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* "U.N. report says Taliban have killed scores of former Afghan officials, others:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/un-report-says-taliban-killed-have-killed-scores-former-afghan-officials-others-2022-01-30/

* "Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Attack in Herat, Afghanistan:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-01-23/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-attack-in-heart-afghanistan

* "Experts decry measures to ‘steadily erase’ Afghan women and girls from public life:" https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1109902

* "Taliban arrests Afghan journalists, weeks after activists go missing:" https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/02/01/Taliban-arrests-Afghan-journalists-weeks-after-activists-go-missing

* "Taliban Free 2 Afghan Journalists After International Outcry:" https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-free-2-afghan-journalists-after-international-outcry/6423917.html

* "Attack on Kurdish prison in Syria shows ISIS is still alive and kicking:" https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium-attack-on-kurdish-prison-in-syria-shows-isis-is-still-alive-and-kicking-1.10574260

* "Will Humanitarian Aid Reach the LGBTQ+ Afghans in Hiding?:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/1/26/will-humanitarian-aid-reach-lgbtq-afghans-hiding

* "‘We just sleep and hope we don’t perish’: 2m in Tigray in urgent need of food – UN:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/28/we-just-sleep-and-hope-we-dont-perish-2m-in-tigray-in-urgent-need-of-food-un

* "Myanmar Is Killing the Poets Fighting a Coup:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRfIFyJjS_I

* "Myanmar’s junta struggles to prevent protests planned for coup anniversary:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/31/myanmars-junta-threatens-protesters-planning-coup-anniversary-action

* "‘I can’t go home’: families hide in Myanmar’s forests as fighting rages:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/feb/03/families-hide-in-myanmar-forests-as-fighting-rages

* "Manchester police make sixth arrest after fatal stabbing of Kennie Carter, 16:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/24/manchester-police-make-sixth-arrest-after-fatal-stabbing-of-kennie-carter-16

* "Tainted cocaine kills 20 in Argentina with dozens more hospitalised:" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/03/tainted-cocaine-kills-16-in-argentina-with-dozens-more-hospitalised

* "‘Felt like ice’: Two babies freeze to death in Syria IDP camps:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/1/she-felt-like-ice-children-die-in-syria-as-winter-hits-hard

* "Manitoba RCMP in Toronto area to investigate path of family found frozen near border:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/patel-family-frozen-canada-us-border-manitoba-rcmp-investigators-toronto-tips-1.6336751

* "19 people found frozen to death, sparking diplomatic row between Turkey and Greece:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/europe/frozen-migrants-turkey-greece-intl/index.html

* "North Korea missile tests: Photos from space released:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-60193714

* "Mexicans protest journalist killings, call for protection:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-reporters-plan-nationwide-protests-over-journalist-killings-2022-01-25/

* "Burkina Faso coup: New leader Damiba gives first speech:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60164531

* "Xiomara Castro becomes Honduras' first female president:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/27/americas/xiomara-castro-honduras-inauguration-intl/index.html

* "Cuba’s Shelves Are Empty, Citizens Are Organizing:"

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* I know this is tumblr, but it summarizes the white supremacist and appropriative bits of the Anti-vaxxer convoy: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/675504426036920320/foroneandall-jayswing101-sobadpink-sobadpink

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* "To mandate or not to mandate? All eyes are on Austria as vaccination requirement for all adults comes into force.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/31/austria-vaccine-mandate-coronavirus/

* "Italian nurse accused of giving fake Covid jabs to anti-vaxxers arrested:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/16/italian-nurse-accused-of-giving-fake-covid-jabs-to-anti-vaxxers

* My people know from plague."COVID-19 vaccination higher among gay and lesbian adults than heterosexual adults:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/04/covid-19-vaccine-rates-gay-lesbian-cdc/

* "Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-vaccine-children-pfizer-07d72ab0b76329d3899c135afd2a93f5

* "FDA gives full approval to Moderna's Covid-19 shot:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/31/moderna-fda-approval-covid-shot-00003673

* But will COVID move away from us? "Governors say they told Biden US needs to 'move away from the pandemic' at White House meeting:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/governors-pandemic-biden/index.html

* "Alabama least vaccinated state, breaks 17,000 confirmed COVID deaths:" https://www.alreporter.com/2022/01/28/alabama-least-vaccinated-state-breaks-17000-confirmed-covid-deaths/

* "Official: COVID Strain on Mississippi Health System High:" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/mississippi/articles/2022-01-30/official-covid-strain-on-mississippi-health-system-high

* "Hospitals in East Tennessee concerned about latest COVID-19 surge:" https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/hospitals-concerned-about-latest-covid-surge/51-beab783e-6460-4954-bfd4-becfbcf64584

* "Indiana coronavirus updates: Omicron drives US deaths higher than fall's delta wave:" https://www.wthr.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/indiana-coronavirus-updates-sunday-jan-30-2022-vaccine-tests-k95/531-532ab3ed-8622-4c97-9809-0e32d0477566

* "Missouri is ranked one of the top five least safe states from COVID. Here’s why:" https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article257779738.html

* "Nurses’ union launches campaign targeting unvaccinated, unboosted Rhode Islanders:" https://www.wpri.com/health/coronavirus/nurses-union-launches-campaign-targeting-unvaccinated-unboosted-rhode-islanders/

* "Omicron surge in New Hampshire not letting up, health officials say:" https://www.wmur.com/article/omicron-surge-new-hampshire-deaths/38903310#

* "Joseph Ladapo and his contrived evasiveness must go:" https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-op-edit-ladapo-covid-senate-confirmation-20220126-7hd6kbncjvdmvgrq75vcblpvy4-story.html

* "Despite red flags, Florida Republicans poised to confirm questionable surgeon general:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/despite-red-flags-florida-republicans-poised-to-confirm-questionable-surgeon-general-132501573731

* "Florida surgeon general favorably recommended after Democrats walk out of confirmation hearing:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/joseph-ladapo-florida-surgeon-general-confirmation/index.html

* "Ex-supervisor wouldn't endorse Ladapo as FL's top doctor:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/supervisor-endorse-ladapo-fls-top-doctor-82679324

* "Wash. state trooper who told governor to "kiss my a**' over vaccine dies of COVID:" https://www.newsweek.com/robert-lamay-washington-state-trooper-jay-inslee-covid-vaccine-mandate-dies-1674275

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* "U.S. intelligence: Russia may stage video to create pretext for Ukraine war:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-intelligence-alleges-russia-has-plan-fabricate-pretext-attack-ukraine-reports-2022-02-03/

* "U.S. deploys troops to Eastern Europe; thousands more on standby:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/02/biden-troops-europe-ukraine-tensions-00004630

* "How a group of Irish fishermen forced the Russian Navy into a U-turn:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/europe/ireland-fishermen-russia-navy-intl/index.html

* "LGBT+ Ukrainians are ready to fight for their freedom if Russia invades:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/29/ukraine-russia-war-invasion-lgbt-kiev-pride/

* "Is Russia Preparing to Invade Ukraine?:"

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* "Ukrainian Soldiers Are Preparing for Russia to Invade (Again):"

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* "Biden: U.S. forces killed ISIS leader in Syria raida:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/03/us-forces-syria-raid-00005114

* "Kansas Mom Accused of Being ISIS Leader Not Contesting Detention:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gvnz/kansas-mom-allison-fluke-ekren-isis-court

* "Biden relaunches 'Cancer Moonshot' initiative aimed at halving rate of cancer deaths by 2047:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/politics/cancer-moonshot-initiative-white-house-biden/index.html

* "Biden May Stumble, But He’s No Donald Trump:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/1/25/biden-may-stumble-hes-no-donald-trump

* "Exclusive: Biden administration raises minimum wage for federal employees to $15:" https://www.axios.com/minimum-wage-increase-federal-workers-biden-5806be19-a753-458e-8af8-56bab9498f50.html

* "Biden to sign executive order boosting rights of 200,000 construction workers:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-biden-sign-executive-order-boosting-rights-200000-construction-workers-2022-02-03/

