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* "Ukraine is hit by a massive cyberattack that targeted government websites:" https://www.npr.org/2022/01/14/1073001754/ukraine-cyber-attack-government-websites-russia

* "Ruth Davidson blasts Boris Johnson over 'indefensible' lockdown party:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/12/ruth-davidson-boris-johnson-downing-street-party/

* "'Pathetic' Boris Johnson accused of 'lies and corruption' by furious LGBT+ MPs:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/14/boris-johnson-lockdown-party-resignation-lgbt/

* "South African parliament fire suspect charged with terrorism offences:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/11/south-african-parliament-fire-suspect-charged-with-terrorism-offences

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* "WHO recommends two new drugs to treat COVID-19:" https://www.who.int/news/item/14-01-2022-who-recommends-two-new-drugs-to-treat-covid-19

* "Thousands of Hindus take holy dip in India, defying COVID surge:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/14/india-hindus-holy-dip-makar-sankranti-covid-surge

* "Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses:" https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-vaccine-mandate-eb5899ae1fe5b62b6f4d51f54a3cd375

* "White House promises to provide schools 10 million free coronavirus tests per month:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/01/12/biden-covid-tests-schools-antigen/

* "19 states have fewer than 15% of ICU beds left as health care staffing shortages complicate care:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/13/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

* "Lab Sued Over Covid Test Fees By Another Blue Cross, Blue Shield Insurer:" https://khn.org/morning-breakout/lab-sued-over-covid-test-fees-by-another-blue-cross-blue-shield-insurer/

* "FEMA administrator to announce expanded flexibility for National Guard to help support hospitals:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/14/politics/fema-national-guard-support/index.html

* "Crush of Covid on U.S. hospitals calls for 'thinking outside of dogma' for solutions:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/crush-of-covid-on-u-s-hospitals-calls-for-thinking-outside-of-dogma-for-solutions-130934853930

* "Dr. Fauci on why he ‘called out’ GOP Sen. Rand Paul: ‘Pure ad hominem’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/dr-fauci-on-why-he-called-out-gop-sen-rand-paul-pure-ad-hominem-130647621751

* "Fox News' Tucker Carlson pushes Viagra as a COVID-19 cure, because of course:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/11/tucker-carlson-viagra-covid-19-treatment/

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* "Joy Reid: The fact that Guantanamo is still open after 20 years is a national embarrassment:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/guantanamo-bay-received-its-first-prisoners-20-years-ago-this-week-130651717878

* "States send kids to foster care and their parents the bill — often one too big to pay:" https://www.npr.org/2021/12/27/1049811327/states-send-kids-to-foster-care-and-their-parents-the-bill-often-one-too-big-to-

* CW: Child Abuse. "“They Took Us Away From Each Other”: Lost Inside America’s Shadow Foster System:" https://www.propublica.org/article/they-took-us-away-from-each-other-lost-inside-americas-shadow-foster-system

* "Kyrsten Sinema preempts Biden, dashing Democrats’ illogical hopes she would move on the filibuster:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/01/14/kyrsten-sinema-filibuster/

* "How Biden swung for filibuster reform — and missed with Manchin and Sinema:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/13/manchin-sinema-sink-filibuster-reform-527082

* "Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: The Dagger at the Throat of Democracy:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/1/14/sen-kyrsten-sinema-dagger-throat-democracy

* "Blurring Party Lines: The Democrats in Name Only:"

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* "Schumer says Senate will take up voting rights Tuesday as Democrats face grim odds:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/13/politics/biden-voting-rights-senate-democrats/index.html

* "Biden calls on Senate to change filibuster rules to pass voting rights bills in forceful speech: 'I'm tired of being quiet':" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/11/politics/biden-atlanta-voting-rights-speech/index.html

* "Joy Reid: What leverage does Biden have to get voting rights bills passed now?:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/voting-rights-legislation-passing-in-senate-promoted-by-biden-as-many-demand-plan-of-action-130653253541

* "McConnell makes racist argument to defend blocking voting rights Elie Mystal says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/mcconnell-blasts-biden-for-saying-senate-gop-could-be-on-wrong-side-of-history-on-voting-rights-130743877806

* "Warren: We can launch voting rights bill, but don’t yet have landing gear:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/warren-we-can-launch-voting-rights-bill-but-don-t-yet-have-landing-gear-130741317573

* "Voting rights is a democracy issue, not a niche issue for Black people Sherrilyn Ifill says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/biden-challenging-senators-to-stand-up-for-voting-rights-discussed-by-sherrilyn-ifill-130651205836

* "Democrats work to convince Manchin, Sinema of the 'changed circumstance' needing new rules:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/democrats-work-to-convince-manchin-sinema-of-the-changed-circumstance-needing-new-rules-130666565860

* "Voting rights expert: GOP plotting next coup as Sinema, Manchin say they won’t stop it:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/kyrsten-sinema-confirmed-opposition-to-changing-filibuster-despite-co-sponsoring-voting-rights-bill-named-after-john-lewis-130839621890

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

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

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

* "Top Ohio court strikes down state's gerrymandered congressional map:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/14/ohio-congressional-map-struck-down-527116

* Bock, Bock, Bock! "RNC feud with presidential debate commission escalates with boycott threat:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/13/rnc-threatens-to-bar-candidates-from-presidential-debates-527037

* "The party of sabotage commits sabotage because it works:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1819401.html

* "Michigan AG asks feds to investigate fake GOP electors:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/michigan-ag-asks-feds-investigate-fake-gop-electors-82263515

* Why haven't they been arrested yet? "Similarities suggest coordination in fake elector letters from Republicans in five states:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/similarities-suggest-coordination-in-fake-elector-letters-from-republicans-in-five-states-130662469836

* "Fake elector struggles to explain role in scheme to submit false election papers:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/fake-elector-struggles-to-explain-role-in-scheme-to-submit-false-election-papers-130755653627

* "January 6th Committee documents suggest Meadows involvement in fake elector scheme:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/january-6th-committee-documents-suggest-meadows-involvement-in-fake-elector-scheme-130753093989

* "Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick will win Florida special election to replace the late Alcee Hastings, CNN projects:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/11/politics/florida-special-election-sheila-cherfilus-mccormick/index.html

* "Clay Aiken decided on Congress run after Republican's homophobic rant:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/11/clay-aiken-congress-north-carolina-homophobic-rant/

* "Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker promoted a ‘mist’ that he claimed would ‘kill any covid on your body’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/georgia-senate-candidate-herschel-walker-promoted-a-mist-that-he-claimed-would-kill-any-covid-on-your-body/2022/01/12/230ec9a8-73b9-11ec-bc13-18891499c514_story.html

* "Another cringey performance calls into question competence of favored Georgia Republican:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/another-cringey-performance-calls-into-question-competence-of-favored-georgia-republican-130753605896

* "Andrea Jenkins Is Nation's First Trans City Council President:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/1/11/andrea-jenkins-nations-first-trans-city-council-president

* "Read NPR's full interview with former President Donald Trump:" https://www.npr.org/2022/01/12/1072176709/transcript-full-npr-interview-former-president-donald-trump

* "Donald Trump continuing to inspire GOP cult of personality critiqued by Joy Reid:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/trump-cult-of-personality-in-gop-slammed-by-joy-reid-in-the-absolute-worst-130840645705

* "Capitol attack panel subpoenas Google, Facebook and Twitter for digital records:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/13/capitol-attack-subpoenas-google-facebook-twitter-reddit-january-6

* "GOP leader McCarthy says he won't cooperate with 1/6 panel:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-kevin-mccarthy-mark-meadows-bennie-thompson-congress-92d310c0bb0232afc0c3d0a6b179874a

* "Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump Jr. advisers, Trump speechwriter:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/11/jan-6-panel-subpoenas-trump-jr-aides-trump-speechwriter-526916

* "Ted Cruz pushes far-right’s favorite Jan. 6 conspiracy theory to prove loyalty:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ted-cruz-pushes-far-right-s-favorite-jan-6-conspiracy-theory-to-prove-loyalty-130835013790

* "A year after Jan. 6, FBI still hunting for pipe bomber and other insurrection suspects:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/a-year-after-jan-6-fbi-still-hunting-for-pipe-bomber-and-other-insurrection-suspects

* "Justice Dept. creating unit focused on domestic terrorism:" https://apnews.com/article/united-states-national-security-terrorism-899caf47624dd8741d04f73e65659e68

* "Seditious conspiracy: 11 Oath Keepers charged in Jan. 6 riot:" https://apnews.com/article/stewart-rhodes-arrested-oath-keepers-jan-6-insurrection-70019e1007132e8df786aaf77215a110

* "'Seditious conspiracy' is tough to prosecute but couldn't be a more fitting case: McQuade:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-seditious-conspiracy-is-tough-to-prosecute-but-couldn-t-be-a-more-fitting-case-mcquade-130934853736

* "'Big deal': First ‘seditious conspiracy’ charge handed down to Jan. 6 suspect:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-big-deal-first-seditious-conspiracy-charge-handed-down-to-jan-6-suspect-130837061725

* "Joy Reid: Oath Keepers went from anti-government to pro-government with Trump’s election:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/oath-keepers-leader-stewart-rhodes-charged-with-seditious-conspiracy-130925637913

* "New Braunfels police investigating after shovel-wielding woman smashes door of Democrats HQ:" https://herald-zeitung.com/community_alert/article_486ed54c-73d9-11ec-978a-db95131a66c7.html

* "All hostages out and safe at Texas synagogue, governor says:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/15/us/colleyville-texas-hostage-situation/index.html

* "The Data Are Pointing to One Major Driver of America’s Murder Spike:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/01/gun-sales-murder-spike/621196/

* "Queer Couple Flee After Being Charged With Murdering Young Woman:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/1/11/queer-couple-flee-after-being-charged-murdering-young-woman-dallas-marisela-botello-valadez

* "Man free after 37 years due to 'sex for lies' false witness:" https://apnews.com/article/business-philadelphia-0f7a11db87d71a64f4acf07046b9e8be

* "Colston statue verdict ‘landmark’ in Britain's slave history:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-bristol-59892211

* "Path of resistance: a timeline of protest against Edward Colston:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/05/colston-timeline-of-protest-against-one-slave-trader

* "Homer Plessy, US civil rights pioneer, receives pardon 130 years on:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/05/homer-plessy-supreme-court-pardon-louisiana-new-orleans

* CW: Pedophilia. ""Christian Values": The Twisted Truths of the Duggar Family :"

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* CW: Sexual Assault "Prince Andrew loses military titles and use of HRH:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-59987935

* "Gaetz's ex-girlfriend testifies before grand jury investigating the Florida congressman:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/12/politics/matt-gaetz-grand-jury/index.html

* "McCarthy facing another possible Republican indictment as Gaetz case develops:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mccarthy-facing-another-possible-republican-indictment-as-gaetz-case-develops-130753605517

* CW: Sex Trafficking. "Ghislaine Maxwell: Lawyers call for retrial over juror comments:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59884806

* CW: Sex Trafficking. "Prosecutors willing to drop Ghislaine Maxwell perjury charge if no retrial:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/10/ghislaine-maxwell-retrial-perjury-latest

* CW: Sexual Abuse. "Why Ghislaine Maxwell Was Convicted (And How A Juror Might Undo It):"

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* CW: Sexual Abuse. "I Will Not Be Silenced by the Army or My Alma Mater:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/12/18/i-will-not-be-silenced-army-or-my-alma-mater

* "Ashley Madison's Affair with User Data and Shady Practices:"

