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* As has been the case since January, the sort may be a little rough. News keeps moving fast, so some items may be already out of date.

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* I think I need to say this again because of what is going on in my Tumblr notes. I am against the rape, torture, and murder of civilians, especially children REGARDLESS OF WHO IS DOING IT. Yes, that means Hamas. Yes, that means the IDF/Israeli government. It also means the US Military. It means ANYONE doing it.

I can be against it whoever is doing it.

Opposing Netanyahu for his horrific policies does not mean I hate Jewish people. Being against the things that were done to civilians on October 7 doesn't mean I hate all Palestinians, nor that I support genocide. I am very much against genocide whoever is doing it. See also my opinions on the Holocaust, what Russia is doing to Ukraine, the horrific shit my government and Canada's and Australia's did to indigenous people over centuries.

I can be against Netanyahu the way I am against Trump, Putin, and Viktor Orbán.

The Israeli government is a government. It is wrong and antisemitic to blame every Jewish person everywhere in the world for things they may not support and didn't have a say in unless they specifically support and/or voted for Likud or one of the right wing parties they coalition with. Jewish people inside and outside of Israel have been and are protesting war crimes the Israeli government has committed. It is possible to have a nuanced understanding of Israeli politics.

It strikes me as pretty weird to claim all Jewish people only have one opinion about everything and to call me antisemitic for opposing one particular politician for doing things that are harmful.

I do, in fact, want all hostages free, both the ones Hamas have and the ones the Israelis have. It sure looks to me and to a lot of people, including some rather vocal families of hostages, that Netanyahu has deliberately and repeatedly stood in the way of this happening for personal political gain and so that he can stay in power and out of jail for corruption he's credibly accused of.

My holding this opinion is very similar to my opinion of Donald Trump. Just saying.

I want Netanyahu out of power because that is the only way there is a chance of anything getting better in that part of West Asia. Which is the goal. I have been in favour of the two state solution since I was old enough to understand, which is longer than a lot of you have been alive, or at least longer than many of you have been old enough to follow the news. I have seen good and bad Israeli and Palestinian leaders come and go. I've seen Netanyahu break agreement after agreement over for decades whenever he's been in power. I don't trust him to make an agreement he will follow any more than I trust Trump to make one, especially when Netanyahu's personal agenda conflicts with that agreement, because that is how he has behaved over and over, including him not holding up his end of the ceasefire just recently.

My side is not that of one government, not even my own. My side is the greater good and the lets not murder children side. It pretty much always has been.

I'd love for the violence to be over. I'd love for everyone's kids to be safe. That's the side I'm on.

* "Israel fires on Lebanon after rocket attack in the heaviest exchange since the truce with Hezbollah:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-03-22-2025-32ca8fa2c5f6e887e1d51b9ffea6f836

* "Israel returns to war in Gaza with wider aims and almost no constraints:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-trump-iran-protests-bb504392b25e111e11a2ac1ecb8f4fc5

* "At least two people killed, 19 injured in Israeli strikes on Syria's Daraa:" https://archive.ph/u4Pr9

* "Al Jazeera journalist targeted in Gaza: 'If you're reading this, it means I've been killed':" https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2025/03/25/al-jazeera-journalist-targeted-in-gaza-if-you-re-reading-this-it-means-i-ve-been-killed_6739505_4.html

* "Israel Bombs Gaza’s Only Cancer Hospital as Genocide Continues to Escalate:" https://truthout.org/articles/israel-bombs-gazas-only-cancer-hospital-as-genocide-continues-to-escalate/

* "West Bank Palestinians displaced by Israel's military fear they'll never go home again:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/g-s1-54280/west-bank-displaced-palestinians-israel-idf-military

* "Palestinians in Gaza protest against Hamas for a second day:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5340645/palestinians-protest-hamas-rule-in-gaza

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* "EU says 'unconditional withdrawal' of Russia from Ukraine is a precondition to amend sanctions:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eu-says-unconditional-withdrawal-russia-ukraine-is-precondition-amend-sanctions-2025-03-26/

* Of course there are more conditions. "Kremlin says various conditions must be met before Black Sea security deal can be activated:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-various-conditions-must-be-met-before-black-sea-security-deal-can-2025-03-26/

* Putin is playing Trump like a harp as usual and Trump continues to negotiate the cutting up Ukraine without involving Ukraine in the talks.

* "In Ukraine call, Putin furthers his goals and cedes little to Trump, say analysts:" https://archive.ph/KLtTB

* "Russia and US to discuss Black Sea shipping and Ukraine peace in Saudi Arabia:" https://archive.ph/caisN

* "Putin wants Trump to formally recognize all land Russia has taken in Ukraine, Kommersant reports:" https://archive.ph/mFjIy

* "How Trump’s policies have helped Russia and furthered Putin’s goals:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-trump-s-policies-have-helped-russia-and-furthered-putin-s-goals/ar-AA1BHkRP

* "Trump administration halts program to track abducted Ukrainian children, lawmakers say:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-halts-program-track-abducted-ukrainian-children-lawmakers-2025-03-18/

* "As Trump cuts funding, Ukrainians wonder who will answer for kids abducted in war:" https://archive.ph/Ix1p2

* Things on Putin's wish list. "Musk Calls on US to Quit NATO, Stop Paying for Defense of Europe:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-09/musk-calls-on-us-to-quit-nato-stop-paying-for-defense-of-europe

* "Czech President Pavel was in Odesa as Russia pounded the city with drones:" https://archive.ph/pFgMa

* "3 people killed in Russian attacks on Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia despite truce talks:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-ceasefire-drones-zaporizhzhia-84dab972755f90ad7592a2a13758ed9c

* "Russian missile attack wounds 88 in Ukraine's Sumy, officials say:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-missile-attack-ukraines-sumy-injures-28-people-local-official-says-2025-03-24/

* "Western officials say Russia is behind a campaign of sabotage across Europe. This AP map shows it:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-europe-hybrid-campaign-d61887dd3ec6151adf354c5bd3e6273e

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* "In Syria, Being Wanted Went From Something to Fear to a Badge of Honor:" https://archive.ph/8PVpd

* "Can One Man Hold Syria Together?:" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2025/03/syria-assad-downfall-sharaa/682135/

* "Russia ships its Arctic oil to Syria for first time as sanctions limit buyers:" https://archive.ph/ePJe8

* "Erdoğan's endgame: outlawing the Turkish opposition:" https://www.metafilter.com/208141/Erdoans-endgame-outlawing-the-Turkish-opposition

* "Thousands join march in Turkiye’s Istanbul to protest mayor’s arrest:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/21/thousands-join-march-in-turkiyes-istanbul-to-protest-mayors-arrest

* "Huge pro-democracy protests grip Turkey after Erdogan rival is imprisoned: The detention of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu is widely viewed as politically motivated.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/turkey-erdogan-protests-ekrem-imamoglu-prison-istanbul-mayor-rcna197925

* "Ministers unanimously vote no confidence in AG, beginning formal process to dismiss her: Justice minister claims Gali Baharav-Miara caused rift with government by blocking its policies; she says it ‘seeks to be above the law,’ wants unlimited power; demonstrations grow:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministers-unanimously-vote-no-confidence-in-ag-beginning-formal-process-to-dismiss-her/

* "The ‘ghost reporters’ writing pro-Russian propaganda in West Africa:" https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/3/20/the-ghost-reporters-writing-pro-russian-propaganda-in-west-africa

* "Greenland Solves Political Crisis Hours Before JD Vance Visit:" https://www.newsweek.com/greenland-solves-crisis-before-vance-visit-2051938

* "The Tech CEOs Who Want a DOGE for Canada:" https://thetyee.ca/News/2025/02/28/Tech-CEOs-DOGE-Canada/

Canadians! Do not follow us into the dark. If you aren't yet registered: https://www.elections.ca/content2.aspx?section=reg&document=index&lang=e

* "Canada aims for free internal trade that can offset any US tariffs, Carney says:" https://archive.ph/cGDGZ

* "No One Wants to Work? The Real Reason Boomers Are Wrong:"

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* "The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans:" https://archive.ph/xdRkf

* "As top Trump aides sent texts on Signal, flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-envoy-steve-witkoff-signal-text-group-chat-russia-putin/

* "Classified material laws and why experts say Signal chat raises concerns:" https://archive.ph/Tbe5c

* "Democrats call Trump intelligence officials' use of group chat "reckless, sloppy and stunning":" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/senate-intelligence-committee-worldwide-threats-hearing/

* "Gabbard questioned on participating in Signal chat where war plans allegedly leaked:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-gabbard-questioned-on-participating-in-signal-chat-where-war-plans-allegedly-leaked

* "'Holy crap on steroids!': Top Trump officials exposed in shocking, sloppy military security blunder:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-holy-crap-on-steroids-top-trump-officials-exposed-in-shocking-sloppy-military-security-blunder-235260485849

* "Military plans group chat scandal fits pattern of Trump's embarrassing weakness on information security:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/war-plans-group-chat-scandal-fits-pattern-of-trump-s-embarrassing-weakness-on-information-security-235386437800

* "'Unheard of': Slotkin says Trump war plans breach endangers 'human beings':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-unheard-of-slotkin-says-trump-war-plans-breach-endangers-human-beings-235365957721

* "‘Sheer, unfettered, Olympian incompetence’: Hayes on the Trump war plans breach :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-sheer-unfettered-olympian-incompetence-hayes-on-the-trump-war-plans-breach-235364421753

* "Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal:" https://archive.ph/vWtKn

* "Pete Buttigieg: Trump Cabinet's use of Signal app for military ops is ‘highest level of f**kup imaginable’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/pete-buttigieg-trump-signal-security

* "Trump & Co Blame Journalist For Major National Security Slip Up:"

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* "Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online:" https://www.spiegel.de/international/world/pete-hegseth-mike-waltz-tulsi-gabbard-private-data-and-passwords-of-senior-u-s-security-officials-found-online-a-14221f90-e5c2-48e5-bc63-10b705521fb7

* "‘Four-alarm fire’: Passwords for Hegseth, Gabbard and Waltz reportedly found online:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-four-alarm-fire-passwords-for-hegseth-gabbard-waltz-reportedly-found-online-235480133798

* "Israel Supplied Intelligence in Airstrike Discussed in Signal Chat, Officials Say:" https://archive.ph/YDDHo

* "Allies wary of Trump admin's incompetence after scandal over military plan group chat:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/allies-wary-of-trump-admin-s-incompetence-after-scandal-over-military-plan-group-chat-235646533990

* "Judge orders government to preserve Signal messages about Houthi military strike:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/g-s1-56821/signal-houthi-strike-chat-judge

* "Mike Waltz Under Fire After Leaving Venmo List Public: What To Know:" https://www.newsweek.com/mike-waltz-venmo-list-public-2051249

* "Trump officials shared military plans on a private app — 10 years after uproar over Hillary Clinton’s private server:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/10-years-hillary-clinton-server-trump-officials-military-plans-rcna197880

Republicans keep claiming Hillary having recipes and social stuff plus some things later designated sensitive on a private server is so much worse than inviting a reporter to a text chat on their private phones using a commercial app instead of a SCIF or the situation room, endangering the lives of military pilots and revealing an information source on the ground in Yemen.

Like, yes, she shouldn't have done that, but this is running a stop sign versus driving drunk at high speed the wrong direction on a highway.

They definitely knew they were doing the wrong thing because several of them attacked Hillary back in 2016 over her server and Matt Walz himself sent out warnings about Signal and threats against leakers days previously.

Why are the recipes "Lock her up" worthy, but this Republican clusterfuck isn't even worth a slap on the wrist?

* "What Rusting Russian Tanks Can Teach Us About the Pete Hegseth Group Chat:" https://archive.ph/GNe7C

* "Military plans group chat scandal fits pattern of Trump's embarrassing weakness on information security:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/war-plans-group-chat-scandal-fits-pattern-of-trump-s-embarrassing-weakness-on-information-security-235386437800

* "‘Where was the president?’: Hayes on Trump’s alarming absence amid war plans group chat:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-where-was-the-president-hayes-on-trump-s-alarming-absence-amid-war-plans-group-chat-235478085667

* "'F---ing liar': Sen. Duckworth rips Pete Hegseth; calls for his resignation over group chat scandal:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-f-ing-liar-sen-duckworth-rips-pete-hegseth-calls-for-his-resignation-over-group-chat-scandal-235500101599

* "‘Sound familiar?’: DHS staffer accidentally added reporter to email about ICE raids:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-sound-familiar-dhs-staffer-accidentally-added-reporter-to-email-about-ice-raids-235620421884

* "The Real Outrage About the Yemen Signal Group Is That It Called for Attack on Civilian Home:" https://theintercept.com/2025/03/26/signal-chat-yemen-strike/?

* "Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Signalgate, Trump’s tariffs, and defending the LGBTQ+ community:" https://www.advocate.com/news/elizabeth-warren-signalgate-trump-musk

* "Texting War Plans = Illegal:"

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* "Scoop: Senate Dems propose sprawling Signal chat probe:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/27/senate-democrats-signal-chat-probe

* "Sen. Mark Kelly shreds Hegseth for attack plans breach: ‘He crossed the line’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-mark-kelly-shreds-hegseth-for-attack-plans-breach-he-crossed-the-line-235747909799

* "Hegseth Brought His Wife to Sensitive Meetings With Foreign Military Officials:" https://archive.ph/615Pj

* "Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen says U.S. Greenland visits meant to cause 'pressure':" https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/03/25/Denmark-Greenland-denounce-Usha-Vance-visit/6201742904783/

* "VP Vance and his wife change up trip to Greenland amid protests:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5338629/vp-vance-and-his-wife-change-up-trip-to-greenland-amid-protests

* "Former Denmark Ambassador Rufus Gifford responds to VP Vance's 'not a good ally' comments:" https://www.advocate.com/news/denmark-rufus-gifford-jd-vance

* They made no friends and influenced people to despise us even more. "JD Vance blasts Denmark in visit to Greenland with wife Usha as Trump administration eyes territory:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jd-usha-vance-visit-greenland-most-greenlanders-dont-want-to-join-america/

* "'This is shameful': Trump sows animosity and mistrust abroad, degrading Americans in the process:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-this-is-shameful-trump-sows-animosity-and-mistrust-abroad-degrading-americans-in-the-process-235758149579

* "Trump threatens a 25 percent tariff on countries that buy oil and gas from Venezuela:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/24/trump-tariff-venezuela-oil-00244832

How this will work with US companies using Venezuelan oil is a question.

* "Trump Says He Could Cut China Tariffs to Secure TikTok Deal:" https://archive.ph/DNx0x

* "Trump auto tariffs: President slaps 25% duties on car imports to US:" https://archive.ph/IWGvK

* "US decision to limit Canadian access to border-straddling library prompts outpouring of emotion:" https://apnews.com/article/canada-america-library-vermont-quebec-7c4851c705d18e0cc891c3ce085e15e4

* "US to end funding for childhood vaccines in poorest countries, document shows:" https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/trump-administration-end-funding-child-vaccines-developing-countries-new-york-2025-03-26/

So many people, particularly children will die.

* "Elon Musk won’t receive secret China briefings, Trump says:" https://archive.ph/zXhsc

This is why we need a robust media and why our out cry is helpful.

Stay Noisy.

* "Media reports prompt Trump to end plan to brief Musk on secret potential war plans for China:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/media-reports-prompt-trump-to-end-plan-to-brief-musk-on-secret-potential-war-plans-for-china-235108421909

* "How Elon Musk’s SpaceX Secretly Allows Investment From China:" https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-spacex-allows-china-investment-cayman-islands-secrecy

* "Map Shows Countries With Visa Warnings About US:" https://www.newsweek.com/travel-visas-germany-uk-usa-denmark-finland-2048695

* "Trump's transgender rights rollbacks prompt allies to adjust travel warnings:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/23/allies-issue-usa-travel-guidlines-transgender

* "If Trump didn’t sign the Alien Enemies Act proclamation, who — or what — did?:" https://archive.ph/N1ATk#selection-772.0-772.1

* "Trump floats sending Americans to foreign prisons. Civil rights groups say that would be illegal.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/21/trump-foreign-prison-threats-civil-rights-groups-027162

You know how I said sending Venezuela refugees to El Salvador for 'crimes' like having a soccer team tattoo and being gay by labeling them gang member terrorists was a trial balloon for summary deportation of anyone Trump wants to with zero due process?

It was.

It's the same tactic the right wing always uses to steal civil liberties. Trans people are a tiny percentage of the population, so a lot of people don't know any personally. Trans people = low hanging fruit for the right. So they demonize trans people accusing even our children of being sex predators for just existing, then use the hate they whipped up over lies to ban books and anyone LGBTQIA+ from public spaces and claim anyone who disagrees is a pedophile, so that the people who should be standing up to Christo-facists abandon principle by principle until it's to late and the Right comes for them.

This is the same sort of thing, Round up a bunch of Venezualan refugees and rendition them without legal justification or due process while demonizing them to whip up hate they can use to move the Overton window towards fascist autocracy so they can do this to anyone they want.

Poof all civil liberties are gone. Refugees = low hanging fruit to the right.

Stand up NOW while you still can.

* "US judge blocks Trump administration from fast-tracking deportations:" https://archive.ph/Kj8vX

* "Judge Rejects Trump’s Request to Allow Deportations Under Wartime Law:" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/judge-trump-alien-enemies-act-deportations/

* "Judge smacks down Trump DOJ: This court will not be ‘gaslit’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/judge-smacks-down-trump-doj-this-court-will-not-be-gaslit-235097157508

* "Appeals court denies Trump’s bid to resume deportations under Alien Enemies Act:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/26/alien-enemies-act-trump-denied-court-00252157

* "Why federal judges have few tools to rein in Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/why-federal-judges-have-few-tools-to-rein-in-trump-235126341779

* "Judge rebukes Justice Dept., raises due process questions in Alien Enemies Act deportation case:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-rebukes-justice-dept-due-process-alien-enemies-act-deportation-case/

* "We will deport you if we have evidence against you, and deport you if we do not :" https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/the-weekly-constitutional/69560/we-will-deport-you-if-we-have-evidence-against-you-and-if-we-do-not

* "Here are the names of the Venezuelans deported by the U.S. to El Salvador:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuelans-deported-el-salvador-names/

* "What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced:" https://time.com/7269604/el-salvador-photos-venezuelan-detainees/

* "Venezuelan migrant deported from U.S. to El Salvador has no criminal record, documents show:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuela-migrant-deported-el-salvador-no-criminal-record/

* "Deported soccer player wrongly accused of gang membership over tattoo, lawyer says:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/21/deported-soccer-player-venezuela-tattoo/82589688007/

* " Gay Venezuelan asylum-seeker ‘disappeared’ to Salvadoran mega-prison under Trump order, Maddow reveals :" https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-makeup-artist-deported-prison

I know I already posted the interview, but I want to remind people just how bullshit the Republican lies that these are all gang members are. This is WHY everyone needs do process. Yes, even people actually accused of crimes, because accusations aren't convictions. If he'd been allowed to go to his scheduled court hearing, he'd be here, not in mortal peril in a for profit prison with no over sight.

