dystopia:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/kgT1FLUg8pA

* "Kind-hearted Kids 7:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J_gbJr4I_tI

* "Kind-hearted Kids 8 (Christmas):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KB2Lk1eyQ10

* "Salacious Snails:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/n07JBwDuI4o

* "Words to Live By (Country Song) - SNL:"

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* "Trump Reveals New Ballroom Photos:"

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* "The G**damn White House Easter Mother****in’ Egg Roll:"

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* "What Happens When Nutella Goes To Space?:"

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* "The Prez Ain’t Right:"

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* Jeeves and Wooster vs. The One Ring. (Scroll past poll for story): https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/813336930565636096?source=share

* It is Poetry Month again. I post them here if you are interested: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/tagged/Poetry

*****
* 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.

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

* "The List of Shame: People frequently ask us about whether their specific US state is trying to enact a social media age verification law so they can call their state representatives and yell at them about it!:" https://dw-advocacy.dreamwidth.org/1493.html

* "Keep Android Open:" https://keepandroidopen.org/

* "Taking action against AI harms:" https://www.anildash.com/2026/02/23/taking-action-ai-harms/

* "Resist and Unsubscribe:" https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/

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Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:13:51 GMT

* "General Strike to Take Place Nationwide on April 5: Here’s What Is Impacted:" https://www.newsweek.com/general-strike-nationwide-april-5-affected-11767415

* Once again I'm having to cut it off early because Action Items.

* "Feuding French Socialists leave presidential prospects in disarray:" https://www.politico.eu/article/french-socialists-party-divisions-2027-election/

* "‘Racist ideology lodges itself amid austerity politics’: newly elected French mayor on tackling far right:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/04/bally-bagayoko-austerity-politics-french-mayor-tackling-far-right

* Normally I try to do a big sampling of protests from around the country, but given my situation and just how bad last week was in incredibly time consuming ways, I'm going to have to limit my No Kings Coverage. About 8 million people showed up, and there were huge gains in red parts of the country. Stay strong. Stay noisy!

* "No Kings protests draw large crowds to rally against Donald Trump:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8wy7g1gd1o

* "‘The more they come down on us, the more we come together’: 14 No Kings protesters on where to go from here:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/30/no-kings-protest-crowds

* "'No Kings' rallies draw crowds across U.S. and Europe as Springsteen headlines Minnesota demonstration:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/no-kings-rallies-draw-crowds-across-u-s-and-europe-as-springsteen-headlines-minnesota-demonstration

* "‘No Kings’ protests held to rally against Trump administration, in photos:" https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/no-kings-minnesota-springsteen-immigration-war-b4ce14b0ab16d148f4fdbe642c20fdb2?

* "No Kings: Vast Throngs Say No to Trump:" https://archive.ph/CN0Gh

* "Photos: 'No Kings' protests across the country:" https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/03/28/g-s1-115637/photos-no-kings-protests-across-the-country

* "5 Takeaways From the ‘No Kings’ Rallies as the Midterms Heat Up:" https://archive.ph/L2yAK

* Transgender activists rally in D.C. as nationwide protests bring out millions:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/transgender-support-rally-no-kings

* "Trump Stronghold Holds Largest Ever ‘No Kings’ Protest:" https://www.newsweek.com/trump-stronghold-holds-largest-ever-no-kings-protest-11752730

* "Macon No Kings event ends abruptly when sheriff tries to address concerns about cooperation with ICE:" https://georgiarecorder.com/2026/03/28/macon-no-kings-event-ends-abruptly-when-sheriff-tries-to-address-concerns-about-cooperation-with-ice/

* "Seattle police estimate at least 75K 'No Kings' protesters marched through downtown Seattle:" https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/protests/where-no-kings-protests-are-happening-this-weekend-western-washington/281-7c1c6f6a-0367-43b5-8538-abf637568c88

* "Thousands turn out — again — as third ‘No Kings’ rallies take over Maryland streets:" https://marylandmatters.org/2026/03/28/thousands-turn-out-again-as-third-no-kings-rallies-take-over-maryland-streets/

* "So you went to a No Kings protest. Now what?:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/mar/29/no-kings-protest-next-steps-activism

* "Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/no-kings-general-strike

* "Why all campus workers should join the May Day 2026 General Strike:" https://higheredlaborunited.org/2026/03/26/why-all-campus-workers-should-join-the-may-day-2026-general-strike/

* "Trump warns US will hit Iran ‘extremely hard’ over next two to three weeks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/01/trump-warns-u-s-will-hit-iran-extremely-hard-over-next-two-to-three-weeks-00855071

* "Trump fails to reassure investors on Iran war:" https://www.semafor.com/article/04/02/2026/trump-fails-to-reassure-investors-on-iran-war

* "‘Massive political failure’: Hayes, Wallace react to Trump prime-time address:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/massive-political-failure-hayes-wallace-react-to-trump-prime-time-address-2494802499623

* "Trump Says There’s No Money for Daycare Because We Have to Fight Wars:" https://newrepublic.com/post/208523/trump-no-money-daycare-medicare-fight-wars-military

* "White House denigrates non-cisgender people on Trans Day of Visibility:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/white-house-trans-day-visibility

* "Over her short tenure as Trump’s attorney general, Pam Bondi terrorized LGBTQ+ Americans:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pam-bondi-lgbtq-attacks-tenure

* "Trump fires staunch defender Pam Bondi:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pam-bondi-fired-attorney-general

* "Once again, a woman takes the fall for an unpopular president:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/pam-bondi-trump-women-trend

* "Thank goodness Pam Bondi’s abhorrent tenure as AG is over:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/pam-bondi-out

* "Top Oversight Democrat says fired AG Pam Bondi ‘must answer’ for Epstein files:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/robert-garcia-pam-bondi-fired

* "Swalwell denies Bondi leaked to him, says Trump is ‘seeing ghosts’:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-seeing-ghosts-swalwell-denies-bondi-was-fired-over-leaks-to-him-2494971971554

* "The Trump Administration Admits to Medically Experimenting on Trans People in Prisons:" https://transitics.substack.com/p/the-trump-administration-admits-to

* CW: Child Abuse. "Kids can be subjected to harmful 'conversion therapy,’ U.S. Supreme Court rules:" https://www.advocate.com/news/scotus-rejects-conversion-therapy-bans

Child Abuse is now legal as the 1st Amendment right for adults to harm children all they want trumps the right to life and to not be abused for children.

* CW: Child Abuse. "The Supreme Court just handed conversion therapy a new license for violence:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/conversion-therapy-scotus-violence

* "Kentucky governor condemns Supreme Court conversion therapy ruling:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/andy-beshear-scotus-conversion-therapy

* "Outrage at Stonewall after Supreme Court voids Colorado's conversion therapy ban:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/stonewall-conversion-therapy-protest

* "Republicans Flirt With Kicking Americans Off Health Care to Fund Iran War:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-health-care-cuts-fund-iran-war-1235538768/

* "Congress eyes DHS shutdown endgame:" https://www.semafor.com/article/04/02/2026/congress-eyes-dhs-shutdown-endgame

* "Trump says he’ll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress:" https://apnews.com/article/senate-funding-homeland-security-shutdown-4a3e4a3e77bd33213b98888e79a81f51

* "Lindsey Graham seen dining at Disney World, as airport lines grow:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/lindsey-graham-disney-shutdown-photographs

Please call your Senators and encourage them to stay firm.

* "Only some driver’s licenses usable for voter registration under the SAVE America Act:" https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-save-act-identification-register-vote-d11d41b59f943bb72bcdca2d781293b7

I beg you to fight hard against the SAVE America Act because it's likely game over for American Democracy and absolutely deadly for trans people if they win this one.

* The goal of the SAVE Act is to make it illegal on a federal level for married women and trans people and people who can't afford expensive ID to vote.

I am really alarmed I am about to be stripped of my right to vote, that a large portion of Americans are about to be stripped of their right to vote.

Resistance in the Senate is Weakening. Please contact your Senators!

Please contact your US Senators to tell them to vote AGAINST the SAVE ACT

* Here is a model email: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2767709.html

* We are in primary season now. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

PLAN YOUR VOTE!!!

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* Indiana! Ohio! Don't forget to vote in the Primaries May 5!

* "Idaho governor signs law making transgender bathroom use a felony:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/idaho-trans-bathroom-bill-signed

The goal of this is to make it a felony for trans people to exist in public as trans people can't do things like work or go to school as they need to go home every few hours to pee.

* "The Idaho legislature isn’t governing. It’s hunting transgender people:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/idaho-bathoom-hunting-transgender-people

* "The Idaho legislature isn’t governing. It’s hunting transgender people:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/idaho-bathoom-hunting-transgender-people

* "Idaho’s bathroom bill isn’t just about bathrooms. It never was:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/idaho-bathroom-bill-oped

* "Tennessee House passes de facto transgender registry bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-house-transgender-registry

There is no non-genocide reason to do this.

* "Rabbi banned from state senate gallery after protesting anti-trans bill: “I’m doing what God wants”:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/03/rabbi-banned-from-state-gallery-after-protesting-anti-trans-bill-im-doing-what-god-wants/

* "The Real Origins of the Religious Right:" https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/religious-right-real-origins-107133/

* CW: CSA. "The billionaires' eugenics project: how Epstein infiltrated Harvard, muzzled the humanities and preached master-race science:" https://www.thenerve.news/p/epstein-billionaires-eugenics-project-harvard-academia-john-brockman

* "Diversity Is Our Strength:" https://campaign-trails.ghost.io/diversity-is-our-strength/

* "The Incredible Shrinking CPAC:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/the-incredible-shrinking-cpac/

* "CPAC crowd humiliates Trump with cheers for impeachment:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/cpac-crowd-humiliates-trump-with-cheers-for-impeachment-2494170691504

* "Shots fired at Myrtle Beach gay nightclub, one detained:" https://www.advocate.com/news/shooting-myrtle-beach-gay-club

* "Prosecutor Reacts to Afroman Trial:"

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* "Hundreds of corrections being issued for Texas’ Bible-infused curriculum:" https://apnews.com/article/bible-texas-school-curriculum-97c62dba31ea9c68e496a24085b60759

They should not be doing this at all.

* "‘BLOCKADE’: The Right Is Using AI Content Scanners to Try to Supercharge Book Banning:" https://www.404media.co/blockade-the-right-is-using-ai-content-scanners-to-try-to-supercharge-book-banning/

They should not be doing this at all.

* "Fired for refusing to remove LGBTQ+ books, Tennessee librarian says she’d do it again:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/fired-tn-library-director-speaks

* "I have major ethical concerns about the Adolescent and Young Adult Gender Dysphoria Outcomes Study (AYAGDOS):" https://queersciencelab.beehiiv.com/p/i-have-major-ethical-concerns-about-the-adolescent-and-young-adult-gender-dysphoria-outcomes-study-a

* "Many alleged suicides of Black trans women are in fact modern-day lynchings, report finds:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/black-trans-women-modern-lynching

* "As gender-affirming care gets harder to access under Trump, trans people turn to GoFundMe:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/gofundme-transgender-care-tdov

* "This Trans Day of Visibility, help these 5 trans people afford gender-affirming surgery costs:" https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/transgender-health-gofundme

* Fuck the IOC! "Olympics cave to Trump, banning transgender women from competition:" https://www.advocate.com/news/olympics-ban-transgender-women

They should not be holding games here. It's not safe for the athletes, coaches, and families.

* "The Olympics Has a New Sex Testing Policy. The Evidence Doesn’t Add Up:" https://www.coyotemedia.org/the-olympics-has-a-new-sex-testing-policy-the-evidence-doesnt-add-up/

* "The Ugly History Behind the Olympics’ New Gender Test:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/olympics-gender-testing-anti-trans-genetic-chromosomes-caster-semenya-nazis/

* "A New, Fungal STI Is Quietly Emerging: Everything You Should Know About TMVII:" https://www.them.us/story/new-fungal-sti-quietly-emerging-what-is-tmvii

* "Confronting the CEO of the AI company that impersonated me:" https://www.theverge.com/podcast/898715/superhuman-grammarly-expert-review-shishir-mehrotra-interview-ai-impersonation

* "OpenAI Will Shut Down Sora Video App; Disney Drops Plans for $1 Billion Investment:" https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/openai-shutting-down-sora-video-disney-1236698277/

* CW: Suicide. "Jury finds Meta and Google negligent in social media harms trial:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/25/nx-s1-5746125/meta-youtube-social-media-trial-verdict

* CW: CSA. "Meta must pay $375 million for violating New Mexico law in child exploitation case, jury rules:" https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/03/24/jury-reaches-verdict-in-meta-child-safety-trial-in-new-mexico.html

* "I Decompiled the White House's New App:" https://blog.thereallo.dev/blog/decompiling-the-white-house-app?ICID=ref_fark

* "Witness Caught Using Smartglasses in Court Blames it all on ChatGPT:" https://www.404media.co/witness-caught-using-smartglasses-in-court-blames-it-all-on-chatgpt/

* "FCC bans import of new consumer routers made overseas, citing security risks:" https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/24/fcc-bans-import-of-new-consumer-routers-made-overseas-citing-security-risks/

* "NASA launches Artemis II astronauts on mission around the moon:" https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/live-blog/nasa-artemis-ii-launch-time-watch-moon-mission-live-updates-rcna257132

* "See the 'amazing' photos of Earth taken on historic Artemis II moon mission:" https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/photos-artemis-moon-earth-space-rcna266665

* "An Artemis 2 astronaut took a 'bath' on camera on the way to the moon. Mission Control's reaction was priceless (video):" https://www.space.com/space-exploration/artemis/an-artemis-2-astronaut-took-a-bath-on-camera-on-the-way-to-the-moon-mission-controls-reaction-was-priceless-video

* I ended up staying up super late last Saturday to finish fixing things after the catastrophic Firefox link loss. Really I should have put it aside for the next day, but it was really annoying me. I have things rough sorted again, and the work I put into fine sorting for Thursday lost. Sigh. Also lost was most of the Weaponized Judiciary/Push back section, the Trump-Epstein, and I think about half of SCOTUS and some things from categories usually lower on the aggregate page. Sigh.

And we are getting biannually inspected again mid April. At least my part of the Apartment is still mostly clean from one of the annual inspections in March. If it feels like I get inspected a lot, you are correct, as multiple agencies do separate annual inspections, plus the two fire/vent/etc. ones..

I still haven't done the stupid housing bureaucracy. I still need to do that one desk that's been a mess and half in boxes since the Great Contractor Disaster. Once fire inspection is over, I need to migrate the things we tucked in my room for annual inspection back out to the main room. The garden needs a big reorganization before things start growing in earnest. We already have some early lettuce and the neighborhood cherry trees are in bud. The ones out where they get the most sun on the street further towards the main road have started blooming. It's time.

I tried putting the scratchy thing Tavy was using as a chaise lounge on the living room window bench off and on for most of the last year of his life (A gift from Art and Techie Millennials) On my bed in hopes of Livia taking an interest in it. It's not her size. she like scratch boxes best, but it likely still has his scent and I was hoping maybe she'd take an interest in scratchy things again. It just upset her, so I took it away again.

* Monday: I finished the Housing paperwork. I am concerned I did it wrong, but there is nothing to do but turn it in and hope.

In related news, I've four errands to do downtown.

Update: Disabled parking was full again, but at least there was something a block away without a slope and I could sit in a chair to wait my turn, the line being literally one guy. I HAD done the paperwork wrong because the directions weren't clear, and they were just as clearly used to it, as she had one of those cool white out rollers right there. Asked several clarifying questions, whited out the wrong answers and write in correct ones herself. You have to be elderly or disabled to be in this program, so I bet most paperwork needs revision given the wording and complete lack of clarifying directions attached.

Anyway, I had inevitably turned up with Dramatically More Documentation than required. I always bring anything they could possibly want to bureaucracy, because if you turn up without something it's a big delay and maybe you can't get benefits or the like as a result. In this case ambiguous wording ended up with me bringing a thick packet when a couple pieces of paper would have done. Better safe than sorry though. (I vaguely remember this happening each re-up. They needed a lot of paper in the beginning when I first applied, but re-up they really only need the application plus a couple of things).

Anyway, I got rubber stamped and it'll be fine most like. This is one of those things, like federal income taxes where my complete lack of taxable income streamlines the shit out of things. It means no special deductions and the like because I'm already at the lowest possible income level so why bother.

I managed the other items fine. I should be able to pay housing tax end of week if nothing monstrous happens to social security and I've a leg up on document organizing for two exhausting bits of expected April bureaucracy.

I hate this. It is exhausting and stressful and time consuming.

In other news, I found a bunch of bad inter-collations after browser recovery. Sigh.

* I have had so much bureaucracy. Phone mostly after I turned Monday's papers in, and I basically had to give up on physio most nights as there were simply not enough spoons. Probably not enough to complete physio in any case, as just bare minimum is taking everything I've got. So many things to do, not enough time or energy to do them, plus bonus connectivity and website issues. I expect two more big bureaucracy packets to arrive this month. *facepalm*

* "Viktor Orbán: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Denmark Sweats the Vote, Hittler Runs for Mayor & Kim Jong Un Is a Nuclear Girl Dad | The Daily Show:"

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* "Melania Brings a Robot to the White House & RFK Jr. Did What to a Dead Raccoon? | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump Bulls**ts About Iran Negotiations & Throws ICE Into Airport Chaos Mix | The Daily Show:"

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* "No Kings Rallies Can’t Stop CPAC's Trump Glazing & Iran War Hits One Month | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump Gets Mystery Gift from Iran & Sends ICE Into Airports to Force the SAVE Act | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump Claims Iran War Is Won, But Hegseth’s New Recruitment Standards Say Otherwise | The Daily Show:"

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* "Kristi Noem's Husband Gets Busty & Lindsey Graham Spotted at Disney World | The Daily Show:"

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* "PeaceHealth Recruiting:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Qh3FY_7GxG8

* "One Fetish After Another: PTA Exploits Black Women and Averts Revolution:" https://blackgirlwatching.substack.com/p/one-battle-after-another-review

* "Julio Torres - “Color Theories” | The Daily Show:"

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* "Hozier - The Humours of Whiskey (Traditional, a cappella):"

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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.

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

* "The List of Shame: People frequently ask us about whether their specific US state is trying to enact a social media age verification law so they can call their state representatives and yell at them about it!:" https://dw-advocacy.dreamwidth.org/1493.html

* "Keep Android Open:" https://keepandroidopen.org/

* "Taking action against AI harms:" https://www.anildash.com/2026/02/23/taking-action-ai-harms/

* "Resist and Unsubscribe:" https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/

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3/22/26 - 3/27/26 No News Past Wednesday night Due to computer Issues

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:54:50 GMT

* Truncated, at least a month and a half behind, and about to get worse. Sigh.

* "Trump Claims ‘Absolute Right’ to Impose Tariffs as He Rages Against Courts in 950-Word Late Night Truth Social Tirade:" https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/trump-claims-absolute-right-to-impose-tariffs-as-he-rages-against-courts-in-950-word-late-night-truth-social-tirade/

* "Trump is losing one battle after another. Cue the posts.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/16/donald-trump-supreme-court-attacks-00829708

* "Court Blocks Trump-Vance Administration Attempt to Dismantle U.S. African Development Foundation:" https://democracyforward.org/news/press-releases/court-blocks-trump-vance-administration-attempt-to-dismantle-u-s-african-development-foundation/

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities Etc.***

* "“Mass public revulsion” to mass deportation and what Trump’s immigration policy is REALLY doing:"

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* "Border Patrol's Gregory Bovino to retire, sources say:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/border-patrol-gregory-bovino-retire-immigration-enforcement-rcna263751

* "US judge pauses termination of deportation protections for some Somali immigrants:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-somalia-temporary-protected-status-ruling-070706351d139e9ceb1f6031f25ec9a7

* "What Happens Now to Kristi Noem’s Warehouse Jails?:" https://archive.ph/BMoHX

* "How ICE's Largest Detention Facility Unraveled:" https://www.wsj.com/us-news/how-ices-largest-detention-facility-unraveled-faa8d264?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqde_HmoJn3lCzx69FhL7qF022jP77DX47T5CItAFxvX-WLaQOlPrSg6&gaa_ts=69c006ac&gaa_sig=Bh30QT8mwIyvTdYCpLY2O8u3oteOtaLN3ksi3btc1fEg_cN-ZPLpxxNB1AyeQm4lRCzqJK1H6KO6hGIo1t6TFg%3D%3D

* "Judge orders pause on ICE detention center construction in Maryland:" https://archive.ph/geahG

* "A Courthouse Arrest, a Surprise Pregnancy, and One Family’s Shattered Dreams:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/san-francisco-ice-courthouse-arrest-asylum-seekers-family-separation/

* "The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building:" https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-raid-landlord-tren-de-aragua

* "Kansas Town Uses License Plate Readers to Go After Man Who Wrote Op-Ed:" https://www.aclu.org/news/privacy-technology/alpr-against-op-ed-writer

* "Emerald City Comic Con Has Connections to ICE:" https://www.thestranger.com/news/2026/03/05/80506618/emerald-city-comic-con-has-connections-to-ice

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/
"MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share
"Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice
Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share
"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:" https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* No Kings March 28! I'd like to thank everyone protesting this weekend!

* "Record-breaking ‘No Kings’ protests expected as nationwide marches near:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/no-kings-protest-march-trump

* "'No Kings' Protests May Draw Biggest—and Most Diverse—Anti-Trump Crowds Ever:" https://time.com/article/2026/03/24/no-kings-protests-march-28-biggest-anti-trump-crowds-ever/

* "One year of No Kings protests against Trump. What have we learned?:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/03/23/no-kings-protest-detroit-michigan-trump/89287749007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z115501p116350l003050c116350e1122xxv115501d--50--b--50--&gca-ft=193&gca-ds=sophi

* "50 of the funniest No Kings sign ideas for the March 28 nationwide protest:" https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/no-kings-protest-sign-ideas-funny

* "History-making protests anticipated at Saturday’s ‘No Kings’ events to push back on Trump policies:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/history-making-protests-anticipated-at-saturday-s-no-kings-events-to-push-back-on-trump-policies-2493369411984

* "Bruce Springsteen to perform 'Streets of Minneapolis' at St. Paul No Kings protest this weekend:" https://www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/bruce-springsteen-no-kings

* "ACT UP marks 39th anniversary with NYC die-in at Palantir over Trump administration contracts:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/act-up-palantir-nyc-protest

* "IN PICTURES: ACT UP New York’s march and die-in outside Palantir:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/act-up-39-anniversary-protest

* "The United States loses its status as a liberal democracy: ‘Trump is aiming for a dictatorship’:" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-03-18/the-united-states-loses-its-status-as-a-liberal-democracy-trump-is-aiming-for-a-dictatorship.html

* "Discussing Trump’s Power Grab and How to Stop Dictators with Chris Hayes and Zack Beauchamp:"

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* "Trump reveals GOP congressman’s ‘terminal’ medical diagnosis at Kennedy Center meeting:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-kennedy-center-ric-grenell

* "Wiles announces cancer diagnosis, plans to stay in job:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/16/wiles-announces-cancer-diagnosis-plans-to-stay-in-job-00829598

She was right there when he joked about the Congressman's terminal diagnosis after disclosing it without permission. The footage was really unnerving in a way words can't convey.

* "Treasury secretary urges ‘a little empathy’ for Trump, who delighted in Robert Mueller’s death:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/scott-bessent-empathy-trump-mueller

* "Trump’s Handpicked Arts Commission Approves Gold Coin With His Face on It:" https://archive.ph/RZAym

* "Trump Appointee Wants to Overhaul the Front of the White House Next with This Controversial Design Idea:" https://people.com/trump-appointee-wants-to-overhaul-the-front-of-the-white-house-next-with-this-controversial-design-idea-11927747

* "Trump’s DOJ Is Helping a Convicted FBI Informant Tied to Russian Intelligence:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/donald-trump-doj-justice-alexander-smirnov-russia-ukraine-burisma-fbi/

* "Who is the biggest alleged grifter in the Trump administration?:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/who-is-the-biggest-alleged-grifter-in-the-trump-administration-2492907075920

* "Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments:" https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-crypto-doj-trump

* "Top Disaster Response Official Claims He Teleported to a Waffle House:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/fema-official-gragg-phillips-teleported-waffle-house-1235534828/

* "Trump's Insane Plan To Steal Elections Leaked:"

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* "Trump Officials Attended a Summit of Election Deniers Who Want the President to Take Over the Midterms:" https://www.propublica.org/article/election-denier-summit-trump-midterms

* "Trump’s Push for Election Power Raises Fears He Will ‘Subvert’ Midterms:" https://archive.ph/pCYVw

* "New report brings potential Trump election subversion scheme into focus:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/new-report-brings-potential-trump-election-subversion-scheme-into-focus-2489562691975

* "‘Desperate’: Soboroff sounds alarm on Trump’s scramble to tilt midterm math:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/desperate-soboroff-sounds-alarm-on-trump-s-scramble-to-tilt-midterm-math-2487978563539

* "White House directing DHS to hunt for voter fraud by naturalized citizens: Sources:" https://www.ms.now/news/memo-shows-white-house-directing-dhs-to-hunt-for-voter-fraud-by-naturalized-citizens

Naturalized citizens ARE US citizens and have a legal right to vote.

* "‘Not normal’: Trump directs DHS to investigate new citizens for ‘voter fraud’:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/not-normal-trump-directs-dhs-to-investigate-new-citizens-for-voter-fraud-2487979075561

* "Trump blasts Supreme Court for not overturning 2020 election:" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-supreme-court-overturning-2020-presidential-election/

* "Trump administration subpoenaing Arizona 2020 voting records, as Trump pushes to consolidate election power:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/09/donald-trump-arizona-2020-elections-maricopa-subpoena-00819024

* "Kristi Noem was unable to cite single election fraud case during secretive Arizona visit:" https://azmirror.com/2026/02/13/kristi-noem-was-unable-to-cite-single-election-fraud-case-during-secretive-arizona-visit/

* "‘Kind of a dud’: Trump’s election subversion exposed but Noem’s stunt falls flat:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/kind-of-a-dud-trump-s-election-subversion-exposed-but-noem-s-stunt-falls-flat-2487275075586

* "Election Records Handed Over to the FBI in Maricopa County, Arizona, Could Be Fatally Flawed, Experts Say:" https://www.propublica.org/article/maricopa-county-arizona-election-records-fbi

* "State Election Board won’t take over Fulton County elections for now:" https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/fulton-county/state-election-board-wont-take-over-fulton-county-elections-now/JNG634MSW5HXHFHT4QM5MJXODE/

* "‘All about ‘26 and ‘28’: Stacey Abrams warns FBI raid is ‘test run’ ahead of key races :" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/all-about-26-and-28-stacey-abrams-warns-fbi-raid-is-test-run-ahead-of-key-races-2488223299908

* "Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk:" https://newrepublic.com/post/206857/georgia-voter-fraud-elon-musk

* "FBI is buying location data to track US citizens, director confirms:" https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/18/fbi-is-buying-location-data-to-track-us-citizens-kash-patel-wyden/

* "Discussing the limits of what we know about AI and Anthropic with Chris Hayes and Gideon Lewis-Kraus:"

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* "Pentagon blocks photographers from Hegseth’s briefings on the Iran war:" https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-pentagon-briefings-photographers-ad0cc21ad17d299c90284788fba62b5a

* "Hegseth Is Said to Have Ordered Pentagon Spokesman’s Firing:" https://archive.ph/MKQ1i

* I think we have found more Government waste: "Pete Hegseth Blew Billions on Fruit Basket Stands, Chairs, and Crab:" https://newrepublic.com/post/207555/pete-hegseth-billions-dollars-fruit-basket-stands-chairs-crab

* "Pentagon spent more on lobster in one month than it did on trans health care all year:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/lavish-pentagon-spending-exposed

* "Trump apparently numb to federal waste as staff burns through taxpayer money:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-apparently-numb-to-federal-waste-as-staff-burns-through-taxpayer-money-2489288771988

* "US judge revives union contract for 320,000 workers at veterans' agency:" https://archive.ph/q1ilH

* "VA Is Rewriting Big Pieces of the Disability Rating Playbook :" https://www.military.com/feature/2026/02/15/va-rewriting-big-pieces-of-disability-rating-playbook.html?ESRC=mr_260309.nl

* "Federal appeals court sides with Pentagon against science, reinstating U.S. military’s HIV enlistment ban:" https://www.advocate.com/news/hiv-military-ban-upheld

* " After 40 years living with HIV, this military veteran sees history repeating :" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/reggie-dunbar-hiv-military-advocacy

* "Judge hints at federal class action, orders DOJ evidence in trans military ban case:" https://www.advocate.com/news/talbott-trans-military-class-action

* "DOJ tells court transgender troops must be fired before suing over revoked retirements:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/doj-logan-ireland-retirement-transgender

* "Trans service people vindicated by latest research:" https://www.advocate.com/military/the-power-of-trans-servicepeople

* "If this gay paratrooper could speak directly to Pete Hegseth, this is what he’d say:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/brian-femminella-gay-paratrooper

* "Pete Hegseth declares that Scouting America will eliminate transgender tolerance & diversity programs:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/hegseth-war-scouting-america

* "Scouting America says transgender kids are still welcome after Pete Hegseth claimed they weren’t:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/scouting-america-transgender-still-welcome

* "Meet the Mastermind Behind Trump’s Definition of “Woman”:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/trump-anti-trans-may-mailman-sports-ban-womens-bill-of-rights-terf/

* "The Federal Bureau of Prisons is running a conversion therapy program. We must not let it stand:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/bop-transgender-conversion-therapy

* "Pell Grant Program Faces Serious and Immediate Shortfall :" https://www.crfb.org/blogs/pell-grant-program-faces-serious-and-immediate-shortfall

* "8 states file emergency motion to block Nexstar-Tegna merger after FCC approval:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/media/8-states-file-emergency-motion-block-nexstar-tegna-merger-fcc-approval-rcna264485

* "Major CBS News Layoffs Begin Under Bari Weiss’ Restructuring Plan:" https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/cbs-news-layoffs-underway-bari-weiss-1236542195/

* "Supreme Court worries Trump’s attack on late ballots could also threaten early voting:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/23/supreme-court-trump-mail-in-voting-00840378

* "‘I’m not doing that’: Lauren Boebert bucks Trump’s $200B Iran war ask:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/i-m-not-doing-that-lauren-boebert-bucks-trump-s-200b-iran-war-ask-2493061699530

* "Republicans Reject Democratic Proposal to End D.H.S. Impasse:" https://archive.ph/xFoJ7

Please call your Senators and encourage them to stay firm.

* "Senate confirms brawler Markwayne Mullin to lead Homeland Security Department after Kristi Noem:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-ally-markwayne-mullin-confirmed

* "In Markwayne Mullin, Pete Hegseth has a competitor in bravado, masochism, and queer hate:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/markwayne-mullin-pete-hegseth-competition

* Please tell Quislings John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico exactly what you think of their yes votes and thank Rand Paul for voting no.

(Yes, I know the kind of person Rand Paul is and that there is personal beef, but we want to encourage him to do the right thing in future votes).

* "SAVE America Act author admits married aide ‘had to go through a bunch of hoops’ to vote because she changed name:" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/chip-roy-save-america-act-voting-barriers/

I beg you to fight hard on this one because it's likely game over for American Democracy and absolutely deadly for trans people if they win this one.

* The goal of the SAVE Act is to make it illegal on a federal level for married women and trans people and people who can't afford expensive ID to vote.

I am really alarmed I am about to be stripped of my right to vote, that a large portion of Americans are about to be stripped of their right to vote.

Resistance in the Senate is Weakening. Please contact your Senators!

Please contact your US Senators to tell them to vote AGAINST the SAVE ACT

* Here is a model email: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2767709.html

* The housing bill is a good and important piece of legislation that will free up so much housing being hoarded by corporations and the like to make it possible for people to have affordable homes.

The House Republicans do not like it, but they have only a two vote majority if you count the independent caucusing with them.

It is essential to contact your Congress Critter in the house and ask them to vote for this bill.

* We are in primary season now. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* Arkansas! Don't forget to vote in the Run Off Election March 31st!

* Indiana! Ohio! Don't forget to vote in the Primaries May 5!

* "A Mar-a-Lago flip: Dems win Trump's hometown Florida House district:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/24/dems-win-mar-a-lago-gregory-00843333

* Interview with the winner here: "Democrat projected to flip Trump’s Mar-a-Lago district in Florida legislature:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/democrat-projected-to-flip-trump-s-mar-a-lago-district-in-florida-legislature-2493517891776

* "California sheriff running for governor seizes over 650,000 ballots from 2025 election:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/23/california-sheriff-election-ballots-seized

He had no evidence of any wrong doing, but he didn't like the results so he seized based on vibes.

* "Judge who OK’d ballot seizure spoke glowingly about Republican sheriff leading investigation:" https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/chad-bianco-ballot-seizure-judge-22094329.php

A Maga judge allowed him to do it as Republicans believe that things people pretend are true are evidence and facts aren't.

* "As Florida Fails To Ban Cousin Marriages, A Look At The Social Practice That Remains Taboo In The West:" https://www.news18.com/explainers/as-florida-fails-to-ban-cousin-marriages-a-look-at-the-social-practice-that-remains-taboo-in-the-west-sbhp-ws-l-9983433.html

* "Tennessee bill could create public registry of trans residents’ medical info:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-transgender-residents-registry

* "Tennessee Republicans advance bill targeting what students can call transgender educators:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/tennessee-lawmakers-disrespect-trans-teachers

* "A new California law says all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup:" https://www.pcgamer.com/software/operating-systems/a-new-california-law-says-all-operating-systems-including-linux-need-to-have-some-form-of-age-verification-at-account-setup/

* "Surviving Fascism: Lessons from Jim Crow:" https://scalawagmagazine.org/2025/02/surviving-fascism-lessons-from-jim-crow/

* "Proton Mail Helped FBI Unmask Anonymous ‘Stop Cop City’ Protester:" https://www.404media.co/proton-mail-helped-fbi-unmask-anonymous-stop-cop-city-protestor/

* "The UT System’s New ‘Controversial Topics’ Policy Is About Policing Knowledge:" https://www.texasobserver.org/ut-system-new-controversial-topics-policy-policing-knowledge/

* "How a High School Librarian in Abilene Fought Back Against Moms for Liberty :" https://www.texasobserver.org/abilene-isd-librarian-book-ban/

* CW: Sexual Assault "Kevin Spacey settles with 3 alleged sexual assault victims ahead of civil trial in London:" https://www.advocate.com/news/kevin-spacey-settles-civil-lawsuits

* CW: Sexual Abuse, CSA "Jennifer Shahade: ‘There’s a long and embedded history of abuse in chess’:" https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/05/jennifer-shahade-interview-abuse-chess

* "‘It’s a Nightmare’: The Human Toll of the Catholic Church’s Trans Healthcare Ban:" https://transnews.network/p/it-s-a-nightmare-the-human-toll-of-the-catholic-church-s-trans-healthcare-ban

* "Opposition MPs, activists oppose amendments to Transgender Persons Act:" https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/opposition-mps-activists-oppose-amendments-to-transgender-persons-act/article70772965.ece

The plan is to legislate trans people out of existence.

* "Appeals court rebukes New York judge for repeatedly refusing to seal trans name change records:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/judge-refuses-sealing-transgender-records

* "Appeals court weighs in: Can religious employers fire workers for being trans?:" https://www.advocate.com/news/liberty-university-transgender-employee-case

* "Gay drag artist murdered in Virginia shooting:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/black-drag-artist-virginia-murdered

* "Trans editor sues DreamWorks over harassment on Bad Guys 2:" https://www.advocate.com/news/bad-guys-2-bias-suit

* "I was a homeless trans teen. Telling my story saved me:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/boston-homeless-trans-teen-hrc

* "How a teacher and her students are bringing queer equality to Wikipedia:" https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/teacher-and-students-queer-wikipedia

* "Struggling with daily HIV meds? Monthly shots may be the answer:" https://www.advocate.com/health/hiv/hiv-injections-outperform-daily-pills

* "Could a vaccine prevent dementia? Shingles shot data only getting stronger.:" https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/could-a-vaccine-prevent-dementia-shingles-shot-data-only-getting-stronger/

* "LaGuardia reopens after the crash that killed 2 and hurt dozens. Here's what to know:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/23/g-s1-114773/laguardia-air-canada-plane-collision-fire-truck

* "Taking action against AI harms:" https://www.anildash.com/2026/02/23/taking-action-ai-harms/

* "Resist and Unsubscribe:" https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/

* "The Privacy ‘Zealots’ Were Right: Ad Tech’s Infrastructure Was Always A Risk:" https://www.adexchanger.com/data-driven-thinking/the-privacy-zealots-were-right-ad-techs-infrastructure-was-always-a-risk/

* "Keep Android Open:" https://keepandroidopen.org/

* I knew about the debunking of the language claims, but I had no idea how bad it was. CW: Animal Abuse. "The Dark Truth About Koko the Talking Gorilla: The Primate Forced to Be a Person:"

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* "Andy Warhol’s Queer Catholicism:" https://therevealer.org/andy-warhols-queer-catholicism/

* "Getting a Share in Green Bay:" https://prospect.org/2026/02/12/feb-2026-magazine-sports-green-bay-packers-nonprofit-community-owned/

* "Support Ny's Burial and Memorial Costs:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-nys-burial-and-memorial-costs

She was a genuinely warm and kind person. The world is a little darker without her in it.

* Monday I had the dentist and spent the last of the EBT on the way home.

I started blocking the one I can't prove is not medicare starting the weekend past, on the grounds that I tried telling "Paige" that I was going to block their number as spam if she didn't stop talking over me and when she stopped for air I said "You aren't listening to me!," then started to ask my question, so she started yelling her opening schpeil to drown me out again. I gave the warning a second time anyway, so hang up and block everytime they call. Insurance companies can afford a lot of autodialers though and Paige calls me once or twice a day anyway to jolt me from sleep. Eventually I will block enough of them to get real rest.

Livia is not recovered from all the disruptions and is fundamentally wary of pretty much everything right now.

The dentist was fixing where a bunch of small fillings from the oughts crumbled behind my front teeth. It feels weird, but I like my new bite better than the one the old fillings gave me. I think another couple of fillings from the '90's and oughts are gone too, but further back, and I suspect I've developed a couple cavities in the last month, but there is nothing to be done until next x-ray.

* A friend kindly printed a document I needed for the way harder than last time housing paperwork and went out of their way to drop it off. Unfortunately, my sleep's been a mess, so I stared and stared at the paperwork, but couldn't work out what exactly they were asking for part of it, so I'll have to try a a different night. Related note: I hate ambiguous directions on if you fill it out wrong they may send you to jail financial paperwork. I swear renewal was easier last time. Sigh.

I can't afford to procrastinate to long because while the results don't kick in for a year, it's a long lead time on processing and if I fuck this up we basically can't live here anymore and I can't imagine being able to afford to move either. It's nightmare fuel, really.

The other thing for today got postponed, which I don't mind because I had all the computer/connectivity issues today. The Lemon Lenovo had a minor freak out I had to trouble shoot involving a bunch of maintenance. We lost connectivity a few times, once for a while. A site I need if I intend to accomplish things was down for hours and keeps crashing. Livia is still having nightmares and I need to go in there to calm her down with loves.

Why am I so hungry lately? It is annoying and food is expensive.

In other news, as good as I thought The Hymn to Dionysus was it just kept getting better. I can't recommend that book highly enough. I have been quietly waiting for the pennies to drop for the main character. It turned out to metaphorically be more like a roll of quarters. Delightful!

Also, my friends keep asking interesting questions on the internet. I love y'all. This is what the Internet is for. :)

* At log off Thursday morning I had that failure where all my links disappeared, which is catastrophic since Firefox removed the restore previous session option several years ago for no apparent reason. Which means I'm likely to be trying to find and reorganize all my links possibly all weekend. Lets hope not, but I'm not sanguine.

I was hoping to post aggregate tonight in any case ahead of no kings, so I'm doing that, but you know how I'm a month and a half behind? Yeah, that's about to get worse.

At least Waterfox kept all my data in the recent up date. Yay, Waterfox!

* "Police Stings: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Calpernia Addams ‘shocked’ by Drag Race’s mention of boyfriend’s 1999 murder:" https://www.advocate.com/drag-race-barry-winchell-murder

* "Why Orville Peck Never Takes Off His Mask:"

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* The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley:

I am entirely enjoying The Hymn to Dionysus by Natasha Pulley, which is blowing me right the fuck away. So many ancient Greek reimaginings drive me right up a wall because of my academic background. This? This is genius built on a monumental knowledge of art history, archaeology, surviving sources, and modern scholarship all wrapped up in a good story and a really fun narrative voice.

I have a ways to go yet, but Natasha Pulley clearly knows what she is doing with Dionysus.

This is So fun!

I know this is something I'm going to want on my shelf.
Update: As good as I thought The Hymn to Dionysus was it just kept getting better. I can't recommend that book highly enough. I have been quietly waiting for the pennies to drop for the main character. It turned out to metaphorically be more like a roll of quarters. Delightful! I am obsessed.

I read the notes at the back.

She's like: I didn't do any research on this one. I just learned to read ancient Greek and then read a long list of books.

Cue me, looking directly into the camera like a character on the office.

*****
* 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.

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

* "The List of Shame: People frequently ask us about whether their specific US state is trying to enact a social media age verification law so they can call their state representatives and yell at them about it!:" https://dw-advocacy.dreamwidth.org/1493.html

* "Keep Android Open:" https://keepandroidopen.org/

* "Taking action against AI harms:" https://www.anildash.com/2026/02/23/taking-action-ai-harms/

* "Resist and Unsubscribe:" https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/

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3/16/26 - 3/22/26

Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:18:44 GMT

* I'm well over a month behind. Sorry.

* "Trump makes Pearl Harbor remark in meeting with Japan's PM:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dlpr074q3o

* "Concerns over US travel visas sees huge event moved to Europe for first time in 35 years:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/us-visas-ig-nobel-prizes-europe-trump-b2935119.html

* "Rubio beclowns himself dancing to Trump’s tune; U.S. security suffers with Rubio’s distractions:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/rubio-beclowns-himself-dancing-to-trump-s-tune-u-s-security-suffers-with-rubio-s-distractions-2487579715575

* "Ex-DOGE Employee Exploited Americans' Private Data, Whistleblower Claims:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doge-whistleblower-complaint-data-breach_n_69b09a66e4b07e0eaa23d70e

* "Trump’s acting cyber chief uploaded sensitive files into a public version of ChatGPT:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/27/cisa-madhu-gottumukkala-chatgpt-00749361

* "Rescuers Responding to Storms Were Left Without Key Tornado Tracker After Kristi Noem’s Team Let Contract Expire: Report:" https://people.com/rescuers-didnt-have-tornado-tracker-after-contract-expired-under-kristi-noem-report-11925823

* "JBS workers launch first US meatpacking strike in 40 years, union says:" https://www.reuters.com/business/world-at-work/jbs-workers-launch-first-us-meatpacking-strike-40-years-union-says-2026-03-16/

* "Republican in Congress resist calls for Iran war hearings, creating a new standoff with Democrats:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/republican-in-congress-resist-calls-for-iran-war-hearings-creating-a-new-standoff-with-democrats

* "‘Monumental strategic stupidity’: Trump faces wrath of Senate Democrats over Iran:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/monumental-strategic-stupidity-trump-faces-wrath-of-senate-democrats-over-iran-2492388931769

* "Congress braces for $200B Iran war request:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/19/congress-braces-for-200b-iran-war-request-00835914

* "True to form, Trump’s new DHS pick comes with baggage, promising a lively confirmation hearing:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/true-to-form-trump-s-new-dhs-pick-comes-with-baggage-promising-a-lively-confirmation-hearing-2492567619934

* "Rand Paul beef with Markwayne Mullin adds surreal layer to bizarre hearing:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/rand-paul-beef-with-markwayne-mullin-adds-surreal-layer-to-bizarre-hearing-2492737091529

Tell Your Senators to Block Markwayne Mullin from Taking Over I.C.E.. There isn't much chance of permanently blocking him because senators like to rubber stamp other senators no matter how horrible, dangerous, or incompetent they are, but we can try to delay the process.

Tell your Senators to filibuster him until I.C.E. reforms go through.

* "Capitol agenda: Thune kicks off SAVE showdown:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/16/congress/save-america-act-thune-senate-vote-debate-00829442

* Republicans are thinking of nuking the filibuster so they can disenfranchise married women, trans people, and the poor. "Fact Check Team: Filibuster fight intensifies as Republicans push for action on SAVE Act:" https://katv.com/news/nation-world/fact-check-team-filibuster-fight-intensifies-as-republicans-push-for-action-on-save-act-department-homeland-security-legislation

* They aren't even pretending anymore about the real goal. "White House press secretary ties voting bill to unrelated anti-trans Trump agenda in Fox News appearance:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/karoline-leavitt-transgender-save-act

* "Senators must reject Trump’s expanding anti-trans agenda in SAVE America Act, advocates warn:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/senators-reject-save-act-letter

* "Senate blocks Trump-backed trans sports ban in Republican voting bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/senate-rejects-trans-save-act

I beg you to fight hard on this one because it's likely game over for American Democracy and absolutely deadly for trans people if they win this one.