* "Biden officials push to hold up $11.3 billion USPS truck contract, citing climate damage:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/02/02/usps-trucks-epa-climate-change/

* "EPA to bring back mercury pollution rules that were nixed under Trump administration:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/epa-mercury-pollution-coal-plants-climate/index.html

* "‘The White House isn’t supporting him’: Biden’s FDA pick left in limbo:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/28/white-house-biden-fda-pick-califf-00003053

* "Biden Should Nominate More LGBTQ+ Federal Judges, Lambda Legal Urges:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/2/01/biden-should-nominate-more-lgbtq-federal-judges-lambda-legal-urges

* "Senate sets hearing on antisemitism envoy for Feb. 8:" https://forward.com/fast-forward/481794/senate-close-to-scheduling-confirmation-hearing-for-bidens-special-envoy/

* "What Conservatives Really Mean When They Say Biden’s Potential SCOTUS Nominees Are “Unqualified”:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/01/conservative-attacks-on-bidens-scotus-nominees-have-a-long-racist-history.html

* "A history lesson for the Senators troubled by the Biden SCOTUS vow:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/a-history-lesson-for-the-senators-troubled-by-the-biden-scotus-vow-132407365664

* "Chris Hayes rips Neil Gorsuch for private speech at conservative event:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-rips-neil-gorsuch-for-private-speech-at-conservative-event-132491333900

* "Luján will return to Senate in 4-6 weeks 'barring any complications' after stroke:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/politics/scotus-fight-senate-democrats/index.html

* It’s almost like we need an Infrastructure Bill. "City waits for Mississippi to earmark money for water crisis as sewage overflows continue:" https://www.clarionledger.com/in-depth/news/2022/01/30/jackson-mississippi-federal-funding-resolve-water-crisis-sewage-pearl-river/9228052002/

* "'Déjà Vu All Over Again': Despite Gov. Abbott's Promises 70,000 Now Without Power in Texas as Winter Storm Hits:" https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2022/02/deja-vu-all-over-again-despite-gov-abbotts-promises-70000-now-without-power-in-texas-as-winter-storm-hits/

* "Beto O’Rourke rips Abbott’s Texas freeze failure—and inaction to prevent another:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/beto-o-rourke-rips-abbott-s-texas-freeze-failure-and-inaction-to-prevent-another-132225093579

* "Childcare spending not your responsibility, senator? What fine Republican hypocrisy:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/27/ron-johnson-republican-senator-childcare-society

* I bet Housing First would prevent things like this, but Christians appose helping the homeless on religious grounds, so.... "Advocates want more winter resources after friends say homeless Memphis man froze to death:" https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/01/21/advocates-want-more-winter-resources-after-friends-say-homeless-memphis-man-froze-death/

* "Living Rent-Free Next to Millionaires:"

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

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

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

* "Fort Worth is center of first redistricting challenge heard in federal court:" https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2022-01-24/fort-worth-is-center-of-first-redistricting-challenge-set-to-be-heard-in-federal-court

* "Mich. Supreme Court upholds redistricting commission maps in face of voting rights lawsuit:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2022/02/03/michigan-supreme-court-upholds-redistricting-commission-maps/9226313002/

* "N.J. Supreme Court dismisses GOP lawsuit on congressional redistricting - New Jersey Globe:" https://newjerseyglobe.com/redistricing/n-j-supreme-court-dismisses-gop-lawsuit-on-congressional-redistricting/

* "Audit Bureau Needs to Do a Better Job, Starting with Gableman’s Folly:" https://upnorthnewswi.com/2022/01/14/opinion-audit-bureau-needs-to-do-a-better-job-starting-with-gablemans-folly/

* "Defendant to appear in court in alleged attempt to access Cross Village voting machine:" https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/2022/02/02/defendant-appear-court-alleged-attempt-access-cross-village-voting-machine/9296696002/

* "Elbert County Clerk and Recorder admits copying election hard drives, says it's his duty to 'preserve' 2020 records:" https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/elbert-county-clerk-recorder-admits-copying-election-hard-drives/73-8b87f791-1efd-4d67-8b0f-76081bfce14f

* "NYT: Trump fake electors planning began as early as 15 days after election:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/nyt-trump-fake-electors-planning-began-as-early-as-15-days-after-election-132315717984

* "Wisconsin attorney for Trump campaign one of first known to learn of fake elector strategy, memo shows:" https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/02/02/trump-campaigns-wisconsin-attorney-got-memo-fake-elector-strategy/6642643001/

* "January 6 committee subpoenas individuals tied to fake elector push:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/politics/committee-subpoenas-14-republicans/index.html

* "Newly uncovered memos shed light on origins of Trump campaign's fake elector scheme: NYT:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/newly-uncovered-memos-shed-light-on-origins-of-trump-campaign-s-fake-elector-scheme-nyt-132335173835

* She had an official certificate telling her it was legal for her to vote. Meanwhile white republican men illegally casting ballots on purpose are getting slaps on the wrists. "The Black woman sentenced to six years in prison over a voting error:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/03/fight-to-vote-tennessee-pamela-moses-convicted

* "Memphis Black Lives Matter activist sentenced to six years in shady-as-hell voter fraud case:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/2/3/2078418/-Memphis-Black-Lives-Matter-activist-sentenced-to-six-years-in-shady-as-hell-voter-fraud-case

* "GOP men hardly punished for illegal votes; Black woman given six years for sign-up error:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gop-men-hardly-punished-for-illegal-votes-black-woman-given-six-years-for-sign-up-error-132422213543

* "Republicans to field more than 100 far-right candidates this year:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/02/republicans-100-far-right-candidates-2022

* "A GOP Senate candidate walks 'rigged election' tightrope in Nevada:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/adam-laxalt-walks-rigged-election-tightrope-nevada-senate-campaign-rcna14609

* "Heller calls Biden ‘illegitimate’ president; vows to repeal Commerce Tax ‘day one’ - The Nevada Independent:" https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/heller-calls-biden-illegitimate-president-vows-to-repeal-commerce-tax-day-one

* "GOP senate candidate pushes Big Lie while simultaneously urging people to vote:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gop-senate-candidate-pushes-big-lie-while-simultaneously-urging-people-to-vote-132403781773

* "New Financial Disclosures Show Kyrsten Sinema Is Raking in Cash from Big GOP Donors:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kyrsten-sinema-fundraising-republican-donors-1293087/

* "Barbara Lee - "Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power":" https://www.cc.com/video/bfo5wq/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-barbara-lee-barbara-lee-speaking-truth-to-power

* "Nina Turner announces run for Congress, setting up Democratic primary rematch with Shontel Brown:" https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/01/nina-turner-announces-run-for-congress-setting-up-democratic-primary-rematch-with-shontel-brown.html

* "Nina Turner announces her candidacy for Congress:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/nina-turner-announces-her-candidacy-for-congress-132031045983

* "Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams details her Georgia governor race strategy:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/democratic-georgia-governor-candidate-stacey-abrams-on-her-campaign-strategy-132129349690

* "Cawthorn Challenge Raises the Question: Who Is an ‘Insurrectionist’?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/us/politics/madison-cawthorn-jan-6.html

* "Madison Cawthorn sues to stop inquiry into his role on Jan. 6:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/madison-cawthorn-sues-to-stop-inquiry-into-his-role-on-jan-6-132224581646

* Want more left politicians to Vote for? Vote in the damned PRIMARIES! That is when you push the party left by making sure the people running in November are more progressive. Even if your candidate doesn’t win, a strong progressive alternative who almost wins tends to push the more establishment candidates a little further left. Tell your friends. Get them to vote too.

Do not forget to vote the whole ticket. The Republicans will. They will take over your school board or your town council or your state government if you let them and that’s a recipe for losing your basic human and civil rights.

Vote in every primary and special and general election. Vote on every race and ballot measure.

They will. You do it too. There are more of us.