* "What the Hundreds of Venezuelans Trump Sent to El Salvador Are Up Against:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/venezuela-trump-deportation-el-salvador-prison-human-rights-cecot-due-process/

* "Why experts fear the men who were sent to El Salvador's megaprison may never make it out:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/venezuelans-deported-el-salvador-detention-abuses-rcna197125

* "“You’re Here Because of Your Tattoos”: The Trump administration sent Venezuelans to El Salvador’s most infamous prison. Their families are looking for answers. :" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/trump-el-salvador-venezulea-deportation-prison-cecot-bukele/

* "'Incredible’: Trump admin reportedly deports man over autism awareness tattoo:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-incredible-trump-admin-reportedly-deports-man-over-autism-awareness-tattoo-235625029616

* It also looks like we are sending refugees back to Venezuela where they will be in danger: "Venezuela reaches deal to accept deportation flights from U.S.:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venezuela-reaches-deal-to-accept-deportation-flights-from-u-s/

* "IRS close to finalizing data-sharing agreement with ICE, sources say:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/irs-close-finalizing-data-sharing-agreement-ice-sources/story?id=120063278

* "Rubio says U.S. may have pulled more than 300 visas:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/27/rubio-state-department-more-than-300-visas

* "Columbia University protester Khalil remains jailed while judge weighs case transfer:" https://archive.ph/4jD5z

* "Cornell student activist asked to surrender to ICE:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/momodou-taal-cornell-student-activist-surrender-ice-rcna197604

* "Federal judge orders ICE not to remove immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra:" https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/federal-judge-orders-ice-not-remove-immigration-activist-jeanette-vizguerra/

* "Visa renewal leads to Arizona ICE detention for Canadian actress:" https://www.azfamily.com/2025/03/21/visa-renewal-leads-arizona-ice-detention-canadian-actress/

* "Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her:" https://apnews.com/article/tufts-student-detained-massachusetts-immigration-6c3978da98a8d0f39ab311e092ffd892

* "‘Flatly authoritarian’: New video shows masked agents arresting Tufts student:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-flatly-authoritarian-new-video-shows-masked-agents-arresting-tufts-student-235484229584

The Secret police had their faces covered and grabbed her without identifying themselves. When challenged they eventually said what agency they were from but didn't show proof or give their names.

They did this terrible thing because of her political views in clear violation of her 1st Amendment rights.

* "US judge halts deportation of Turkish student at Tufts:" https://archive.ph/gzNXj

* "‘ICE kidnapped our neighbor’: Outrage at arrest of Tufts student spreads as lawmakers demand answers:" https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2025/03/28/ice-kidnapped-our-neighbor-outrage-at-arrest-of-tufts-student-spreads-as-lawmakers-demand-answers/

* "'Absolutely unconstitutional': attorney for abducted Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk speaks out on her detainment:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/-absolutely-unconstitutional-attorney-for-abducted-tufts-student-rumeysa-ozturk-speaks-out-on-her-detainment-235779653738

* Rubio's such a horrible person that he's proud of it. "Rubio confirms he revoked Tufts student's visa, says he pulls visas 'every day':" https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/03/27/tufts-student-deportation-court-order

* "Russian medical researcher at Harvard, who protested the Ukraine war, detained by ICE:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/russian-medical-researcher-harvard-protested-ukraine-war-detained-ice-rcna198528

She broke no laws in the United States and will be in danger if returned to Russia because of her opposition to their invasion of Ukraine.

* "ICE detains University of Alabama doctoral student as government's college crackdown continues:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/university-alabama-doctoral-student-detained-ice-governments-college-c-rcna198320

* "Columbia student protester can’t be detained for now as she fights deportation, judge rules:" https://apnews.com/article/university-protests-palestinian-immigration-2d7bd689b013b8bb6300fd6ab54de933

* "A look at who has been detained or deported in a US crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters:" https://apnews.com/article/immigration-detainees-students-ozturk-khalil-78f544fb2c8b593c88a0c1f0e0ad9c5f

* Free Bystander training amoung other useful things. "Right to Be Training:" https://righttobe.org/upcoming-free-trainings/

* Shameful that we are doing this. Shameful and Cruel. These are refugees. "They did things ‘the right way.’ Now Trump is turning them into undocumented migrants | Opinion:" https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article302686929.html

* "Judge orders release of Venezuelan couple caught up in Trump gang crackdown:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/28/venezuelan-couple-release-00258414

Another bullshit illegal deportation attempt based on Government lies.

* "Courts smack down Trump's signature program; Americans instantly outraged over street snatchings:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/courts-smack-down-trump-s-signature-program-americans-instantly-outraged-over-street-snatchings-235756101583

* "Trump Administration Aims to Bring Back Detention Centers for Immigrant Kids:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-21/trump-administration-plans-detention-centers-for-migrant-children

* "DHS shuts down internal watchdog agencies that advocated for immigrants:" https://archive.ph/q7CP9

* CW: CSA. Cruelty is the point. "Legal groups helping immigrant children who survived sex trafficking, abuse sue to regain federal funding:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/hhs-federal-funding-cuts-sex-abuse-child-trafficking-immigrants-rcna198602

* "Immigrant Children as Young as 2 Years Old Are Now Expected to Represent Themselves After Federal Funding Cut, Attorneys Say:" https://www.latintimes.com/immigrant-children-young-2-years-old-are-now-expected-represent-themselves-after-federal-funding-579387

* "Immigrant advocates protest inhumane conditions in Baltimore ICE detention facility:" https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-immigration-ice-detention-facility-conditions/

* "'Soul of democracy': Hundreds protest ICE detaining workers:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/ice-arrests-spark-protest-at-tacoma-immigration-detention-center/

* "Liberals Have Been Waiting for This Moment Since Trump Took Office. They Need to Act Now.:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/03/donald-trump-news-rumeysa-ozturk-arrest-tufts-student-protest.html

* "'Felt like a kidnapping': Wrong turn leads to 5-day detention ordeal:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/26/nx-s1-5335524/wrong-turn-bridge-detention-ordeal

* "Trump Team Claims it Made Billions Off a Gold Card That Doesn’t Exist:" https://newrepublic.com/post/193160/donald-trump-commerce-howard-lutnick-us-residency-gold-cards

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* "Convicted of bilking investors, Nikola founder and Trump donor gets a presidential pardon:" https://apnews.com/article/nikola-trevor-milton-fraud-trump-pardon-3fcebb0a3820cecb205656f2dc3f6764

* "Concerns about espionage rise as Trump and Musk fire thousands of federal workers:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-espionage-doge-032d2eb798e4d9d97ea7c5d6dc2ecf93

* "Appeals court refuses to halt an order for the rehiring of thousands of fired federal workers:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-mass-firings-probationary-workers-b96a01e7460321df8b9d500f922ba257

* "Indeed report: Job applications from agencies targeted by DOGE surge:" https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/03/25/federal-work-DOGE-Trump-job/2641742910254/

* "Resistance is alive and well in the United States:" https://wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/resistance-alive-well-us/

* "47 signs spotted at anti-Trump/Musk protests:" https://www.reuters.com/pictures/47-signs-spotted-anti-trumpmusk-protests-2025-03-21/

* "Anti-Elon Musk protests held at Tesla dealerships:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/tesla-elon-musk-anti-trump-protests-rcna198708

* Do I smell desperation? "Musk deploys squandered credibility in desperate bid to hold ailing Tesla together:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/musk-deploys-squandered-credibility-in-desperate-bid-to-hold-ailing-tesla-together-235111493549

* "From Seattle to Miami, anti-Musk protesters gather at hundreds of Tesla locations:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/29/nx-s1-5343986/anti-musk-protests-planned-worldwide

* "Pam Bondi warns Jasmine Crockett to ‘tread very carefully’ in what she says about Elon Musk:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/23/bondi-jasmine-crockett-musk-tesla-protests-00244256

* "The FBI Is Investigating Attacks on Tesla as ‘Domestic Terrorism.’ Here’s Why That Matters:" https://www.wired.com/story/fbi-tesla-arson-domestic-terrorism-protests/

* Unlike protesting Tesla/Musk, this attack is actual terrorism. "Florida man accused of driving toward anti-Musk protesters at Tesla dealership is charged with assault:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/man-charged-assault-tesla-dealership-driving-car-protesters-rcna197746

* "Protesters in cities across the US rally against Trump’s policies, Project 2025 and Elon Musk:" https://apnews.com/article/50501-protests-project-2025-trump-state-capitols-ddd341171a54ba9b498cbfe7530e18ab

* "Trump Order Could Disenfranchise Millions of Voters :" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/trump-voting-elections-executive-order/

The details are scary and blatantly unconstitutional, but I don't trust we still have rule of law.

It over rides the constitutionally protected right of states to run their election, throws out millions of legally cast votes, and puts the entire election in the hands of the President.

Basically, it's a way to let Trump and Republican successors finally put an end to free and fair elections while still pretending to hold them, like the other autocrats generally do.

They win this, Democracy is likely finished in the United States for my lifetime.

* "DOGE’s Supposed Savings Are About to Cost the U.S. a Lot of Money:" https://newrepublic.com/post/193093/irs-revenue-elon-musk-doge-cuts

The IRS collects taxes. If you decimate the IRS, they can't go after rich tax cheats, since that takes lots of hours of work by skilled auditors.

To give an idea of how much not collecting taxes from billionaires is going to cost, one of the people recently laid off by billionaire Elon Musk in the name of "efficiency" personally won back more than 8 million dollars over the years. (This isn't from this article, but from Msnbc reporting... last week? Maybe the week before. Anyway, it stuck in my head as illustrative).

Basically, IRS auditors make back way more money than it costs to pay them. The more money we invest in auditors, the more money rich people refuse to pay that they owe goes back into the treasury.

Every time Republicans cut the IRS budget and clain it's for cost saving, they are lying. It is always about the rich, who are already not paying their share getting to illegally pay even less, while people who actually work and pay their taxes get more and more of the social safety net ripped away from them.

* "DOGE stimulus checks: Here's why Americans may not receive the full $5,000 amount:" https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2025/03/28/doge-stimulus-checks-not-full-5000-dollars-amount-musk-trump/82704076007/
The original plan was to only give them to middle class and higher income people, instead of the people who's services are being cut as a result of the cruel and often illegal cuts.

Now they are saying maybe they will have to be smaller because they aren't really saving much money.

I will believe these supposed stimulus checks when I see them. It sounds a lot like lies they told to make killing Social Security go down easier as if a small one time payment most people on social security won't even get will make of for all the people becoming homeless when their rent money doesn't arrive.

* "Exclusive: DOGE staffer 'Big Balls' provided tech support to cybercrime ring, records show:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-staffer-big-balls-provided-tech-support-cybercrime-ring-records-show-2025-03-26/?

* Originally, they announced they were shutting it because the judge told them they had to stop mining your private data. Stay noisy. It matters. "Acting Social Security chief now says he won't shut down agency after DOGE ruling:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/acting-social-security-chief-now-shut-agency-after/story?id=120046608

* "Social Security rushing service cuts at White House request, sources say:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/24/social-security-cuts-doge

They have postponed smashing Social Security until Monday on the grounds they did zero trainings, fired the people that would be writing the program that doesn't exist yet, so... Yeah.

There is a rush to do it as, if the agency is still functional on April 2, they will have to actually send people their money and the Republicans absolutely don't want to do that, hence them aiming for the 1st of the month.

UPDATE: They were forced to postpone until the 14th. Keep complaining.

* "Why DOGE is struggling to find fraud in Social Security:" https://archive.ph/iAMdN

Hint: The fraud rate is less than one percent and the dead people collecting checks are imaginary.

* Ya Think? "The Social Security Administration's many proposed changes are worrying advocates:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5320263/social-security-administration-changes-identity-office

* "10,000 Social Security Administration workers could accept buyout offer, former commissioner says:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/social-security-administration-voluntary-separation-incentive-payment/

* "Seniors won't complain if they miss a Social Security check, Lutnick says:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/21/social-security-lutnick-doge-checks

So the argument is, if you complain because you need your social security money for rent, electricity, etc. and they stole it, you are a fraudster who doesn't deserve it, and if you are rich enough not to need it so you wait and don't complain you doesn't need it and shouldn't get it, therefore no one should get the social security payments they earned and need to survive.

Welcome to Catch 22.

see also, this is why people who have never been actually poor in their lives should be allowed into positions of power where they can do this kind of harm.

I am completely fucked if my check doesn't come. They start assessing late fees for housing after seven days. The Bank fee for this auto-withdraw will likely overdraw my account. No gas, no electricity. My insurance will try to auto-withdraw mid-month causing bank fees to continue to grow exponentially. I am contractually required to have insurance on my apartment. I can't cancel it. I can't drive without gas or car insurance and I am disabled with very limited mobility. A bus pass costs about a months gas an requires lots of walking I can't do or someone else doing a lot of walking pushing my in a chair because my arms are fucked too.

No supplemental food or medical supplies or cleaning stuff or toilet paper or things the cats absolutely need. No credit card or other bill payments.

Not paying any bills for one month would dig me into a hole I could never get out of. With all the staff cuts and closures, how many months would it take to get reinstated? Will I automatically be labelled a fraudster and be denied reinstatement for the crime of being to poor to float all my bills for months?

* "Missed Social Security checks no big deal to Trump commerce secretary as attacks on agency escalate:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/missed-social-security-checks-no-big-deal-to-trump-commerce-secretary-as-attacks-on-agency-escalate-235110981853

* "Trump official doubts seniors would mind if their Social Security checks stopped:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-official-doubts-seniors-would-mind-if-their-social-security-checks-stopped-235096133996

I beg of you complain and/or protest now. People will die.

* Keep complaining. It's slowing them down. "Social Security backs off plan to cut phone services after backlash:" https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/mar/26/social-security-backs-off-plan-to-cut-phone-servic/

* "New Social Security clawback policy starts this week: What to know:" https://thehill.com/homenews/5215878-new-social-security-clawback-policy-starts-this-week-what-to-know/

This is usually mistakes, not fraud, sometimes on the part of the agency. Taking 100% means some people will be homeless.

* "Trump's Social Security check change could affect half a million Americans:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/26/trump-social-security-paper-checks-direct-deposit

The change in payment method is designed to harm the poorest and most vulnerable recipients, because of course it is.

* "‘It is wrong’: Warren sounds off on the Trump-Musk attack on Social Security:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-it-is-wrong-warren-sounds-off-on-the-trump-musk-attack-on-social-security-235367493850

* "Social Security official ended program for Maine newborns because he was ‘ticked’ at Mills:" https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/25/social-security-official-ended-program-for-maine-newborns-because-he-was-ticked-at-mills/

So he decided to not automatically register the social security numbers of newborns, forcing the exhausted parents to go through hoops for something that should be simple because he's a misogynist and transphobe

* ":" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trump-musk-dismantle-social-security

* "'Cycle of doom': Social Security degradation evident as Trump cuts and changes cause feedback loop:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-cycle-of-doom-social-security-degradation-evident-as-trump-cuts-and-changes-cause-feedback-loop-235384901689

* "Demonstrators rally against plan to cut 7,000 Social Security workers:" https://pix11.com/news/local-news/demonstrators-rally-against-plan-to-cut-7000-social-security-workers/

* "New political leadership: Regular Americans show how to stand up to Trump as political leaders fail:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-political-leadership-regular-americans-show-how-to-stand-up-to-trump-as-political-leaders-fail-235651653560

* Presumably because Republicans feel that they aren't killing women fast enough by denying them life saving health care in some states. "Anti-abortion groups aim to end Planned Parenthood funding and suggest Musk’s DOGE to get it done:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-medicaid-trump-planned-parenthood-supreme-court-c512ec676b99d521d240bedeb7f85574

* "About 200 people rally against potential cuts to Medicaid in downtown Yakima:" https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/about-200-people-rally-against-potential-cuts-to-medicaid-in-downtown-yakima/article_3766b3da-00b7-4df7-ae18-d22d1dae519d.html

* "Federal judge prevents Trump administration from dismantling CFPB:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5315118/cfpb-shuttering-trump-doge

* "Elon Musk throws weight behind merging FTC and DOJ antitrust units:" https://archive.ph/nkuBj

* "Trump's firing of FTC commissioners speaks volumes about his love for billionaires:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/trump-s-firing-of-ftc-commissioners-speaks-volumes-about-his-love-for-billionaires-235159621742

* "Trump's firing of FTC commissioners speaks volumes about his love for billionaires:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/trump-s-firing-of-ftc-commissioners-speaks-volumes-about-his-love-for-billionaires-235159621742

* "‘Elon Musk is playing with fire—but he’ll never get burned’: Michael Lewis:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-elon-musk-is-playing-with-fire-but-he-ll-never-get-burned-michael-lewis-234994245830

* "White House Reveals How Trump Could Buy More Bitcoin—Priming A Price Earthquake:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/03/22/white-house-reveals-how-trump-could-buy-more-bitcoin-priming-a-price-earthquake/

The goal is to drain the treasury of valuable assets to give Trump and a handful of his mega-donors by buying up their scam bitcoin. This will be a massive transfer of taxpayer money directly into the pockets of billionaires.

* This is NOT a coincidence: "Trump family crypto venture to launch a stablecoin:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/25/trump-family-crypto-venture-to-launch-a-stablecoin-00247455

* Now is a great time to tell your Senator's to oppose Cynthia Lummis' Crypto bill.

* Which was of course the goal. "Civil rights groups say push to dismantle Education Department will undo hard-won gains:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-department-of-education-closure-civil-rights-4c5f4e8347dd3318d2f23ad8632d7b74

* "Trump administration transferring student loan, nutrition programs out of Education Dept:" https://archive.ph/iytkd

The SBA is a lot smaller than the education Department and is already swamped. They have zero experience doing any of this.

Students Loans and Grants are how nearly everyone not born so rich they can pay cash upfront goes to college. Clogging this system to uselessness stops a whole lot of talented and hard working people from getting degrees.

Kids can't learn very well if they are too hungry to con concentrate. starving them of essential nutrients causes long term learning delays and health issues. This is designed to keep the children of the poor sick and poor and combined with strangling the student loan program is a way to deny them a life time of opportunities.

This is the rich pulling up the ladder of success after them to prevent everyone else achieving a decent standard of living.

* Bonus they are dumping this on the SBA while slashing it to ribbons as part of their plan to crush small businesses to help the Billionaires who bought Trump:

"Small Business Administration plans to slash staff by over 40 percent amid agency-wide reorganization:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/21/small-business-administration-job-cuts-00003736

* How to in post. "hey it's probably a really good idea to download a copy of your Master Promissory Note:" https://www.tumblr.com/becausegoodheroesdeservekidneys/778806373433720832

* "So What Exactly Is Going On With Student Loans?:" https://slate.com/life/2025/03/trump-news-department-of-education-order-means-chaos-for-student-loans.html

* "Latest Trump cuts put summer reading, mobile libraries and local museums in jeopardy:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/03/20/trump-order-library-museum-federal-employee-leave/82572108007/

* "'Deeply outraged': Mayor Justin Bibb slams Trump administration for cutting 553K pounds of food for Greater Cleveland Food Bank:" https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/greater-cleveland-food-bank-president-donald-trump-administration-cancel-order-mayor-justin-bibb-usda/95-fad2bf18-a66b-4c1f-8859-d3e22694e486

* They are obeying in advance. "Columbia bows to Trump administration, hoping to restore federal funding:" https://gothamist.com/news/columbia-bows-to-trump-administration-hoping-to-restore-federal-funding

* They are obeying in advance. "Legal community shaken by a powerful law firm's decision to give in to Trump's demands:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/legal-community-shaken-powerful-law-firm-paul-weiss-trump-rcna197490

* Perkins Coie is not and they are doing the right thing. If no one stands up now, no law firm is likely to ever stand up to Trump again. "Legal organizations alarmed over Trump’s targeting of Seattle law firm Perkins Coie:" https://www.opb.org/article/2025/03/16/seattle-legal-organizations-perkins-coie/

* "DOJ moves to boot federal judge from Perkins Coie case:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/21/doj-federal-judge-perkins-coie-case-00243928

* "One Firm Fights; One Firm Forfeits ft. Liz Dye:"

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* "Trump executive order targets law firm challenging anti-trans policies:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-targets-jenner-block

* This looks illegal on it's face. Apparently judges are agreeing "In back-to-back rulings, federal judges rule against Trump orders targeting law firms:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/g-s1-56890/law-firms-sue-trump

* "Major law firm strikes preemptive deal with White House:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/28/skadden-arps-trump-law-deal-028324

* ...And another law firm caves so that's 2 fought and won, one still fighting, and two caved in advance.