* The goal of the SAVE Act is to make it illegal on a federal level for married women and trans people and people who can't afford expensive ID to vote.

I am really alarmed I am about to be stripped of my right to vote, that a large portion of Americans are about to be stripped of their right to vote.

Resistance in the Senate is Weakening. Please contact your Senators!

Please contact your US Senators to tell them to vote AGAINST the SAVE ACT

* Here is a model email: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2767709.html

* "Congressional Republicans advance federal ‘don’t say trans’ school bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trans-identity-education-ban

* "Have the gay tech titans turned their backs on us?:" https://www.advocate.com/cover-stories/gay-tech-billionaires-betray-lgbtq

* "Apple CEO Tim Cook swears he is ‘not a political person’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-tim-cook-apple-ceo

* "Tim Cook wants you to touch grass. That's rich:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/tim-cook-nature

* "'Agent of chaos' Peter Thiel is lecturing on the Antichrist at the Vatican's doorstep:" https://www.advocate.com/news/religion/peter-thiel-antichrist-vatican

* "Possible meteor seen over Southeast Texas:" https://www.khou.com/video/news/local/fireball-seen-over-part-of-southeast-texas/285-f278dee0-51ad-4994-95f8-069e3282c8b9

* "32,000 Year Old Plant Brought Back to Life:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/120221-oldest-seeds-regenerated-plants-science

* "Anne of Cleves Wrote a Letter to Her Brother Politely Declining to Return to Cleves to Become a Political Pawn Again:" https://themedievalbeekeeper.com/2026/03/19/anne-of-cleves-wrote-a-letter-to-her-brother-politely-declining-to-return-to-cleves-to-become-a-political-pawn-again/

* "6 Black Suffragettes Who Made a Difference:" https://blackgirlnerds.com/6-black-suffragettes-who-made-a-difference/

* "My dad made the biggest jewelled egg in the world. The obsession would destroy his marriage, family and fortune:" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/mar/07/paul-kutchinsky-egg-obsession-destroy-marriage-family-fortune?

* "Robert Mueller, who investigated Trump and tested limits of presidential power, dies at 81:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/robert-mueller-dead

* "Donald Trump cheers former special counsel Robert Mueller’s death:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-celebrates-robert-mueller-death

* "Officials say it’s ‘disgusting’ that Donald Trump is celebrating Robert Mueller’s death:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-robert-mueller-death-celebration

* "Punch the orphan macaque is outgrowing his plushie and making friends:" https://apnews.com/article/japan-baby-monkey-zoo-7911e0597837b97199a810601f91c35d?

* Monday was a symphony of frustrations. I also had four separate calls from the insurance company that is trying to fuck up my medicare while I was asleep. They have a lot of auto dialers and no matter how many I block. They are getting desperate. I lost several hours of sleep as a result.

I still had to drag myself out for library. I'd promised myself the special seasonal potato cheddar bread as a treat, but it was sold out.

Came home to find housing threatening bureaucracy in the mail. I really fucking hate that they replaced the perfectly functional automated system at SSI with shitty AI designed to try to force me to use their broken website I can't get into and a cell phone I don't have.

The auto tax bill never came, and I am nearly out of time. They have made paying online impossible and have closed the place I used to go in person to pay. I don't understand why they couldn't A. send the bill in January like usual. B. have a website that lets you log in. Oh there are lots of boxes you can click and type into, but they require you to receive an email to actually log in and they do not send the email. Yes, I checked the spam filter and trash.

* We've been prepping for the annual inspection where they decode if I need a nursing home whether I want to live in one or not. I do not, of course, and I hate it, the intrusion, the inherent initialization. New Millennial was an absolute Superhero with the cleaning, and Techie Millennial was also a help.

Squirrel and I did get trash and recycling out in the middle of the night after the rain stopped. (It was pouring in that soak you in seconds way earlier).

I am exhausted. Was it five phone calls or six today? Two of them were real and important. One was a thing that may actually be a medicare thing, but I don't trust them because they are on that sketchy bubble and won't go off script to answer a simple question. (Sometimes real medicare does that and I once spent months hanging up on a legitimate thing because they were not willing to clearly say who they were and why they were calling and wouldn't go off their long rambly script. So I kept hanging up after two sentences until a supervisor called and said please don't hang up, identified herself clearly and said what she wanted. Just saying). The rest was yet more insurance company scammers. I have added a third voice to the list of ones that have been harassing me often multiple times a day for over a month. (Insurance Companies can afford a LOT of autodialers and tricking the elderly is a lucrative business). Luckily, the new one has a distinctive voice, so it should speed up the hang up and block the number process. (The other two are local accented white lady voices with very common pitch and delivery for around here. I learned to distinguish them mostly because one was and asshole and the other easy to discourage.) I also got one with a different voice and trying to trick you sales pitch, but the scam was obvious enough I could hang up and block one sentence in. Her voice was also distinctive, which will make the hang up and block process faster. I wonder if this is a different insurance company also trying to scam seniors or the first company trying out a different script. Sigh.

And then there was physio and cleaning and starting the stupid housing bureaucracy paperwork. (I was too tired to tackle the complicated second page directions, but I have Squirrel started on getting their documentation, so setting it aside for when my brain wasn't mush made more sense, since neither their documentation nor mine will be ready until likely next week). Then more cleaning, including futzing with the fish tanks so I could get the filter parts off the table ahead of inspection. The filter for the 20 gallon is kaput, which is not a surprise given its age and the fragility of filter propellers. (I miss when I could just switch them for one salvaged from another with a dead motor, but that company went out of business ages ago). At least the 50 has the filter back in after a cleaning. The tanks really need changing and I need to move some plants from the 50 to the twenty, but at least this is progress. Both tanks are dirt (not stones), with air pump and live plants. Going an extra week without a change will be okay. I just could not be hauling that much water around and be dealing with all this cleaning this past week and physio and at least three extremely low spoon days. I did at least top them off a couple days ago, and pop in a little extra stability.

All of this would be so much easier if people would just let me sleep instead of constantly trying to trick and/or threaten me into fucking up my Medicare for their profit.

As I wrote this it was less than too hours until inspection Thursday morning and I mostly just want to go to bed, but I can not, especially as I should really try to sort out the car tax thing after inspection because truncated ours. Sigh.

* The nurse practitioner/ inspector was about 4 hours late without calling.

When they were half an hour late, i did lungs. When they were more than an hour late I brushed my teeth and went to bed in my clothes, on the grounds that she might turn up. My money was on reschedule, but I hate keeping someone waiting while I try to scramble into my clothes.

Livia was already warey because all the intensive clening,buclothes in bed is a dead give away, and she is a clever girl and keen observer of human behavior. She was up and checking the window, ready to run for herhide at every odd sound from ouside or upstairs. I couldn't sleep anyway between this and phone scammers.

Nurse/inspector called I think 11:24AM, asked if she could come in 15 minutes. I said yes. My day was blown anyway, and we'd just have to clean all over on a reschedule. People are often late here because they can't find close parking or thy pick the wrong building. The buzzer doesn't always work, so some people do not come unless they have sense to call us. This late, I suspected a medical emergency at whoever her first visit was with. This was correct. I did not ask if she shipped her lunch break to squeeze me in, but I don't doubt she did.

I was grateful to be squeezed in and not mad at all. Someone could have died if she hadn't sorted it and it was exactly the sort of situation you can't leave until everything is stabilized and care is passed on to someone else. Like I said, I'd guessed something like this was what was going on and I don't waste angry in the absence of Malicious. I definitely don't get at angry about Kind and at no point did I think I'd been blown off without cause.

The upshot is I was too tired to be driving downtown for car tax crap I didn't get to bed until nearly one and have had Not Remotely enough sleep. I have massive headache and I am not enough butter on too much bread.

She was nice though. She skipped the cognitive exam, "You are intelligent, cheerful, and clearly your memory is fine."

Squirrel is now in a battle with the people doing the partial pay for work related injury time people to get the stupid piece of paper we need for the Housing Bureaucracy stuff, but they ae being diligent about it.

* Friday, I stayed up to do the car tax thing. Disabled parking was full, so it went from a walk the length of the building situation to most of a mile each way walking. I couldn't breath and I very nearly collapsed. So I'm laid up from that.

* "Allies Pass On Helping Trump Fight Iran | MarineTraffic Is Amazing | Taking Cuba:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZiRkfHzPRg&list=PLiZxWe0ejyv_1xFlP0NLPIhviSnmDs4S8&index=2

* "Jon Stewart Invites Panel of Trumps to Debate Iran War | The Daily Show:"

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* "MAGA Spins High Oil Prices Into Patriotism & Rand Paul Beefs with Markwayne Mullin | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump: I'll Bomb Iran "Just For Fun" | Hegseth Wants A Patriotic Press | Dig We Must?:"

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* "Trump Pisses Off Japan with Pearl Harbor Joke & Afroman Cucks the Police in Court | The Daily Show:"

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* "Un Forever | Iran Posed No Imminent Threat | Not The Smartest Person | Florida's Cousin-Couples:"

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* "Revisiting Ode to Billy Joe—and the boy who jumped—50 years later:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/ode-to-billy-joe-50th-anniversary

* "Bryan Fuller on Dust Bunny, Clive Barker & Going To Hell?:"

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* "Lost Doctor Who episodes found in 'eclectic' collection:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g7kwq1k11o

* "‘The Pitt,’ as Told by Its Patients:" https://www.theringer.com/2026/03/12/tv/the-pitt-behind-the-scenes-patients

* CW: Rape "The Tragic Mulatto: An American Lie:"

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* "Sorrowful Scipio (Africanus):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0ZZmNGMSF7g

* "Ides Ideals:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g47zLpq95iE

* "Pious Peddlers:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fkOvcCBroaA

* "Angry Angevins:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hIncHmWfc_A

* "Belligerent Bromances:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wX_9GL4V6yw

* "Horrendous Hapless Habsburgs:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eId7P_hwoPc

* "Typical Tanks:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JamCE1GygRI

* "Devastatingly Dystopian Dating:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sWYLsKUUGkw

* "Lore-ndry:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZqC5hgEi3u4

* "Sleep Sanity:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qG9KF26LF_E

* "Introducing Free Speech Plus: Pay What You Need to Say What You Want! | The Daily Show:"

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* "Bombing Iran? Try Havinaplan:"

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3/14/26 - 3/16/26

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:46:37 GMT

* I am a month or more behind in some areas. Apologies.

* "Iran spent years fostering proxies in Iraq. Now, many aren’t eager to join the war:" https://archive.ph/Zpbwq

* "What Iranians are being told about the war:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgl5w09ey30o

* "Israeli military launches ‘ground operations’ in southern Lebanon:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/16/israeli-military-launches-limited-ground-operations-in-southern-lebanon

* "War has already displaced nearly a million Lebanese. Aid groups warn of a humanitarian crisis:" https://archive.ph/gLo4t

* "Trump's Most Illegal War Yet:"

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* "War Crimes in Iran:"

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* "Initiative may be slipping away from US and Israel as Middle East crisis deepens:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/initiative-may-be-slipping-away-from-us-and-israel-as-middle-east-crisis-deepens

* "Fears of a global energy crisis rise as Iran keeps stranglehold on shipping and hits Dubai airport:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-iraq-us-trump-march-16-2026-5f56cff945472db519d91dd5036ead9d

* "How Iran’s Naval Mines Work:" https://archive.ph/K8gPc

* ""Like Looking Through A Keyhole" - Clarissa Ward On Reporting Amid A Communications Blackout In Iran:"

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* ""A Staggering Lack Of Humility" - Clarissa Ward On The Pentagon’s Glib Glorification Of War Violence:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-k7OEXTupY&list=PLiZxWe0ejyv-GyRiodYBMjjNjgDcz7DD_&index=5

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* "Ukraine war briefing: Trump set to ease oil-related sanctions following Putin call:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/ukraine-war-briefing-trump-set-to-ease-oil-related-sanctions-following-putin-call

The goal of this is to help Russia in their violent war of aggression against Ukraine and it is also intended as a reward for helping Iran with targeting.

* "Europe rebukes US for temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian oil:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/iran-war-oil-prices-russian-sanctions-lifted

* " A superpower goes offline: Silicon Valley is pulling the plug. The Kremlin is locking the doors. Inside the race to cut Russia off from the global internet — and what comes after.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/14/russias-self-inflicted-communication-crisis-00827197

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* "Viral Child Soldiers on TikTok: The ‘Disney Stars’ of Sudan’s Civil War:" https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02/20/viral-child-soldiers-on-tiktok-the-disney-stars-of-sudans-civil-war/

* "Glimmers of life appear after Haiti retakes control of a key area from powerful gangs:" https://apnews.com/article/haiti-control-gangs-carrefour-aeroport-9e248bf212c16bf5f35bceb7770667b4?

* "Iran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clygdwqw5dvo

* "‘The children are not safe here’: the Nigerian couple fighting infanticide:" https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/05/the-children-are-not-safe-here-the-nigerian-couple-fighting-infanticide

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* "State Department visa rule sets stage for ICE scrutiny of transgender immigrants:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/new-visa-rules-transgender-immigration

* "Trump says Iran throws gays off buildings after trying to deport same-sex couple there:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-iran-gays-jake-paul

* "White House tells House Republicans to stop talking about mass deportations:" https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/white-house-house-republicans-mass-deportations

* "Kristi Noem’s Parting Gift to DHS: Thousands of Trucks They Can’t Use:" https://newrepublic.com/post/207536/kristi-noem-department-homeland-security-hiding-thousands-trucks

* "Teen mariachis and family from McAllen released from ICE custody:" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/09/texas-antonio-gamez-cuellar-monica-de-la-cruz-ice/

* "Gay asylum seeker files claim for damages over Trump deportations to CECOT torture prison:" https://www.advocate.com/news/venezuelan-cecot-dhs-legal-complaint

* "'This place broke something in us': Kids languish in ICE detention long past 20-day court limit:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/children-languish-ice-detention-long-20-day-court-limit-rcna262525

* "'This place broke something in us': Kids languish in ICE detention long past 20-day court limit:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/children-languish-ice-detention-long-20-day-court-limit-rcna262525

* CW: Suicide "At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/at-largest-ice-detention-camp-staff-bet-on-detainee-suicides-ap-reports/

* "ICE selects untested firms to oversee warehouse detention centers, including in MD :" https://thedailyrecord.com/2026/03/09/ice-warehouse-detention-contracts-untested-firms/

* "ICE just added Leavenworth to its chain of detention islands. Blame a failure of moral leadership.:" https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/15/ice-just-added-leavenworth-to-its-chain-of-detention-islands-blame-a-failure-of-moral-leadership/

* "US judge limits federal agents’ use of teargas on protesters at Oregon ICE facility:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/judge-teargas-portland-ice-protests-ruling

* "Hundreds protest in a ‘sing resistance’ outside ICE facility days after court ruling:" https://www.koin.com/news/portland/hundreds-protest-in-a-sing-resistance-outside-ice-facility-days-after-court-ruling/

* "ICE protest held outside Citizens Bank in Cambridge amid nationwide demonstrations:" https://www.wcvb.com/article/cambridge-citizens-bank-ice-protests/70655299

* "Catastrophic failure for Trump: Deaths, disease, public outrage derail immigrant prison camp plan:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/catastrophic-failure-for-trump-deaths-disease-public-outrage-derail-immigrant-prison-camp-plan-2491377219838

* "Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/texas-terrorism-trial

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/
"MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share
"Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice
Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share
"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:" https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* "President Trump says Black History Month is ‘not distinct from American history’:" https://thegrio.com/2026/02/05/president-trump-black-history-month-is-not-distinct-from-american-history/

* Using Women's History Month as an excuse to attack women and try to steal citizen and human rights from them is pretty on brand. "Donald Trump attacks trans women in Women’s History Month proclamation:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-transgender-womens-history

* "Donald Trump accepts Correspondents’ Dinner invitation, declaring himself 'one of the greatest presidents’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/donald-trump-florsheim-shoes

* "Trump responds to Obama’s viral interview, saying he will ask Pentagon to release files on UFOs and extraterrestrials – as it happened:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/feb/19/donald-trump-first-board-of-peace-washington-us-politics-live

* "Why is Donald Trump obsessed with giving away $145 men’s shoes?:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/donald-trump-florsheim-shoes

* "Trump said he'd send 'criminals or people that don't work' elsewhere if he could:" https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-people-dont-work-quote/

* "Trump’s lies about an assassination order provide a dangerous undercurrent to the upcoming election:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trump-claims-assassination-order-biden

* "Donald Trump Offers Jake Paul His 'Complete and Total Endorsement' if He Runs for Political Office:" https://people.com/donald-trump-endorses-jake-paul-political-office-11924743

* "Why does it feel Different this time?:"

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* CW: CSA. "Capitol rioter who was pardoned by Trump gets a life sentence for molesting 2 children in Florida:" https://apnews.com/article/capito-riot-trump-pardon-child-molestation-f2690d4574a30afdec82edac04c2f4b9

* "Largest Bribe in American History:"

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* "Golf club firm owned by Trump’s sons merges with drone manufacturer:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/09/trump-family-business-drones-merger

* "Trump apparently numb to federal waste as staff burns through taxpayer money:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-apparently-numb-to-federal-waste-as-staff-burns-through-taxpayer-money-2489288771988

* "Religious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania':" https://www.businessinsider.com/us-military-members-pressured-to-see-melania-documentary-mrff-2026-2

* "‘Beyond Parody’: Democrats Criticize Giant Trump Banner Hung at Justice Department Headquarters:" https://time.com/7379999/democrats-criticize-giant-trump-banner-justice-department/

* "JD Vance Unironically Compares America to the Titanic:" https://newrepublic.com/post/205567/jd-vance-compares-america-titanic

* "Scarier than Trump? Gavin Newsom on why JD Vance is so dangerous:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/scarier-than-trump-gavin-newsom-on-why-jd-vance-is-so-dangerous-2489283651899

* "The US Government Will Not Stop Sharing Nazi Propaganda:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/nazi-propaganda-trump-white-house-dhs-kristi-noem-social-media/

* "A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account:" https://www.wired.com/story/a-white-house-staffer-appears-to-run-massive-pro-trump-meme-page/

* "Trump Cabinet’s tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-cabinet-s-tone-deafness-makes-election-outreach-plan-ridiculous-2488003139893

* "‘Attempted corporate murder’: Trump’s threats against Anthropic chill AI industry:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/27/ai-industry-fears-partial-nationalization-as-anthropic-fight-escalates-00805453?nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nname=playbook&nrid=0000014c-2414-d9dd-a5ec-34bc1a140003

* "Anthropic sues Trump admin over supply-chain risk label:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/09/anthropic-sues-trump-admin-over-supply-chain-risk-label-00818716

* "Pentagon and Anthropic clash over AI guardrails:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/hegseth-blocked-from-using-ai-to-power-fully-autonomous-weapons-2489788995628

* "What does the US military’s feud with Anthropic mean for AI used in war?:" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/07/anthropic-claude-ai-pentagon-us-military

* "Pentagon Taps Former DOGE Official To Lead Its AI Efforts:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pentagon-taps-former-doge-official-to-lead-its-ai-efforts_n_69ac3616e4b089ab3d8f2119?origin=home-politics-feed-unit

* "Former DOGE staffer moves on to Pentagon AI program:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/former-doge-staffer-moves-on-to-pentagon-ai-program-2491060803824

* "Military AI: Anthropic, Open AI, & the Future of Warfare | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "OpenAI alters deal with Pentagon as critics sound alarm over surveillance:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-alters-deal-pentagon-critics-sound-alarm-surveillance-rcna261357

* ""They're Supposed To Be A Guard Rail. They're Not Even A Speed Bump." - Paul Rieckhoff On Congress:"

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* "How Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, a Prolific Investor, Got a Lot Wealthier in Congress:" https://archive.ph/YLIgd#selection-525.0-525.16

Tell Your Senator to Block Markwayne Mullin from Taking Over I.C.E.. There isn't much chance of permanently blocking him because senators like to rubber stamp other senators no matter how horrible, dangerous, or incompetent they are, but we can try to delay the process.

Tell your Senators to filibuster him until I.C.E. reforms go through.

* The goal of the SAVE ACT is to make it illegal on a federal level for married women and trans people and people who can't afford expensive ID to vote.

I am really alarmed I am about to be stripped of my right to vote, that a large portion of Americans are about to be stripped of their right to vote.

Resistance in the Senate is Weakening. Please contact your Senators!

Please contact your US Senators to tell them to vote AGAINST the SAVE ACT

* Here is a model email: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2767709.html

The housing bill is a good and important piece of legislation that will free up so much housing being hoarded by corporations and the like to make it possible for people to have affordable homes.

The House Republicans do not like it, but they have only a two vote majority if you count the independent caucusing with them.

It is essential to contact your Congress Critter in the house and ask them to vote for this bill.

* "Jan. 6 plaque honoring police officers is now displayed at the Capitol after a 3-year delay:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/07/nx-s1-5741158/january-6-plaque-honoring-police-officers-displayed-us-capitol

* "The Case Against Generative AI:" https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-against-generative-ai/

* CW: Suicide. "Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot allegedly instructed man to kill himself:" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/04/gemini-chatbot-google-jonathan-gavalas

* "Manhattan synagogue holds Interfaith Iftar in a symbol of unity:" https://ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2026/03/14/manhattan-synagogue-holds-interfaith-iftar-in-a-symbol-of-unity

* Friday I woke up with a reasonable pain level, but almost no spoons. Just sitting and folding laundry required more than an hour of napping and another thre plus hours to make it out of bed. There is something extra annoying about being this debilitated when the pain isn't this bad. Like, I don't want to be in more pain, but when pain keeps waking one up, one expects to be completely useless after. One does not expect it after reasonable quality sleep where the disruption was mostly Insurance Scammer calls.

Sigh.

* "J.D. Vance: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Are Men Ok? - Looksmaxxing | Brotox | Bone Smashing | Man Haxx:"

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* "The Truth About Krysten Ritter's Rise to Fame | Grave Conversations:"

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* "Baking Bread:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eX3aCBzmzdY

* "Whacky Wukong:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z3y7W84hU7c

* "Patrician Parents 2:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QsgKvyB7jck

* "Corporate Collegia:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SdAyBO6f9oc

* "Fool Proof Fabian Strategies:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-F1Uyjz0Kbw

* "Samauri Swords:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2nhUfqXpnXE

* "Samauri Selling Points:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3_bTBeKQUTs

* "Obstinate Orcs:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CcBPPTWCz7M

* "Star Trek Sagas:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rD979p-OQ0E

* "Implacable Imperials:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e8NWzqMaQPE

* "“Closing Time” by Donald Trump:"

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* "House Hunters: Doomsday Bunker:"

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* "Trump’s Gas Prices Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "MAHAspital - SNL:"

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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.

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

* "The List of Shame: People frequently ask us about whether their specific US state is trying to enact a social media age verification law so they can call their state representatives and yell at them about it!:" https://dw-advocacy.dreamwidth.org/1493.html

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3/8/26 - 3/14/26

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:41:22 GMT

* Once Again, I am forced to cut the aggregate off with the surface barely scratched.

* Sort will be rough because news is moving fast.

* "US Says It Will Strike Iran Harder, Tehran Denies Peace Entreaty:" https://archive.ph/gDZ8L

Why would they want to negotiate with us. They were following the treaty they made with Obama, and in Trump's first term he tore it up for no good reason. This time, we pretended to negotiate with them then launched a sneak attack.

* "Pentagon offers no evidence to support claim it attacked Iran in defense:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/01/trump-iran-preparing-attack-no-evidence-00806447

* "Trump admits Iran war could change little in the end:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/03/trump-admits-iran-war-could-change-little-in-the-end-00808889

* "Christian nationalism’s role in the war with Iran — and U.S. LGBTQ+ rights:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/iran-war-christian-nationalism

* "Trump officials consider arming Kurdish opposition against Iran's regime:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-officials-consider-arming-kurdish-opposition-irans-regime-rcna261731

* "Kurdish dissident groups say they are preparing to join the fight against Iran with US support:" https://apnews.com/article/kurdish-dissident-groups-iran-war-iraq-f76efe372becb7d80d3ed026791e67ba

* "Trump says Iran war will be over 'pretty quickly' but US hasn't 'won enough' yet:" https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cz0g2yg3579t

* "Trump keeps telling America he’s winning in Iran. He’s less clear in explaining how the war ends:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-iran-war-hormuz-oil-polls-7ece55a7e283d2fa8054f00cfa3ada59

* "Reality CALLS TRUMP'S BLUFF as reassurances on Iran effects fall flat:"

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* "Maddow: Trump admits what the attack on Iran is really for:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-trump-admits-what-the-attack-on-iran-is-really-for-2491375683866

* "Hayes: Trump lying about war as audaciously as Putin would:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/hayes-trump-lying-about-war-as-audaciously-as-putin-would-2491545667782

* "Mixed messages on Iran expose Trump making it up as he goes:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/mixed-messages-on-iran-expose-trump-making-it-up-as-he-goes-2491548227791

* "‘Amateur hour’: Trump looks foolish before the world with self-evident poor planning in Iran:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/amateur-hour-trump-looks-foolish-before-the-world-with-self-evident-poor-planning-in-iran-2491727940002

* "Trump dances ‘YMCA,’ pals around with Jake Paul on Day 12 of war:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-dances-ymca-pals-around-with-jake-paul-on-day-12-of-war-2491692099682

* "Knock-on effects of Iran attack elude Trump’s ‘binary’ thinking in a complex world:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/knock-on-effects-of-iran-attack-elude-trump-s-binary-thinking-in-a-complex-world-2492087363576

* "TV performers leading attack on Iran focus more on image than strategy:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/tv-performers-leading-attack-on-iran-focus-more-on-image-than-strategy-2492088387858

* "Not a good look: Shocking mistake calls Hegseth’s priorities into question:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/not-a-good-look-shocking-mistake-calls-hegseth-s-priorities-into-question-2491731523743

* "Hegseth doesn’t rule out US troops in Iran:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/hegseth-doesnt-rule-out-u-s-troops-in-iran-00806748

* "‘What the hell is going on?’: Trump admin unable to explain attack on Iran:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/what-the-hell-is-going-on-trump-admin-unable-to-explain-attack-on-iran-2490687043690

* "War In the Middle East, Again w/ Christiane Amanpour & Amb. Wendy Sherman | The Weekly Show:"

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* "Why Did We Just Start a War w/ Iran? EXPLAINER:"

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* "How Lindsey Graham got Trump to yes on Iran:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/lindsey-graham-interview-iran-00809951

* This sure looks on purpose. "Kash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran:" https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patels-latest-firings-ousted-agents-with-expertise-in-iran

* "Patel’s petty FBI firing spree guts key Iran unit at worst possible time:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/patel-s-petty-fbi-firing-spree-guts-key-iran-unit-at-worst-possible-time-2490208835979

* "Maddow: Trump’s clown car Cabinet now an alarming liability as threat from Iran spikes:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-trump-s-clown-car-cabinet-now-an-alarming-liability-as-threat-from-iran-spikes-2490208835674

* "The U.S. Built a Blueprint to Avoid Civilian War Casualties. Trump Officials Scrapped It.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-defense-department-iran-hegseth-civilian-casualties

* "More than 1,000 Civilians Killed in U.S.-Israeli Bombing of Iran, Rights Group Says:" https://time.com/7382536/iran-civilians-killed-girls-school/

* "Satellite firm extends Middle East image delay to prevent use by US adversaries:" https://archive.ph/SrdH5

* "Russia told Trump it has not shared intelligence with Iran during war, Witkoff says:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/10/iran-war-trump-russia-intelligence-witkoff.html

* "Pentagon burned through $5.6B in munitions in first 2 days of Iran war:" https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5776761-pentagon-war-munitions-estimate/

* "US says Kuwait mistakenly downed 3 American jets during Iranian attacks:" https://apnews.com/article/us-jets-downed-kuwait-friendly-fire-iran-f15-1151e092db4597e93e83c04f3b44bddc

Pete Hegseth didn't bother de-conflicting with Kuwait out of likely incompetence and/or recklessness.

* "Iran Strikes U.S. Military Facilities Across Gulf Region:" https://archive.ph/Dwbg9

* "Residents flee Iran's capital as agency says death toll in Tehran tops 1,000:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/residents-flee-irans-capital-as-agency-says-death-toll-in-tehran-tops-1000

* "Not a good look: Shocking mistake calls Hegseth’s priorities into question:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/not-a-good-look-shocking-mistake-calls-hegseth-s-priorities-into-question-2491731523743

* "At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/05/at-least-dozen-hospital-and-health-facilities-in-iran-hit-since-us-israel-attacks-began-who-says

There is no excuse for targeting hospitals.

* "US soldiers who died in Iran war remembered as devoted parents and reservists:" https://apnews.com/article/us-soldiers-who-died-iran-war-46f54df716fe1c5290363da0a15f99f3

* "Amazon’s Bahrain data center targeted by Iran for support of U.S. military, state media says:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/amazon-bahrain-data-centers-targeted-iran-drone-strike.html

* "US sub sinks Iranian ship by torpedo in Indian Ocean, 1st such attack since WWII:" https://abcnews.com/Politics/us-sinks-iranian-ship-torpedo-indian-ocean-1st/story?id=130752053

* "About 140 US troops wounded in Iran war, 8 severely, Pentagon says:" https://apnews.com/live/iran-war-israel-trump--03-10-2026

* "Democrat blasts Trump’s ‘incoherent’ Iran strategy after Pentagon says 140 US service members wounded in operation – as it happened:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/10/donald-trump-iran-georgia-immigration-mississippi-latest-news-updates

* "These are the casualties and cost of the war in Iran 2 weeks into the conflict:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/14/nx-s1-5746623/iran-war-cost-deaths

* "US troops were told war on Iran was ‘all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/us-israel-iran-war-christian-rhetoric

* "'Follow the smoke': BBC spends day with emergency teams as Israel strikes south Lebanon:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx28v2y7de2o

* "UN seeks $308 million for Lebanon as war displaces 800,000 people:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/un-seeks-325-million-lebanon-war-displaces-800000-people-2026-03-13/

* "Susie Wiles sounds the alarm on gas prices:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/iran-energy-prices-trump-wiles-00813710

* "What to know about the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway essential for global energy supply:" https://apnews.com/article/strait-hormuz-iran-energy-war-5b60e82ef2fc68e2b43aa570a32404dd

* "Trump Warns Iran Against Laying Mines in the Strait of Hormuz:" https://archive.ph/SH77P#selection-1243.45-1243.61

* "The U.S.-Iran war is the biggest oil supply disruption in history:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/09/the-us-iran-war-is-the-biggest-oil-supply-disruption-in-history.html

* "Strait of Hormuz must remain closed as ‘tool to pressure enemy,’ Iran’s new supreme leader says:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/12/strait-of-hormuz-closure-iran-oil-prices-mojtaba-khamenei.html

* "U.S. asks Israel to halt strikes on Iran's energy infrastructure:" https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/iran-oil-israel-strikes-trump

* "U.S. military bombs Iran's main oil export hub, as Mideast war toll mounts:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/13/g-s1-113563/us-iran-war

* "White House considers waiving maritime commerce restrictions as fuel prices skyrocket:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/us-shipping-oil-prices-jones-act-00825650

* "The White House isn’t panicking about oil prices. That may change in a few weeks.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/the-white-house-isnt-worried-about-oil-prices-that-may-change-in-a-few-weeks-00821643

* "Energy, food prices surged in February — before Iran fighting started:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/inflation-iran-oil-energy-food-economy-trump-00822622

* "US official: ‘Not true’ Navy successfully escorted oil tanker through Strait of Hormuz:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/10/oil-hormuz-iran-tanker-wright-00821041

* "Trump: ‘When oil prices go up, we make a lot of money’:" https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5780543-us-oil-prices-trump/

* "Dozens of countries agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil. But it didn't bring down prices.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/energy/iea-release-400-million-barrels-oil-iran-war-rcna262931

* "Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war:" https://apnews.com/article/oil-stocks-markets-iran-crude-trump-45f78a8cfe9a5c7e1a2279150a2f90f1

* "Gas Prices Surge as Qatar Shuts World’s Largest LNG Export Plant:" https://archive.ph/YSG1O

* "Kuwait has begun cutting production at some oil fields, WSJ reports:" https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/kuwait-has-begun-cutting-production-some-oil-fields-wsj-reports-2026-03-06/

* "Iran hits more tankers, one leaking oil near Kuwait:" https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/iran-tankers-leaking-kuwait-oil-prices-gulf/

* "‘We’re powerless … and hoping nothing hits us’: trapped on a tanker as Iran war escalates:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/06/seafarers-trapped-oil-tankers-standed-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-shipping

* "Oil jumps to $100 per barrel and stocks sink worldwide with no clear end in sight for the Iran war:" https://apnews.com/article/oil-stocks-markets-iran-crude-trump-45f78a8cfe9a5c7e1a2279150a2f90f1

* "Energy Secretary Wright says U.S. ‘not ready’ to escort oil tankers through Strait of Hormuz yet:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/12/energy-secretary-wright-says-us-not-ready-to-escort-tankers-through-strait-of-hormuz-yet.html

* Let Them Eat Cake! "Trump celebrates high oil prices: ‘We make a lot of money’:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-celebrates-high-oil-prices-we-make-a-lot-of-money-2491880003845

* "China’s ‘Art of War’ Move in Navigating Oil Crisis:" https://www.newsweek.com/chinas-art-of-war-move-in-navigating-oil-crisis-11649562

* "How Strait of Hormuz closure can become tipping point for global economy:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/11/strait-of-hormuz-closure-shipping-economy-oil.html

* "Beyond Oil: The Strait Of Hormuz And The Global Food Risk:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2026/03/01/beyond-oil-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-the-global-food-risk/

* "Aluminum Near Four-Year High as War Risks Smelter Closures:" https://archive.ph/6SWmL

* "Not just oil: Fertilizer prices spike amid Iran war, worrying Canadian farmers:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/fertilizer-impact-canadian-farmers-iran-9.7120124

* "Mitsubishi Chemical cuts ethylene output due to possible supply issues:" https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/03/10/companies/mitsubishi-chemical-cut-ethylene-production/

* "Bapco declares force majeure as Iran sets Bahrain's only refinery ablaze:" https://www.euronews.com/business/2026/03/09/bapco-declares-force-majeure-as-iran-sets-bahrains-only-refinery-ablaze

* "Naphtha Supply Crisis Threatens Petrochemical Industry:" https://www.businesskorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=264579

* "Bangladesh shuts universities, limits fuel sale as Iran war causes shortage:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/9/bangladesh-shuts-universities-limits-fuel-sale-as-iran-war-causes-shortage

* "Philippine government starts four-day workweek as energy prices bite:" https://asia.nikkei.com/economy/philippine-government-starts-four-day-workweek-as-energy-prices-bite

* "Price Caps, Rationing and Stockpiling: Alarm Swells Over Oil Shortages:" https://archive.ph/5ARBs

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* I have concerns. "US military launches operation in Ecuador to combat drug trafficking:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/04/us-military-action-operation-ecuador

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* "Inside the ‘kill zone’: Drones are reshaping Ukraine’s frontline — and the future of warfare:" https://archive.ph/Sled2

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* "As street protests spread across Iran in early January, the authorities turned off the internet. Most of the world didn’t see the bloody crackdown that followed.:" https://archive.ph/YBbHW

* "No Nobles Day: Britain's Parliament boots its last hereditary Lords after 700 years:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/11/g-s1-113300/britain-parliament-hereditary-house-of-lords-aristocrats-duke-earl-viscount

* "Kristi Noem struggles as Republicans & Democrats grill her in fiery Senate hearing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kristi-noem-struggles-senate-hearing

* "Canceled contracts, a failed polygraph and personal disputes: Inside the turbulent tenure of Noem’s former cyber czar:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/28/cisa-cyber-leadership-madhu-gottumukkala-00804515

* "House Oversight Dem Robert Garcia celebrates Kristi Noem’s firing: ‘Now we don’t have to impeach her’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-fires-kristi-noem

* "‘We will never forget’: Walz, Minnesota not done with Noem:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/we-will-never-forget-walz-minnesota-not-done-with-noem-pursuing-accountability-2490878531628

* "Hayes: Noem’s tenure is ending in ‘spectacular and humiliating’ fashion:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/hayes-noem-s-tenure-is-ending-in-spectacular-and-humiliating-fashion-2490849859639

* "Trump just rolled out a cruel anti-trans prison policy doctors are calling ‘dangerous’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-dangerous-transgender-hormone-policy

* "Conversion therapy mandated for trans inmates in federal prisons:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/324679.html

* "protecting LGBTQ kids:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/325036.html

* "Senate rejects bid to scale back Iran war:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/senate-rejects-war-powers-trump-00813233

* "Congress declines to halt Iran war:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/congress-declines-to-halt-iran-war-00815284

Tell the Republican Congress Critters and those Quislings John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Jared Golden of Maine, Greg Landsman of Ohio and Juan Vargas of California what you think of this refusal to Stand Up against the illegal war and take their article one powers back.

Please thank Republicans Thomas Massie, Rand Paul, and Warren Davidson for voting to put brakes on Trump bombing random countries for fun.

* "Senate rejects DHS funding bill as shutdown nears one-month mark :" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/12/congress/senate-rejects-dhs-funding-bill-as-shutdown-nears-one-month-mark-00825943

* "Kristi Noem’s ouster isn’t moving Democrats off their Homeland Security funding demands:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/congress-dhs-funding-shutdown-00814788

It is important to keep the pressure on and also tell them to block Noem's replacement.

Please call your Senators and encourage them to stay firm.

* "Markwayne Mullin, Maga ‘warrior’ and ICE defender, to replace Kristi Noem:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/markwayne-mullin-kristi-noem-dhs

* "What you need to know about Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump's new pick to lead DHS:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5737554/markwayne-mullin-homeland-security-kristi-noem-trump

* "‘Even more incompetent’: Trump’s pick to replace Noem leaves little hope for agency’s improvement:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/even-more-incompetent-trump-s-pick-to-replace-noem-leaves-little-hope-for-agency-s-improvement-2490884163559

Tell Your Senator to Block Markwayne Mullin from Taking Over I.C.E.. There isn't much chance of permanently blocking him because senators like to rubber stamp other senators no matter how horrible, dangerous, or incompetent they are, but we can try to delay the process.

Tell your Senators to filibuster him until I.C.E. reforms go through.

* "Trump Looks Increasingly Desperate to Restrict Voting Rights:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/trump-attack-on-voting-rights-save-act/

I am really alarmed I am about to be stripped of my right to vote, that a large portion of Americans are about to be stripped of their right to vote.

Resistance in the Senate is Weakening. Please contact your Senators!

* "Republicans plan marathon debate for SAVE America Act:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/11/congress/marathon-save-america-debate-00823636

* "Cornyn backs ending filibuster as he courts Trump’s endorsement:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/11/cornyn-filibuster-save-act-trump-00822562

* "Civil rights group calls Trump’s demand to add anti-trans language to voting bill ‘weak and desperate’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/hrc-trump-save-act-desperate

* "Trump’s anti-trans SAVE Act saves no one and threatens everyone:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/save-act-threatens-everybody

* "Donald Trump targets trans kids while abandoning Americans’ real needs around affordability:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/trump-trans-kids-abandons-affordability

* The goal of this legislation is to make it illegal on a federal level for married women and trans people and people who can't afford expensive ID to vote.

Please contact your US Senators to tell them to vote AGAINST the SAVE ACT

* Here is a model email: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2767709.html

* CW: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct "House kills effort to release all congressional sexual misconduct and harassment reports:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-kills-effort-release-congressional-sexual-misconduct-harassment-rcna261679

* "Senate passes major housing affordability bill by Elizabeth Warren and Tim Scott:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-passes-major-housing-affordability-bill-warren-scott-rcna263046

* "Trump’s silence leaves housing affordability bill in limbo:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/12/housing-trump-affordability-midterms-gop-00825096

* "Trump privately says, ‘No one gives a **** about housing’: Report:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-privately-says-no-one-gives-a-about-housing-report-2491893827746

This is a good and important piece of legislation that will free up so much housing being hoarded by corporations and the like to make it possible for people to have affordable homes.

The House Republicans do not like it, but they have only a two vote majority if you count the independent caucusing with them.

It is essential to contact your Congress Critter in the house and ask them to vote for this bill.

* "House Republicans will advance 18-month extension of spy powers, leaders say:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/03/10/congress/section-702-house-vote-00821126

* "Trump State Department nominee tied to white supremacy withdraws from consideration:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/racist-remarks-jeremy-carl-withdraws

* "Mike Johnson loses another Republican as California congressman bolts from GOP:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/republican-kevin-kiley-switches-parties

* "Mike Johnson loses another Republican as California congressman bolts from GOP:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/republican-kevin-kiley-switches-parties

* He's still caucusing Republican. "Maddow: The wheels are already coming off Trump’s House majority:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-the-wheels-are-already-coming-off-trump-s-house-majority-2491381315838

* "Supreme Court blocks redrawing of New York congressional map, dealing a win for GOP:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/02/g-s1-112253/supreme-court-new-york-redistricting

* We are entering primary season just generally. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* Illinois! Don't forget to vote in the Primary March 17th!

* Arkansas! Don't forget to vote in the Run Off Election March 31st!

* "Democrats have flipped 9 seats in state legislative special elections under Trump while Republicans are at zero:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/democrats-flipped-9-seats-state-legislative-special-elections-trump-rcna261633

* "5 takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 midterms:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/04/nx-s1-5734357/texas-north-carolina-primaries-talarico-crockett-cornyn-cooper

* "Holladay wins Arkansas special election in key Democratic pickup:" https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5763559-democratic-pickup-arkansas-house-race/

This is why you vote in every election. This win makes it harder for Republicans to do everything they want to harm the people of Arkansas.

* I am worried about the chicken counting in some of the Texas coverage, etc., but I also think it is desperately important people turn out en masse because there is hope and decent people giving up is how the fascists win.

* " John Cornyn, Ken Paxton advance to runoff to be Republican nominee for U.S. Senate :" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/03/john-cornyn-ken-paxton-wesley-hunt-runoff-primary-texas-senate-republican/

* "James Talarico defeats fellow LGBTQ+ ally Jasmine Crockett in Texas Democratic primary:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/texas-crockett-talarico-primary

* "‘A perfect storm is lining up for Texas Democrats’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/talarico-won-his-primary-what-happens-next-is-outside-his-control-00811456

* "‘We’re about to take back Texas’: James Talarico gives victory speech:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/we-re-about-to-take-back-texas-james-talarico-gives-victory-speech-2490649155735

* "Texas Latinos turned out in massive numbers for Democrats:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/texas-latinos-turned-out-in-massive-numbers-for-democrats-talarico-00812807

* "'Substantial reason to believe' Tony Gonzales had sex with his staffer, House probe finds:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/tony-gonzales-ethics-report-staffer-00812160

* "Texas Democrats force runoff between pioneering LGBTQ+ current House rep and ex-congressman:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/johnson-allred-texas-democratic-primary

* "Anti-LGBTQ+ Congressman Dan Crenshaw ousted by more extreme candidate in Texas GOP primary:"https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/dan-crenshaw-loses-gop-primary

* "Green, Menefee appear headed for runoff in Houston clash of Democratic incumbents :" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/04/texas-christian-menefee-al-green-congress-district-18-democratic-primary/

* "Trump's DISASTROUS policies burden Texas GOP in key Senate race:"

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* "Congressional candidate Bobby Pulido responds to 'quinceañera' remark:" https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/politics/elections/2026/03/12/bobby-pulido-takes-aim-at-quinceaera-remark-amid-congressional-campaign/89116665007/

* "Democrat under fire over campaign memo implying LGBTQ+ candidates aren’t electable in key California race:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/ammar-campa-najjar-lgbtq-electablity

* "Roy Cooper, Michael Whatley set to compete for a high-stakes North Carolina U.S. Senate seat:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5734513/north-carolina-congress-election-results-cooper-whatley

* "Mississippi elections: Who won US Senate, House primaries?:" https://mississippitoday.org/2026/03/10/mississippi-election-hyde-smith-thompson/

* "Arkansas man charged with murder wins GOP primary in sheriff's election:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/arkansas-man-charged-murder-wins-gop-primary-sheriff-election-rcna261736

Republicans are not sending their best people.