* "Star witness in Ukraine impeachment saga sues Trump allies and alleges conspiracy to intimidate him:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/politics/alexander-vindman-donald-trump-rudy-giuliani-ukraine-impeachment/index.html

* "Republican party calls January 6 attack ‘legitimate political discourse’:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/04/republicans-capitol-attack-legitimate-political-discourse-cheney-kinzinger-pence

* "Trump’s grip on the GOP:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-s-grip-on-the-gop-132563013950

* "Donald Trump vows to ban trans athletes if re-elected president:"https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/30/donald-trump-trans-athletes-re-election/

* "Trump suggests he might pardon some Jan. 6 defendants:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/30/trump-pardon-jan6-defendants-00003450

* "Jan. 6 committee member: Trump ‘absolutely’ tampering with witnesses:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/02/jan-6-committee-trump-witnesses-00004559

* "Trump is feeling the heat from investigations — and wants his mob to save him:" https://www.salon.com/2022/01/31/is-feeling-the-heat-from-investigations--and-wants-his-mob-to-save-him/

* "Fulton County district attorney asks for FBI's help with security as Trump investigation continues:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/30/politics/fulton-county-da-fbi-letter/index.html

* "No wonder Trump is nervous: NY attorney general looking at Trump bid for D.C. hotel:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/no-wonder-trump-is-nervous-ny-attorney-general-looking-at-trump-bid-for-d-c-hotel-132237381797

* "Joy Reid: Trump has emerged from his MAGA cocoon a fully-formed authoritarian butterfly:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/trump-discussing-pardons-for-jan-6-capitol-insurrectionists-if-re-elected-slammed-by-joy-reid-132130885662

* "George Conway: Trump just gave prosecutors ‘trifecta’ of criminal intent:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/george-conway-trump-just-gave-prosecutors-trifecta-of-criminal-intent-132123717785

* "'A pernicious threat': Trump incitement of mob triggers security, safety concerns:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-a-pernicious-threat-trump-incitement-of-mob-triggers-security-safety-concerns-132139589867

* "Bogus election claims in Michigan end up in draft order to seize voting machines nationally, state official says:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/michigan-secretary-of-state-january-6-committee/index.html

* "Trump sought means of seizing voting machines in wake of his 2020 election defeat: NYT:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-sought-means-of-seizing-voting-machines-in-wake-of-his-2020-election-defeat-132238917586

* "As Trump worked presidency's power to seize voting machines, local backers got the message:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/as-trump-worked-presidency-s-power-to-seize-voting-machines-local-backers-got-the-message-132421189848

* "New details on Trump's ‘Spidey-sense of criminal liability’ in bid to steal power:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/new-details-on-trump-s-spidey-sense-of-criminal-liability-in-bid-to-steal-power-132221509720

* "Memo circulated among Trump allies advocated using NSA data in attempt to prove stolen election:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/03/trump-nsa-election/

* "Disgraced Trump NSA Flynn proposed using National Guard to seize voting machines:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/disgraced-trump-nsa-flynn-proposed-using-national-guard-to-seize-voting-machines-nyt-132502085738

* "Analysis: January 6 committee uses Pence team to try to penetrate Trump's West Wing:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/01/politics/donald-trump-capitol-insurrection-house-committee-mike-pence/index.html

* "Raskin: Pence should tell the full truth and join the ‘party of democracy’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/raskin-pence-should-tell-the-full-truth-and-join-the-party-of-democracy-132490821636

* "Joy Reid: Republicans as a party now officially trying to memory-hole the truth:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/mike-pence-stands-up-to-donald-trump-and-tells-the-truth-about-the-election-again-132496453503

* "Former Pence lawyer hailed as 'patriot' for lengthy testimony to January 6th Committee:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/former-pence-lawyer-hailed-as-patriot-for-lengthy-testimony-to-january-6th-committee-132237893508

* "Ex-Trump Justice Dept official appears before U.S. House Jan. 6 committee:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/ex-top-justice-dept-official-clark-appears-before-us-house-jan-6-committee-2022-02-02/

* I don't understand why a million dollar bribe doesn't constitute witness tampering. "Trump's PAC gave $1 million to Meadows' non-profit weeks after House formed January 6 committee:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/01/politics/trump-pac-mark-meadows-january-6-investigation/index.html

* "Oath Keepers leader talks to Jan. 6 panel from federal jail:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/oath-keepers-leader-talks-jan-panel-federal-jail-82632978

* "Claire McCaskill: Trump is clearly ready to burn the whole thing down:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jan-6-select-committee-met-with-oath-keepers-leader-stewart-rhodes-132321349571

* "Oath Keepers founder is ordered detained pending trial in Jan. 6 riot:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/26/oath-keepers-founder-detained-jan-6-riot-00002603

* "U.S. judge hands down 44-month sentence for Capitol rioter who assaulted police:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-prosecutors-seek-51-month-sentence-capitol-rioter-who-assaulted-police-2022-01-26/

* "Gay Insurrectionist Brandon Straka Pleas Out, Gets House Arrest & Fine:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/1/24/heres-convicted-gay-insurrectionist-brandon-straka-court-sentence

* I don't want people who are trying to end American Democracy platformed and normalized. Why did only two of them walk off? "Rudy Giuliani’s surprise reveal on Masked Singer led to judges walking off:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/03/rudy-giuliani-surprise-masked-singer-judges-walking-off

* "California city approves 1st US insurance law for gun owners:" https://apnews.com/article/business-violence-california-united-states-gun-politics-998aa2507f995acb5a0c3e3661805a4a

* "Big-city mayors struggle to curb violent crime and illegal firearms as activists warn of return to problematic police tactics:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/big-city-mayors-struggle-to-curb-violent-crime-and-illegal-firearms-as-activists-warn-of-return-to-problematic-police-tactics-132033093565

* "Federal judge rejects plea deal on hate crime charges in Ahmaud Arbery's killing over sentencing concerns:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/us/travis-and-greg-mcmichael-plea-deal-ahmaud-arbery-federal-hate-crime-charges/index.html

* "Gregory McMichael will face trial on federal hate crime charges in Ahmaud Arbery killing after withdrawing plea agreement:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/us/gregory-mcmichael-arbery-hate-crime-federal-trial-proceeds/index.html

* "Missouri ‘Stand Your Ground’ bill critiqued as racist ‘Make Murder Legal Act’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/missouri-stand-your-ground-bill-critics-call-make-murder-legal-act-now-being-debated-132408901763

* "What the Killing of Two N.Y.P.D. Officers Means for New York:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/what-the-killing-of-two-nypd-officers-means-for-new-york

* "Baltimore City State's Attorney denies charges she calls retaliation for indicting law enforcement:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/marilyn-mosby-says-she-is-innocent-timing-of-charges-meant-to-hurt-her-re-election-campaign-132227141699

* "Michael Avenatti convicted for stealing from Stormy Daniels:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/04/politics/michael-avenatti/index.html

* Good! He belongs in prison! "‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic resentenced to 21 years in prison:" https://apnews.com/article/joe-exotic-tiger-king-sentence-murder-for-hire-812b9b2b759e8d84f2e3192766f1efec

* "Grindr, Scruff Used to Arrest 60 on Drug Charges in Sting Operation:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/1/28/grindr-scruff-used-arrest-60-drug-charges-sting-operation

* "A white supremacist website got hacked, airing all its dirty laundry:" https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/data-leak-from-neo-nazi-site-shows-members-conspiring-in-hate-crimes/

* "Nazi gatherings in broad daylight in Florida spark alarm:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nazi-gatherings-in-broad-daylight-in-florida-spark-alarm-132138053956

* "DeSantis treats Florida Nazi incidents as political game; condemns Democrats instead:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/desantis-treats-florida-nazi-incidents-as-political-game-condemns-democrats-instead-132334149995

* "Federal investigators focused on rash of threats against historically Black schools:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/federal-investigators-focused-on-rash-of-threats-against-historically-black-schools-132237381954

* "Neo-Nazi group’s leader among 3 arrested in attack at Orlando demonstration:" https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-neo-nazi-alafaya-orlando-arrest-20220204-nudpwz7gtzhdzd4gkevjvq5sra-story.html

* "Three neo-Nazis arrested in Florida attack:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/three-neo-nazis-arrested-in-florida-attack-132502597785