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* "Priest charged with hate speech for homophobic rant about murder suspect:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/08/malta-david-muscat-hate-speech/

* "Sejm passes horrific anti-LGBT+ bill in Poland:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/15/poland-sejm-lgbt-propaganda-lex-czarnek/

* "South Korea rejects gay couple's lawsuit for equal healthcare benefits:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/09/south-korea-court-equal-healthcare-benefits/

* "Senegal rejects chilling bill targeting LGBT+ people and allies:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/05/senegal-lgbt-bill-homosexuality/

* "Judge tells gay man he can adopt his husband’s child in historic step for Taiwan:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/06/taiwan-same-sex-lgbt-adoption-gay-couple/

* "'Warrior' trans rights activist Thalía Rodríguez shot dead on her doorstep:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/11/honduras-trans-thalia-rodriguez-murder/

* "Man stabbed, beaten and called ‘batty boy’ by group of boys who suspected him of being gay:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/09/ghana-man-stabbed-suspected-gay-tema/

* "Tory plot to gut human rights law should horrify LGBT+ Brits, law professor warns:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/05/tory-human-rights-act-lgbt/

* "6 reasons 'prime minister Liz Truss' is a terrifying concept for LGBT+ people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/10/liz-truss-prime-minister-lgbt/

* "Unelected Tory peer wants to force trans people into the wrong prisons:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/11/house-of-lords-trans-prison-lord-blencathra/

* "Biphobic boy stabbed woman in attack that has 'scarred victim for life':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/08/jack-green-bisexual-canterbury-england/

* "Trans man refused haircut by bigoted barber left feeling 'disgusted and ashamed':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/12/trans-man-barber-bolton/

* "Canada's armed forces to 'eliminate binary uniform' so all members feel 'safe':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/08/canada-armed-forces-gendered-uniforms/

* "Bid to outlaw forced genital surgeries on intersex children in California pulled:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/05/intersex-forced-genital-surgeries-children-california-scott-weiner-sb225/

* "Republican lawmaker rings in the new year with 'hateful' attack on trans kids:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/03/arizona-republican-wendy-rogers-trans-bills-2022/

* "Black Trans Woman Duval Princess Shot and Killed in Jacksonville:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/1/14/black-trans-woman-duval-princess-shot-and-killed-jacksonville-florida

* There are straight women's lacrosse coaches? "Monks Sever Ties With School Months After It Hires Lesbian Coach:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/1/05/monks-sever-ties-catholic-school-months-after-it-hires-lesbian-coach

* "Students take the gay out of Gay-Straight Alliance after parents' furious protest:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/05/gay-straight-alliance-tennessee-lakeland-gsa-school-board/

* "Examining Chick-Fil-A's Strict Anti LGBTQ+ Practices:"

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* "Officials urged to throw out queer blood ban amid 'national blood crisis':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/14/queer-blood-ban-crisis-usa-officials-fda/

* "France Just Lifted Homophobic Blood Ban on Men Who Have Sex With Men:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2022/1/12/france-lifted-homophobic-blood-ban-men-who-have-sex-men-queer

* "Black-owned hospice seeks to bring greater ease in dying to Black families:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/12/28/1064096741/black-owned-hospice-seeks-to-bring-greater-ease-in-dying-to-black-families

* "Psychiatrists are uncovering connections between viruses and mental health. They’re surprising.:" https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/22783685/covid-19-depression-mental-health-risks-immunology

* "Can COVID-19 alter your personality? Here's what brain research shows.:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/can-covid-19-alter-your-personality-heres-what-brain-research-shows

* "The Weight Game: How Body-Size Bias Can Hold Back Health Science:" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-weight-game-how-body-size-bias-can-hold-back-health-science/

* "‘It’s devastating’: how fentanyl is unfolding as one of America’s greatest tragedies:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/nov/22/fentanyl-deaths-spike-us-tragedy

* "This Disability Activist Died After an Airline Broke Her Wheelchair:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/1/14/disability-activist-died-after-airline-broke-her-wheelchair

* "Sometimes, Life Stinks. So He Invented the Nasal Ranger.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/13/climate/nasal-ranger-chuck-mcginley.html

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* "EU scientists say 2021 was world's fifth-hottest year on record:" https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/eu-scientists-call-action-greenhouse-gas-levels-hit-high-2021-2022-01-10/

* "Nearly quarter of world’s population had record hot year in 2021, data shows:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/13/hot-year-temperatures-climate-crisis-2021

* "Beekeepers protest as Chile megadrought hits honey production:" https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/beekeepers-chile-megadrought-climate-crisis-b1986391.html

* "Saving History With Sandbags: Climate Change Threatens the Smithsonian:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/25/climate/smithsonian-museum-flooding.html

* "Philadelphia house fire:" https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/philadelphia-house-fire-01-05-22/index.html

* "'Readiness and courage': Coast Guard rescuers pull body from car near edge of Niagara Falls:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/12/08/us-coast-guard-diver-body-car-niagara-falls/6437706001/

* "How Humans Are Changing the Oceans:"

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* "Hurricane Ida Recovery Reveals Climate Change Inequalities to Come:"

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* "The Quest to Trap Carbon in Stone—and Beat Climate Change:" https://www.wired.com/story/the-quest-to-trap-carbon-in-stone-and-beat-climate-change/

* "These scientists want to solve the solar e-waste crisis:" https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/29/22857157/solar-recycling-new-better-method

* "First space station tourist in ten years docks at ISS:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/07/tech/space-tourism-maezawa-soyuz-scn/index.html

* "This $10 billion high-tech detective will reveal the secrets of the universe:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/24/world/james-webb-space-telescope-infrared-scn/index.html

* Nope! Nopenopenope! Do not Want! "Taste the TV: Japan invents lickable screen to imitate food flavours:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/23/taste-the-tv-japan-invents-lickable-screen-to-imitate-food-flavours

* "Hierotopia:" https://www.kierandodds.com/work/hierotopia/

* "World’s vast networks of underground fungi to be mapped for first time:" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/nov/30/worlds-vast-networks-of-underground-fungi-to-be-mapped-for-first-time

* "This subterranean creature has 1,306 legs. Yes, that's a record.:" https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/science/this-subterranean-creature-has-1306-legs-yes-thats-record-2021-12-16/

* "An extinct millipede the length of a car once roamed northern England:" https://www.npr.org/2021/12/20/1065759563/extinct-millipede-car-northern-england-arthropleura

* "Saving Kyrgyzstan's deer from brink of extinction:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-59731003

* "A Gene-Tweaked Jellyfish Offers a Glimpse of Other Minds:" https://www.wired.com/story/gene-tweaked-jellyfish-neurology/

* "Impeccably preserved dinosaur embryo looks as if it 'died yesterday':" https://www.livescience.com/dinosaur-embryo-fossil-egg-discovered

* "Lion Bones Are Popping Up in Some Very Unexpected Places:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2022/01/archaeologists-find-lion-bones-europe/621201/

* "The One-Eyed African Queen Who Defeated the Roman Empire:" https://narratively.com/the-one-eyed-african-queen-who-defeated-the-roman-empire/

* "Gold rings, ancient coins and early Christian art found in shipwrecks off Israel's coast:" https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/gold-rings-coins-and-early-christian-art-found-in-shipwrecks-off-israel-s-coast-1.10485635

* "Why was Roman Concrete Forgotten during the Middle Ages?:"

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* "Joan of Arc: The Maid of Orléans:"

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* "Gilles de Rais: Serial Killer or Victim of an Unjust System | Prism of the Past:"

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* CW: All the Things "The Real Story of Elizabeth Bathory:"

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* "Stede Bonnet: The Gentleman Pirate:"

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* CW: War Crimes "Henry Wirz: The Only Confederate Officer to Be Executed for War Crimes After the American Civil War:"

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* "An 1875 almanac, books and a coin were revealed in time capsule discovered in the pedestal of Robert E. Lee statue:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/22/us/virginia-lee-time-capsule-open-trnd/index.html

* "Chopin's last piano gets its 19th-century features back:" https://apnews.com/article/europe-arts-and-entertainment-poland-paris-warsaw-90d18cca1a8467a453ca880d26ce5068

* "The Disappearance of Japan’s “Third Gender”:" https://daily.jstor.org/the-disappearance-of-japans-third-gender/?preview_id=280817

* "The Completely Bonkers History of the Bathroom Scale:" https://elemental.medium.com/the-completely-bonkers-history-of-the-bathroom-scale-35ba54e04805

* "Harlem Hellfighters: Rare photographs of the African American regiment renowned for courage despite prejudice, 1917-1918:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/harlem-hellfighters-photographs/

* CW: Antisemitism, Racism "H.P. Lovecraft: A Titan of Terror:"

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* "The Fearless Mother-Daughter Duo Who Tamed Lions to Save the Circus:" https://narratively.com/the-fearless-mother-daughter-duo-who-tamed-lions-to-save-the-circus/

* CW: Animal Cruelty, Child endangerment. "Inside California Alligator Farm where kids could ride and play with alligators, 1920s:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/california-alligator-park-photographs/

* "The First Soviet Five Year Plan:"

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* "These Forgotten Essays Reveal the Secrets and Dreams of Jewish Teens As Hitler Drew Near:" https://narratively.com/these-forgotten-essays-reveal-the-secrets-and-dreams-of-jewish-teens-as-hitler-drew-near/

* "These Photos Capture the Lives of African American Soldiers Who Served During World War II:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/african-american-soldiers-served-during-world-war-ii-180974962/

* "He Bombed the Nazis, Outwitted the Soviets and Modernized Christmas:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/17/nyregion/bomber-pilot-christmas-trees.html

* "That Time the British Tried to Save Its Empire with Peanuts (And the Hilarity that Ensued):"

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* "The Somerton Man: Australia's Greatest Crime Mystery:"

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* "Did Anyone Escape Alcatraz?:"

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* "Wascally Wabbits: The Rabbit-Proof Fence That's Sealing Off Australia:"

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* "The Villisca Axe Massacre:"

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* CW: Pedophilia "One of the Most Disgusting Priests: Joseph Maskell :"

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* "Vacuum-Sealed Container From 1972 Moon Landing Will Finally Be Opened:" https://gizmodo.com/vacuum-sealed-container-from-1972-moon-landing-will-fin-1848234198

* "The Troubling and Disgusting Case of Luka Magnotta:"

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* "The Unfortunate Case of Otto Warmbier :"

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* "Pioneering chemsex activist and campaigner dies suddenly: 'We owe him a huge debt':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/12/david-stuart-chemsex-56-dean-street-hiv/

* "Naughty Children Get… EATEN? The Creepy History of Europe’s Christmas Folk Villains:"

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* "A Black People's History of Christmas:"

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* "Why Celebrities Are Getting Sued for Posting Photos of Themselves:"

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* "The Centuries-Old Plays Helping to Revitalize a Once-Lost Language:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ordinalia-play-revitalize-cornish

* "Kidnapped as a Boy, This Man’s Hand-Drawn Map of Home Helped Him Find His Mom:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/akvkze/mans-hand-drawn-map-helped-find-mom

* "Real-life Ammonite fossil hunter to finally be honoured, 'righting historic wrong':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/04/ammonite-fossil-hunter-mary-anning-kate-winslet-lyme-regis/

* "Covering Up Hate:" https://thenib.com/covering-up-hate/

* "Maryland homeowner uses smoke to battle snakes, burns down house:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/12/03/snake-infested-house-fire/

* "11-year-old honored for saving fellow student from choking and woman from house fire all in one day:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/22/us/student-saves-two-people-davyon-johnson-trnd/index.html