* "Husband of Late Congressional Staffer Calls Rep. Tony Gonzales ‘Coward’ for Denying Affair Allegations: 'The Guy's a Predator':" https://people.com/regina-santos-aviles-husband-calls-tony-gonzales-coward-predator-11914902

* "GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas ends reelection bid after admitting to affair with aide:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/06/nx-s1-5738955/gonzales-texas-ends-reelection-bid-affair-aide

* "Democrat gets more votes than Trump-backed Republican in Marjorie Taylor Greene’s old district:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/democrat-leads-mtg-district-georgia

* "Trump endorsement little help as Democrat forces runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-endorsement-little-help-as-democrat-forces-runoff-to-replace-marjorie-taylor-greene-2491533379863

* "Rep. Jim Clyburn, 85, is running for an 18th term in Congress:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-jim-clyburn-85-running-18th-term-congress-rcna263151

* "Former Air Force secretary endorses decorated trans retired colonel running for Congress in Virginia:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/bree-fram-congressional-endorsements-virginia

* "Exclusive: Jim Obergefell endorses Angie Craig for U.S. Senate:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/jim-obergefell-endorses-angie-craig

* "Two Progressives Fight AIPAC (and Each Other) in IL-09:" https://prospect.org/2026/03/13/progressives-fight-aipac-congress-illinois-biss-fine-abughazaleh/

* "Dark money group offers influencers $1,500 for posts attacking Dem candidate:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/dark-money-group-offers-influencers-1-500-for-posts-attacking-dem-candidate-2492067395717

* "Katie Couric confronts Gavin Newsom on his shifting views on transgender youth:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/gavin-newsom-transgender-katie-couric

* "Driver dead after vehicle-ramming attack at Michigan synagogue:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/michigan-west-bloomfield-synagogue-rcna263210

* "One dead and two injured in Virginia university shooting :" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gjrzgr32mo

* "Orlando tears down ‘horrific’ Pulse sign. Survivor Brandon Wolf says it once meant safety:" https://www.advocate.com/news/brandon-wolf-pulse-sign-gone

* "Grandmother jailed for 6 months after AI error linked her to a crime in a state she had never even visited, lawyers say:" https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/tennessee-grandmother-ai-arrest-error-north-dakota-b2938261.html

* "Two transgender men sue Kansas government over law voiding driver's licenses:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-kansans-sue-license-law

* "She’d Never Changed Her Gender Marker. Kansas Invalidated Her License Anyway.:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/kansas-revokes-license-no-gender-change

* "Sustained Vascular Inflammatory Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein on Human Endothelial Cells:" https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10753-024-02208-x

* "A branch of the flu family tree has died and won't be included in future US vaccines:" https://www.livescience.com/health/flu/a-branch-of-the-flu-family-tree-has-died-and-wont-be-included-in-future-us-vaccines

* "Meta Workers Say They’re Seeing Disturbing Things Through Users’ Smart Glasses:" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/meta-disturbing-smart-glasses

* "The queer suffragette known for scandalous affairs, bold protests & writing famous operas:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/03/this-queer-suffragette-is-known-for-scandalous-affairs-bold-protests-she-also-wrote-famous-operas/

* Sunday night to early Monday, I had so much to do, but I did not have twelve hours to do it in. Sigh. Between prep and getting essential things set up for tumblr and added to the aggregate scaffold and the aggregate posted and the scaffold cleaned for next week and assorted other things I need to keep on top of… well, that was the night mostly gone.

Really I should have been trying to speed run a bunch of maintenance and set up for the coming week. Instead I got distracted trying to clean up after the waterfox mess after the upgrade. I'd worked on it a bit right after it happened and since and set up a temporary work around, but we were at the point the separations and inter-collations were wasting a bunch of time constantly in small increments and it was fucking up work flow, which is a problem as I'm already two weeks behind posting and it's just going to get worse, most like.

I bit the bullet and sorted it out properly. Finally. My initial estimate was two hours to fix. I am guessing it was more like an hour and half when you figure in the smaller bits of work with about an hour of it spent very early Monday morning. It was still incredibly annoying.

It is possible that over the next month there may be some duplicate tech/science/climate/history links mixed in with non-dup0licates. I am sorry about that.

I am grateful cleaning up after a waterfox update no longer takes a whole weekend to fix.

Ideally, I should be going to bed as I was writing this. It is Monday and Monday and Tuesday are a lot by themselves, but I need to pick up some food I ordered last month at the co-op. (My Co-op like a lot of Co-ops will give you a discount if you order a case of something they carry or a distributor carries, so it is sometimes very worth it to order a case of something shelf stable that gets used a lot. Also, they take food stamps.) Also, My EBT came in and I am out of a couple things I couldn't afford when I scored the supplement last month, and some of those things I kind of want for dinner tonight. Plus oranges. And juice. I suspect I'm short on vitamin C again.

I should probably also see about paying housing tax and find out WTF with the car tax before I end up blowing it on things like gas, light bulbs, and cat litter like the profligate I am. Sigh.

* Monday night we had that thing where we searched the apartment to try to find the fire, only to discover the smoke was coming from fires outside. This being terrible for my lungs and sinuses, me not having been able to get sleep because so many people calling and errands, plus the general wear and tear of physio meant I spent about twenty hours in bed (not counting bathroom breaks) with Livia. I did manage lying down physio, but the other physio was right out. I ended up just eating bread because I couldn't handle the standing required to dish out leftover lasagna and mike it.

I think the air quality must have been better Tuesday night as I smelled no fires and my lungs gradually improved after the arrival of the night winds from Alaska. I still feel crappy, but at a more bearable level.

* Everything went really wrong Wednesday morning. Frustratingly, discouragingly wrong. I don't want to get into it. It is unpleasant and tedious. I did manage to bring back groceries from Ethical Grocery, which were much needed, but it took everything I had and my legs kept collapsing during the putting away phase. My plan involved getting another 3-4 hours sleep as I'd only had three, but the phone woke me, and I couldn't get back to sleep, which gave me another hour at best.

I did have a nice visit with techie Millennial. New Millennial helped with the pain when they came by later. The Millennials were the good parts of the day. I'm going to putter a little, then go wash the ointment off so I can sleep.

* "Meet every LGBTQ+ athlete competing in the 2026 Paralympics:" https://www.advocate.com/sports/lgbtq-paralympics-winter-2026

* "Gay cross-country skier makes Paralympics history with gold-medal wins:" https://www.advocate.com/news/jake-adicoff-2026-paralympics-gold

* "Los Angeles Marathon nonbinary champion receives no prize money:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/cal-calamia-los-angeles-marathon

* "Police Body Cameras: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Trump Launches War with Iran and Refuses to Explain... Anything | The Daily Show:"

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

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* "Trump Can't Stop Saying "War" | Israel: We'll Eliminate Iran's Next Leader | Awkward Burger Launch:"

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* "Noem’s Colleagues Celebrate Her Firing | ICE Whistleblower Testifies | RFK Jr. Attacks New England:"

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* "Leslie Jones Fixes Male Loneliness One Toxic Podcast and Toy Girlfriend at a Time | The Daily Show:"

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* "‘Gentleman Jack’ Brings a Quiet Revolution to Ballet:" https://archive.ph/cJyJ2

* "Nick Viall Gets Real About Celebrity Life | Grave Conversations:"

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* "The Gentlemen’s Code - SNL:"

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* ""With A Little Help From My Friends" - Hozier & Lake Street Dive (LIVE on The Late Show):"

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* I stand by my belief that a core problem all the modern Star Trek has is the truncated seasons don't give any of the episodes time to breathe. It's hard to flesh out characters properly or fully explore their arcs and also jam in plot, so both end up suffering.

In my opinion, Strange News Worlds suffers from this most and Starfleet Academy handles it best, but they'd be so much better served by the longer seasons classic Trek series got.

I love Starfleet Academy. I think everyone is doing amazing work with the resources they've been given, but I keep wishing they had 20-25 episodes a season to spread out into and enough budget to let Darem and his species mostly wear their real faces, or at least to properly do that for the wedding episode.

* "Of Ice and Men. And Frogs. And Cats. And Minions.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/arts/snowmen-sculptures-brooklyn-park.html

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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.

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

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3/2/26 - 3/8/26 Daylight Savings Edition

Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:45:20 GMT

* I'm still way behind. Sorry.

* "Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78xxg05w0zo

* "US Says It Will Strike Iran Harder, Tehran Denies Peace Entreaty:" https://archive.ph/gDZ8L

Why would they want to negotiate with us. They were following the treaty they made with Obama, and in Trump's first term he tore it up for no good reason. This time, we pretended to negotiate with them then launched a sneak attack.

* "Pentagon offers no evidence to support claim it attacked Iran in defense:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/01/trump-iran-preparing-attack-no-evidence-00806447

* "Trump admits Iran war could change little in the end:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/03/trump-admits-iran-war-could-change-little-in-the-end-00808889

* "Christian nationalism’s role in the war with Iran — and U.S. LGBTQ+ rights:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/iran-war-christian-nationalism

* "Trump officials consider arming Kurdish opposition against Iran's regime:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-officials-consider-arming-kurdish-opposition-irans-regime-rcna261731

* "Kurdish dissident groups say they are preparing to join the fight against Iran with US support:" https://apnews.com/article/kurdish-dissident-groups-iran-war-iraq-f76efe372becb7d80d3ed026791e67ba

* "Hegseth doesn’t rule out US troops in Iran:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/hegseth-doesnt-rule-out-u-s-troops-in-iran-00806748

* "‘What the hell is going on?’: Trump admin unable to explain attack on Iran:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/what-the-hell-is-going-on-trump-admin-unable-to-explain-attack-on-iran-2490687043690

* "War In the Middle East, Again w/ Christiane Amanpour & Amb. Wendy Sherman | The Weekly Show:"

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* "Why Did We Just Start a War w/ Iran? EXPLAINER:"

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* This sure looks on purpose. "Kash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran:" https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patels-latest-firings-ousted-agents-with-expertise-in-iran

* "Patel’s petty FBI firing spree guts key Iran unit at worst possible time:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/patel-s-petty-fbi-firing-spree-guts-key-iran-unit-at-worst-possible-time-2490208835979

* "Maddow: Trump’s clown car Cabinet now an alarming liability as threat from Iran spikes:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-trump-s-clown-car-cabinet-now-an-alarming-liability-as-threat-from-iran-spikes-2490208835674

* "Russia is providing intelligence to Iran on the location of U.S. forces, sources say:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/russia-providing-intelligence-iran-location-us-forces-sources-say-rcna262115

* "Trump’s War:" https://time.com/7382697/trump-iran-war/

* "Trump Says There Will Be No Deal With Iran Except ‘Unconditional Surrender’:" https://time.com/7382878/trump-iran-war-unconditional-surrender-demand/

* "Psaki: Trump flunks wartime president test with disturbing, flippant attitude:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/psaki-trump-flunks-wartime-president-test-with-disturbing-flippant-attitude-2491056195863

* "Psaki: Trump flunks wartime president test with disturbing, flippant attitude:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/psaki-trump-flunks-wartime-president-test-with-disturbing-flippant-attitude-2491056195863

* "Trump snaps at reporter over Iran question, demands football focus:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-snaps-at-reporter-over-iran-question-demands-football-focus-2491029571967

* "Mehdi on Trump’s Iran war: ‘Moral abomination and tactically stupid’:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/mehdi-on-trump-s-iran-war-moral-abomination-and-tactically-stupid-2491036739710

* "The Case Hasn't Been Made To The American People - Brett McGurk On Trump's War In Iran:"

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* "Hegseth’s 'Stupid Rules of Engagement' Line and What ROE Actually Do :" https://www.military.com/feature/2026/03/05/hegseths-stupid-rules-of-engagement-line-and-what-roe-actually-do.html

* "US says Kuwait mistakenly downed 3 American jets during Iranian attacks:" https://apnews.com/article/us-jets-downed-kuwait-friendly-fire-iran-f15-1151e092db4597e93e83c04f3b44bddc

Pete Hegseth didn't bother de-conflicting with Kuwait out of likely incompetence and/or recklessness.

* "Iran Strikes U.S. Military Facilities Across Gulf Region:" https://archive.ph/Dwbg9

* "Residents flee Iran's capital as agency says death toll in Tehran tops 1,000:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/residents-flee-irans-capital-as-agency-says-death-toll-in-tehran-tops-1000

* "At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/05/at-least-dozen-hospital-and-health-facilities-in-iran-hit-since-us-israel-attacks-began-who-says

There is no excuse for targeting hospitals.

* "US soldiers who died in Iran war remembered as devoted parents and reservists:" https://apnews.com/article/us-soldiers-who-died-iran-war-46f54df716fe1c5290363da0a15f99f3

* "Amazon’s Bahrain data center targeted by Iran for support of U.S. military, state media says:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/amazon-bahrain-data-centers-targeted-iran-drone-strike.html

* "US sub sinks Iranian ship by torpedo in Indian Ocean, 1st such attack since WWII:" https://abcnews.com/Politics/us-sinks-iranian-ship-torpedo-indian-ocean-1st/story?id=130752053

* This is a war crime. "US investigators believe strike on Iranian girls’ school probably carried out by US forces:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/us-investigators-believe-strike-on-iranian-girls-school-likely-carried-out-by-us-forces

* There is no excuse for this. "Iranian schools, hospital and landmarks among civilian sites hit during US-Israeli strikes:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpw004xqxnjo

* This needs to stop. "Use of AI for Iran targeting raises questions amid growing military reliance:" https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/09/world/society/ai-tech-iran-strikes/

* " Susie Wiles sounds the alarm on gas prices:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/iran-energy-prices-trump-wiles-00813710

* "What to know about the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway essential for global energy supply:" https://apnews.com/article/strait-hormuz-iran-energy-war-5b60e82ef2fc68e2b43aa570a32404dd

* "Gas Prices Surge as Qatar Shuts World’s Largest LNG Export Plant:" https://archive.ph/YSG1O

* "Kuwait has begun cutting production at some oil fields, WSJ reports:" https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/kuwait-has-begun-cutting-production-some-oil-fields-wsj-reports-2026-03-06/

* "Iran hits more tankers, one leaking oil near Kuwait:" https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/iran-tankers-leaking-kuwait-oil-prices-gulf/

* "‘We’re powerless … and hoping nothing hits us’: trapped on a tanker as Iran war escalates:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/06/seafarers-trapped-oil-tankers-standed-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-shipping

* "Beyond Oil: The Strait Of Hormuz And The Global Food Risk:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2026/03/01/beyond-oil-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-the-global-food-risk/

* "Senator Helps Officers Forcibly Remove Protesting Veteran From Hearing:" https://archive.ph/IATFq

******

* I have concerns. "US military launches operation in Ecuador to combat drug trafficking:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/04/us-military-action-operation-ecuador

* "MAGA Senator Reveals Which Country Trump Will Attack Next:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-senator-lindsey-graham-says-president-donald-trump-will-target-cuba-next/

******

* "Inside the ‘kill zone’: Drones are reshaping Ukraine’s frontline — and the future of warfare:" https://archive.ph/Sled2

* "Dual Canadian British citizens scrambling under new passport rules:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/dual-canadian-british-citizens-scrambling-under-new-passport-rules-9.7099400

If you think there's even a chance you are a dual citizen, best to check.

* "Greenland says ‘no, thanks’ to Trump’s US hospital boat:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/22/greenland-does-not-need-us-hospital-boat-sent-by-trump-says-denmark

This is so embarrassing. They have a real healthcare system, while ours was not great before the Trump regime started dismantling it.

* "Supreme Court strikes down most of Trump's tariffs in a major blow to the president:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-strikes-trumps-tariffs-major-blow-president-rcna244827

* "Illegal Tariffs Ruled Illegal (Again):"

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* "Trump threatens ‘obnoxious’ tariffs as UK and EU seek clarity on trade deals:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/23/us-stop-collecting-trump-tariffs-supreme-court-dollar-gold-ieepa-refunds

* "Trump continues to attack Supreme Court after tariff ruling:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/23/trump-attack-supreme-court-tariffs-00792746

* "24 states sue over Trump's latest tariffs:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/states-sue-trump-tariffs-00814371

* "Trump's global tariff takes effect at 10%, despite announcement of 15%:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-global-tariff-start-10-percent-despite-announcement-15-percent-rcna260369

* "Federal court rejects Trump administration attempt to slow tariff refund process:" https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-trump-refunds-supreme-court-cc2ace8576e59d10034e7e525737539d

* "A record number of Americans are moving overseas:" https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-migration-citizens-moving-abroad-b2928252.html

"U.S. experienced negative net migration in 2025 for first time in 90 years as more citizens drawn to more affordable life overseas with less political turbulence"

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* "U.S. military used a laser to shoot down Customs and Border Protection drone, sparking new air closure:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/us-military-used-laser-take-border-protection-drone-lawmakers-say-rcna260887

Yet another own goal for DHS.

* "Trump administration’s ‘third country’ deportation policy is unlawful, judge rules:" https://apnews.com/article/south-sudan-deportation-supreme-court-judge-murphy-148cee2906dc7286b074116d3eec6fd4

* "The IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge says:" https://apnews.com/article/irs-breaks-law-judge-finds-2dbe472e46121091a32309bdab6795d7

* "Judges Grow Angry Over Trump Administration Violating Their Orders:" https://archive.ph/zrffq

* "CONTEMPT: DOJ is all apologies as judges lose patience with defied orders:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/contempt-doj-is-all-apologies-as-judges-lose-patience-with-defied-orders-2488849987999

* "Judges in a Trump stronghold condemn ICE tactics:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/01/west-virginia-immigration-rulings-00804575

* "Federal judges in San Diego are repeatedly finding ICE arrests and prolonged detention unlawful:"https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/03/08/federal-judges-in-san-diego-are-repeatedly-finding-ice-arrests-and-prolonged-detention-unlawful/

* "In Seattle, 9th Circuit judges consider Trump policy of mandatory immigrant detentions:" https://www.kuow.org/stories/in-seattle-9th-circuit-judges-consider-trump-policy-of-mandatory-immigrant-detentions

* "ICE Gets Hammered In Court:"

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* "Trump administration sues New Jersey over executive order banning ICE from some state property:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/24/trump-new-jersey-lawsuit-ice-ban-00794690

* "ICE officer training is 'deficient' and 'broken,' former agency lawyer tells congressional forum:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-officer-training-deficient-broken-former-agency-lawyer-tells-congr-rcna260409

* "ICE Detainees Stuck on Tarmac for Over 12 Hours During Blizzard:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-detainees-stuck-on-tarmac-for-over-12-hours-during-blizzard/

* "Judge: Family disappeared into an 'ICE black hole' for more than two weeks :" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/19/judge-family-disappeared-into-an-ice-black-hole-for-more-than-two-weeks

* "U.S. deports gay asylum seeker to country where homosexuality is illegal:" https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-immigrants-dangerous-deportations

* "Gay professional gamer detained by ICE fears deportation to Cameroon, where homosexuality is illegal:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/maryland-gay-gamer-cameroon

* "“Abandoned By Border Patrol”: Blind Refugee in Buffalo Dies in the Cold; Family Demands Answers:" https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/27/nurul_amin_shah_alam

ICE murdered a blind man by kidnapping him for fun then abandoning him in dangerous winter conditions far from home with no way to get help.

* "Congressman Kennedy calls for investigation after missing man found dead on Perry Street:" https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo/missing-man-found-dead-on-perry-street/

* Another murder by ICE in one of their internment Camps. "ICE detainee in Arizona dies after not receiving medical attention for severe tooth pain:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/ice-detainee-arizona-death

* "Columbia student free after Mamdani-Trump meeting as ICE agents accused of 'misrepresentations':" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80j3eg8j7zo

From a Republican perspective illegally impersonating police officers has the added advantage of discouraging people from cooperating with real law enforcement in life and death situations.

* "UK Grandma Warns Against Visiting US for World Cup After 6-Week ICE Ordeal:" https://www.newsweek.com/british-grandma-warns-against-visiting-us-for-world-cup-after-ice-ordeal-11563824

* "Court orders ICE to justify arrest of Nashville journalist :" https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/03/08/court-orders-ice-to-justify-arrest-of-nashville-journalist/

* "Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days' notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities:" https://www.wsbtv.com/news/politics/judge-nixes-latest/7YZQKOOQAM4DLCCOFGOEFF4HT4/

* This is child Abuse. "Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center:" https://apnews.com/article/children-immigration-detention-dilley-trump-administration-ice-8ab12c9357ff3b8d400cfa2b2dbe85ed

* "‘Horror on a shocking scale’: resurgent US movement calls for end to family ICE detention:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/23/protest-movement-family-children-ice-detention-trump

* "ICE plans Romulus detention center in historic floodplain, feds say:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2026/02/27/ice-detention-center-romulus-floodplain-public-comment/88898629007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z113701p002450l004150c002450e1123xxv113701d--45--b--45--&gca-ft=213&gca-ds=sophi

* "Can Michigan block new ICE facilities? How officials are fighting back:" https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/can-michigan-block-new-ice-facilities-how-officials-are-fighting-back/

* "Romulus leaders pass resolution opposing ICE detention facility plan after protest:" https://www.wxyz.com/news/protesters-and-counter-protesters-clash-over-romulus-ice-detention-facility-plan

* "'This became real.' More than 1K people protest ICE in Roxbury:" https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/immigration/2026/02/28/ice-protest-roxbury-nj-detention-center-crowd/88899356007/

* "Maryland sues DHS, Noem over ICE detention facility:" https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5751540-maryland-challenges-ice-detention/

* "Dozens protest potential ICE detention facility in Cabarrus County:" https://www.charlotteobserver.com/article314794527.html

* "Conservative Georgia town pushes back against ICE detention center: ‘We are Americans after all’:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/18/ice-detention-center-warehouse-georgia

* "Protesters target private prison office over proposed ICE detention facility :" https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/north-carolina-politics/protesters-target-private-prison-office-over-proposed-ice-detention-facility-in-winton/275-d5ea045a-13b7-41c5-8a7e-6c648f5849dd

* "New Hampshire governor says ICE is ditching plan for detention facility in Merrimack:" https://www.vermontpublic.org/nh-news/2026-02-24/ayotte-ice-detention-merrimack-newhampshire

* "Owner of North Texas warehouse says it won't sell or lease to feds for ICE facility. What comes next?:" https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hutchins-texas-ice-facility-warehouse/287-11ce4a39-65f4-41c5-bb8c-cf5afca83168

* "Political catastrophe: Republican governor botches ICE prison decision:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/political-catastrophe-republican-governor-botches-ice-prison-decision-2487581251846

* Stay Noisy! The more of these we can stop or delay the better!

* "Tennessee Said Yes to ICE—and Turned Into a Deportation State:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/immigrant-ice-raid-nashville-tennessee-highway-patrol-state-police-287g-republicans/

* "Dozens 'dine-in,' rally at immigrant-owned restaurants in northeast Minneapolis to protest ICE:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/03/01/dine-in-rally-immigrant-owned-restaurants-northeast-minneapolis-protest-ice

* "Rapid responders are mobilizing to fight ICE in red West Virginia:" https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/03/06/rapid-responders-are-mobilizing-to-fight-ice-in-red-west-virginia/

* "Portland protesters say Trump’s immigration crackdown is a repeat of one of America’s darkest chapters:" https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2026/02/portland-protesters-say-trumps-immigration-crackdown-is-a-repeat-of-one-of-americas-darkest-chapters.html

* "Protesters rally in Little Rock for immigrant rights, end to ICE enforcement actions:" https://katv.com/news/local/protesters-rally-in-little-rock-for-immigrant-rights-end-to-ice-enforcement-actions-immigration-customs-enforcement-community-support-raids-unconstitutional-force

* "WA Japanese Americans rally against ICE on Day of Remembrance:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wa-japanese-americans-rally-against-ice-on-day-of-remembrance/

* "Bloomfield Barrio Walk Draws Nearly 100 with Andy Kim, Analilia Mejia, and Make the Road Action NJ to Protest ICE and Stand in Solidarity:" https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/bloomfield-barrio-walk-draws-nearly-100-with-andy-kim-analilia-mejia-and-make-the-road-nj-to-protest-ice-and-stand-in-solidarity/

* "Protesters gather in Merrimack for 'Ice Out' protest:" https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-merrimack-ice-out-protest-02212025/70444573

* "Daedalus Aviation to withdraw Wilmington Airport lease application after public outcry over ICE connections:" https://whyy.org/articles/daedalus-aviation-wilmington-airport-lease-application-ice/

* "Woman Charged After Joining Anti-ICE Teen Group Chat:" https://www.newsweek.com/woman-charged-after-joining-anti-ice-teen-group-chat-11544437

* "'Abolish ICE' among winners of Chicago's 'You Name a Snowplow' contest:" https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/02/23/abolish-ice-among-winners-in-chicagos-you-name-a-snowplow-contest

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/
"MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share
"Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice
Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share
"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:" https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* "Kristi Noem struggles as Republicans & Democrats grill her in fiery Senate hearing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kristi-noem-struggles-senate-hearing

* "Canceled contracts, a failed polygraph and personal disputes: Inside the turbulent tenure of Noem’s former cyber czar:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/28/cisa-cyber-leadership-madhu-gottumukkala-00804515

* "House Oversight Dem Robert Garcia celebrates Kristi Noem’s firing: ‘Now we don’t have to impeach her’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-fires-kristi-noem

* "‘We will never forget’: Walz, Minnesota not done with Noem:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/we-will-never-forget-walz-minnesota-not-done-with-noem-pursuing-accountability-2490878531628

* "Hayes: Noem’s tenure is ending in ‘spectacular and humiliating’ fashion:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/hayes-noem-s-tenure-is-ending-in-spectacular-and-humiliating-fashion-2490849859639

**** Corruption of the Justice System, Pushback, and Related ****

* "Supreme Court blocks redrawing of New York congressional map, dealing a win for GOP:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/02/g-s1-112253/supreme-court-new-york-redistricting

* We are entering primary season just generally. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* Mississippi! Don't forget to vote in the Primary March 10th!

* Illinois! Don't forget to vote in the Primary March 17th!

* "Democrats have flipped 9 seats in state legislative special elections under Trump while Republicans are at zero:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/democrats-flipped-9-seats-state-legislative-special-elections-trump-rcna261633

* "5 takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 midterms:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/04/nx-s1-5734357/texas-north-carolina-primaries-talarico-crockett-cornyn-cooper

* "Holladay wins Arkansas special election in key Democratic pickup:" https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5763559-democratic-pickup-arkansas-house-race/

This is why you vote in every election. This win makes it harder for Republicans to do everything they want to harm the people of Arkansas.

* I am worried about the chicken counting in some of the Texas coverage, etc., but I also think it is desperately important people turn out en masse because there is hope and decent people giving up is how the fascists win.

* " John Cornyn, Ken Paxton advance to runoff to be Republican nominee for U.S. Senate :" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/03/john-cornyn-ken-paxton-wesley-hunt-runoff-primary-texas-senate-republican/

* "James Talarico defeats fellow LGBTQ+ ally Jasmine Crockett in Texas Democratic primary:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/texas-crockett-talarico-primary

* "‘A perfect storm is lining up for Texas Democrats’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/talarico-won-his-primary-what-happens-next-is-outside-his-control-00811456

* "‘We’re about to take back Texas’: James Talarico gives victory speech:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/we-re-about-to-take-back-texas-james-talarico-gives-victory-speech-2490649155735

* "Texas Latinos turned out in massive numbers for Democrats:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/texas-latinos-turned-out-in-massive-numbers-for-democrats-talarico-00812807

* "Texas Democrats force runoff between pioneering LGBTQ+ current House rep and ex-congressman:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/johnson-allred-texas-democratic-primary

* "Anti-LGBTQ+ Congressman Dan Crenshaw ousted by more extreme candidate in Texas GOP primary:"https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/dan-crenshaw-loses-gop-primary

* "Green, Menefee appear headed for runoff in Houston clash of Democratic incumbents :" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/04/texas-christian-menefee-al-green-congress-district-18-democratic-primary/

* "'Substantial reason to believe' Tony Gonzales had sex with his staffer, House probe finds:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/tony-gonzales-ethics-report-staffer-00812160

* "Husband of Late Congressional Staffer Calls Rep. Tony Gonzales ‘Coward’ for Denying Affair Allegations: 'The Guy's a Predator':" https://people.com/regina-santos-aviles-husband-calls-tony-gonzales-coward-predator-11914902

* "GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas ends reelection bid after admitting to affair with aide:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/06/nx-s1-5738955/gonzales-texas-ends-reelection-bid-affair-aide

* "Accused Sexual Harasser GOP Candidate Steps Down, An Apparent Neo-Nazi Takes His Place:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/gop-candidate-brandon-herrera-mein-kampf-tony-gonzales-1235526685/

* "Democrat under fire over campaign memo implying LGBTQ+ candidates aren’t electable in key California race:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/ammar-campa-najjar-lgbtq-electablity

* "Darrell Issa’s retirement opens Palm Springs–area House race for queer Democrats:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/darrell-issa-retirement-lgbtq-candidates

* "Why gay conversion therapy survivor Mathew Shurka says people like him are needed in Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/mathew-shurka-conversion-therapy-congress

* "Roy Cooper, Michael Whatley set to compete for a high-stakes North Carolina U.S. Senate seat:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5734513/north-carolina-congress-election-results-cooper-whatley

* "Arkansas man charged with murder wins GOP primary in sheriff's election:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/arkansas-man-charged-murder-wins-gop-primary-sheriff-election-rcna261736

Republicans are not sending their best people.

* "Bucks County natives in custody after ‘improvised explosive' ignited in NYC:" https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/bucks-county-natives-in-custody-after-explosive-ignited-nyc/4365075/

* "Two transgender men sue Kansas government over law voiding driver's licenses:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-kansans-sue-license-law

* "She’d Never Changed Her Gender Marker. Kansas Invalidated Her License Anyway.:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/kansas-revokes-license-no-gender-change

* "Sustained Vascular Inflammatory Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein on Human Endothelial Cells:" https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10753-024-02208-x

* "Tuberculosis tests reveal 204 latent cases at Riordan High in S.F.:" https://missionlocal.org/2026/02/riordan-high-tuberculosis-latent-cases-san-francisco/

This terrifies me as Republicans have mostly dismantled the public health system.

* "The incredible story of a gay interracial love affair in the midst of WWII:" https://www.advocate.com/history/wwii-love-affair

* Sunday night to early Monday, I had so much to do, but I did not have twelve hours to do it in. Sigh. Between prep and getting essential things set up for tumblr and added to the aggregate scaffold and the aggregate posted and the scaffold cleaned for next week and assorted other things I need to keep on top of… well, that was the night mostly gone.

Really I should have been trying to speed run a bunch of maintenance and set up for the coming week. Instead I got distracted trying to clean up after the waterfox mess after the upgrade. I'd worked on it a bit right after it happened and since and set up a temporary work around, but we were at the point the separations and inter-collations were wasting a bunch of time constantly in small increments and it was fucking up work flow, which is a problem as I'm already two weeks behind posting and it's just going to get worse, most like.

I bit the bullet and sorted it out properly. Finally. My initial estimate was two hours to fix. I am guessing it was more like an hour and half when you figure in the smaller bits of work with about an hour of it spent very early Monday morning. It was still incredibly annoying.

It is possible that over the next month there may be some duplicate tech/science/climate/history links mixed in with non-dup0licates. I am sorry about that.

I am grateful cleaning up after a waterfox update no longer takes a whole weekend to fix.

Ideally, I should be going to bed as I was writing this. It is Monday and Monday and Tuesday are a lot by themselves, but I need to pick up some food I ordered last month at the co-op. (My Co-op like a lot of Co-ops will give you a discount if you order a case of something they carry or a distributor carries, so it is sometimes very worth it to order a case of something shelf stable that gets used a lot. Also, they take food stamps.) Also, My EBT came in and I am out of a couple things I couldn't afford when I scored the supplement last month, and some of those things I kind of want for dinner tonight. Plus oranges. And juice. I suspect I'm short on vitamin C again.

I should probably also see about paying housing tax and find out WTF with the car tax before I end up blowing it on things like gas, light bulbs, and cat litter like the profligate I am. Sigh.

* Monday night we had that thing where we searched the apartment to try to find the fire, only to discover the smoke was coming from fires outside. This being terrible for my lungs and sinuses, me not having been able to get sleep because so many people calling and errands, plus the general wear and tear of physio meant I spent about twenty hours in bed (not counting bathroom breaks) with Livia. I did manage lying down physio, but the other physio was right out. I ended up just eating bread because I couldn't handle the standing required to dish out leftover lasagna and mike it.

I think the air quality must have been better Tuesday night as I smelled no fires and my lungs gradually improved after the arrival of the night winds from Alaska. I still feel crappy, but at a more bearable level.

* I continue to really struggle with my body. We had a couple days of decent air quality and I got decent rest as a result, but I still need to spend a lot of time lying down and not doing much of anything. Even on the good days I have hardly any time I can spend standing and walking, so I have to be very strategic with it. Mostly I have been trying to do tank, garden, and plant maintenance outside of that one grocery run early in the week to the closest grocery for perishables mostly. I did read most of an ILL. I shall assuredly finish it soon as it's a biography and the subject has turned sixty. (He lived to be old, even by modern standards, which given his period and lifestyle is a bit startling). I have watched a lot of netflix and Tubi and have been having thoughts about impressively political Thai drama (Queer and Horror).

If you have good suggestions for Queer and/or horror shows and movies from Thailand, let me know.

Anyway, the upside of having more than four or at best of functional out of my room time is I have actually accomplished some things. The downside is I have no sleep cycle and must accept whatever random stuff my body is doing. Even my meds cycle has been disrupted. Sigh.

Livia's been getting more and more into sleeping while pressed against me, which I liker. (she will take short naps on me on occasion, but she's very sensitive, and I think small movements I make in my sleep unnerve her if she's on top of me, where as next to me on the support pillow pressed against my leg and/or body and/or arm is companionable while allowing her higher quality sleep. She's out of her room a little more lately, but I still can't get her to curl up in her desk box, like she used to. I can get her to play with her rainbows, but she mostly isn't interested in feather time, and if she's bug hunting at all, it's while I'm lying down.

I worry. She's spent all Winter at Summer weight instead of winter weight, because she wasn't eating much in her early anxiety and grief. She's eating the summer amount now, but it's only stopped being cold at night this week. IDK.

I'm still trying to working out how to juggle bills and housing tax this month. I'm definitely not paying one of the big bills. I think I can partial pay on one of the other big ones and juggle to cover housing tax, but there's almost no margin and a bunch of things are 2 or 3x what they cost before Trump decided to fuck up the economy.

Squirrel's still on partial pay from the work injury. Their physio is going well, but we still don't know if they will need surgery. They absolutely can't help with housing tax or my bills in a pinch. They are drowning in theirs.

* "Police Body Cameras: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Trump Launches War with Iran and Refuses to Explain... Anything | The Daily Show:"

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* "In Too Deep: Josh Johnson Dives Into the BAFTAs Racial Slur Controversy | The Daily Show:"

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* "America At Whaaa? | Seeking Regime Change | Hegseth: No "Stupid" Rules Of Engagement:"

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* "U.S. Abandons Citizens Across Middle East | Trump: The Big One Is Coming | Iran War Is "God's Plan":"

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* "Leslie Jones Fixes Male Loneliness One Toxic Podcast and Toy Girlfriend at a Time | The Daily Show:"

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* "Friendships We Do & DON’T Want: Kid Rock, RFK & The Monkey Punch:"

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* "We Need to Discuss AKOTSK:"

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* ""I'm Not Ready" — Kevin Pollak’s Most Honest Interview Ever:"

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* "Nick Viall Gets Real About Celebrity Life | Grave Conversations:"

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* "Promethean Problems:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o5cJ5LQ8-_M

* "Classic Classy Classis:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MLnGy7KUG5s

* "Dramatic Dynamic Diverse Ditches:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oN0gz-VEHIY

* "Ambitious Alesia:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jz3t_FSGJL8

* "Crassus Cringe:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vlx5G0DgKMw

* "Knavish Knighting:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EbCDKCexwNE

* "Inherited Illegitimacy:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8elC8Kn2Pbc

* "Robust Reeves:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IXJiuZQ1zfg

* "Superfluous Success Stories (Napoleonic edition):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M9d8b-kkzgs

* " 7 Knights for a Trial of 7 :" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wi8nNhnRq2k

* "The Gentlemen’s Code - SNL:"

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* "Kesha Blasts Trump For Stealing Her Song:"

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* I stand by my belief that a core problem all the modern Star Trek has is the truncated seasons don't give any of the episodes time to breathe. It's hard to flesh out characters properly or fully explore their arcs and also jam in plot, so both end up suffering.

In my opinion, Strange News Worlds suffers from this most and Starfleet Academy handles it best, but they'd be so much better served by the longer seasons classic Trek series got.

I love Starfleet Academy. I think everyone is doing amazing work with the resources they've been given, but I keep wishing they had 20-25 episodes a season to spread out into and enough budget to let Darem and his species mostly wear their real faces, or at least to properly do that for the wedding episode.

* "Of Ice and Men. And Frogs. And Cats. And Minions.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/arts/snowmen-sculptures-brooklyn-park.html

*****
* 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.

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

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2/23/26 - 3/2/26 Action Items and War

Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:17:34 GMT

* I am having a real struggle with physio. I am doing tons of prep, but keep having to go to bed before posting items or scaffolding them into the aggregate, but there are so many Action Items, Primaries have started, and we are literally at war, so I'm cutting this here, despite barely scratching the surface on the more than two weeks backlog. I'm so sorry.

* "What to know about the latest US-Israeli attacks on Iran:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-us-israel-trump-979a41042f073f8f4004e34e67b470f5

* "Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who led the Islamic Republic since 1989, is dead at 86:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-supreme-leader-ayatollah-ali-khamenei-dead-5b13b69b708c4ed38e8f95f5fb41a597

* "Yet another mid-talks attack jeopardizes chances of Iran taking Trump seriously:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/28/yet-another-mid-talks-attack-jeopardises-chances-of-iran-taking-trump-seriously

* "New Iranian strikes reported across region, including in Saudi Arabia, as US planes crash in Kuwait:" https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy0dp1l57nxt

* "War widens to include Iranian-backed militias as Israeli and American planes pound Iran:" https://www.seattletimes.com/

* "More strikes aimed at Iran after Khamenei's death, Trump issues new warning:" https://archive.ph/EqsnF

* "Washington state officials demand end to involvement in Iran strikes; call for Congress vote:" https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/washington-state-officials-demand-end-to-involvement-in-iran-strikes-call-for-congress-vote/281-73db0e03-dd35-4872-be17-5b52ae23a449

* "Pete Buttigieg & Robert Garcia join chorus of leaders condemning Donald Trump’s ‘war of choice’ with Iran:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/pete-buttigieg-trump-iran-war

* "Rachel Maddow urges Americans to consider ‘Who benefits?’ from Trump’s war with Iran:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/rachel-maddow-trump-iran-war

* "Retired Space Force colonel warns Trump’s Iran strikes are ‘reckless adventurism and distraction’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-iran-war-bree-fram

* "To many WA Iranians, U.S. attack signals either freedom or imperialism:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/to-many-wa-iranians-u-s-attack-signals-either-freedom-or-imperialism/

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* "Four years into its full-scale war in Ukraine, Russia is feeling the effects:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gj20xzw39o?

* "Resist logging in Oregon's old-growth forests:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/324102.html

* Cruelty is the point. "Noem restricts disaster aid over shutdown that targets ICE:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/22/noem-restricts-disaster-aid-ice-budget-shutdown-00792447

She is doing this terrible thing because Democrats want I.C.E. to stop breaking the law.

It is important not to cave to terrorists like Noem.

Please call your Senators and encourage them to stay firm.

* "Trump said US is only country that allows mail-in ballots. Here's the truth:" https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-mail-in-voting/

* "How the SAVE America Act Republicans are touting will disenfranchise married & LGBTQ+ Americans:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/save-act-lgbtq-voters

The goal of this legislation is to make it illegal on a federal level for married women and trans people to vote.

Please tell Quisling Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar exactly what you think of his decision to vote to permanently disenfranchise so many American citizens if he is your Congress Critter.

Please contact your US Senators to tell them to vote AGAINST the SAVE ACT

* Here is a model email: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2767709.html

* "A Nationwide Book Ban Bill Has Been Introduced in the House of Representatives:" https://bookriot.com/hr7661-book-ban-legislation/

* "Trump’s surgeon general pick dodges vaccine questions at Senate hearing:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/25/casey-means-surgeon-general-nominee

Please tell your senators how much you don't want an anti-vaxxer for Surgeon General.

* "Trump surgeon general nominee dances around vaccine questions at Senate hearing:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-surgeon-general-nominee-dances-around-vaccine-questions-at-senate-hearing-2489290819806

* We are entering primary season just generally. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* Arkansas, North Carolina, Texas! Don't forget to vote in the Primary (And for some special Election) March 3rd!

* Mississippi! Don't forget to vote in the Primary March 10th!

* "Gov. Gavin Newsom again under fire for comments on trans athletes & pronouns:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/gavin-newsom-pronouns

This is one of so many reasons I’m scared Democrats will pick him next time.

* "Kansas immediately revokes transgender residents’ driver’s licenses:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/kansas-revokes-transgender-drivers-licenses

* "Kansas Trans People Warned by Letter: Surrender IDS or Go to Jail:"

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* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

* "Lyft steps in to offer rides after Kansas voids transgender residents’ driver’s licenses:" https://www.advocate.com/business/lyft-rides-kansas-transgender

* "LGBTQ+ stories take center stage nationwide on National Day of Reading in an era of book bans:" https://www.advocate.com/news/national-day-of-reading-hrc

* "21 states now limit transgender people’s bathroom use, with criminal penalties in two:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states-with-transgender-bathroom-bans

* "A gay man was killed outside popular LGBTQ+ nightclub SAVOY Orlando after a verbal and physical altercation early Feb. 22.:" https://watermarkoutnews.com/2026/02/23/gay-man-killed-in-shooting-outside-savoy-orlando-suspect-charged/

* "Body fat supports your health in surprisingly complex ways:" https://www.newscientist.com/article/2511715-body-fat-supports-your-health-in-surprisingly-complex-ways/

* "Winter storm: Blizzard hits Northeast with extreme weather, power outages, heavy snow:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/northeast-winter-blizzard-live-updates-rcna260210

* "No business like snow business: blizzard shuts down the north-east US – in pictures:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2026/feb/23/blizzard-snow-storm-photos

* Do not want D: "Meta Patented AI That Takes Over Your Account When You Die, Keeps Posting Forever:" https://futurism.com/future-society/meta-patented-ai-die-keeps-posting

* "Firefox 148 rolls out with the promised AI kill switch: here's how to enable it:" https://www.techspot.com/news/111453-firefox-148-rolls-out-promised-ai-kill-switch.html

* "Callers to Washington state hotline press 2 for Spanish and get accented AI English instead:" https://apnews.com/article/washington-dol-spanish-accent-ai-3a1b8438a5674c07242a8d48c057d5a3

There is no shortage of bilingual people in the state. I don't understand why they couldn't just hire someone to do it with less hassle and no racism.

* "Now recruiting: DW users who would be interested in the possibility of helping us out in one of these legal challenges, now or future!:" https://dw-advocacy.dreamwidth.org/815.html

* Monday morning I stayed up despite my exhaustion to push out a truncated aggregate and do phone bureaucracy. The first one went fast and got me enough more food benefits that I can go get perishables, probably Tuesday or Wednesday, which I surely need.

My suspicion that this was an ill omen for the second phone bureaucracy was correct. Spent nearly an hour and a half trying to trick my way past the voice bot gatekeeper that kept telling me to us their online AI assistant and then hung up over and over again, plus long waits on hold where they'd also randomly hang up so I had to start over and over and over. I lost track but I estimate about eight attempts just to get nothing solved when I did reach a live human. Sigh.

* This is why there was very little live posting Wednesday, and you shouldn’t be alarmed if I don’t post much Thursday.

Wednesday muscle spasms in my abdomen and thighs woke me up. I had potassium earlier in the week. I think this was related to the abdominal tremors that made me not do physio Monday. Spasms in general are both painful and exhausting, but the abdominal ones are far more exhausting than physio and harder to mitigate than, say, a charley horse.

I went and did the hot bath thing and I was thought I was mostly recovered, but spasms are exhausting and I needed to get the perishables, because I only have until the 28th to spend the extra food allotment and it only went through Monday. I needed a bunch of things badly, also including ingredients for New Millennial to take home for my food prep. I also need to do a library run, preferably Thursday, but Friday on the outside. Groceries is very close, and also, I’d have someone to put groceries away and feed me if I went right then.

It was rough and I deteriorated noticeably through the process. I went a little over, but over is better than under as it uses the whole benefit and I’d planned for it. I was late enough that it was self check only. I am objectively bad at self check. Most self check machines refuse to recognize my fingers as real, ad it can take 10-15 minutes for me to get one button to register. As a result I only do it when there is no other option, so I have very little experience.

Self check is basically useless for me 99 out of a hundred times and it also means fewer jobs.

About half the stuff in my cart was fruit or veg from the fresh produce section.

They had bought new readers since last time I’d been forced to use them and get this: They recognize my fingers as real. O.o I wonder if they will apply this new technology to cell phones. (The old school pressure mechanism ones I can use, but modern cell phones don’t do that and can’t identify my fingers as fingers. Apparently it’s not just me having this problem also at regular check out when they replaced the pads there to. It is annoying. I don’t understand how replacing a technology that works with one that only works for some people is an upgrade, but here we are).

Anyway, this is the first time since the new tech was introduced where I didn’t need attendant help for the buttons to believe I existed.

It is still so much faster if someone who does this for living does check out, but I made it.

I had nothing left when I got back, but I’d bought easy stuff for New Millennial to make while doing the usual kitchen stuff so I could just lie down. I’d eaten about half my dinner when the spasms came back worse.