* "Neo-Nazis, Trump, treat racial disparity fix as attack on white people in health care:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/neo-nazis-trump-treat-racial-disparity-fix-as-attack-on-white-people-in-health-care-132334661676

* "GOP bill would ban teachers from talking about LGBTQ people because it “offends Christian values”:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/02/gop-bill-ban-teachers-talking-lgbtq-people-offends-christian-values/

* "As Black History Month Begins, Booker Introduces African American History Act in Senate:" https://www.africanamericanreports.com/2022/02/as-black-history-month-begins-booker_5.html

* "Florida's "Don't say gay" bill advances:" https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/floridas-dont-gay-bill-advances-112003757.html

* "Florida Senate Bill Could Ban Books With LGBTQ+ Characters:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/1/26/florida-senate-bill-could-ban-books-lgbtq-characters

* "Chasten Buttigieg: Florida’s Proposed Anti-LGBTQ Bill ‘Will Kill Kids’:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/1/24/chasten-buttigieg-floridas-proposed-anti-lgbtq-bill-will-kill-kids

* "Chasten Buttigieg: Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill puts kids in danger:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/chasten-buttigieg-florida-s-don-t-say-gay-bill-puts-kids-in-danger-132033093586

* "'Stop the censorship': Texas students go off on school district officials:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/granbury-texas-students-book-ban-rcna13617

* On Censorship: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/674859050572398592

* "'Filth,' 'Obscene': GOP Attacks Books About LGBTQ+ Kids, Racism:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2022/2/01/filth-obscene-gop-attacks-books-about-lgbtq-kids-racism

* "Ex-Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores accuses NFL of racial discrimination in lawsuit:" https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1077401749/brian-flores-sues-nfl-racial-discrimination

* "Brian Flores: Belichick texts confirmed what we thought happened behind closed doors:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/brian-flores-belichick-texts-confirmed-what-we-thought-happened-behind-closed-doors-132317253664

* "The Commodification of Black Athletes:"

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* CW: Rape, Pedophilia "The New Zealand Cult That Preyed on Children: Gloriavale:"

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* CW: Pedophilia, Sexual Assault. On Disney:

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* CW: Eating Disorders, Rape, Pedophilia. "Exposing the Underbelly of the Ballet Industry :"

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* "Looking at OAN's Treatment of Current and Former Employees:"

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* "Money, power and prestige: what a Prince Andrew trial would mean for New York:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/27/prince-andrew-lawsuit-

* "Dueling Defamation Suits: Woman Testifies Against Roy Moore:" https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-01-25/testimony-begins-in-defamation-suits-over-roy-moore-claims

* CW: Rape "Libby Squire's mum calls for non-contact sex crime rehabilitation rules:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-60206133

* CW: Rape "Scottish club Raith Rovers criticized after it signs striker who was ruled to have been a rapist by a judge in a civil case:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/football/david-goodwillie-raith-rovers-spt-intl/index.html

* "CNN president resigns after relationship with co-worker:" https://apnews.com/article/cnn-zucker-resigns-8bb57994bc510516ffa06fbac5442439

* "At 50, I finally figured out what Grace Tame knows in her 20s:" https://www.smh.com.au/national/at-50-i-finally-figured-out-what-grace-tame-knows-in-her-20s-20220128-p59s0a.html

* "Meet the Man Trying to Ban Abortion in America, One Town At A Time:"

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* "Growing Up Trans in a Country at the Forefront of Trans Rights:"

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* "Director's film on gay soldier blocked by India's government:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/29/onir-we-are-gay-soldier-india/

* "UK's so-called equalities watchdog 'held private meetings with anti-trans groups':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/02/ehrc-equalities-watchdog-trans-lgb-alliance-fair-play-women/

* "Scottish Alba councillor launches 'appalling' attack against trans youth:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/30/scotland-trans-youth-alba-caroline-mcallister/

* "Murderers of beloved bisexual doctor laughed and joked as they were found guilty:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/04/gary-jenkins-murder-trial-guilty-cardiff/

* "Gay man left reeling after homophobic tirade from bus driver for kissing another man:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/29/connor-cunningham-london-bus-gay-homophobia/

* "TikTok's so-called 'Banter Queen' jailed for abusing trans reality TV star:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/28/tiktok-banter-queen-jail-trans-chelsey-harwood/

* "Gay Man Says Security Guards Savagely Beat Him at Popular Nightclub:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/1/25/gay-man-says-security-guards-savagely-beat-him-popular-nightclub

* "Legislation Affecting LGBTQ Rights Across the Country:" https://tuulikki.tumblr.com/post/675419990950821888/legislation-affecting-lgbtq-rights-across-the

* "Lesbian Sues Military Bosses Who Told Her to Grow Hair, Wear Makeup:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/1/24/lesbian-sues-military-bosses-who-told-her-grow-hair-wear-makeup

* "GOP-Led Town Is First in Pennsylvania to Repeal LGBTQ+ Protections:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/1/25/gop-led-town-first-pennsylvania-repeal-lgbtq-protections

* "Republican governor's 'hateful' chief-of-staff compares trans athletes to terrorists:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/27/south-dakota-kristi-noem-trans-athletes-mark-miller/

* "Two trans women killed are 2021's latest victims to 'epidemic of violence':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/30/nikki-turietta-zaniyah-williams-trans-us-2021/

* "Man Charged in Gruesome and Violent Killing of Queer Couple:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/2/01/man-charged-gruesome-and-violent-killing-queer-couple-australia

* "School official compares young kid's adorable Pride artwork to Nazi flag:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/28/oglethorpe-avenue-elementary-school-pride-artwork-nazi/

* "Jordan Peterson compares being trans to 'satanic ritual abuse' on Joe Rogan podcast:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/27/jordan-peterson-joe-rogan-spotify-podcast-trans/

* "Former President for the Human Rights Campaign sues organization for racial bias:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/former-president-for-the-human-rights-campaign-sues-organization-for-racial-bias-132555845541

* "New highly-infectious and damaging strain of HIV discovered in the Netherlands:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/05/hiv-strain-variant-mutation-netherlands-testing/

* "New Jersey Decriminalizes Sexual Activity by People Living with HIV:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/stigma/2022/2/01/new-jersey-decriminalizes-sexual-activity-people-living-hiv

* "How Are We All Part of Ending Outbreaks? Crash Course Outbreak Science #15:"

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* "'Extremely drug-resistant' strain of painful STI shigella is on the rise in the UK:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/27/sti-shigella-rise/

* "‘Very worrying’: MMR vaccine rates in England at 10-year low:" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/01/very-worrying-mmr-vaccine-rates-in-england-at-10-year-low

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* "Death toll rises after Tropical Cyclone Ana tears across southern Africa:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/africa/southern-africa-storm-ana-intl/index.html

* "Northeast begins to dig out from blizzard that dropped two feet of snow in some spots:" https://www.npr.org/2022/01/30/1076817657/boston-snow-ties-record-northeast-blizzard

* "Ecuador landslide: at least 24 dead after hillside collapses in capital Quito:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/02/ecuador-landslide-deaths-hillside-collapses-quito

* "Peru oil spill after Tonga eruption bigger than previously thought:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-60180226

* "Oil executives barred from leaving Peru after massive spill:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/americas/peru-oil-spill-travel-ban-intl/index.html

* "Homeless man freezes to death in Westlock:" https://www.townandcountrytoday.com/local-news/homeless-man-freezes-to-death-in-westlock-4962791

* "Investigation into Death of SUNY Oneonta Student May Take Months:" https://wibx950.com/investigation-into-death-of-suny-oneonta-student-tyler-lopresti-castro-may-take-months/

* "Wildfires Are Coming to the Suburbs:"

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* "National Butterfly Center Closing in Response to Conspiracy Theorists’ Threats:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/national-butterfly-center-closing-in-response-to-conspiracy-theorists-threats?via=ios

* "St. George’s Lake Powell Pipeline threatened by low lake levels:" https://lakepowellchronicle.com/article/st-georges-lake-powell-pipeline-threatened-by-low-lake-levels