* "Cat stuck inside chair that was donated to thrift store reunited with owners:" https://www.newsweek.com/cat-stuck-inside-chair-that-was-donated-thrift-store-reunited-owners-1666464

* "Woman reportedly breastfed her cat on flight to Atlanta:" https://www.nbc12.com/2021/12/06/woman-reportedly-breastfed-her-cat-flight-atlanta/

* "The Strangest Legal Defenses (That Worked!):"

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* ""Dressed Like A Man" aka The History Of Masculine Style In Women's Fashion:"

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* "The Problem With Asexual Representation:"

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* I'm not one hundred percent in agreement (call it 95%), but this captures the complexity of my thought in this area. "Why We Keep Retelling Persephone's Story:"

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* It’s funny, I used to teach this book as part of the middle School Curriculum here. It never once occurred to me it might not be intentional because the politics of it was so clear and thematic. "Holes & The Prison-Industrial Complex:"

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* "Ranking Every 2021 Costume Drama on Historical Accuracy || The 19th Century:"

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* "Freaks Isn't a Horror Film:"

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* "The Darkest Fairytale Ever Written:"

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* "Ben Shapiro's School Shooter Movie That No One Wanted:"

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* "When Gomer Pyle Married Rock Hudson: The Secret Life Jim Nabors:"

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* "The Right Still Can't Meme:"

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* "I've Got an Ace up My Sleeves | Asexual Memes:"

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* "Patton Oswalt - Christmas Shoes:"

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* "Jurassic Park but with a Cat:"

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* "All JASKIER Songs With Lyrics | The Witcher Season 2:"

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* Wednesday: Squirrel got his booster too late, looks like. (They take two weeks for full coverage). He gets tested at work and had yesterday off, so 2-3 days since infection. We resigned ourselves to the inevitability of infection when they informed him he'd be working with COVID patients. They've been taking all precautions, but Omicron is so terribly infectious.

He is staying entirely in his room; the cats and I are staying out here. I'm bringing him provisions and the like, and the plan is for us not to interact directly, but we must assume my exposure, given how terribly infectious omicron is. I was boosted in early December, so the risk to me is not that great. Either I'm in the unlucky 10% or I'm not. I must hope Pfiser will protect me. I told the Millennials to stay away, lest we infect them, because that is the far greater risk.

* Thursday I masked up with the best mask I had left and went out for provisions to tide Squirrel over in his room for quarantine, since someone had to go, and better me than him. Once I returned, I considered myself in quarantine too. This took all the Thursday spoons and likely some of Friday's.

Friday, I dealt with phone stuff and scheduled a Covid test for Tuesday. I dragged in forage delivery from the patio and sorted and put it away. I did the usual essential things. I am exhausted, but I would be in any case. I have a chronic sinus infection that comes in waves so is that mild stuffiness COVID or the usual? My lungs are in the normal range for this time of year and weather, though on the slightly goopier end of normal. COVId or just my CF Carrier/Allegries/COPD?

Squirrel was still recovering from the booster when he got COVID. We both are pretty sure his symptoms are all or mostly booster recovery, since his arc is pretty much the same one I experienced early December. He is noticeably better every day, but the other shoe could drop and he's higher risk than me.

Tavy can't understand any of this and is extra bitey. He doesn't understand why there are no Millennials. he can't understand why squirrel doesn't pet him. he can't understand why I won't crack the door so he can see what Squirrel is doing and maybe hang out with him. All the routines are in tatters. He gratuitously bit me so hard during lung time Thursday night that he left a dark bruise on my wrist. (The arm was innocently lying across my stomach a couple inches away. I was still. It was definitely nothing I did.) Livia is subtly unsettled and clearly missing his butt pets, but she is very much my cat, if you follow, and more cat social oriented than a people cat. This is so much harder on the emperor who is very much an extrovert.

* Not surprisingly, me having been a 14th century specialist before my break with academia and having been interested in yersina pestis since before even that other major plague struck like lightening and burned through the most vital and creative of two generations, I have thought about the Great Pestilence a lot in the past two years. I have written about that and the Great Plague of Athens in this space and others off and on.

What I haven't written of much or possibly at all is how much I've been thinking about wars. About all the soldiers marching into or later airlifted into meat grinders in places like the Somme or Galipoli or Gettysburg or Omaha Beach or Dien bien Phu. Really all of the Crimean War, or our American Civil War or WWI, and big chunks of all the wars after, once the gun tech reached a certain level.

I think about this when it comes to medical workers in the current Covid crisis. I think about two years of Doctors, nurses, and paramedics, exhausted beyond weeping begging over and over for people to where their masks and stay inside. I think of wave after wave grinding them down to burnt out nubs. I think of men baaing like sheep as they leave their troop transports because that was the only protest they were allowed as they were marched towards the meat grinder battles of WWI, most to come back badly damaged or not at all. You generally can't see neurological and cardiac damage the way you can see missing limbs or a ruined face, but oh the scars are their and so is the PTSD by whatever name an era chooses to call it.

In my highly vaccinated area, in the gap between the Delta spike and the Omicron wave that is drowning us now, the hospital sucked up 130+ nurses out of surrounding nursing home to fill the holes left by those leaving one way or another. (Burnt out, damaged irreparably, psychological damage, and those who don't care enough about other people that infecting and killing people for the Republican political cause made them no longer suitable for a profession that is fundamentally about empathy when practiced well). I kept thinking of the terrible stage in war where the old men and children are the only ones left to call up as a last defense. The healthy nurses went over the top long ago and the people left are people like Squirrel in the most vulnerable categories still able to work. Those nursing homes are now killing fields staffed by a skeleton crew.

Those people lost to death and disability and physical and emotional fatigue... We aren't getting them back. All that skill and intelligence and experience, they have moved on one way or another. The best case scenario here is things like private practice and medical bureaucracy. Far too many are gone for good. The first health care worker to die in NYC's first wave was a gay man. So many followed him.

The first wave could have been less deadly if people like 45 and Boris Johnson and Jair Bolsanaro weren't entirely devoid of ethics and empathy, but a lot of the early part couldn't be helped. It was better in places like the one where I live with responsible leaders who saw saving lives as the goal; it was a nightmare in most Republican controlled areas where killing as many people as possible for capitalism is a linchpin of the "pro-life" agenda. After that first wave though? That's all pretty much on purpose. Selfishness from the International down to the individual level.

Healthcare workers are being endlessly pushed into the meat grinder, and it is inexcusable and irreparable. We'll be lucky if the system recovers in a generation and that's an optimistic view. The people? So many of the people won't, and there's not really a token attempt anymore at saving them.

* "Stonehenge: History and Restoration through old photographs, 1880-1960:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/stonehenge-history-restoration-old-photographs/

* A Romance Writer Asks a Doctor: https://twitter.com/sarahmaclean/status/1481757763999043586

* Iphegenia: https://twitter.com/mayadeanewriter/status/1472951601656700930

* Draculas: https://gothiccharmschool.tumblr.com/post/673494941662576640/cognitiveinequality-zooophagous-obsle

* Evaporated Milk: https://s-leary.tumblr.com/post/673391664499507200/can-someone-please-explain-to-me-what-evaporated

* Is Cum faery Food? https://rubynye.tumblr.com/post/673219413102804992/thewinterotter-constant-instigator-audsbot

* "First Of All, There's Nothing Charlotte of "Charlotte's Web" Says About Wilbur That Isn't Also True Of The Virgin Mary:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/first-of-all-theres-nothing-charlotte?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NzAxMjkwNSwiXyI6IkhrV0dsIiwiaWF0IjoxNjQyMDQxMTU0LCJleHAiOjE2NDIwNDQ3NTQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.DFCo-zkCeHRvC2DQl2OdZhMQ25ja5J6WVTzlb-KnerM

* "Street Photographer Captures the Magical Moments That Happen When We’re Not Looking:" https://mymodernmet.com/eric-kogan-magical-street-photos/

* "'It broke something inside me,' writer says of bizarre meal at Michelin-starred restaurant:" https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-the-friday-edition-1.6281437/it-broke-something-inside-me-writer-says-of-bizarre-meal-at-michelin-starred-restaurant-1.6281479

* "A Food Critic Reviews the Swedish Chef’s New Restaurant:" https://www.newyorker.com/humor/daily-shouts/a-food-critic-reviews-the-swedish-chefs-new-restaurant

* "Making The News A Little More Fun:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/making-the-news-a-little-more-fun?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NTYzODYwOSwiXyI6Ilprb2d4IiwiaWF0IjoxNjM5ODA0MTM0LCJleHAiOjE2Mzk4MDc3MzQsImlzcyI6InB1Yi01Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.o9H7Sde1BoppRGR4nDVt2Yw-7nEq7OoAaHGM2T9YxgY

* "The Great Sphinx of Giza through vintage photographs, 1850-1940:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/great-sphinx-giza-old-photographs/

* "The 14 Best Moments In Willow, Ranked:" https://www.slashfilm.com/709595/the-best-moments-in-willow-ranked/

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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.

* "Help Kevin Strickland After Wrongful Conviction:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kevin-strickland-after-wrongful-conviction

* 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. "Click here to show your support to Karrin Jackson's story *SupportGigiInHerOldAge:" https://www.spotfund.com/story/18393388-9914-4f6c-9f99-876aa019bdee

* Help LGBTQIA+ people escape Afghanistan: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lgbtq-afghan-refugees-rebuild-their-lives

* "The Rainbow Railroad:" https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/take-action

* Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/796848.html

* Even more Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://wendelah1.dreamwidth.org/788132.html

* Want to help Kimi Cole run for statewide office in Nevada? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kimi-cole-4-nevada-1

* I used all the bill money to fix my brakes. I need about 250.00-300 to cover bills for the month. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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* It's been a truly terrible several weeks here at the Cat Asylum. A longer explanation is below. I have literally weeks of newslinks I haven't posted. My body is doing incredibly painful things. On top of the brakes emergency, we've had snow bad enough to knock out power in a bunch of places in town and imprison me likely for at least another week, and we've had some of the wiring fry, an expensive prospect that I haven't much hope of solving short of a miracle.

So 2021 continuing the streak, really. I have reached the fuck it point and am posting the aggregate with the understanding I'm sitting on I'd guess 100-200 prepped links that aren't included and that weeding and sorting are likely a bit rough.