* "America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State: For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.:" https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/05/trump-executive-order-lawlessness-constitutional-crisis/682112/

* "Judge says Justice Department attacked her character to ‘impugn the integrity’ of US judicial system:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-judiciary-executive-power-lawsuits-547ba740ad8689c8b8bd80291d2f4ad0

* "Trump appoints former personal attorney Alina Habba as US attorney for New Jersey:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-appoints-alina-habba-us-attorney-new-jersey/story?id=120099632

* "USDA halts millions of dollars worth of deliveries to food banks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/19/usda-halts-deliveries-food-banks-trump-00239453

You realize that without this, there will be hardly any protein, right?

Reminder: We have so much extra money that we have wasted 18.2 million dollars on Trump's golf outing as of last week. Why is that a better use of taxpayer money then helping farmers and feeding people?

* "School Lunches Should Be Free:"

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* "Protests Break Out Across US Over Plans To Change Postal Service:" https://www.newsweek.com/protests-plans-change-postal-service-2049406

* "US Postmaster General DeJoy steps down:" https://archive.ph/AGasQ

* Republicans decided we should no longer "waste money" on weather balloons used to track hurricanes in Tornado alley amoung other things. "National Weather Service Suspends Critical Service Again Amid DOGE Cuts:" https://www.newsweek.com/national-weather-service-suspends-critical-service-again-amid-doge-cuts-2048313

* "Fired National Park Service Staff Will Be Reinstated, but Long-Term Threats Loom:" https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21032025/todays-climate-fired-national-parks-workers-reinstated/

* "Protesters descend on Yosemite, Channel Islands and 91 other national parks:" https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/protests-national-parks-budget-20234508.php

* "Mount Rainier rally part of nationwide push to protect parks, federal workers:" https://www.king5.com/article/news/national/mount-rainier-rally-nationwide-push-to-protect-parks-federal-workers-washington/281-9fd675cc-5907-4965-82f2-dda739c1bca2

* "Protesters gathered outside Great Smoky Mountains National Park amid federal cuts:" https://www.wate.com/news/smoky-mountains/protesters-gathered-outside-great-smoky-mountains-national-park-amid-federal-cuts/

* "As Americans Protest Attacks on Public Lands, Trump Signals National Monuments May be Shrunk or Eliminated:" https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18032025/trump-administration-attacks-national-monuments-protests/

* "Kristi Noem to Trump’s Cabinet: I’m ‘Going to Eliminate’ FEMA:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/kristi-noem-to-trumps-cabinet-im-going-to-eliminate-fema/

* "Trump wants FEMA gone. But that could be its own kind of disaster.:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/kristi-noem-fema-donald-trump-rcna198190

* "“This man is not our boss” — EPA workers rally against DOGE cuts:" https://www.theverge.com/news/635710/doge-musk-trump-environmental-protection-agency-epa

* "EPA employees rally in Denver against President Trump’s job and funding cuts:" https://www.cpr.org/2025/03/26/epa-employees-rally-in-denver-against-president-trumps-job-and-funding-cuts/

* Yet they are purging all these extremely competent people at the top based entirely on skin colour or gender to make room for mediocre or worse white men."Hegseth Brings in Emotional Support Brother as Pentagon Aide:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/hegseth-brings-in-emotional-support-brother-as-pentagon-aide/

* "Protestors outside Neal Dunn’s info session believe that Veterans Association cuts are unjust:" https://www.wjhg.com/2025/03/23/protestors-outside-neal-dunns-info-session-believe-that-verterans-association-cuts-are-unjust/

* "Veterans becoming face of Trump’s government cuts and Democrats’ resistance:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/veterans-becoming-face-of-trumps-government-cuts-and-democrats-resistance

* "Another judge blocks the Pentagon from implementing Trump's transgender military ban:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-military-ban-injunction

* "BREAKING: Judge reinstates nationwide stop to Trump’s trans military ban:" https://www.advocate.com/news/trans-military-ban-injunction-reinstated

* "​Internet drags Pete Hegseth after he mocked judge who blocked Trump's trans military ban:" https://www.advocate.com/news/pete-hegseth-dragged-mocking-judge#rebelltitem5

* "Congress members denounce VA's end to gender-affirming care, demand answers:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/congress-members-condemn-va

* "Opinion | The DEI Purge Will Weaken Our Military:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/03/19/dei-pentagon-hegseth-trump-00236799

* "DOD removed pages that referenced the Holocaust, then restored at least one:" https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dod-pages-dei-holocaust/

* "Trump administration scrubs 'Golden Girls' star's Marine Corps contributions in latest DEI purge:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-bea-arthur-golden-girls-dei

* "These are the US military's diversity photos Trump doesn't want you to see:" https://www.aol.com/us-militarys-diversity-photos-trump-093001345.html

* Nearly all our Domestic Terrorists are Republican, so.... "Trump administration cuts national database tracking domestic terrorism:" https://archive.ph/dArH6#selection-558.0-558.1

* Mine's up in threeish years. "Trump’s Gender Order Won’t Affect Existing Passports — Unless They’re Renewed:" https://www.notus.org/whitehouse/trump-gender-sex-order-passports

* "Trump vs. Maine: State refuses anti-trans sports policies as federal agencies push to cut funding:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-vs-maine-explained

* "DO THIS: Oppose Trump administration move to ban trans health care coverage in the ACA:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/2030901.html

Direct Link to Comment: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/03/19/2025-04083/patient-protection-and-affordable-care-act-marketplace-integrity-and-affordability

* NYU Obeyed in advance. "‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentation:" https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/climate-of-fear-montreal-doctor-says-nyu-cancelled-her-presentation/

* I may have missed this, so I'm posting it. "CDC orders mass retraction and revision of submitted research across all science and medicine journals. Banned terms must be scrubbed.:" https://insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-news-cdc-orders-mass-retraction

* "U.S. health department plans to slash 10,000 jobs as RFK Jr. upends agencies:" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/27/rfk-jr-plans-10000-hhs-job-cuts.html

* I know I keep saying this, but so many people are going to die because of RFKJr's policies.

* "US pulls back $12 billion in funding to state health departments:" https://archive.ph/oLqwH

* "$160M in WA health funding axed by Trump administration:" https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2025/03/27/160m-in-wa-health-funding-axed-by-trump-administration-cuts/

* "CDC is pulling back $11B in Covid funding sent to health departments across the U.S.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-pulling-back-11b-covid-funding-sent-health-departments-us-rcna198006

* NOTE: not all the grants. "NIH restores some long COVID grants:" https://cen.acs.org/policy/research-funding/NIH-restores-long-COVID-grants/103/web/2025/03

* RFK Jr.'s disinformation campaign is doing a massive amount of damage. "Growing measles outbreak in Texas pushes U.S. cases above 520:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/texas-measles-outbreak-grows-us-cases-rcna198557

Not vaccinating children who can be safely vaccinated is child abuse, in my opinion.

* "The CDC Buried a Measles Forecast That Stressed the Need for Vaccinations:" https://www.propublica.org/article/measles-vaccine-rfk-cdc-report

* Because RFK Jr. lied about vitamin A, people are now damaging their children's livers rather than give the safe vaccines. "West Texas children treated for vitamin A toxicity as medical disinformation spreads alongside measles outbreak:" https://www.tpr.org/public-health/2025-03-27/west-texas-children-treated-for-vitamin-a-toxicity-as-medical-disinformation-spreads-alongside-measles-outbreak

* "Why I left my job leading public health messaging for the CDC: Public health policy must be guided by facts and not fantasy.:" https://archive.ph/rx1KR

* "The top FDA vaccine official is forced out, cites RFK Jr.'s 'misinformation and lies':" https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5344010/fda-peter-marks-rfk-jr

* "RFK Jr. to shut down HHS Office of Infectious Diseases & HIV Policy:" https://www.advocate.com/health/office-infectious-diseases-hiv-closing

* "The War on Poppers Started Long Before RFK Jr. Took Over HHS :" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/popper-drug-crackdown-rfk-lgbtq-1235299650/

* "POPPERS 101 and HIV/AIDS Dropped by CDC:"

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* And now for some bonus RFK Jr. body shaming and assholery: "RFK Jr. Tells Governor to His Face He Needs to Lose 30 Pounds:" https://www.newsweek.com/rfk-jr-west-virginia-governor-patrick-morrisey-weight-2052287

* EBT/SNAP is not HHS, but the Agriculture Department/USDA. "RFK Jr.'s food stamp plan fuels tension with USDA:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/27/rfk-jr-food-stamps-soda-usda-tension-00252045

* "Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism:" https://archive.ph/4nc3I

There is no link. It's been proved over and over.

We are not only wasting time and money on this we could be spending vaccinating kids in the middle of a measles epidemic, but we aren't hiring a scientist to run it, but a propagandist.

* "Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff:" https://apnews.com/article/voice-of-america-trump-a1ed0ad37917055a1565da5325bd4fd8

* "Radio Free Europe says Trump administration rescinded its grant termination order:" https://archive.ph/ccFBJ

* "Trump signs order to ‘remove improper ideology’ from Smithsonian museums and zoo:" https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-3-27-2025

* "Critics see Trump attacks on the ‘Black Smithsonian’ as an effort to sanitize racism in US history:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-black-history-smithsonian-dei-687fd306dc9c6d7611300d74fe49b8aa

* "Trump directs JD Vance to go after ‘woke zoos’ :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-directs-jd-vance-to-go-after-woke-zoos-235744325555

* "Donald Trump's Spiritual Advisor Faces Christian Backlash:" https://www.newsweek.com/paula-white-cain-christians-donald-trump-2050102

* "Trump has big dreams for the Kennedy Center but doesn't seem to know what it does:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-kennedy-center-audience-rcna197179

* "Trump calls on Polis to remove ‘purposefully distorted’ portrait of himself hanging in the Colorado capitol:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/24/trump-portrait-colorado-polis-00244561

* "Some underreported news and the return of Your Moment of Zen:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/2031467.html

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* "Trump asks Supreme Court for OK to cut teacher-training money as part of anti-DEI push:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/26/trump-supreme-court-teacher-training-00251211

* "Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mass firings of probationary workers:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/24/trump-supreme-court-fired-probationary-workers-00244890

* "Supreme Court upholds Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns:" https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-ghost-guns-bf404db1d4ece56203c8748b2544dc02

* "Supreme Court takes up case claiming Obamacare promotes “homosexual behavior”: The Texas plaintiffs say requiring workplace insurers to provide PrEP violates their religious beliefs.:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/01/supreme-court-takes-up-case-claiming-obamacare-promotes-homosexual-behavior/

Once again Christians are claiming corporations are people have religious convictions and that their right to deny bodily autonomy for religious reasons are more important than mere human type people's right to bodily autonomy.

* "Is America a Kleptocracy?:" https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/25/america-kleptocracy-trump-musk-corruption/

* "Whipsawed by Trump’s tariffs, the US public is getting a lot more nervous about the economy:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-economy-consumer-confidence-tariffs-inflation-849d658cbab7992590a5a3bb3449aa52

* "Everything Owned by Nestlé:" https://wyomingllcattorney.com/Blog/Everything-Owned-by-Nestle

* "US likely to reach debt limit X-date in August or September, Congress’ scorekeeper predicts :" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/03/26/congress/us-likely-to-reach-debt-limit-x-date-in-august-or-september-congress-scorekeeper-predicts-00250525

* Scary Shit. "US House Speaker Johnson says Congress can 'eliminate' district courts:" https://archive.ph/FUgTk

* "Elon Musk’s Space Business Partner Is Poised to Take Over NASA:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/elon-musk-jared-isaacman-nasa-spacex-business-partner-1235301236/

* "Who Is Frank Bisignano? Democrats Grill Trump’s Social Security Pick At Confirmation Amid DOGE Cuts To Service.:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2025/03/25/who-is-frank-bisignano-democrats-grill-trumps-social-security-pick-at-confirmation-amid-doge-cuts-to-service/

* "Fallout coming for House GOP over Trump's rug pull on Stefanik:" https://www.axios.com/2025/03/28/elise-stefanik-mike-johnson-trump-un-ambassador

* "Trump yanks Elise Stefanik’s Cabinet nomination, citing ‘very tight’ GOP majority:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-yanks-elise-stefanik-s-cabinet-nomination-citing-very-tight-gop-majority-235623493907

* "Jasmine Crockett mocks sports bans: 'Find the little trans child that is ruining your life':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/jasmine-crockett-transgender-sports-bans

* "Why anger has shifted from Trump's overreach to the Democrats' disunity and apathy:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trump-overreach-democrats-disunity-opinion

* As always, these are representative samples. There are way more out there.

Pressure both sides. Ask hard questions. Complain. Embarrass them. Keep pushing because we deserve better.

Stay Noisy.

* "Bernie Sanders, AOC rally crowd of 30,000 in Denver’s Civic Center:" https://www.denverpost.com/2025/03/21/bernie-sanders-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-denver-civic-center-trump/

* "Fourth Protest outside Rep. Pete Stauber’s office Demanding answers:" https://www.northernnewsnow.com/2025/03/20/fourth-protest-outside-rep-pete-staubers-office-demanding-answers/

* "Republican Senator Faces Angry Protesters, Questions in Red State:" https://www.newsweek.com/republican-senator-faces-protestors-questions-red-state-2048906

* "Nevada voters pack town hall to voice concerns about Trump policies:" https://knpr.org/politics/2025-03-21/nevada-voters-pack-town-hall-to-voice-concerns-about-trump-policies

* "‘Do your job’: Voters voice frustration after Nancy Mace declines town hall invite:" https://www.counton2.com/news/local-news/do-your-job-voters-voice-frustration-after-nancy-mace-declines-town-hall-invite/

* "Protestors gather outside Rep. Buddy Carters’ office:" https://www.wsav.com/news/protestors-gather-outside-rep-buddy-carters-office/

* "Andy Barr knew Lexington town hall was locally organized. He still lied about attendees | Opinion:" https://www.kentucky.com/opinion/linda-blackford/article302754904.html

* "Democrat Confronted by Angry Protesters at Town Hall:" https://www.newsweek.com/democrat-confronted-angry-protesters-town-hall-2048388

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

We are trying to build a good list of resistance resources.

Please add more below if you have them.

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

* "Democracy 2025:" https://www.democracy2025.org/?utm_source=df-ad&utm_medium=&utm_campaign=21912407002&utm_content=721373734297&source=df-ad-gs&gad_source=1

* "Resisting Fascism in 2025 and Beyond:" https://www.prideandpagesbookclub.com/resisting-fascism-in-2025-and-beyond

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options:

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

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

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

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

Script to complain about Elon Musk/DOGE. I also suggest contacting your AG about data privacy. "Introducing Red State Scripts, Vol. 1:" https://homewiththearmadillo.blog/2025/02/10/introducing-red-state-scripts-vol-1/

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

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

* Useful organizing links and resources: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/771859083592613888/hater-of-terfs-ive-already-reblogged-a-link-to?source=share

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

* How to render emergency aid in a riot: https://riotmedicine.net/static/downloads/riot-medicine_a5.pdf

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

* Avoiding Activist Burnout: https://www.tumblr.com/veluigi/771755723969478656/on-twitter-im-seeing-dozens-of-threads-from-black?source=share

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

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

* Free Bystander training amoung other useful things. "Right to Be Training:" https://righttobe.org/upcoming-free-trainings/

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* "Democrats take hope from upset win in a GOP-leaning Pennsylvania state Senate district:" https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-democratic-party-donald-trump-election-094e907bd9af0d55a3ac76bb5e22d17c

* Voting has started for the April 1 special Election. Republicans have a wafer thin majority in the House of Representatives. "Democrats raise millions for Florida special elections in Trump territory:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democrats-raise-millions-florida-special-elections-trump-territory-rcna197311

* "Josh Weil shocks by raising more than $10M for CD 6 Special Election:" https://floridapolitics.com/archives/727090-josh-weil-shocks-by-raising-more-than-10m-for-cd-6-special-election/

* "Ahead of Wisconsin Supreme Court election, Elon Musk PAC offers cash for pledge: The group backing conservative candidate Brad Schimel is offering $100 to people who sign a petition against 'activist judges':" https://www.wpr.org/news/wisconsin-supreme-court-election-elon-musk-cash-for-pledge

This was wildly illegal last time Musk did it, but he wasn't arrested and laws no longer apply to republicans, so here we are.

* "Wisconsin attorney general sues Elon Musk to block $1 million payment offers:" https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-elon-musk-trump-d75807980ac311b87606fb4ec58cc466

* "Wisconsin appeals court won’t stop Musk’s $1 million payments to voters after attorney general sues:" https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-musk-million-dollar-checks-43fa79215e16c333a1079a86cb9aab08

* "Special election to fill former Sen. Justin Eichorn’s seat set for April 29:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/03/25/special-election-to-fill-former-sen-justin-eichorns-seat-set-for-april-29

* "Have LGBTQ+ rights in Florida reached a turning point? Advocates have hope:" https://www.advocate.com/florida-lgbtq-hope

* "Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear vetoes anti-DEI bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/kentucky-beshear-vetoes-anti-dei-bill

* "NJ Democrats for governor want to amend the constitution for abortion. Legal experts call it ‘unnecessary’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/23/nj-democrats-for-governor-want-to-amend-the-constitution-for-abortion-legal-experts-call-it-unnecessary-00244111

* "How Republican State Lawmakers Are Trying to Have It Both Ways on Lifesaving Abortions:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/03/abortion-exceptions-republicans-kentucky-texas-fetal-personhood.html

* "After reported deaths, Texas lawmakers file bills to clear confusion over medical exceptions to state's near abortion ban:" https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/deaths-texas-lawmakers-file-bills-clear-confusion-medical-exceptions-near-abortion-ban/

* "How Texas Republicans plan to keep cracking down on abortion:" https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/21/texas-abortion-fight-pills-travel-fund/

* "Transgender Texans refuse to be erased as Republicans try to make their existence illegal:" https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-transgender-community-under-attack

* "Texas Bill Would Require Photo ID to Buy Sex Toys Online, Calling Them 'Obscene Devices':" https://people.com/texas-bill-will-require-id-to-purchase-a-sex-toy-online-11703746

* "Florida bill to allow teens to work overnight hours on school days moves forward:" https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/florida-senate-panel-advances-bill-to-further-roll-back-child-labor-restrictions/

* "Top Florida lawmaker has ‘personal concerns’ about a push to loosen child-labor laws:" https://archive.ph/hP1Wk

They want children to work all night on school nights to make up for all the people being deported.