So I spent a couple more hours on Spasms as an activity. Livia could tell something was very wrong and kept herding me back to bed. There was no way to explain to her lying down hurts worse, since I can’t easily move my body around into whatever hurts least for that set of muscles spasming, and also I can’t hydrate, which I needed to do.

I gave in anyway each time, as she was so distressed she was using her voice. I’d lie down and she’d lie next to me and I’d pet her butt because I couldn’t reach the rest. She’d get up. I’d shuffle back to try to mitigate. she’d come get me. Towards the end she’d herd me to bed, then run right off to do cat stuff and I’d painfully drag myself back out again.

She’s a sweet, sweet girl.

* Thursday, on top of the massive pile of urgent action items and being two week behind on news because of horrible physical challenges, Waterfox updated and scrambled every fucking thing. It's going to take hours I don't have to untangle it. Fucking A Waterfox!

* Friday I stayed up for a library run, then put away the forage stuff before bed. I managed physio okay, but was so exhausted after that I let Livia persuade me to stay in bed with her way too long. There are so many things needing doing here, and the effort of sitting up has me low key weepy. It is annoying. 4:37AM and I've accomplished nothing.

* "Kristi Noem: A Boss With Benefits | Obama's Alien Coverup | How Not To Eat Your Food:"

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* "The Fire Horse Arrives | Optimism Hits A New Low | Epstein Pals Face Consequences | Erotic Poetry:"

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* "Pope Leo XIV Won't Join The Board Of Peace | Record Disapproval | The MAHA Workout | Monkey Update:"

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* "Epstein Crony Andrew Faces Consequences | Trump's A-List Peace Board | Did Obama Leak Alien Intel?:"

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* "ICE & DHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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

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* "RFK and Kid Rock Strip Down for Workout Video & Kristi Noem Flies in a F**k Plane | The Daily Show:"

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* "LindellTV News Is QAnon Meets QVC, and Now They're in the White House Press Corps | The Daily Show:"

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* "DOJ Buries Epstein Files on Trump & Snowball Fight Turns MAGA Into Snowflakes | The Daily Show:"

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* "Blizzard of '26: Snowicane vs. Thundersnow | Miracles In Milano | SCOTUS: Trump Can't Tariff:"

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* "LIVE Monologue: A Dark Speech Filled With Divisive Lies | USA Women's Hockey Gets A Better Offer:"

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* "Trump's Speech Was Disborbing | Why DOJ Didn't Search Epstein's Storage Units | AI Wants To Nuke Us:"

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* "Camel Controversy | Iran's Nukes: Obliterated, Or A Week Away? | America's Top Doctor Isn't A Doctor:"

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* "Sex in Space? Michael Kosta Learns How to Join the Thousand-Mile-High Club | The Daily Show:"

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* "Meanwhile... Fast-Casual Fatigue | Logan Paul's Pokémon Haul | Hidden Kissing Room | Ice Volcano:"

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* "Why Dark Winds Can Never Fully Adapt The Leaphorn & Chee Books After Season 5 Renewal:" https://screenrant.com/dark-winds-leaphorn-chee-books-never-fully-adapt-zahn-mcclarnon/?user=bWFuZW0uZ2lsbGVzQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ&lctg=46aad7fdec15f8d38521c421f1c3c4905ba31f424f5994780e0991acf7a4ae80

* "Ten Titles to Read for Aromantic Awareness Week:" https://duckprintspress.dreamwidth.org/241433.html

* Caveat: I haven't seen this movie. The costumes seemed incoherent and I legitimately couldn't figure out why we are casting white Heathcliffs in the 21st century, so I was waiting for reviews. (This doesn't excuse any version with a white Heathcliff post Hayes code, but there is really no fucking excuse a quarter of the way into the 21st century). I suspect I'm not going to bother, especially now I know how the domestic violence is being handled.

(CW: Domestic Violence, Discussions of Historical Racism)

* "Merle Oberon and the Whiteness of Wuthering Heights:"

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* "Sadly, Wuthering Heights Discourse Is That Deep:"

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* "Why Emily Brontë Cared About Race | "Wuthering Heights" (2026) Review:"

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* "So What's Going on With the "Wuthering Heights" (2026) Costumes? [Review]:"

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* "The Wuthering Heights Discourse Is Bad. Let’s Talk About It:"

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* Suggestions for crafts a person can do in bed are in the notes: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/809534727291912192?source=share

* "Steve Agee REVEALS Secret Funeral Prank:"

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* "Secret Queer Valentine’s Traditions You’ve Never Heard Of:"

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* A haven't seen this, but the costumes really look terrible to me. "The Odyssey Costumes Look Bad and Boring.:"

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* "Homo Erectus Housing:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LSbIhAcAAW0

* "Aged Art:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6eMYRy5264o

* "Caesars Camp:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6efDsWiPKdI

* "Transformative Togas:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xTFHIkCPN2g

* "Antony Anathema:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SiNCNo0NCIU

* "Ludicrous Lionhearts:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/p6l0wOYkdts

* "Knighthood Knowledge:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3iAUe6Fc46o

* "Rancid Revolting Richard (III):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FEv1UESV4Yc

* "Sengoku Silliness:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/758hG4JzS8Y

* "Rowdy Rambling Roses:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x-3kvaMtK2I

* "Silly Shakespeare Summary:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S4-5bAl_4L0

* "Raunchy Raucous Restorations:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_xWd1zbVF0g

* Pirates in Fiction vs. History: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UucSPmimZ54

* "Bothered Beethoven:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k8Ewm-nU4_k

* "Horrendously Honest Hamilton:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VP8rMXbZ6QQ

* "Sardinian Simps:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XUDz7dSDaH8

* "Typical Titular Tactics:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tt8q-JYbC_c

* "Goofy Grandiose Gandalf:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sk5lF6iE8KQ

* "Raucous Romantasy Revisited:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/viTPxnwhEPs

* "Dynamic Dramatic Dogs:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/F8z6S_gndIY

* "This Presidents' Day, Forget All Your Worries:"

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* "Starfleet Public Affairs Officer:"

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* "Kash Patel Ruins Hockey:"

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* "Donald Trump Is Deeply Unpopular:"

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* "Helping Families Deal With High Beef Prices:"

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* Zomvivor ate my brain. So good, so good. In related news, I really need to watch more Thai Horror.

* Starfleet Academy Really needs an episode with Kyle and Darem having to work together on something. Kyle needs fleshing out anyway and it would be an interesting way to do it while shifting the dynamic.

* "One of those animal bridegroom stories told from the prince's perspective where an evil witch kidnaps "him" and disguises her as a milkmaid or something but she's actually an egg and kind of a freak.:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/809354528998686720?source=share

* "the prince has begun practicing curtseying in the mirror. which could mean nothing.:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/809534369555496960?source=share

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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.

* "Transcontinental Pipeline:" https://tcpipeline.org/steps/

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

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Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:45:02 GMT

* Physio is kicking my butt. Sorry to cut off with so little of last weeks news.

* "Trump officials plan to build 5,000-person military base in Gaza, files show:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-gaza-military-plan

* "Trump gets his Board of Peace, even as bigger countries steer clear:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/19/trump-gets-his-board-of-peace-even-as-bigger-countries-steer-clear-00789617

* "With a Golden Gavel and a Threat to Iran, Trump Launches His Board of Peace:" https://archive.ph/Pq6Ut#selection-515.0-515.117

* "Trump to name Jared Kushner envoy for peace:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/19/trump-jared-kushner-peace-envoy-00788606

* "‘A huge heist from the American taxpayers’: Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ seen as new vehicle for grift:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/a-huge-heist-from-the-american-taxpayers-trump-s-board-of-peace-seen-as-new-vehicle-for-grift-2488249924000

* "US, Iran offer contradictory accounts of nuclear talks:" https://www.semafor.com/article/02/18/2026/us-iran-offer-contradictory-accounts-of-nuclear-talks

* "2nd US carrier group heads toward Middle East amid Iran tensions:" https://abcnews.com/International/2nd-us-carrier-group-heads-middle-east-amid/story?id=130292386

* Our Military keeps practicing terrorism my murdering random fisherman for Dear Leader's pleasure. "Trump administration strikes three more alleged drug boats in the Pacific and Caribbean:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-military-strikes-three-alleged-drug-boats-pacific-caribbean-rcna259364

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* "Brisbane synagogue targeted in antisemitic hate crime, suspect arrested:" https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-887387

* "Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by deadly 'dart frog' toxin, Europeans say:" https://www.nbcnews.com/world/russia/russian-opposition-leader-alexei-navalny-poisoned-deadly-dart-frog-rcna259064

* "South Korea's ex-president Yoon receives life sentence for imposing martial law:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/yoon-suk-yeol-life-sentence-9.7096907

* CW: CSA "‘Nobody above law,’ says DPP amid claims against Andrew:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/15/uks-top-prosecutor-says-nobody-above-law-as-detectives-investigate-andrews-epstein-links

* CW: CSA "U.K.'s ex-Prince Andrew is released after his arrest over Epstein revelations:" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/19/nx-s1-5719098/former-prince-andrew-arrested-on-suspicion-of-misconduct-in-public-office-reports

* "Tale of two nations: Andrew’s UK arrest highlights US passivity on Epstein files:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/21/andrew-epstein-files-us-uk

* The report is accurate, you see, which republicans believe should be illegal. "Hassett says Fed staff should be 'disciplined' for reporting the US pays tariff costs:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/18/hassett-says-fed-staff-should-be-disciplined-for-reporting-the-u-s-pays-tariff-costs-00786562

* "Supreme Court strikes down most of Trump's tariffs in a major blow to the president:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-strikes-trumps-tariffs-major-blow-president-rcna244827

* "6 Takeaways From the Supreme Court’s Tariff Decision:" https://archive.ph/rEEhI

Steel and Aluminum tariffs remain under a separate authority, and no words on how, when, and if there will be refunds of the illegal taxes on American Citizens.

* Trump through a long embarrassing public tantrum and is trying to impose another round of illegal tariffs, because Of Course. "Trump brings in new 10% tariff as Supreme Court rejects his global import taxes:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn8146l0n55o

* "‘Like a baby’: Schumer blasts Trump’s tantrum over tariff defeat:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/like-a-baby-schumer-blasts-trump-s-tantrum-over-tariff-defeat-2488437827770

* "Trump SPIRALS through five stages of grief after Supreme Court rejects his tariffs scheme:"

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* "Psaki: Tariffs are a tool of Trump's CORRUPTION at taxpayers' expense:"

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* "Pritzker demands $8.6 billion for Illinois residents after Supreme Court strikes Trump tariffs:" https://chicago.suntimes.com/illinois-governor/2026/02/20/pritzker-illinois-refund-trump-tariffs-supreme-court-ruling

* "Pritzker demands REFUNDS for taxpayers who paid for Trump's unconstitutional tariffs:"

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*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* "DHS spokesperson to leave Trump administration amid agency turmoil:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/17/dhs-spokesperson-tricia-mclaughlin-to-leave-trump-administration-00783378

* "‘On thin ice’: Kristi Noem under fire as DHS faces shutdown fallout:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/on-thin-ice-kristi-noem-under-fire-as-dhs-faces-shutdown-fallout-2487748675858

* "Inside the $70M jet Kristi Noem wants to buy for ‘deportations’:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/inside-the-70m-jet-kristi-noem-wants-to-buy-for-deportations-2488221763867

* "White House grants ICE power to detain refugees for aggressive ‘rescreening’:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-administration-memo-ice-dhs-refugees-screening

These are Refugees who are doing everything legally and have open asylum cases. They are likely using them not having green cards yet as a pretext to send them back to be murdered.

* "Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.:" https://archive.ph/uNDJX

* "Federal judge accuses White House of ‘terror’ against immigrants in US:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/20/trump-administration-immigration-ice-judge-decision

* "ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/17/ice-officials-use-of-force-00782501

* "Several ICE agents were arrested in recent months, showing risk of misconduct:" https://apnews.com/article/ice-agents-arrested-misconduct-crimes-abuse-corruption-45b0d2248c0add9523e0bf5a953faaea

* "Federal judge rules Kilmar Abrego Garcia can’t be re-detained by immigration authorities:" https://apnews.com/article/abrego-garcia-immigration-ice-ec79dc6e073493ec8a8284fa32c7a2fb

* "Florida couple detained despite documentation freed after month in ICE custody:" https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-couple-detained-despite-documentation-freed-after-month-in-ice-custody-florida-ice-detention-fadya-conderas-de-rondon-johnny-rondon-rodrguez-orlando-federal-courthouse-us-district-judge-john-antoon-phillip-arroyo-orange-county-jail-asyl

* "St. Peter police chief intervened and got federal agents to release resident, sources say:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/30/st-peter-police-chief-intervenes-prevents-federal-agents-from-arresting-resident

* "Sheriff Says ICE Zip-Tying Teenage Girl Who Is US Citizen ‘Not Evil’:" https://www.newsweek.com/sheriff-says-ice-zip-tying-teenage-girl-who-is-us-citizen-not-evil-11506656

* "Body camera video and texts reveal details of Border Patrol agent's shooting of Chicago woman:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/marimar-martinez-border-patrol-exum-body-cam-texts-released-rcna258549

* "She Honked at ICE. They Shot Her Five Times.:"

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* CW: Child Abuse "Trump's ICE imprisons family with sick toddler; denies her medicine:"

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* "Gay man says ICE is keeping his husband jailed even though they’ve agreed to leave the U.S.:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/gay-couple-ice-detention-azerbaijan

* "Seattle tries to bar information disclosure to ICE:" https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/feb/19/seattle-tries-to-bar-information-disclosure-to-ice/

* "Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts:" https://archive.ph/06vlm

* "The Department of Homeland Security Is Demanding That Google Turn Over Information About Random Critics:" https://futurism.com/future-society/homeland-security-google

* "Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics:" https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/homeland-security-is-trying-to-force-tech-companies-to-hand-over-data-about-trump-critics/

* "Our Zine About ICE Surveillance Is Here:" https://www.404media.co/icezine/

* "Protesters Are Trump's Next Target:"

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* "Protestors gather in Belvidere to speak out against ICE:" https://www.wifr.com/2026/02/16/protestors-gather-belvidere-speak-out-against-ice/

* "Thousands gathered at State Capitol after civil rights reverend led 50-mile march for peace, love:" https://www.wral.com/news/local/reverend-william-barber-love-forward-together-march-feb-2026/

* "How to tear gas children:" https://www.theverge.com/policy/872783/tear-gas-children-portland-ice-labor

* "ICE and Disabled Immigrants: ADA Violations and Civil Rights Abuse:" https://www.lawfirm4immigrants.com/ada-violations-ice-abuse-against-disabled-immigrants/

* "When community care became a threat:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/minnesota-community-care

* "Twin Cities tow truck driver returns abandoned vehicles to families after ICE arrests:" https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/twin-cities-tow-truck-driver-returns-abandoned-vehicles-ice-arrests/

* "Stepping up for ICE detainees who need winter coats:" https://www.startribune.com/stepping-up-for-ice-detainees-who-need-winter-coats/601571358

* "Protests, skepticism continue in Minnesota following announcement that federal surge is ending:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/15/protests-skepticism-continue-minnesota-following-announcement-federal-surge-ending

* "Mayor Jacob Frey - 435,000 Residents Pushed ICE Out of Minneapolis | The Daily Show:"

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* "The key to defeating Trump? Mass non-cooperation:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/15/defeat-trump-mass-non-cooperation

* "Neighborhood, Loop protests are part of nationwide ‘spring surge to melt ICE’:" https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/02/13/immigration-ice-trump-administration-protest-students-walkouts

* "Judge Orders ICE to Let Clergy Give Communion to Detained Migrants on Ash Wednesday:" https://archive.ph/6jweT

* "Minnesotans Just Won a Huge Court Victory Against ICE:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/02/minnesota-court-victory-against-ice-detention.html

* "Department of Homeland Security must provide ‘constitutionally adequate healthcare’ at ICE detention center, judge rules:" https://archive.ph/mMRxP

* "Democrats hold community meeting to discuss proposed ICE facility in Merrimack:" https://www.wmur.com/article/community-meeting-merrimack-ice-facility-nh-021526/70373512

* "Orange County leaders to discuss blocking new ICE facility in Orlando:" https://www.wesh.com/article/orange-county-leaders-discuss-blocking-ice-facility-orlando/70299748

* "Raskin calls Baltimore ICE facility 'inhumane' after visit, whistleblower reveals abuses:" https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/investigations/ice-kristi-noem-baltimore-detention-facility-jamie-raskin-overcrowding-trump/65-4245187b-db2d-4a2c-b204-7abe9c02093d

* "Protests lead owner not to sell Texas warehouse to ICE:" https://baptistnews.com/article/protests-lead-owner-not-to-sell-texas-warehouse-to-ice/

* "Roxbury Protesters Want to Put Federal Agency on ICE:" https://www.insidernj.com/roxbury-protesters-want-to-put-federal-agency-on-ice/

* "Political catastrophe: Republican governor botches ICE prison decision:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/political-catastrophe-republican-governor-botches-ice-prison-decision-2487581251846

* "Journalist vows to fight federal charges connected to St. Paul church protest:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/17/journalist-georgia-fort-vows-to-fight-federal-charges-connected-to-cities-church

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/
"MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share
"Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice
Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share
"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:" https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* "Trump administration ordered to restore George Washington slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia:" https://apnews.com/article/george-washington-slavery-exhibit-restored-trump-2a32236320f280ba3e647d900c1301b4

* "‘Ignorance is strength’: Judge shuts down Trump’s attempt to rewrite history in blistering ruling:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/ignorance-is-strength-judge-shuts-down-trump-s-history-re-write-in-devastating-ruling-2487578691543

* "Why CBS Didn't Broadcast Stephen Colbert's Interview With James Talarico:"

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* "Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature:"

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* "Censorship Comes for the TV Talk Show:" https://archive.ph/seVnS

* "CBS Didn’t Want Colbert to Talk to This Democratic Candidate. He Did It Anyway.:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/cbs-didnt-want-colbert-to-talk-to-this-democratic-candidate-he-did-it-anyway/

* "Rep. Crockett SPEAKS OUT on CBS Colbert controversy with her opponent:"

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* "Why Everyone's Talking About Stephen Colbert, CBS, The FCC And James Talarico:"

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* "Stephen Colbert Says CBS Released Statement About Pulled James Talarico Interview ‘Without Ever Talking to Me’: ‘I Really Don’t Want an Adversarial Relationship With the Network’:" https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/stephen-colbert-cbs-james-talarico-interview-fcc-1236666083/

* "Democrats send counteroffer on to White House on DHS funding as partial shutdown continues:" https://abcnews.com/Politics/democrats-send-counteroffer-white-house-dhs-funding-partial/story?id=130231108

Please call your Senators and encourage them to stay firm.

* "Trump's election bill tops 50 Senate votes, but Democrats could still block it:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trumps-election-bill-save-america-act-50-senate-votes-democrats-block-rcna259351

* Meanwhile, Trump pisses on the constitution again. "Trump pushes voter ID ‘whether approved by Congress or not!’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/13/trump-voter-id-congress-00782094

The goal of this legislation is to make it illegal on a federal level for married women and trans people to vote.

Please tell Quisling Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar exactly what you think of his decision to vote to permanently disenfranchise so many American citizens if he is your Congress Critter.

Please contact your US Senators to tell them to vote AGAINST the SAVE ACT

* Here is a model email: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2767709.html

* We are entering primary season just generally. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* "Early voting begins for high-stakes Texas primary elections:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/texas-early-voting-primaries

* "Trump endorses self-described ‘Nazi-ish’ Texas Republican as Peter Thiel backs his bid for Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/jace-yarbrough-extremist-texas-candidate

* "Kansas lawmakers override governor's veto of anti-trans 'bathroom bounty' bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/kansas-overrides-bathroom-bill-veto

* "Rhode Island hockey mass shooting leaves family shattered and shooter’s identity in the spotlight:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/rhode-island-hockey-shooter-transgender

* "Debunking chart that falsely suggests transgender people are more likely to commit mass shootings:" https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/transgender-people-mass-shootings/

* "Police arrest man who ran toward the US Capitol building holding a shotgun:" https://apnews.com/article/capitol-arrest-shotgun-congress-e4c2233b957ca6ab4ae780006cd75081

* "Pulse nightclub demolition set for March to make way for memorial:" https://www.advocate.com/news/pulse-nightclub-demolition-march

* "Georgia Is Letting a Railroad Seize Land a Black Family Has Owned For 100 Years:" https://capitalbnews.org/georgia-railroad-eminent-domain-black-landowners/

* "Not in Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community:" https://notinourname.org.uk/

* "He was diagnosed with prostate cancer while homeless. A simple screening likely saved his life:" https://www.advocate.com/health/prostate-cancer-screening-important

* "'Near impossible' travel conditions in New York as 22 inches of snow falls on US east coast:" https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy7jnjz75e8t

* "Hackers Expose Age-Verification Software Powering Surveillance Web:" https://www.therage.co/persona-age-verification/

* "Let the good times roll: the queer history of Mardi Gras in New Orleans:" https://www.advocate.com/history/queer-history-mardi-gras

* "How Black communities protected each other during the early days of the AIDS crisis:" https://www.advocate.com/health/hiv/black-communiites-hiv-aids-crisis

* "Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies aged 84:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/17/jesse-jackson-civil-rights-icon-dies

* "Remembering Jesse Jackson's longtime advocacy for LGBTQ+ equality:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/jesse-jackson-lgbtq-rights-record

* I am really struggling with the physio upgrades. A couple things are now much harder, and we've added some new things. I broke the fragile toe Saturday night doing one of the upgraded exercises. I foolishly had prioritized fall risk over space and my leg was not precise enough so SNAP. I still had to do three sets of one of the new ones after I had a cry and recomposed myself. Sunday I managed not to hurt myself doing the exercises, but I was in quite a bit of pain later. Not good pain either.

I think I'm forgetting one. IDK.

* I had surprise physio Friday. I was on the wait list, as there weren't any openings until she got back from vacation. It was good I went. The one I half remembered turned out to be an upgrade, but there wasn't a picture of that one, so I kept doing the upgraded version, which is fine given how badly thrashed I've been from the rest of it. The one I suspected I wasn't doing quite right, I was not doing quite right. (It's fine. I was only activating half the muscles, but it worked fine that way as a sort of stepping stone.) The one I thought fucked up a major tendon likely did fuck up a major tendon and was likely to hard for me, so we are doing something slower and safer.

I am still utterly thrashed. I also left the paper in the car, but it's probably fine, as I'm clear on what's changed and I can likely work off the old sheet with the substitutions. (I really needed the sheet last week as it was A LOT).

Forage sent me another Field Roast last week, which I had the foresight to defrost. I was ravenous and Done Standing Up and also had this week's pitiful forage to put away, so it was fortuitous.

I was forced to sacrifice the special frozen gravy, as I was out of lesser premade and there was no way from scratch was happening. I was lucky I had it, as I'd started prep before checking. Field roast is very dry if one hasn't any gravy; it's fine with.

The housing tax bill has come. The car tax has not. I am still fascinated to discover how I will pay them with food prices so high.

* I'm in the mode where nearly half my waking time approximately is being used up with physio or resting up after physio. I also really have very little say in when I sleep. I'll just get into the flow of something, then have to go sleep. I'm often too tired to read.

The current set is strenuous, but I think manageable in the way the previous weeks weren't. I hate the new replacement exercise, but it is safe and manageable if extremely unpleasant. (Me, out load: Ah! More barre work! And it's a dance step! Me, in my head: Shit this is exhausting and physically unpleasant).

Every time I do these terrible things to myself, I think about how fundamentally we are trying to undo all those years of dance training and to a lesser extent assorted martial arts training. We are up against a lot of things that I was praised for being good at and many of the ways my body reshaped itself in response to a couple decades of strenuous training. (Not the bones of course. Bones are forever.

Everything is so hard right now, and on top of all of it, I broke the little heater I was using to heat the main area of the apartment. Wall heat is right out as I have bookshelves and until the last couple of years I only needed an hour or two of heat and only occasionally, but the weather patterns are fucked now. I'm not without heat entirely as I have the third hand heater I don't trust, but I think it's to dangerous to leave the bathroom/ kitchen area because fire risk. We have to turn it off to use the microwave as I no longer have electricity in my bathroom and have to run everything in there of kitchen current.

March is going to be a nightmare financially. I'm probably going to have to not pay most of the bills except for housing to cover car and housing tax. Maybe next year on replacing the heater.

I've no idea how I am getting the aggregate out. All this prep keeps piling up and when I go to work on it, I start preliminaries and then have to go back to bed. Or deal with a surprise thing happening in the apartment. Or have to go to an appointment.

I love my bedroom. I have done everything in my power to make it beautiful and comfortable and relaxing. It's started to feel like a prison.

* "Condom shortage hits Winter Olympics as supplies vanish in just 3 days:" https://www.nbcboston.com/olympics/2026-milan-cortina/condom-shortage-hits-winter-olympics-supplies-vanish-3-days/3897660/

* "Kristi Noem: A Boss With Benefits | Obama's Alien Coverup | How Not To Eat Your Food:"

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* "The Fire Horse Arrives | Optimism Hits A New Low | Epstein Pals Face Consequences | Erotic Poetry:"

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* "Pope Leo XIV Won't Join The Board Of Peace | Record Disapproval | The MAHA Workout | Monkey Update:"

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* "Epstein Crony Andrew Faces Consequences | Trump's A-List Peace Board | Did Obama Leak Alien Intel?:"

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* "ICE & DHS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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

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* "Meanwhile... Fast-Casual Fatigue | Logan Paul's Pokémon Haul | Hidden Kissing Room | Ice Volcano:"

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* "Ten Titles to Read for Aromantic Awareness Week:" https://duckprintspress.dreamwidth.org/241433.html

* "Steve Agee REVEALS Secret Funeral Prank:"

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* "Secret Queer Valentine’s Traditions You’ve Never Heard Of:"

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* "Antony Anathema:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SiNCNo0NCIU

* "Ludicrous Lionhearts:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/p6l0wOYkdts

* "Knighthood Knowledge:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3iAUe6Fc46o

* "Sengoku Silliness:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/758hG4JzS8Y

* "Rowdy Rambling Roses:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x-3kvaMtK2I

* "Silly Shakespeare Sumary:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/S4-5bAl_4L0

* Pirates in Fiction vs. History: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UucSPmimZ54

* "Horrendously Honest Hamilton:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/VP8rMXbZ6QQ

* "Goofy Grandiose Gandalf:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sk5lF6iE8KQ

* "Raucous Romantasy Revisited:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/viTPxnwhEPs

* "This Presidents' Day, Forget All Your Worries:"

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* Zomvivor ate my brain. So good, so good. In related news, I really need to watch more Thai Horror.

* Starfleet Academy Really needs an episode with Kyle and Darem having to work together on something. Kyle needs fleshing out anyway and it would be an interesting way to do it while shifting the dynamic.

* "One of those animal bridegroom stories told from the prince's perspective where an evil witch kidnaps "him" and disguises her as a milkmaid or something but she's actually an egg and kind of a freak.:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/809354528998686720?source=share

*****
* 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.

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

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* "Israel to expand its control in West Bank, make settlers' land seizures easier, media say:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-take-more-west-bank-powers-relax-settler-land-buys-media-say-2026-02-08/

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* "Trump says U.S. used secret 'discombobulator' on Venezuelan equipment during Maduro raid:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-says-u-s-used-secret-discombobulator-on-venezuelan-equipment-during-maduro-raid

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* "To Build a Fire: How Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out espionage, arson, and other attacks across Europe.:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/to-build-a-fire

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* "Iran’s shadow fleet is fueling the Myanmar junta’s air war:" https://www.reuters.com/graphics/IRAN-MYANMAR/JET-FUEL/jnpwkonqrpw/

* "Ethiopia Builds Secret Camp to Train Sudan RSF Fighters :" https://english.aawsat.com/features/5239544-ethiopia-builds-secret-camp-train-sudan-rsf-fighters%C2%A0

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* "The Fall of the House of Assad:" https://archive.ph/ng3Do

* "Canadian school shooting sparks anti-trans uproar after shooter identified:" https://www.advocate.com/news/tumbler-ridge-school-shooting-transgender

* CW: CSA "How the Epstein scandal has shaken the British government to its core:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/05/how-epstein-scandal-shaken-british-government-peter-mandelson

I'd bet real money this is just the tip of the iceberg.

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* "CBP shot down party balloons with anti-drone tech before FAA closed El Paso airspace, sources say:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/cbp-shot-party-balloons-anti-drone-tech-faa-closed-el-paso-airspace-so-rcna258731

* "Trump admin’s ‘cartel drone’ story bursts like a balloon. Or four.:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-admin-s-cartel-drone-story-bursts-like-a-balloon-or-four-2487019587829

* "Kristi Noem’s Audience of One:" https://archive.ph/EqgZz

* "Immigrants Delivered $14.5 Trillion Surplus to US Economy Over Last 30 Years: Report:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/do-immigrants-drain-the-us-economy

* "Immigration detention passed 70,000 in January:" https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020626_immigration_detention/immigration-detention-passed-70000-january/

* "ICE has violated America:" https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/02/05/ice-has-violated-america/

* "Trump's immigration crackdown is straining federal courts. A Georgia judge is raising the alarm:" https://www.wabe.org/trumps-immigration-crackdown-is-straining-federal-courts-a-georgia-judge-is-raising-the-alarm/

* "Trump administration must facilitate return of men sent to El Salvador’s CECOT back to the U.S., judge rules:" https://www.advocate.com/news/judge-orders-return-venezuelans-cecot

* "Immigrants Who Say Their Detention Is Illegal Have Filed More Than 18,000 Cases. It’s a Historic High.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/habeas-petitions-immigrant-detentions-trump

* "Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign:" https://archive.ph/74Rqr

* Meanwhile in Texas. "A federal appeals court just greenlit Trump’s mass detention policy. Here’s what it means for Minnesota.:" https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/texas-fifth-circuit-ruling-immigrants-indefinite-detention/

* "Most WA federal rulings found immigrant detentions flouted due process:" https://www.investigatewest.org/rulings-found-immigrant-detentions-flouted-due-process/

* "How ICE defies judges’ orders to release detainees, step by step:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727

* "Military Lawyers Forced to Work After Mass Resignations in Minnesota:" https://newrepublic.com/post/206247/department-justice-military-lawyers-mass-minnesota-resignations

* "ICE Lawyer Ruins Her Life:"

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* "ICE Is Buying Up Mega Warehouses Across America:" https://newrepublic.com/post/205982/ice-buying-mega-warehouses

It is essential we resist this!

* "Two cases of tuberculosis detected at El Paso ICE facility:" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/ice-facility-el-paso-tuberculosis/

* "The black hole of Camp East Montana: Three deaths in 44 days at the largest migrant detention center in the US:" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-01-21/the-black-hole-of-camp-east-montana-three-deaths-in-44-days-at-the-largest-migrant-detention-center-in-the-us.html

* "After El Paso’s ME ruled migrant’s death a homicide, ICE sent the next body to an Army hospital:" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/03/texas-ice-detention-deaths-autopsy-el-paso/

They keep trying to cover up murder.

* "Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-hospitalized-dilley-ice-detention-rcna257912

This is child abuse and attempted murder.

* "Commissioner forced to resign after Merrimack ICE facility controversy:" https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-02-09/merrimack-ice-detainee-plans-nh-dncr-stewart-resigns

* "Border Czar Tom Homan announces end to Minneapolis immigration operation, claiming success:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/operation-metro-surge-ends

* "‘This did not go well for them’: Mayor Frey reacts as Minneapolis ICE surge ends:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/this-did-not-go-well-for-them-frey-reacts-as-minneapolis-ice-surges-ends-2487013956000

* "Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them:" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/06/nx-s1-5701432/minneapolis-ice-air-deportation-flights

* "Masked ICE arrests drive 12,000% uptick in Mass. lawsuits challenging detainments:" https://www.masslive.com/news/2026/02/masked-ice-arrests-drive-12000-uptick-in-mass-lawsuits-challenging-detainments.html

* "Court rebukes Trump administration for denying immigration detainees access to lawyers:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-trump-administration-denying-immigration-lawyers-00779762

* "Judge tells ICE to free man arrested in Chinatown sweep, warns of unconstitutional arrests:" https://gothamist.com/news/judge-tells-ice-to-free-man-arrested-in-chinatown-sweep-warns-of-unconstitutional-arrests

* "Hundreds protested against this Venezuelan’s detention by ICE. Now he’s free after seven months:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/venezuelan-freed-after-seven-months-ice-detention-washington-state

* "Court rules government can't deport Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts student who criticized Israel, her lawyers say in filing:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/court-rules-government-cant-deport-rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-student-rcna258277

* "Federal judge orders release of four ICE detainees in Louisiana :" https://www.wafb.com/2026/02/12/federal-judge-orders-release-four-ice-detainees-louisiana/

* "Mexican father of 3 U.S. Marines in California gets deportation reprieve:" https://archive.ph/c86rb

* "Trump admin fast-tracks Liam Ramos and his dad for deportation:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-admin-fast-tracks-liam-ramos-and-his-dad-for-deportation-2485912131614

Reminder: They are here legally, have an open asylum claim, and have done nothing wrong.

* "ICE Kidnapped a Child:"

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* "Prosecutors move to dismiss charges against men accused of hitting ICE officer with broom and shovel:" https://wtop.com/national/2026/02/prosecutors-move-to-dismiss-charges-against-men-accused-of-hitting-ice-officer-with-broom-and-shovel/

The men were not visible, so ICE shot wildly through the door of an apartment in hopes of injury and/or killing as many innocent people as possible, endangering a baby in the process for the sheer pleasure of it, then lied about it.

* "Hayes: Trump bet Americans were as bigoted as Stephen Miller—he was wrong:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/hayes-trump-bet-americans-were-as-bigoted-as-stephen-miller-he-was-wrong-2487012419938

* "This trans street medic was among 67 protesters arrested at Minneapolis hotel hosting ICE agents:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minneapolis-hotel-ice-arrests-67

* "Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention

* "American dream denied: A Frenchman's ICE nightmare:" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5696428/american-dream-denied-a-frenchmans-ice-nightmare

* "Becca Good attends memorial for wife Renee, offers statement: 'Renee always showed up':" https://www.advocate.com/news/becca-good-attends-memorial-renee

* "Minnesota AG: Feds still not cooperating on Pretti and Good investigations:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/minnesota-keith-ellison-good-pretti-investigation-00778112

* "Don Lemon hires ex-federal prosecutor who quit after Trump admin tried to investigate Renee Good's wife:" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-joseph-thompson-minnesota

* "Don Lemon faces judge who rejected DOJ’s previous attempt to charge him with a crime:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/don-lemon-arraignment-minnesota

* "Defiant Don Lemon says ‘the process is the punishment’ after lawyers reveal feds took his phone:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/don-lemon-process-is-punishment

* "Border Patrol boss kicked out of a Las Vegas bar to protect patrons:" https://www.advocate.com/news/border-patrol-greg-bovino-kicked-out-of-bar

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/
"MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share
"Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice
Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share
"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:" https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* "Trump says he won't apologize for racist post depicting the Obamas as apes:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-shares-racist-video-depicting-obamas-monkeys-rcna257756

* "Steele: Trump thought Americans would accept his racist post:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/steele-trump-thought-americans-would-accept-his-racist-post-2485936707580

* "Questions about the role of racism in Trump’s MAGA support follow offensive social media post:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/questions-about-the-role-of-racism-in-trump-s-maga-support-follow-offensive-social-media-post-2485943363564

* "‘To his bones a racist’: Hayes says Trump ‘taking the mask off’ with Obama video:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/to-his-bones-a-racist-hayes-says-trump-taking-the-mask-off-with-obama-video-2485910083546

* "Trump excludes the only gay man and Black governors from White House dinner:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/polis-moore-trump-governors-dinner

* "Trump Sues Himself; Wants $10 Billion Payout:"

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* "Democrats Pushback Against Trump’s Reported Bid To Rename Penn Station And Dulles Airport After Himself:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/02/06/democrats-pushback-against-trumps-reported-bid-to-rename-penn-station-and-dulles-airport-after-himself/

* "Judge orders Trump administration to restore funding for rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-gateway-new-york-new-jersey-tunnel-d0ebf5a8b54a0729d4621cd1bcb5be95

* "FBI invites state election officials to an 'unusual' briefing on the midterms:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/fbi-state-election-officials-unusual-briefing-midterms-rcna257721

* "The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia:" https://www.propublica.org/article/kevin-moncla-election-researcher-fulton-county-georgia

* "Justification unsealed for FBI’s seizure of 2020 Fulton County ballots:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/fulton-county-search-warrant-affidavit-00774751

* "Intelligence Dispute Centers on Kushner Reference in Intercepted Communication:" https://archive.ph/8ICEb

* "Tulsi Gabbard calls claim she mishandled whistleblower complaint a 'blatant lie':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/tulsi-gabbard-responds-senators-criticism-handling-whistleblower-compl-rcna257952

* "Gabbard’s office warns attorney against sharing classified complaint with Congress:" https://apnews.com/article/gabbard-classified-complaint-inspector-general-67ef429356fe1c517c0d8d4ee1f54b38

* "DHS Reportedly Fired a Pilot for Forgetting Kristi Noem’s Blanket on a Plane:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kristi-noem-pilot-fired-blanket-dhs-1235516775/

* "‘Private cabin’: New scrutiny on Noem, Lewandowski’s ‘close relationship’ amid DHS chaos:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/private-cabin-new-scrutiny-on-noem-lewandowski-s-close-relationship-amid-dhs-chaos-2487243843848

* "Trump EPA to take its biggest swing yet against climate change rules:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/trump-revoke-climate-change-rules-00773418

* "Project 2026 Is Here:"

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* "California sues Trump admin over its demand to forcibly out trans students, obtains restraining order:" https://www.advocate.com/news/education/california-sues-trump-forced-outing

* "Protest set at NYC’s Stonewall after Trump administration removes Pride flag from national LGBTQ+ monument:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/stonewall-monument-pride-flag

* "Mamdani, Schumer & NYC Council demand National Park Service return Pride flag to Stonewall National Monument:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/new-york-mamdani-stonewall-pride-flag

* "New Yorkers rally in solidarity with LGBTQ+ community after Trump ordered Stonewall Pride flag removed:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/stonewall-flag-removal-protest

* "New York City Council advances resolution opposing Stonewall Pride flag removal:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/nyc-council-stonewall-pride-flag

* "They can take down the flag, but they can’t take down the history of Stonewall:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/adminstration-cannot-erase-stonewall-history

**** Corruption of the Justice System, Pushback, and Related ****

* "Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders:" https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-kelly-hegseth-illegal-orders-lawsuit-f028eade00c78123263bc3e28b3caa0e

* "Trump administration fails to indict Democrats involved in 'illegal orders' video:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/doj-fails-secure-indictment-democrats-involved-illegal-orders-video-rcna258385

The Trump Administration contends that the Military code of justice is inherently seditious and anyone quoting it is guilty of sedition conspiracy and also that anyone who has ever been in the military has all their first Amendment rights terminated.

A Grand Jury and a judge do not agree under the belief that the US Constitution and Rule of Law in General are still in effect.

* "Rep. Jason Crow asks Pirro to preserve evidence related to failed indictment:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/11/congress/rep-jason-crow-asks-pirro-to-preserve-evidence-related-to-failed-indictment-00776376

* "Trump DOJ fails to indict Dem lawmakers on sedition charges :" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-doj-fails-to-indict-dem-lawmakers-on-sedition-charges-2486530628001

* "Trump elevation of obnoxious cable TV host to DOJ backfires with embarrassing string of failures:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-elevation-of-obnoxious-cable-tv-host-to-doj-backfires-with-embarrassing-string-of-failures-2486809667710

**** Trump/Epstein/Maxwell, etc. CW: CSA ****

* CW: CSA. "Pam Bondi clashes with House Democrats over Epstein files at DOJ oversight hearing:" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/11/nx-s1-5707280/pam-bondi-oversight-hearing-department-of-justice

* CW: CSA. "Massie becomes first Republican to spar with Bondi during House Judiciary hearing:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/11/congress/massie-vs-bondi-00775966

* CW: CSA. "Pam Bondi suggests Jewish lesbian lawmaker is anti-Semitic in explosive hearing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/pam-bondi-disrespect-becca-balint

Her grandmother literally died in the Holocaust.

* CW: CSA. "‘Astounding’: Chris Hayes stunned Bondi still has DOJ job:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/astounding-chris-hayes-stunned-bondi-still-has-doj-job-2486770755990

* CW: CSA. "Pam Bondi makes an absolute fool of herself frantically ducking Epstein questions:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/pam-bondi-makes-an-absolute-fool-of-herself-frantically-ducking-epstein-questions-2486803523983

* "House members seek inquiry into DoJ’s tracking of their Epstein files research:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/congress-doj-pam-bondi-epstein-files-searches

* "Members of Congress start viewing unredacted Epstein files at Justice Department:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/jamie-raskin-doj-cover-up-epstein-files

* "Jamie Raskin accuses DoJ of cover-up after viewing unredacted Epstein files:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/jamie-raskin-doj-cover-up-epstein-files

* "Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakers:" https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-congress-f1e947bb9128aaa626390f0987f322e9

* "House Dem identifies ‘wealthy, powerful men’ DOJ redacted in Epstein files:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/10/congress/ro-khanna-names-names-00774551

* "‘Likely incriminated’: Congressman names six men unredacted from Epstein files:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/likely-incriminated-congressman-names-six-men-unredacted-from-epstein-files-2486557763671

* "Ex-Florida police chief claims Trump told him ‘everyone’ knew what Epstein was doing in 2006:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/trump-epstein-phone-call-florida-police

* "Trump Stands by His Epstein Files Companion After Calls to Resign:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-stands-by-his-epstein-files-companion-after-calls-to-resign/

* "Epstein Files Put Two More Top Trump Officials in the Spotlight:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/epstein-files-put-two-more-top-trump-officials-in-the-spotlight/

* "Dr. Oz Appears In Epstein Files: What We Know:" https://www.newsweek.com/dr-mehmet-oz-epstein-files-disclosure-11511374

* "Chairman of major US law firm steps down after Epstein files release:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7v02m633mjo

* "Epstein’s Secret Pic of ‘Wild’ Dinner With Tech Titans Exposed:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/epsteins-secret-pic-of-wild-dinner-with-tech-titans-exposed/

* "Epstein engineered intimate relationship for Tesla’s Kimbal Musk, emails show:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/jeffrey-epstein-tesla-kimbal-musk

* "Corporate crime persists in the shadows:" https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2026/corporate-crime-poorly-tracked-usa

* "ICE chief defends his officers to Congress as lawmakers mull DHS funding:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-todd-lyons-dhs-funding-hearing-00774309

* "DHS shutdown all but certain after failed Senate vote:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/12/congress/dhs-shutdown-all-but-certain-00778721

Please call your Senators and encourage them to stay firm.

* "House votes to disapprove of Trump’s Canada tariffs:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/11/house-rebukes-trumps-canada-tariffs-00776898

It goes to the Senate now! Please contact your senators!

* "House passes elections overhaul bill that could make it harder for married women to vote:" https://19thnews.org/2026/02/house-passes-save-america-act-married-women-vote/

The goal of this legislation is to make it illegal on a federal level for married women and trans people to vote.

Please tell Quisling Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar exactly what you think of his decision to vote to permanently disenfranchise so many American citizens if he is your Congress Critter.

Please contact your US Senators to tell them to vote AGAINST the SAVE ACT

* "Former State Dept officials warn that racist Trump nominee could dismantle human rights protections at the UN:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/diplomats-worry-jeremy-carl-nomination

* "Mike Johnson lecturing the pope Is a blasphemy that LGBTQ+ people know all too well:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/mike-johnson-lectures-pope

* I would like to congratulate New Jersey! "Malinowski concedes to Mejia in Democratic House special primary in New Jersey:" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/10/nx-s1-5703636/nj-primary-election-mejia-malinowski

* "‘It’s pissing people off’: Centrist Democrats are livid with AIPAC after primary fiasco:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/centrist-democrats-are-livid-with-aipac-after-primary-meddling-00769461

* I would like to congratulate New Jersey!

THIS is why it's important to vote in every primary and every special election.

She's a strong progressive with views aligned with people like Sanders and Mamdani. She beat out a shitty centrist in a very close primary.

People turned out, so New Jersey got a WAY better candidate.

Now let us hope people also show up for the Special election because we need her in the House.

We are entering primary season just generally. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

Primary schedule here:

* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:" https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/

I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.

I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.

REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.

State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.

