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* It was either finish the post or actually post it this morning. Apologies.

* "Beirut blast timeline: what we know and what we don't:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/06/beirut-blast-timeline-what-we-know-and-what-we-dont-explosion-lebanon

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* "Pandemic at the disco: the COVID outbreak that began in a French bar:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-france-bar-insight/pandemic-at-the-disco-the-covid-outbreak-that-began-in-a-french-bar-idUSKCN24W1KD

* "Drugmaker Moderna to Include People With HIV in COVID-19 Vaccine Trial:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2020/8/06/drugmaker-moderna-include-people-hiv-covid-19-vaccine-trial

* "Cardiologist on Trump contradicting medical experts: He 'needs to stay in his lane':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/cardiologist-on-trump-contradicting-medical-experts-he-needs-to-stay-in-his-lane-89500741801

* "Birx warns 9 cities, California's central valley about increasing coronavirus cases:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/05/health/birx-warning-cities-coronavirus/index.html

* "Data shows Kansas mask mandates have reduced COVID-19 cases:" https://www.kshb.com/news/coronavirus/data-shows-kansas-mask-mandates-have-reduced-covid-19-cases

* "It’s Not Obesity. It’s Slavery.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/25/opinion/coronavirus-race-obesity.html?searchResultPosition=1

* "Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tests positive for coronavirus -- and then tests negative on second test:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/politics/mike-dewine-coronavirus/index.html

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* "US State Department lifts global 'Do Not Travel' advisory:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/politics/state-department-level-4-advisory-lifted/index.html

* "Trump will slap tariffs on Canada's aluminum again:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/06/trump-canada-aluminum-tariffs-392386

* "Trump signs executive order requiring government to buy 'essential' drugs from U.S. companies:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/06/trump-to-sign-executive-order-requiring-us-to-buy-essential-drugs-from-american-companies.html

* "'See you in court': ACLU files nearly 400 cases versus Trump:" https://apnews.com/81f61e7d5c381b707bd21efc9a704e93

* "FBI asked to investigate reports of Trump UK golf club scheme:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/fbi-asked-to-investigate-reports-of-trump-uk-golf-club-scheme-89691717672

* "Trump appoints ex-nominee to another Pentagon role, under fire for past controversial remarks:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/trump-appoints-ex-nominee-to-another-pentagon-role-under-fire-for-past-controversial-remarks-89502789896

* "For 20th straight week, more than 1 million Americans filed jobless claims even as enhanced benefits expired:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/06/20th-straight-week-more-than-1-million-americans-filed-jobless-claims-even-enhanced-benefits-expired/

* "US Govt $756 million defense loan to Kodak raises eyebrows, stock surges 530% after deal:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/us-govt-756-defense-loan-to-kodak-raises-eyebrows-stock-surges-530-after-deal-89502789969

* "Emboldened Pelosi takes hard line as relief talks drag on:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/06/nancy-pelosi-coronavirus-relief-bill-391963

* "Trump says Biden will 'hurt the Bible, hurt God':" https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-53688009

* "Cori Bush: ‘I’m ready to bring that relief, be that champion’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/cori-bush-i-m-ready-to-bring-that-relief-be-that-champion-89613381840

* "Rep. Brian Sims on the Dangers of Performative Allyship:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/8/06/rep-brian-sims-dangers-performative-allyship

* "Top Democrats say postmaster general acknowledged new policies that workers say are delaying mail:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/08/06/top-democrats-say-postmaster-general-acknowledged-new-policies-that-workers-say-are-delaying-mail/

* "Sen. Peters launches investigation into postal service slowdown:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-this-cannot-occur-sen-peters-launches-investigation-into-postal-service-slowdown-89688133587

* This is some serious voter suppression bullshit right here. ":" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/stacey-abrams-explains-gop-shenanigans-used-to-disenfranchise-inactive-voters-89687621532

* "Fmr. DOJ Director of Civil Rights: Trump ‘sowing seeds of confusion’ by discrediting mail-in voting:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/fmr-doj-director-of-civil-rights-trump-sowing-seeds-of-confusion-by-discrediting-mail-in-voting-89502789632

* "Voters of Color Embrace Mail-in Option, Says HRC Survey:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/8/06/voters-color-embrace-mail-option-says-hrc-survey

* "Is Trump suppressing his own voters with his false attacks against mail-in voting?:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/is-trump-suppressing-his-own-voters-with-his-false-attacks-against-mail-in-voting-89548869958