Florida, please protest!

* "West Virginia lawmakers vote to overturn local protections for LGBTQ+ people:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/wv-gop-vote-overturn-lgbtq-protections

* "Utah becomes the first state to ban Pride and other flags on public schools and government buildings:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/utah-bans-pride-flags-public-buildings

* We are headed to an even scarier place. "GOP lawmakers in 10 states introduce bills to treat abortion as homicide:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/gop-lawmakers-in-10-states-introduce-bills-to-treat-abortion-as-homicide/ar-AA1BPSFB

* "Youngkin vetoes bills that would have raised minimum wage, given paid sick leave to all and more:" https://www.wric.com/news/politics/capitol-connection/youngkin-vetoes-minimum-wage-paid-sick-leave-bills/

* "Mayor Michelle Wu - Making Boston A Home For Everyone | The Daily Show:"

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* "Demonstrators rally at site of Patrick Henry’s ‘Liberty or Death’ speech:" https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/richmond/demonstrators-rally-at-site-of-patrick-henrys-liberty-or-death-speech/

* "Parents call out school board member for anti-LGBTQ+ posts:" https://www.advocate.com/news/kentucky-school-board-member-homophobia

* "3 killed, 15 injured in shootout at 'unsanctioned car show' in New Mexico park:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/3-killed-14-injured-new-mexico-mass-shooting-rcna197615

* " Texas officials demand answers after video shows Austin police slamming transgender woman to ground :" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-woman-manhandled-austin-police

* "Minneapolis to pay $600,000 to settle with woman who says Derek Chauvin knelt on her neck:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/minneapolis-pay-600000-settle-woman-says-derek-chauvin-knelt-neck-rcna190312

* "'Ridiculous': George Floyd's girlfriend reacts to far-right effort to pardon Derek Chauvin:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/ridiculous-george-floyd-s-girlfriend-reacts-to-far-right-effort-to-pardon-derek-chauvin-235151429763

* "I’m an Incarcerated Nurse — Women’s Health in Prison Is Hell and Will Only Get Worse Under Trump:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/prison-health-incarcerated-nurse-trump-healthcare-america-1235299298/

* "The Succession Battle For A Prison Empire:" https://archive.ph/rkzWe#selection-736.0-736.1

* "'Nazis are not welcome in Austin' | UT students to protest controversial on-campus conference:" https://www.kvue.com/article/news/education/university-of-texas/natal-conference-ut-austin-campus-protest/269-26e25360-d2f7-4558-82e5-d2b7a6ef6e00

* "Texas A&M's drag ban blocked by federal court as judge cites free 'speech rights':" https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-am-drag-ban-blocked

* "Federal judge again blocks Iowa book ban; expected to rule on 'don't say gay' restrictions soon:" https://www.advocate.com/news/judge-blocks-iowa-book-ban

* CW: Rape. "Why Maids Keep Dying in Saudi Arabia: East African leaders and Saudi royals are among those profiting off a lucrative, deadly trade in domestic workers.:" https://archive.ph/avdTi

* Every Republican against us accusation is a confession. CW: CSA "Minnesota anti-trans state senator, who touted Trump derangement syndrome, arrested for soliciting a minor:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/minnesota-justin-eichorn-arrested

* CW: Domestic Violence. "Rebecca Marodi murder: Wife accused of fatally stabbing fire captain detained in Mexico:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/rebecca-marodi-stabbing-wife-detained

* "Texas’ first abortion arrests stem from monthlong attorney general investigation:" https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/17/texas-abortion-midwife-arrested/

* "Notes from a gender clinician:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/gender-clinician-affirming-care

* "Hungarians protest Pride ban; Budapest mayor promises LGBTQ+ support:" https://www.advocate.com/news/hungarians-protest-pride-ban

* "Missing gay Arizona yoga instructor, Marcus Freiberger, found dead after blind date:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/missing-gay-yoga-arizona-dead#toggle-gdpr

* "Gay men's chorus member killed in suspected Texas road rage attack — family and police seek help:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/road-rage-gay-killing-texas

* "Mississippi restaurant gets lambasted for straight-couples-only offer:" https://www.advocate.com/news/mississippi-restaurant-lambasted-for-homophobia

* Gender Policing and Transphobia harm everyone. "Walmart fires 6'4" cisgender woman threatened by man who thought she was trans:" https://www.advocate.com/news/walmart-fires-mistaken-trans-woman

* "Texas is poised to make measles a nationwide epidemic, public health experts say:" https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/21/texas-measles-vaccine-new-mexico-oklahoma-us/

* "2 more cases of measles confirmed in Maryland:" https://wtop.com/health-fitness/2025/03/2-more-cases-of-measles-confirmed-in-maryland/

* "New Mexico measles cases continue to rise in SE corner:" https://sourcenm.com/briefs/new-mexico-measles-cases-continue-to-rise-in-se-corner/

* "An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/03/als-outbreak-montchavin-mystery/682096/

* How to fight your insurance company when they insist you take meds that don't work instead of a more expensive one that does: https://steptherapy.com/step-therapy-legislation-by-state/

* "Video: UW-led research links wildfire smoke exposure with increased dementia risk:" https://www.washington.edu/news/2024/11/25/video-uw-led-research-links-wildfire-smoke-exposure-with-increased-dementia-risk/

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* "Over 25 million remain under red flag warnings with heightened risk of wildfires:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wildfire-warnings-continue-parts-country-strong-winds-persist/story?id=120030148

* "Most Texas wildfires are contained Saturday despite elevated threats, forest service says:" https://www.dallasnews.com/news/weather/2025/03/22/most-texas-wildfires-are-contained-saturday-despite-elevated-threats-forest-service-says/

* "Wildfires force mandatory evacuation order in western North Carolina:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/wildfires-force-mandatory-evacuation-order-western-north-carolina-120068816

* "Firefighters battle four uncontained wildfires, evacuations in effect:" https://www.wyff4.com/article/polk-county-wnc-wildfires-high-fire-danger/64243054

* "Wildfires in North and South Carolina fueled by drought, wind and fallen trees from Hurricane Helene:" https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-north-south-carolina-evacuations-af970ce0551007bfa0a5940aed58d68a

* "Aid rushes into Myanmar after earthquake kills over 1,600, ravages cities:" https://archive.ph/jsXsV

* "Myanmar junta accused of air strike even after quake:" https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250330-myanmar-junta-accused-of-air-strike-even-after-quake

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* "'Magnets for human connection': Why Japanese ‘micro-forests' are transforming our cities:" https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/02/17/the-japanese-micro-forest-method-is-transforming-cities

* "Debunking Garden Watering Myths:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5JAeCFM8H9E

* "Scientists were in Antarctica when a giant iceberg broke free. Here’s what they found in its shadow:" https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/03/23/scientists-were-in-antarctica-when-a-giant-iceberg-broke-free-heres-what-they-found-in-its

* "This Fly Larva’s Butt Looks Like a Termite’s Head—and Termites Are Falling for It:" https://gizmodo.com/this-fly-larvas-butt-looks-like-a-termites-head-and-termites-are-falling-for-it-2000563456

* "This Apex Predator Was ‘King of the Ancient Egyptian Forest’ Then Mysteriously Went Extinct:" https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/this-apex-predator-was-king-of-the-ancient-egyptian-forest-then-mysteriously-went-extinct/

* "The Only Black Police Precinct in U.S. History: How Miami Was Policed During Segregation:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/black-police-precinct-history-miami

* "New photo from Pulse shooting shows exit blocked by refrigerator, which may have cost lives:" https://www.advocate.com/news/new-photo-pulse-exit-blocked

* "Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio: This Is the Way We Rise:" https://kcts9.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/identity-poetry-activism-video/this-is-the-way-we-rise-american-masters/

* "Scientist’s ‘disturbing’ behavior, death threats at Antarctic base prompts probe:" https://interestingengineering.com/culture/scientist-disturbing-behavior-antarctic-probe-begins

* "TSA stops man with live turtle in his pants:" https://www.nbcrightnow.com/news/tsa-stops-man-with-live-turtle-in-his-pants/video_29a3b6d1-67d9-5dfc-a44e-765beb8ebc5d.html

* "Passenger Allegedly Swallowed Rosary Beads and Attacked Crew Members During Mid-Flight Meltdown:" https://people.com/plane-passenger-allegedly-swallowed-rosary-beads-and-attacked-crew-members-11695552

* Thursday a week ago, I had thought I was likely going to crash again 2AMish as I woke up exhausted, headachy, with all my joints screaming at me, but it got better about 2-3, so I soldiered on and got the aggregate out. Friday, I was well enough to do almost bare minimum physio, which I'm counting as a win.

My hopes of being super productive Friday night failed, alas, but for good reasons. The cats were doing Peaceable Kingdom in my bed, so I read most of Tidal Creatures while administering pettins on demand and cuddle naps for cats. I also had a bunch of small things needing doing I'd been in too much pain to handle around the Cat Asylum, which I spaced out in classic chronic pain fashion in between rests. Also I fell down a medieval history rabbit hole for about an hour. <.< >.>

Tonight was I was also migrating another function across to Killian laptop, and inevitably diving in and out of settings as I found things needing tweaking. This is why it generally takes several weeks to get a lap top going right, and this time having to use waterfox classic instead of standard waterfox meant I had to rethink job distributions, since a bunch of extensions don't work on classic. Limited utility means I need to switch some functions for other browsers. It's mostly sorted now, though I may need more tweaks.

Part of why Thursday worked out so well for me is I'm getting better at the new work flow pattern, so certain things can move a little faster.

So progress, basically, even though it feels like running on sand.

* Thursday this week, I had to stay up for painful x-rays and doctor prodding, as well as to have blood taken. The x-rays were incredibky painful as my hip joint are terrible right now and it's a lot of standing in fixed positions. My shoulder joint healed correctly. I have been released in the wild to do more at home physio. I am to focus particularly on inward motion, which means I will need to get creative. Sigh.

* So about a week and a half ago, a friend sent me NasalCrom to see if it could make a dent in my chronic sinus infection/sinusitis situation. It's really impressive, as it turns out. My sinuses have been slowly draining, which is not pleasant, but neither was several years of sinus headaches and the constant need to manually drain them 1-3 times a day depending on how much worse my allergies to Outside are making things. This, at least is progress towards an actual solution.

TMI after this point.
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* New Tavy pics: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/778947425672019968/the-emperor-has-found-a-new-perch-from-which-to?source=share

* "DOGE Protestors Turn Their Focus on Tesla & Delayed NASA Astronauts Make It Home | The Daily Show:"

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* "GOP Pumps Tesla As Trump Admin Flubs JFK File Release & DEI Scrubbing | The Daily Show:"

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* "Jon Stewart on Which Speech Is Free and Which Will Cost You in Trump’s America | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump's Kennedy Center Takeover | Kristi Noem Taunts Canada | Taking Greenland:"

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* "Signalgate: Trump Tries To Dodge Explosive National Security Scandal | All Of Them Should Be Fired:"

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* "Hegseth's Sloppy Security Breach | Mike Waltz: Goldberg's Number Got "Sucked In" To My Phone:"

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* "Blame Mike Waltz | Trump Team's Sloppy Digital Footprints | The Fertilization President:"

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* "How Many Dildos Is Too Many? Texas Offers An Answer:"

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* "Consumer Watch: Delete Your DNA | Toys For Kidults | Tax Prep For Kids:"

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* "Survive the Apocalypse in Luxury at this Doomsday Prepper Ranch | The Daily Show:"

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* "‘Why I’m Misogynistic’ | Are The Straights OK?:"

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* "the idea of odysseus as, like, a military propagandist/PR officer is really fun for me in a fucked up way, given that he Did Not Want To Go To War In The First Place.:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/779357773890732032/to-me-this-also-fits-with-him-taking-neoptolemus

* "Tumultuous 1066:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2XdqjwPHWps

* "Worrisome War Wolves:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1o5nXucddGQ

* "Perilous Pazzis:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G0MaPqF_Cqs

* "Woeful WWI:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/gRR2rKDo1IM

* "White House Easter Egg Roll Sponsors:"

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* "Resurrecting The Wooly Mammoth:"

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* "Styling the Whole World:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XDxRiYF-v8s

* "Take a look at the winning images from this year's British Wildlife Photography Awards:" https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/03/19/take-a-look-at-the-winning-images-from-this-years-british-wildlife-photography-awards

* "Sunday Sweets Springs In:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-springs-in-2025

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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.

* "Nationwide Economic Blackout: Boycott Dates for Target, Amazon, Others:" https://www.newsweek.com/nationwide-economic-blackout-boycott-dates-target-amazon-others-2037986

* How to fight your insurace company when they insist you take meds that don't work instead of a more expensive one that does: https://steptherapy.com/step-therapy-legislation-by-state/

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* "Israel plans to build 3,300 new settlement homes. It says it’s a response to a Palestinian attack:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-settlements-hamas-gaza-war-netanyahu-smotrich-1d2306d55c24c8559b630d9f20db30e2

* CW: Rape. "U.N. report finds ‘reasonable grounds’ to believe victims were sexually assaulted Oct. 7:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/03/04/israel-hamas-war-news-gaza-palestine/#link-MVPCJFYKPVHJHIVS2GUXLG6WQQ

* "Gaza: Worst famine fears realised as 10th child reportedly ‘starves to death’:" https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147112

* "Palestine Children’s Relief Fund:" https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-recovery

* Verified charities to help Palestinians: https://cleolinda.tumblr.com/post/737312194805612544

* Fundraisers for Gaza: https://www.tumblr.com/el-shab-hussein/742344297699999744/hi-if-its-okay-i-saw-you-were-boosting?source=share

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* "Harris urges a Gaza cease-fire for hostage deal, presses Israel to ease aid delivery:" https://www.npr.org/2024/03/03/1235712368/kamala-harris-gaza-ceasefire-israel-aid

* "HOW ISRAEL QUIETLY CRUSHED EARLY AMERICAN JEWISH DISSENT ON PALESTINE:" https://theintercept.com/2024/03/03/israel-our-palestine-question-zionism-american-jews/

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* "In Ethiopia, a secret committee orders killings and arrests to crush rebels:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ethiopia-violence-committee/

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* "31,000 Ukrainian troops killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Zelenskyy says:" https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-troops-killed-zelenskyy-675f53437aaf56a4d990736e85af57c4

* "How one officer class offers a glimpse into Russia’s military amid Ukraine war:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-russia-officers/

* "Indians are unwittingly recruited into the Russian army:" https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2024/02/29/indians-are-unwittingly-recruited-into-the-russian-army_6573586_4.html

* "How Russian officials and their collaborators spirit away Ukraine’s children:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-children/

* "Ukrainian veterans protest after church withdrawals gay soldier's medal:" https://www.advocate.com/world/ukrainian-gay-soldier-medal-withdrawn

* "With lives shattered by war, Ukrainian teens build new dreams:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/ukraine-crisis-anniversary-teenagers/

* "Inside Ukraine’s Wartime Salons:" https://www.allure.com/story/ukraine-wartime-salons?utm_source=pocket_discover

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* "Russia’s Wagner Group expands into Africa’s Sahel with a new brand:" https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/12/russias-wagner-group-expands-into-africas-sahel-with-a-new-brand.html

* "Yulia Navalnaya once avoided the limelight. Now she’s Russia’s newest opposition leader:" https://apnews.com/article/yulia-navalnaya-navalny-death-92efe8fa54fa6a6614fb3433c27e4878

* "Inside ‘The Game’: The dangerous new path migrants are risking to get to the EU:" https://inews.co.uk/news/world/refugee-europe-bosnia-asylum-seeker-2916539

* CW: Sexual Abuse. "Inside North Korea's Forced-Labor Program:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/04/inside-north-koreas-forced-labor-program-in-china

* "Asylum-seekers risk lives to cross Rio Grande into US:" https://www.reuters.com/pictures/asylum-seekers-risk-lives-cross-rio-grande-into-us-2024-02-26/

* "A unanimous Supreme Court restores Trump to the Colorado ballot:" https://www.npr.org/2024/03/04/1230453714/supreme-court-trump-colorado-ballot

* "4 takeaways from the Supreme Court’s ruling on Trump and 14th Amendment:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/03/04/takeaways-supreme-court-trump-ruling/

* "Amazon’s Big Secret:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/amazon-profits-antitrust-ftc/677580/

* "Republicans who say they support IVF backed a bill protecting life ‘at conception’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/02/25/ivf-republicans-legislation/

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options:

Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the representative of your choice.
Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/
To get your Critters' numbers to call direct: https://www.congress.gov/members/find-your-member

* The Indivisible Guide: "A Practical Guide to defeating MAGA:" https://indivisible.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220104_Indivisible_%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Defeating%20MAGA.pdf

* The Republican War on Democracy continues. "Trump’s Allies Ramp Up Campaign Targeting Voter Rolls:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/03/us/politics/trump-voter-rolls.html

* "It Can Happen Here: A new project tracking creeping authoritarianism.:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/03/it-can-happen-here-trump-authoritarianism-fascism/

* "She’s a Prophet. She’s a Theocrat. She’s the Most Powerful Lobbyist You’ve Never Heard Of.:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/08/abby-abildness-lobbyist/

* "'The Republican Party is going through some things': Maddow marvels at GOP veering into extremism:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-marvels-at-gop-veering-into-extremism-right-up-to-the-top-205461573974

* "U.S. voters face stark contrast in 2024 choices, with no 'magic wand' coming to help:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/u-s-voters-face-stark-contrast-in-2024-choices-with-no-magic-wand-coming-to-help-205463621504

* "Laverne Cox is begging all queer Americans to vote Democrat in the 2024 election:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/laverne-cox-election-2024

* "Black LGBTQ+ candidates still face bigotry — here's how they're fighting it:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/black-lgbtq-politicians-obstacles

* "Oregon mayoral candidate was involved in 1984 gay bashing but says he's changed:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/oregon-mayoral-candidate-gay-bashing

* "Missouri Republicans try to remove man with ties to KKK from party ballot:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/donald-trump-mark-robinson-mlk

* "Offensive comments by N.C. Republican stand out even in Trump’s party:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/03/02/mark-robinson-governor-candidate-north-carolina-offensive-comments/

* "Donald Trump endorses Mark Robinson, who said gays are ‘filth’ and ‘maggots,’ for NC governor:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/donald-trump-mark-robinson-mlk

* "Trump calls GOP's most toxic candidate 'Martin Luther King times two':" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/4/2227413/-Trump-calls-GOP-s-most-toxic-candidate-Martin-Luther-King-times-two

* Presidential Primaries are ongoing:

NOTE: There is now a call for people to vote "uncommitted" in the Democratic primary as a protest against Biden's Israel policy, I have voted that way in my up coming primary. The time to pressure Biden with your vote is now, not in November. The more of us who do this the more likely he'll actually do something.

Alabama, Alaska (Republicans), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa (Democrats), Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, American Samoa (Democrats): 3/5/24

Hawaii: (Democrats): 3/6/24

American Samoa (Republicans): 3/8/24

Know your state's schedule and where to vote. Make sure you and your friends are registered. If you are voting in person, plan how to get there.