* "Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger sends marriage equality & abortion rights amendments to voters:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/spanberger-signs-marriage-referendum

* "Utah Republicans, ignoring their own study, pass ban on gender-affirming care for youth:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/utah-gender-affirming-care-ban

* "Police release man detained in connection to Nancy Guthrie disappearance:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5l4yy3ezmo

* "Kash Patel under fire as Nancy Guthrie investigation enters Day 11:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/kash-patel-under-fire-as-nancy-guthrie-investigation-enters-day-11-2486774339914

* "Andrew Jarecki - Exposing the Alabama Prison System in “The Alabama Solution” | The Daily Show:"

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* "What to know about LGBTQ+ rights — or lack thereof — in Italy as Olympics begin:" https://www.advocate.com/news/italy-olympics-lgbtq-rights

* "Trans Youth Suicides Skyrocketed In UK After Care Drawdown; Government Covers It Up:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-youth-suicides-skyrocketed

* "Under new name, supportive schools group will help young LGBTQ+ people Glisten:" https://www.advocate.com/news/education/glisten-will-help-youth-shine

* "Black Americans are disproportionately criminalized for living with HIV. Here's how :" https://www.advocate.com/health/black-american-hiv-rates-criminalization

* "Florida restores funding for 16,000 people's HIV medication — for now:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/florida-reverses-hiv-funding-cuts

* "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: a time for action on many fronts:" https://www.advocate.com/health/hiv/black-hiv-aids-awareness-day

* "U.S. life expectancy hits a new high as deaths from overdoses and COVID fall:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/29/nx-s1-5689902/us-life-expectancy-rises?

* "Amazon workers at Coventry warehouse tested for tuberculosis after outbreak:" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/16/amazon-workers-at-coventry-warehouse-being-tested-for-tuberculosis-after-possible-outbreak

* "Memorizing London’s 25,000 streets changes cabbies’ brains — and may prevent Alzheimer’s:" https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/the-knowledge-of-london/

* "There May Be No Turning Back This Climate Crisis:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/accelerating-climate-emergency-science-tipping-points-solutions/

* "Extreme cold in New York City leaves 18 dead:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9g8nxdexko

* "Decades of memories swept away: Thousands lose homes as 'Venice of Nigeria' is demolished:" https://www.reuters.com/pictures/decades-memories-swept-away-thousands-lose-homes-venice-nigeria-is-demolished-2026-01-28/

* "The Cities That Battle Winter With Beets:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-15/to-beat-winter-cities-fight-back-with-beets

* "Why do HOAs even exist?:"

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* "Earth still had seasons during its longest deep freeze:" https://www.earth.com/news/earth-still-had-seasons-during-its-longest-deep-freeze/

* "These 773,000-year-old fossils may reveal our shared human ancestor:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260206012221.htm

* "From bones to steel: Why ice skates were a terrible idea that worked:" https://www.popsci.com/technology/ice-skates-history/

* "Answering White People's Questions About Slavery: The London History Show:"

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* "The History of Alaskan and Hawaiian Statehood: Ep 18 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "The lush life of Billy Strayhorn, the gay Black man who was Duke Ellington's 'right arm':" https://www.advocate.com/history/billy-strayhorn-black-gay-musician

* "The Era of Native Urban Relocation: Ep 17 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "A History of Indigenous Women with Lily Gladstone: Ep 19 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "Modern Tribal Governments Explained: Ep 20 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "Native Languages & The Indian Education Act: Ep 21 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "Introduction to Federal Indian Law: Ep 16 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "The Land Back Movement Explained: Ep 22 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "Hollywood, Pretendians, and Cultural Appropriation: Ep 23 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "What Can a Prophecy Tell Us About Climate Change?: Ep 24 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* I woke up with basically no spoons Friday. We are talking it took me seven hours of effort to make it into the living room to eat bread slices and dried fruit and hydrate because I couldn't handle even boiling water for soup cups. It took another most of two hours to make it to the desk from the sofa for more hydration before going back bed. Hence very little that wasn't pre-programmed getting done.

I feel like a slacker taking two days off from physio, but it was pretty clear I could do things like make food or do physio Saturday and not both.

* Low sleep quality again Saturday. Livia and I did a lot of reading in bed (with pets). When I reached for the remote above my head to turn the TV on for physio time it fell between the pillows and the headboard, which is a problem because periodic pushing of the mattress back against the headboard requires me moving all the pillows and things off the bed because the extra weight makes it impossible. Anything to do with the mattress is a spoon devouring nightmare. I have no help for changing bedding and it's really a two person job because of the weight of the mattress. The result is, there is currently more space than I like between headboard and mattress.

When I tried to rescue it, it slid further down behind the pillows. Moving is always a risk in this situation, but there was nothing forward. I heard the tell take sound of it hitting the floor the moment I moved to try to get a better grip.

There was nothing for it. Everything had to come off the bed and I was going to have to try to shift the mattress myself. Worse, I had no one with longer arms, so I was going to have to get a dustpan between the slats, awkwardly try to sweep things into it without losing my grip, pick everything out of the dustpan, then pull the dustpan out. More things inevitably fell into the crack of doom during the process, compounding the problem. Sigh.

I had been doing a good job holding the crack closed, as there were only three things in there besides the escaped remote that had fallen from the shelf before I started knocking more things into the hole, plus a small collection of medical packaging. Go me!

I still had to change the fitted sheet as I'd gone this far, which is really right at the edge of possible for my shoulder joints. Then pull more things that had fallen into the crack of doom. Then try to force the mattress back into place alone. Then put everything back. I never really get everything back, small things get misplaced and must be found later.

Even with several hours of rest including two naps and lots of pettins, it took another couple hours for half assed physio, and I keep getting the shakes.

There were all these other things I needed to to today, but likely I'd already eaten a bunch of tomorrow's spoons. Sigh. At least there are clean sheets.

* Monday, I noticed the early stages of an eye infection. My car can't make the distance to the next town where there were appointments open, but they found me one Tuesday. I dropped off library books after and tried to hit the discount grocery in search of five things it turned out they were out of. I did get my second choice for one of them, which wasn't a hardship as both are things I buy on the regular; I was just more in the mood for the other. There were no mushrooms or bags of frozen broccoli. The other two things? Sigh. One they only had a tiny over priced side dish version from another brand instead of two full meals worth from the good brand, so I passed. The other, I got the smallest I could find of a different brand and flavour to test instead of what I actually wanted.

I had started lunch and was putting my meager purchases away, when squirrel appeared, trying to work out how we were going to take the trash out. I proposed once again that we just put the whole thing can and all on the dolly and take it out to the dumpster together that way. We have two working arms between us and it would be a lot easier to each take a handle a dump the tied off bag that way, letting gravity do most of the work, then take the can and dolly back where they go. Squirrel gave in and while it was still annoying, it was far better than any of the alternatives.

I then needed to lie down because I was already pretty much at the end on hobbling about without a really long rest. I did lungs, had lunch, rested a whole bunch more. I did eventually manage a few small household tasks between rests, but I just feel like too little butter on too much bread.

Really, I need to finish putting things away from all the displacement. Really, I need to try the reorganization in the garden, as it will help when planting time comes. These are big exhausting things and one of them, I am not convinced I can do even sitting down and using my feet, but I can't know for sure until I move the rack and give it a try. If it does work, it will take better advantage of the extra sun we have since they pulled the massive bush out and will also give me better access to the far tomato planters.

* Thursday was exhausting and full of too many things and I made two key errors that fucked some things up. All this, plus my ankle kept disjointing, jointing, disjointing, joining so many times I lost count as I slogged painfully about trying and mostly failing to achieve essential tasks. Bonus: Physio tomorrow at entirely The Wrong Time.

* I did make it to physio Friday. My ankle was still bad, but properly in it's socket, which is important as we added a bunch of standing stuff. (Ugh.) We also upgrading a lying down and the sitting exercise. At check in, I saw one of the arm guys and said high. Later on the leg physio mentioned she'd spoken to him about me before we started and he said I was a really hard worker, which is nice to hear.

I made it home and had to lie down for a good long while before making food. Then I did lungs and had another long lie down before sorting forage. When I got up to put forage away, I discovered my legs were just DONE. It would have been a brilliant day to own one of those little lightweight indoor electric chairs. Instead I had a really scary trip to my room for pettins alternating with cuddle naps with Livia for most of the afternoon.

I did eventually make it back out to put away the perishable forage, feed and water Livia and the fish, etc., but it's just really bad tonight. At some point I will have to make more food. *shudder*

I had hoped to do a Friday morning aggregate, but I was just too tired to manage it, which sucks as there are multiple congressional action items it would have been better to start on before the recess.

* "‘It’s emptiness’: banned Ukrainian athlete accuses IOC of fueling Russia’s propaganda:" https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/12/ukraine-vladyslav-heraskevych-disqualified-winter-olympics-skeleton-helmet-protest-war-deaths

* "Penisgate erupts at Olympics; scandal exposes risks of bulking your bulge:" https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/penisgate-erupts-at-olympics-scandal-exposes-risks-of-bulking-your-budge/

* They were quite audible in the Canadian coverage and the commentators deliberately pointed it out. Rightly so. "NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/nbc-appears-to-cut-crowds-booing-of-jd-vance-from-winter-olympics-broadcast

* "Winter Olympics 2026: All the queer athletes who won medals:" https://www.advocate.com/news/winter-olympics-lgbtq-medals

* "LGBTQ+ Olympians receive death threats after speaking out against the Trump admin.:" https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-olympians-death-threats-trump

* "US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash — including from Trump:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-us-athletes-speaking-out-backlash-6ad0274b0aa2f44795fdf1c44e2eb252

* "NBC apologizes for misgendering trailblazing trans Olympian Elis Lundholm:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/olympian-elis-lundholm-misgendered

* "Gay ice dancer Guillaume Cizeron's gold medal is questioned as judging scandal heats up:" https://www.advocate.com/news/guillaume-cizeron-and-laurence-fournier-beaudry-judging-scandal

* "Ben & Jerry's co-founder needs your help to 'prevent the destruction' of beloved ice cream brand:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/ben-and-jerrys-dei-interview

* "Donald Trump Is Nothing To Smile About | Mike Johnson vs. Pope Leo XIV | Bezos "Murders" Journalism:"

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* CW: CSA "Trump: ICE Killings Create Bad Publicity | America's Secret Weapon | Epstein's Muffin Recipe:"

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* "Gavin Newsom: Leading Man, For Your Consideration | The Daily Showography:"

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* "Super Bowl: Bad Bunny puts on a queer-inclusive show with Lady Gaga & Ricky Martin:" https://www.advocate.com/news/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-recap-watch

* "Who is American? Bad Bunny at the Superbowl:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dtnNqaOACNI

* "Bad Bunny spread love, making Trump look selfish, stupid, and stale:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/bad-bunny-spread-love-halftime

* "Right-Wingers Who Boycotted Halftime Show Still Saw Enough of It to Be Furious:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/maga-furious-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-1235513261/

* "TN Republican demands official probe after calling Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show 'gay pornography':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/bad-bunny-gay-porn-andy-ogles

O.o What does he think gay men do in bed. Does he think sugar cane is somehow involved?

Follow up question: Has he ever had sex with anyone?

I am remembering Ivonova in B5 tricking that ambassador into thinking they were having sex. Does his wife dance around fully clothed and tell him it is sex?

* "Ian McKellen recites Shakespeare to slam 'mountainous inhumanity' in U.S.:" https://www.advocate.com/television/sir-ian-mckellen-shakespeare-stephen-colbert

* ""There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW:"

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"Grant them removed, and grant that this your noise
Hath chid down all the majesty of England;
Imagine that you see the wretched strangers,
Their babies at their backs with their poor luggage,
Plodding to the ports and coasts for transportation,
And that you sit as kings in your desires,
Authority quite silenced by your brawl,
And you in rough of your opinions clothed;

What had you got? I'll tell you: you had taught
How insolence and strong hand should prevail,
How order should be quelled; and by this pattern
Not one of you should live an aged man,
For other ruffians, as their fancies wrought,
With self same hand, self reasons, and self right,
Would shark on you, and men like ravenous fishes
Would feed on one another.

O, desperate as you are,
Wash your foul minds with tears, and those same hands,
That you like rebels lift against the peace,
Lift up for peace, and your unreverent knees,
Make them your feet to kneel to be forgiven!

You'll put down strangers,
Kill them, cut their throats, possess their houses,
And lead the majesty of law in liom,
To slip him like a hound. Say now the king
(As he is clement, if th' offender mourn)
Should so much come to short of your great trespass
As but to banish you, whether would you go?

What country, by the nature of your error,
Should give you harbor? go you to France or Flanders,
To any German province, to Spain or Portugal,
Nay, any where that not adheres to England,—

Why, you must needs be strangers: Would you be pleased
To find a nation of such barbarous temper,
That, breaking out in hideous violence,
Would not afford you an abode on earth,
Whet their detested knives against your throats,
Spurn you like dogs, and like as if that God

Owed not nor made not you, nor that the claimants
Were not all appropriate to your comforts,
But chartered unto them, what would you think
To be thus used? this is the strangers case;
And this your mountainish inhumanity."

* "Disney's Living Characters: A Broken Promise:"

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* "5 Iconic Archers that Fantasy Forgets:"

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* "True Facts: Electric Nematodes and Flying Spiders:"

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* "True Facts: Is The Goffin's Cockatoo The Smartest Bird?:"

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* "Blatantly Bumbling Baffling Battles:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G4c_KbJpFhc

* "Verily Vernacular:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qWzCDJi5Lx8

* "Vain Versailles 2:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SSSCS-k_KjI

* "1700s Fboys:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SkETKY1T2q8

* "Egregious East India Company:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LxmCARCh2uA

* "Manic Musical Mozart:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MOnrUAleY28

* "Sorrowful Salieri:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KaXWdLRA_7I

* "Let's Give Women Something To Smile About:"

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* "Introducing "Coalie":"

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* This is and was and likely always will be my favorite of his songs. ""You Can Close Your Eyes" - James Taylor (LIVE on The Late Show):"

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* "This Groundbreaking New Showcase of Nearly 60 Works Is the Biggest-Ever Exhibition of LGBTQ+ African Art:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/this-groundbreaking-new-showcase-of-nearly-60-works-is-the-biggest-ever-exhibition-of-lgbtq-african-art-180988095/

* "10 If-You-Know-You-Know Classics of Queer Black Literature:" https://www.them.us/story/black-queer-literature-roundup

* "Winter storm across the US in photos:" https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/winter-storm-weather-photo-gallery-660aec5749dc23108311a31a8627345c?

* "Bakers Are Topping Each Other By Creating Cakes That Look Like Paradise Islands (30 Pics):" https://www.boredpanda.com/paradise-island-cake-art/

* "You're In A Lesbian Pulp Novel From 1958! What's Distracting You From Work And Causing Your Heterosexual Coworker Nora To Glance Curiously Over At Your Desk?:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/youre-in-a-lesbian-pulp-novel-from-6b1?publication_id=5&post_id=187703313&isFreemail=true&r=ykw2&triedRedirect=true

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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.

* "Project Salt Box:" https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

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2/4/26 - 2/7/26 Really Friday's Post

Sun, 08 Feb 2026 04:42:23 GMT

* "Trump says he won’t extend nuclear arms treaty with Russia:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/trump-nuclear-arms-treaty-russia-00767497

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* "THE DILDO DISTRIBUTION DELEGATION:" https://www.closertotheedge.net/p/the-dildo-distribution-delegation

* "The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building:" https://www.propublica.org/article/chicago-venezuela-immigration-ice-raid-landlord-tren-de-aragua

Isn't moving squatters a job for Chicago PD at best and not an excuse for a violent military raid that involved ICE dragging naked children from their beds and zip tying them and parading them outside for their own personal pleasure?

* "ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota − accused of violating 1st, 2nd, 4th and 10th amendment rights − are testing whether the Constitution can survive:" https://theconversation.com/ice-and-border-patrol-in-minnesota-accused-of-violating-1st-2nd-4th-and-10th-amendment-rights-are-testing-whether-the-constitution-can-survive-274613

* "Trump administration will pull 700 immigration officers from Minneapolis:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/04/trump-administration-will-pull-700-immigration-officers-from-minneapolis-00763994

2000 remain. Trump has already announced plans to violently invade Ohio.

* "Government lawyer yanked from immigration detail in Minnesota after telling judge ‘this job sucks’:" https://apnews.com/article/julie-le-job-sucks-minnesota-dhs-ice-b0affbb6c394c39184a813c8f597d5a2

* "‘We Know Where You Live.’ Protesters Say ICE Agents Retaliate With Threats, Investigations:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/02/04/ice-immigration-intimidation-tactics-protesters

* "Educators Sue Over ICE Activity on School Grounds and Nearby:" https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/educators-sue-over-ice-activity-on-school-grounds-and-nearby/2026/02

* "US immigration agents detain two-year-old Minnesota girl: ‘depravity beyond words’:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/us-immigration-two-year-old-minnesota-girl

* "Two Venezuelans, charged with assaulting agents in ICE shooting, re-detained despite judge’s orders:" https://www.startribune.com/mn-venezuelans-released-ice-shooting/601576035

ICE lied that he was attacking them, when they were actually shooting wildly through an apartment door nearly hitting a crib.

* "Don Lemon Arrested For Journalism:"

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* "‘For what?’: JD Vance refuses to apologize for smearing Alex Pretti:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/for-what-jd-vance-refuses-to-apologize-for-smearing-alex-pretti-2485410371683

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share
"Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice
Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share
"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:" https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* "Trump wants to be paid $10 billion taxpayer dollars but says he’ll give it to charity:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-wants-to-be-paid-10-billion-taxpayer-dollars-but-says-he-ll-give-it-to-charity-2485698627610

* "Steve Bannon: “You're damn right we're gonna have ICE surround the polls come November.” :" https://www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon/steve-bannon-youre-damn-right-were-gonna-have-ice-surround-polls-come-november

We need to be prepared to get out the vote in the face of voter intimidation.

* "‘Surround the polls’: Trump ally admits voter intimidation plan using ICE:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/surround-the-polls-trump-ally-admits-voter-intimidation-plan-using-ice-2485406275948

* "Gabbard's office examined voting machines in Puerto Rico:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/tulsi-gabbards-office-says-examined-electronic-voting-systems-puerto-r-rcna257602

* If they did nothing wrong why does the story keep changing? "Trump shifts explanation of why DNI Gabbard was at FBI Georgia election office raid:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-shifts-explanation-dni-gabbard-fbi-georgia-election/story?id=129890577

* "Trump resorts to the ridiculous, desperate to reverse engineer the 2020 election:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-resorts-to-the-ridiculous-desperate-to-reverse-engineer-the-2020-election-2485691459927

* "Trump administration makes it easier to fire thousands of federal employees:" https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/trump-federal-employees-at-will

* "Trump administration's denial of gender-affirming care to federal employees is unlawful, says LGBTQ+ group:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/eeoc-complaint-transgender-care-denial

* "The End of Free Speech:"

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* "Plummeting popularity sets Trump on a war against the truth:"

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* "Washington Post to make ‘significant’ cuts:" https://www.semafor.com/article/02/04/2026/washington-post-to-make-significant-cuts

* "‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers:" https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/04/washington-post-layoffs

* "Mass layoffs fuel fears of ‘death spiral’ at Washington Post:" https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/05/mass-layoffs-washington-post

* "Fear of Trump pushed Bezos to gut Washington Post, says fmr. executive editor:"

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**** Corruption of the Justice System, Pushback, and Related ****

* "Homeland Security is trying to force tech companies to hand over data about Trump critics:" https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/03/homeland-security-is-trying-to-force-tech-companies-to-hand-over-data-about-trump-critics/

* "‘Going on offense’: Slotkin will not cooperate with Trump DOJ probe:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/going-on-offense-slotkin-will-not-cooperate-with-trump-doj-probe-2485670979917

**** Trump/Epstein/Maxwell, etc. CW: CSA ****

* CW: CSA "Feminism Versus Trump and Epstein:" https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/feminism-versus-trump-and-epstein/

* "Supreme Court won’t disturb new California congressional map:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/04/supreme-court-california-prop-50-map-00764862

* "Job openings plummet in warning sign for Trump's economy:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/job-openings-plummet-trump-economy-00767201

* "Ditching DEI is bad for employees and employers: HRC report :" https://www.advocate.com/news/ditching-dei-bad-business

* "Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democrats’ ICE demands:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-special-elections/new-jersey-house-results

* "‘This shouldn’t be that complicated’: Jeffries draws hard line on DHS funding:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/this-shouldn-t-be-that-complicated-jeffries-draws-hard-line-on-dhs-funding-2485668931822

They have a week to negotiate.

It is very important to call them and ask them to keep fighting to curb the abuses.

Here is a model email if you would like one to look at:

* "Emailing my legislators:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2762264.html

* " Scott Bessent struggles under questioning by New York Rep. Ritchie Torres during explosive House hearing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/scott-bessent-ritchie-torres-clash

* "Bessent refuses to say the administration will not sue the next Fed chair:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/05/congress/bessent-fed-chair-lawsuit-00767130

* "Failed anti-LGBTQ+ immigrant MAGA influencer banned from Texas Republican Party events:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/valentina-gomez-expelled-texas-gop

* "On anniversary of Los Angeles wildfires, Bass and Newsom lay low:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/07/on-anniversary-of-l-a-wildfires-newsom-bass-nowhere-to-be-seen-00713275

* "Indiana advances bill that would 'mandate discrimination' against trans people, ACLU warns:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/indiana-transgender-bathroom-birth-certificate

* "Man who tried to shoot Trump at a Florida golf course gets life in prison:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-shooting-attempt-florida-ryan-routh-4bcddb2544bc127d6acf59b8311c458b

* "The Great Crime Decline Is Happening All Across the Country:" https://archive.ph/MZg9m

* "‘She looks like a baby’: Why do kids as young as 5 or 6 still get arrested at schools?:" https://publicintegrity.org/education/criminalizing-kids/young-kids-arrested-at-schools/

This is child abuse. It's also racism and ableism.

* "The Two Faces of Lummie Jenkins:" https://magazine.atavist.com/2025/lummie-jenkins-alabama-racism

* "Nine men busted for drugs while trying to board massive Atlantis gay cruise in Miami:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/atlantis-cruise-drug-arrests

* "Texas A&M eliminates women’s and gender studies degree program:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/texas-am-women-gender-studies

* "Texas A&M fired a professor for teaching about gender identity. Now, she's suing:" https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-am-melissa-mccoul-lawsuit

* CW: Sexual Harassment "Manager of women’s football club banned for 12 years after bombarding players with indecent images:" https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jan/17/manager-of-womens-football-club-banned-for-12-years-after-bombarding-players-with-indecent-images

* "California doctor first to face lawsuit under Texas' bounty hunter abortion pill ban:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/california-doctor-texas-abortion-pill

* "Two medical associations update their recommendations on gender-affirming care for trans youth:" https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/ama-asps-backtrack-transgender-care

* "Parents of transgender kids sue Children’s Hospital Colorado for pausing gender-affirming care:" https://www.dailycamera.com/2026/01/21/childrens-hospital-colorado-sued-transgender-gender-affirming/

* "New York jury finds psychologist and surgeon didn't follow best practices in gender-affirming care case:" https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/jury-rules-malpractice-transgender-treatment

* "Maryland school district didn't violate teacher's rights by requiring chosen pronoun use, appeals court rules:" https://www.advocate.com/news/education/court-upholds-inclusive-pronoun-policy

* "Nicki Minaj attacks trans kids—again:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/nicki-minaj-trans-kids-2675087040

Ironically, Gavin Newsom is also a transphobe.

* "No, trans women don't have inherent advantage over cis women in sports: new study:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-women-athletes-no-advantage

* "HIV drug's Medicare costs under negotiation:" https://www.advocate.com/health/hiv-drug-medicare-negotiations

* "13 Black community organizations fighting HIV in the U.S. you should know:" https://www.advocate.com/health/black-hiv-organizations

* "The ‘R-Word’ Returns, Dismaying Those Who Fought to Oust It:" https://archive.ph/eN1Ex

* "Researchers Expose WHILL Wheelchair Safety Risks via Remote Hacking:" https://www.securityweek.com/researchers-expose-whill-wheelchair-safety-risks-via-remote-hacking/

* "The pandemic’s hidden toll: millions of chronic conditions left undiagnosed:" https://theconversation.com/the-pandemics-hidden-toll-millions-of-chronic-conditions-left-undiagnosed-273418

* "California becomes first state to join WHO disease network after US exit:" https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5703447-who-gavin-newsom-california/

* "Researchers begin trial of nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine:" https://www.kpwhri.org/news-and-events/recent-news/news-2026/researchers-begin-trial-nasal-spray-COVID-19-vaccine

* Items below this point may be a little older.

* "The Impact Fee Illusion:" https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2026-2-4-the-impact-fee-illusion

* "New filtration technology could be gamechanger in removal of Pfas ‘forever chemicals’:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/23/pfas-forever-chemicals-filtration

* "AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/18/tech-ai-bubble-burst-reverse-centaur

* CW: CSAM "Payment processors were against CSAM until Grok started making it:" https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/867874/stripe-visa-mastercard-amex-csam-grok

* "GitHub walks back plan to charge for self-hosted runners:" https://www.theregister.com/2025/12/17/github_charge_dev_own_hardware/

* "Astronomers Find the First Compelling Evidence of "Monster Stars" in the Early Universe:" https://www.universetoday.com/articles/astronomers-find-the-first-compelling-evidence-of-monster-stars-in-the-early-universe

* "Ancient Martian beach discovered, providing new clues to red planet's habitability:" https://phys.org/news/2026-01-ancient-martian-beach-clues-red.html

* "The Moon’s Far Side Tells a Very Different Story Than the One We See From Earth:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-moons-far-side-tells-a-very-different-story-than-the-one-we-see-from-earth/

* "This strange form of water may power giant planets’ magnetic fields:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260112214308.htm

* "NASA’s Webb telescope just discovered one of the weirdest planets ever:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251227004146.htm

* "Bio-essential sugars in samples from asteroid Bennu:" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-025-01838-6

* "Hidden dimensions could explain where mass comes from:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251215084222.htm

* "Marvelous Mold and Fabulous Fungus:" https://mossandfog.com/marvelous-mold-and-fabulous-fungus/

* "These Animals Are Expertly Adapted to the Cold:" https://nautil.us/these-animals-are-expertly-adapted-to-the-cold-1264317/

* "Missing for 200 Years, the Galapagos Rail Reappears Following Floreana Island Restoration:" https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/missing-for-200-years-the-galapagos-rail-reappears-following-floreana-island-restoration/

* "'Beautiful' rare octopus spotted on popular Welsh beach:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5yqnej8ejo

* "Gray wolves are hunting sea otters and no one knows how:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260129080446.htm

* "Orcas team up with dolphins to hunt salmon, study finds:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/11/orca-killer-whale-dolphin-hunt-salmon-study-british-columbia-canada?

* "Some polar bears are getting fatter despite a warming Arctic:" https://www.earth.com/news/some-polar-bears-are-getting-fatter-despite-a-warming-arctic/

* "Monkeys With Smaller Testicles Scream Louder to Compensate:" https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/monkey-small-testicle-screams-rep/

* "The deep ocean has a missing link and scientists finally found it:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251228074505.htm

* "Mysterious Giants Could Be a Whole New Kind of Life That No Longer Exists:" https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-giants-could-be-a-whole-new-kind-of-life-that-no-longer-exists

* "Why Earth’s earliest animals left little trace behind:" https://www.earth.com/news/why-earths-earliest-animals-left-little-trace-behind/

* "Ancient oceans were ruled by super predators unlike anything today:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251218060611.htm

* "18,000 dinosaur tracks discovered along ancient Bolivian coastline — and they set a new record:" https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/18-000-dinosaur-tracks-discovered-along-ancient-bolivian-coastline-and-they-set-a-new-record

* "Italy makes a surprising discovery ahead of the Winter Olympics: dinosaur tracks:" https://www.npr.org/2025/12/17/nx-s1-5647391/dinosaur-tracks-italy-olympics

* "Fossilized Bee Nests Inside Skeletons Are Unlike Anything We’ve Seen Before:" https://gizmodo.com/fossilized-bee-nests-inside-skeletons-are-unlike-anything-weve-seen-before-2000700261?

* "This ancient fossil could rewrite the story of human origins:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260103155024.htm

* "1.5-million-year-old fossil face is forcing a rethink of human origins:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251216081935.htm

* "'It is the most exciting discovery in my 40-year career': Archaeologists uncover evidence that Neanderthals made fire 400,000 years ago in England:" https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/human-evolution/it-is-the-most-exciting-discovery-in-my-40-year-career-archaeologists-uncover-evidence-that-neanderthals-made-fire-400-000-years-ago-in-england

* "Discovery shows early humans were much more advanced hunters than previously believed:" https://www.earth.com/news/discovery-shows-early-humans-were-much-more-advanced-hunters-than-previously-believed/

* "Exposure to burn injuries played key role in shaping human evolution, study suggests:" https://phys.org/news/2026-02-exposure-injuries-played-key-role.html

* "Why You Should Study History (Now More Than Ever):"

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* "Ancient people carried a wild potato across the American Southwest:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260125081143.htm

* "This 8,000-year-old art shows math before numbers existed:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251216081937.htm

* "Digital scans unveil new love notes and sketches on ancient Pompeii wall:" https://www.reuters.com/science/digital-scans-unveil-new-love-notes-sketches-ancient-pompeii-wall-2026-01-19/

* "Can You Decode the Roman Dodecahedron?:" https://artsandculture.google.com/story/can-you-decode-the-roman-dodecahedron/5wVh18uEpJuMnA?hl=en

* "What Do Native Cultures Have in Common?: Ep 6 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "The Real Impacts of Archaeology on Native Americans: Ep 7 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "The Truth About Columbus’s “First Contact”: Ep 10 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "There are no pure cultures:" https://aeon.co/essays/there-are-no-pure-cultures-we-have-always-been-global

* "Discover Michelangelo’s First Painting, Created When He Was Only 12 or 13 Years Old:" https://www.openculture.com/2026/01/discover-michelangelos-first-painting.html?

* "500 Years Later, Scientists Prove That Leonardo da Vinci’s Bridge Design Works:" https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/infrastructure/a69676907/da-vinci-bridge-design/

* "What the Tudors REALLY ate – and why it was healthier than you think:"

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* "Inside the Tudor bedroom: love and marriage in the 16th-century:"

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* "How did the Tudors have FUN? Ruth Goodman on maypoles, ale and deadly jousts:"

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* "What did ordinary Tudors do for work? Inside the 16th-century daily grind:"

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* "We Didn't Start The Class War: The Tudor Homelessness Crisis:"

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* "How Caravaggio Painted Class and Clothes:" https://www.artnews.com/art-in-america/features/caravaggio-class-clothes-street-style-elizabeth-currie-1234751231/

* "British soldier’s long-lost memoir rediscovered in Cleveland:" https://www.popsci.com/science/british-soldier-memoir-cleveland/

* "National Portrait Gallery buys rare photographs of Ada Lovelace for the nation:" https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/national-portrait-gallery-saves-rare-photographs-of-ada-lovelace-for-the-uk-86284/

* "The Gay Scottish Lord Who Became A Mountain Man:"

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* "From the Trail of Tears to Wounded Knee: Ep 11 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "I Tested Different Victorian Menstruation Products:"

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* "The History of America’s Indian Boarding Schools: Ep 12 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "The Victorian Mystic who "Traveled to Other Planets":"

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* CW: Child Death "The Worst Fluid to Drown In:"

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* "The 1918 Flu Pandemic | World History | Extra History Complete:"

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* "Unhinged Amendments That Almost Passed:"

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* "American “Heritage” vs. American History | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "The World's Longest-Running Lab Experiment Is Almost 100 Years Old:" https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-longest-running-lab-experiment-is-almost-100-years-old

* "The Indian Reorganization Act Explained: Ep 13 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "Found in the Archives, Seldom Seen Photos From World War II:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/photography/article/found-in-the-archives-seldom-seen-photos-from-world-war-2?rid=9B8A108C20E98ED9C1E55C1A2BD40635

* "Vintage Photographs of People Reading Newspapers Before the Invention of That Grossly Antisocial Device: The Smartphone:" https://www.vintag.es/2018/12/people-reading-newspapers.html

* "What are the Fish Wars and Why Do They Matter?: Ep 9 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "The Termination Act Explained: Ep 14 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "Alain Bombard: The Biologist Who Shipwrecked Himself to Prove a Point :" https://www.amusingplanet.com/2025/12/alain-bombard-biologist-who-shipwrecked.html

* "The haunting story of Mary Doefour and one man’s quest to give her back her real name:" https://thartribune.com/the-haunting-story-of-mary-doefour-and-one-mans-quest-to-give-her-back-her-real-name/

* "The ‘Race Against Time’ to Save Music Legends’ Decaying Tapes:" https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/arts/music/iron-mountain-audio-tape-preservation.html

* "The Native Civil Rights Movement: Ep 15 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "A 1970s History of Food:"

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Food from the '70's wasn't that good really. We were poor and grew most of our own vegetables in the summer so when we had to switch in the Autumn to supermarket it was always disappointing. Here in the 21st century, better quality more flavourful vegetables are in the supermarkets, even the discount ones.

When we had a babysitter we'd get to pick a frozen dinner which was super exciting because we actually got to chose what we ate and the packaging was cute. Rareness + choice made it a special treat. Libbyland tasted better than the other frozen dinners, but like them, the texture was distinctly off. I can get far better microwave dinners at literally any store now in a far wider variety.

For the record, I first saw my first micro-wave when I was six and never used one myself until I had my first restaurant job, and didn't live anywhere with one until I was an adult.. As you noted the price point was really high relative to wages. My parents worked three jobs between them and were always struggling. Microwaves were strange exotic rich people things. When I was a teen my dad got my mom a toaster oven for Christmas and it was super exciting.

I do desperately miss a few things like Aspen Soda, but if I want to splurge there are higher end brands I can buy now that I Know are better. It's just Aspen was one of like Four regular priced sodas you could by in half gallon/2 liter plastic bottles. (I remember how angry we were when they used metric conversion as an excuse to do what we now call shrinkflation, but I forget when it happened relative to Aspen soda availability.). The issue here is price point. Aspen was way better than say seven up or rootbeer for the same price, and like birch beer, was a rare treat for special occasions. If you offered me Jones, or Weinhards, or that imported orange soda with real juice and sugar, I'd take that over aspen, but I'd take aspen over any normal priced two liter.

For real, food is SO MUCH better now. The variety is better. The quality is usually better. There are so many good vegetarian and other special diet options that didn't exist yet in the 20th Century. The ground work for a lot of the things I eat now was started in the '70's with both the adoption of more natural foods (often considered hippy foods then) and food varieties from so many other cultures as you mention in your video. Seriously, I am grateful. I am old enough to have had to hand make my veggie burgers as a young adult. I spent the first couple decades I was alive having to eat things that made me some degree of ill because that was all that was available that we could afford. I miss a handful of discontinued foods, but I wouldn't trade all I have now to go back to my options in the '70's.

* "Challenger: The disaster five people saw coming:" https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-01-28/space-shuttle-challenger-disaster-nasa-explosion-video-engineers/106162902

* "I Survived Canada’s Deadliest Mass Shooter. Then I Had to Prove It:" https://thewalrus.ca/lisa-banfield-portapique/?

* "He called himself an ‘untouchable hacker god’. But who was behind the biggest crime Finland has ever known?:" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/17/vastaamo-hack-finland-therapy-notes

* "I Was Kidnapped by Idiots:" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/01/kidnapped-baghdad/685470/?gift=9UtyZb3mDuj0SBI8F16FpwE-BYovnJIiA7dUXQGglGg

* "How the dollar-store industry overcharges cash-strapped customers while promising low prices:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/03/customers-pay-more-rising-dollar-store-costs

* "Archive reveals hidden stories of Queer Norfolk:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c301d1np9jjo

* "A Very Big Fight Over a Very Small Language:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/08/a-very-big-fight-over-a-very-small-language

* "Can Jollibee Beat American Fast Food at Its Own Game?:" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/jollibee-fried-chicken-american-fast-food/684949/

* "104 Year Old Eddy Goldfarb Has Invented Over 800 Iconic Toys:" https://mossandfog.com/104-year-old-eddy-goldfarb-has-invented-over-800-iconic-toys/

* CW: Abuse "I Investigated Dr Phil:"

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* "Shelter pets rescued by the revitalized Seuk’s Army in photos:" https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/animal-rescue-flight-crash-volunteers-seuks-army-316372de52885f3eadaaa5af7e9dd64b

* "Police recover $19k Fabergé egg swallowed by NZ man:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4qedglzpwo#0

* "Not Into Bad Bunny? MAGA Halftime Has Kid Rock | Gen Z Olympic Mascots | Help Coldbert Plow Chicago:"

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* "Trump: Republicans Should Nationalize The Elections | "Not A Crime To Party With Epstein":"

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* "Reproductive Horror (On-Screen and Off):"

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* "Nazis Have the Dumbest Star Trek Opinions:"

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* "What Does Star Trek Actually Tell Us About Fascism?:"

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* "The Problem With Saying “Bury Your Gays” Now:"

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* "V For Vendetta ~ Lost in Adaptation:"

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* "Does Tough Love Make Strong Men — or Broken Ones? | Therapist Reacts! (Peacemaker):"

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* "Interview With The Vampire ~ Lost in Adaptation:"

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* "Weird Al Yankovic Talks Comedy Legacy, eBay, and Dying On Stage:"

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* "Did Regency Women ACTUALLY Wear Wet Dresses?:"

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* "Why is everything boring? (hint: it's not Capitalism):"

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* "Notably Nasty Normans:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uNVNoKZRkCE

* "Gilded Galas:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hD0o31T0RcM

* "Vain Versailles:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jav929QRcFk

* "French Fencing Fighting Fits:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FM9etqwoO98

* "Dramatic Deutsch Duelists:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DYaVI564_uc

* "That 1 Immortal Friend 🙄:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1zV3egiy73w

* "Single On Valentine's Day?:"

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* "Discovering Hilda:" https://www.toilgirls.com/hilda

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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.

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

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* "Israeli strikes kill 26 in Gaza, health officials say:" https://archive.ph/uLhtp

* This is from a different attack. "Israeli strikes kill 18 in Gaza, patient crossings at Rafah halted, Palestinian officials say:" https://archive.ph/670vH

How to Help:
Revive Gaza's farmland: https://apnature.org/en/gaza
PCRF: https://www.pcrf.net/
HEAL Palestine: https://www.healpalestine.org/
The Sameer Project: https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject
Gaza Soup Kitchen: https://gazasoupkitchen.org/

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* "US shoots down Iranian drone that 'aggressively' approached an aircraft carrier, military says:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/03/iran-drone-shot-down-00762438

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* "Russia Hits Maternity Hospital In Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya, Kills 16 Miners In Dnipropetrovsk:" https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-drone-attack-peace-talks/33666126.html

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* "Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll?:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/27/iran-protests-death-toll-disappeared-bodies-mass-burials-30000-dead

* "Calls grow in Iran for independent inquiry into protest death toll:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/01/calls-grow-in-iran-for-independent-inquiry-into-protest-death-toll

* "Iranian protesters share their stories of determination and dissent:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iranian-protesters-share-their-stories-of-determination-and-dissent

* "Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/21/millionaires-billionaires-taxes-super-rich-mark-ruffalo-wef-davos

* "EU to Offer US Critical Minerals Partnership to Counter China:" https://archive.ph/XUInF

* There is nothing on paper, of course. "Trump says U.S. and India reached trade deal, will lower tariffs immediately:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/02/trump-india-trade-deal-tariffs.html

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* "US judge halts Trump plan to end protections for 350,000 Haitians:" https://archive.ph/cft7f

* "Noem’s coarse tweet comes back to bite her in blistering ruling on protections for Haitians:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/noem-s-coarse-tweet-comes-back-to-bite-her-in-blistering-ruling-on-protections-for-haitians-2484987459821

* "US judge again blocks Trump ban on lawmakers' surprise visits to detention centers:" https://archive.ph/TEYMl

* "Shooting deaths climb in Trump's mass deportation effort:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-look-at-shootings-by-federal-immigration-officers

* "Federal immigration agents keep shooting at drivers. We tracked 15 cases since July.:" https://www.ms.now/news/federal-agents-shoot-drivers-weaponized-vehicle

* "Maine’s Chief U.S. District Court judge orders ICE to release asylum seeker who was arrested without warrant :" https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/30/live-updates-advanced-ice-operations-could-be-over-in-maine-whats-next/

* "Five-year-old deported to Honduras despite being US citizen is latest child victim of Trump crackdown:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/five-year-old-girl-us-citizen-and-mother-deported-honduras

* "Prosecutors stunned as ICE lets suspect in $100m jewelry heist leave US:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/ice-jewelry-heist-suspect-self-deport

* "It’s Small. It’s Loud. It’s Taking Over the Country.:" https://slate.com/technology/2026/01/ice-chicago-minneapolis-whistles-watch-zine.html

* "After a death at an El Paso ICE facility was ruled a homicide, will prosecutors pursue a criminal case?:" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/29/texas-el-paso-migrant-death-ice-custody-autopsy-prosecution/

* "2 measles infections confirmed at Texas facility where 5-year-old detained in Minnesota was held:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/2-measles-infections-confirmed-texas-facility-5-year-old-detained-minn-rcna256993

Remember they deny medical care, clean water, etc. to detainees as a matter of policy, and that this is the prison where they send legal immigrants and people with open asylum cases that have been following the rules and have done nothing wrong, particularly children.

* "Canadian company says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won't proceed:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/canadian-company-virginia-warehouse-sale-ice-proceed-129721245

* "ICE purchase of massive Surprise warehouse sparks concern, support among residents and lawmakers:" https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/ice-warehouse-in-surprise-arizona/75-642846db-d7bc-4de4-9fd7-1337ac53b283

* "Protesters push back on potential ICE detention warehouse in Hagerstown:" https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/protesters-push-back-against-plan-to-open-ice-warehouse-in-hagerstown/4045639/

* "Howard County Executive revokes permit for potential ICE detention center in Maryland:" https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/building-permit-revoked-for-ice-detention-center-in-elkridge/

* "Tacoma ICE facility would see steep fines for blocking inspections under WA bill://www.theolympian.com/news/politics-government/article314477992.html

* "Oklahoma City ICE detention center proposal halted after community opposition:" https://www.koco.com/article/oklahoma-city-ice-detention-center-halted-community-opposition/70194624

* "Chicago mayor orders police to investigate alleged illegal ICE activity in city:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/chicago-ice-brandon-johnson

* "Police Report Backs Activist’s Account in Clash With ICE Agent Near Chicago:" https://archive.ph/8oYim

* "How ICE raids changed a once bustling Chicago neighbourhood:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cql4e439g4no

* "Hundreds of CPS students walk out of school to protest Trump’s deportation campaign:" https://chicago.suntimes.com/2026/02/02/hundreds-of-cps-students-walk-out-of-school-to-protest-trumps-deportation-campaign

* "Hundreds rally against ICE in New Braunfels, a Trump stronghold:" https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/ice-protest-new-braunfels-trump-21326116.php

* "Four arrested after anti-ICE protest in Salt Lake City:" https://kutv.com/news/local/four-arrested-after-anti-ice-protest-in-salt-lake-city

* "LAPD says more than 50 people detained during protests against ICE tactics:" https://archive.ph/Nu6MC

* "More than 1,000 rally in Portland against Trump, ICE:" https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/30/more-than-1000-rally-in-portland-against-trump-ice/

* "‘People are sick of it’: Thousands protest ICE in Concord as part of national movement:" https://www.concordmonitor.com/2026/01/31/ice-out-protests-concord-nh/

* I assume they can't see the irony. "House Freedom Caucus endorses Insurrection Act for Minnesota despite deaths:" https://www.courthousenews.com/house-freedom-caucus-endorses-insurrection-act-for-minnesota-despite-deaths/

* "Judge says Immigration and Customs Enforcement has violated 96 court orders this month in Minn.:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/31/nx-s1-5693175/judge-says-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-has-violated-96-court-orders-this-month-in-minn

* "How Misogyny and White Nationalism Converge in ICE Enforcement:" https://msmagazine.com/2026/01/27/ice-recruitment-women-violence-lesbian-masculinity/

* "Return of the Silver Shirts: In ICE's invasion of Minneapolis, an echo of a dark past.:" https://www.liberalcurrents.com/return-of-the-silver-shirts/

* "Lawyers allege Dept. of Homeland Security is denying legal counsel to Minnesota detainees:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/lawyers-allege-dept-homeland-security-denying-legal-counsel/story?id=129335914

* "Judge rejects bid to end Trump administration’s immigration-enforcement surge in Minnesota:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/31/judge-rejects-bid-to-end-trump-administrations-immigration-enforcement-surge-in-minnesota-00758835

* "ICE attorney to judge: ‘This job sucks’:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/03/ice-attorney-to-judge-this-job-sucks

* "Maddow: Trump ‘wobbling’ as his agenda falls apart in the face of pressure:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-trump-wobbling-as-his-agenda-falls-apart-in-the-face-of-pressure-2484973635982

* "Northern Command Tells N.C., Alaska Troops to Stand Down on Possible Minnesota Deployment:" https://archive.ph/js8AQ

* "Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says:" https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-minneapolis-secretary-noem-homeland-security-37af4947057e64efee5e43a8f2e018bb

* "Another wave of departures in Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office:" https://www.startribune.com/another-wave-of-departures-in-minnesotas-us-attorneys-office/601575569

* "Judge orders release of 5-year-old detained by immigration authorities in Minnesota:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/liam-conejo-ramos-five-year-old-boy-immigration-rcna256870

* "The Horrifying Truth Behind Liam Ramos’ Abduction:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/02/ice-news-liam-ramos-abduction-update.html

* "Two women, detained by ICE, say they helped agent having seizure:" https://www.startribune.com/detained-by-ice-two-women-became-first-responders-during-agents-seizure/601569667

* "Contracted ICE employee pleads guilty to sexual abuse of female detainee:" https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2026/01/20/ice-agent-pleads-guilty-to-sexual-assault-of-detainee-what-to-know/88257531007/

* "I’m Hiding From ICE. This Is My Story.:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/02/ice-minneapolis-trump-immigrant-hiding-abduction.html

* "‘Because I was Latino, that’s it’: ICE rams car in south Minneapolis while profiling driver:" https://sahanjournal.com/public-safety/ice-rams-latino-man-car-south-minneapolis-immigration/

* "Welcome to the American Winter:" https://archive.ph/YY4B6

* "Resistance to Trump 2.0 is getting more confrontational:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/01/trump-resistance-protests

* "How much can a city take?:" https://www.theverge.com/policy/864195/minneapolis-ice-invasion-organizing-immigration

* "‘We’re fighting for the soul of the country’: how Minnesota residents came together to face ICE:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/minnesota-twin-cities-ice-protests

* "The Key to Minneapolis’s Successful ICE Resistance:" https://newrepublic.com/article/205404/minneapolis-mutual-aid-ice-resilience

* "This Cold Winter, Love Is a Superpower:" https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/this-cold-winter-love-is-a-superpower/

* "‘Backing down isn’t an option’: Minnesota ICE shootings mobilize Americans to join ICE observer groups:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/31/ice-observer-document-immigration-agents

* "Black Panthers are out protecting communities from ICE thugs:" https://www.thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2026/01/19/black-panthers-ice/

* "How an errand for a 12-year-old immigrant in Minneapolis became an underground operation:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/21/nx-s1-5682120/12-year-old-immigrant-need-minneapolis-launched-underground-operation

* "Minnesota Elementary School Sends Urgent Message as ICE Sends Flyers Offering Food Support to Families:" https://meidasnews.com/news/minnesota-elementary-school-sends-urgent-message-as-ice-sends-flyers-offering-food-support-to-families

* "Disruption at a church is not the scandal. Injustice is.:" https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/disruption-church-not-scandal-injustice

* "Los Angeles mayor blasts DOJ’s Don Lemon prosecution after judge frees journalist without bail:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/don-lemon-karen-bass-doj

* "‘It’s attacking the public’s right to know’: Georgia Fort on the White House going after journalists:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/it-s-attacking-the-public-s-right-to-know-georgia-fort-on-the-white-house-going-after-journalists-2484972611823

* "Hayes, Soboroff and Wagner on ‘glimpse of what it’s like to live in a not free society’:"

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* "Who are Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez? CBP agents identified in Alex Pretti killing:" https://www.advocate.com/news/jesus-ochoa-raymundo-gutierrez-cbp

* "Renee Good was 'beautiful American,' 'unapologetically hopeful,' brothers tell Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/renee-good-brothers-testify-congress

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share
"Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice
Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share
"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:" https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* "Trump says he wants proposed arch to be world's "biggest":" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-arch-dca-airport-flight-path/

* "Trump says Republicans should ‘nationalize’ elections:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/02/trump-nationalize-elections-2026-midterms-00760015

This is blatantly unconstitutional.