* "200 years ago, everyone lacked democratic rights. Now, billions of people have them:" https://ourworldindata.org/democratic-rights

* "Afghans push through snowy Alps toward new lives in Europe:" https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-migrants-trek-through-alps-seek-new-future-02613cb26351c9249c27ee20f5d1681f

* "Lesbian risks life and flees Afghanistan to escape forced marriage to Taliban brute:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/27/afghanistan-lesbian-taliban-forced-marriage/

* "Shining shoes for a piece of bread:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-59761535

* "Guterres in Lebanon: Fair elections in 2022, an ‘essential opportunity’ for voices to be heard:" https://news.un.org/en/story/2021/12/1108552

* "Lebanon's Aoun calls for defence dialogue, hinting at friction with Hezbollah:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanons-president-calls-national-dialog-reach-understanding-defense-economic-2021-12-27/

* "Security forces loyal to Somalia PM gather outside presidential palace:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-says-supports-somalian-pms-efforts-rapid-credible-elections-2021-12-28/

* "Why Authoritarian Regimes Bother With Elections:" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2021/12/hong-kong-stunt-election-democracy/621071/

* "Hong Kong universities remove more monuments marking Tiananmen:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-59752089

* "Hong Kong pro-democracy news site closes after raid, arrests:" https://www.npr.org/2021/12/29/1068696336/hong-kong-police-raid-pro-democracy-news-outlet-arrest-6

* "'Erasing history': Russia closes top rights group, capping year of crackdowns:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-orders-closure-top-rights-group-2021-12-28/

* "How the Kremlin Is Militarizing Russian Society:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/21/world/europe/russia-military-putin-kremlin.html

* "Georgia: The rise of the right:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-59763185

* "We should all be worried by what Liz Truss is doing to our equalities watchdog:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/24/trans-equality-watchdog-liz-truss/

* "Barrister who slammed Stonewall trans inclusion advice given key equalities role:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/20/stonewall-akua-reindorf-ehrc/

* "Why North Shropshire result is good news for Labour as well as Lib Dems:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/17/north-shropshire-byelection-result-good-news-for-labour-lib-dems

* "The Secretive Prisons That Keep Migrants Out of Europe:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/12/06/the-secretive-libyan-prisons-that-keep-migrants-out-of-europe

* "Indian Christians fear attacks or jail over conversions:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-59724425

* "Arrests, Beatings and Secret Prayers: Inside the Persecution of India’s Christians:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/22/world/asia/india-christians-attacked.html

* First they came for the Muslims, then they came for the Christians....

This all looks part of the same violent Hindu nationalism that strips away basic rights and encourages violence and torture from both police and mobs.

* "Myanmar massacre: two Save the Children staff among dead:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/28/myanmar-massacre-two-save-the-children-staff-among-dead

* "The ultra-violent cult that became a global mafia:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59614595

* "The U.S. predicted his downfall but Maduro strengthens his grip on power in Venezuela:" https://www.npr.org/2021/12/07/1061290155/maduros-grip-on-power-in-venezuela-only-gets-stronger

* "Chile breathes sigh of relief as pro-LGBT president elected over far-right bigot:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/20/chile-election-gabriel-boric-president-lgbt/

* "Nonbelievers across Africa risk freedom and family support:" https://apnews.com/article/africa-religion-nigeria-ce936d8627ca1c233e479961ac440944

* "Kenyans find rural lifeline after Covid city exodus:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59630164

* "Bruno Le Maire - An Inclusive Future for France:" https://www.cc.com/video/v9jyq7/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-bruno-le-maire-an-inclusive-future-for-france

* "Mali Says Chad to Send 1,000 Additional Troops as France Backs Off:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-12-18/mali-says-chad-to-send-1-000-additional-troops-as-france-backs-off

* CW: Torture "Jailed for the killing of Haiti's president, five suspected assassins say they're innocent:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/18/americas/haiti-assassination-colombian-prisoners-exclusive-intl-cmd/index.html

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* "Omicron infects 70 times faster than previous COVID strains:" https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/586074-omicon-infects-70-times-faster-than-previous-covid-strains-study?rl=1

* "A tantalizing clue to why omicron is spreading so quickly:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/12/15/1064597592/a-tantalizing-clue-to-why-omicron-is-spreading-so-quickly

* "UK data suggests hospitalization is less likely with omicron:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-omicron-variant-symptoms-hospitalization-less-likely-8ed5a786604ac1df349464296aa7e3c8

* "Europeans Ponder Living With, Not Defeating, Covid:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/24/world/europe/europe-covid-pandemic-omicron.html

* "Spain's COVID-19 infections soar after Christmas:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spains-covid-19-infections-soar-after-christmas-2021-12-27/

* Let Them Eat Cake. "Why is anyone surprised at Boris weaselling his way through another scandal?:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/08/boris-johnson-christmas-party-downing-street-covid/

* "Ecuador: Coronavirus vaccination mandatory for most citizens:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/ecuador-coronavirus-vaccination-mandatory-citizens-81919392

* "Pfizer pill becomes 1st US-authorized home COVID treatment :" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-pfizer-medication-f5f65e7e61d6aa9c7dfa193053e8878a

* "Game changer: New Covid treatment pill could be key to ending pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/game-changer-new-covid-treatment-pill-could-be-key-to-ending-pandemic-129431621896

* "CDC recommends Moderna, Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines over J&J's:" https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/blood-clot-rates-after-jj-vaccine-higher-than-previous-estimates-cdc-advisers-2021-12-16/

* "Chris Hayes: How the booster shot messaging got muddled :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-how-the-booster-shot-messaging-got-muddled-129230405826

* "'No slack in the system': Struggling hospitals despair at prospect of Omicron wave:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-no-slack-in-the-system-struggling-hospitals-despair-at-prospect-of-omicron-wave-129243205641

* "Maddow: If you've been putting off vaccination, the time to do it is now.:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-if-you-ve-been-putting-off-vaccination-the-time-to-do-it-is-now-129251909682

* "'It's a balancing act': New CDC guidance weighs practicality but raises questions:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-it-s-a-balancing-act-new-cdc-guidance-weighs-practicality-but-raises-questions-129740869850

* "Hospitals' concern: Volume of Omicron cases could counter lower hospitalization rate:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/hospitals-concern-volume-of-omicron-cases-could-counter-lower-hospitalization-rate-129340997873

* "Army: 98% of active duty got COVID-19 vaccine by deadline:" https://www.kvoa.com/coronavirus/army-98-of-active-duty-got-covid-19-vaccine-by-deadline/article_ef26a17e-5e87-11ec-82a0-43255e602142.html

* "White House labels Orange County Florida ‘rapid riser,’ as state reports 29,568 COVID-19 cases:" https://www.orlandosentinel.com/coronavirus/os-ne-florida-coronavirus-dec-17-20211217-zbdv6y3cefd3lnqa2wqazfrlzi-story.html

* "University of Texas sees 'alarming' spike in COVID-19 cases likely due to omicron variant:" https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/12/16/ut-austin-spike-covid-19-cases-likely-omicron-variant/8923174002/

* "Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says he’ll take fight against federal vaccine mandate for large businesses to Supreme Court:" https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/17/vaccine-mandate-businesses-texas/

* "Kansas City COVID-19 deaths more than doubled in the past week, data shows:" https://amp.kansascity.com/article256597306.html

* "Kansas hospitals brace for 'long, tough winter' of COVID. Here's what experts fear if omicron surges.:" https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/coronavirus/2021/12/16/covid-19-kansas-hospitals-omicron-transfers-surge-full-beds/8908272002/

* "Tennessee nursing homes to enforce vaccine with federal mandate back in place Wednesday:" https://newschannel9.com/news/coronavirus/tennessee-nursing-homes-to-enforce-vaccine-with-federal-mandate-back-in-place-wednesday

* "New York state reports highest number of daily Covid cases of entire pandemic at more than 21,000:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/17/new-york-state-reports-highest-number-of-daily-covid-cases-of-entire-pandemic-at-more-than-21000.html

* "‘We've Never Seen This Before in NYC': COVID Positivity Rate Doubles in 3 Days on Omicron Spread:" https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/coronavirus/weve-never-seen-this-before-in-nyc-covid-positivity-rate-doubles-in-3-days-as-omicron-spreads/3454450/

* "NYC offers 500,000 free rapid Covid tests, 1 million masks amid case surge:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nyc-offers-500000-free-rapid-covid-tests-1-million-masks-amid-case-surge/vi-AARTnRJ

* "Classroom closures spike as COVID-19 cases climb in NYC:" https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/education/2021/12/16/nyc-doe-school-closures-spike-as-covid-cases-climb-in-nyc

* "Several NYC Restaurants Temporarily Close Due to COVID Spike:" https://www.thrillist.com/eat/new-york/nyc-restaurants-are-closing-due-to-covid-surge

* "As Virus Cases Surge, New Yorkers Feel a Familiar Anxiety:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/nyregion/new-york-covid-cases.html

* "U.S. Surgeon General decries Fox News commentator urging conservatives to ‘ambush’ Dr. Fauci:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jesse-watters-urging-conservatives-to-ambush-dr-fauci-decried-by-u-s-surgeon-general-129330245886

* "House oversight committee releases report detailing efforts of Trump administration officials to 'undermine' Covid-19 efforts in US:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/17/politics/house-committee-trump-covid-19/index.html

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* "Congress approves import ban targeting forced labor in China :" https://apnews.com/article/science-business-china-asia-beijing-d73f6a5b82a58209480f5aa010895100

* "President Biden reaches year's end with growing list of successes:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/president-biden-reaches-year-s-end-with-growing-list-of-successes-129655877954

* "Manchin says he won't vote for Biden's Build Back Better Act:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/manchin-says-he-won-t-vote-for-biden-s-build-back-better-act-129114181654

* "Rep. Cori Bush: It's "not a huge surprise" that Sen. Joe Manchin won't vote for Build Back Better:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/rep-cori-bush-it-s-not-a-huge-suprise-that-sen-joe-manchin-won-t-vote-for-build-back-better-129118789504

* "Wearied by Manchin perfidy, progressives eye 'two track process' to achieve BBB's goals:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/wearied-by-manchin-perfidy-progressives-eye-two-track-process-to-achieve-bbb-s-goals-129244229595

* "Manchin negotiated in bad faith to obstruct bill that would help his state Joy Reid says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/joe-manchin-slammed-or-withdrawing-support-for-biden-s-build-back-better-bill-129331781669

* "Bernie: Striking workers ‘courageous’ in face of Kellogg’s ‘abrasive’ tactics :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/bernie-striking-workers-courageous-in-face-of-kellogg-s-abrasive-tactics-128943685558

* I hope they win. "Workers at candle factory hit by tornado file class-action lawsuit against employer:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/us/mayfield-candle-factory-lawsuit-tornado/index.html

* "MLK III on King holiday: "No celebration without legislation":" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/mlk-iii-on-king-holiday-no-celebration-without-legislation-129117765664

* "The Senate filibuster isn't what it used to be because the Senate isn't either:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/the-senate-filibuster-isn-t-what-it-used-to-be-because-the-senate-isn-t-either-129053765588

* "Senate Democrats get serious about protecting elections, voting rights:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/senate-democrats-get-serious-about-protecting-elections-voting-rights-128958021557

* "Sen. Klobuchar: I would get rid of the filibuster in a minute if I could:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/biden-agenda-struggling-due-to-gop-conservative-democratic-senators-discussed-by-sen-amy-klobuchar-128948293717

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

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

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

* "Accountability elusive as Trump's Big Lie runs amok in Wisconsin:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/accountability-elusive-as-trump-s-big-lie-runs-amok-in-wisconsin-129341509806

* "Absent accountability, Republicans run roughshod over election system in Wisconsin:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/absent-accountability-republicans-run-roughshod-over-election-system-in-wisconsin-129341509594

* "Republicans bullying election officials achieve their ends even in failure:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republicans-bullying-election-officials-achieve-their-ends-even-in-failure-129431621674

* "Republicans overhaul local election board, look to eliminate six of seven polling stations:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republicans-overhaul-local-election-board-look-to-eliminate-six-of-seven-polling-stations-129434181622

* "Fmr. top general warns of potential ‘2024 insurrection,’ urges preparedness:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fmr-top-general-warns-of-potential-2024-insurrection-urges-preparedness-129231941834

* "Michael Eric Dyson: American democracy is only as good as we are willing to fight for it:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jan-6-capitol-insurrection-anniversary-a-reminder-of-our-endangered-democracy-experts-say-129649733982

* "Is this seriously who Republicans want representing Georgia instead of Raphael Warnock?:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/is-this-seriously-who-republicans-want-representing-georgia-instead-of-raphael-warnock-129502277945