* "‘There is not horrific fraud’: Colorado Sec. of State corrects Trump’s claims on vote by mail:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-there-is-not-horrific-fraud-colorado-sec-of-state-corrects-trump-s-claims-on-vote-by-mail-89610821743

* "We Can't Reopen Schools Safely With Trump and DeVos in Charge:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/8/05/we-cant-reopen-schools-safely-trump-and-devos-charge

* It's going to by so deadly. "Georgia Student Suspended Over Photo of Crowded Hall:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/06/us/north-paulding-high-school-coronavirus-georgia.html

* "Stacey Abrams on census freeze: ‘This is more nefarious than people realize’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/stacey-abrams-on-census-freeze-this-is-more-nefarious-than-people-realize-89687621827

* "New York Attorney General Moves To Dissolve The NRA After Fraud Investigation:" https://www.npr.org/2020/08/06/899712823/new-york-attorney-general-moves-to-dissolve-the-nra-after-fraud-investigation

* "NY AG lawsuit paints vivid picture of how NRA membership money is spent:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/lawsuit-paints-vivid-picture-of-how-nra-membership-money-is-spent-89693253866

* "Executives used NRA as 'personal piggy bank': New York A.G. lawsuit:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/executives-used-nra-as-personal-piggy-bank-new-york-ag-lawsuit-89691717789

* This is serious child endangerment. "Two Black moms took their kids to the Mall. Secret Service officers confronted them with guns, they said.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/two-black-moms-took-their-kids-to-the-mall-secret-service-confronted-them-with-guns-they-said/2020/08/03/be4dfa8c-d4f1-11ea-9c3b-dfc394c03988_story.html

* If you are a grown ass adult holding a gun on an innocent weeping terrified six year old, you are the bad guy. "Aurora police apologize after Black children were detained, handcuffed in stolen car mixup:" https://www.denverpost.com/2020/08/03/aurora-police-black-kids-stolen-car-mixup/

* "‘Not good enough:’ Maya Wiley slams Aurora PD apology for handcuffing Black children:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-not-good-enough-maya-wiley-slams-aurora-pd-apology-for-handcuffing-black-children-89552453591

* "Disabled non-binary Black Lives Matter protestor violently arrested by police, misgendered and denied medical care:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/07/black-lives-matter-portland-protests-non-binary-police-juniper-simonis/

"But while Simonis’ experience was traumatising, they are clear that it should not be centred as the protests continue. “We can’t have everybody focusing on the white people getting kidnapped when Black people are still getting killed day-to-day,” they said."

* "Fmr. Liberty University Staffer: ‘Felt like I was back in the 1950s, 1960s and it hurt’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/fmr-liberty-university-staffer-felt-like-i-was-back-in-the-1950s-1960s-and-it-hurt-89550917890

* That thing where an organization forgets to have an LGBTQIA+ person reason over their documents. "‘Absolutely shameful’ NHS England report disturbingly compares being LGBT+ to having a disability:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/07/nhs-england-people-plan-lgbt-disabled-coronavirus-steve-russell-jackie-daniel-backlash/

* "Damning report ranks UK’s legal recognition of trans people among the very worst in Europe:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/06/uk-european-commission-legal-gender-recognition-act-hungary-poland-trans-transgender/

* "Left-wing MPs troll Poland's Andrzej Duda at his swearing in with a powerful kaleidoscopic display of queer solidarity:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/06/poland-andrzej-duda-president-left-alliance-rainbow-face-masks-lgbt-solidarity/

* "Unless Labour chooses to fight against transphobia now, Keir Starmer risks losing hard-won LGBT+ votes:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/06/keir-starmer-transphobia-rosie-duffield-labour-campaign-transgender-rights-torr-robinson/

* I am still furious about this, and she's not the only one this has happened to. This is why we're all so angry about the republicans bringing back the right for hospitals to deny trans patients life saving care. "25th Anniversary Of Tyra Hunter's Death:" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2020/08/25th-anniversary-of-tyra-hunters-death.html

* "Gay Democrat denies ‘aggressive, hostile and threatening’ verbal attack on Republican over ‘joke’ LGBT+ rights bill:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/06/brian-sims-pennsylvania-gay-democrat-tom-murt-phone-call-lgbt-discrimination-bill/

* "Fundraiser For Our Black Trans Masculine Elders:" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2020/08/fundraiser-for-our-black-trans.html

* "Criminalization of Gay Sex Linked to Staggering HIV Rates in Africa:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2020/8/04/criminalization-gay-sex-linked-staggering-hiv-rates-africa

* CW: Dead Bodies "What is the Oldest Mummy in the World?:"

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* "The Donner Party: What Really Happened?:"

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* "ICONIC CORPSE: The Preservation of Eva Perón:"

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* "Why Do We Get Columbine So Wrong?:"

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* I really do think it's a normal cold/sore throat, but I called it in like a grownup Thursday morning.