* "Inside Kazakhstan's giant crypto-mine:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-60148754

* "Holding in the deep: what Canada wants to do with its decades-old pileup of nuclear waste:" https://thenarwhal.ca/nuclear-waste-ignace-bruce

* "6 cancer patients sue utility over Fukushima radiation:" https://apnews.com/article/business-health-japan-lawsuits-tokyo-6f168fe334ce7999aa232dda7910b7a6

* DO NOT WANT!!! D: "Why the Prospect of the IRS Using Facial Recognition Is So Alarming:" https://slate.com/technology/2022/02/irs-id-me-facial-recognition.html

* "Out-of-control SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon:" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/26/out-of-control-spacex-rocket-on-track-to-collide-with-the-moon

* "The hard life and times of the forgotten Jamaicans who were exiled to Nova Scotia in 1796:" https://face2faceafrica.com/article/the-hard-life-and-times-of-the-forgotten-jamaicans-who-were-exiled-to-nova-scotia-in-1796

* "Ethical US consumers struggled to pressure the sugar industry to abandon slavery with less success than their British counterparts:" https://theconversation.com/ethical-us-consumers-struggled-to-pressure-the-sugar-industry-to-abandon-slavery-with-less-success-than-their-british-counterparts-173473

* "Were Books Really Bound in Human Skin?:"

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* ""The porters were fed up." C.L. Dellums and the rise of America's first Black union:" https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-kitchen/182-the-porters-were-fed-up-QGEiPJHqj51/

* CW: Historical Racist and Homophobic Stereotypes. "The Offensive Tabloid that "Exposed" Gay People | Broadway Brevities:"

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* "The Tuskegee Experiment: Crash Course Black American History #29:"

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* CW: Historical Racism "The History of Sambo's Restaurant and Where it Stands Today:"

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* CW: Incest, Rape, Domestic Abuse. "Examining the Troubled Life of Rita Hayworth | Prism of the Past:"

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* "How Dr. Clarence Jones smuggled MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" out to the world:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/how-dr-clarence-jones-smuggled-mlk-s-letter-from-birmingham-jail-out-to-the-world-132556357569

* "Serial Killer Who Hunted Down Gay Men May Have Had a Sixth Victim:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/1/28/serial-killer-who-hunted-down-gay-men-san-francisco-may-have-had-sixth-victim

* "Life in Prison For a Glitter Bomb?!:"

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* "Hundreds protest in Armenia after PM ignores deadline to resign:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/12/8/hundreds-protest-in-armenia-after-pm-ignores-deadline-to-resign

* "344 kidnapped Nigerian boys freed, says state official:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/17/africa/nigerian-schoolboys-released-intl/index.html

* "Lebanon: 'Bread riots' in Beirut over reports subsidies on basic goods will end:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-55224884

* "Legislative election leaves Venezuela in political standoff:" https://apnews.com/article/boycotts-venezuela-elections-caracas-b8641cba3354cf8acca765d0de7d3ca8

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* "J&J cuts size of Covid-19 vaccine study due to prevalence of disease:" https://www.statnews.com/2020/12/09/johnson-johnson-cuts-size-of-covid-19-vaccine-study-due-to-prevalence-of-disease-in-u-s/

* "Sanofi, GSK say COVID-19 shot won't be ready until late 2021:" https://apnews.com/article/europe-coronavirus-pandemic-b465ce2e9483b972ad546b8c91021c01

* "The city where all the hospitals shut - except one:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-54034807

* "CDC warns that travel could spread British Covid-19 strain in U.S.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/22/cdc-travel-british-covid-strain-449873

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 12/23/20 are 18,382,000;. The official death toll is 326,000. The real number is likely much higher.

* "US deaths in 2020 top 3 million, by far most ever counted:" https://apnews.com/article/us-coronavirus-deaths-top-3-million-e2bc856b6ec45563b84ee2e87ae8d5e7

* "U.S. buys another 100M doses of Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/23/pfizer-biontech-supply-coronavirus-vaccine-450216

* "Biden says 'our darkest days' in battling Covid-19 'are ahead of us':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/22/politics/biden-holiday-remarks/index.html

* "Headlines Don’t Capture the Horror We Saw:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/new-york-doctors-know-how-bad-pandemic-can-get/617302/

* "Rural areas send their sickest patients to cities, straining hospitals:" https://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/coronavirus/rural-areas-send-their-sickest-patients-to-cities-straining-hospitals/article_949930cb-9df2-5f70-b8c5-ec5be3ddfc0d.html

* "Despite their central role in the Covid-19 crisis, meatpackers mostly regulate themselves:" https://thecounter.org/covid-19-outbreak-meatpacking-safety-osha-california/

* "ICE Mismanagement Created Coronavirus “Hotbeds of Infection” In and Around Detention Centers:" https://theintercept.com/2020/12/09/ice-covid-detention-centers/

* "Cedric Richmond, incoming member of Biden administration, tests positive for coronavirus:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/17/politics/cedric-richmond-positive-coronavirus/index.html

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* "Trump downplays Russia in first comments on hacking campaign:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-mark-levin-coronavirus-pandemic-hacking-6080f156125a4a46edef2a6dcf826611

* "The Mystery of the Immaculate Concussion:" https://www.gq.com/story/cia-investigation-and-russian-microwave-attacks

* Who had mass murderers on the 45 Pardon Bingo card? The extreme levels of corruption I expected but the mass murderers of innocent unarmed civilians not so much, though i suppose it fits with his racist agenda. "Trump announces wave of pardons, including Papadopoulos and former lawmakers Hunter and Collins:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/22/politics/trump-pardons/index.html

* "Convicted congressmen, killers of Iraqi civilians: A closer look at those Trump just pardoned:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/convicted-congressmen-a-murderer-a-closer-look-at-the-crimes-of-those-trump-just-pardoned-98303557744

* "Trump hijacks pardon process; creates system for personal favors, special access:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-hijacks-pardon-process-creates-system-for-personal-favors-special-access-98310213598

* "Trump pardons of Russia scandal figures undermines future of special counsels: Weissmann:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-pardons-of-russia-scandal-figures-undermines-future-of-special-counsels-weissmann-98311237700

* "America's founders never imagined 'amoral and selfish' president like Trump: Beschloss:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/america-s-founders-never-imagined-amoral-and-selfish-president-like-trump-beschloss-98311749747

* "Trump pardoned four ex-Blackwater guards. Here’s the story of their victims.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-pardoned-four-ex-blackwater-guards-here-s-the-story-of-their-victims-98361413971

* This is a second batch of pardons."Trump Gives Clemency to More Allies, Including Manafort, Stone and Charles Kushner:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/us/politics/trump-pardon-manafort-stone.html

* "How Trump's pardons of Russia figures could backfire if he is prosecuted:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/how-trump-s-pardons-of-russia-figures-could-backfire-if-he-is-prosecuted-98368069792

* "‘As corrupt as a pardon gets’: Chris Hayes on Trump pardoning Manafort, Stone:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-as-corrupt-as-a-pardon-gets-chris-hayes-on-trump-pardoning-manafort-stone-98360901806

* "Trump pardons Paul Manafort, Roger Stone:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/trump-pardons-paul-manafort-roger-stone-98356805671

* "Trump’s Longtime Banker at Deutsche Bank Resigns:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/22/business/trump-deutsche-bank-rosemary-vrablic.html

* "Feds have discussed obtaining Giuliani's electronic communications:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/feds-have-discussed-making-legal-request-giuliani-s-electronic-communications-n1250714

* "Giuliani told to preserve all records as lawyers for Dominion warn legal action is 'imminent':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/23/politics/dominion-voting-trump-campaign-lawsuit-imminent/

* "Dominion Voting Systems Employee Sues Trump Campaign And Allies, Alleging Defamation:" https://www.npr.org/2020/12/22/949294173/dominion-voting-systems-employee-sues-trump-campaign-and-allies-for-defamation

* A Lawyer reacts to Republicans filing a particularly WTF suit to overturn the last 130 years of elections on the grounds that the US constitution is unconstitutional. https://twitter.com/questauthority/status/1341538373412990979