* "California's Out Insurance Commissioner Gets Reelection Backing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/12/15/californias-out-insurance-commissioner-gets-reelection-backing

* "Softening Trump political potency seen in endorsement flops, limp ticket sales:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/softening-trump-political-potency-seen-in-endorsement-flops-limp-ticket-sales-129051205777

* "Lawmaker targeted by Trump shares disturbing death threat voicemail:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/lawmaker-targeted-by-trump-shares-disturbing-death-threat-voicemail-129648709644

* "New details paint 'insane' picture of how right wing media obtained Biden daughter's diary:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-details-paint-insane-picture-of-how-right-wing-media-obtained-biden-daughter-s-diary-128959557852

* "Sketchy Chinese company under investigation is well suited to partner with Donald Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/sketchy-chinese-company-under-investigation-is-well-suited-to-partner-with-donald-trump-129502789793

* "Legal expert says Trump lawsuit against New York attorney general will likely be thrown out:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/trump-lawsuit-accusing-new-york-attorney-general-of-bias-will-likely-be-thrown-out-expert-says-129233477757

* "Republican Party helping Trump pay his personal legal bills:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republican-party-helping-trump-pay-his-personal-legal-bills-wapo-128956997854

* "Basis of new Cohen lawsuit over Trump abuse of power warrants concern among Americans:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/basis-of-new-cohen-lawsuit-over-trump-abuse-of-power-warrants-concern-among-americans-129051717673

* "Jan. 6 committee weighs possibility of criminal referrals:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/nyt-jan-6-committee-weighs-possibility-of-criminal-referrals-129230917531

* "Legal expert: DOJ must immediately conduct 'full-blown' Jan. 6 probe:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/legal-expert-doj-must-immediately-conduct-full-blown-jan-6-probe-129492037712

* "Joy Reid: House GOP is trying to throw all the sand it can into Jan. 6 probe gears:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/house-minority-leader-attempting-to-install-jim-jordan-on-jan-6-select-committee-129495109652

* "Jim Jordan and Trump's coup: The calls were coming from inside the House:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/jim-jordan-and-trump-s-coup-the-calls-were-coming-from-inside-the-house-128938565877

* "Legal expert believes Jim Jordan text to Mark Meadows is probable cause for criminal charge:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rep-jim-jordan-text-to-mark-meadows-probable-cause-for-criminal-charge-legal-expert-says-129041989724

* "Rep. Aguilar on why Rep. Jordan was never ‘fit to serve’ on Jan. 6 committee:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-aguilar-on-why-rep-jordan-was-never-fit-to-serve-on-jan-6-committee-129420357806

* "CIA expert: Can you imagine what’s on Mark Meadows’ encrypted Signal app?:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/mark-meadows-plotted-with-six-house-republicans-to-overturn-2020-election-washington-post-reports-128945733905

* "Legal expert believes Jim Jordan text to Mark Meadows is probable cause for criminal charge:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rep-jim-jordan-text-to-mark-meadows-probable-cause-for-criminal-charge-legal-expert-says-129041989724

* "Many who mock the Jan. 6 committee actively plotted with Trump’s White House:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/trump-s-phone-calls-with-jim-jordan-on-jan-6-of-interest-to-house-select-committee-129423941806

* "Jan. 6 committee requests testimony, documents from Republican Rep. Scott Perry:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jan-6-select-committee-investigating-capitol-insurrection-reportedly-considering-more-criminal-referrals-129332805580

* "Legal expert says Department of Justice is ‘not doing its job' regarding Jan. 6 prosecutions:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jan-6-plot-reportedly-launched-by-steve-bannon-and-peter-navarro-analyzed-on-the-reidout-129731653881

* "'Rosanne didn't radicalize herself': After death on 1/6, family seeks accountability:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-rosanne-didn-t-radicalize-herself-after-death-on-1-6-family-seeks-accountability-129653317889

* "'We took the Capitol’: Proud Boy pleads guilty to Jan. 6 conspiracy charges:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-we-took-the-capitol-proud-boy-pleads-guilty-to-jan-6-conspiracy-charges-129493061593

* "Jan. 6 rioter provides evidence that may impact sentencing:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/jan-6-rioter-provides-evidence-that-may-impact-sentencing-129039429661

* "'We took the Capitol’: Proud Boy pleads guilty to Jan. 6 conspiracy charges:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-we-took-the-capitol-proud-boy-pleads-guilty-to-jan-6-conspiracy-charges-129493061593

* "D.C. Attorney General Files Civil Lawsuit Against Proud Boys, Oath Keepers:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/d-c-attorney-general-files-civil-lawsuit-against-proud-boys-oath-keepers-129117253787

* "Right’s ‘celebration of violence’ on full display at Turning Point USA convention:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/right-s-celebration-of-violence-on-full-display-at-turning-point-usa-convention-129328197797

* "Rep. Bass on Kim Potter guilty verdict: Communities fear she'll get a slap on the wrist:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/kim-potter-guilty-verdict-for-killing-daunte-wright-could-still-result-in-slap-on-the-wrist-rep-bass-says-129494597620

* "‘Surprising is an understatement’: Civil rights attorney on Kim Potter verdict:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-surprising-is-an-understatement-civil-rights-attorney-on-kim-potter-verdict-129493061543

* "Lawyer of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors: We must have closure, know where the mass graves are:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/tulsa-race-massacre-survivors-have-lawyer-send-letter-to-department-of-justice-requesting-federal-investigation-129732677906

* "US regulators lift in-person restrictions on abortion pill:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-abortion-health-medication-a6634601a37fb048aecdd9f030e0863a

* "FDA makes access to abortion medication by mail permanent:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/fda-makes-access-to-abortion-pills-by-mail-permanent-128959045505

* "Campaigner Christie Elan-Cane dubs gender-neutral passport ruling an 'abomination':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/15/christie-elan-cane-supreme-court-passport-ruling/

* Another reason to boycott all JK Rowling: https://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/671138868165296128

"But, of course, the law doesn’t (shouldn’t) discriminate, and if autistic teens and/or adults can’t legally consent to treatment of gender dysphoria, we can’t legally consent to the treatment of anything. We won’t be able to access any treatment or medication without approval from a responsible adult."

* "Jury Awards $4M to Trans Boy After School Denies Him Restroom Access:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/12/15/jury-awards-4m-trans-boy-after-school-denies-him-restroom-access

* "Uber Reportedly Blocked Trans Drivers’ Accounts For Being “Fraudulent”:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/12/15/uber-reportedly-blocked-trans-drivers-accounts-being-fraudulent

* CW: Elder Abuse. "How Nursing Homes Hide Profits While Residents Suffer:"

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* "How do Outbreaks End? Vaccines and Recovery: Crash Course Outbreak Science #14:"

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* "Debunking Anti-Vax: The Real History About Andrew Wakefield:"

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* "Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6:" https://apnews.com/article/nfl-sports-health-shootings-football-15b2c553682a7d122dbbc0d1eb76731c

* "Fresh Express Announces Recall of Fresh Salad Products Due to Potential Health Risk:" https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/fresh-express-announces-recall-fresh-salad-products-due-potential-health-risk

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* "Chile Writes Its Constitution, Confronting Climate Change Head On:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/28/climate/chile-constitution-climate-change.html

* "‘Receding before our eyes:’ Vancouver Island glaciers likely to be all gone by mid-century:" https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/receding-before-our-eyes-vancouver-island-glaciers-likely-to-be-all-gone-by-mid-century

* "Super Typhoon Rai slams into the Philippines as rescue operations get underway:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/16/asia/super-typhoon-rai-philippines-intl-hnk/index.html

* CW: Dead Children. "Bouncy castle tragedy: Emotional police commissioner reveals 40 kids involved - NZ Herald:" https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/bouncy-castle-tragedy-emotional-police-commissioner-reveals-40-kids-involved/MNAAFFSSGHKDLTBUTYRMNR5ZOY/

* "Rebuilding tornado-ravaged Kentucky town could take years:" https://apnews.com/article/tornadoes-kentucky-weather-mayfield-d67943a53d55d95db354011b45bfd995

* "Hurricane Ida Recovery Reveals Climate Change Inequalities to Come:"

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* "Entangled whale cannot be freed with newborn calf close by, ocean experts say:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/15/entangled-whale-cannot-be-freed-newborn-calf

* "Archbishop Desmond Tutu dies at 90:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/26/africa/desmond-tutu-death-intl-hnk/index.html

* "Tributes pour in for anti-apartheid leader and LGBT+ ally Archbishop Desmond Tutu:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/12/26/desmond-tutu-death-lgbt-ally-anti-apartheid/

* "Harry M. Reid, pugnacious Senate majority leader, dies at 82:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/harry-reid-dead/2021/12/28/775787dc-43f9-11e8-bba2-0976a82b05a2_story.html

* "Queer Black Feminist Writer bell hooks Dies at 69:" https://www.advocate.com/people/2021/12/15/queer-black-feminist-writer-bell-hooks-dies-69

* "Joan Didion, peerless prose stylist, dies at 87:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/23/joan-didion-dies-526068

* "'Dallas Buyers Club' director Jean-Marc Vallée dies:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/27/entertainment/jean-marc-vallee-obit/index.html

* "Princeton teaches Ge'ez for the first time:" https://classics.princeton.edu/department/news/princeton-teaches-geez-first-time

* "Sweden's Gavle Christmas goat torched... again:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59696442

* "U.S. Warns Russia Not To Take Ukraine | Earth's Black Box Will Record Humanity's Demise:"

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* "Meanwhile... Woman Seen Breastfeeding Her Cat On A Flight | Omicron (The Band) Is Not A Virus:"

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* "Fox News Christmas Tree Fire Wasn't Politically Motivated | The Debt Ceiling Shouldn't Be A Thing:"

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* ""He's Destroying His Legacy" - Scared Fox News Hosts Texted Mark Meadows During Capitol Attack:"

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* "As Wrong As It Gets - Republicans Don't Want You To Know What Happened On Jan. 6th:"

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* "GOP Says Covid Is Overhyped | Sheriff In Hot Water Over Pic Of Santa Getting A Gun Permit:"

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* "On The Next Season Of Succession: Who Will Replace Chris Wallace?:"

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* "Omicron Is Taking Over & Teachers Dash for Cash:" https://www.cc.com/video/srbo0b/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-omicron-is-taking-over-teachers-dash-for-cash

* "Mark Meadows Held in Contempt:" https://www.cc.com/video/piaqpv/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-mark-meadows-held-in-contempt

* "Dul-Sayin' - The History of Kwanzaa:" https://www.cc.com/video/lrx340/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-dul-sayin-the-history-of-kwanzaa

* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - China's Africa Investments:" https://www.cc.com/video/xhwr8p/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-if-you-don-t-know-now-you-know-china-s-africa-investments

* "Man with Thong Mask & MLK's Family Calls for No Celebration:" https://www.cc.com/video/63uk0a/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-man-with-thong-mask-mlk-s-family-calls-for-no-celebration

* "Viral Clip Of Runaway Airport Luggage Is The Pixar Film We Needed | Seditionist Roundup Round Up:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dxsJAbchko&list=PLiZxWe0ejyv8n24CSzVDLGdvDR1qCX6jY&index=2

* "Santa Song - SNL:"

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* "Hotel Ad - SNL:"

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* "The Global Warming Christmas Special - SNL:"

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* "The Viral Cat Spreading All That Misinformation Has Been Found:"

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* "Men Writing Women...Badly:"

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* "Santa Is Packing Heat:"

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* "The Hallmark Channel Presents: Frankenclaus:"

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* "The Late Show Presents: A Conspiracy Carol:"

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* "Colbert's "Lord of the Rings" Rap Celebrates 20 Years Of The Greatest Trilogy In Movie History:"

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* Today I learned that Tumblr forcing me to look at the severed lady bits and buttocks from behind ad is significantly less disturbing than the dismembered anatomically correct torso, though still very do not want. I want to be clear that I don't judge people who buy these sex toys, I just think the images should be opt in.