The cats are still avoiding the bedroom in the wake of us medicating them last week. Wednesday Livia decided that she can sleep in my office chair when I'm not using it. This has been a long cherished dream of hers, but Elder kitty was super possessive of the chair and kept chasing her out of it when she was a kitten and she stopped trying a few months after she came to us. It's her chair now. I've been forced to establish new, dramatically less convenient feeding ritual as she's still too distressed to eat her meat if I feed her normally, but I've had four days in a row of compliance so this is what we're doing now.

In elder Kitty's last month, Squirrel bought her a new cat bed that warms up when a cat sits in it. She was resistant to it and only used it a few times. After she died, he handed it over to me on the grounds that someone ought to get good use of it. I've tried it in various spots around the common area. I've started to get success by putting it on the window bench. Livia had a nap in it earlier in the week, but it turns out she prefers sleeping next to it using the soft fuzzy edge as back rest, sort of like napping with a friend who doesn't randomly try to vigorously groom one's head while one's trying to sleep. Tavy discovered it Thursday and slept in it for hours. They moved over to the sofa back spots where they can be closer to me once I settled at the desk, but I think the cat bed may be an Imperial acquisition after all.

* This is from The Old Guard fandom, but Op is a medieval historian who is writing a book I very much want to read and the second poster is clearly a Byzantine expert though I don't know them. The following is an excellent discussion of how an Italian and a Muslim person might be perceived, primarily in Constantinople, but also some other places in the middle ages. It takes a pretty complex look at geo-politics in that part of the world. Seriously, this was catnip to me. https://qqueenofhades.tumblr.com/post/625461185254408193/do-you-have-an-estimation-how-much-racism-or

* "Hesiod's Catalogue of Women:" https://www.shatnerchatner.com/p/hesiods-catalogue-of-women?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo4MjA0NTgsIl8iOiJINmxnVyIsImlhdCI6MTU5Njc3OTYyOCwiZXhwIjoxNTk2NzgzMjI4LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.jysm-OCQkhL1E0DPCKkKyHvAXLnuO8uVSJMllMroIlk

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

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

* Want to get rid of Lindsey Graham? Help Jaime Harrison: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_harrison_fr_q12019_jaime-a?refcode=MS_AD_D-DD_2019.03.08_X_GG_KW__X__eyJjcmVhdGl2ZSI6IkFkZCBEb25hdGlvbiBOb3ciLCJhdWRpZW5jZSI6IkphaW1lSGFycmlzb24ifQ&recurring=TRUE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn4a_583I5gIVC8RkCh0MowFeEAAYASAAEgIXZfD_BwE

* There's a decent chance of flipping this Senate seat blue. Want to help? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-mek-egsearch_dtd?refcode=ads-200108-gs-evergreensearch-dtd-natl-mix-8753679275-87807510469-410037583123-%2Bmark%20%2Bkelly%20%2Bdonate&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpKSR192K5wIVAsNkCh0EeAFSEAAYASAAEgLY7fD_BwE

* Want to help Ritchie Torres beat a homophobe in New York? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dkendorsestorres?refcode=20200605fpdn1mid

* Want to help Doug Jones defend his seat against a Trumpist homophobe? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/stand-with-doug?refcode=gaa1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8n4rdfT6gIVvxitBh0BfQmNEAAYASAAEgJSwfD_BwE

* Want to help Sara Gideon unseat Susan Collins? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/adopt-me-dem-susan-collins-seat

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not protest in person, here are some other options:

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

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

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

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

* "Keep Me Safe! Help me get a gate organized by Briel Moore:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-me-safe-help-me-get-a-gate?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet+expWdV

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

The dry food I was going to try is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

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

* This is a really bad one. It's a massive fire and explosion in Beirut with a high casualty count, which as of this writing was rising. There is no proper ambulance service and the private services were already swamped with COVID victims, so people are having to find ways to transport the injured themselves. There is a lot of speculating, so I'll check in later when there is firmer intel. I had to cut off my watching of the coverage for mental health reasons. BBC has a lot of good verified eyewitness stuff if you are looking. I'm posting the CNN feed here, as it has a lot of non-speculative bigger picture stuff.