* "Top Trump aide Mark Meadows visits Georgia ballot signature audit:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/top-trump-aide-mark-meadows-visits-georgia-ballot-signature-audit/LC5HBS3AUVH4ZONJFSEL5RO2XA/

* Here we go again. "House Republicans meet with Trump to discuss overturning election results:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/21/trump-house-overturn-election-449787

* "Trump signals extremist supporters with martial law talk; promises 'wild' D.C. protest:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-signals-extremist-supporters-with-martial-law-talk-promises-wild-d-c-protest-98368581764

* I have mixed feelings on this one. "Biden chooses Connecticut education commissioner for top schools post:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/22/biden-connecticut-schools-chief-education-secretary-449808

* "With historic picks, Biden puts environmental justice front and center:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/12/17/deb-haaland-interior-secretary-biden/

* "Gay ex-Trump official Richard Grenell controversially handed plum job by outgoing president. He’s already raging at critics:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/23/richard-grenell-trump-loyalists-rewarded-top-government-roles/

* "Trump White House staffers receive conflicting messages about their departure:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/23/trump-administration-departure-instructions-450224

* "Will Jeffrey Rosen, William Barr's Replacement, Withstand White House Pressure?:" https://www.npr.org/2020/12/15/946657248/will-jeffrey-rosen-interim-doj-leader-withstand-white-house-pressure

* Extended Maddow Interview:

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* "Congress Passes $900 Billion Coronavirus Relief Bill, Ending Months-Long Stalemate:" https://www.npr.org/2020/12/21/948862052/house-passes-900-billion-coronavirus-relief-bill-ending-months-long-stalemate

* "Trump 'trying to burn this country down on his way out': Klobuchar on Covid relief bill:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-trying-to-burn-this-country-down-on-his-way-out-klobuchar-on-covid-relief-bill-98310725724

* Sigh. "Trump takes aim at Covid stimulus bill, raising specter of veto:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/22/trump-covid-stimulus-bill-450204

* "How Trump could set back Covid relief for weeks just by doing nothing:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/how-trump-could-set-back-covid-relief-for-weeks-just-by-doing-nothing-98367557989

* "Rep. Jayapal on Trump derailing covid relief talks: Democrats wanted $2000 checks ‘a long time ago’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rep-jayapal-on-trump-derailing-covid-relief-talks-democrats-wanted-2000-checks-a-long-time-ago-98356805607

* Different Bill. "Trump vetoes defense bill, setting up showdown with Congress:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/23/trump-ndaa-veto-defense-bill-450286

* "Trump defunds military even as he muses about martial law and rattles U.S. saber:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-defunds-military-even-as-he-muses-about-martial-law-and-rattles-u-s-saber-98368069863

* "Texas AG asked Treasury to take back Covid funds from Harris County over voting plans:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/texas-ag-asked-treasury-to-take-back-covid-funds-from-harris-county-over-voting-plans-98304069852

* "George Takei on the Georgia Senate Runoffs: Ossoff, Warnock could play ‘critical’ role in the Senate:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/george-takei-on-the-georgia-senate-runoffs-ossoff-warnock-could-play-critical-role-in-the-senate-98300997762

* Georgians! Go Vote Now!

* "Newsom picks Alex Padilla to fill Kamala Harris' Senate seat:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/22/politics/alex-padilla-senate-gavin-newsom/index.html

* "Supreme Court allows 3 Muslims put on no-fly list to seek damages against federal officials:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/10/politics/no-fly-list-religious-liberty/index.html

* CW: Child Abuse. "The QAnon conspiracy is fake. The harm it's doing to child welfare groups is real:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/28/politics/qanon-child-welfare/index.html

* "A Yazidi Woman Searches For Her Lost Daughter, Kidnapped By ISIS 6 Years Ago:" https://www.npr.org/2020/11/24/938039004/a-yazidi-woman-searches-for-her-lost-daughter-kidnapped-by-isis-6-years-ago

* CW: Pedophilia. "Many African, Asian families marry off daughters amid virus:" https://apnews.com/article/international-news-business-coronavirus-pandemic-sierra-leone-united-nations-9a9ab4f71adc1c6f7d435b744411fb90

* CW: Domestic Violence. "Katie Hill Sues Ex-Husband, Media Outlets That Published Nude Photos:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/12/22/katie-hill-sues-ex-husband-media-outlets-published-nude-photos

* CW: Domestic Violence. "Her husband beat her. Caseworkers ‘pushed her to the edge.’:" https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/story-series/2020/12/16/child-welfare-officials-favor-mothers-batterer-custody-battle/3792566001/

* "UK media coverage of trans lives has become ‘more troubling’ in the past decade:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/08/ipso-report-transgender-coverage-trans-media-watch/

* "Tory candidate in Welsh election issues meagre apology after ‘disgusting’ homophobic tweets resurface:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/01/welsh-conservative-senedd-candidate-homophobia-samuel-kurtz-resurfaced-tweets/

* "Equality watchdog commissioner liked tweet saying homophobe is a ‘highly ideological propaganda term’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/30/equality-and-human-rights-commission-alasdair-henderson-twitter/

* "Police fine men cruising for gay sex on London’s Hampstead Heath for breaking coronavirus restrictions:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/22/hampstead-heath-gay-cruising-police-fine-covid-19-regulations/

* "Gender-neutral toilets to be made mandatory in all council buildings in South Oxfordshire:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/23/south-oxfordshire-council-gender-neutral-toilets/

* "Israeli officials call for sweeping gender law reform including self-ID and recognition for trans youth and non-binary people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/22/israel-trans-rights-committee-self-id-non-binary-gender-transgender-youth/

* "India crowns new Miss Transqueen:" https://www.cnn.com/style/article/miss-transqueen-india-shaine-soni-intl-hnk/index.html

* "The big reason Christmas isn't always the most wonderful time of year for queer people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/22/switchboard-christmas-most-wonderful-time-year-lgbt-people/

* "The Supreme Court Rejects Opportunity to Roll Back Marriage Equality:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/12/supreme-court-rejects-indiana-birth-certificate-case.html

* Yep, she was lying about having changed her positions. "Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bill That Would Ban Trans Women and Girls from Female Sports:" https://time.com/5920758/tulsi-gabbard-bill-transgender-women-sports/

* "Funeral home that fired trans rights hero Aimee Stephens to pay substantial settlement in final ‘bittersweet’ victory:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/01/aimee-stephens-harris-funeral-home-supreme-court-title-vii-settlement/

* "Heartbroken father of murdered Black trans woman Chae’Meshia Simms vows to ‘never stop looking’ for her killer:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/30/chaemeshia-simms-richmond-virginia-trans-woman-murdered-gunshot-father-candlelight-vigil/

* "Sex toy company launches bizarre lawsuit after claiming to ‘own’ the word ‘enby’, an abbreviation for non-binary:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/03/shop-enby-wild-flower-sex-toy-lawsuit-trademark-trans-non-binary/

* "Bigoted wedding venue refuses same-sex couple because its ‘Christian values’ don’t include equality:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/22/wedding-venue-refuses-same-sex-couple-christian-values/

* "Teen punched in the face by homophobe who shouted ‘I hate gay people’ in ‘downright disturbing’ attack:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/23/andrew-cuomo-new-york-homophobic-attack-bus-hate-gay-people-teenager-punched/

* "Comedian Eddie Izzard Announces She/Her Pronouns: 'I Just Want to Be Based in Girl Mode':" https://people.com/tv/eddie-izzard-announces-she-her-pronouns/

* "Long-Acting HIV Regimen Approved in Europe:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment/2020/12/21/long-acting-hiv-regimen-approved-europe

* On other types of chronic illness and long COVID.: https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/3108157.html#cutid1

* CW: Suicide "For months, he helped his son keep suicidal thoughts at bay. Then came the pandemic.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/11/23/covid-pandemic-rise-suicides/

* "From Money to Mental Health, Pandemic Ravages LGBTQ+ Households:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2020/12/23/money-mental-health-pandemic-ravages-lgbtq-households