* I've been thinking a lot about the Figure Skater, now choreographer, Kurt Browning. There were a lot of figure skaters I loved in his era, but there was something about him that really made him linger in my mind. I think that special something was that he fundamentally looked like he loved what he was doing. Oh, he definitely wanted to win, and he had bad skates like everything else, but that fundamental love was baked into his choreography, into his artistic expression, into the style of every element. It radiated out of him in interviews too.

The longer he skated both as an amateur and professional, the stronger his personal voice was in his work. He didn't always make choices to my taste. That happens when you have a strong and particular artistic voice. Still, I adored so many of his routines and even the ones that weren't for me were memorable.

At some point after he started to do choreography, some skater would come back from summer training completely transformed. They wouldn't be skating like him, but they would be skating with a new joy and with their own clear voice. They would have new routines that fit them like gloves, that helped them reach out to the audience, that gave them a particular magic they'd never had before. I would watch them and think "I wonder if they've been working with Kurt," and they almost invariably have.

What a beautifully gift to give the world.

I've no idea what he's like as a person beyond his public persona, but damned if he hasn't had a beautiful ripple effect in the world.

* So this is what's going on with me. My AS has been really terrible the last two months. It's hard to explain the level of debilitating too someone who's body works. To give yo and Idea of how hard basic stuff is, on the twenty third, it took me four hours to get dressed and do physio. My legs kept buckling as I shuffled about trying to do the bare minimum as far as feeding cats, fish, and myself. I literally scream from pain and nearly went over when I tried to feed Livia.

It's why the post schedule is so weird and I why I have...idk a couple weeks of link back log as of this writing. I am doing what I can, but even my high pain threshold ass can't make this work. The barometer has been yoyoing, and that generally just fucks me up.

So on the twenty forth, I was going to run out to grab a last minute thing before the store closed with the last of my EBT. Three hours for dressing and physio, two cats in cling mode. To give you an idea of the cling level, I was trying to put my shoe on, got as far as one sock and getting a shoe half on when Tavy leapt onto me and proceeded to nap in my arms. Me: Well I guess I'm doing lungs before instead of after the errand.

I was latter than I meant, but surely the shop was still open, right? We're a fairly secular college town. It is not that cold, but I step out to find flurries and a thin layer of snow on my car, though none sticking yet on the ground. I grew up with snow. the quality of the air and the look of the flurries told me they would be sticking soon. I figure I should be fine on a fifteen minute errand, but I'd been snowed in all weekend.

The temperature kept dropping noticeably; the snow was coming faster. Shop was closed. I likely would have made it if I'd fought Tavy over the shoes, but no matter. I'd guess I was gone five to seven minutes and it was brutal cold and coming down hard by the time I'd parked again. Squirrel had work and the driving was scary. I'd guess we got six inches, which is a lot in a town where the only people with snow tires either regularly commute over the Mountain pass or are skier/snowboarders. Our large town/small city has a snow plow, but they hit the big streets first, and generally the snow is melted before they get streets like ours, our worse the last three streets I lived on. My current street is an increasingly busy feeder instead of the true back streets I've always lived on between coming North and this place. Saturday it warmed up just enough for what little melted to freeze over after dark making it incredibly unsafe after. Squirrel was white as a sheet when he got home from work 7ish Sunday morning. It had snowed hard all night and my end of town the wind was so high it was blowing nearly horizontal. The cats sat in the window watching in fascination. It did that all day, i suspect, as it was still going past noon when I looked.

Luckily Squirrel didn't have work, and I don't leave the house unless all paths and streets are clear except for emergencies as I don't want to break anything or tear ligaments. The snow it utterly beautiful, but I'm someone finding the hobble to the bathroom challenging, and i don't want to go to the ER and spend a month laid up like last time.

Except the fire alarm kept going off. Nothing was on fire. I'd been trying to get him to change the battery in his detector for a couple of months, but he kept spacing it. I knew it wasn't mine as I changed them last... it was before I got my second shot end of March, so I'd say less than a year ago, but not by a lot. The little detectors are wired to the big ones. It went on for hours, waking people up, terrifying cats. I finally gave him a battery, because I had one, being exactly that sort of anal retentive and the chirping will drive me bats because of my sensory stuff. (I hate being caught without an emergency 9 volt). A couple hours passed, but I could hear it chirping in his room again and it went off again, because of course it did. He pulled it out, which the management company hates. his theory is it's old and the equipment needs replacing, so I guess I'm staying up to deal with them.

I am tired and everything hurts, and I've lost track of how long the aggregate posting gap is. I am sorry. It likely won't be any better until the weather evens out.

* Tuesday I went to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, flipped on a switch, and there was a flash of light and blue sparks. Attempts to flip the fuse elicited more of the same. This means no microwave, not bathroom or kitchen lights, no small appliances, no bathroom electricity at all. We suspect the wiring's fubared. squirrel is wondering if this it what was setting the fire alarms off. So I'm staying up to call iyt in, but i haven't much hope of a solution any time soon with snow and the holidays.

We've been waiting for nearly two years for them to connect squirrel's bathroom vent to the outside. They took three years not to fix a hole they put in my ceiling. I gave up and paid for fixing it myself. Who wants to bet they don't consider wiring burning in the walls an emergency?

* ...And We’re hosed. Even though the contracts said things inside the walls are them, they are making us pay for the wiring.

I have no idea how we’re going to manage it. I have no idea what it will cost even to get an estimate.

Bonus and extra 70.00 uncovered copay came in. Why the fuck not?

paypal.me/Gwydion
are there any lawyer friends/legal aid places that might remotely type up an official-sounding letter for free?

* FAQ: Everyone is asking some version of: "Are there any lawyer friends/legal aid places that might remotely type up an official-sounding letter for free?"

( They answer to this and what we are doing is very, very long and complicated: )

Wishful thinking though and best not to plan on it, so I am focusing on practical stuff like how to learn to live without non-major appliance power in the darkest parts of the Cat Asylum, and setting long term solutions in motion (See Parts One and Two).

You see why I’ve been short handing it. :)

* I am so used to normal blackouts that I am having a vaguely surreal time dealing with the current crisis. This is not a complaint, just an observation. The house we moved into just before I started high school was super prone to blackouts, just like the part of town where I've lived a majority of the time since I moved up here for third college, used to get regular black outs. The ones back East could be a day or two long, and happened a bunch of times in the November through December with such regularity, we all had assigned blackout chores in my family. We get little black outs here all the time, also most in November or December, but blackout season starts in October and runs until true spring. Most years we lose power all night at least once. Sometimes we have a good year or a bad year. Sometimes it's a day or two, but that's rare.

I'm that person with emergency candles and battery lanterns and black out contingency plans, so I have a battery lantern where I can grab it entering the bathroom with what light reaches from the living room. I have a stronger lamp set up further in that I can use the cheap light to find. (If the cheap light breaks it's not a big deal. I don't want to risk the expensive light where I can knock it off and break it easily or near water.) It a good spot to grab it if I need it in the kitchen. I'm basically living off stockpiled emergency vegetarian cup of soups because low mobility/low visibility stove top cooking is harder than it sounds because while I can navigate in there okay, it's hard to see details and the counters are in shadow. The range light and hood are dead, which means things like pasta aren't a good idea. I can make tea and cup of soups safely so it's that and cold foods and energy bars right now. I may branch out into stove top regular soup heating, but I can't walk away and sit down while I do that.

I desperately needed a bath so in the period Wednesday midday while I was waiting for return emails and phone calls, I took a bath. That's the surreal part. I've had power go out mid bath a bunch of times. I have a protocol for it. Turn off water (to save what hot water is left) and motor (so it doesn't turn on when the power does. I think there's a safety shut off when power goes out, but I don't want to chance it. Turn on the good emergency bathroom lantern (Stored where I can easily grope it in the dark, but where it's apt to stay safe from falls and water). Finish shampoo and rinse. Turn off any other switches that were on. Use the good emergency lantern to do last meds and set things up as far as bedroom emergency lighting for when I inevitable shamble out later to pee or if I'm unlucky and have to start the next meds cycle in the semi dark.

So water heater's on a dedicated circuit. So is my tub. I don't worry about either as they were city inspected at the beginning of the pandemic. It was so fucking weird to have hot water and the hydrotherapy motor going while bathing by light of a battery lantern. Did my head in, it did.

(Long term readers may remember the city buying me a new tub and my doctor managing to talk them into jets for my back and shoulders on medical grounds. These have been a life saver given how much my joints have deteriorated in the intervening twoish years. It was a whole saga that involved most of the plumbing and a bunch of appliances being replaced along with small stuff like us getting working exterior doorknobs).

Nearby Millenial has spiked hiking boots and lives a long block away in my old complex, so came for her shift. She also has a head lamp. (She's legally blind, but has low vision and walks around at night, so has things like a reflective safety vest and a powerful headlamp. She does chunk of her job by touch and she is very, very good as an Aid. Not kidding 10 out of 10). Picture her doing the dishes with her headlamp on. Picture us endlessly moving from dark to light flipping dead switches. She did a brilliant job today.

Still so fucking surreal to watch her doing it.

unless we are super super lucky in the morning, This will likely be how it is for weeks or months. If we are unlucky, this is our life now. I will get used to it, but it's strange.

It was just weird.

* "It's A Sweet Day For A Winter Wedding:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2021/12/26/its-a-sweet-day-for-a-winter-wedding

* "Sunday Sweets: Your Holiday Happy Place:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2021/12/19/sunday-sweets-your-holiday-happy-place

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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.

* "Help Kevin Strickland After Wrongful Conviction:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-kevin-strickland-after-wrongful-conviction

* 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. "Click here to show your support to Karrin Jackson's story *SupportGigiInHerOldAge:" https://www.spotfund.com/story/18393388-9914-4f6c-9f99-876aa019bdee

* Help LGBTQIA+ people escape Afghanistan: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-lgbtq-afghan-refugees-rebuild-their-lives

* "The Rainbow Railroad:" https://www.rainbowrailroad.org/take-action

* Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/796848.html

* Even more Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://wendelah1.dreamwidth.org/788132.html

* Want to help Kimi Cole run for statewide office in Nevada? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kimi-cole-4-nevada-1

* I used all the bill money to fix my brakes. I need about 250.00-300 to cover bills for the month. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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* Hardly any of the Sunday news made it onto this and i have a massive back up waiting to be scaffolded, but if I don't post it will get so much worse, so here we are.