"Beirut explosion generated seismic waves equivalent of a magnitude 3.3 earthquake:" https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/lebanon-beirut-explosion-live-updates-dle-intl/h_da222628bccbcd0736247682b65a8675

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

* I know this looks like a repeat, but it's worse now Hong Kong has fallen. "'The fear is real': Chinese students in Australia dread reprisal from Beijing:" https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/the-fear-is-real-chinese-students-in-australia-dread-reprisal-from-beijing-20200804-p55iht.html

* "Ayodhya prepares for Modi to lay foundation stone of Hindu temple at disputed site:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/ayodhya-modi-india-foundation-stone-hindu-temple-disputed-site

* "Uighur model sends rare video from Chinese detention:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53650246

* "Spain speculates over whereabouts of scandal-hit ex-king Juan Carlos:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/04/spain-speculates-scandal-hit-former-king-whereabouts-juan-carlos

* "29 Dead After ISIS Attack on Afghan Prison:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/world/asia/afghanistan-prison-isis-taliban.html

* TW: Rape "Nadia Murad - Surviving ISIS and Fighting Against Genocide:"

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* "Multiple Killings in Nigeria’s Kaduna State:" https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/07/31/multiple-killings-nigerias-kaduna-state#

* "'Europe's last dictator' battles coronavirus, mass protests and suspected Russian mercenaries to stay in power:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/03/belarus-election-lukashenko-battles-coronavirus-protests-and-russia-tensions.html

* "India and China race to build along a tense frontier:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53171124

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* "The odd, growing list of Covid-19 symptoms, explained:" https://www.vox.com/2020/7/29/21327317/symptoms-of-covid-19-coronavirus-fever-cough-toes-rash-loss-of-taste-smell

* "We Need to Talk About Ventilation:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/why-arent-we-talking-more-about-airborne-transmission/614737/

* "Biobot's Poop-Centric COVID-19 Research:"

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* "A coronavirus vaccine won’t change the world right away:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/08/02/covid-vaccine/

* "Global coronavirus deaths exceed 700,000, one person dies every 15 seconds on average:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-casualties/global-coronavirus-deaths-exceed-700000-one-person-dies-every-15-seconds-on-average-idUSKCN2510EN

* "New coronavirus cases rise 54% in mainland France in a week:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/31/coronavirus-cases-rise-54-in-mainland-france-in-a-week

* "Vietnam records first Covid-19 deaths:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53606917

* This is no surprise to anyone who’s been paying attention, but it’s very important to quantify it. "Data leak reveals Iran cover-up of Covid-19 deaths:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53598965

* "Mexico's COVID-19 Death Toll Now World's Third Highest:" https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2020/08/03/mexico-coronavirus-schools

* "Colombia Coronavirus Quarantine to Be Extended Until Aug 30:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-07-28/colombia-coronavirus-quarantine-to-be-extended-until-aug-30

* You think?!? "'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak:" https://www.npr.org/2020/08/03/898690128/we-have-made-mistakes-norway-cruise-company-reports-covid-19-outbreak

* "Violence Is Exploding in Europe's Most Notorious Migrant Camp:" https://www.newsbreak.com/news/1582837644663/violence-is-exploding-in-europes-most-notorious-migrant-camp

* "Infections Swamp the U.S., Which Recorded 42% of All Its Coronavirus Cases in July:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/world/coronavirus-covid-19.html

* "19,000 more Americans could die from Covid-19 in the next 20 days, CDC composite forecast shows:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/02/health/us-coronavirus-sunday/index.html

* "A Viral Epidemic Splintering Into Deadly Pieces:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/29/health/coronavirus-future-america.html

* "Gottlieb warns "It's going to be hard to keep the virus out":" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/scott-gottlieb-coronavirus-warns-its-going-to-be-hard-to-keep-the-virus-out/

* "Trump on Covid death toll: 'It is what it is':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/trump-covid-death-toll-is-what-it-is/index.html

45 congratulated himself on his excellent job in causing the US to have 4,752,000 COVID-19 cases and 157,000 deaths through his refusal to do his job and deliberate sabotage of measures designed to the slow spread and save lives. Given how proud he is of his terrible performance and how much he brags about it, really one can only assume that this carnage was his goal. We are now approximately 23% of global cases by ourselves.