If you live in an open primary state consider voting strategically. Otherwise, vote your heart in the primary. Remember how all those votes for Sanders and Warren pushed Biden and the party platform further left?

Remember to vote in all the races, not just the top of the ticket even if it's in a separate primary (as it is in my state). Who runs congress, your state, and your local government really matters. In some states this is a separate primary. Check the rules for your state.

Never, ever sleep on a chance to vote.

It is always better to vote for someone who will listen to us than to let someone who is actively trying to kill us.

* "'Uncommitted' protest over Biden's Israel support heads to Minnesota:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/uncommitted-protest-aims-minnesota-over-bidens-israel-support-2024-03-04/

* "Biden says Trump wouldn't concede next time: "Losers are never graceful":" https://www.axios.com/2024/03/04/biden-trump-2024-election-concede

* "Nikki Haley wins DC primary, first victory for campaign:" https://www.politico.com/news/2024/03/03/haley-dc-primary-results-00144502

* "Hungarian PM Orban to meet ally Trump on March 8:" https://www.reuters.com/world/hungarian-pm-orban-meet-trump-march-8-florida-2024-03-04/

* "At CPAC, Trump Invokes Clashing Visions of America’s Future:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/24/us/politics/trump-cpac.html

* ""Truly dystopian": Experts worry Trump's school vaccine plan will spark "public health catastrophe":" https://www.salon.com/2024/03/04/truly-dystopian-experts-worry-school-vaccine-plan-will-spark-public-health-catastrophe/

* ""He looks lost": Alarm after Trump's "mind blanks out" repeatedly during speech:" https://www.salon.com/2024/03/04/he-looks-lost-alarm-after-mind-blanks-out-repeatedly-during-speech/

* "Trump’s White House Was ‘Awash in Speed’ — and Xanax:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-white-house-drugs-speed-xanax-1234979503/

* "Kentucky bill threatens to take custody of trans kids using ‘wrong’ school bathroom:" https://www.advocate.com/news/kentucky-bill-take-trans-children

* I think we all know why they want this and what they are going to do to the women. "New Oklahoma bill could allow state to create database of women who had abortions:" https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2024/02/15/oklahoma-abortion-law-kevin-west-bill-creates-database-women/72613836007/#:~:text=New%20Oklahoma%20bill%20could%20allow,of%20women%20who%20had%20abortions&text=A%20Democratic%20lawmaker%20expressed%20concerns,procedure%20and%20ban%20emergency%20contraception.

* "A bill protecting birth control access is headed to Virginia’s governor. Here’s why Republicans said they opposed it.:" https://www.pilotonline.com/2024/03/01/a-bill-protecting-birth-control-access-is-headed-to-virginias-governor-heres-why-republicans-said-they-opposed-it/

* "As Missouri lawmakers continue attacking LGBTQ+ rights, one city is taking a stand against hate:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/columbia-missouri-lgbtq-safe-haven

* "Georgia Senate passes bill to create ‘America First’ license plate:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-passes-bill-creating-america-first-license-plate/XHE3RYKTN5DLPAOJ6PKZRK3HH4/

Reminder: "America first" is a NAZI slogan broadly adopted by Trump and the Republicans for obvious reasons.

* "California Sen. Laphonza Butler reads Audre Lorde in protest of GOP book banning:" https://www.advocate.com/books/banned-books-laphonza-butler

* "Oklahoma superintendent’s ties to anti-trans influencer spark outrage in wake of Nex Benedict’s death:" https://www.advocate.com/news/ryan-walters-transphobic-influencer-ties

* "Oklahoma superintendent and Libs of TikTok celebrate bullying gay principal out of job for drag persona:" https://www.advocate.com/news/oklahoma-drag-principal-resignation

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* "San Francisco prosecutors will seek a retrial in bondage and poppers killing of gay man:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/san-francisco-poppers-murder-retrial

* "Oklahoma High School’s atmosphere of bullying exposed in wake of Nex Benedict’s death:" https://www.advocate.com/news/owasso-high-school-bullying-oklahoma

* "After Nex Benedict's death, 350 LGBTQ+ groups, activists, and celebs urge Oklahoma superintendent's removal:" https://www.advocate.com/news/activists-demand-ryan-walters-removal

* "Nex Benedict's death spurs student walkout at his Oklahoma high school over anti-LGBTQ+ bullying:" https://www.advocate.com/news/nex-benedict-walkout-lgbtq-bullying

* "Nex Benedict vigils are erupting across the country. Here are powerful photos from these memorials:" https://www.advocate.com/news/nex-benedict-vigils-gallery#rebelltitem71

* "Attackers yelled antigay, racist slurs during beach party stabbing of teen boy in California:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/antigay-slurs-teen-attacked-california

* "Colorado police looking for two men who attacked a man in potential antigay hate crime:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/colorado-police-2-men-looking

* "Teachers are tired of the culture wars — and many support LGBTQ+ curricula, Pew survey finds:" https://www.advocate.com/news/teachers-lgbtq-race-education-legislation

* Republicans are winning their war on Bodily Autonomy. "Texas quietly restricts gender-affirming care for trans adults: 'Canary in the coalmine':" https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-gender-affirming-care-medicaid

* "Appeals court lets Indiana's gender-affirming care ban go into effect:" https://www.advocate.com/news/indiana-trans-care-ban-upheld

* "The fight to decolonize queer identity:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trinah-kakyo

* "Transgender rights are under attack not just in the U.S., but around the world: study:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-rights-attack-world

* "Ghana: UN and human rights groups condemn passage of ‘profoundly disturbing’ anti-LGBTQ+ bill:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/03/01/ghana-anti-lgbtq-bill-condemn-un-human-rights-groups/

* Help Queer Folks in Ghana: https://www.silentmajorityghana.com/donate

* "Police raid ‘My Little Pony’ gathering and a gay night at a local club in Russia:" https://www.advocate.com/news/russia-my-little-pony-raid

* "Gay airline employee subject to 'torture' after arrest in Qatar, family says:" https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-airline-torture-qatar-grindr

* "The Czech Republic expands unions for same-sex couples but rejects marriage and full adoption rights:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/29/czech-republic-vote-against-queer-community/

* "Nepal must not move backwards on trans rights:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/manisha-dhakal

* "New South Wales Police commissioner vows to ‘do better’ for victims of LGBTQ+ hate crimes:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/26/new-south-wales-police-report-lgbtqia/

* "Police find bodies of murdered reporter Jesse Baird and his boyfriend:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/jess-baird-murder-details

* "Sydney Mardi Gras comes to a halt as parade pays moving tribute to killed gay couple:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/03/02/jesse-baird-and-luke-davies-sydney-mardi-gras/

* "Trans woman Tiffany Scott dies in custody at high-security Scottish prison:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/03/01/trans-woman-tiffany-scott-dies-in-custody-at-high-security-scottish-prison/

* "MP praised for defending trans rights as conversion therapy ban debate turns into ‘garbled mess’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/03/02/conversion-therapy-bill/

* "Texas Gov. Greg Abbott tells U.N. to 'go pound sand' after LGBTQ+ rights criticism:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/texas-greg-abbott-un-lgbtq

* "Texas AG Ken Paxton can't get PFLAG's data on trans members and care: court:" https://www.advocate.com/law/ken-paxton-pflag-transgender

* "The sinister reason why the Texas Attorney General is demanding LGBTQ+ group members’ names:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/03/01/ken-paxton-pflag-national/

* "A pious Church and Cardinal Dolan trashes a dead trans woman who, like Jesus, helped the marginalized:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/cecilia-gentili-dolan-marginalized

* "Ohio man faces charges after urinating on LGBTQ+ Pride flag in porch while shouting ‘f**k the gays’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/02/28/ohio-man-pees-lgbtq-pride-flag-home/

* "Australian man awkwardly humps his way up a set of railings to avoid using ‘woke’ Pride stairs:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/03/03/man-avoids-gay-stairs/

* "Love Lost, And Found:" https://storycorps.org/animation/love-lost-and-found/

* "Is this the future of PrEP?:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/prep/future-of-prep

* "The FDA Says This Group Can Now Use Biktarvy Safely:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment/fda-new-group-biktarvy-safely

* Wrap it up and get tested regularly. "Queer men aren't the only ones affected by recent syphilis spike:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/women-babies-affected-syphilis-spike

* "Gender and sexuality in autism, explained:" https://www.spectrumnews.org/news/gender-and-sexuality-in-autism-explained/

* They are going to kill some kids, aren't they? "Florida defies CDC in measles outbreak, telling parents it's fine to send unvaccinated kids to school:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/florida-measles-outbreak-unvaccinated-kids-school/

* "There's a norovirus outbreak. Here's how to avoid it — and what to do if you catch it.:" https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/theres-a-norovirus-outbreak-heres-how-to-avoid-it--and-what-to-do-if-you-catch-it-224854240.html

* "Beyond the myths: ADHD explained in powerful comics:" https://www.kevinmd.com/2024/01/beyond-the-myths-adhd-explained-in-powerful-comics.html

* "Silent brain changes precede Alzheimer’s. Researchers have new clues about which come first:" https://apnews.com/article/alzheimers-dementia-amyloid-tau-b31db4ce15caf8b5c9c722b6240b2951

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* "Why industry is blocking the push for more energy efficient homes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/02/21/homebuilders-energy-efficiency-climate/

* "In Cincinnati, redevelopment can mean artwork — and people — disappear:" https://www.npr.org/2024/02/21/1231466640/in-cincinnati-redevelopment-can-mean-artwork-and-people-disappear

* "The Future of Silk:" https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-future-of-silk/

* "Apple’s Car Was Doomed by Its Lofty Ambitions to Outdo Tesla:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2024-03-03/why-was-apple-car-canceled-the-hubris-in-apple-thinking-it-could-outdo-tesla-ltbke5ut

* "X/Twitter has ‘quietly restored’ a ban on misgendering and deadnaming trans people:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2024/03/01/x-twitter-has-quietly-restored-a-ban-on-misgendering-and-deadnaming-trans-people/

* "Elon Musk sues OpenAI's Sam Altman for breach of contract:" https://www.advocate.com/news/sam-altman-openai-elon-musk

* "Can Humans Endure the Psychological Torment of Mars?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/25/magazine/mars-isolation-experiment.html

* "Twin Bell's turtles hatch during research project to repopulate the species in the NSW New England region:" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-21/belles-turtle-repopulation-program-produces-twin-hatchlings-une/103485442

* "Getting that 'Moby Dick' — The first humpback whales to be seen having sex are both male:" https://www.advocate.com/news/humpback-whale-gay-sex

* "Charlotte, a stingray with no male companion, is pregnant in her mountain aquarium:" https://apnews.com/article/stingray-pregnant-charlotte-north-carolina-1da7d7ab06bf22169ef2c8e589db9cb4

* "Pythagoras was wrong: There are no universal musical harmonies, study finds:" https://phys.org/news/2024-02-pythagoras-wrong-universal-musical-harmonies.html

* "Rediscovering Rome’s Female Merchants:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/antiquity-roman-female-merchants

* "A mysterious 2,000-year-old Iron Age warrior was female, a new study shows:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/old-iron-age-female-warrior-scilly-iburial-rcna96595

* "The Humour of Medieval Scribes:" https://www.medievalists.net/2024/02/humour-medieval-scribes/

* "Tales of the Catfish God: Earthquakes in Japanese Woodblock Prints (1855):" https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/earthquakes-in-japanese-woodblock-prints/

* "Recovering the Lost Aviators of World War II:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/recovering-lost-aviators-world-war-ii-180983690/

* "Meet the Boston native at the center of the Tuskegee Airmen mural at Logan Airport:" https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2024-02-29/meet-the-boston-native-at-the-center-of-the-tuskegee-airmen-mural-at-logan-airport

* "Rosalind Franklin was so much more than the ‘wronged heroine’ of DNA:" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02144-4

* "What Is the Dominant Emotion in 400 Years of Women’s Diaries?:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-is-the-dominant-emotion-in-400-years-of-womens-diaries-180983834/

* "The Endangered Languages of NYC:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/02/22/magazine/endangered-languages-nyc.html

* "The Black Women of Gee’s Bend Work Hard and Easy: The wonder world of quilt-making:" https://commonreader.wustl.edu/c/the-black-women-of-gees-bend-work-hard-and-easy/

* "Some Museums Scrambled to Remove Native American Items From Display. These Museums Didn’t Need to.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/why-museum-of-us-history-colorado-didnt-scramble-meet-new-repatriation-rules

* "Pat Logue, Lambda Legal attorney who won landmark cases, has died:" https://www.advocate.com/news/pat-logue-lambda-legal-obituary

* Saturday physio still gave me the shakes, but it was the first time I made any real progress with the hardest Exercise.

Monday, the car fix was cheaper than expected, but they discovered the power steering is about to Go. I've already paid the housing tax, which ate most of my discretionary funds, and I blew the entire EBT on shelf stable easy to make things for while I'm laid up plus a few perishables and I still need to hit the other store for fresh veg and such.

The car fix is expensive, as there aren't that many places carrying compatible parts for a car this ancient, so the price is like twice what it would have been a decade ago. I made the appointment for mid-April, when I hope to be allowed to drive as it takes two of us to drop off and pick up the car. The hope is it can survive another week, as I shan't be allowed to drive for any of March past the 12th.

Sigh. Being Poor is so damned expensive.

I have decided not to worry about it now. Getting through March is going to be hard enough given the surgery stuff. If worse comes to worst I'll just not pay anything but housing next month.

On the up side, the completely immobilized arm for two weeks turns out to have been for the rather extreme and complex surgery we though i was going to need. I am getting the medium surgery instead, so I'll be able to move it a little. It won't be good for much, but can move it a little will be a bit easier than not at all.

I am still stressed out about trips to the toilet and the like, trying to manage one handed without practice. I know lots of people manage fine with one or no arms. I once had a lover who only had one part of one arm and he was the most graceful man I've ever seen including professional dancers. I have no practice though, and I'm not going to be in great shape the first few days.

* "Pig Butchering Scams: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Black writers share their favorite books to honor Black History Month:" https://www.advocate.com/books/black-writers-black-history-month

* "New Indigenous heist movie focuses on repatriation of belongings:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/the-great-salish-heist-1.7112633

* "A gender-bending Civil War soldier's tale comes to the musical stage:" https://www.advocate.com/theater/rosetta-project-civil-war-gender

* "Detectives - SNL:"

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* "Airbnb Design Commercial - SNL:"

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* "Sunday Sweets Sings It's Not Easy Being Green:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-sings-its-not-easy-being-green-2024

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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.

* People have been asking for ways to help trans people in West Virginia, given the scary shit going on there. So far this organization is suggested. I'm keeping an eye out for more ways to help. If you have suggestions, please let me know. "Fairness West Virginia:" https://fairnesswv.org/donate/

* To track more general LGBTQIA+ Legislation: https://www.lgbtmap.org/

* "How you can support queer and trans kids in Oklahoma after Nex Benedict’s death:" https://www.advocate.com/news/how-to-help-trans-kids

* An organization for the parents of trans youths: https://transparentusa.org/

* "2024 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/2024-trans-girl-scouts-to-order-cookies

* "World Central Kitchen:" https://wck.org/

* "Palestine Children’s Relief Fund:" https://pcrf1.app.neoncrm.com/forms/gaza-recovery

* Verified charities to help Palestinians: https://cleolinda.tumblr.com/post/737312194805612544

* Fundraisers for Gaza: https://www.tumblr.com/el-shab-hussein/742344297699999744/hi-if-its-okay-i-saw-you-were-boosting?source=share

* Help Queer Folks in Ghana: https://www.silentmajorityghana.com/donate

* "Library of Congress Launches New Website for Americans to Share COVID-19 Stories:" https://newsroom.loc.gov/news/library-of-congress-launches-new-website-for-americans-to-share-covid-19-stories/s/d5739534-fec6-4e13-9f16-68d6117ee94b

* "We’re looking for English-speaking neopronoun users (aged 18+) to participate in a paid linguistics study.:" https://allthingslinguistic.com/post/741780492503990272/kirby-conrod-is-a-cool-linguist-whos-done-neat

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* "27 experts urge Biden not to allow Saudis to enrich uranium for Israel deal:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/27-experts-urge-biden-not-to-allow-saudis-to-enrich-uranium-for-israel-deal/

* "Hungarian president Katalin Novak uses UN General Assembly to go on ‘anti-family’ tirade:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/20/hungary-president-un-general-assembly-anti-family/

* "Turkey’s president Erdoğan doesn’t know what Pride colours are, makes UN complaint anyway:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/22/turkeys-president-erdogan-un-pride-colours/

* "Hundreds protest overhaul in New York as Netanyahu meets with world leaders:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-protest-overhaul-in-new-york-as-netanyahu-meets-with-world-leaders/

* "Netanyahu wraps up US visit as protesters shout ‘shame’ at departing convoy in NY:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-ends-us-visit-with-protesters-shouting-shame-at-departing-convoy/

* "Azerbaijan says it has retaken breakaway Armenian enclave after separatists surrender:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/20/asia/nagorno-karabakh-russia-ceasefire-intl/index.html

* "Iranian authorities arrest Mahsa Amini’s father on anniversary of her death:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/16/mahsa-amini-father-arrest-iran-protest-crackdown-00116401?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication

* "Residents See Signs of Crackdown on Dissent After Libya Floods:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/21/world/middleeast/libya-floods-derna-crackdown.html

* "Nearly 100 migrants rescued from a yacht off southwestern Greece:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rescue-operation-underway-off-southwestern-greece-90-migrants-103334178

* "Canada Post breaking law by gathering info from envelopes, parcels to build marketing list: privacy watchdog:" https://www.cp24.com/news/canada-post-breaking-law-by-gathering-info-from-envelopes-parcels-to-build-marketing-list-privacy-watchdog-1.6570397

* "Rishi Sunak slammed for ‘reckless political gimmick’ amid plans to roll back on Tory green policies:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/20/rishi-sunak-climate-change-plans-uk/

* "Daily Mail retracts Iceland boss claims of HIV needle attacks in stores:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/22/daily-mail-iceland-boss-claims-retracted/

* "‘Racist, homophobic’ teen who defaced Windrush mural named:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/22/teen-dafaced-windrush-mural-named/

* "India tells citizens in Canada to exercise caution as relations worsen:" https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-opposition-congress-dismisses-canadas-suspicions-sikh-leaders-murder-2023-09-20/

* "Biden raised issue of Canadian Sikh's murder with Modi at G20, Financial Times reports:" https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-raised-issue-canadian-sikhs-murder-with-modi-g20-ft-2023-09-22/

* "Surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada led to allegations around Sikh killing, official says:" https://apnews.com/article/india-canada-visas-sikh-activist-killing-381e973e84f8d0c10b0bd53b03ccbdf2

* "Let's talk about Canada and India....:"

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* "'A really dark moment': Canadians react to Poilievre's comment on Trudeau's LGBTQ+ post:" https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/canadians-pierre-poilievre-justin-trudeau-lgbtq-post-020533727.html

* "A brief note about changes in rhetoric:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1937558.html

* "Let's talk about social media influence....:"

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* "The Elusive Figure Running Wagner’s Embattled Empire of Gold and Diamonds:" https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/wagner-africa-sytii-prigozhin-gold-12a45769