* "Tensions flare as Chinese flights near Taiwan intensify:" https://apnews.com/article/tensions-flare-chinese-flights-near-taiwan-02b30ed449f663cf53ef0782482e35e9

* "Extremists target African village leaders in wave of assassinations:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/africa-islamists-sahel-leaders/

* "An Asylum Seeker’s Wrenching Choice: Stay on the Run or Save His Child’s Life:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/world/europe/poland-belarus-border-crisis.html

* "Authorities call fatal stabbing of UK lawmaker terrorist act:" https://apnews.com/article/europe-london-england-eda5b4786c84e68a59de9075efecbcf7

* "ASEAN to exclude Myanmar junta chief from leaders' summit:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/malaysia-does-not-want-myanmar-junta-leader-summit-if-no-progress-minister-2021-10-15/

* "Beirut's worst street violence in more than a decade kills at least 6:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/14/middleeast/lebanon-blast-gunfire-protest-intl/index.html

* "Lebanese firefighters put out fire at fuel facility:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanons-al-jadeed-tv-reports-fire-near-zahrani-oil-facility-2021-10-11/

* "It’s time to drop the curtain on Japan’s colonial legacy :" https://lausan.hk/2021/japans-colonial-legacy/

* "Justin Trudeau Tells International Conference Left-Wing ‘Extremist Groups’ Are ‘Pushing White Supremacy’:" https://pressprogress.ca/justin-trudeau-tells-international-conference-left-wing-extremist-groups-are-pushing-white-supremacy/

* "British football coach sentenced to 25 years’ jail in Dubai over CBD vape liquid:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/13/british-football-coach-sentenced-to-25-years-jail-in-dubai-over-cbd-vape-liquid

* "Australia's Daintree rainforest returned to Aboriginal ownership:" https://edition.cnn.com/travel/amp/australia-daintree-rainforest-aboriginal-owners-intl-hnk/index.html

* "Inside the manic race to replace Duterte as the Philippines' leader:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/09/asia/philippines-election-president-duterte-marcos-dst-intl-hnk/index.html

* "Help find this man wanted for BITING and assaulting Game Store Employees!:"

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* "Australia ends migrants housing deal with Papua New Guinea:" https://wtop.com/australia/2021/10/australia-ends-migrants-housing-deal-with-papua-new-guinea/

* "Austrian Chancellor Kurz resigns amid corruption allegations:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/austria-kurz-resigns-corruption/2021/10/09/fd58ac5a-2927-11ec-8739-5cb6aba30a30_story.html

* "96-year-old German woman released after going on the run to skip Nazi war crimes trial:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/96-year-old-german-woman-released-after-going-run-skip-n1280876

* "Calls for investigation after court finds Dubai ruler hacked ex-wife’s phone:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/07/calls-for-investigation-after-court-finds-dubai-ruler-hacked-ex-wifes-phone

* "Journalists who took on Putin and Duterte win 2021 Nobel Peace Prize:" https://www.reuters.com/world/philippines-journalist-ressa-russian-journalist-muratov-win-2021-nobel-peace-2021-10-08/

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* "Even Mild Cases of COVID May Leave a Mark on the Brain:" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/even-mild-cases-of-covid-may-leave-a-mark-on-the-brain/

* "Ivermectin: How false science created a Covid 'miracle' drug:" https://www.bbc.com/news/health-58170809

* "Merck asks US FDA to authorize promising anti-COVID pill:" https://apnews.com/article/merck-asks-fda-to-authorize-covid-pill-e731ada126414396b402c4dfc3cf8d2c

* "South Sudan: How to deliver Covid vaccines in a country with few roads:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-58911911

* "New Zealand will phase out its zero-covid strategy, acknowledging it cannot eliminate coronavirus:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/10/05/new-zealand-zero-covid-strategy/

* "As Brazil passes 600,000 COVID-19 deaths, vaccines offer hope worst is over:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-nears-600000-covid-19-deaths-vaccines-offer-hope-worst-is-over-2021-10-08/

* "Brazil pandemic probe to recommend Bolsonaro face 11 criminal charges, senator says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-pandemic-probe-recommend-bolsonaro-face-11-criminal-charges-senator-says-2021-10-15/

* "COVID Misinformation Has People Injecting Bleach:"

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* "US to reopen land borders in November for fully vaccinated:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-lifestyle-covid-19-pandemic-air-travel-health-c3f7e2b8feca4c8cdaf4301ae9c81a79

* "COVID-19 Vaccination:" https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/booster-shot.html

* "F.D.A. Panel Unanimously Recommends Johnson & Johnson Booster Shots:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/15/health/johnson-johnson-vaccine-booster.html

* "FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-vaccine-moderna-booster-shot-fda-2de19cdff021ad11b95c6b67fd5d8617

* "J&J Covid vaccine recipients are better off getting Pfizer or Moderna booster, NIH study suggests:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/13/jj-covid-vaccine-recipients-are-better-off-getting-pfizer-or-moderna-booster-nih-study-suggests.html

* "Big gap between Pfizer, Moderna vaccines seen for preventing COVID hospitalizations:" https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2021-09-17/study-finds-big-gap-between-pfizer-moderna-vaccines-at-preventing-covid-hospitalizations

* "Getting a Booster Too Soon Could Cause This Serious Side Effect:" https://bestlifeonline.com/booster-side-effect-news/

* "Boosters and mixes: Health officials consider most beneficial combinations:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/boosters-and-mixes-health-officials-consider-most-beneficial-combinations-123695685898

* "POLITICO-Harvard poll: Most Americans support vaccine mandates for schoolkids:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/08/poll-support-vaccine-mandates-students-515657

* "Florida is only state not to submit school Covid-19 relief funding plan, US Education Department says:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/04/politics/florida-schools-covid-relief-funding-plan/index.html

* "Florida trying to block money Biden sent to school districts fined for mask mandates:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/florida-working-block-money-biden-school-districts-mask/story?id=80419199

* "Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried urges Florida to speed up distribution of federal COVID relief dollars:" https://www.wptv.com/coronavirus/agriculture-commissioner-nikki-fried-urges-florida-to-speed-up-distribution-of-federal-covid-relief-dollars

* "Texas school COVID-19 cases: How those with mask mandates compare to those without:" https://www.kxan.com/investigations/texas-school-covid-19-cases-how-those-with-mask-mandates-compare-to-those-without/

* "Texas order reflects growing GOP vaccine mandates hostility:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-joe-biden-nba-sports-business-aa6c30fa6270b735acafc69e2ce26766

* "Texas Republicans spar over who is more pro-Covid:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/texas-republicans-spar-over-who-is-more-pro-covid-123393605771

* "Study: Vaccines Helped Reduce COVID-19 Deaths in Oklahoma:" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/oklahoma/articles/2021-10-05/study-vaccines-helped-reduce-covid-19-deaths-in-oklahoma

* "Stitt: Oklahoma ready to ‘take President Biden to court’ over COVID-19 vaccine mandates:" https://www.koco.com/article/kevin-stitt-oklahoma-president-biden-covid-19-vaccine-mandates/37963844

* "48 hours to live: An Oklahoma hospital’s rush to find an ICU bed for a covid patient:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/interactive/2021/hospital-covid-patient/

* "This Teen's Community Rallied As She Fought COVID. But Many Still Shun The Vaccine:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/03/1032665979/child-near-death-covid-vaccine-hesitancy-mis-c

* "TN doctor warns of ‘death lag’ with younger people hospitalized for COVID:" https://www.wate.com/news/tennessee/tn-doctor-warns-of-death-lag-with-younger-people-hospitalized-for-covid/

* "Tennessee physicians who spread COVID-19 misinformation could now face disciplinary action:" https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tennessee-physicians-who-spread-covid-19-misinformation-could-now-face-disciplinary-action

* "More than 20 Tennessee school staff members have died from COVID-19:" https://www.wkrn.com/news/more-than-20-tennessee-school-staff-members-have-died-from-covid-19/

* "Montana only state to ban vaccine requirements for employees:" https://apnews.com/article/business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-montana-8c47ca9308494b678f41f41764094800

* "Amid COVID crisis, Idaho health care workers grapple with burnout and misinformation: "I'm treating patients for their political views":" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/idaho-health-care-workers-covid/

* This is in line with the findings from Brazil earlier in the year. "Pregnant women at risk with COVID-19:" https://idahonews.com/news/local/pregnant-women-at-risk-with-covid-19

* "COVID spike pushes Alaska’s health care system to brink:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-business-health-pandemics-18bd9ffb116ce59872451f11067e94eb

* "Alaska reports 3 deaths, 871 COVID-19 cases as delayed monoclonal antibody shipments begin arriving:" https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/10/05/alaska-reports-3-deaths-871-covid-19-cases-as-delayed-monoclonal-antibody-shipments-begin-arriving/

* "'Reckless': Parents sue school district for failing to protect kids from Covid:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-reckless-parents-sue-wisconsin-school-district-for-failing-to-protect-kids-from-covid-123396165875

* "Anti-Vax Protesters Confront Parents About Masks Outside Beverly Hills School:" https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/10/07/anti-vax-protesters-confront-parents-about-masks-outside-beverly-hills-school/

* A special place in hell. "10-Year-Old Died of COVID After Teacher Made Her Be ‘Nurse’ to Sick Kids, Parents Say:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/10-year-old-teresa-sperry-died-of-covid-after-teacher-made-her-be-nurse-to-sick-kids-parents-say?ref=scroll

* "'The mood is grim': Death threats and violence mark another pandemic school year:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-10-05/covid-vaccine-mask-fury-shakes-up-california-schools

* "Masks burned outside Brevard School Board meeting; board passes final budget:" https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/education/2021/09/09/covid-19-masks-burnt-protest-outside-brevard-school-board-meeting/8264824002/

* "Cops Charge Zip-Tie Guys Who Ambushed School Principal Over COVID Rules:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/men-charged-for-ambushing-mesquite-elementary-school-principal-with-zip-ties-over-covid-rules

* "Marchers Attack Coronavirus Testing Station in Union Square:" https://www.curbed.com/2021/10/anti-vaccine-mandate-protest-new-york-city.html

* "Police unions across U.S. urge members to defy vaccine mandates:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/police-unions-across-u-s-urge-members-to-defy-vaccine-mandates-123688005985

* "Death Threats, Trolling Common for Scientists Who Speak to Media About COVID:" https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-10-14/death-threats-trolling-common-for-scientists-who-speak-to-media-about-covid

* "Man charged federally with threatening former Baltimore health commissioner Dr. Leana Wen over COVID vaccine support:" https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ci-cr-wen-threats-charges-20211012-iiiutjgxyfbslh2zmlpv3yntlu-story.html

* "Republican lawmaker banned from Alaska Airlines over mask rules tests positive for COVID:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/14/alaska-airlines-lawmaker-banned-flights-tests-positive-covid/8455352002/

* "Hayes: How America is processing the trauma of living through a pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-how-america-is-processing-the-trauma-of-living-through-a-pandemic-123492421658

* "Police Cite Anti-Vaccine Motive in Killing of Pharmacist and 2 Others:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/us/jeffrey-burnham-pharmacist-brother-covid-vaccine.html

* "Eric Clapton Isn't Just Spouting Vaccine Nonsense--He's Bankrolling It:" https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/eric-clapton-vaccine-lockdown-racist-comments-1239027/

* "Allen West, Texas GOP gubernatorial hopeful, has COVID-19:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-allen-west-texas-pneumonia-health-03839ff2547c8895fb0e4f155705322a

* ""The tyranny of evidence-based medicine.":" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1806319.html

* "Texas man sentenced to 15 months in prison for posting Covid-19 hoax on social media:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/06/us/texas-man-sentenced-covid-hoax/index.html

* "Fox News hosts deride vaccine mandates while complying with strict Covid policy:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fox-news-hosts-deride-vaccine-mandates-while-complying-with-strict-covid-policy-122842693795

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* "Afghanistan: Deadly attack hits Kunduz mosque during Friday prayers:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58842793

* "Afghanistan: Taliban unlawfully killed 13 ethnic Hazara people, Amnesty says:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58807734

* "Global minimum tax effort moves forward as Ireland and Hungary join pact:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/10/08/minimum-corporate-tax-oecd-biden/