* "Birx warns US is 'in a new phase' of coronavirus pandemic with more widespread cases:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/02/politics/birx-coronavirus-new-phase-cnntv/index.html

* "Oversight Subcommittee Investigation Reveals How Trump Administration Deprived Country of Needed Ventilators and Squandered More Than $500 Million in Taxpayer Funding:" https://oversight.house.gov/news/press-releases/oversight-subcommittee-investigation-reveals-how-trump-administration-deprived

* "There’s no national testing strategy for coronavirus. These states banded together to make one.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/coronavirus/coronavirus-state-testing-compact/2020/08/04/8b73bed8-d66f-11ea-9c3b-dfc394c03988_story.html

* "463 new COVID-19 cases in Kentucky:" https://www.lex18.com/news/coronavirus/463-new-covid-19-cases-in-kentucky

* "Inslee extends 25 proclamations relating to COVID-19:" https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-extends-25-proclamations-relating-covid-19

* "Tracing the Invisible Danger of Household Crowding:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-21/gentrification-and-crowding-boost-covid-19-risk

* "One-third of black adults know a covid-19 victim:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/one-third-of-black-adults-know-a-covid-19-victim/

* "Coronavirus Is Devastating Navajo Nation:"

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* "Trump gives Microsoft 45 days to clinch TikTok deal:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tiktok-trump-exclusive/exclusive-trump-to-give-tiktoks-chinese-owner-45-days-to-reach-deal-to-sell-sources-idUSKBN24Y0UD

* "Trump Says He'll Ban Chinese-Owned TikTok From U.S.:" https://www.advocate.com/business/2020/8/01/trump-says-hell-ban-chinese-owned-tiktok-us

* "Deutsche Bank Opens Review Into Personal Banker to Trump and Kushner:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/business/kushner-deutsche-trump-rosemary-vrablic.html

* "NY prosecutors say Trump investigation extends beyond hush money payments:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/politics/trump-new-york-vance-investigation/index.html

* "House committee subpoenas 4 top Pompeo aides:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/mike-pompeo-aides-subpoena-house-foreign-affairs-committee-390921

* "Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner earned at least $36 million in outside income last year, new disclosures show:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ivanka-trump-and-jared-kushner-earned-at-least-36-million-in-outside-income-last-year-new-disclosures-show/2020/07/31/9eb71e66-d36a-11ea-8c55-61e7fa5e82ab_story.html

* "Michael Tubbs - "Stockton on My Mind," Curbing Police Violence and Ensuring Guaranteed Income:"

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* "White House eyes executive orders to upend virus negotiations:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/04/trump-executive-order-coronavirus-391305

* "U.S. Small Business Bailout Money Flowed to Chinese-Owned Companies:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/us/politics/virus-china-ppp-small-business-loans.html

* "Defense contractor with billions in sales got millions in pandemic loans intended for small businesses:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/08/03/defense-contractor-with-billions-sales-got-millions-pandemic-loans-intended-small-businesses/

* "House Democrats call postmaster general to testify on USPS changes under Trump:" https://www.axios.com/usps-postmaster-general-trump-18ddfd55-e47c-4439-ab76-78395e76fb85.html

* 45 says he can illegally over ride the constitution in order to force people to risk COVID infections to vote. "Trump claims right to issue executive order on vote-by-mail:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trump-mail-in-voting-order-391066

* "Trump’s assault on mail voting threatens his reelection bid:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trumps-assault-on-mail-voting-threatens-his-reelection-bid-390949

* "Trump pledges lawsuit to block mail-in voting in Nevada:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/trump-nevada-mail-voting-lawsuit-390878

* "A School Reopens, and the Coronavirus Creeps In:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/01/us/schools-reopening-indiana-coronavirus.html

* It's being done for political reasons in hopes of starving cities and cutting blue state representation in congress. IF YOU DON'T COMPLETE THE CENSUS YOU ARE HELPING THE REPUBLICANS. DO IT NOW IF YOU HAVEN"T!!! "Census Cuts All Counting Efforts Short By A Month:" https://www.npr.org/2020/08/03/898548910/census-cut-short-a-month-rushes-to-finish-all-counting-efforts-by-sept-30