* "Let's talk about how news is created rather than reported and charts....:"

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* "Let's talk about Ukraine and when it will end....:"

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* "U.S. Helped Pakistan Get IMF Bailout With Secret Arms Deal for Ukraine, Leaked Documents Reveal :" https://theintercept.com/2023/09/17/pakistan-ukraine-arms-imf/

* "Ukraine finds new sources of aid to fight Russia as politics with Poland gets complicated:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/ukraine-finds-new-sources-of-aid-to-fight-russia-as-politics-with-poland-gets-complicated-193428037981

* "Poland, with election looming, says it isn't sending new arms to Ukraine:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/poland-no-longer-arming-ukraine-says-pm-2023-09-21/

* "Ukraine’s counteroffensive may be painful. But its success is crucial to wider European security:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/20/europe/ukraine-counteroffensive-crucial-european-security-intl-cmd/index.html

* "Fighting ‘through hell.’ To reclaim Bakhmut, a Ukrainian brigade must first survive the forest:" https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-counteroffensive-bakhmut-684873be8aad1b1502ff8d67ea48afac

* "Ukraine breaches Russian defensive line on southern front:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/23/ukraine-breach-verbove-zaporizhzhia/

* "Transgender American Suspended by Ukrainian Military After Controversial Video:" https://www.advocate.com/world/trans-ukraine-spokeswoman-suspended

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* "U.S. revives Cold War submarine spy program to counter China:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-china-tech-surveillance/

* "Inside the delicate art of maintaining America’s aging nuclear weapons:" https://apnews.com/article/nuclear-warheads-military-bomb-plutonium-6b86198def4516cebe496c9f5fbfbb75

* "U.S. will expand Temporary Protected Status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans:" https://www.npr.org/2023/09/20/1200719816/venezuelan-migrants-temporary-protected-status-us-border

* "Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal:" https://www.npr.org/2023/09/20/1200483937/biden-climate-corps-job-training

* "Biden launches Climate Corps; pairs new jobs with climate, infrastructure work:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/biden-launches-climate-corps-pairs-new-jobs-with-climate-infrastructure-work-193428037800

* "First White House Office of Gun Violence Prevention:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/first-white-house-office-of-gun-violence-prevention-193651781888

* "Flipping Kavanaugh: What's really behind Alabama's gerrymandering gambit:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/flipping-kavanaugh-what-s-really-behind-alabama-s-gerrymandering-gambit-193334853864

* "Clarence Thomas Secretly Participated in Koch Network Donor Events:" https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-secretly-attended-koch-brothers-donor-events-scotus

* " Propublica: Clarence Thomas Participated in Koch Network Donor events:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/propublica-clarence-thomas-participated-in-koch-network-donor-events-193618501778

* "The Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady but hints at more action this year:" https://www.npr.org/2023/09/20/1200327332/federal-reserve-inflation-economy-interest-rates

* "The Kids on the Night Shift:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/18/magazine/child-labor-dangerous-jobs.html

* "Florida Republican files bill to allow minors to work full-time and overnight:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/20/florida-bill-child-labour-overnight/

* "UAW strike day 9: Negotiations continue after strike expansion to other plants:" https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2023/09/23/uaw-strike-day-9-talks-continue-after-strike-expansion/70945125007/

* "Autoworkers share what it's like working under an expired contract:" https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2023/09/21/uaw-detroit-three-strike-expired-contract/70912395007/

* Short version: WGA still needs to vote on it as of this writing. The Union doesn't want anyone to go back to work until it's all finalized. SAG-AFTRA is still on strike. "Writers and Studios Reach Deal That Will End Strike:" https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/writers-guild-wga-strike-deal

* "US Strike Wave Could Soon Grow as Airline, Healthcare Workers Fight for Decent Contracts:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-strike-wave

* "Republicans find scapegoat for auto workers strike: Woke cars:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/republicans-find-scapegoat-for-auto-workers-strike-woke-cars-193515589707

* "Why YOU Need a Union with Kim Kelly:"

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* "Why Can't Americans Afford Funerals?:" https://www.tumblr.com/vaspider/729138701341507584?source=share

* "Uber Eats will start accepting food stamps for grocery delivery in 2024:" https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/20/23880403/uber-eats-food-stamps-snap-ebt-fsa-flex-ai-assistant

* "Day care owners are fighting for survival as federal funding runs out this month:" https://www.inquirer.com/news/pennsylvania/childcare-funding-american-rescue-covid-daycare-philadelphia-20230923.html

* "Senate leaders trumpeted a spending plan to flex on McCarthy. It's stuck too. :" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/09/20/congress/senates-own-funding-stumble-00117094

* "House GOP erupts as McCarthy fails to move Pentagon bill :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/21/house-gop-conservatives-block-defense-bill-00117400

* "'These are not serious people': GOP pays the price for filling ranks with extremists:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-these-are-not-serious-people-gop-pays-the-price-for-filling-ranks-with-extremists-193427525732

* "Let's talk about McCarthy's missed moment coming back around....:"

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* "Pro-Equality Lawmakers Demand Removal of Anti-LGBTQ+ Sections From Defense Bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/defense-bill-anti-lgbtq

* "Republican infighting continues as shutdown looms:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/republican-infighting-continues-as-shutdown-looms-193618501793

* "Let's talk about Humpty Dumpty, Republicans, and McCarthy....:"

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* "Let's talk about McCarthy, budgets, and bites....:"

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* "Let's talk about the potential shutdown and proposed CR....:"

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* "Kevin McCarthy: The Idiot of the House:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/kevin-mccarthy-idiot

* "Inside the Chaos in the GOP:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/inside-the-chaos-in-the-gop-193653317640

* "'Disrupting this Country': Rep. Waters on GOP Chaos:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/disrupting-this-country-rep-waters-on-gop-chaos-193652293814

* "Schumer takes on Tuberville’s blockade, teeing up votes on top military picks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/20/schumer-takes-on-tubervilles-blockade-teeing-up-votes-on-top-military-picks-00117143

* "Gen. C.Q. Brown confirmed as top military officer despite Tuberville's roadblock:" https://www.npr.org/2023/09/20/1200705608/senate-tuberville-hold-military-promotions

* "Sen. Tuberville continues to block military nominations:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/sen-tuberville-continues-to-block-military-nominations-193618501803

* "Democratic Lawmakers Reintroduce Landmark LGBTQ+ Military Equality Bill:" https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-military-equality-bill-reintroduced

* "Pete Buttigieg Explains the Difference Between Climate Change and Seasons to Republican Lawmaker:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/pete-buttigieg-explains-climate-change

* "You Can Help Stop These Bad Internet Bills:" https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/07/you-can-help-stop-these-bad-internet-bills

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options:

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

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

* The Indivisible Guide: "A Practical Guide to defeating MAGA:" https://indivisible.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220104_Indivisible_%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Defeating%20MAGA.pdf

* "Democrats have been winning big in special elections:" https://abcnews.go.com/538/democrats-winning-big-special-elections/story?id=103315703

* "'Pro-democracy': Dems overperform in 24 of 30 special elections so far in 2023:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-pro-democracy-dems-overperform-in-24-of-30-special-elections-so-far-in-2023-193416773961

This only holds if everyone keeps showing up to vote.

* "Democrats retain narrow control of Pennsylvania House after special election:" https://apnews.com/article/pennsylvania-special-election-pittsburgh-8895ca07c1436640045861aff6c9ad6c

* "Flipped seat sets the stage for even split in N.H. House:" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/09/20/metro/flipped-seat-sets-stage-even-split-nh-house/

* "Missouri Republican Vows to Burn 'Woke Pornographic Books' If Elected Governor:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/missouri-book-burning-video

* "Anti-LGBTQ+ Republican mayoral candidate once pleaded guilty to ‘promoting prostitution’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/22/anti-lgbtq-mayoral-candidate-promoting-prostitution/

* "35 Bisexual Politicians You Should Know:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/bisexual-politicians-visibility-day

* "Does 14th Amendment Bar Trump From the Presidency?:"

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* "Trump blue collar act a tougher sell now with anti-labor record:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-blue-collar-act-a-tougher-sell-now-with-anti-labor-record-193335877717

* "Donald Trump Asked Joint Chiefs Chair Mark Milley, 'Are You Soft on Transgenders?':" https://www.advocate.com/military/donald-trump-mark-milley-transgender

* "‘This is horrifying': Top New Jersey Democrats call on Bob Menendez to resign after his second indictment:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/22/new-jersey-democrats-menendez-indictment-00117693

* "Rupert Murdoch to Step Down from Fox and News Corp Boards in November:" https://www.advocate.com/business/rupert-murdoch-retiring-fox-news

* "Will Lachlan Murdoch Bring a New Era to Fox News or the Same Hell?:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/lachlan-murdoch-fox-news

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* "Giuliani’s former lawyers sue him for $1.36M in unpaid legal fees:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/19/rudy-giuliani-lawyer-trump-00116671

* "Trump wrote to-do lists for assistant on White House documents marked classified:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-wrote-lists-assistant-white-house-documents-marked/story?id=103226113

* "Georgia DA lists Trump ally Lin Wood as state witness:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/georgia-da-lists-trump-ally-lin-wood-as-state-witness-193419845977

* "Trump Privately Frets He Could Be Headed to Prison:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-prison-conviction-trial-1234828231/

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* "Nazis Are Returning to the Streets:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7byyd/2024-election-neo-nazis-visible-on-streets

* "Police investigate after bomb threat shuts down drag storytime at Utah bookstore:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/25/bomb-threat-drag-storytime/

* "The Police Will Never Protect Us:"

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* "Victory for Students: LGBTQ+ Resource Center Reopens at Missouri University:" https://www.advocate.com/news/missouri-university-reopens-lgbtq-center

* "Virginia Beach Parents Sue to Force Schools to Adopt Glenn Youngkin's Anti-Trans Policies:" https://www.advocate.com/law/youngkin-transgender-schools-sue-lawsuit

* "Students protest Virginia schools anti-trans policies: ‘We will be bullied and dead-named’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/25/student-protest-virginia-anti-trans-policies/

* "Americans Divided on Use of Chosen Names and Pronouns in Schools, Survey Finds:" https://www.advocate.com/news/americans-divided-student-chosen-names

* "California governor signs raft of protections for LGBTQ+ youth:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/24/california-governor-lgbtq-gavin-newsom/

* "Texas Teacher Fired For Assigning Anne Frank Graphic Novel:" https://advocatechannel.com/texas-teacher-fired-anne-frank

* "Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports:" https://apnews.com/article/books-bans-american-library-association-42b34a284a6363439de20bbb65bb43b4

* "Virginia Library Temporarily Avoids Closing Over LGBTQ+ Books Controversy:" https://www.advocate.com/news/samuels-library-front-royal-open

* CW: Rape. "Decades-Old Trove of DNA Evidence, Collected by a Maryland Doctor, Leads to a Serial Rape Arrest:" https://www.propublica.org/article/decades-old-trove-of-dna-evidence-leads-to-serial-rape-arrest-maryland

* CW: Rape. "Protecting a Predator: How Columbia University ignored women, undermined prosecutors, and allowed one of its OB/GYNs to abuse hundreds of patients.:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/columbia-obgyn-robert-hadden-sexually-assaulted-patients.html

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Trump aide Cassidy Hutchinson says Rudy Giuliani groped her before Jan. 6 Capitol riot:" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/20/trump-aide-says-rudy-giuliani-groped-her-on-january-6.html

* "Somalia's first all-women newsroom spotlights female taboos:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/somalias-first-all-women-newsroom-spotlights-female-taboos-2023-09-20/

* "Natasha Devon: Trans panic risks taking sex education back to the days of Section 28:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/23/trans-sex-education-transphobia-section-28-natasha-devon/

* "They Live in the US, but These LGBTQ+ Couples Can’t Get Married. Here's Why:" https://www.advocate.com/news/navajo-nation-married-queer-couples

* "California governor vetoes bill on gender-affirmation in child custody cases:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/23/california-gender-affirming-bill-trans/

* "Transgender Youth Face Hurdles Getting Gender-Affirming Care Even When It's Legal:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-youth-access-care-restricted

* "Texas church launches non-profit to help transgender minors access healthcare:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/21/texas-church-transgender-minors-healthcare/

* "He Needs Gender-Affirming Surgery, but His State Is Fighting to Deny Coverage:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/trans-health-care-north-carolina-coverage-denied

* "Abortions resume in Wisconsin after 15 months of legal uncertainty:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/21/1200610927/abortions-resume-in-wisconsin-after-15-months-of-legal-uncertainty

* "‘I looked in the mirror and saw the man in me’: Trans elders on the ‘hope’ in ageing authentically:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/24/trans-elders-lgbtq-coming-out-ageing-joy/

* "How queer Iranians are fighting back against the country’s online LGBTQ+ crackdown:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/23/mahsa-amini-protests-iranian-diaspora-collective-onlin/

* "Anti-trans rallies met with huge counter-protests across Canada:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/20/canada-pro-anti-lgbt-protests/

NOTE: Canadian correspondants are saying they were way more protests not covered in the article including Calagary, were the oposite.

* "New study finds decline in UK trans acceptance: ‘A shift that benefits no one’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/21/uk-less-tolerant-of-trans-people-study/

* "Civil servants up in arms over ‘woke’ policies on trans inclusion and a calendar marking Pride Month:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/23/civil-servants-woke-complaint-letter-trans/

* "Updated EHRC guidance suggests misgendering trans pupils not discriminatory:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/23/ehrc-guidance-trans-misgendering-pupils-schools/

* "Kate Osborne blasts Suella Braverman’s ‘woke policing’ claims: ‘Legitimising hate’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/23/kate-osborne-suella-braverman-woke-policing/

* "Pentagon Says It'll Review Cases of LGBTQ+ Vets Who Were Denied Honorable Discharges:" https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-veterans-pentagon-dadt-review

* "Let's talk about Missouri, change, and elections....:"

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* "Angelica Ross is ‘leaving Hollywood’ after American Horror Story transphobia row:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/22/angelica-ross-american-horror-story-emma-roberts-ryan-murphy-leaving-hollywood/

* "She has Medicare and Medicaid. So why should it take 18 months to get a wheelchair? :" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/09/21/1200657834/she-has-medicare-and-medicaid-so-why-should-it-take-18-months-to-get-a-wheelchai

* "Federal government to relaunch free COVID test program:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/federal-government-relaunch-free-covid-tests-program/story?id=103347741

* "COVID-19 Tests:" https://www.covid.gov/tests

* "‘They’re obsessed’: Dr. Fauci on death threats, 'lab leak,' and vaccine safety:" https://www.msnbc.com/mehdi-on-msnbc/watch/-they-re-obsessed-dr-fauci-on-death-threats-lab-leak-and-vaccine-safety-193484357913

* "Why sewage may hold the key to tracking diseases far beyond COVID-19:" https://www.sciencenews.org/article/sewage-key-track-disease-covid-19-wastewater

* "Rural hospitals are closing maternity wards. People are seeking options to give birth closer to home:" https://apnews.com/article/birthing-rural-hospitals-maternity-care-births-e67a91d927eb545459e83bc7b2b95a0d

* CW: Child Death "Cough syrup killed scores of children. Why no one has been held to account :" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/health-coughsyrup-india/

* "At Japan’s dementia cafes, forgotten orders are all part of the service:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/19/japan-aging-elderly-dementia-care/

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* "Phoenix hit 110 degrees on 54 days in 2023, setting another heat record:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/phoenix-hit-110-degrees-on-54-days-in-2023-setting-another-heat-record

* "Ravaged by floods and fires, Greece struggles on the front lines of our climate reality:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/ravaged-floods-fires-greece-struggles-front-lines-climate-reality-rcna107985

* "In Morocco's Atlas Mountains, survivors of the quake take stock of all they've lost:" https://www.npr.org/2023/09/20/1199471923/morocco-earthquake-atlas-mountains-survivors-loss

* How to donate to Doctors Without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/secure/donate

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* "Wildfires are destroying decades of clean air efforts in the U.S.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/wildfires-are-destroying-decades-clean-air-efforts-us-rcna105140

* "Renewable energy is now cheap—what’s next?:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/09/renewable-energy-is-now-cheap-whats-next/

* "How to Cool Down a City:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/09/18/world/asia/singapore-heat.html?unlocked_article_code=HSk3tYP63honaw6JVn60sCk2OyUJmggqmzSIK7lP_OWn6_9pFszirIXkmTLXDcXyRjn3rb5O5MgeQVi_FaD3W02hlA7Jjpbtw97pHNa5YV4GcIulAYY-fRPWhu9E9aMgO-1r0POf8CiuB54APIMbIIZYdAhOfHfPAcTiqgtY1jzeaWyOebK9mwNnx4VByANdE3qQEuqwyWdHf2NVemqZIQl9rh7bQY1vavuSlJJbcXoUmLZPj-Aa9HEGdRpQw6njaDeR0D2fL41PXsa0i626uNbLUHYiBchPr_dJQo-WtHDqeajLOdJA23VKtxYKQ1l9dNmgCUq_SroOLzSmYhKjjwcTlVTJS0KV-6LG&smid=url-share

* "This Spanish city has been restricting cars for 24 years. Here’s what we can learn:" https://www.fastcompany.com/90952175/this-spanish-city-has-been-restricting-cars-for-24-years-heres-what-we-can-learn-from-it

* "The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?:" https://grist.org/indigenous/transgenic-american-chestnut-indigenous-rights/

* "The Physics of Crowds: Why dangerous crowds behave the way they do.:" https://nautil.us/the-physics-of-crowds-388020/

* "Let's talk about Rand Paul and a billboard....:"

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* You know how I kept saying these were an obvious scam from the beginning? "Your NFTs Are Actually — Finally — Totally Worthless:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/nfts-worthless-researchers-find-1234828767/

* "‘Game of Thrones’ creator and other authors sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for copyright infringement:" https://apnews.com/article/openai-lawsuit-authors-grisham-george-rr-martin-37f9073ab67ab25b7e6b2975b2a63bfe

* "Decoding racial bias in artificial intelligence:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/decoding-racial-bias-in-artificial-intelligence-193619013836

* "AI in schools puts LGBTQ+ students at risk, new study reveals:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/24/ai-schools-digital-surveillance-lgbtq-students/

* "xQc Is Stealing Content (and So Are Most Reaction Streamers):"

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* "Elon Musk accuses George Soros of wanting ‘destruction of western civilization’ a day before meeting Netanyahu over antisemitism on X:" https://fortune.com/2023/09/18/elon-musk-george-soros-antisemitism-israel-benjamin-netanyahu-twitter-x/

* "Why Some Animals Thrive in Cities:" https://www.wired.co.uk/article/urban-animals-wildlife-biodiversity-traits-pigeons-reptiles-amphibians

* "What Made a 17th-Century Midwife Good at Her Job?:" https://juliamartins.co.uk/what-made-a-17th-century-midwife-good-at-her-job

* "Dead Reckoning:" https://magazine.atavist.com/dead-reckoning-honda-point-navy-disaster-1923/

* "Welcome to the Little Cuba of the Sahara Desert:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cuba-influence-western-sahara

* Wednesday's plans fell through for a bunch of nobody's fault reasons, but at least the annual curtain cleaning got done, along with a bunch of necessary errands and the like. I was exhausted and ended up going to bed for a few hours before the Thursday dose. (It went up again. I'm fine, but it takes a lot out of me). I had planned to get my COVID boosters, but there is a local distribution delay. I am rescheduled for Saturday the 30th, which is far less convenient, but there was nothing to be done. It'll be my first Moderna shot; I've had Pfiser every time previous, but apparently the Pfiser delay is a lot longer if I don't want to cross the mountains and do like an hourish of driving in my ancient car to a crappy little town I've only been to once and don't know my way around.