* "Are parents spending less time with their kids?:" https://ourworldindata.org/parents-time-with-kids

* "Scientist explains why starfish will risk being eaten just to have gay sex:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/12/04/starfish-gay-sex-science-bisexual-animals-university-lethbridge-paul-vasey/

* "Four charged over fire that ravaged Australia's Fraser Island:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/dec/22/four-charged-over-fire-that-ravaged-australias-fraser-island

* "Ever Seen a Ghost Bike? Meet One of the People Who Builds the Memorials for Dead Cyclists:" https://www.bicycling.com/culture/a34703255/ghost-bikes-memorials-for-cyclists/

* "Congressional Investigation Finds Many Booster Seat Makers “Endangered” Children’s Lives After Review of “Meaningless Safety Testing”:" https://www.propublica.org/article/congressional-investigation-finds-many-booster-seat-makers-endangered-childrens-lives-after-review-of-meaningless-safety-testing#1017350

* "Broomstick weddings and the history of the Atlantic world:" https://aeon.co/essays/broomstick-weddings-and-the-history-of-the-atlantic-world

* "Britain finally equalised the age of consent 20 years ago today amid a bitter, toxic debate. But is history repeating itself?:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/30/age-of-consent-uk-equalised-gay-bisexual-queer-sexual-offences-act/

* CW: human Remains. "In Indonesia, a Blurred Boundary Between the Living and the Dead:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/14/travel/torajan-death-rituals-indonesia.html

* "Stephen Colbert Wielded Gandalf's Sword In The Filming Of "Darrylgorn" With Peter Jackson:"

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* "Mister Softee Has The Vaccine Distribution Market Cornered:"

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* "Happy Holidays: Happy Socks x Pedro Pascal:"

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* Monday and Tuesday we had snow. We had an outage for our whole neighborhood Monday night, just as I stepped behind my desk to start working. Impressively, they fixed in in about an hour instead of the two and a half they were projecting. I managed to be surprisingly productive anyway.

Tuesday night I had a virtual holiday Event that ate my whole night. I suspect it shows.

* "A 10-Month-Old's Letter To Santa:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/10-month-olds-letter-to-santa_b_4427512?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90aWJpY2luYS5kcmVhbXdpZHRoLm9yZy8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALFNrgQF-X-IDGWPMtoF4uv3JvTOwZjJOh2DL_s04J0pvWq9cy3xzwwzxyK_2v2nNMugW66WPtOnkoW8xAXiS_1RKUJZVgL9eqSaX9JZ0CICt6TTEZkRkMd7u2itweM3E9b-NZd6EzEyQGPRkGVqDO1tyTOaYVGWFOKMXi3JGKoW

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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.

* "8 Overlooked LGBTQ Groups to Donate to for Giving Tuesday:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/12/02/8-overlooked-lgbtq-groups-donate-giving-tuesday

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* "No sign of progress after 'robust' Brexit talks in Brussels:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/mar/06/no-sign-of-progress-after-robust-brexit-talks-in-brussels

* "North Devon MP: Decision to donate Keira’s organs should be ‘an inspiration’ to others:" https://www.northdevongazette.co.uk/news/maxs-law-keira-ball-1-5407353

* "Iraq says it will prosecute French ISIL fighters:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/02/iraq-prosecute-french-isil-fighters-190225154733224.html

* "Trump moves to end special trade treatment for India:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/05/economy/india-us-trade/index.html

* "Trump says he agrees '100%' with keeping U.S. troops in Syria:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-says-he-agrees-100-percent-keeping-u-s-troops-n979466

* "Trump's impulsiveness dictates U.S. foreign policy:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-s-impulsiveness-dictates-u-s-foreign-policy-1452733507538

* "North Korea rebuilds part of launch site it promised the US it would dismantle:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/mar/06/north-korea-rebuilds-part-of-launch-site-it-promised-the-us-it-would-dismantle

* "NK reactivating missile site after Trump's failed summit:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nbc-nk-reactivating-missile-site-after-trump-s-failed-summit-1452816452000

* "Sen. Murphy on North Korea report: 'So much for Art of the Deal':" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/sen-murphy-on-north-korea-report-so-much-for-art-of-the-deal-1452811331616

* "As Trump and Kim Met, North Korean Hackers Hit Over 100 Targets in U.S. and Ally Nations:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/03/technology/north-korea-hackers-trump.html

* Oh look! A bribe! "T-Mobile acknowledges its patronage of Trump’s Washington hotel increased sharply after announcement of merger with Sprint:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/t-mobile-acknowledges-its-patronage-of-trumps-washington-hotel-increased-sharply-after-announcement-of-merger-with-sprint/2019/03/05/d123be66-3ecb-11e9-922c-64d6b7840b82_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.5233778f15ee

* "Trump's DC hotel becomes backchannel for administration influence:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-s-dc-hotel-becomes-backchannel-for-administration-influence-1452815427650

* "House Democrats likely to seek 10 years of Trump’s tax returns in coming weeks:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/house-democrats-likely-to-seek-10-years-of-trumps-tax-returns-in-coming-weeks/2019/03/05/84fd3752-3ec0-11e9-9361-301ffb5bd5e6_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1bd477709b2a

* ”Trump Organization’s Insurance Policies Under Scrutiny in New York;" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/nyregion/trump-aon-risk-services-subpoena.html

* "Republicans reject calls to probe Trump role in hush-money payments:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/03/05/politics/republicans-trump-hush-money-payments/index.html

* "Adam Schiff Hires a Former Prosecutor to Lead the Trump Investigation:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/adam-schiff-hires-a-former-prosecutor-to-lead-the-trump-investigation

* "Lawmakers exploring possible pardon talks involving Michael Cohen:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/lawmakers-exploring-possible-pardon-talks-involving-michael-cohen/2019/03/02/35dfd94e-3b88-11e9-aaae-69364b2ed137_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.16ba72b5713d

* "Mueller tells judge of new Roger Stone post on Instagram:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/04/mueller-roger-stone-post-instagram-1202919

* "W.H. refusal of House security document request sets up showdown:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/w-h-refusal-of-house-security-document-request-sets-up-showdown-1452810819834

* "Trump insurance filings under scrutiny after Cohen accusations:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-insurance-filings-under-scrutiny-after-cohen-accusations-1452816451600

* "Barr won’t recuse himself from Mueller oversight:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/04/barr-wont-recuse-mueller-1203210

* "FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to step down:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/05/fda-commissioner-scott-gottlieb-to-resign-1205427

* "Trump plans to nominate D.C.’s U.S. attorney, Jessie Liu, for Justice Dept.’s No. 3 job:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-plans-to-nominate-dcs-us-attorney-jessie-liu-for-justice-depts-no-3-job/2019/03/05/89417950-3f91-11e9-a0d3-1210e58a94cf_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.371894cecd60

* "Trump DOJ maneuver would allow him to replace key prosecutor:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-doj-maneuver-would-allow-him-to-replace-key-prosecutor-1452808259993

* "White House tells Dems it won't hand over Kushner security clearance docs:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/05/jared-kushner-security-clearance-1204984

* "House Dems introduce bill to protect Trump admin whistleblowers with NDAs:" https://thehill.com/homenews/house/432691-house-dems-introduce-bill-to-protect-trump-admin-whistleblowers-with-ndas

* "Matthew Whitaker, former acting attorney general, leaves Justice Department:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-whitaker-steps-down-20190304-story.html

* "Awkward: How Trump’s past donations could haunt 2020 Dems:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/05/2020-presidential-dems-trump-money-1202938

* "John Hickenlooper, former Colorado governor, joins Democrats’ 2020 slate:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/john-hickenlooper-colorado-2020-democrat-president/2019/03/03/27486406-09ff-11e9-a3f0-71c95106d96a_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.57f6fd6c7e57

* Good. I didn't want him. "Michael Bloomberg Will Not Run for President in 2020:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/05/us/politics/michael-bloomberg-2020.html