* "Panicked by bad news, Trump makes elections power grab and leaves staff sputtering with excuses:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/panicked-by-bad-news-trump-makes-elections-power-grab-and-leaves-staff-sputtering-with-excuses-2485182531993

None of this is fixed. It will need to clear the courts. It is essential to stay noisy. Protest, and also:

Please contact your Congress Critters about protecting free and fair elections for Trump's planned "Nationalization."

* "Fulton County, Georgia, to sue Trump administration over seizure of 2020 election records:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/fulton-county-sue-trump-doj-fbi-seizure-2020-election-records-rcna257052

All the Election denial was repeatedly debunked. Trump had no evidence to present in law courts and repeated recounts proved he lost.

* This isn't her job and lurking about was very weird. "Intelligence director says Trump requested her presence at FBI search of Georgia election center:" https://apnews.com/article/fbi-georgia-gabbard-elections-2a04ffe6aa317ed5be98c1cd60388992

* "Trump spoke to some FBI agents who raided Atlanta election office, NYT reports:" https://archive.ph/iFCeF

* "Tulsi Gabbard running solo 2020 election inquiry separate from FBI investigation:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/03/tulsi-gabbard-2020-election-investigation-ed

* "‘Hellbent’: Trump is reassembling his 2020 coup crew amid 2026 midterm panic:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/hellbent-trump-is-reassembling-his-2020-coup-crew-amid-2026-midterm-panic-2485161027851

* If she's innocent, why the illegal cover up? She could easily just follow the law. "Attorney says Gabbard is holding up a complaint about her actions, which her office denies:" https://apnews.com/article/gabbard-dni-intelligence-complaint-classified-c697b07bfe27810e086c441e5d7997e1

* "Pete Hegseth Delights in Violence:" https://archive.ph/FawQC

* "Section 504 is under attack, AGAIN!!!:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FVMm8C0qDqw

Hang together or hang separately!!!

* "Texas v. Kennedy (formerly Texas v. Becerra): What it is and How You Can Help Stop the Attack on Section 504:" https://dredf.org/protect-504/

***ACTION ITEM*** I beg of you, if you live in Texas, Alaska, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, South Dakota, please contact your government officials and ask them to stop the lawsuit to end Section 504.

* There is also a second prong of this attack on the ADA via Trump Executive order: "Disability groups are standing united for trans rights. That hasn’t always been the case:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/disability-protections-transgender-trump

Everyone should also take this time to contact your Congress Critters about Trump's attacks on ADA based Trans protections and the autonomy of people with Disabilities.

* "Judge Revives Orsted NY Offshore Wind Project Halted by Trump:" https://archive.ph/LJC0D

* Please no!!! "Government by AI? Trump Administration Plans to Write Regulations Using Artificial Intelligence:" https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-artificial-intelligence-google-gemini-transportation-regulations

* ""Whitewashed" new panels to replace those about Black soldiers at Margraten war cemetery:" https://nltimes.nl/2026/01/27/whitewashed-new-panels-replace-black-soldiers-margraten-war-cemetery

* "National Park Service Removes Exhibit on People Enslaved by George Washington:" https://eji.org/news/national-park-service-removes-exhibit-on-people-enslaved-by-george-washington/

* "Trump to close Kennedy Center after takeover. Here’s everything we know:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/all-about-kennedy-center-closure

* "Trump says he's closing the Kennedy Center for renovations. We have questions:" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/02/nx-s1-5696489/kennedy-center-renovation-trump-questions

* "Trump says he won’t tear down the Kennedy Center arts venue but it needs to be closed for repairs:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-kennedy-center-repairs-close-july-marble-cb2f82bd7d2224b67caa013892574552

* "Trump escalates Harvard feud with $1B demand:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/03/trump-escalates-harvard-feud-with-1-billion-demand-00761683

* "Ed Martin out as leader of DOJ's 'weaponization' group, sources say:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/ed-martin-dojs-weaponization-czar-sources-say-rcna257093

**** Trump/Epstein/Maxwell, etc. CW: CSA ****

* "Government says it’s fixing redactions in Epstein-related files that may have had victim information:" https://apnews.com/article/justice-department-epstein-files-trump-036f169b672bcbe0a9b5516e109b6af0

* "Vivian Wilson seems to corroborate Epstein-Musk emails:" https://www.advocate.com/news/elon-musk-vivian-wilson-epstein

* "Facts haunt Trump as new Epstein files release shows lots to investigate:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/facts-haunt-trump-as-new-epstein-files-release-shows-lots-to-investigate-2485189187973

* "Clintons reach deal with House Republicans to testify, likely avoiding contempt charge:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/03/bill-clinton-contempt-epstein-congress-00762396

* "Senate Democrats reach deal to avert partial government shutdown:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/senate-democrats-deal-dhs-funding-bill

Senate Democrats held firm on DHS

They have split the DHS funding from the other funding bills.

They have two weeks to negotiate

It is very important to call them and thank them for standing up against I.C.E., and to keep fighting to curb the abuses.

Here is a model email if you would like one to look at:

* "Emailing my senators:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2758996.html

* "How Mike Johnson is scrambling to keep the shutdown short:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/02/congress/mike-johnson-save-act-spending-00760523

* "House votes to end partial government shutdown, setting up contentious talks on ICE:" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/03/g-s1-108506/house-vote-end-government-shutdown

It is time to lobby the House Hard. We need two Republican votes to put limits on I.C.E. .

* "Op-Ed: With KOSA, Elizabeth Warren is Betraying the Trans Youth She Claims to Protect:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/op-ed-with-kosa-elizabeth-warren

* "Texas loss delivers stark warning to Republicans in critical election year:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk85kjk8lzo

* "Luigi Mangione will not face the death penalty after judge nixes two federal counts:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/luigi-mangione-will-not-face-death-penalty-judge-nixes-two-federal-cou-rcna256715

* "Budapest mayor charged for supporting Pride march:" https://www.advocate.com/news/budapest-mayor-pride-indicted

* "In Putin’s Homophobic Russia, Watching Heated Rivalry Is an Act of Rebellion and Hope:" https://archive.ph/3as9s#selection-508.0-508.3

* "Half of U.S. trans teens live in a state that restricts their rights: study:" https://www.advocate.com/news/half-transgender-teens-restrictive-laws

* "Over 1,000 anti-LGBTQ+ attacks occurred in 2025: report:" https://www.advocate.com/news/anti-lgbtq-hate-crimes-2025

* "LGBTQ+ Americans are going back in the closet under Donald Trump: report:" https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-safety-coming-out-trump

* "As LGBTQ+ people go back into the closet under Trump, the Human Rights Campaign reveals plan to fight back:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/lgbtq-discrimination-fear-trump-hrc

* "Virginia school board adopts anti-transgender policy and blocks LGBTQ+ club:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/king-george-virginia-transphobic-schools

* "Los Angeles police won't stop man from throwing dog poop at LGBTQ+ youth center :" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/lgbtq-youth-center-dog-poop

* "U of Arkansas withdraws offer to new law school dean because she supported trans athletes:" https://www.advocate.com/news/education/arkansas-nixes-pro-transgender-academic

* "Transgender Chicago Cubs employee accuses coworkers of assaulting her in lawsuit:" https://www.advocate.com/news/chiacgo-cubs-transgender-employee-lawsuit

* "Ex-Steelers employee alleges antigay, sexist discrimination in lawsuit:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/gay-steelers-worker-sues-discrimination

* "Unexpected shutdown of Tucson Pride leaves Arizonans distraught:" https://www.advocate.com/news/tucson-pride-surprise-shutdown

* "Latina trans women are celebrating the quinceañeras they’ve always dreamed of:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/latina-trans-women-are-celebrating-the-quinceaneras-theyve-always-dreamed-of/

* "The mental health system is failing queer kids of color—and we're letting it happen:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/bipoc-mental-health

* CW: Suicide "Conversion therapy's outcomes: shame, depression, suicidality, survivors say:" https://www.advocate.com/news/conversion-therapy-shame-depression-suicide

* "Can magic mushrooms help the gay meth crisis?:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/meth-mushrooms-and-gay-men

* "What the World Got Wrong About Autistic People:" https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/positively-different/202601/what-the-world-got-wrong-about-autistic-people

* Items below this point may be a little older.

* "The Flu Really Is That Bad:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/01/flu-season-bad/685573/?

* "Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260120000333.htm

* "A new milestone in the cancer fight: 7 in 10 patients now survive five-plus years:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/cancer/cancer-survival-rate-five-years-7-in-10-patients-rcna253089?

* "Is It Dangerous to Let Kids Be Free?:" https://thewalrus.ca/is-it-dangerous-to-let-kids-be-free/

* "San Francisco sues nation's top food manufacturers over ultraprocessed foods:" https://www.npr.org/2025/12/03/g-s1-100212/san-francisco-sues-manufacturers-ultraprocessed-foods?

* "The Lies and Falsifications of Oliver Sacks:" https://kottke.org/25/12/the-lies-and-falsifications-of-oliver-sacks

* "What happens to forests when the planet warms up too fast:" https://www.earth.com/news/what-happens-to-forests-when-the-planet-warms-up-too-fast/

* "2 dead amid winter storm that brought record-setting snow and freezing temperatures to the South:" https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/winter-weather/north-carolina-winter-storm-fatalities-rcna256931

* "California LGBTQ+ communities face distinct challenges in recovery after 2025 Eaton Canyon fires: report:" https://www.advocate.com/lgbtq-community-eaton-canyon-fires

* "Deadly fire raises fears about safety elsewhere in Hong Kong’s high-rise skyline:" https://apnews.com/article/hong-wang-china-dissent-fire-construction-ff953aec2bc0201b0e3255805a241fc1?

* "Science journal retracts study on safety of Monsanto’s Roundup: ‘Serious ethical concerns’:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/05/monsanto-roundup-safety-study-retracted

* "Zillow Doesn’t Care If Climate Change Destroys Your New Home:" https://newrepublic.com/article/203982/zillow-climate-risk-home-house

* "Coffee-driven deforestation is making it harder to grow coffee, watchdog group says:" https://www.npr.org/2025/10/24/nx-s1-5582781/coffee-deforestation-brazil-forest

* "Running on Empty: Copper:" https://thehonestsorcerer.substack.com/p/running-on-empty-copper

* "The World Is Running Out of Sand—And Thieves Are Willing to Kill for It:" https://archive.ph/4CKLG

* "Scientists trace fertilizer microplastics from fields to beaches:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260118233551.htm

* "A City Cast in Concrete, Trapped Under Unbearable Heat:" https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/a-city-cast-in-concrete-trapped-under-unbearable-heat/

* "Ground Zero: Los Angeles and the Endgame of the Growth Ponzi Scheme:" https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-10-27-ground-zero-los-angeles-and-the-endgame-of-the-growth-ponzi-scheme

* "Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/20/biodiversity-collapse-threatens-uk-security-intelligence-chiefs-warn?

* "‘The soul of the city’: can Kinshasa’s last remaining baobab tree be saved?:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/07/kinshasa-drc-last-baobab-tree-saved-megacity

* "The City That Refused to Stay Dying:" https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025-12-17-the-city-that-refused-to-stay-dying

* "New York’s Grand Central Terminal Helped Provide the Blueprint for American Cities. It Happened by Accident:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/new-yorks-grand-central-terminal-helped-provide-blueprint-american-cities-happened-accident-180987640/

* "His Job Is to Make the Subway Accessible. His Own Life Fuels His Work.:" https://archive.ph/gE13t

* "The gift that keeps on giving: How solar panels on farms can help increase crop yields:" https://theconversation.com/the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving-how-solar-panels-on-farms-can-help-increase-crop-yields-269264

* "Extra CO2 doesn't speed tree growth, researchers reveal why:" https://www.earth.com/news/extra-co2-doesnt-speed-tree-growth-researchers-reveal-why-pr25/

* "Scientists find hidden rainfall pattern that could reshape farming:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251211100633.htm

* "How Uruguay’s energy supply became 98% renewable:" https://freethoughtblogs.com/singham/2025/12/10/how-uruguays-energy-supply-became-98-renewable/

* "There's an Actual Reason You Can't Recycle Plastic:"

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* "Elon Musk's Grok AI floods X with sexualized photos of women and minors:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/grok-says-safeguard-lapses-led-images-minors-minimal-clothing-x-2026-01-02/

* "Grok Is Generating Sexual Content Far More Graphic Than What's on X:" https://www.wired.com/story/grok-is-generating-sexual-content-far-more-graphic-than-whats-on-x/

* "Elon Built a Child Porn Factory:"

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* "NYC Wegmans is storing biometric data on shoppers' eyes, voices and faces:" https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-wegmans-is-storing-biometric-data-on-shoppers-eyes-voices-and-faces

* "No, Grok hasn’t paywalled its deepfake image feature:" https://www.theverge.com/news/859309/grok-undressing-limit-access-gaslighting

* "Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai are cowards:" https://www.theverge.com/policy/859902/apple-google-run-by-cowards

* "Grok's AI CSAM Shitshow:" https://www.404media.co/groks-ai-csam-shitshow/

* "Elon Musk says UK wants to suppress free speech as X faces possible ban:" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/10/elon-musk-uk-free-speech-x-ban-grok-ai

* "Roblox’s AI-Powered Age Verification Is a Complete Mess:" https://www.wired.com/story/robloxs-ai-powered-age-verification-is-a-complete-mess/

* "Wikipedia inks AI deals with Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity as it marks 25th birthday:" https://apnews.com/article/wikipedia-internet-jimmy-wales-50e796d70152d79a2e0708846f84f6d7

* "Microsoft is reportedly turning Edge into a Copilot-styled app, and no, you can't turn it off:" https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-reportedly-turning-edge-browser-copilot-app/

* "Google won’t stop replacing our news headlines with terrible AI:" https://www.theverge.com/tech/865168/google-says-ai-news-headlines-are-feature-not-experiment

* "Librarians Are Tired of Being Accused of Hiding Secret Books That Were Made Up by AI:" https://gizmodo.com/librarians-arent-hiding-secret-books-from-you-that-only-ai-knows-about-2000698176

* "A.I. Was Supposed to “Revolutionize” Work. In Many Offices, It’s Only Creating Chaos.:" https://slate.com/life/2026/01/work-artificial-intelligence-ai-office-chaos.html

* "Researchers poison stolen data to make AI systems return wrong results:" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/ai_data_pollution_defense/

* "AI and the Corporate Capture of Knowledge:" https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2026/01/ai-and-the-corporate-capture-of-knowledge.html

* "HarperCollins Will Use AI to Translate Harlequin Romance Novels:" https://www.404media.co/harpercollins-will-use-ai-to-translate-harlequin-romance-novels/

* "Why does AI suck at making clocks?:" https://www.popsci.com/technology/ai-making-clocks/

* "Microsoft is closing its employee library and cutting back on subscriptions:" https://www.theverge.com/tech/862531/microsoft-library-closure-transition-changes-notepad

* "The behavioral cost of personalized pricing:" https://digitalseams.com/blog/the-behavioral-cost-of-personalized-pricing

* "Microsoft Windows Media Player stops serving up CD album info:" https://www.theregister.com/2026/01/09/microsoft_windows_media_player_forgets/

* "FCC revises Verizon phone unlocking rules after significant fraud issues:" https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/fcc-revises-verizon-phone-unlocking-rules-after-significant-fraud-issues-2026-01-12/

It's a way to stop people using older phones.

* "Github Banned a Ton of Adult Game Developers and Won’t Explain Why:" https://www.404media.co/github-ban-suspension-adult-modding-games-illusion/

* "How WhatsApp Took Over the Global Conversation:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/01/19/how-whatsapp-took-over-the-global-conversation?

* "Dating: The Past, Present, & Future:"

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* CW: Sexual Assault. "Dating Apps Are Worse Than You Think. Here's Why.:"

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* "PS5 ROM Keys Leaked: Sony’s Unpatchable Security Nightmare (2026):" https://thecybersecguru.com/news/ps5-rom-keys-leaked/

* "Can Law Enforcement Access Google Search Data Without a Warrant? Pennsylvania Says Yes:" https://natlawreview.com/article/can-law-enforcement-access-google-search-data-without-warrant-pennsylvania-says-yes

* "on NFTs and the art market:" https://totient.dreamwidth.org/199685.html

* "RAM is so expensive, Samsung won’t even sell it to Samsung:" https://www.pcworld.com/article/2998935/ram-is-so-expensive-samsung-wont-even-sell-it-to-samsung.html

* "After nearly 30 years, Crucial will stop selling RAM to consumers:" https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/12/after-nearly-30-years-crucial-will-stop-selling-ram-to-consumers/

* "The Politics Of Superintelligence:" https://www.noemamag.com/the-politics-of-superintelligence/

* "Failures of “AI” Promise: Critical Thinking, Misinformation, Prosociality, & Trust:" https://afutureworththinkingabout.com/?p=6422

* "Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show:" https://www.reuters.com/investigations/meta-is-earning-fortune-deluge-fraudulent-ads-documents-show-2025-11-06/

* "I don't trust Chrome anymore — here's what pushed me over the edge:" https://www.makeuseof.com/dont-trust-chrome-anymore-heres-what-pushed-me-over-the-edge/?

* "Barnum's Law of CEOs:" https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2025/12/barnums-law-of-ceos.html

* "The Last Video Rental Store Is Your Public Library:" https://www.404media.co/the-last-video-rental-store-is-your-public-library/

* "How Taiwan Made Cashless Payments Cute:" https://www.wired.com/story/icash-taiwan-payments-keychains-how-it-works/

* "A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code:" https://www.wired.com/story/new-anonymous-phone-carrier-sign-up-with-nothing-but-a-zip-code/

* "China floods the world with gasoline cars it can't sell at home:" https://www.reuters.com/investigations/china-floods-world-with-gasoline-cars-it-cant-sell-home-2025-12-02/

* "Built to spill: The life of a crash test dummy:" https://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/nx-s1-5556934/crash-test-dummy-manufacturing

* "‘Lasagna Battery’: Why You Shouldn’t Bake Your Pasta Dish In a Steel Pan:" https://www.today.com/food/trends/lasagna-battery-rcna249704

* "This new imaging technology breaks the rules of optics:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260110211214.htm

* "The magnetic secret inside steel finally explained:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260125083427.htm

* "Marine robotics firm will resume deep-sea search for MH370 plane that vanished a decade ago:" https://apnews.com/article/malaysia-missing-plane-mh370-search-eb0e65b20bf6766dfa1394c58fc6ccbf?

* "New map reveals hidden landscape under Antarctica's ice sheet:" https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/new-map-reveals-hidden-landscape-under-antarcticas-ice-sheet-2026-01-16/

* "Scientists stunned by a massive hydrothermal field off Greece:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251228020000.htm

* "'We can handle any kind of difficult situation': Crew-11 astronauts say 1st medical evacuation from ISS had a silver lining:" https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/we-can-handle-any-kind-of-difficult-situation-crew-11-astronauts-say-1st-medical-evacuation-from-iss-had-a-silver-lining

* When feminists feared the 'lavender menace' of lesbians — and how those lesbians fought back:" https://www.advocate.com/history/when-feminists-feared-lesbians

* "Heather Ann Thompson - “Fear and Fury” & How the Bernie Goetz Story Echoes Today | The Daily Show:"

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* "On the lamb: 50 sheep break away from flock and storm German supermarket:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/08/runaway-sheep-storm-german-supermarket

* "Monkey business: Multiple primates on the loose in St. Louis park:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/monkeys-on-loose-st-louis-park-rcna253330

* "Over 100 human skulls found at home of Pennsylvania man accused of desecrating cemeteries:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pennsylvania-man-accused-desecrating-cemeteries-found-100-human-skulls-rcna253123

* "Gatlinburg candy shop owners seek bear-proofing solutions after repeat break-ins:" https://www.wvlt.tv/2026/01/15/gatlinburg-candy-shop-owners-seek-bear-proofing-solutions-after-repeat-break-ins/

* "Japan Has a New Cat Stationmaster: Meet Yontama:" https://www.tokyoweekender.com/japan-life/news-and-opinion/new-cat-stationmaster-announced/

* I ended up involuntarily day shifted part of this past week and still am as of Sunday. I did not do a bunch of phone bureaucracy, I ought to have, but it is A Lot on top of everything else. Unexpectedly, Forage box contained low preparation protein for me Friday. They haven't done this in literally years. It was a full sized field roast wrapped in pastry, which is not ideal, as Feild Roast is very heavy and also really doesn't keep well, as the pastry, while delicious when it's soaked up gravy and has bits of the stuffing fruit on it, hardens and goes stale fast. So it's low effort food, but also you have to eat a lot of it before it starts to get nasty. More than you really want to eat generally.

This had the advantage though of leaving me enough energy after physio to do some sorting in preparation of the big job that is the next phase of putting the tall desk things back, do comprehensive litter changes on Saturday, and combined with randomly day shifted allowed me to do some shifting and weeding in the garden, because in our weird little valley micro-climate, the weeds never really stop.

Not only are the inside daffodils fairly advanced, but I food a bunch of crocuses gamely hoping for Spring outside. The taller ones I knew were happening, but I found some surprise ones in the back that I'm assuming were subsisting in drips from the spearmint planter and were growing around another small pot sitting on top of theirs. I have moved them.

I need to shift a few heavier containers, which I wasn't up to, and I need to weed the far tomato pot on a day when it isn't actively raining and I hadn't exhausted my ability to bend over and my pain resistance weeding other pots.

I had a likely very bad idea for reorganizing out there, in light of the removal of that giant bush that was blocking a lot of light, but if the idea worked it would be really clever. I need to think on it further though, as it would be a major undertaking requiring help.

* I ended up going back out before dark and moving the heavy things. The heavy things were clearly heavier than I should have been lifting and to get the last one in place I had to twist a little, inevitably injuring myself. I feel like I've been through a mangle as this was all to much for the artificial shoulder as well.

I new Monday was going to be strenuous and the pain would leave me short on sleep, so I gave myself a day off from physio. I may hjave to give myselfd Tuesday off because it feels like I've been through a mangle.

I couldn't get back to sleep for pain after about six hours, so Livia and I read almost half an ILL, before I dragged myself out to try to make food for us and do lungs.

The plan was to leave oneish for downtown taxes, with a stop at the pharmacy on the way. Library was either before or after, then pick up tomatoes, lettuce, and cheese on the way home. Doors opened at 1:45. I got there around 1:30 after pharmacy, but with no library because traffic. There was already a line. There were also massive rain slick cement steps. They used to let disabled people park in the upstairs disabled parking, but they refuse to open those doors now for taxes and I've no idea how someone in a wheelchair gets in.

A nice man gave me his seat so I didn't have to sit on the soaked stairs. They'd all watch my painful wobbly ascent with various degrees of alarm. I asked if he was sure and he was. All the standing about in the downstairs hall before they let us start signing in was incredibly painful and pretty much did me in, so I truly was grateful for the porch chair.

There is an elevator down, at least, the lady who'd been behind me when we arrived was kind enough to let me have my place in line back when we gathered in the Hall for interminable orientation.

I was fifth in line signing in, which, with my usual half hourish session would add up to one and a half to two hours under normal conditions. They had six preparers there. I had a shortish library book and my usual short story magazines for back up, because I have zero faith in normal conditions.

My lack of faith was correct. The computer had been mostly down the previous day they were open, which meant everyone on a packed day waited four hours for nothing, so they were given special slips to let them cut line. Many of them had everything but the computer bits completed, which made them faster than average, but there were A lot of them turning up in the first two hours. Also, it turned out two of the preparers were trainees. Literally one couple without slips got in on the first batch. No one else without a slip was seen until 4:30PM. The trainees went solo around 4PM They close at six. Most of the people waiting gave up and went home. A lot of them wewre furious, but I got why all this was no one's fault and I've never seen the point of getting angry at people trying to make the best of a bad situation.

I waited. I had stuff to read, I did not want to come back and do it again tomorrow from scratch. I also knew they knew how simple my paperwork was and I could do math. I figured they'd likely squeeze me in if I was patient.

I was next in line by five between people getting taken in to be worked on and people giving up. I was in a scootch before 5:15 with two people behind me. It ended up taking 40 minutes as it took extra long to get the double check as the person doing that was helping a trainee and it took ages. The other people did get squeezed in, including the nice lady who let me back in line even though the elevator was slow. The preparer took me through the labrinth to the wheelchair ramp exit once I made her understand that yes, I could take the elevator up, but then I'd have to walk down two flights of rain slick cement steps and please was there a ground floor way out?

It was pitch black out there and all in shadow, and the black macadam was uneven. There was a weird wobble in my crutch handle, but I was so busy not falling on ground I basically couldn't see in the rain on the very long hobble up and around to the lower parking lot, that I didn't stop to examine it and I was so focused on just trying to get to the library and not crying from the pain, that I forgot to examine it in the car. This was a mistake.

Two steps from my car at the library, the handle gave way. The metal piece was just gone, likely lost during the long hobble in the dark. No point in going back to look as I now didn't have a viable crutch and would be searching mostly unlighted shadowy places and if it was lost in the labrith, I'd be locked out. Sigh. I had a dangerous time dealing with the small stairs up and down to and from the library drop box. (They were kicking everyone out when I arrived). I now have to go back to pick up a book. I don't want to do it, but also I now need groceries I couldn't get because of the whole crutch came apart thing. I could theoretically search the parking lot, if I came early enough. If I hit the right window they might even let me inside, but I also have a zoom meeting thing I have to do Tuesday at five and I'm not convinced I remember how to do zoom.

I feel terrible. Really, this is what the emergancy pain meds are for, but I low key hallucinate on tramadol now and next time I need surgury it will really be hell as I likely won't even get a week of pain relief. Each pill I take now brings me one step closer to can't have anything but celebrex and tylanol after surgury.

Why must everything be this hard?

* I had trouble getting back to sleep, so ended up reading for a couple hours until I could manage it, then crashed HARD. As a result, I couldn't both do physio and get out to do the stuff I was supposed to do Tuesday before the zoom meeting thing at five. It was still a close shave as it turned out I hadn't added zoom to the laptop after the old one died, plus I kept Finding Problems around the apartment.

Still, I made it to my seat with tea in time. I defended Halloween decorations when I got my turn. Them: "Our intention isn't to ban Halloween." Me: "That's not what the wording says. Halloween is not a federal national holiday." " They are passing the new rules anyway, but they promised to amend for me and someone else with a very valid suggestion. They are probably going to allow people to to dry clothes out side for one day, but there will be more debate. Plus there was a bunch of alarming stuff about elevators and fire system and talk of bringing back the fucking gates.

I really am going to need to run next time there is an opening, aren't I. *facepalm*

On a related note, I suppose I need to learn how to do emojis in zoom as it's pretty much required.

They have decided to restart Squirrel on Physio for the mangled rotator cuffs for two months to see if they can avoid surgery. (Different physio, as they don't want to worsen the tearing). It sounds like squirrel's pay may be sorted out, but we'll know for sure if it comes by week's end.

* CW: CSA "DOJ Protects Trump From Epstein Accountability as MAGA Attacks "Sanctuary Cities" | The Daily Show:"

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* CW: CSA "Trump Is All Over The Epstein Files | DOJ Exposes Epstein Victims | Trump Admin Won't Investigate:"

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* "DNA for Dollars: Did 23andMe’s Bankruptcy Sell Your Genetics?:"

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* "ICE Meeting Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Winter Olympics Promo - SNL:"

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* "The Viking Raid - SNL:"

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* "Trump Is All Over The Epstein Files:"

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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.

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

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1/29/26 - 1/31/26

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:40:35 GMT

* Some items are from earlier in January, as I am trying to catch up.

* "-30°C Winter Ahead: Ukraine Faces Deep Freeze as Russia Prepares New Attacks:" https://www.kyivpost.com/post/69047

* "Hungarian Roma protest inflammatory comments by Orbán government minister:" https://www.wral.com/news/ap/12f7a-hungarian-roma-protest-inflammatory-comments-by-orb-n-government-minister/

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* "‘Why Is This Happening to Us?’ Daily Number of Kids in ICE Detention Jumps 6x Under Trump:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/ice-kids-in-detention-numbers

* "U.S. appeals court says Noem’s decision to end protections for Venezuelans was illegal:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/us-appeals-court-noem-protections-venezuelans-trump-immigration-rcna256469

* "Trump admin is trying to deport LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers to countries where they'd be killed, lawyers say:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/uganda-iran-lgbtq-deportations

* "Deaths mount as Trump immigration push intensifies:" https://archive.ph/kOFRx

* Hint: We need to think Bigger. "Abolish ICE? It's Complicated.:"

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* "The ICE Age of Surveillance and Enforcement | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "ICE has ended ‘enhanced’ operations in Maine, Collins says:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/ice-ends-maine-operation-00754382

* "ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest:" https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/ice-agents-shatter-window-leave-1-month-old-baby-mother-in-car-after-portland-arrest/

* "Maine bill aims to curb ICE access to schools, hospitals, child cares:" https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2026/01/30/maine-bill-aims-to-curb-ice-access-to-schools-hospitals-child-cares/88429531007/

* "ICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrants:" https://www.ms.now/news/ohio-ice-immigration-operations-haitians-tps-noem

* "Schoolgirl at ICE Protest Struck by Car With Trump Flag:" https://www.newsweek.com/schoolgirl-ice-protest-struck-car-trump-flag-11442296

* "Federal judge denies request to block ICE surge in Minnesota:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78vgnz3z6eo

* "Trump’s border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’:" https://apnews.com/article/homan-minneapolis-immigration-enforcement-0d559bf53b630d7cc525fd3219f430ba

It's a shakedown to steal voter records they aren't entitled to in order to weaponize them for voter suppression.

* "‘Playing Whac-a-Mole’: Hayes says Trump’s ICE ‘drawdown’ can’t be trusted:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/playing-whac-a-mole-hayes-says-trump-s-ice-drawdown-can-t-be-trusted-2484299331721

* "‘Sickening’: Trump’s new ICE man uses war jargon to describe Minnesota operations:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/sickening-trump-s-new-ice-man-uses-war-jargon-to-describe-minnesota-operations-2484300355898

* "Imprisoned children become new flashpoint for Americans enraged over Trump’s anti-immigrant cruelty:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/imprisoned-children-become-new-flashpoint-for-americans-enraged-over-trump-s-anti-immigrant-cruelty-2484347459774

* "DOJ opening civil rights investigation into Alex Pretti's death:" https://www.advocate.com/news/doj-investigates-alex-pretti-killing

* "Libs of TikTok's Chaya Raichik doxxes, harasses supporters of Alex Pretti, Renee Good:" https://www.advocate.com/news/raichik-doxxes-pretti-good-supporters

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share
"Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice
Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share
"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:" https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* "What can we expect in American politics in 2026?:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocate-editors-2026-political-predictions

* "Trump is pulling America under authoritarian rule, international human rights groups warn:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-authoritarianism-human-rights-warning

* "Trump's first year in office proves that nothing is ever enough for him:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/trump-nothing-is-enough

* "Mugshots, binder clip and Hells Angels feature in Trump's one-year anniversary remarks:" https://archive.ph/vyhhu

* "Trump Says He’s Not Worried About Alzheimer’s Despite Father’s Illness:" https://www.newsweek.com/trump-not-worried-about-alzheimers-despite-father-11423210

* "Trump, 79, Roasted for ‘Sundowning’ After Manic Posting Spree:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-roasted-by-governor-gavin-newsom-for-sundowning-after-manic-post-spree/

* "Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club Hosts Gala with Dancers in Dog Masks:" https://people.com/mar-a-lago-gala-dog-masks-rococo-gowns-11886133

I have nothing against furries. Ive been friends with furries, I've dated furries, but this very much smacked of fiddling while Rome burns and "Let them eat cake." (Yes, I know both things never happened, but you get what I mean).

* "‘Very historic time’: US protests have jumped since Trump’s first term:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/trump-protests-data

* "Buttigieg to Democrats: Picture life after Trump; Republicans already are:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/buttigieg-to-democrats-picture-life-after-trump-republicans-already-are-2484086851575

* "Trump administration targets 14 blue states, DC with federal funding review:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/trump-administration-federal-funding-blue-states-00741440

There is lots of case law declaring this sort of thing illegal, but who knows when it gates to SCOTUS.

* "Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/20/trump-musk-doge-social-security-00737245

You know how we said that sure looked like what they were doing?

* "FBI raids Atlanta-area elections office amid Trump’s push to relitigate 2020 election:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/28/fbi-raid-georgia-elections-trump-2020-00753249

Do you trust them not to tamper with or destroy evidence as part of a plan to end free and fair elections in Georgia? Because I don't.

* "‘Bizarrely and personally lurking’: Gabbard’s appearance at FBI election raid alarms Dems:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/tulsi-gabbard-2020-election-investigation-00755487

* "Georgia raid seen as start of Trump’s effort to corrupt elections ahead of midterms:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/georgia-raid-seen-as-start-of-trump-s-effort-to-corrupt-elections-ahead-of-midterms-2484344899610

* "Atlanta FBI boss reportedly ousted after questioning DoJ’s renewed interest in 2020 election:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/atlanta-fbi-boss-reportedly-ousted-fulton-county

* "JD Vance rages about ‘radical gender ideology’ while white supremacists march along National Mall:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/patriot-front-jd-vance-dc

* "Trump’s choice of Warsh to lead Fed could reshape the world’s most influential central bank:" https://apnews.com/article/warsh-trump-federal-reserve-chair-6b4441263c1b7ecb40b96adf17adeea2

* "Trump Goon Ripped for ‘Gibberish’ About Retirees Buying 12 Homes:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goon-scott-bessent-ripped-for-gibberish-about-retirees-buying-12-homes/

* "Federal jury rejects Bovino murder plot after attorney calls on panel to 'stop the overreaching government':" https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/22/federal-jury-rejects-bovino-murder-plot-after-called-upon-stand-up-overreaching-government

* "Complaint Accuses Trump’s Criminal Attorney of “Blatant” Crypto Conflict in His Role at DOJ:" https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-complaint-conflict-of-interest

* "Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation:" https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-crypto-conflict-senator-letter

* "Defense Contractors Report Invite to Pentagon's Christian Prayer Service:" https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/01/19/defense-contractors-report-invite-pentagons-christian-prayer-service.html?ESRC=eb_260121.nl

* "The Biggest Mistake the Pentagon Made in Early AI Adoption:" https://www.military.com/feature/2026/01/16/biggest-mistake-pentagon-made-early-ai-adoption.html?ESRC=eb_260121.nl

* "VA's AI Tools Lack Patient Safety Oversight, Watchdog Warns:" https://www.military.com/benefits/veterans-health-care/vas-ai-tools-lack-patient-safety-oversight-watchdog-warns.html?ESRC=eb_260122.nl

* "Skeptical judges grill Trump government lawyers on logic of ‘meaningless process’ in trans military ban:" https://www.advocate.com/news/talbott-trans-military-ban-hearing

* "Democrats push for commission investigating anti-LGBTQ+ military policies:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/commission-investigate-anti-lgbtq-policies

* "Trump DOJ lied to D.C. federal appeals court about trans military ban, lawyers say in stunning filing:" https://www.advocate.com/news/doj-misled-judges-transgender-military

* "Juneau activists speak out against Alaska LNG pipeline on Capitol steps:" https://www.juneauempire.com/news/juneau-activists-speak-out-against-alaska-lng-pipline-on-capitol-steps/

* "Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional:" https://archive.ph/J4C5i

I don't understand why Republicans are so keen to disable and kill so many children with polio, but apparently they do.

* "Pediatricians, Major Medical Groups Ignore RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Schedule:" https://www.healthline.com/health-news/doctors-pediatricians-ignoring-new-vaccine-guidelines

* "Moderna Is Curbing Investment in Vaccine Trials Due to US Backlash:" https://archive.ph/LcKym

* "Maryland judge: Trump's DOJ can’t have trans youth hospital records:" https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/doj-denied-trans-healthcare-records

* "LGBTQ+ employees now have more trouble fighting harassment in the workplace:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/eeoc-rescinds-inclusive-harassment-guidance

* "Trump admin targets Minnesota for allowing trans girls to participate in sports:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/minnesota-transgender-girls-sports-trump

* "Trump's Education Dept. claims San José State violated Title IX with trans inclusion in women's sports:" https://www.advocate.com/news/education/sjsu-violated-title-ix-transgender

* CW: CSA "‘Disheartening’: US justice department slashes funding to programs combating child sex trafficking:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/justice-department-cuts-child-sex-trafficking

* "Trump sues Dimon and JPMorgan Chase:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/trump-sues-jpmorgan-chase-dimon-00741319

* "FCC chair’s call for ‘equal time’ could have chilling effect on TV and radio:" https://archive.ph/qrQHm

* "Watch out, Colbert and 'The View': FCC warns TV hosts to air both sides:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/21/fcc-warns-late-night-daytime-tv-to-give-both-parties-equal-time-00740385

* "Trump says he’s expanding defamation suit against New York Times after unfavorable poll:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/trump-defamation-suit-new-york-times-poll

* Government lawyers beholden to Trump will be "defending" the IRS etc., so really, it's another corrupt theft of taxpayer money. "Trump, two sons, Trump Org sue IRS, Treasury for $10 billion over tax records leak:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/trump-sues-irs-and-treasury-for-10-billion-over-leak-of-tax-records.html

**** Corruption of the Justice System, Pushback, and Related ****

* "Trump’s Trio of Successors to Habba Challenged in NJ Court (1):" https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/alina-habbas-trio-of-successors-faces-legal-challenge-in-court

* "Lindsey Halligan leaves post as US attorney after judges’ sharp criticism:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/lindsey-halligan-us-attorney-leaves-office

* "DOJ serves subpoenas to Walz, Frey and other Minnesota officials amid immigration crackdown:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/doj-serves-subpoenas-walz-frey-minnesota-officials-immigration-crackdo-rcna255028

* "Journalist Don Lemon arrested by federal agents after his coverage of Minneapolis protests:" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-arrested-minneapolis

* "What to know about Don Lemon, the gay journalist arrested by the Trump administration:" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-arrested-minnesota

* "Pam Bondi's mad after judge rejects charging Don Lemon over his Minnesota church reporting:" https://www.advocate.com/news/pam-bondi-don-lemon-minnesota

* "White House celebrates Don Lemon’s arrest with meme, as press freedom groups and Dems outraged:" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-georgia-fort-arrest

* "DOJ Arrested Don Lemon for Reporting on Church Protest:"

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* "Don Lemon's arrest is part of Trump's war on press freedom:" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-arrest-press-freedom

* "The racist, homophobic, and frightening arrest of Don Lemon:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/don-lemon-donald-trump-arrest

* "Don Lemon's arrest prompts Jane Fonda and LGBTQ+ rights group to rally for press freedom :" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-arrest-rally

* "‘The wolf is at the door’: Hayes warns Trump is building a police state:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/the-wolf-is-at-the-door-hayes-warns-trump-is-building-a-police-state-2484551235681

* "Don Lemon defiant in first remarks after arrest and release from federal custody:" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-arrest-press-conference

* "Trump DOJ ‘criminalizing ordinary reporting’ with arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort:" https://www.ms.now/ms-now/watch/trump-doj-criminalizing-ordinary-reporting-with-arrests-of-journalists-don-lemon-and-georgia-fort-2484573763672

* "Exclusive: Don Lemon’s attorney one-on-one with Jen Psaki:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/exclusive-don-lemon-s-attorney-one-on-one-with-jen-psaki-2484573251822

* "Republicans tried to snag Jack Smith on technicalities. But they didn’t engage with the facts.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/jack-smith-testimony-trump-00742457

**** Trump/Epstein/Maxwell, etc. CW: CSA ****

* Short version: The Trump Administration has only released half the Epstein Files, well past the due date, deliberately doxxing the survivors, which is against the law, and holding the rest back to protect the abusers, which is against the law.

* CW: CSA. "DOJ releases 3 million pages of Epstein files, taking in 180,000 images and 2,000 videos:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/massive-epstein-files-release

* "Key Democratic lawmakers demand DOJ explain only partial Epstein files release:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/key-democratic-lawmakers-demand-doj-explain-partial-epstein/story?id=129717761

* "New message from top Democrats: The U.S. Justice Department can’t be trusted:" https://archive.ph/djNVS

* "‘Major White House cover-up’: Trump’s DOJ still withholding names, documents in Epstein case:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/major-white-house-cover-up-trump-s-doj-still-withholding-names-documents-in-epstein-case-2484592195553

* "Elon Musk emailed Epstein about ‘wildest party’ on private island: new docs:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/elon-musk-emailed-epstein-about-wildest-party-on-private-island-new-docs-2484553795735

* "Marriage Equality is back in conservatives' crosshairs as new coalition targets SCOTUS decision:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/conservatives-marriage-equality-challenge

* "Supreme Court skeptical of Trump's attempt to fire the Fed's Lisa Cook:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-arguments-trumps-attempt-fire-fed-lisa-cook-powell-rcna252376

* "Lisa Cook lawsuit is ‘the most important legal case’ in Fed history, Powell says:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/28/powell-lisa-cook-lawsuit-is-the-most-important-legal-case-in-the-feds-history-00753346

* "Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy falls sharply in January to lowest level since 2014:" https://apnews.com/article/consumer-confidence-economy-spending-inflation-conference-board-f36b997dc46ac9c3577d05db52166846

* "Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as a defiant Jerome Powell resists White House pressure:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/fed-likely-hold-interest-rates-steady-powell-defies-trump-rcna256012

* "US farm economy shows widening cracks as costs rise, jobs vanish:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-farm-economy-shows-widening-cracks-costs-rise-jobs-vanish-2026-01-15/

* "Amazon bungles Wednesday layoff plan with misfired internal email:" https://archive.ph/ELAWW

* ""When Democracy Gets In The Way Of The Objectives Of The Wealthy" - Sen. Sanders Defines Oligarchy:"

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* Extended Interview with Jacob Soboroff:

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* "Senate Democrats reach deal to avert partial government shutdown:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/senate-democrats-deal-dhs-funding-bill

Senate Democrats held firm on DHS

They have split the DHS funding from the other funding bills.