Waiting is simpler and cheaper as I need to make this half tank last, so I will wait.

no one was letting me sleep Thursday. It was that thing where I was having trouble sleeping because of the pain being so extreme, and when I finally started to drift off, the phone would ring. Rinse and repeat. One of them let me sleep a whole hour, which was exciting. By the time we got to the 5-7th calls, I had reached a state of grimly amused. Then I woke up choking, which hasn't happened for a while and is likely to do with the Thursday shot and me running out of a side effect mitigation med I can't afford to replace until the 1st, by which time there will be no more shots until the new clinic opens.

I can't remember if I wrote about the two doctors getting a new office in the new clinic that opens in October, but they aren't scheduling yet. Let's hope the gap isn't so big I have to start over.

I did finally get a little REM sleep, but not much. Then I completely borked the bad shoulder trying to do physio. The arm didn't want to and it's bad enough I had to break out emergency meds and use the sling. Grr.

* "Star Trek Doesn't Understand Eugenics:"

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* "The White Gaze of Hairspray:"

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* "15 Hunky Black and White Folsom Street Fair Photos by Chantis :" https://www.advocate.com/photography/folsom-street-fair-2022-chantis

* "Halloween 🎃 Outdoor Decor | DIY Halloween Decorations for Outside | Front Yard Halloween Decorating:"

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* "If "Pride and Prejudice" was a podcast:"

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* Dracula: Lucy and Jonathan Parallels: https://www.tumblr.com/vickyvicarious/729285707782389760/with-lucy-gone-now-and-van-helsing-saying-that?source=share

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

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

* "COVID-19 Tests:" https://www.covid.gov/tests

* Help Adam Frisch beat Lauren Boebert: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/defeatlaurenboebertnowz

* Want to contribute to Gloria Johnson's senate run in Tennessee? https://www.votegloriajohnson.com/

* "US Patent Bureau call for comment on AI:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2286373.html

* "STOP Moms for "Liberty":" https://www.stopmomsforliberty.com/

* Want to help the people of Maui?

Maui Food Bank: https://mauifoodbank.org/

Maui Humane Society: https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/

Center for Native Hawaiian Advancement: https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui

Hawai'i Red Cross: https://www.redcross.org/local/hawaii/ways-to-donate.html

* Support the WGA. "Entertainment Community Fund:" https://entertainmentcommunity.org/

* Cool Blackwork Embroidery Patterns for Beginners: https://www.etsy.com/shop/thehaberdasheress/?etsrc=sdt

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

* I admit to having a wicked good time tormenting myself and other history geeks with my polls: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydpolls

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* Protests can work. "Clashes between police, protesters in Tel Aviv after Netanyahu pauses judicial overhaul:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-03-26/ty-article-live/senior-likud-members-hint-at-opposing-judicial-overhaul/00000187-1c81-d4ca-afff-1d89ee5b0000

* "Police using ‘excessive force’ at France protests, rights groups say:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/26/france-police-violence-protests-retirement/

* "French police counter protest violence; garbage strike ends:" https://apnews.com/article/france-macron-protests-pensions-retirement-police-3b441f92ebac633c89207e7dbd5fe697

* "South Korea has the world's lowest fertility rate, a struggle with lessons for us all:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/19/1163341684/south-korea-fertility-rate

* "Hong Kong's 'villain-hitting' ritual draws crowds:" https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-villain-hitting-whacking-tradition-cdc90e423d73ffbdb8872ea55f0d5ae4

* "Belarus says it will host Russian nuclear weapons to counter NATO:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-says-it-decided-host-russian-nuclear-weapons-after-nato-pressure-2023-03-28/

* "Why the Journalist Arrested in Russia Won’t Be Another Brittney Griner:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/31/russia-journalist-magazine-interview-00089877

* "Bolsonaro Returns to Brazil, Ending Self-Imposed Exile:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/world/americas/bolsonaro-returns-brazil.html

* "Oscar Pistorius, South African Olympian, is denied parole in his girlfriend's murder:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/31/1167450979/oscar-pistorius-parole-denied-south-africa-reeva-steenkamp

* "Tory immigration bill could be ‘death sentence’ for refugees with HIV, MPs warn:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/illegal-immigration-bill-small-boats-hiv-lgbtq/

* "Homophobia, racism and misogyny rife in England’s fire services, report finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/fire-and-rescue-service-england-homophobia-racism-misogyny/

* "UK's controversial voter ID law – what it means for trans and non-binary people:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/27/voted-id-trans-non-binary-uk/

* Good News! "Humza Yousaf winning SNP leadership is a 'relief', say queer members:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/27/humza-yousaf-snp-leadership-lgbtq/

* "New SNP leader Humza Yousaf promises legal challenge against Tory gender block:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/27/snp-leader-humza-yousaf-gender-recognition-section-35/

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* "Ukraine shuts 'post-apocalyptic' battlefield town to civilians:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-slams-putin-rhetoric-nuclear-weapons-belarus-2023-03-27/

* "Ukraine hits Russian-held city deep behind front as talk of counteroffensive grows:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-forces-making-no-headway-bakhmut-avdiivka-ukraine-says-2023-03-28/

* "Queer Ukrainian soldier makes desperate plea for same-sex marriage to be legalised:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/ukraine-same-sex-marriage-demand/

* "Separated by war, a Ukrainian family balances safety, duty and love:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/interactive/2023/ukraine-war-anniversary-families-frontline/

* "Soils of war: The toxic legacy for Ukraine's breadbasket:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/soils-war-toxic-legacy-ukraines-breadbasket-2023-03-01/

* "The 'Ukrainian Banksy' has remained in Kharkiv despite Russian attacks:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/25/1166093764/the-ukrainian-banksy-has-remained-in-kharkiv-despite-russian-attacks

* "How Russian Journalists in Exile Are Covering the War in Ukraine:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/03/13/how-russian-journalists-in-exile-are-covering-the-war-in-ukraine

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* "Can Harris’s Visit Shore Up U.S. Relations With Africa?:" https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/29/kamala-harris-africa-ghana-tanzania-zambia-visit-us-china/

* The guards decided to walk away, leaving people to burn to death rather then unlock them before leaving. As far as I'm concerned that's murder. "A deadly Mexico immigration center fire shows just a sliver of the abuse migrants see:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1166947456/ciudad-juarez-detention-fire-conditions-migrants-treatment

* "He came to D.C. as a Brazilian student. The U.S. says he was a Russian spy.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/03/29/russian-spy-brazilian-student-washington/

* "Reclaiming U.S. Industry:" https://prospect.org/economy/2023-01-24-biden-american-industrial-policy/

* "Activist group led by Ginni Thomas received nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/03/28/ginni-thomas-crowdsourcers-anonymous-donations/

* "The Silicon Valley Bank Contagion Is Just Beginning:" https://www.wired.com/story/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-fallout/

* "How Gen Z's changing priorities are changing the face of work:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/23/how-gen-zs-changing-priorities-are-changing-the-face-of-work/

* "30 People Tell Us What Homelessness Is Really Like:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/02/10/headway/homelessness-mental-health-us.html?unlocked_article_code=MMNnOmLwwCB0dGHQJjPQ06R6r7StFi73JHHnu7YKrLYOGUUr9C6E1Jg7olVznjw9l37B99MtDqufRe9omEm01Mx7hMfiGWxKKB1ZCfG7DqIETtU0mhEUm3BFSPUnv5IFOXblCr3k5G_9GNWGI4nPJ2NFV7tC6k4lr7ZRaAoCWfW9Y1hFNkgXF7768EsNWz2-RYdl2du6HmfRIO8FNIHkYADUA9CQy3TqTegpMOapAEd9NFlgLvCdRDSYevL3QCsadmEmHYrvMLqwrZn9tTr83W-UV1XC2qbNelcUnNLtviRg5QsDZM-gyATpiu9s2tHfLTEOZFYodHy9EXSZHbTNmSu3LFqsH78ggaw7tNNkOQhcgHdGIYVp3g&smid=url-share?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=emai

* The Republican War on Health Care continues. "Texas judge invalidates ACA promise of free preventive health services:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/03/30/affordable-care-act-judge-oconnor/

* "In clash with Bernie Sanders, Starbucks' Howard Schultz insists he's no union buster:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166277326/starbucks-bernie-sanders-howard-schultz-union-hearing

* "Sanders on Starbucks union busting: Even billionaires have to obey the law:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sanders-on-starbucks-union-busting-even-billionaires-have-to-obey-the-law-167098437792

* "Senate votes to repeal Iraq War authorization:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1165581083/aumf-iraq-war-senate

* "McCarthy demands meeting with Biden. White House: Show us your budget.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/28/mccarthy-biden-budget/

* "In Congress, little urgency to address gun violence with legislation:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/29/congress-little-urgency-address-gun-violence-with-legislation/

* "McCarthy dodges questions about assault weapons ban after Nashville school shooting:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/republican-leader-dodges-questions-assault-weapons-ban-after/story?id=98236644

* "Rep. Jamaal Bowman confronts GOP colleague on guns:" https://www.salon.com/2023/03/29/theyre-all-cowards-rep-jamaal-bowman-confronts-colleague-on/

* "Biden won't veto Republican-led bill ending COVID emergency:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-biden-senate-national-emergency-bill-f0e08810c28cc648a9b778a86d2dc7e1

* The Republican War on the Environment continues. "House Republicans pass marquee energy bill in rebuke of Biden:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/30/house-republicans-marquee-energy-bill-00089529

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options:

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

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

* The Indivisible Guide: "A Practical Guide to defeating MAGA:" https://indivisible.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220104_Indivisible_%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Defeating%20MAGA.pdf

* "Texas GOP Proposes Bill To Allow Sec Of State To Overturn Election Results In State’s Largest Blue County:" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/texas-gop-proposes-bill-to-allow-sec-of-state-to-overturn-election-results-in-states-largest-blue-county

* "Ex-Fox News Producer Asks To Correct The Testimony She Gave In Dominion Case:" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/ex-fox-news-producer-asks-to-correct-the-testimony-she-gave-in-dominion-case

* "Here's what Fox News was trying to hide in its Dominion lawsuit redactions:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/dominion-releases-previously-redacted-slides-fox-news-lawsuit-rcna77257

* "New Fox emails: CEO says Trump fact-checks are ‘bad for business’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/new-fox-emails-ceo-says-trump-fact-checks-are-bad-for-business-167096901719

* "DeSantis’ Culture Warrior: ‘We Are Now Over the Walls’:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/03/24/chris-rufo-desantis-anti-woke-00088578

* "Three TikTok users go viral for their prank trolling Truth Social app:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tiktok-users-viral-prank-truth-social-app-rcna76371

* "A Trump rally, a right-wing cause and the enduring legacy of Waco:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/a-trump-rally-a-right-wing-cause-and-the-enduring-legacy-of-waco/

* "Trump 'Went to Waco to Bring Back Visions' of Cult Leader David Koresh, Democratic Rep. Says:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-waco-rally-david-koresh-cult-1234703923/

* "Trump, facing potential indictment, celebrates Jan. 6 insurrectionists at Waco rally:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-03-25/trump-invokes-jan-6-at-waco-rally-ahead-of-possible-charges

* "Donald Trump launches chilling attack on trans rights at Waco rally:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/donald-trump-trans-rights-2024-campaign/

* "Trump starts Waco rally with song by Jan. 6 prison choir :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-starts-waco-rally-with-song-by-jan-6-prison-choir-166950469655

* "Disney's Middle Finger To DeSantis Was A Love Note To Lawyers:" https://www.wonkette.com/disney-s-middle-finger-to-desantis-was-a-love-note-to-lawyers

* "Gay congressman Mark Takano on his global fight for LGBTQ+ rights:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/20/mark-takano-gay-congressman-lgbtq-japan/

* "George Santos Finally Admits He Is a Fraudster in Brazil:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/george-santos-finally-admits-hes-a-fraudster-in-brazil

* "Republicans let gay thirst trap lawmaker keep job after Instagram scandal:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/27/randy-mcnally-gay-instagram-thirst-trap/

* "Florida's ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Author Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/dont-say-gay-author-guilty

* "Leaked Emails Show GOP Lawmaker, Anti-Trans Activists Discuss Holy War:" https://www.advocate.com/news/north-dakota-anti-trans-emails

* "Gay Republican accused of encouraging paedophilia by GOP over same-sex marriage:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/gay-republican-chris-sander-same-sex-marriage/

* "Republican Lawmaker Asks Lesbian Colleague if She’s a Pedophile:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/rhode-island-republican-lesbian-colleague

* "AOC shuts down LibsOfTikTok founder in six epic seconds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/aoc-chaya-raichik-libs-of-tiktok/

* "Utah Republicans Try To Accuse Romney Of Treason In Upcoming Censure Vote:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/utah-republicans-try-to-accuse-romney-of-treason-in-upcoming-censure-vote/ar-AA19hgwP?rc=1&ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=a82419441e73440599fefba0decd9d1d&ei=8

* "Prosecutor oversight bill headed to Kemp; local control concerns dismissed - Georgia Recorder:" https://georgiarecorder.com/2023/03/27/prosecutor-oversight-bill-headed-to-kemp-local-control-concerns-dismissed/

* "Georgia bill is latest GOP effort targeting prosecutors:" https://apnews.com/article/georgia-prosecutor-district-attorney-remove-discipline-dd06c56d0d0672e38ef11f4c63dda468

* "OPINION: Fani Willis blasts GOP move to rein in local prosecutors:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/opinion-as-republicans-move-against-local-das-fani-willis-fights-back/XOGOZNJDHJDI3JFKKZVZOFOQWY/

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* "Trump hush money probe ends day without voting after appearance from ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker :" https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/27/politics/david-pecker-national-enquirer-trump-hush-money-investigation/

* "Donald Trump indicted by Manhattan grand jury on more than 30 counts related to business fraud:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment/index.html

* "Sen. Rand Paul says Manhattan DA leading Trump investigation should 'be put in jail':" https://www.yahoo.com/news/sen-rand-paul-says-manhattan-191533879.html

* "Right-wing host calls for military to execute Obama if Trump is indicted:" https://www.salon.com/2023/03/20/right-wing-host-calls-for-military-to-execute-obama-if-is-indicted/

* "Donald Trump facing criminal charges and Stormy Daniels is sipping champagne:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/donald-trump-indicted-stormy-daniels/

* "Hayes: Why Trump's indictment isn't actually some 'crazy departure from reality':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-why-trump-s-indictment-isn-t-actually-some-crazy-departure-from-reality-167327813552

* "‘Karma’: Exonerated Central Park 5 member reacts to Trump indictment:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-karma-exonerated-central-park-5-member-reacts-to-trump-indictment-167327813954

* "Trump's Lawyers Keep Crime-Fraud-ing:"

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* "Mike Pence must testify about conversations he had with Donald Trump leading up to January 6, judge rules:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/28/politics/mike-pence-grand-jury-testimony/index.html

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* "How Jan. 6 rioter Ashli Babbitt became a MAGA martyr:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/how-jan-6-rioter-ashli-babbitt-became-a-maga-martyr-167027269719

* "Two More Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters Have Fled Charges, Bringing Total to Six:" https://theintercept.com/2023/03/10/jan-6-capitol-riot-fugitives/

* "How the AR-15 became a powerful political, cultural symbol in America:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2023/ar-15-america-gun-culture-politics/?itid=hp-top-table-main_p001_f001

* "Gun advocate Tucker Carlson furious at trans people carrying guns:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/25/gun-advocate-tucker-carlson-rants-about-tran-people-carrying-guns/

* "After Mass Shootings, Republicans Expand Access to Guns:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/us/nashville-gun-laws.html

* "Permit to buy handgun no longer required in North Carolina:" https://apnews.com/article/pistol-permit-veto-override-north-carolina-b9d0ee55bf658ca72043bd3f706b128f

* "Nashville shooter who killed 6 drew maps, surveilled school:" https://wtop.com/national/2023/03/suspect-dead-after-shooting-at-nashville-private-school/

* "4 big questions about the Nashville school shooting (and what we know so far):" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166804786/nashville-school-shooting-covenant-hale

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed for transphobic Nashville school shooting comment:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/marjorie-taylor-greene-nashville-school-shooting/

* "The right exploits Nashville shooting to escalate anti-trans rhetoric:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/03/30/nashville-shooting-transgender-shooter/

* "Republican Keith R Swank mercilessly trolled after inane school shooting tweet:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/keith-r-swank-arsewank-twitter/

* "'Pissed off at cowards and profiteers': Outrage grows over gun safety inaction:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-pissed-off-at-cowards-and-profiteers-outrage-grows-over-gun-safety-inaction-166957125535

* "Prevalence of mass shootings extends reach of gun violence across communities:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/prevalence-of-mass-shootings-extends-reach-of-gun-violence-across-communities-166959173767

* It’s only going to keep happening more often since people who were in school after the assault weapons ban lapsed, dramatically increasing the number of deaths, are now covering the mass murders. "Prevalence of mass shootings extends reach of gun violence across communities:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/slotkin-gun-views-are-changing-and-lawmakers-are-the-last-to-realize-167026757608

* "Hayes: The new attitude of GOP lawmakers is ‘American life is cheap’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-the-new-attitude-of-gop-lawmakers-is-american-life-is-cheap-167026757836

* "What do race and ethnicity mean? The US government is asking:" https://apnews.com/article/race-ethnicity-census-mena-hispanic-jewish-black-d25d02d3ec3e5f75aaa3ad8e6da331fe

* "Ron DeSantis Wants to Make It a Felony to Have an Undocumented Person in Your Home or Car:" https://newrepublic.com/post/171137/ron-desantis-florida-bill-felony-undocumented-person-home-car

* "TSA confirms plans to mandate mug shots for domestic air travel – Papers, Please!:" https://papersplease.org/wp/2023/03/15/tsa-confirms-plans-to-mandate-mug-shots-for-domestic-air-travel/

* "Irvo Otieno’s last days: How a mental health system ‘completely failed’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/03/25/irvo-otieno-mental-health-system-failures/

* "Idaho GOP Channels Trump With Plan to Bring Back Firing Squad:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/idaho-death-firing-squad-1234701499/

* "How one city ended prison gerrymandering:" https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/how-one-city-ended-prison-gerrymandering/

* A Cop City news round up with ways to help resisters: https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/713102785183383552?source=share

* How does this make sense let alone work? "Twitter now allows "non-toxic slurs" as long as the slurs are not hate speech:" https://boingboing.net/2023/03/24/twitter-now-allows-non-toxic-slurs-as-long-as-the-slurs-are-not-hate-speech.html

* "Church hosting drag event firebombed with Molotov cocktail by 'pathetic Nazis':" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/community-church-chesterland-drag-queen-story-time-bomb-attack/

* "Neo-Nazis threatened a drag show at a Cookeville bar. Now the bar is facing eviction.:" https://wpln.org/post/neo-nazis-threatened-a-drag-show-at-a-cookeville-bar-now-the-bar-is-facing-eviction/