* "He was promised a job in the U.S. He found himself trapped in a nightmare.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/h2a-visa-program-for-farmworkers-surging-under-trump-and-labor-violations/

* "DHS official whose office compiled ‘intelligence reports’ on journalists and protesters has been removed from his job:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/dhs-official-whose-office-compiled-intelligence-reports-on-journalists-and-protesters-has-been-removed-from-his-job/2020/08/01/f01247be-d3ff-11ea-8d32-1ebf4e9d8e0d_story.html

* Mass Arrests in 2020 Echo the Brutality Endured by RNC Protesters 20 Years Ago":" https://truthout.org/articles/mass-arrests-in-2020-echo-the-brutality-endured-by-rnc-protesters-20-years-ago/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=30f0eebc-6d95-4641-adac-30d9cf2d66f0

* "What Has Happened to Police Filmed Hurting Protesters? So Far, Very Little.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/what-has-happened-to-police-filmed-hurting-protesters-so-far-very-little

* They decided to slowly suffocate a kid to death for throwing a sandwich. CW: partially obscured footage showing adults murdering a teenager. "Dangerous Restraints Were Routine at This Youth Home. Then a Black Teen Died:"

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* "Recall effort underway for Thurston County sheriff over not enforcing face mask mandate:" https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/recall-effort-underway-for-thurston-county-sheriff-over-not-enforcing-face-mask-mandate/281-ec2c7f0a-806b-4154-9782-18fc08465c7f

* "For Some Bad Cops, A Second Chance Is Actually Their Third:"

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* "Many Americans Are Convinced Crime Is Rising In The U.S. They’re Wrong.:" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/many-americans-are-convinced-crime-is-rising-in-the-u-s-theyre-wrong/

* "Why Statistics Don’t Capture The Full Extent Of The Systemic Bias In Policing:" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-statistics-dont-capture-the-full-extent-of-the-systemic-bias-in-policing/

* "Companies Issuing Bogus Copyright Claims To Hide Police Training Materials From The Public:" https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20200625/18351444792/companies-issuing-bogus-copyright-claims-to-hide-police-training-materials-public.shtml

* As a former teacher, I call bullshit on their explanations for why they did this terrible thing. "Oakland Co. girl jailed for not doing homework gets released:" https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/oakland-county/2020/07/31/oakland-co-girl-jailed-not-doing-homework-ordered-release/5557997002/

* "Preserving Sacred Traditions During a Pandemic:" https://doc.wa.gov/news/2020/07292020.htm

* "Trump USAID appointee unloads as rocky tenure ends:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/03/usaid-appointee-unloads-as-rocky-tenure-ends-390972

* "Advocates Rally to Tear Down Highways That Bulldozed Black Neighborhoods:" https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2020/07/28/advocates-rally-to-tear-down-highways-that-bulldozed-black-neighborhoods

* CW: Pedophilia. "Trump defends wishing Ghislaine Maxwell well and questions if Epstein's death was suicide:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/donald-trump-ghislaine-maxwell-axios/index.html

* "Boys may be hiding their feelings less amid the coronavirus pandemic:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/27/health/boys-gender-roles-feelings-wellness/index.html

* NOTE: This article contains a slur, but foregrounds UK Romani voices and contains important information, so i decided to post it anyway. "This is the constant battle trans Travellers face while living through the pandemic: ‘It’s like how a mouse feels when standing on a trap’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/04/traveller-pride-trans-solidarity-fund-gypsy-roma-grt-coronavirus-pandemic-tyler-hatwell/

* "Man charged with hate crime after stealing a rainbow flag and setting it on fire during Brighton’s Pride weekend:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/04/brighton-pride-flag-burned-arson-hate-crime-abdelhakim-ismaili/

* Why did the second school hire him? They already knew he was smugly bigoted. "Teacher who was fired after repeatedly misgendering a trans boy blames the ‘LGBT+ mafia’ for losing his job:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/03/joshua-sutcliffe-oxford-cherwell-school-st-aloysius-catholic-primary-school-transphobia-lgbt-islam-mafia/

* "This Activist Ensures Black Trans People Don't Go Hungry:" This Activist Ensures Black Trans People Don't Go Hungry