They have two weeks to negotiate

It is very important to call them and thank them for standing up against I.C.E., and to keep fighting to curb the abuses.

Here is a model email if you would like one to look at:

* "Ousted under Trump's trans military ban, retired Space Force Col. Bree Fram launches bid for Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/bree-fram-congressional-run

* "How Democratic candidate and influencer Kat Abughazaleh is taking on America's rising far right:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/democrat-kat-abughazaleh-congressional-candidate

* "Florida seeks to expand gender-affirming care ban; could criminalize pharmacists and counselors:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/florida-gender-affirming-care-ban

* "Musk Endorsed White Nationalism:" https://religiondispatches.org/2026/01/09/musk-endorsed-white-nationalism?new=true

* "Florida woman criticized Miami Beach's mayor on Facebook. Cops then showed up at her home:" https://www.advocate.com/news/miami-beach-facebook-investigation

* "Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog:" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-police-report-frog?

* "Trump-appointed Texas federal judge rules that drag is like blackface:" https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-judge-drag-blackface

* "Ron DeSantis will have 'blood on his hands' if HIV funding isn't restored, Democratic chair says:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/florida-desantis-hiv-medication-funding

* "Lightest Folding Power Wheelchair Review! - ForceMech G10:"

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* "How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive:" https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-sports-gambling-action247-loans

* "Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek star and gay icon, dies at 71:" https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/catherine-o-hara

* "ICE Outrage Goes Viral | White House Blame Game | Ilhan Omar: Tough Under Pressure | Poo-tomac River:"

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* "This Man's Love for Venomous Snakebites Is Helping Science Move Forward | The Daily Show:"

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* "Horrendous Hater Hannibal:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rWUBNqpGeA4

* "Egregious Exciting Evangelical Eagles:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JVT0RriBaFE

* "Swishing Swords & Strong Shields:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9r9uPz4VIFg

* "Chill Chariots:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E-pRIfBrPQg

* "Pesky Projectiles:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X8oz3Z7vC0U

* "Generic Russian Drama:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ie9DXodHr_Y

* "Kids for no Reason:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6RW68YOLyiw

* "When that One Friend who doesn't Get Kids Babysits:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0qjRV2H3G5Q

* "Exiting Elves:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RI9riDP5o8I

* "Princess Progenitors:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vgEkc9KJBVs

* "A Time When You Couldn’t Say "Christmas":"

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* "Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio):"

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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.

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

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1/27/26 - 1/29/26 "No work, no school, no shopping!"

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:51:20 GMT

* I'm posting a partial again and early because of time critical Action Items.

* "No work, no school, no shopping: What to know about the Jan. 30 general strike:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/general-strike-nationwide-anti-ice

* "Israel demolishes UNRWA offices for Palestinian refugees in east Jerusalem:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/israel-demolishes-unrwa-offices-for-palestinian-refugees-in-east-jerusalem

* "UNRWA Commissioner-General: The burning of UNRWA’s headquarters is an unprecedented attack on the United Nations:" https://www.unrwa.org/newsroom/official-statements/unrwa-commissioner-general-burning-unrwa%E2%80%99s-headquarters-unprecedented-attack

How to Help:
Revive Gaza's farmland: https://apnature.org/en/gaza
PCRF: https://www.pcrf.net/
HEAL Palestine: https://www.healpalestine.org/
The Sameer Project: https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject
Gaza Soup Kitchen: https://gazasoupkitchen.org/

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* "Threat of US-Iran war escalates as Trump warns time running out for deal:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/28/trump-threat-us-iran-war-armada-nuclear-programme

* "Why the Next “No Kings” Could Be the Biggest One Yet:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/no-kings-protests-minneapolis-march-28/

* "Health insurance costs are up. Women and LGBTQ+ people are paying the price:" https://www.advocate.com/health/health-insurance-costs-women-lgbtq

* "Senate moves toward Thursday shutdown vote:" https://www.semafor.com/article/01/27/2026/senate-moves-toward-thursday-shutdown-vote

* "Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changes:" https://apnews.com/article/government-partial-shutdown-ice-funding-homeland-security-35abc94e6579e701f03d9c18ca5a7c44

* "In only a few minutes, you can make history with Farmworkers:" https://foodjustice.ourpowerbase.net/civicrm/mailing/view?reset=1&id=453&cid=23246&cs=e08eae05e5f533c437ac7580b4fdfe62_1769629088_168

* "Two Republican senators call for Kristi Noem to resign as DHS secretary:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/thom-tillis-lisa-murkowski-call-kristi-noem-resign-dhs-secretary-rcna256233

Please call to thank them and ask them to support impeachment.

Please contact your Congress Critters in general in support of Impeachment.

* "Minnesota House gains 2 DFL members after special election wins restore tie:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/27/specials-elections-for-minnesota-house-district-47a-and-64a-favor-dfl-could-restore-tie

* "LGBTQ+ ally Amy Klobuchar launches strong bid for Minnesota governor:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/amy-klobushar-minnesota-governor-campaign

* "New High of 45% in U.S. Identify as Political Independents:" https://news.gallup.com/poll/700499/new-high-identify-political-independents.aspx

* "Gov. Mikie Sherrill - Affordability and Protection for New Jersey | The Daily Show:"

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* "Rep. Ilhan Omar rushed by man on stage and sprayed with liquid at town hall event:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/27/g-s1-107625/ilhan-omar-sprayed-town-hall

It turned out to be apple cider vinegar. This could have been so much worse.

* "Omar says Trump's 'hateful rhetoric' causes threats against her to 'skyrocket':" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/man-charges-rep-ilhan-omar-town-hall/story?id=129618409

* "Ilhan Omar speaks out after town hall attack: ‘I am not one to be intimidated’:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/ilhan-omar-speaks-out-after-town-hall-attack-i-am-not-one-to-be-intimidated-2484052547540

* "Lawmakers condemn ‘disgusting’ attack on Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/28/ilhan-omar-attack-condemned

* "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

* "NYC asks for 'patience' clearing snow. For the elderly and disabled, it’s a problem now.:" https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-asks-for-patience-clearing-snow-for-the-elderly-and-disabled-its-a-problem-now

* So the last week or two I've been harassed twice a day by a caller I was suspecting of being an insurance company pretending to be Medicare. They usually do this scam November - December, but I'm pretty good at spotting insurance companies doing this and they were being the right sort of subtle shady. Problem is, sometimes medicare doesn't bother properly stating who they are and why they are calling either, which means I couldn't block them without verifying and they kept talking over me or trying to forward me every time I tried to ask questions, which again suggested insurance company scammers, as they are technically legitimate companies, so they'd rather deflect, lie by omission, stonewall questions, and use carefully scripted deceptive phrasing than out right lying like regular scammers. Sigh.

So they call every day at too early in the morning and again in the afternoon or early evening. Sometimes, they'd hit right as I was leaving for, say, the dentist as they did on Monday or when I was on my way to the bathroom or too sleepy to fight. Sometimes they'd talk over me and or try to transfer.

The air quality's been bad whenever it's not raining. We think there must be a substrata burn somewhere and when there isn't enough airflow it pools in our little valley. I'm a lung patient and the air quality situation is just exhausting and makes everything harder including sleep.

It took ages to get to sleep and I was just slipping into REM when the assholes called again. Headachey and exhausted I snapped "Identify yourself" in the teacher command voice I used to use to stop middle school boys in their tracks in Spring, and it must have hit the caller right in the hind brain, because she instinctively obeyed. Some fucking insurance company I never heard of, which may or may not exist. I gave the do not call schpiel and hung up before she had time to recover.

At which point I realized I'd forgotten the call blocker code again, something that never could have happened before Biden improved the spam call situation in the US. I used to be limited to 20 blocked numbers, which I would cycle through as one of them was a time share auto-dialler bank with 15 or so numbers and the police Union charity scam had 8-12 at various points, plus the fireman scam, plus the your computer is hacker scam, plus the IRS is sending you to prison scam, plus the cancer charity scam, plus the burglars in your neighborhood scam, plus assorted Social Security and Medicare phishers, etc., etc..

Thanks to Biden I only need to block a number every couple of months and I'm no longer capped on how many scammers I can block at once.

So I try a few I think might be it. They aren't, which means bathroom trip then looking it up on line. By the time I blocked Asshole Archer Insurance Scammers I am very awake and angry, so they successfully stole about an hour and a half of sleep.

A few hours later I wake up to the smell of something burning. Not charcoal or wood fire, but the bad one you get when something with wiring is on fire. Fuck! So I'm up fast. I shut off the strip that run the air filter and fan. The smell is filling the room. Nothing is visibly on fire, but still. The smell is strongest by the fan, but it could also be leaking in from outside. I check the office space heater, which I know is unplugged, but the smell is barely there in the main area, so fan or outside. I poke my head outside and the air at ground level is a dingy yellow brown and the smell is Brutal. So either something big burning far away or something smaller, very, very close. I hope no one is hurt.

So no fan to sleep with, which added to smoke in my room makes me exhausted and hung over feeling. Plus everything hurts. It hurts so, so much, and even after lung treatment I'm snails' pace and not breathing well. Bonus: I had to lend Squirrel my sinus clearing thingie and the second one is now missing, so I can't even drain my sinuses. (It was an emergency. They got corn stuck up there. I have trained them to ask me first if they need a tool or have an non-ER grade medical situation, because I usually have a solution in a drawer somewhere). Squirrel, after recovering from the self waterboarding horror that is manual drainage: Wow! This feels amazing!

I gave myself a day off from physio, and I'm still struggling not to cry and/or throw up if I have to stand or move around more than a minute.

Today would be a great day not to be allergic to my emergency pain meds. Ugh.

* Squirrel's results came back, and it's way worse than previously thought. They have three rotator cuff tears, one quite large, plus that locked shoulder thing and some shoulder joint deterioration. All physio has stopped because everything is so fragile. They are going for a consult and we expect surgery for rotator cuff repair. Let us hope it is not even more dire.

If they hadn't paid out of pocket for a second opinion, they would be even more fucked right now. So very fucked.

I am worried about what happens when they are fully laid up after surgery, but that is likely a February or March problem.

Some of their back pay came, as it is work related and the hospital stopped fighting compensation. This is good as things were getting pretty desperate.

In other news, While sorting out call blocking from Asshole Archer Insurance, I found a missed call from last Friday with yet more Surprise Emergency paperwork. Luckily, it was some of the same documentation from Monday plus a thing from the special folder I keep handy for things like this. (The only time since it's institution 16ish years ago that I haven't known where the folder was to the inch was when it was boxed for the Great Living room/Office Migration.)

I still had to drag myself out into rush hour traffic Wednesday morning as it needed to be delivered before month's end and sooner is better than later. I used the tiny half secret satellite office I usually do so the delivery it's self took about 5 minutes total in the office including buzzing for reception, pleasantries and xeroxing, but the getting there was extra because not only rush hour, but a lane of the highway was closed and I couldn't get off at the ramp just before the sign. Stop and go to the next off just before the closure. Sigh. Back was fine of course, as south usually is in the morning.

Then I made a sandwich, did lungs, Checked a couple things online, closed things down for sleep, and bathed. Livia was not best pleased as she had wanted me to go to bed instead of doing bureaucracy, but I don't fuck around with threats against the benefits that only barely keep us afloat as it is. She was even more distressed by me not coming right to bed, but while the air was much improved, I don't want to carry allergens to bed in my hair.

This ate nearly all the Wednesday spoons, but I did eventually force the Wednesday physio with looooong rests. I was very lucky New Millennial was here to feed me. I don't have much special vegetarian soup cups left, and I definitely don't want soup cups and crackers twice in one day, it is bad for morale. (I am having soup cups for second meal). I already burned through the emergency bars, because physio plus all the other things besetting me really are using all the spoons every day on the regular.

I am worried because car tax didn't come. After all there was no warning on the other stuff this week. I should go in person, I know, I know. Not this week though. I really need there to be No More Things this week. Phone bureaucracy is piling up and I am exhausted.

Anyway, here is hoping they can schedule squirrel's shoulder surgery soon and that it is just a cuff repair and not a nightmare replacement situation like mine. They are enough older than me, that odds are recovery would be even worse. shudder It probably isn't, but you see how our shoulder luck has been, and how fast the Squirrel situation escalated.

* "Bothersome Bows:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ttRlQb5XO2Q

* "Mycenaean Mythos:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-d8n5sJmkRA

* "Senatorial Sitcoms:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BJaFl6745fU

* "Silly Vikings:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PktcR_dKm0U

* "Knaveish Kings:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XyqLFcvCn6g

* "Avaricious Avocados:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bVp91_q7F3o

* "Gruesome German Tales:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Fv23VA-RyXw

* "Tolkien Treatise:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YuBPjU3LVI8

* "Kind-hearted Kids 5 (friends):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0S8LRSXC_mU

* "Kind-hearted Kids 6 (Playdates):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qcWmsLMsuD8

* "Signs You're A Doctor In A Midcentury Novel:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/signs-youre-a-doctor-in-a-midcentury?publication_id=5&post_id=185883677&isFreemail=true&r=ykw2&triedRedirect=true

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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.

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

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1/23/26 - 1/27/26 Action Items in Congress Section

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:44:06 GMT

* I didn't even finish scaffolding the ICE Protests, but there are so many action items, I had to post.

* "Trump's Greenland War Faceplants:"

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* "Jason Rezaian - Amplifying the Iranian Experience Amid Protests & Media Blackouts | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump raises US tariffs on South Korea imports to 25%:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyw3ynwe37o

* "China says Canada deal does not target the US after Trump tariff threat:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8r4kxgpx6o

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* "Trump administration is potentially sending two gay men to their death by preparing to deport them to Iran:" https://www.advocate.com/news/iranian-men-deportation-danger

* "Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino and some of his masked agents will leave Minneapolis:" https://www.advocate.com/news/greg-bovino-leaving-minneapolis

Stay noisy! It's not remotely over, but resist hard enough we can move the needle.

* "Greg Bovino Loses His Job:" https://archive.ph/aYe22

* "Critics slam Pam Bondi’s demand for Minnesota voter rolls amid ICE surge:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/pam-bondi-minnesota-voter-rolls-ice-surge

There is no legal basis for them having access to these records, and this is clearly extortion designed to get records they can they weaponize to steal yet more basic rights from Minnesotans.

* "ICE says its officers can forcibly enter homes during immigration operations without judicial warrants: 2025 memo:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-policy-officers-enter-homes-immigration-without-judicial-warrant-rcna255305

This is blatantly unconstitutional. Let us see if SCOTUS will declare the 4th and 10th Amendments unconstitutional.

* "Unbelievable ICE Memo Just Leaked:"

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* "ICE Making List of Anyone Who Films Them :" https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-making-list-of-anyone-who-films

* "Footage, documents at odds with DHS accounts of immigration enforcement incidents:" https://stateline.org/2026/01/23/footage-documents-at-odds-with-dhs-accounts-of-immigration-enforcement-incidents/

* "Court records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the ‘worst of the worst’ in Maine:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/court-records-raise-doubts-ice-detaining-worst-worst-129513568

* "Federal immigration agents are a modern-day ‘slave patrol,’ says former Minneapolis City Council president:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/andrea-jenkins-minneapolis-ice-terrorization

* "They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.:" https://archive.ph/Kuyq1

* Yet more child Abuse from ICE. "Border Patrol detained family seeking care for 7-year-old child at Portland hospital:" https://www.koin.com/news/portland/border-patrol-detained-family-of-3-seeking-care-for-7-year-old-child-at-portland-hospital/

* "Witnesses say they begged ICE agents not to detain Minnesota 5-year-old after father's arrest:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/23/witnesses-say-they-begged-ice-agents-not-to-detain-minnesota-5yearold-after-fathers-arrest

* "Immigrant families protest inside Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota:" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/24/immigration-facility-protest-texas-liam-conejo-ramos/

* Stay noisy! "Morale is plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-agents-morale-reports-minneapolis-shooting-b2907742.html

* "ICE vs. Everyone: Minneapolis learned a lot from the George Floyd protests and it shows.:" https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/ice-vs-everyone/

* "I’m a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here’s how ICE observers are helping.:" https://www.ms.now/opinion/minneapolis-ice-watch-protesters-violence-research

* "Your rights, explained: What to do if you encounter ICE or DHS agents:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/ice-immigration-rights-protesters

* "Minnesotans strike in protest against ICE surge: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/minnesota-economic-blackout-ice-protests

* "Photos: Clergy, activists protest ICE at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/23/clergy-and-protesters-gather-at-msp-airport-to-demonstrate-against-ice

* "Americans grow more outraged as Trump’s ICE grows more outrageous:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/americans-grow-more-outraged-as-trump-s-ice-grows-more-outrageous-2483191363788

* "‘State law applies’: No ‘absolute immunity’ for Trump’s ICE henchmen, prosecutor says:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/state-law-applies-no-absolute-immunity-for-trump-s-ice-henchmen-prosecutor-says-2483201603544

* "Exclusive: DOJ sought criminal probe of Renee Good after her death, sources say:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/exclusive-doj-sought-criminal-probe-of-renee-good-after-her-death-sources-say-2483160643705

* "Appeals court declines to reimpose restrictions on agents at Minnesota protests:" https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5707439-trump-administration-wins-appeal/

* "Judge orders Trump administration to address motives behind ICE's Minnesota operation:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-hears-arguments-state-minnesota-seeks-temporarily-halt/story?id=129567914

* "Federal agents kill another person in Minneapolis:" https://www.advocate.com/news/federal-agents-kill-minneapolis-man

* "Alex Pretti's killing was recorded on body-camera videos, DHS says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dhs-says-body-worn-camera-video-fatal-shooting-alex-pretti-rcna255978

* "The Execution of Alex Pretti Broke Me:"

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* "Minnesotans mourn Alex Pretti, man killed by Border Patrol agents:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesotans-mourn-alex-pretti-ice

* "Pritzker, Johnson call for ICE to be abolished after second fatal shooting by feds in Minneapolis:" https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/24/pritzker-johnson-call-for-ice-to-be-abolished-after-second-fatal-shooting-by-federal-agents-in-minneapolis

* "Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota:" https://www.startribune.com/chris-madel-ends-gop-bid-for-governor-says-he-cant-support-federal-retribution-against-minnesota/601570793

* "Nurses Union Calls ICE Agents “Public Health Threat” After Alex Pretti Killing:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/nurses-union-calls-ice-agents-public-health-threat-after-alex-pretti-killing/

* "Queer lawmakers call for ICE to be reined in after killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis:" https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-pols-condemn-minneapolis-killing

* "‘State law applies’: No ‘absolute immunity’ for Trump’s ICE henchmen, prosecutor says:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/state-law-applies-no-absolute-immunity-for-trump-s-ice-henchmen-prosecutor-says-2483201603544

* "Large protests spread across US after Alex Pretti fatally shot by federal agents:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/protests-alex-pretti-killing-federal-agents-ice

* "'My heart just dropped': Protestors rally demanding accountability for shooting of Pretti:" https://abcnews4.com/news/local/my-heart-just-dropped-protestors-rally-demanding-accountability-in-shooting-of-alex-pretti

* "Over a Thousand Protesters in New York Denounce ICE After Latest Killing:" https://archive.ph/tZsC6

* "‘We must stand up’: Hundreds of S.F. protesters demand end to ICE:" https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/ice-protest-embarcadero-minneapolis-21313251.php

* "Protesters in Los Angeles mourn another person killed by federal agents:" https://ktla.com/news/local-news/protesters-in-los-angeles-mourn-another-person-killed-by-federal-agents/

* "Killing of man in Minneapolis by federal agent fuels Seattle protests:" https://www.seattletimes.com/news/killing-of-man-in-minneapolis-by-federal-agents-fuels-seattle-protests/

* "Anchorage protestors gather to remember Minnesota man killed by immigration officials as Minneapolis ICE crackdown continues:" https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/01/26/anchorage-protestors-gather-remember-minnesota-man-killed-by-immigration-officials-minneapolis-ice-crackdown-continues/

* "A city-by-city look at anti-ICE protests planned in Florida this week:" https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2026/01/26/see-where-anti-ice-protests-held-this-week-florida-trump-immigration-minnesota/88359072007/

* "US citizen detained by ICE amid multiple brawls at Phoenix protest:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2026/01/24/emily-despain-detained-ice-phoenix-protest/88324706007/

* "ICE protest in Park City at Sundance Film Festival after Minnesota killing, Utah leaders react:" https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/park-city-ice-protest-sundance/

* "Maddow: Americans flexing democratic muscles are stronger than Trump:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-americans-flexing-democratic-muscles-are-stronger-than-trump-2483596355901

* "Maddow: Trump in retreat as disastrous anti-immigrant campaign becomes political catastrophe:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-trump-in-retreat-as-disastrous-anti-immigrant-campaign-becomes-political-catastrophe-2483596355613

* Extended Josh Shapiro Interview:

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* "Minneapolis Is Just The Beginning (How To Prepare Your City For ICE):"

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* "Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators.:" https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/ice-businesses-boycott-campaign/

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice
"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:" https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* "Funding deal begins to unravel as Senate Democrats vow to oppose DHS bill over Alex Pretti shooting in Minnesota:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/funding-deal-begins-to-unravel-as-senate-democrats-vow-to-oppose-dhs-bill-over-alex-pretti-shooting-in-minnesota

* "Senate Democrats urged to demand ‘real reforms’ over ICE funding bill:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/senate-democrats-ice-dhs-funding-bill

* "Ban on deporting U.S. citizens removed from DHS funding bill, congresswoman warns:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/ban-on-deporting-u-s-citizens-removed-from-dhs-funding-bill-congresswoman-warns-2483600963726

* It is essential that all Democrats stay firm. Contact them so they don't betray America like those 7 Quislings in the House.

Model Script:
"Senator script about defunding DHS, helping from outside Minnesota, and resources for new activists:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/322553.html

Contact your Republican Senators too.
For Republican Senators: "Call your senators to oppose ICE funding:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/322615.html

* "Padilla, Booker Announce Legislation Cracking Down on Cruel ICE Detention Facilities and Practices:" https://www.padilla.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/padilla-booker-announce-legislation-cracking-down-on-cruel-ice-detention-facilities-and-practices/

* "Powerful House Oversight Democrat calls for Kristi Noem’s impeachment & ICE abolishment:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/robert-garcia-kristi-noem-impeachment

* "Kristi Noem Impeachment: 140 Lawmakers Sign On—Full List:" https://www.newsweek.com/kristi-noem-impeachment-lawmakers-sign-on-full-list-11417711

If your rep hasn't signed on yet, please contact them:

* "Trump calls on Congress to pass legislation ending sanctuary policies:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/25/trump-congress-legislation-end-sanctuary-policies-00745836

* "Trump’s ‘unqualified insurrectionist’ pick to be Wyoming U.S. attorney under fire for anti-LGBTQ+ record:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/wyoming-us-attorney-problematic-history

* "RAM Shortage Killed My Business:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RVnQbfHUDLA

* "How 'don't ask, don't tell' came to be, what it did, and how it ended:" https://www.advocate.com/history/dont-ask-dont-tell-history

* "AIDS took Ross Laycock 35 years ago. His legacy lives on:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/ross-laycock-legacy

* "Errant bus driver takes passengers for unwanted ride to Vienna Metro station:" https://www.ffxnow.com/2026/01/20/errant-bus-driver-takes-passengers-for-unwanted-ride-to-vienna-metro-station/

* I had food poisoning, but have recovered. It's been so cold here I had to scrape my car for a library run a little before ten the other day. I hope my perennials survive, as it usually isn't this kind of prolonged cold here in our weird little micro-climate.

Monday, I had the dentist. I cleverly left a lot of extra time to scrape as it was extremely cold all night still, but it wasn't as bad, particularly inside the windows, so possibly I am making headway on the damage from the incompetent thieves letting it rain inside the car. (It is way harder to get the inside ice off).

It seems the fillings that crumbled during the trying to weather strip the window in the rain emergency aren't high risk for real damage, though they do need mending, which is scheduled. I've a not covered previously scheduled cleaning coming up. February is going to be a bear financially for all the usual reasons, but that's a next month problem and I'm in the danger zone on my teeth now. (My dad's family had genetically bad teeth caused by naturally thin enamel, plus he and my mom had bad born during WWII teeth which is a thing caused by uneven nutrition due to shortages in an era before fluoride). I've seen how bad and labour intensive Periodontal disease can get in my dad's case. (Yes we all brushed and flossed and got regular check ups and cleaning, but I basically couldn't afford it after the one poverty place closed for half a decade as an adult before poverty clinic opened to all their medical patients, and my teeth have never really recovered). so I need to cover sliding scale cleaning, plus housing tax, plus car tax, which usually is January, but the bill is late. I am fascinated to see how I juggle it all.

My sliding scale lapsed, so I drove home and got the essential paper to make that happen, got gas, then drove back to turn it in, dropped off the weekend library books as it's right there, stopped at the pharmacy. I dragged home bedraggled and exhausted and over heated as I was dressed for the finger freezing cold of morning, but the cold font noticeably moved on between 8 and 9AM. Finally.

I should definitely not been spending money, but I gave in and bought a thing I'm hoping will help with the inside the car damp on the way home because it's really concerning and interfering with safe driving. We'll see.

Physio is still hogging all the spoons, so if I have to do anything much else it really lays me up. Between assorted errands and food poisoning and having to function outside in the cold, I just keep falling asleep and needing to lie still a lot when awake. Hence me not managing a Monday aggregate and the now massive backlog of news I didn't get to last week. Sorry.

* "Jon on Alex Pretti's Killing, DHS vs. Video Evidence & MAGA's Gun Rights Surrender | The Daily Show:"

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* "Masked Secret Police Are Not Victims | The Truth About Alex Pretti | What Would The Founders Do?:"

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* "Meanwhile... Deadly Space Junk | Pre-Columbian Syphilis | Mushroom Magic | Gym Germs:"

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* "Oscars 2026 nominations live updates: 'Sinners' sets new Oscar record with 16 nominations:" https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/live-blog/oscar-nominations-2026-live-updates-rcna254762

* This! "Problematic Praetorian Pomposity:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ip0R4jVA-RI

* "Chronic Chivalry:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LgyrjITmrAo

I have often found myself trying to tell people real chivalry wasn't like what the Victorians pretended it was.

* "Swordmaster Simplicity:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BgWZYULfQgg

* "Dramatic Dynamic Declarations:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X9Qv8P_3nCc

* "Kind-hearted Kids:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KwhfYqMCEy8

* "Kind-hearted Kids 2:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TvcHm-Xk1XM

* "Kind-hearted Kids 3 (Birthdays):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m0DHG855AuY

* "Kind-hearted Kids 4 (school days):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0sDJ1SyB7dI

* "Ultra Ubers:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8CVUPRUJ4H4

* "Chess Chronicle:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/42DBVkQRk70

* "That 1 Lore Friend:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9Xh2COyiyc0

* "Trump Awards Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Backstab Island - SNL:"

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* "Toy Commercial - SNL:"

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* "Nobody Likes Ice:"

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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.

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* If you need help with chest binders:

* "Free Chest Binders:" https://www.pointofpride.org/free-chest-binders

* "Brother 2 Brother Binder Program:" https://blacktransmen.org/binder-program/

* "Morebinders:" https://www.morebinders.com/about

* "The Queer Trans Project :" https://queertransproject.org/

* "Free Gender Affirming Gear Program:" https://www.ftmessentials.com/pages/ftme-free-youth-binder-program

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1/19/26 - 1/23/26 ICE Out Economic Blackott Day

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:23:15 GMT

* *ACTION ITEM: Oppose Offshore Arctic Drilling. We only have to the 23rd to act!

Quick Explainer: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XHEseTJnZfM

Official Public Comment link: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/stop-trumps-offshore-drilling-in-alaska/?source=allie

* I'm cutting off early yet again.

* "US bishops break further with Trump, this time on foreign policy:" https://www.ncronline.org/news/us-bishops-break-further-trump-time-foreign-policy

* "Trump ‘eyeing regime change in Cuba by end of this year’:" https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/trump-us-cuba-regime-change-99fkvkn35?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeT7NpPu54-2Eg1B6w3ypVKBHitdDHRJvUepgpUM91Qld5NvHmqXIf5WRWPyDA%3D&gaa_ts=69735264&gaa_sig=cYhT5i7jQnnHC1y8JDzbHpzToU961j0i-0XEgtTgJyzzzz3GBLiLykUPmUtivPdMt5933GgPWv7DAJavvnmIkw%3D%3D

* "US weighs complete military withdrawal from Syria, WSJ reports:" https://archive.ph/mhD5T

* "Norway’s PM says Trump sent letter tying Nobel prize snub to Greenland ambitions:" https://www.politico.eu/article/norway-pm-store-says-us-trump-peace-prize-snub-for-greenland-ambitions/

This is so humiliating and sad. It is horrendous that this terrible thing may happen for a reason this stupid.

* "Trump says he'll hit Denmark and 7 other countries with new tariffs until there's a deal to buy Greenland:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/trump-denmark-european-tariffs-greenland-deal-rcna254551

* "E.U. halts approval of U.S. trade deal after Trump's Greenland tariff threat:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/eu-trade-deal-trump-greenland-tariff-rcna255199

For the record, I wouldn't make deals with us either and they are better off standing up now then waiting until the invaders arrive.

* Remember that a tariff is a tax on Americans, not a tax on other countries, which obviously you can't do. "Wall Street sinks as Trump threatens 8 European countries with tariffs over Greenland:" https://apnews.com/article/stock-markets-trump-greenland-inflation-58a6fed13a1e04afd57f0a22a2c9cfb0

* "Protests in Greenland and Denmark against Trump plans:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c338rm41y88o

* "Greenlandic families ‘frightened’ amid rising tensions over Trump takeover plan, Sarah McBride warns:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/sarah-mcbride-trump-greenland-takeover

* "US allies push back on Greenland at Davos ahead of Trump address:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/us-allies-push-back-greenland-davos-ahead-trump/story?id=129411091

* "Canadian PM Rips Trump’s Greenland Push: ‘We Are in the Midst of a Rupture’:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mark-carney-criticizes-trump-greenland-davos-1235502210/

* "Military models Canadian response to hypothetical American invasion:" https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-military-models-canadian-response-to-hypothetical-american-invasion/

* "Trump Confronted at Davos With Giant ‘No Kings’ Message on Mountain:" https://www.newsweek.com/trump-confronted-at-davos-with-giant-no-kings-message-on-mountain-11391077

* "‘F*** off’: World HITS BACK as Trump’s aggression shocks global leaders:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/f-off-world-hits-back-as-trump-s-aggression-shocks-global-leaders-2482434627692

* "Trump rules out using military force to acquire Greenland in Davos speech:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-nation-secure-greenland-us-davos-speech/story?id=129417816

* "Greenland says red lines must be respected as Trump says US will have ‘total’ access to island:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/22/denmark-pm-calls-for-constructive-greenland-negotiation-with-trump

* "Eight wars settled and Chinese windfarms: factchecking Trump’s Davos claims:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/21/trump-davos-speech-factcheck

* "Trump chides Carney at Davos, says Canada should be 'grateful':" https://archive.ph/FzR4S

* "Trump makes a FOOL of himself on world stage; pretends to solve crisis of his own making:"

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* "Trump’s Greenland speech leaves Europe worried (and confused):" https://www.politico.eu/article/davos-donald-trump-greenland-speech-leaves-europe-worried-and-confused/

* "TACO returns: Trump ‘isolated and humiliated’ by Greenland saga, says Hayes:"

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* "'NAKED IGNORANCE': As Trump shatters U.S. alliances, legislators try to pick up the pieces:"

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* "‘Multi-Layered Bullshit’: Trump’s Push for Greenland Makes No Sense:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-push-take-over-greenland-delights-russia-1235501604/

* "Trump launches Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ at Davos:" https://www.semafor.com/article/01/22/2026/trump-launches-gaza-board-of-peace-at-davos

* "UK holds off joining Trump's Board of Peace over Putin concerns:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9jj1j74ggo

* "LGBTQ+ people are important to global economy, corporate allies say at Davos:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/davos-lgbtq-representation

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* "UN court to begin hearings on whether Myanmar committed genocide against the Rohingya:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/court-begin-hearings-myanmar-committed-genocide-rohingya-129122831?

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* "Photos leaked to BBC show faces of hundreds killed in Iran's brutal protest crackdown:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0r4957rq8ro

* "Iran authorities demanding large sums for return of protesters' bodies, BBC told:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g5md1n1yxo

* "She set a photo afire, lit a cigarette — and became a symbol of resistance for Iran protesters:" https://apnews.com/article/woman-cigarette-iran-ayatollah-protest-viral-06bc57dd42c0e250a98074f0ee00b555

* "Photos show daily life along Venezuela’s oil coast after Maduro’s capture:" https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/oil-industry-coast-paraguana-photos-fisherman-salt-flats-569102f029e69fb452ea58a8927feb68

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* This goes a against black letter law. "Judge refuses to block new DHS policy limiting Congress members' access to ICE facilities:" https://www.king5.com/article/syndication/associatedpress/judge-refuses-to-block-new-dhs-policy-limiting-congress-members-access-to-ice-facilities/616-0569787b-514d-4656-ab55-7780a1237d95

* "Amid ICE clashes, New Hampshire bishop urges clergy to prepare their wills:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/18/nx-s1-5678579/ice-clashes-new-hampshire-bishop-urges-clergy-prepare-wills

* "‘It breaks my heart’: Facing public pressure, SLC officials are adamant about backing immigrants and not cooperating with ICE:" https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01/19/slc-residents-push-city-leaders/

* "Moral principles drive faith leaders to speak out against Trump on immigration, foreign policy:"

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* "'He's not going to be president forever': Pritzker vows accountability for Trump officials:"

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* "For Trump’s opponents, a model for finding their fight to stop him:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/for-trump-s-opponents-a-model-for-finding-their-fight-to-stop-him-2482072131955

* "DHS launches 'Operation Catch of the Day' enforcement action in Maine:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/dhs-launches-operation-catch-day-enforcement-action-maine/story?id=129428764

* "Portland protest doubles in size amid rumors of ICE surge in Maine:" https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/17/portland-protest-doubles-in-size-amid-rumors-of-ice-surge-in-maine/

* "ICE protests continue in Phoenix outside Home Depot:" https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/ice-protests-continue-in-phoenix-outside-home-depot

* "A car ramming, a violent arrest and an emboldened immigration agency:" https://www.ms.now/news/border-patrol-tactics-father-teen-phone

* The US citizen teen was being driven to school when they were attacked by what they thought were car jackers. The Border Patrol rammed their car four times, broke their windows and dragged them out to beat them without identifying themselves or any justification at all. They put the tenth grader in a choke hold to suffocate him so he would stop telling them he was a Us citizen and a minor, similar to the illegal chokehold Minneapolis PD used to assassinate George Floyd.

They detained them both, refusing medical attention, stole the teens phone etc., then pawned it for cash. The family had to take the teen to the ER. He could have died. They are still holding the father.

* "Cities Under Siege: Inside A Violent Immigration Chase and a Shattered Family:" https://www.ms.now/ms-now/watch/cities-under-siege-inside-a-violent-immigration-chase-and-a-shattered-family-2482390595733

* "Cities Under Siege: Inside a Violent Immigration Chase and a Shattered Family pt. 2:" https://www.ms.now/ms-now/watch/cities-under-siege-inside-a-violent-immigration-chase-and-a-shattered-family-2482403907781

* "‘They’re following us’: MS Now report on violent ICE car chase:"

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* "Will Washington see a new or expanded ICE detention facility? :" https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/will-washington-see-new-or-expanded-ice-detention-facility/NM7UUG54KBBPHAGSQL7DZQGDOU/

* "Van Hollen speaks at ‘ICE Out for Good’ protest in D.C.:" https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/01/14/van-hollen-speaks-at-ice-out-for-good-protest-in-d-c/

* "Kansas City, Missouri, passes 5-year ban prohibiting non-municipal detention facilities:" https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kansas-city-missouri-passes-5-year-ban-prohibiting-non-municipal-detention-facilities

* "City of Durant and Choctaw Nation oppose rumored ICE facility:" https://kfor.com/news/local/city-of-durant-and-choctaw-nation-oppose-rumored-ice-facility/

* "Protesters stage demonstration against federal agents outside Broadview ICE facility:" https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/protesters-stage-demonstration-against-federal-agents-outside-broadview-ice-facility/3877638/

* "Residents of small Georgia town push back after warehouse eyed for 10,000‑bed ICE detention center:" https://www.wjcl.com/article/social-circle-georgia-ice/70057955

* "Concerns rise over rumored ICE facility in Byhalia, MS:" https://wreg.com/news/concerns-rise-over-rumored-ice-facility-in-byhalia-ms/

* "Towns REJECT ICE as agency looks to place immigrant prisons throughout United States:"

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* "Court lifts restrictions on immigration officers' tactics in Minnesota:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/court-lifts-restrictions-on-immigration-officers-tactics-in-minnesota

* "ICE memo allows agents to enter homes without judicial warrant: Whistleblower complaint:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/ice-memo-allows-agents-enter-homes-judicial-warrant/story?id=129436766

* "Minnesota is the eye of the Trump storm:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/20/trump-minnesota-ice-protests-00738381

* "We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/21/ice-minnesota-trump

* "Trump orders active duty troops to prepare for Minnesota deployment:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/18/trump-active-duty-troop-minnesota-deployment-00735734

* "Sending soldiers to Minneapolis for immigration crackdown would be unconstitutional, mayor says:" https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-immigration-crackdown-6c0bb88cb16617b92db1e67dfb30ce3a

* "Minnesota law enforcement raises concerns about ICE agents racially profiling citizens:" https://www.wthr.com/article/news/nation-world/ice-agents-racially-profiling-citizens-off-duty-police-officers-minnesota/507-6ab4ec75-b7e3-489b-a2f4-f39f3d7fec30

Hint: the citizens they are worried about are cops. This is a thin blue line thing not a protecting residents or upholding the law.

* "“Protect Our Routes, Get ICE Out”: Postal Workers Rally in Minneapolis:" https://workdaymagazine.org/protect-our-routes-get-ice-out-postal-workers-rally-in-minneapolis/

* "Trump courts rude awakening expressing support for military occupation:"

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* "US citizen says ICE took him at gunpoint in only underwear despite frigid cold and no warrant:" https://apnews.com/article/minnesota-immigration-us-citizen-detained-hmong-d009590a491c0c8243ef21ef24db7182

They say their breaking into his house without a warrant and abusing him was entirely justified because one of his relatives borrowed a car from a man who had the same first name, but not last name, of someone they were looking for.

By this logic anyone who has a friend of a friend named, say John, has no rights because somewhere in the country someone named John likely has a warrant out for him.

No one in the house had committed a crime. No one in the house was undocumented. There was no evidence they knew the man ICE claimed to be looking for.

If one person has no rights, nobody has rights.

* "Out Rep. Angie Craig outraged after ICE attacks teacher: “Never seen such an out-of-control agency”:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/out-rep-angie-craig-outraged-after-ice-attacks-teacher-never-seen-such-an-out-of-control-agency/

* "ICE detains 5-year-old Minnesota boy; school leader says agents used him as ‘bait’:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/21/ice-detains-5year-old-minnesota-boy-lawyer-says-agents-used-him-as-bait

* "White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/white-house-ice-protest-arrest-altered-image

* Extended interview Maria J. Stephan:

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* "Economic blackout day planned in Minnesota to protest ICE surge:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/ice-immigrarion-minnesota-economic-protest

* "Justice Department will investigate Renee Good's wife but not the man who killed her:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/doj-investigates-becca-good

* "Renee Good's family shares independent autopsy results, says DOJ is withholding evidence:" https://www.advocate.com/news/renee-good-autopsy-evidence

* "Billie Eilish slams ICE over 'murdered' protesters:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/billie-eilish-ice

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:" https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/
"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* "House approves DHS funding, other final spending bills amid ICE uproar:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/house-approves-homeland-security-funding-amid-ice-uproar-00742402

The U.S Senate Votes next week.

The names of the Democratic pro-ICE Quislings are:

Henry Cuellar (Texas)

Jared Golden (Maine)

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.)

Laura Gillen (N.Y.)

Don Davis (N.C.)

Tom Suozzi (N.Y.)

Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)

Now is a wonderful time to tell them what you think of their vote!

One Republican voted against funding ICE with no guardrails at all.

If this is your critter, please call to thank him as likely he and his staff are getting a lot of screaming from Fascists right now. It is essential we reward people for doing the right thing regardless of party with a thank you.

Thomas Massie (Ky.)

The U.S Senate Votes next week. Now is a great time to tell them what you think about funding ICE while they violently occupy a city and violate the constitutional rights of the residents

* A model letter for contacting your Senators: https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2752971.html

* "Congress clinches $1.2T funding deal for DHS, Pentagon, domestic agencies:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/20/congress-clinches-funding-deal-for-dhs-pentagon-domestic-agencies-00735698

* "House Democrats come out en masse against DHS funding bill:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/21/congress/house-democrats-dhs-funding-00738894

* "All anti-transgender provisions stripped from House and Senate funding bills :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/anti-transgender-provisions-stripped

This is why it's so important to keep talking to your Congress Critters about trans Issues. Complain where it's needed. Thank them when they do the right thing. We need them to keep standing up for us or we are Cooked.

* "Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema faces $25K lawsuit for allegedly destroying a 14-year marriage:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/kyrsten-sinema-homewrecker-lawsuit

* "Musk Endorsed White Nationalism:" https://religiondispatches.org/2026/01/09/musk-endorsed-white-nationalism?new=true

* Washingtonians! Here is your chance to stop I.C.E. from using mass surveillance for immigration enforcement in our state!

* "State bill targets law enforcement use of ‘Flock’ surveillance cameras:" https://mybellinghamnow.com/news/297792-state-bill-targets-law-enforcement-use-of-flock-surveillance-cameras/

* Text of bill if you want it: "SB 6002 - 2025-26:" https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2025-26/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Bills/6002.pdf?q=20260113121331

* Comment here to protect our privacy and our neighbors (contains bill summery): "SB 6002 - 2025-26
Concerning driver privacy protections.:" https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=6002&Initiative=false&Year=2025

* "Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error:" https://www.404media.co/police-unmask-millions-of-surveillance-targets-because-of-flock-redaction-error/

* "Cop Used Flock to Wrongfully Accuse a Woman Then Refused to Look at Evidence That Exonerated Her, Body Camera Shows:" https://www.404media.co/cop-used-flock-to-wrongfully-accuse-a-woman-then-refused-to-look-at-evidence-that-exonerated-her-body-camera-shows/

* "Missouri Supreme Court upholds ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-affirming care:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/missouri-supreme-court-transgender-medicaid

* "Man attacked on NYC subway for kissing trans woman partner:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/man-attacked-kissing-transgender-partner

* Stay safe out there! "A Widespread Winter Storm Is Looming, but Where It Hits Is Still Fuzzy:" https://archive.ph/aJcSe

* "Fashion designer Valentino Garavani dies at 93:" https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/valentino-garavani-dead

* "Remembering Rick Garcia, a leader in the fight for LGBTQ+ equality in Chicago and Illinois:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/remembering-chicago-activist-rick-garcia

* "Remembering trailblazing trans activist Miss Major:" https://www.advocate.com/remembering-trailblazing-trans-activist-miss-major

* "Detroit heard King’s dream first. These Black women are carrying it forward.:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/detroit-martin-luther-king-jr-aka

* It's come to my attention that there is some confusion about the physio. That's because the plan changed after the scans end of 2025. The original plan was to spend a year seeing if physio was enough to avoid hip replacement and to build up all the muscles ahead of surgery. They are now thinking that joint injections and physio could be enough, as they aren't deteriorating nearly as fast as they were in the late oughts-early teens. This looks a lot like what we'd be doing anyway for this whole year, only with comically long needles and slightly different, but overlapping physio.

I'm not the classic sort of hypermobile. I can't bend my fingers backwards, etc., but they changed criteria for hypermobile in the last decade because they discovered that it's a much bigger spectrum, which is why the bodies of dancers and gymnasts and people in other sports that require high flexibility tend to break down so fast. Apparently you pretty much have to be hypermobile to do things like a perfect straddle. <.< >.>

So people at my end of the spectrum still randomly dislocate, etc., but it takes longer for the joint damage to ramp up and no one was looking because what we could do is praised and encourage and people mostly don't think: that person is doing all these cool beautiful things with their body, surely something is wrong there.

I was a dancer with a perfect turnout, a perfect split and straddle. This changes the socket/pelvis permanently if you start as young as I did. I used to have to stick my legs be hind my head to get them stretched properly. I was a distance runner and we mostly ran on cement. That wears away cartilage in things like knees and ankles. I did a lot of things like Wing Chun, and Tai Chi, and Akido (And a family style I got invited into later), after I stopped dancing and distance running.

My joints had a hard life just generally.

My family has autoimmune arthritis in it.

They go back and forth on exact arthritis diagnoses with me as testing protocols and such change. You can easily see the damage to my joints, to my spine on x-rays. Show a layman my x-ray with the right bits circled, or with normal bones and joints for comparison they can see it's clearly not right. And expert can see damage to my spine if I bend over shirtless. It is even easier with modern scanning technology. No one disputes I'm disabled and that it's arthritis, they just move the subspecies around.