* "Book Sanctuary Cities Like Chicago Are a Response to Book Bans, Censorship:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/book-sanctuaries-chicago-toronto-libraries

* "Florida fears Don't Say Gay could remain for decades:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/dont-say-gay-florida-lgbtq-one-year/

* "Opinion | The anti-LGBTQ lies at the core of Florida's newest law:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/desantis-signs-don-t-say-gay-law-built-anti-lgbtq-n1293471

* "Opinion | A Florida School Banned a Disney Movie About Ruby Bridges. Here’s What That Really Means.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/29/opinion/florida-school-disney-ruby-bridges.html

* "Arkansas House approves bill to hold libraries accountable for ‘obscene’ material:" https://arkansasadvocate.com/2023/03/15/arkansas-house-approves-bill-to-hold-libraries-accountable-for-obscene-material/

* "Library defies bigots who tried label LGBTQ+ kids’ books ‘criminal’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/29/louisiana-st-tammany-lgbtq-library-book-ban/

* "Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton song ‘Rainbowland’ banned by school:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/miley-cyrus-dolly-parton-rainbowland-wisconsin-school-ban/

* "TERFs and the Fascist Roots of Anti-Trans Movements:"

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* CW: Sexual Assault "Marilyn Manson Harmed MINORS? New Lawsuit & Case Updates:"

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* "Nation Convicts Man of 'Stealthing' Partner During Sex:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/law-crime/nation-convicts-condoms

* "Alabama 5th Grade Girls Basketball Team Denied Title After Beating Boys' Team, Sparks Outrage:" https://www.ibtimes.sg/alabama-5th-grade-girls-basketball-team-denied-title-after-beating-boys-team-sparks-outrage-69326

* "In India, These Trailblazing Female Stunt Bikers Rule the Road:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/india-female-woman-stunt-bikers

* "UK Athletics confirms ban on trans women on Trans Day of Visibility:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/uk-athletics-ban-trans-women/

* "Young Afghan women train as midwives for out-of-reach villages:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/womens-day-afghanistan/

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* "Idaho Is About To Be The First State To Restrict Interstate Travel For Abortion Post-Roe:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/idaho-abortion-bill-trafficking-travel_n_641b62c3e4b00c3e6077c80b

* "Idaho set to restrict interstate travel for abortions:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/idaho-set-to-restrict-interstate-travel-for-abortions-167095365802

* "How Florida uses a little-known law to punish abortion clinics:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/26/florida-abortion-law-ban-00088815

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* "UN urges Ugandan president to block 'disturbing' LGBTQ+ bill:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/23/uganda-lgbtq-bill-gay-law-ban/

* "White House suggests Uganda could face sanctions if LGBTQ+ ban becomes law:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/23/white-house-uganda-lgbtq/

* "Uganda passes bill making LGBTQ+ lives illegal and punishable with jail time:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/22/uganda-homosexuality-new-bill-illegal/

* "LGBTQ+ Ugandans ‘shaken, worried and scared’ after terrifying gay ban passes:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/24/uganda-lgbtq-anti-homosexuality-bill/

* "MPs urge government to help LGBTQ+ Ugandans fleeing anti-homosexuality bill:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/24/uganda-lgbtq-bill-uk-asylum-refugees/

* "LGBTQ+ Ugandans ‘shaken, worried and scared’ after terrifying gay ban passes:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/24/uganda-lgbtq-anti-homosexuality-bill/

* "Uganda's anti-LGBTQ+ bill result of insidious global push:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/25/uganda-lgbtq-bill-evangelical-christians/

* "Kamala Harris backs Africa's LGBTQ+ community in wake of cruel Uganda bill:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/kamala-harris-uganda-lgbtq/

* "Transgender Man's Killer Ordered to Rehab:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-killer-germany

* "Australian MP who spoke at Posie Parker rally suspended – but avoids being sacked:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/27/moira-deeming-australia-liberal-mp-posie-parker-kellie-jay-keen-minshull/

* "New Zealand minister won't apologise for saying 'white cis men' cause most violence:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/28/new-zealand-male-violence-marama-davidson-posie-parker/

* "Report attacking trans 'ideology' in schools could 'put kids in danger':" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/policy-exchange-trans-schools-report/

* "Man Convicted of Killing Boyfriend Over Grindr DMs Sentenced to Life:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/man-murder-grindr-messages-boyfriend

* "Homophobe found guilty of murdering gay man with hammer in cemetery:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/23/erik-fled-ranjith-kankanamalage-london-cemetery-hammer-murder/

* "Lesbian Project's first meeting met with joyful pro-trans protest: 'We are one community':" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/26/the-lesbian-project-the-dyke-project/

* "New poll confirms what trans people already knew about transitioning:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/26/majority-of-trans-people-are-happier-after-transitioning-survey-finds/

* "Idaho governor signs 'stigmatising' anti-trans bathroom bill into law:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/26/idaho-brad-little-bathroom-bill-anti-trans-law/

* "State Lawmakers Want to Ban Health Insurance for Trans Care:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/health-insurance-for-transgender-care-at-risk-in-tennessee-florida-wyoming-kentucky-and-arkansas

* He's declared gender affirming care illegal without any process because he's decided to lie that puberty blockers are somehow experimental, despite decades of them being in wide use. "Missouri AG seeks to restrict gender-affirming care for minors :" https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/21/politics/missouri-gender-affirming-care-trans-restriction/index.html

* "Conversion Therapy Ban Fails in a Missouri County Held by Democrats:" https://www.advocate.com/news/conversion-therapy-ban-fails-missouri

* "Iowa Gov. Signs Transphobic Gender-Affirming Care Ban and Bathroom Bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/gender-care-bathroom-ban-iowa

* "Kentucky forces through 'worst anti-trans bill in the US' – but the fight continues:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/kentucky-trans-healthcare-bill-ban-veto/

* "Colorado emerges as a refuge for transgender children and their families:" https://coloradosun.com/2023/03/25/transgender-children-colorado-health-safety/

* "Sarah Huckabee Sanders Signs Trans Bathroom Ban Bill Into Law:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/arkansas-transgender-bathroom-ban

* "Utah Governor Signs Conversion Therapy Ban Into Law:" https://www.advocate.com/news/conversion-therapy-utah-ban-governor

* "Buster Murdaugh Says He Wasn't Involved in Gay Student's Death:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/buster-murdaugh-stephen-smith

* "Georgia County Pays $1.2 Million to Fight Gender-Affirming Care Suit:" https://www.advocate.com/news/gender-affirming-care-lawsuit-deputy

* "Matthew Shepard’s father warns of history repeating itself with anti-trans hate:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/27/matthew-shepard-dennis-shepard-anti-trans-hate-warning/

* "It’s 1992 in Seattle, and it’s already about eradication :" https://solarbird.net/blog/1992/11/11/its-1992-in-seattle-and-its-already-about-eradication/

* "Transphobic Christian School Banned From Vermont Sports League:" https://www.advocate.com/sports/vermont-transphobic-christian-school

* "Women’s World Cup row brewing over pro-LGBTQ+ OneLove armbands:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/fifa-womens-world-cup-july-onelove-armband/

* "Mae Martin explains why they call out Dave Chappelle in new Netflix special:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/29/mae-martin-netflix-special-sap-dave-chappelle-trans-jokes/

* "NHS outed HIV service users in ‘distressing’ data breach:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/hiv-data-breach-nhs-highland/

* "ME/CFS: The Neglected Pandemic:" https://theotter.ca/me-cfs-neglected-pandemic/?fbclid=IwAR3bKosyhfHX0aKiuP2HgPmLwnWoxUTy8emkHbPM_KV5JsPBC5Mi88b2GoQ&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

* "As African kids died, doctors fought for ban on toxic Indian syrup:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/health-coughsyrup/

* "FDA approves first over-the-counter Narcan:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/29/fda-otc-narcan-spray-approval-00089376

* "How People With Dementia Make Sense of the World:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/03/dementia-caregiver-imposter-delusion-paranoia/673308/

* "Long Covid is associated with significantly increased risk of death, heart and lung problems, study finds:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/03/health/long-covid-health-consequences/index.html

* "The knowns — and known unknowns — of long Covid, explained:" https://www.vox.com/coronavirus-covid19/2023/3/13/23627229/long-covid-science-symptoms-treatments

* "COVID-19 made pulse oximeters ubiquitous. Engineers are fixing their racial bias : Short Wave:" https://www.npr.org/2023/02/10/1156166554/covid-19-pulse-oximeters-racial-bias

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* "Snow has been a no-show for some traditionally wintry cities:" https://apnews.com/article/snow-winter-east-coast-climate-warm-0e20875c070df8c57a5f04f29749b9d0

* "Before disastrous flood, officials knew Pajaro River levee could fail but took no action:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-12/authorities-knew-the-levee-could-fail

* "Another storm is expected to bring more snow and flooding to California:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166720998/california-storm-snow-rain

* "Rolling Fork, the birthplace of Muddy Waters, has faced tornado and flooding concerns for years.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/25/us/rolling-fork-tornado.html

* "Philadelphia Monitoring Water Supply After Chemical Spill:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/26/us/delaware-river-latex-chemical-spill.html

* "The Mexican Firefighting Crew That Saves Lives Across the Border:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-southwest/the-mexican-firefighting-crew-that-saves-lives-across-the-border

* "Scientists fear a Great Toxic Dustbowl could soon emerge from the Great Salt Lake:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/10/us/utah-great-salt-lake-dust-pollution-weir-wxc/index.html

* "A train carrying ethanol derails and catches fire in Minnesota, evacuation lifted:" https://www.npr.org/2023/03/30/1166998646/minnesota-train-derailment-evacuation-fire-ethanol

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* "Facing floods: What the world can learn from Bangladesh's climate solutions:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/03/26/1165779335/facing-floods-what-the-world-can-learn-from-bangladeshs-climate-solutions

* "Hit With Extreme Weather, Texas Cities Debate Cost of Adaptation:" https://undark.org/2023/02/07/hit-with-extreme-weather-texas-cities-debate-cost-of-adaptation/

* "Opinion: Don't call it a comeback: California's Tulare Lake never really went away:" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-03-29/tulare-lake-california-floods-storms

* "How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/18/climate/climate-change-cotton-tampons.html

* "Dow said it was recycling our shoes. We found them in Indonesia:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/global-plastic-dow-shoes/

* "The Electron Is Having a (Magnetic) Moment. It’s a Big Deal:" https://www.wired.com/story/the-electron-is-having-a-magnetic-moment-its-a-big-deal/

* "Scientists complete first map of an insect brain:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/insect-brain-first-map-complete-b2297867.html

* CW: Animal Death "In a Famed Kenyan Game Park, the Animals Are Giving Up:" https://undark.org/2023/01/04/in-a-famed-kenyan-game-park-the-animals-are-giving-up/

* "An Icelandic Town Goes All Out to Save Baby Puffins:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/icelandic-town-goes-all-out-save-baby-puffins-180981518/

* "Is There an Ethical Way to Kill Rats? Should We Even Ask?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/27/science/rats-rodents-trapping.html

* "Dwarf elephants? Giant rats? Strange island creatures at high risk:" https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/dwarf-elephants-giant-rats-strange-island-creatures-high-risk-2023-03-09/

* "First evidence for horseback riding dates back 5,000 years:" https://apnews.com/article/horse-horseback-riding-archeology-5caf7da564dbafad6aa50379b0927220

* "Were These Beetles Once as Valuable as Gemstones?:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/beetle-jewelry-status-symbol

* "Buried by the Ash of Vesuvius, These Scrolls Are Being Read for the First Time in Millennia:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/buried-ash-vesuvius-scrolls-are-being-read-new-xray-technique-180969358/

* "Did Christians Hate Vikings? Part Two: Crosses, Archaeology and Runes:"

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* "Michelangelo’s Illustrated Grocery List:" https://www.openculture.com/2023/02/michelangelos-illustrated-grocery-list-2.html

* "The Untold Stories of the Women Who Led Slave Revolts:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/women-led-slave-revolts

* "For the Enslaved Potter David Drake, His Literary Practice Was His Resistance:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/dave-the-potters-resistance-was-his-literary-practice-180981707/

* "NOT brothel candles:" https://fakehistoryhunter.net/2023/02/26/not-brothel-candles/

* "Long-lost ship found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic story:" https://apnews.com/article/great-lakes-shipwreck-discovery-ironton-91f6db8e3c42d37b2f8ade7b4df0a4bb

* "History’s Oldest Color Photos Show How The World Looked Like in the Early 1900s:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/oldest-color-photos-in-the-world/

* "Found: An 80-Year-Old Wedding Cake With a Tragic Past:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/historical-wedding-cake-topper

* "Chilean circus has fought LGBTQ discrimination for 54 years:" https://apnews.com/article/chile-circus-diversity-lgbtq-c608be081d6e2ca44e168c6c5af7bb8b

* "First trans man to medically transition became a monk after his heart was broken:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/laurence-michael-dillon-trans-man/

* "The incredible life of Roberta Cowell: Trans innovator, war pilot and racing driver:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/roberta-cowell-trans-woman-uk-history/

* "The Heroes of ACT UP Are Dying:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/heroes-act-up-are-dying

* "Paul O’Grady wanted police to apologise for 'homophobic' 1987 arrest:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/29/paul-o-grady-arrest-police-apology/

* "Suzy Eddie Izzard explains how Paul O'Grady helped her come out as trans:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/suzy-eddie-izzard-paul-ogrady-trans/

* "The Bizarre Origin of Florida Man:"

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* "A duo of 81-year-old women are on the adventure of a lifetime: Seeing the world in 80 days:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/two-81-year-old-women-are-on-the-adventure-of-a-lifetime-seeing-the-world-in-80-days/

* "In New York City, a Ukrainian Dance Company Finds Strength in Tradition:" https://www.vogue.com/article/the-ukrainian-dance-company-that-finds-strength-in-tradition

* "Pence Ordered to Testify | School Bans Dolly Parton’s “Rainbowland” | Gwyneth’s Rectal Ozone Therapy:"

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* "Fewer Guns Equals Fewer Shootings | DeSantis Steals T****’s Best Lines:"

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* "The Last of Us: The Tragic Potential of Queer Zombies:"

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* "Starship Troopers ~ Lost in Adaptation:"

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* "10 musical set pieces that went WAY TOO HARD:"

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* "Doctor Who casts trans actor Pete MacHale in new season:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/30/doctor-who-new-cast-pete-machale-trans/

* "The January 6th Prisoners Choir Had It Comin’:"

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* "True Facts Animal Awards: Best Worst Jumping and More:"

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* "Kevin Aymoz skated the performance of his life at the 2023 World Championships.:"

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* I am still on a weird sleep schedule and dealing with assorted bodily inconveniences. Monday, my medical social worker patched me through to the lady the state pays to sort out that thing where you are on Medicare and medicaid and your health care is meant to be covered, but they send you bills anyway. I was up to two bills as a second came over the weekend from my trip over the mountains in February. I was on hold long enough to bake a veggie roast, but she fixed it. (I had put it in just before sitting down to make phone calls. Luckily I had it on cooking timer which turns the oven off automatically. The timer went off right when she came back on the line. It was fine. I had stuff to do on the computer).

Seriously, Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage) is magic. I have no idea how to fight these things myself and it's all exhausting.

All the filters have been cleaned except on the big air conditioner that stays in it's closet until it gets really hot, which I’m pretty sure I cleaned at end of season.. The dishes are all done except the one that held the roast leftovers I had for dinner. Mr bedding is clean and fresh. The Head Millennial is off and away. The cats had a great afternoon today watching birds and dog walkers with the window open. We are already into two of their favorite shows: Gazebo Birds and new fan favorite Mrs. Robin's neighborhood. The season premieres of other favorites such as The Hummingbirds, Butterflies, and that perennial crime drama: Murder of Crows. seriously cat TV is excellent here.

* I was worried enough about the state of my lungs to call it in first thing Monday morning. I was still testing negative for COVID, but my immune system can't fight it's way out of a wet paper bag and I catch anything and everything. I got the usual lung doctor, which is a massive help, on Tuesday morning, which was when they could squeeze me in. My file is basically the medical equivalent of war and Peace and having a person up on it who had been in close contact with my much missed already GP is a huge help. I get treated like an adult who is an expert on my own body instead of having to fight foe the basics. She knows how seriously I take antibiotics. Trusty me, it was a relief to see her.

So we did the usual routine tests. I am negative for COVID and the currently dominant strains of Influenza which is very helpful to know, but not surprising with my vaccine status. I was actually feeling better at this point. We set up the standard contingencies. We generally do this 4-6 times a year. I'm hard to diagnose because of the stunning collection of things wrong with me as a baseline.

They also took five vials of blood as part of my routine monitoring, which I need for the new GP In April. new is a relative term here. If I am remembering names correctly, I think he's the guy who's been subbing in for emergencies when my doctor ius off for years, but I am bad at names, so it's possible I'm wrong. Anyway, they need to test a tone of things every year unless my numbers are bad and then i do an extra three vials at the half year.

This literally took all morning and I was running on about 3 1/2 hours sleep, plus the draws always take a lot out of me. I got another 3-4 hours sleep before the alarm. The trip to the bathroom at that point was so debilitating, that there was nothing for it but to rest and try again in another hour. My body really, really thought lying still all evening was a good idea, but I'd promised squirrel laundry, assorted plants and animals rely on me to look after them, and I'd an online commitment that was important, plus other assorted things needing doing like eating, lungs, and assorted small household things.

I did all those things, but getting up was very much a mistake. I basically spent all evening struggling and mostly failing to keep water and meds down, so that was.... not good. As of Wednesday evening, I'm still futzing with laundry from yesterday. *fingers crossed that my body is stabilizing*

* The Pevensies’ trauma: https://www.tumblr.com/nsuenn/712999444920057856/ok-we-all-talk-about-the-pevensies-trauma-at?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Hot Takes:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/713065506943434752/midnight-pals-hot-takes?source=share

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

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

* "You can now sponsor refugees yourself. Here’s how.:" https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/23569848/how-to-sponsor-refugees-welcome-corps-biden

* "LGBTQ Refugees Welcome campaign:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/lgbtq-refugees-welcome

* There's a new Indivisible Guide! "A Practical Guide to defeating MAGA:" https://indivisible.org/sites/default/files/2023-01/20220104_Indivisible_%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Defeating%20MAGA.pdf

* This is a long time friend of mine. They have secured future housing, but have spent everything in the previous fundraiser on gofundme to survive to this point and they need They need $5000 over the next couple months until their move in date.

Gofundme here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/hdykv-housing-crisis?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

You can also support them via their Redbubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/Kandrinchae/shop?fbclid=IwAR0E1PRHlG45LWhBfDtVpGigD1YUk9Njm-__SviL4W7C8JZUCppFc1oG9Gs%22

* My Oldest Continuous friend's Elder Cat is getting up there and her special diet and health care for kidney failure is expensive.  Gigi is a sweet, extremely cuddly girl and could use extra help. :

SupportGigiInHerOldAge:" https://www.spotfund.com/story/18393388-9914-4f6c-9f99-876aa019bdee

They are also trying to GM for pay. They are an excellent GM. Here's where to sign up: https://startplaying.games/gm/1617744454089x564714756631343740

* If you would like to help support me and the Cats: paypal.me/Gwydion

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