* "Non-Affirming Therapists Endanger Trans Youth:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/gender-critical-support-board-trans-youth

* "Trans Woman Stabbed to Death at Vigil in Portland:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2020/8/04/trans-woman-stabbed-death-vigil-portland

* "Empathy is not endorsement:" https://www.ted.com/talks/dylan_marron_empathy_is_not_endorsement?language=en

* "Deaf association sues to force White House to use sign language interpreters at coronavirus briefings:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/politics/sign-language-interpreters-coronavirus-briefings/index.html

* "Dementia on the Retreat in the U.S. and Europe:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/03/health/alzheimers-dementia-rates.html

* "Significant jump in Emperor penguins numbers:" https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53549299

* "How the Ultimate Live-in Boyfriend Evolved His Way Around Rejection:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/30/science/anglerfish-immune-rejection.html

* "Mayan Ruins in Guatemala Could Become a U.S.-Funded Tourist Attraction:"

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* "Logic | Philosophy Tube:"

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* "'So much to learn': The untold stories of slavery in Canada:" https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/so-much-to-learn-the-untold-stories-of-slavery-in-canada-1.5047238#_gus&_gucid=&_gup=twitter&_gsc=oYiIaUQ

* "The Myth of the Kindly General Lee:" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/06/the-myth-of-the-kindly-general-lee/529038/

* "Europe in the Global Age: Crash Course European History #48:"

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* "Trump cites Lewis' decision to not attend inauguration to downplay legacy of civil rights icon:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/04/politics/trump-john-lewis-axios/index.html

* "John Hume obituary:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/aug/03/john-hume-obituary

* "The GOP's Planned Unemployment Cuts & Trump's FBI Grift :"

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* "Keeping Up with Coronavirus - Second Wave Scares & Trump's Bizarre Doctor Endorsement :"

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* "Lewis Black Hates Outdoor Dining More Than Ever:"

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* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - Black Women's Erasure from Social Justice History :"

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* "Historic Black Emmy Nominations, China Mails Mystery Seeds & Trump Shrugs Off Russian Bounties:"

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* "COVID-19 Fallout Continues & Herman Cain Dies of Coronavirus:"

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* "Trump Suggests Delaying the 2020 Election and Stokes Racism:"

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* "Justice for Breonna Taylor :"

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* "U.S. History: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver :"

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* "Betsy DeVos Stars In "The Tragic School Bus":"

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* "Meanwhile... A Late Show Is Cake:"

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* "How a Cheese Goes Extinct:" https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-gastronomy/how-a-cheese-goes-extinct

* "Sunday Sweets Celebrates All Things CANDY:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2020/8/2/sunday-sweets-celebrates-all-things-candy

* On Marginaized People Reading Lovecraft: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/625347715534077952/hi-would-you-ever-consider-doing-that-spirited

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

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

* Want to get rid of Lindsey Graham? Help Jaime Harrison: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_harrison_fr_q12019_jaime-a?refcode=MS_AD_D-DD_2019.03.08_X_GG_KW__X__eyJjcmVhdGl2ZSI6IkFkZCBEb25hdGlvbiBOb3ciLCJhdWRpZW5jZSI6IkphaW1lSGFycmlzb24ifQ&recurring=TRUE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn4a_583I5gIVC8RkCh0MowFeEAAYASAAEgIXZfD_BwE

* There's a decent chance of flipping this Senate seat blue. Want to help? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-mek-egsearch_dtd?refcode=ads-200108-gs-evergreensearch-dtd-natl-mix-8753679275-87807510469-410037583123-%2Bmark%20%2Bkelly%20%2Bdonate&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpKSR192K5wIVAsNkCh0EeAFSEAAYASAAEgLY7fD_BwE

* Want to help Ritchie Torres beat a homophobe in New York? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dkendorsestorres?refcode=20200605fpdn1mid

* Want to help Doug Jones defend his seat against a Trumpist homophobe? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/stand-with-doug?refcode=gaa1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8n4rdfT6gIVvxitBh0BfQmNEAAYASAAEgJSwfD_BwE

* Want to help Sara Gideon unseat Susan Collins? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/adopt-me-dem-susan-collins-seat

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not protest in person, here are some other options:

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

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

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

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

* "Keep Me Safe! Help me get a gate organized by Briel Moore:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-me-safe-help-me-get-a-gate?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet+expWdV

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

The dry food I was going to try is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

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