So we are doing joint injections and physio with the goal of reducing pain and trying to make the joints more stable. Ironically, a bunch of this will hopeful undo the damage the hospital physio did in the Sling Incident after my shoulder replacement, since the torso muscles, butt, and legs all work together so we are targeting a lot of different muscle groups.

Tuesday, my body flat out noped out of most of my exercises. Honestly one day off after two weeks of working hard is reasonable. Wednesday, I managed most of them after Techie Millennial's visit. I hope to finish the sets I owe across two excercises before bed. I just really needed the rest.

It is funny, the hardest ones are all the lying down ones that mostly look like I'm not doing much of anything. But I persist. I do think it's helping some.

I am still doing arm stretches and things, but I can't intensively work arms too as what I'm doing right now really thrashes me and I need to take advantage of the professional physio while I have it. Physio always feels like being wounded and ill all at once on top of the chronic pain and illness. It pretty much takes everything I have beyond stuff like getting dressed and feeding myself.

I'm still trying to work out what nutrient I'm missing. My body is usually better at suggesting solution foods. It'll have to wait for February EBT now. I've already spent way too much money on food.

* "Nobel Prize Snub Fuels Trump's Greenland Threats & Macron Pushes Back at Davos | The Daily Show:"

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* "The Secret Police Fitness Test | Smoking Diplomacy | Sexualized Human-Dog Hybrids At Mar-a-Lago:"

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* "One Exhausting Year | Americans Pay For Trump's Tariffs | No Obligation To Make Peace:"

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* "Trump Demands Greenland at Davos & Literally Trashes First-Year “Accomplishments” | The Daily Show:"

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* "Will ICE Freeze? | Trump: I'm Helping Europe | Weapons Nobody Knows About | Occupying Canada:"

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* "Trump Delivered on His Campaign Promises, But Only to Himself | The Daily Show:"

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* This does a really good job explaining why the Peace Board is a Con. "Infinitely Greenland | Billion Dollar Peace Board | Chairman For Life | Peace Buddies:"

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* "Late Night TV Crackdown: FCC Goes After Kimmel And Colbert Over Political Candidate Interviews:"

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* "It's Literally ICE vs. Good:"

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* "How to prepare for icy conditions:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vLzu4U6rnIQ

* "Haitian-American Artist Explains His Image Of MLK And President Trump:" https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2018/01/18/watson-mere-artist-mlk-trump

* "Dastardly Damning Deliberately Diabolical Diogenes:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/egZwVNqxCNE

* "Gargantuan Great Gladiatorial Games:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yRJMSag2BM4

* "Monarch Mortality:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rO6nTtShqlU

* "Kindred Khans:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1UwgQmkSmTw

* "Kindred Khans 2:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vQZlUUCYxAs

* "Kindred Khans 3:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-gcDAYLXvns

* "Kindred Khans 4:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vIdv9YAd-kg

* "Engaging Enlightenment:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fgNQgYKXN3k

* "Gruesome G3stapo:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ghYfcQRHwyw

* "Trump Takes Home The World's Biggest Prize:"

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* "The Swiss Send A Message To President Trump:"

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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.

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* If you need help with chest binders:

* "Free Chest Binders:" https://www.pointofpride.org/free-chest-binders

* "Brother 2 Brother Binder Program:" https://blacktransmen.org/binder-program/

* "Morebinders:" https://www.morebinders.com/about

* "The Queer Trans Project :" https://queertransproject.org/

* "Free Gender Affirming Gear Program:" https://www.ftmessentials.com/pages/ftme-free-youth-binder-program

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Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:30:25 GMT

* "America vs. the World:" https://archive.ph/GseDk

* "President ▅▅▅▅▅▅▅ in the news:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2750720.html

******

* "Drone's War in Ukraine:" https://paserbyp.dreamwidth.org/815984.html

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* "Iran protests have eased after government's brutal crackdown, activist says:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/iran-protests-have-eased-after-governments-brutal-crackdown-activist-says

* "European leaders warn Trump's Greenland tariffs threaten 'dangerous downward spiral':" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/18/nx-s1-5681422/european-leaders-greenland-tariffs-downward-spiral

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* "Abolish the senses:" https://www.bloodinthemachine.com/p/abolish-the-senses

* "Trump’s Moaning Border Czar Cooks Up Revenge Plot Against People Being Mean About ICE:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-moaning-border-czar-tom-homan-cooks-up-revenge-plot-against-people-being-mean-about-ice/

* "Minnesota, Maine brace for feds after Trump’s Insurrection Act threat:" https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/minnesota-maine-ice-federal-troops-insurrection-act-trump/

* "Judge limits ICE’s crowd control tactics following Minneapolis shooting:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/16/ice-minneapolis-arrests-judge-protests-00735416

* "ICE Agents Detain Workers Who Had Just Served Them Lunch:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-dhs-department-of-homeland-security-cretins-detain-mexican-migrant-workers-who-had-just-served-them-lunch/

* "Couple Says ICE Agents Gassed Them as They Drove With 6 Children:" https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/15/us/minneapolis-couple-ice-tear-gas-6-children.html

Ice agents violently attacked them for the crime of being innocent black people just trying to drive home, endangering six children, one of them a baby who they could have killed.

They refuse to explain why they decided to tear gas a car full of kids to the point they were struggling to breathe and the baby was foaming at the mouth.

* "Woman dragged from car by ICE identified as U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/aliya-rahman-citizen-ice-arrest-9.7047853

They dragged an innocent disabled US citizen from her car for the pleasure of keeping her from a doctor's appointment, illegally detaining her in the absence of any crime and denying her medical treatment until they passed out.

* "Trump's anti-immigrant overreach BACKFIRES; 'It looks bad,' says advisor:"

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* "Noem creates police state in Minnesota for Trump; Residents learn to adapt to threat:"

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* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:" https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* "National Park Service will void passes with stickers over Trump's face:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/09/nx-s1-5672341/national-park-updates-guidelines-stop-visitors-defacing-trump-picture-pass

* "Suspended Michigan autoworker who heckled Trump gets outpouring of donations:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/trump-suspended-michigan-autoworker

* "Ford worker who called Trump ‘pedophile protector’ has ‘no regrets whatsoever’:"

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* "Trump Says Civil Rights Led to White People Being ‘Very Badly Treated’:" https://archive.ph/LpehR

* "Trump regrets not seizing voting machines after 2020 election loss:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/12/trump-voting-machines-election-2020

* "what’s permuting itself around in my head, part two: the election:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/2055440.html

Quality speculation on the likely game plan to overturn the election and how we should start organizing now to resist it.

* "Trump says he will temporarily cap credit card rates:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/09/trump-says-he-will-temporarily-cap-credit-card-rates-00721147

* "Trump threatens to cut off funds to 'sanctuary' cities and their states starting next month:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-immigration-funds-sanctuary-cities-states-february-rcna253986

This is blatantly illegal with a lot of precedent behind it.

* "Trump’s first-year actions sparked a fiery legal war, and stunning rebukes from judges:" https://archive.ph/Gr3IO#selection-2467.78-2476.1

* "Judge blocks Trump’s $10B welfare fund freeze:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/09/judge-blocks-trumps-welfare-fund-freeze-00720936

* "‘Brace for impact’: Trump turns fraud into new weapon against blue states:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/12/brace-for-impact-trump-turns-fraud-into-new-weapon-against-blue-states-00719401?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&nname=politico-toplines&nrid=c6c334c5-29a0-4ae2-a156-370f4d70e9b6

* "A judge orders HHS to restore children's health funding as a lawsuit continues:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/12/g-s1-105740/a-judge-orders-hhs-to-restore-childrens-health-funding-as-a-lawsuit-continues

* "Offshore wind developer prevails in U.S. court as Trump calls wind farms 'losers':" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/12/g-s1-105808/offshore-orsted-revolution-wind-trump-court-clean-energy

* "Court says Trump admin illegally blocked billions in clean energy grants to Democratic states:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-clean-energy-democrats-blue-state-hydrogen-9269a5a839122e1b3fd487787747d47e

* "Trump rebuked at every turn; Courts and Congress show new spine as Americans take to the streets:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-rebuked-at-every-turn-courts-and-congress-show-new-spine-as-americans-take-to-the-streets-2481027651505

* "Pentagon will begin review of 'effectiveness' of women in ground combat positions:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/06/nx-s1-5667583/pentagon-review-women-in-ground-combat-roles

* "Renaming Defense Department Could Cost Taxpayers $125 Million:" https://archive.ph/hXTvO

I think I just found more government waste.

* "Musk’s AI tool Grok will be integrated into Pentagon networks, Hegseth says :" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/13/elon-musk-grok-hegseth-military-pentagon

So adding nonsense and inaccuracy as well as increasing security risks beyond those caused by Pete Hegseth himself.

* "Two Staffers for Trump’s Labor Boss Put on Leave Amid Fling Probe:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/two-staffers-for-trumps-labor-boss-put-on-leave-amid-fling-probe/

* "Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/nx-s1-5677104/trump-administration-letter-terminating-addiction-mental-health-grants

* "Dr. Demetre Daskalakis on leaving the CDC and calling out RFK Jr. :" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/daskalakis-on-rfk-cdc-resignation

* "E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution:" https://archive.ph/Tsv8A

* "Poor communities threatened by aging sewers see crucial aid slashed under Trump:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-epa-wastewater-systems-minority-dei-8f67357e87f9fe67e8c7351b6d5244de?

* "Smithsonian swaps Trump portrait and removes mention of impeachments:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/11/smithsonian-swaps-trump-portrait

**** Corruption of the Justice System, Pushback, and Related ****

* "Federal judge demands former Trump lawyer explain why she’s still listed as U.S. attorney :" https://thedailyrecord.com/2026/01/08/judge-orders-lindsey-halligan-us-attorney-title-constitutional-ruling/

* "DOJ says Halligan is still a US attorney, despite a judge disqualifying her:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/13/lindsey-halligan-us-attorney-doj-00726362

* "Top attorney dismissed in prosecutor's office run by Lindsey Halligan:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/top-attorney-dismissed-prosecutors-office-run-lindsey-halligan-rcna253651

* "DOJ opens probe into Fed’s Powell, drawing backlash from lawmakers:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/11/doj-probe-fed-powell-statements-headquarters-00721679

* "Global central bankers speak up for beleaguered Fed Chair Powell:" https://www.politico.eu/article/global-central-bankers-speak-up-for-beleaguered-fed-chair-jerome-powell/

* "Wall Street executives warn Trump: Stop attacking the Fed and credit card industry:" https://apnews.com/article/banks-trump-jamie-dimon-jpmorgan-credit-cards-bny-b4f31993a64c31687c91f17beab0a98a

* "The enormous stakes of Donald Trump’s fight with Jerome Powell:" https://www.vox.com/policy/474960/donald-trump-jerome-powell-fed-economic-stakes

* "Why Trump’s foolhardy Fed power grab is so dangerous:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/why-trump-s-foolhardy-fed-power-grab-is-so-dangerous-2481262147880

* "Democrat Elissa Slotkin says she is under investigation for video on illegal orders:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/g-s1-105989/slotkin-investigation-illegal-orders

* "Mark Kelly sues Hegseth over ‘chilling’ effort to reduce military retirement rank:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/12/mark-kelly-pete-hegseth-lawsuit

* "Trump's ongoing freakout over viral video message to military spurs weaponized DOJ:"

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* "US justice department investigating Minnesota Democrats over alleged obstruction of ICE:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx1wgvpr1zo

The Law is about using force, such as the insurrectionists used on Jan. 6 to try to stop the transfer of presidential power to Biden, not for legally protected speech.

* "Former special counsel Jack Smith to testify publicly about Trump probes:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/former-special-counsel-jack-smith-testify-publicly-trump-judiciary-com-rcna253740

* "FBI raids home of Washington Post reporter in ‘highly unusual and aggressive’ move:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/fbi-raid-washington-post-hannah-natanson

**** Trump/Epstein/Maxwell, etc. CW: CSA ****

* "Trump DOJ In Contempt of Congress:"

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* "Conservative Californians ask SCOTUS to allow forced outing of transgender students:" https://www.advocate.com/news/education/supreme-court-appeal-forced-outing

They want the legal right to abuse other people's children.

* "Supreme Court seems likely to rule against transgender athletes in school sports programs:" https://www.advocate.com/news/supreme-court-anti-trans-sports-laws

* "7 takeaways from Supreme Court arguments about bans on trans women and girls in sports:" https://www.advocate.com/news/trans-athletes-scotus-takeaways

* "The trans athletes at the center of Supreme Court cases don’t fit conservative stereotypes:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/transgender-athletes-supreme-court

* "The Supreme Court’s trans sports cases are about erasure, not fairness:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/supreme-court-transgender-sports-case

* "Hiring slows in December to end the weakest year of job growth since the pandemic:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/09/nx-s1-5670392/jobs-employment-labor-market-economy-tariffs

* "Here’s the inflation breakdown for December 2025 — in one chart:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/13/cpi-inflation-december-2025-breakdown.html

* "Tortilla, broccoli, ‘a piece of chicken’: US agriculture secretary mocked for ‘money-saving’ meal:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/trump-agriculture-secretary-brooke-rollins-food-guidelines

* "A Dallas Megadonor, a New Nonprofit, and the War on ‘Housing First’:" https://www.texasobserver.org/dallas-texas-monty-bennett-homeless-policy/

* "‘We’re asking for very basic things’: 15,000 nurses are on strike in New York City:" https://19thnews.org/2026/01/new-york-city-nurses-strike/

* On I.C.E. "Robert Reich has talking points for calling your reps re: ICE and the DHS funding bill:"

* On I.C.E. "Today's earful to my federal legislators:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2750636.html

* "Trump announces outlines of health care plan he wants Congress to consider:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-health-care-insurance-congress-savings-accounts-b7b4caae9ad14fda4646c42d3858202b

* "Fewer Americans sign up for Affordable Care Act health insurance as costs spike:" https://apnews.com/article/affordable-care-act-aca-health-insurance-subsidies-a95164553f8cdd6c77348856334e64d6

* "Georgia Republican's weeklong anti-trans obsession with Sarah McBride plays out on the House floor and online:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/andrew-clyde-sarah-mcbride-obsession

* "Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It:" https://boltsmag.org/prosecuted-for-voting-american-samoans-alaska/

* "The GOP’s Secret to Protecting Gerrymandered Electoral Maps? Claim Privilege.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/electoral-maps-gerrymandering-texas-voting-elections-privilege

* "Tennessee Republicans unveil ‘Immigration 2026’ agenda as ‘model’ for rest of nation:" https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/01/15/tennessee-republicans-unveil-immigration-2026-agenda-as-model-for-rest-of-nation/

* "Federal judges allow California congressional map to stand:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/14/federal-judges-california-congressional-map-00729765

* "6 myths about rural America: How conventional wisdom gets it wrong:" https://theconversation.com/6-myths-about-rural-america-how-conventional-wisdom-gets-it-wrong-269037

* "Abigail Spanberger becomes VA's first woman governor, honoring history and diversity in inaugural speech:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/abigail-spanberger-inauguration-diversity

* "Members Of Congress Should Not Be Allowed To Trade Stocks While In Office - Gov.-elect Spanberger:"

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* "24 members of Congress are 80 or older. More than half are running for re-election.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/congress-oldest-members-run-reelection-80s-rcna249479

* "Mary Peltola, barrier-breaking ex-Alaska congresswoman, is challenging Dan Sullivan in Senate race:" https://apnews.com/article/alaska-senate-peltola-sullivan-3fd17afc556641652e83e9c11d700306

* "Locally Extinct for a Century, Bay Scallops Thriving Again on Virginia Shore of Chesapeake Bay:" https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/locally-extinct-for-a-century-bay-scallops-thriving-again-on-virginia-shore/

* Friday after the lying down part of physio, I did manage to drag myself out to exchange books and they hadn't return the one that was close to the edge. I also felt like I'd been beaten with sticks and send on a long slog through mud. By the time I reheated leftovers for dinner, I had the shakes pretty bad, which is no surprise. Thursday is supposed to be a rest day, but I didn't get one. By Friday, I was on day five of not enough sleep while doing physio. I had an uncontrolled fall trying to feed fish, so that's one mild sprain one the ankle that dislocated one the week before and once the week before that. My body then piled on the really bad muscle spasms, which were also no real surprise as the muscles involved are also ones I am using for physio. I still owed sitting and standing physio on top of all this. I ended up deciding standing physio wasn't safe and liable to re-injure, but I did do sitting physio.

I pushed myself to get an aggregate out anyway, ahead of the weekend protests, and also under the belief that I was going to be a MESS Saturday, which I was. It took four hours to do lying down physio as Livia kept coming for pets and cuddle naps and I kept needing cuddle naps. I did end up doing all the physio, but I suspect I should not have done standing physio because the ankle is really unhappy now even though it was okayish during.

There are a bunch of things I really need to do in my room because I really am tired of it not being properly squared away after All the Things and I am so close to done, but half of it is standing and I am so tired if I try to sort I will never leave the bed. I really need to change bedding too, but it's a two person job and Squirrel literally can't help and it's really too much for New Millennial. I have no idea how I will change a fitted sheet under these conditions.

Squirrel now has two physio exercises. Progress!

* "The War On Protein Is Over | Trump Unveils Our New National Bird | "High-Grade" Morality:"

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* "The Orphanage (2007) feat. Shelagh Rowan-Legg:" https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-horror-queers-31157095/episode/the-orphanage-2007-feat-shelagh-rowan-legg-301857119/

Contains spoilers. Also some interesting stuff I did not know that illuminates some things.

* "Cabinet Meeting Cold Open - SNL:"

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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.

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* If you need help with chest binders:

* "Free Chest Binders:" https://www.pointofpride.org/free-chest-binders

* "Brother 2 Brother Binder Program:" https://blacktransmen.org/binder-program/

* "Morebinders:" https://www.morebinders.com/about

* "The Queer Trans Project :" https://queertransproject.org/

* "Free Gender Affirming Gear Program:" https://www.ftmessentials.com/pages/ftme-free-youth-binder-program

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1/12/26 - 1/17/26 I Would Like to Thank all of You Who Have Protested or Will Protest

Sat, 17 Jan 2026 09:21:44 GMT

* Yet another Truncated edition because All the Things.

* "How Israel’s hilltop settlers coordinate attacks to expel Palestinians:" https://archive.ph/hevY1
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* "US strikes ISIS in Syria:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/10/us-strikes-isis-syria-00721258

* "US aircraft that attacked suspected drug boat reportedly disguised as civilian plane:" https://www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jan/13/us-aircraft-attack-suspected-drug-boat-report-civilian-plane

* "US seizes 6th tanker in the Caribbean:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-seizes-6th-tanker-caribbean/story?id=129239923

* "Venezuelan opposition leader says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/15/venezuelan-opposition-leader-nobel-peace-prize-trump-00732747

Trump is so fucking embarrassing.

* "After Venezuela operation, Trump says the whole hemisphere is in play:" https://www.meditationsinanemergency.com/five-facets-of-the-attack-on-venezuela-by-the-rogue-nation-the-us-has-become/

* "Five Facets of the Attack on Venezuela by the Rogue Nation the US Has Become:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/03/trump-venezela-mexico-00710063

* "New Energy, Venezuela and Trump’s Imperial Ambitions with Senator Ruben Gallego:" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/new-energy-venezuela-and-trumps-imperial-ambitions/id1382983397?i=1000744957837

* "To Understand Venezuela, You Have To Understand Panama EXPLAINER:"

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I was alive and aware when we invaded Panama. It was not only baffling to me, but to my very informed and politically engaged parents. I can not convey how shocking it was at the tame and how I could not have explained why we did it until I watched the video.

* "How Is The Maduro Trial Supposed To Work Exactly?:"

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* "Denmark, Greenland failed to win the Trump team over:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/14/denmark-greenland-failed-trump-problems-00729246

* "Chris Hayes’ map-based theory behind Trump’s Greenland obsession:"

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* "Bipartisan group of lawmakers introduces bill to prevent military action against NATO members:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/01/12/congress/house-lawmakers-introduce-bipartisan-nato-bill-00723206

* "France to send troops to Greenland for joint exercise with several European countries:" https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/01/14/greenland-denmark-announces-boosted-military-presence-on-the-island-from-today_6749426_4.html

* "Germany joins European partners with troop deployment to Greenland:" https://archive.ph/sOOyh

* "Most Americans oppose Trump’s push on Greenland, poll shows:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/15/trump-greenland-poll-00731009

* "As Death Toll Surges in Iran, Leaders Take Tough Line Against Protesters:" https://archive.ph/qFPbI

* "‘The world needs to know what’s happening’: families of protesters killed in Iran tell of heartbreak:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/15/iran-protesters-uprising-killed-world-diaspora-families-tehran-internet-blackout

* "Trump to be briefed on range of options in Iran:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/11/trump-briefed-options-iran-00721524

* "U.S. evacuates troops from Middle East bases as Trump weighs Iran strikes:" https://www.axios.com/2026/01/14/trump-iran-strikes-evacuate-troops-bases

* "7 Out Of 10 Voters Do Not Want The U.S. To Take Military Action Against Iran For Killing Of Protesters, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 70% Say Presidents Should Seek Congressional Approval Before Taking Military Action Against Another Country:" https://poll.qu.edu/poll-release?releaseid=3945

* "Iran strikes delayed as Trump aides and Israel raise concerns:" https://www.axios.com/2026/01/15/trump-iran-strikes-israel-concern

* "The President of Peace:"

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* "Trump’s Domination Politics with Fareed Zakaria | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "Russia uses nuclear-capable missile in 'massive strike' on Ukraine:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/russia-irbm-massive-strike-ukraine-overnight/story?id=129048949

* "One million spent hours without heat and water after Russian strikes, Ukraine says:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk8jv4r8nmo

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* "Exclusive: Beijing tells Chinese firms to stop using US and Israeli cybersecurity software, sources say:" https://archive.ph/HQvgN

* "Brazilian president vetoes bill reducing Jair Bolsonaro’s prison sentence:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/08/brazil-president-lula-vetoes-bill-jair-bolsonaro-prison-sentence

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***

* "US to suspend immigrant visa processing for 75 nations:" https://archive.ph/0x6dU

* "Judge blocks Trump administration from revoking immigration parole:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/10/judge-trump-administration-immigration-00721260

* "Trump administration ends temporary protected status for Somalis in US:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/trump-administration-ends-tps-somalia

* "Trump DHS Post Calling for ‘100 Million Deportations’ Suggests Intent to Kick Out Nonwhite Citizens:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/dhs-100-million-deportations

* This is outright fascist policy. "In ICE’s Own Words, It’s “Wartime” in America:" https://newrepublic.com/post/205122/ice-recruitment-wartime-america-renee-good

* So is this. "State Department and DHS social-media accounts promote "remigration":" https://immpolicytracking.org/policies/dhs-social-media-accounts-state-department-promote-remigration-a-term-associated-with-ethnic-cleansing/

* "Supremacist propaganda at the White House: ‘Help your country, report foreign invaders’:" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-12/supremacist-propaganda-at-the-white-house-help-your-country-report-foreign-invaders.html

* "Lawsuit: DHS wants “unlimited subpoena authority” to unmask ICE critics:" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/instagram-user-fights-dhs-for-the-right-to-post-ice-sightings-anonymously/

* "‘ELITE’: The Palantir App ICE Uses to Find Neighborhoods to Raid:" https://www.404media.co/elite-the-palantir-app-ice-uses-to-find-neighborhoods-to-raid/

* "Privacy advocates: ICE using private data to intimidate observers and activists:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/13/ice-using-private-data-to-intimidate-observers-and-activists-advocates-say

* "How Hackers Are Fighting Back Against ICE:" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/01/how-hackers-are-fighting-back-against-ice

* "US immigration agents shot at people 16 times under Trump’s crackdown:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/07/trump-immigration-ice-shootings

* "We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing:" https://www.propublica.org/article/videos-ice-dhs-immigration-agents-using-chokeholds-citizens

* "ICE's Tactics Degrade The Public's Trust In Law Enforcement - Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger:"

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* "You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-recruitment-minneapolis-shooting.html

* "ICE violence against women is increasingly visible — and largely untracked:" https://www.advocate.com/news/ice-violence-against-women

* "She Fled Maduro’s Venezuela. Now Trump’s America Is Also a Nightmare.:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2026/01/ice-trump-maduro-venezuela-asylum-seeker.html

* "Chicago, state sue Trump admin. seeking to limit immigration agents' authority in Illinois:" https://abc7chicago.com/post/us-immigration-customs-enforcement-news-chicago-illinois-sue-trump-admin-seeking-limit-agents-authority-state/18392657/

* "Progressive Democratic women take the lead in reviving ‘abolish ICE’ messaging:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/abolish-ice-democrats

* "Lawmakers say Noem is still illegally blocking ICE facility oversight:" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/democrats-noem-illegally-blocking-ice-facility-oversight-court-order/

* "Another migrant death reported at ICE detention facility in El Paso:" https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2026/01/12/migrant-death-reported-at-ice-detention-facility-in-el-paso

* "N.J. suburb furious over bombshell ICE report. Huge detention center may open in their backyard.:" https://www.nj.com/morris/2026/01/nj-suburb-furious-over-bombshell-ice-report-huge-detention-center-may-open-in-their-backyard.html

* "Bill seeks to void Nebraska-ICE partnership at former state prison in McCook:" https://nebraskaexaminer.com/briefs/bill-seeks-to-void-nebraska-ice-partnership-at-former-state-prison-in-mccook/

* "‘Boston follows the law': Mayor Wu responds to report of planned ICE surge:" https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/boston-follows-the-law-mayor-wu-responds-to-report-of-planned-ice-surge/3799776/

* "‘Not welcome here’: Maine governor draws line as ICE surge looms:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/not-welcome-here-maine-governor-draws-line-as-ice-surge-looms-2481696835875

* "Virginia ICE agents nab gay Panamanian immigrant at routine check-in, man’s U.S. citizen husband says:" https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-couple-ice-limbo

* "Tribal leaders say ICE is detaining American Indians during immigration sweeps:" https://sahanjournal.com/news-partners/tribal-leaders-say-ice-detained-american-indians/

* "ICE posing as utility workers to detain immigrants, Gresham lawmaker warns:" https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/08/ice-utility-workers-gresham-oregon/

* "Fed Agent Permanently Blinds, Fractures Skull of Anti-ICE Protester:" https://newrepublic.com/post/205280/fed-agent-permanently-blinds-fractures-skull-anti-ice-protester

* "Hilton Hotel That Refused DHS Reservations Backpedals:" https://www.404media.co/hilton-hotel-that-refused-dhs-reservations-backpedals/

* "Can ICE arrest US citizens? Explaining agents' legal authority:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/01/15/ice-authority-arrest-us-citizens/

* "Only Half?!?:" https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/politics/ice-minnesota-cnn-poll

* "Do Not Despair:" https://www.instagram.com/reels/DTiPBuKkShI/

* "Trump Says U.S. ‘Shouldn’t Even Have an Election’ as He Threatens Insurrection Act:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-suggests-canceling-midterms-1235500336/

I don't think he can be any clearer about killing democracy to create a fascist police state with him as dictator.

* "Trump threatens to use Insurrection Act to send the military to Minneapolis after ICE killing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-threatens-insurrection-act-ice-minneapolis

* "More federal agents to be sent to Minnesota, Trump administration says:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpv7knz8e8mo

* "Federal officers are leaving Louisiana immigration crackdown for Minneapolis, documents show:" https://apnews.com/article/immigration-new-orleans-minnesota-400be6de1c5712a9dd0ec972907cbd03

* "Trump accidentally confesses why he is antagonizing Minneapolis:"

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* "‘This is by design’: Hayes on Trump engineering chaos to ‘sic the Army’ on Americans:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/this-is-by-design-hayes-on-trump-engineering-chaos-to-sic-the-army-on-americans-2481692227615

* "Minnesota Is A Training Ground For What's To Come:"

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* "Jenin Younes - Minneapolis and the Escalating Undermining of Civil Liberties | The Daily Show:"

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* "After ICE killing of Renee Good, Minnesota and cities sue Trump over 'unlawful policing tactics':" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-sues-dhs-ice

* "‘A Breaking Point’: The Minneapolis Police Chief on ICE:" https://archive.ph/WX1Jm

* "ICE expands the use of forced entry into private homes without a judicial warrant to capture a resident:" https://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/newswire/ice-expands-use-forced-entry-private-homes-without-judicial-warrant-capture-resident/

* "Minneapolis City Council President Fears ICE Will ‘Kill’ Him While ‘Documenting’ Protester Takedowns:" https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/minneapolis-city-council-president-fears-152715928.html

* "What we know about ICE arrest, detention of observer Brandon Siguenza in Minneapolis:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/01/14/ice-arrest-brandon-siguenza/

* "‘I was flooded with fear’: Minnesotans describe their encounters with ICE, being detained:" https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/01/13/minnesotans-describe-their-encounters-with-ice-agents

* "Fox News Airs Footage of Man Mauled by Feds at Gas Station as Graphic Says ‘ICE Agents Are Doing Their Jobs’ :" https://www.mediaite.com/media/tv/fox-news-airs-footage-of-man-mauled-by-feds-at-gas-station-as-graphic-says-ice-agents-are-doing-their-jobs/

* "Protesters demand action after ICE arrests of U.S. citizen Target employees:" https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/protesters-demand-action-ice-arrests-151246496.html

* "Queer trans ICE protester recounts pepper-spraying, jailing by agents:" https://www.advocate.com/news/queer-transgender-woman-ice-abuse

* "Minneapolis duo details their ICE detention, including pressure to rat on protest organizers:" https://apnews.com/article/immigration-protest-arrests-detention-ice-8993bfd5d54b870521ec5b44fc42cd71

* "Maddow: Repeated bungling exposes cluelessness of Trump’s ICE secret police:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-repeated-bungling-exposes-cluelessness-of-trump-s-ice-secret-police-2481030723848

* "LGBTQ+ groups tell ICE to 'leave Minnesota' after killing Renee Nicole Good:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/lgbtq-minnesota-ice-renee-good

* "Federal agent shoots man in Minneapolis as tensions in city run high:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/minnesota-immigration-officers-shovel-attack

* "Protesters, federal agents engage in chaotic clash in Minneapolis following reports of new shooting:"

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* "‘We want this terror to stop’: Ilhan Omar calls for ICE to leave Minnesota:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/we-want-this-terror-to-stop-ilhan-omar-calls-for-ice-to-leave-minnesota-2481230403600

* " In the car with the Minneapolis community patrols working to disrupt ICE operations :" https://www.advocate.com/news/minneapolis-community-patrols-ice-operations

* "Top DOJ officials quit after their division refused to probe Minnesota ICE shooting:" https://www.ms.now/news/doj-civil-rights-division-officials-quit-harmeet-dhillon

* "Joe Thompson, Minnesota's top federal fraud prosecutor, quits over ICE shooting probe:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/13/us-attorney-on-minnesota-fraud-joe-thompson-resigns-from-office

* "‘Stunning’: Trump’s DOJ won’t investigate ICE shooting, prompting outrage and resignations:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/stunning-trump-s-doj-won-t-investigate-ice-shooting-prompting-outrage-and-resignations-2481253955774

* "ICE Shot And Killed Her:"

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* "911 calls reveal chaos after ICE agent shot Renee Good up to 4 times :" https://www.advocate.com/news/renee-good-shot-911-calls

* "Trump tries to smear Renee Good and her wife for ICE killing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-blames-renee-good

* "No one is buying Trump’s ICE shooting narrative and videos of ICE abuses are making it worse:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/no-one-is-buying-trump-s-ice-shooting-narrative-and-videos-of-ice-abuses-are-making-it-worse-2481247811889

* "Renee Good's family will be represented by the same lawyer as George Floyd's:" https://www.advocate.com/news/george-floyd-lawyer-renee-good

* "Renee Good's family reveals she randomly encountered ICE and stopped to observe:" https://www.advocate.com/news/renee-good-family-legal-observer

* "“We Killed That Lesbian B*tch”: ICE Uses Renee Good’s Death as Threat:" https://newrepublic.com/post/205189/ice-renee-good-death-threaten-protesters

* "‘I’m Embarrassed’: ICE Agents Speak About the Shooting in Minneapolis:" https://time.com/7345954/ice-agents-renee-good/

* "Real video shows DHS officer defacing Renee Good memorial:" https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dhs-officer-renee-good-memorial/

* "Letter from an Occupied Minnesota:" https://wburdine.substack.com/p/letter-from-an-occupied-minnesota

* "Anti-ICE Protestors Flood 500 Cities Days After Minneapolis Killing:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/anti-ice-protests-erupt-nationwide-slamming-maga-leaders/

* "In photos: A week of protests against ICE:" https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/01/12/g-s1-105725/in-photos-a-week-of-protests-against-ice

* "Hundreds clash with ICE outside Somali mall in St. Cloud:" https://www.startribune.com/ice-agents-st-cloud-clash-somali-mall/601562732

* "Roosevelt High School students walk out of class Monday in protest of federal immigration activity in Minnesota:" https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/roosevelt-high-school-students-walk-out-class-monday-protest-federal-immigration-activity-minnesota/89-d56b45e5-d124-4300-ab47-00e3030ce1a0

* "Michigan Avenue shut down as protesters march in downtown Chicago:" https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/michigan-avenue-shut-down-as-protesters-march-in-downtown-chicago/3874295/

* "Hundreds gather outside White House to protest fatal ICE shooting in Minn.:" https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/hundreds-gather-outside-white-house-to-protest-fatal-ice-shooting-in-minn/4040296/

* "Memphis anti-ICE protest draws hundreds, leads to tense encounter with state troopers:" https://www.actionnews5.com/2026/01/12/memphis-anti-ice-protest-draws-hundreds-leads-tense-encounter-with-state-troopers/

* "‘Eventually we will all be targeted’: ICE protests in Montgomery Co. remember Renee Good:" https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2026/01/ice-protests/

* "Anti-ICE protest: Austin police arrest 5 people:" https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/anti-ice-protest-austin-police-arrest-5-people/

* "Hundreds of protesters gather near Boca Raton after ICE killing of woman in Minneapolis:" https://cbs12.com/news/local/hundreds-of-protesters-gather-near-boca-raton-after-ice-killing-of-woman-in-minneapolis-home-depot-innovent-citizens-executioners-january-10-2026

* "Protesters rally against Lafayette Parish-ICE partnership:" https://www.klfy.com/local/lafayette-parish/protesters-rally-against-lafayette-parish-ice-partnership/

* "Across Maine, protesters join in anti-ICE rallies in response to Minnesota killing:" https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/10/portland-protestors-join-in-national-anti-ice-rallies/

* "ICE intimidation tactics backfire as Americans rally to defend communities:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/ice-intimidation-tactics-backfire-as-americans-rally-to-defend-communities-2481023555642

* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:

"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers
Immigrant Defenders: https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkout
The Bail Project: https://bailproject.org/
National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directory
Amnesty International: protect asylum-seekers: https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1
The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: https://www.theyoungcenter.org/
CHIRLA: https://www.chirla.org/
AL Otro Lado: https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

* ""No Kings" protest in Broadview: What to expect:" https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2026/01/16/no-kings-protest-broadview-trump-pritzker-ice-twin-cities

* "FDA deletes warning on bogus autism therapies touted by RFK Jr.‘s allies:" https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/01/warning-about-bogus-autism-treatments-vanishes-from-fdas-website/

* "Venezuela war powers resolution fails in Senate as 2 Republicans bow to Trump pressure:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-venezuela-senate-war-powers-2350b162d116090759a7428c4b915eea
Please tell cowards Josh Hawley of Missouri and Todd Young of Indiana what you think of their betrayal.

Please thank Rand Paul of Kentucky, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine for their courage. Yes, I know. Trust me I do, but if we don't reward them doing the right thing, all they will hear are right wing extremists screaming at them for not rolling over.

* "How Billion-Dollar Companies May Benefit From One Defense Bill Provision:" https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/01/12/how-billion-dollar-companies-may-benefit-one-defense-bill-provision.html

* "Congress Is Reversing Trump’s Steep Budget Cuts to Science:" https://archive.ph/UqhnD

* "Rep. Robin Kelly files articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kristi-noem-impeachment

* "Emailing my legislators:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2745583.html

* "19-year-old suspect in Mississippi synagogue fire indicted on state hate crime charges:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/suspect-mississippi-synagogue-fire-allegedly-laughed-attack-fbi/story?id=129143496

* "‘We are a resilient people’: Beth Israel Congregation to rebuild following fire :" https://www.wlbt.com/2026/01/11/beth-israel-congregation-releases-statement-following-fire/

Want to help? https://www.bethisraelms.org/

* "Maryland woman arrested for assaulting gay man in grocery store faces hate crime charges:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/gay-man-assault-giant-grocery

* "PMC COVID-19 Data Dashboard:" https://www.pmc19.com/data/index.php

* "Controversial US study on hepatitis B vaccines in Africa is cancelled:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/hepatitis-b-vaccines-study-africa-cancel

I keep thinking about the Tuskegee experiment and the WWII Era Japanese yersina pestis attack/experiments in Ningbo. White people in my country and abroad were going to actively harm babies in Africa on the large scale to find out things we already know. The Racism, the imperialism, the sheer lack of ethics or empathy... I have no words, but I am furious.

* "Scientists call another near-record hot year a 'warning shot' from a shifting climate:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/14/g-s1-105993/global-warming-speeding-up-2025-heat-record-climate-change

* "7,000-year-old underwater wall raises questions about ancient engineering — and lost-city legends :" https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/submarine-wall/

* Rest in Piss. "Scott Adams, Dilbert creator and conservative commentator, dies aged 68: Cartoonist – who was dropped from US papers in 2023 after calling Black people a ‘hate group’ – had prostate cancer:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/scott-adams-dilbert-dies

* "Scott Adams, Trump-loving Dilbert cartoonist known for racist rants, has died:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/dilbert-creator-scott-adams-obituary

* "Claudette Colvin, whose arrest helped spark civil rights movement, dies at 86:" https://www.oregonlive.com/nation/2026/01/claudette-colvin-whose-arrest-helped-spark-civil-rights-movement-dies-at-86.html

* "What Did We Get Stuck in Our Rectums Last Year:" https://defector.com/what-did-we-get-stuck-in-our-rectums-last-year-6

* I am making little bits of progress. The physio is clearly correct as it is the right sort of unpleasant and some of the pain has migrated to other body parts. Monday, I started the sort in advance of putting the shelves of the tall desk back together. (Physical shelves not taken apart, but emptied. The things normally on them need to go where they go.)

Tuesday, I ran out for lettuce, spinach, and tomato from the overpriced nearby grocery. Somehow there was a traffic jab which made it take three times the normal amount to go like a mile and a half. I was so tired, I got the greens, but not the tomatoes. I had enough tomato to make dinner and not lettuce, so it was the better one to forget. Add one new extra errand to the Wednesday physio trip. Sigh. Then I got home and nearly everything fell from the low table behind my desk. Boxes spilled. Squirrel's whole egress from their room blocked.

Really I should have started right away, but if I ate something I could take my arthritis meds. I started dinner and ate a little salad for the meds and then cleared more stuff off the low table, because it's been on the to do list for a yearish for a reason. People jammed a bunch of random stuff on there along with the stuff that goes there for assorted inspections and emergencies, including the Great HOA Contractor siege an d the Great Living Room Migration, which was why it was unstable in the first place. It's supposed to have several storage boxes I need frequent access to and things I need when I go out like the messenger bag, emergency go bag, and things headed to the car like shopping bags and returning library books on it.

I have found yet more high level face masks I could have sworn I had, but hadn't seen in two years. Seriously, I kept running out of face masks and not being able to find the ones I knew I bought. During the City Contractor thing I discovered the really good masks had been hidden out of my reach where I could not see them. (I know who put them there. Sigh.) Apparently the container of my second best masks has been destablizing the things on the low table for probably a year and a half, which is not where they go and not where I'd think to look for them. This I know was not malicious as they disappeared right before an inspection and it does make sense from a people helping me tidy ahead of a short notice invasion o my apartment perspective. I'd have found them long before this if we hadn't basically under siege here mostly from management, but also from my body for the past two years.

Good News on Squirrel's arm! They paid out of pocket for a real doctor instead of the asshole didn't listen or investigate properly one their work sent them too, but the specialist did a real examination and tests and proper scans. It is definitely work related and being forced to do all that lifting was in fact deteriorating it at an alarming rate.

They are likely getting everything covered by health insurance after all including initial specialist visit and scans. They are likely getting back pay. They are definitely getting at least ten days off to rest the arm with associated time off pay, though that and the back pay may be delayed so bills are dicey this month. They are allowed to lift zero pounds with the arm until Doctor says so. (I am taking small amounts of recycling out on the dolly every time I leave the house. My shoulder hurts the way it did two years before replacement, so I can't lift much either.) They have one super gentler physio to work on this week and there will be more workman's comp covered physio later.

I am massively relieved because the deterioration was so fast and aggressive and Work's plan was to keep making them injure it more over and over every shift until they were too disabled to work any more.

* Wednesday was physio. I made it to the car on time and out onto the highway. The sky was the wrong colour again. It was raining, but it looked like a dead tropical fish, not normal rain clouds. I learned later the air quality was really bad, which is a weird combination with rain, especially here. This would explain why my breathing wasn't quite up to snuff.

Physio went fine. Seven total exercises now, two are upgrades of ones I did last week. One of the new ones my fake shoulder noped out of, but we were mostly done anyway. I ended up going through town for the tomatoes instead of going up an exit as planned because that looked like the best option when I saw the on ramp line. I wish I'd brought my library books. sigh. So that's now on Thursday's to do.

Livia flagged me down when I got home and lured me back to bed for Livia Love time. He mental state continues to worry me, but I got her to play a bit yesterday. She's been refusing her favorite feather toy, but I retrieved Tavy's special toy, the one Art and Techie Millennial got for him a month or two before his big decline. (Livia's special feather toy was just for her. It is fair). We picked this one with a feather boa/wiggle worm sort of situation as long as him. It was very to his taste. Good for Chasing and Wrasselling. He absolutely adored it for the brief time he had it. We were keeping it where cats wouldn't get it between plays like we do with Livia's special toy. It had been there since the last time he was well enough to chase it. I got it down and got her to do catch and maul, which is as good as it gets since the day before Tavy died. He and I had a pet and watched her chase the feather toy all over the bed. Just getting her to bat at it is hard now. She had a good long play, even if I couldn't get her to chase it.

I am worried about her. She's getting more reclusive again and has stopped sitting on the pettin throne by my desk for pets this week. January is car tax and February is housing levy. Housing went up this year and they are threatening us with another "Special assessment," though we've no idea when or how much. We really need to get her kitten(s) for mental health reasons, but I don't see how I can save anything close to enough any time soon, so I keep doing what I can to comfort her.

New Millennial's been taking good care of me. For physio nights they prep a lasagna the night before with ingredients I supply. I preheat the oven. When get here they pop dinner in the oven and make a little salad so I can have my meds and to tide me over. Rest, food, and meds help. I have my tiger balm and heating pads. I am managing okay. I just need to lie down a lot.

* "Jon on ICE's Killing of Renee Good and Trump's Model of Compliance for Protesters | The Daily Show:"

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* I am not a fan of the ableist jokes, but there is also good stuff in there, so I'm posting it anyway. "Powell Charges Set Off Alarm Bells | Trump Is Destroying The World | Monkey 'Mergency:"

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* "Trump Flips the Bird & Minnesota Tells ICE to F**k Off with Pickle Rick and Bologna | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump Makes Milk Whole Again, Europe Defends Greenland & MAGA Blasts Mamdani | The Daily Show:"

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* "Wall Street Scolds Trump Over Powell Charges | More ICE Goons Headed To MN | Animal Crime Spree:"

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* "Meanwhile... da Vinci DNA | Bungled Bobsled | 100 Stolen Skulls | Japan's Most Distinguished Cat:"

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* "Trying Titanomachy:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GTtInmh_IuA

* "Astonishing Amazons:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ravvBMbCHNc

* "Ludicrous Latin 2:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/A4bQHSboDlY

* "Perverse Primae Noctis:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gRX_7QzAMjQ

* "Neurodivergent Nobility 3:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z0Qg8vzU6wA

* "Horrendous Hundred Year Wars:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LCZQcSJqe40

* "Sword Specifics:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ov_4EzW8i-Q

* "2 Fast Too 2026:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cHkTV8GVWCs

* "Don't Use Grok, Use Gros:"

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* "The Nobel Peace Prize Can Not Be Re-Gifted:"

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* "EPA: Your Life Is Worth Nothing:"

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* Me thinking about Night Manager Season two humming Hozier's "Take Me to Church" to myself....

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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.

* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :" https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers

* "Swing Left:" https://swingleft.org/

* If you need help with chest binders:

* "Free Chest Binders:" https://www.pointofpride.org/free-chest-binders

* "Brother 2 Brother Binder Program:" https://blacktransmen.org/binder-program/

* "Morebinders:" https://www.morebinders.com/about

* "The Queer Trans Project :" https://queertransproject.org/

* "Free Gender Affirming Gear Program:" https://www.ftmessentials.com/pages/ftme-free-youth-binder-program

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