* "Chris Hayes sees a contest within a contest for the 2020 Democratic primary:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-sees-a-contest-within-a-contest-for-the-2020-democratic-primary-1452062275518

* "21 states to file suit to block Trump administration’s abortion ‘gag rule’ in family planning program:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2019/03/04/california-files-suit-block-trump-administrations-abortion-gag-rule-family-planning-program/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.7bd3f63b7781

* TW: Pedophilia "Day of reckoning: A wave of fresh accusations against priests has been unleashed:" https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2019/02/28/catholic-priest-abuse-rochester-ny-child-victims-act/2949197002/

* "Naughty Flags Are Waiting For Your Call:"

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* "Trump's Historically Long, Epically Weird Speech:"

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* "Why 'Michael Cohen Is A Liar' Is A Lazy Argument:"

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* "Donkey Style: Bernie's Humble Beginnings:"

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

* Trans Helplines: https://www.translifeline.org/

* Want to complaint about Betsy DeVos's plan to coddle college rapists? https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/29/2018-25314/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex-in-education-programs-or-activities-receiving-federal#open-comment

* Donate to HIAS to help refugees: https://act.hias.org/page/6048/donate/1

* Want to contribute directly to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services fund? "Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services:" https://www.raicestexas.org/

* Support Kids at the Border: http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/175022384240/support-the-kids-at-the-border

* The Rainbow Road and other ways to help Gay Refugees: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/160470723507/the-rainbow-railroad-is-helping-gay-men-escape

* Upset about the abuse of big cats by people who shouldn't be allowed to keep them? Big cat rescue is trying to change laws to protect wild animals. "Cat Laws:" https://bigcatrescue.org/cat-laws/

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

* 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/

* This is a cool person and the swimsuits are being made from an ethical source. LGBTQIA+ swimsuits: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NerdyKeppie?ref=l2-shopheader-name§ion_id=24021616

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

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/1925021.html

* "Rep. Ro Khanna on Trump Foreign Policy:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-ro-khanna-on-trump-foreign-policy-1409825347680

* So I guess 45 thinks the US Military should be a mercenary force designed to invade random countries for the highest bidder. "Trump to American troops in Iraq: U.S. no longer 'the suckers of the world':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/trump-makes-surprise-visit-u-s-troops-iraq-his-first-n952081

* "Did a Queens Podiatrist Help Donald Trump Avoid Vietnam?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/26/us/politics/trump-vietnam-draft-exemption.html

* Why?!? "President Trump asks 7-year-old if she still believes in Santa Claus:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/president-trump-asks-year-believes-santa-claus/story?id=60006120

* "Trump's shaky holiday:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-s-shaky-holiday-1409835075719

* "Trump opens disorienting fire hose of falsehoods over the holiday:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-opens-disorienting-fire-hose-of-falsehoods-over-the-holiday-1409927747905

* "The Supreme Court takes up a secret case involving Robert Mueller and a mystery company:" https://thinkprogress.org/the-supreme-court-takes-up-a-secret-case-involving-robert-mueller-and-a-mystery-company-7319abb219dc/

* "Trump lashed out at Whitaker after explosive Cohen revelations:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/21/politics/trump-lashed-out-at-whitaker-after-explosive-cohen-revelations/index.html

* "U. S. envoy to coalition fighting ISIS resigns in protest of Trump’s Syria decision:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-envoy-to-coalition-fighting-isis-resigns-in-protest-of-trumps-syria-decision/2018/12/22/a5f42bc0-0606-11e9-b5df-5d3874f1ac36_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.55e4692337d1

* "Ruth Bader Ginsburg released from hospital after cancer surgery:" https://www.cnn.com/2018/12/26/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-hospital-release/index.html

* "AP FACT CHECK: Trump confuses with claims of new border wall:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/ap-fact-check-trump-confuses-with-claims-of-new-border-wall/2018/12/25/15e92926-0882-11e9-8942-0ef442e59094_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1bbdb5dc61d9

* "Donald Trump insists shutdown will not end unless Congress funds border wall:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/dec/25/donald-trump-government-shutdown-will-not-end-unless-congress-funds-border-wall

* "Don't hold your breath for end of government shutdown:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/don-t-hold-your-breath-for-end-of-government-shutdown-1409923651730

* "ICE Continues To Release Asylum-Seekers At Public Park In El Paso, Texas:" https://www.npr.org/2018/12/25/680087478/ice-continues-to-release-hundreds-of-asylum-seekers-into-public-park-in-el-paso

* They killed another child. Cruelty is the point. "8-year-old from Guatemala dies in immigration custody:" https://www.politico.com/story/2018/12/25/immigration-guatemala-child-dies-1075222

* "Trump cruelty-as-deterrent border strategy yields tragedy, chaos:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-cruelty-as-deterrent-border-strategy-yields-tragedy-chaos-1409931331745

* "How the Snow Globe Was Accidentally Created:" https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-history-snow-globe

* My suspicion that they would tighten the loose thingie in the fan belt assembly free was correct. they also spotted the source of the suspected oil leak, which is inconveniently located and like to be $150-160 to fix, most of that for the labor involved in pulling things apart to get at it. I actually turned up for forage right as someone was pulling out I was less lucky at the pharmacy, but luckily it wasn't a long gimp from the overflow parking. Library and documents went well. There was a mini traffic jam of people trying to get to after Christmas sales, which I had forgotten about, what with Christmas itself having very little to do with me. I did my usual super efficient job of copying documents, which I'd pre-marked with my ID stuff before leaving home, collated it all and turned it in. As this is all the gas I have for a few weeks, I stopped in for Cat treats and B-Complex across the street where the line was ridiculous. Sigh. I did get the super cool elderly butch cashier I like at least. By the time i got out, it was full dark and rush hour. sigh. I am pretty sure the guy over in B is on vacation somewhere, so I parked there because I'm exhausted and walked out and trying to parallel park in rush hour is not my forte. I know, still an asshole to do it, but that was a lot of standing and walking. so that's all this years's money, but also all this year's obligations. I've a bunch of phone bureaucracy coming up, but it's January's problem, like taxes and car fees.

* "A Christmas movie I want to see:" http://bendingsignpost.tumblr.com/post/180254311910/a-christmas-movie-i-want-to-see

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

* Trans Helplines: https://www.translifeline.org/

* Want to complaint about Betsy DeVos's plan to coddle college rapists? https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/11/29/2018-25314/nondiscrimination-on-the-basis-of-sex-in-education-programs-or-activities-receiving-federal#open-comment

* "Trump’s New Wall to Keep Out the Disabled:" https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/29/opinion/trumps-disability-public-charge.html

They are soliciting public comment on these draconian regulations until December 10th here: https://www.regulations.gov/comment?D=USCIS-2010-0012-0001

* Naral https://actnow.prochoiceamerica.org/donate/supportnaral/#.W7nPzmNRfIU

* Planned Paranthood: https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/onlineactions/hkv0R7LN0E-Q-U5mXFaXRA2?sourceid=1004272&ms=4NALz1800K1N1A&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4I2IxID03QIVA7bACh3CCwHWEAAYASAAEgKlD_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

* "Resources for Male Victims of Abuse:" http://butlerbookbinding.tumblr.com/post/178933672694/resources-for-male-victims-of-abuse

* Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab is doing a fundraiser for legal defense of refugee children in ICE detention. https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/activism/deliver-them-from-the-hands-of-the-wicked/

* Donate to HIAS to help refugees: https://act.hias.org/page/6048/donate/1

* Want to contribute directly to the Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services fund? "Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services:" https://www.raicestexas.org/

* Support Kids at the Border: http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/175022384240/support-the-kids-at-the-border

* How to help Rohingya refugees: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/29/world/asia/rohingya-aid-myanmar-bangladesh.html?emc=edit_nn_20171012&nl=morning-briefing&nlid=50784086&te=1&_r=0

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

* 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/

* This is a cool person and the swimsuits are being made from an ethical source. LGBTQIA+ swimsuits: https://www.etsy.com/shop/NerdyKeppie?ref=l2-shopheader-name§ion_id=24021616

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

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/1925021.html