* "3 US-based economists win Nobel for research on wages, jobs:" https://apnews.com/article/nobel-prizes-business-europe-3cbc672f994ae6f4f486a68b52c2bb32

* "Maryland husband and wife arrested in nuclear submarine spy case:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/10/maryland-husband-wife-arrested-espionage-case-515761

* "FBI: U.S. Navy engineer tried to sell nuclear submarine secrets :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fbi-u-s-navy-engineer-tried-to-sell-nuclear-submarine-secrets-123297861573

* "America Is Running Out of Everything:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/10/america-is-choking-under-an-everything-shortage/620322/

* "Americans Have No Idea What the Supply Chain Really Is:" https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/09/pandemic-supply-chain-nightmare-slow-shipping/620147/

* "Grocery store shelves aren't going back to normal this year:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/09/business/grocery-stores-food-supply-chain/index.html

* "Biden tries to tame inflation by having LA port open 24/7:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-joe-biden-business-los-angeles-health-48ff262b882a37308e4a3f15934b2ee4

* "Biden plan aims to untangle supply chain with focus on clearing backed up ports :" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/biden-plan-aims-to-untangle-supply-chain-with-focus-on-clearing-backed-up-ports-123505221529

* "US to restore full pension of FBI official fired under Trump:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-business-lawsuits-james-comey-jeff-sessions-2be69b9a619dcbeb64469edd485b1a1b

* "Biden to restore 3 national monuments cut by Trump:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-utah-environment-and-nature-b763897fc47136339bd12360a90079c0

* "New HUD rule aimed at preventing public housing evictions:" https://apnews.com/article/public-housing-evictions-biden-ab3191da5dbb1bd0db5ae91856383be4

* "Biden's Supreme Court commission is leaving everyone unhappy:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/15/politics/biden-supreme-court-liberals/index.html

* "Congress punts debt limit crisis into December:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/12/congress-debt-limit-december-515820

* "Senate advances short-term debt limit hike after GOP scramble:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/07/senate-leaders-strike-deal-on-short-term-debt-limit-patch-515578

* "Senate votes to extend debt limit after McConnell caves:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/senate-votes-to-extend-debt-limit-after-mcconnell-caves-123040837854

* I admit, I’d hoped Manchin and Sinema would give up on the filibuster. Ah well.

* "Ted Cruz and John Cornyn opposed a debt-limit increase that will stave off economic catastrophe, but backed previous borrowing hikes:" https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/ted-cruz-john-cornyn-debt-ceiling/

* "Progressives focus on key priorities to narrow BBB bill for Manchin, Sinema:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/progressives-focus-on-key-priorities-to-narrow-bbb-bill-for-manchin-sinema-122854981959

* "Watch Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema Supporters Confront Her in Restroom:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/10/04/watch-former-sen-kyrsten-sinema-supporters-confront-her-restroom

* "Sanders offers rejoinder to Manchin's "entitlement society" word games:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/sanders-offers-rejoinder-to-manchin-s-entitlement-society-word-games-122964549966

* "Sanders frustrated with lack of specificity of Manchin, Sinema objections to BBB bill:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/sanders-frustrated-with-lack-of-specificity-of-manchin-sinema-objections-to-bbb-bill-122963525955

* "'It's not a 50/50 deal.': Sanders critical of Manchin, Sinema obstructing popular will:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-it-s-not-a-50-50-deal-sanders-critical-of-manchin-sinema-obstructing-popular-will-122964549928

* "Chris Hayes to Kyrsten Sinema: What are you doing here?:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-to-kyrsten-sinema-what-are-you-doing-here-123595845509

* "‘Biden agenda overwhelmingly helps working class White people’ Dem strategist says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/democrats-face-trouble-going-into-midterms-experts-say-123300933692

* "Manchin pulls plug on U.S. clean electricity ambitions in Biden budget bill: NYT:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/manchin-pulls-plug-on-u-s-clean-electricity-ambitions-in-biden-budget-bill-nyt-123694661824

* "Climate Program Likely to be Dropped from Build Back Better Bill:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/climate-program-likely-to-be-dropped-from-build-back-better-bill-123786821627

* "The reconciliation stalemate: when and how will this end?:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/the-reconciliation-stalemate-when-and-how-will-this-end-123787333579

* "Museum Workers, Jolted by Pandemic Job Losses, Turn to Unions:" https://web.archive.org/web/20211005070657/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-04/museum-workers-embrace-unions-after-pandemic-job-cuts

* "Elizabeth Warren backs Deere strike, saying workers have gotten the short end of the stick 'for decades':" https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/14/business/deere-strike-elizabeth-warren/index.html

* "Workers at all of Kellogg's U.S. cereal plants go on strike:" https://apnews.com/article/kelloggs-cereal-plants-strike-d9185eb8fa9054d34a078063c3db6c33

* "American workers gain upper hand to demand better working conditions:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/american-workers-gain-upper-hand-to-demand-better-working-conditions-123693637949

* "USPS pilot expands postal banking services after years of skepticism:" https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2021/10/usps-pilot-expands-postal-banking-services-after-years-of-skepticism/

* "The ban on evictions has ended: Here's what to do if you're facing eviction:" https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/your-money/the-ban-on-evictions-has-ended-heres-what-to-do-if-youre-facing-eviction/

* "ITT Tech: Profit Over Education :"

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* "How This Recession Could Set Us Back 30 Years:"

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* "Activists keen to keep voting rights bill in spotlight of Biden's attention:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/activists-keen-to-keep-voting-rights-bill-in-spotlight-of-biden-s-attention-122858053542

* "Ending the Filibuster | Where Do We Go From Here?:"

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* "Pennsylvania AG Shapiro vows to use ‘veto pen’ to protect state if elected governor:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/pennsylvania-attorney-general-shapiro-running-for-governor-filed-motion-to-block-republican-election-investigation-123598917624

* "Republicans eyeing upcoming votes stack local elections boards with Trump loyalists:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republicans-eyeing-upcoming-votes-stack-local-elections-boards-with-trump-loyalists-123408453715

* "In Dead of Night, Texas House Approves GOP's Gerrymandered Map:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/13/dead-night-texas-house-approves-gops-gerrymandered-map

* "Congressional Redistricting Taking Place Across the Country:" https://www.msnbc.com/cross-connection/watch/congressional-redistricting-taking-place-across-the-country-123205701796

* "Joy Reid: We're still feeling impact of Voting Rights Act being gutted in 2013:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/texas-passes-proposed-map-increasing-majority-white-districts-decreasing-latinx-and-black-majority-districts-123490885908

* "Georgia ballot inspection case dismissed after no fraud found:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-ballot-inspection-case-dismissed-after-no-fraud-found/OUVOQ5I5ARHMBJ62CX3YBHRMYM/

* "Judge stomps out Trump Big Lie case in Georgia; triggers Trump tantrum:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/judge-stomps-out-trump-big-lie-case-in-georgia-triggers-trump-tantrum-123505221632

* "Once central to Trump's Big Lie, Arizona conspiracy theory fizzles into incoherence:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/once-central-to-trump-s-big-lie-arizona-conspiracy-theory-fizzles-into-incoherence-123148869589

* "Why the Cyber Ninjas CEO Skipped the Oversight Hearing on His Own Audit in Arizona:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/10/cyber-ninja-ceo-skips-oversight-hearing-on-arizona-election-audit.html

* "Rep. Steve Scalise repeatedly refuses to say 2020 election wasn't stolen:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/rep-steve-scalise-repeatedly-refuses-to-say-2020-election-wasn-t-stolen-123205189966

* "‘Stop the Steal’ Movement Races Forward, Ignoring Arizona Humiliation:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/us/politics/arizona-election-audit-analysis.html

* "'Shut this fake investigation down': Clumsy Republican 'audit' stunt elicits blowback:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-shut-this-fake-investigation-down-clumsy-republican-audit-stunt-elicits-blowback-123608645850

* "Joy Reid: The cancer of the Big Lie has spread through GOP ranks:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/marjorie-taylor-greene-polls-her-supporters-on-potential-national-divorce-123400773762

* "Recap of the Trump-endorsed rally at the Michigan State Capitol:" https://www.wlns.com/news/michigan/live-updates-from-the-trump-endorsed-rally-at-the-michigan-state-capitol/

* "Trump Allies Call for 'Audit' of 2020 Results in Michigan:" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/michigan/articles/2021-10-12/trump-allies-call-for-audit-of-2020-results-in-michigan

* "Trump Tells Republicans Not to Vote in 2022 or 2024:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tells-republicans-not-to-vote-in-2022-or-2024

* "Trump suggests he will back primary challenges to Michigan GOP lawmakers:" https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/13/trump-suggests-he-back-primary-challenges-michigan-lawmakers/8435061002/

* "Trump tells Republicans not to vote if his 2020 election loss isn't 'solved':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-tells-republicans-not-to-vote-if-his-2020-election-loss-isn-t-solved-123504709941

* "Head of GOP election inquiry compares Milwaukee newspaper to Nazi propagandist:" https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/head-of-gop-election-inquiry-compares-milwaukee-newspaper-to-nazi-propagandist/article_82287223-b974-5877-a297-990531bde8dc.html

* "Former Supreme Court Justice Gableman, head of Republican review of Wisconsin election, says he does not understand how elections work:" https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/06/republican-reviewing-2020-vote-says-he-doesnt-know-how-elections-work/6020978001/

* "Gableman video puts a polished gloss on election nonsense:" https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2021/09/21/gablemans-taxpayer-financed-video-puts-a-reasonable-face-on-election-fraud-craziness/

* "Republicans seeking to discredit Wisconsin elections off to a bumbling start:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republicans-seeking-to-discredit-wisconsin-elections-off-to-a-bumbling-start-123147333958

* "Republican threat to Wisconsin elections no laughing matter despite farcical clumsiness:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republican-threat-to-wisconsin-elections-no-laughing-matter-despite-farcical-clumsiness-123310149663

* "Impartial audit? Wisconsin Republicans tap Trump appointee, Trump lawyer:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/impartial-audit-wisconsin-republicans-tap-trump-appointee-trump-lawyer-123612229601

* "Mike Lindell now claims he's found people as old as 850 years who voted in 2020 election: report:" https://www.rawstory.com/mike-lindell-voter-fraud-2655251741/

* CW: Domestic Abuse "Senate Republicans Shrug Off Candidates’ Domestic Abuse Allegations:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/senate-republicans-shrug-off-candidates-with-domestic-violence-allegations_n_615cb61ee4b06f0ef2897f2b

* "Stacey Abrams: Youngkin ‘should be rejected’ for backing election audit:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/stacey-abrams-youngkin-should-be-rejected-for-backing-election-audit-122948677666

* "Political Giants Stump for Terry McAuliffe:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/political-giants-stump-for-terry-mcauliffe-123786309783

* "Joy Reid: Republican party has abandoned its once-lofty principles for Trumpism:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/virginia-governor-race-gop-embrace-of-trumpism-and-erosion-of-voting-rights-analyzed-by-politics-experts-123492933901

* "Chris Hayes: What Chuck Grassley traded for Trump’s endorsement :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-what-chuck-grassley-traded-for-trump-s-endorsement-123298373686

* "AT&T funds rightwing channel One America News, Reuters reveals:" https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/oct/07/att-source-revenue-one-america-news

* "Hayes: What 25 years of Fox News ‘poison’ has done to America:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-what-25-years-of-fox-news-poison-has-done-to-america-123130437945

* "Joy critiques GOP leaders cultivating an ‘Idiocracy’ normalizing stupidity:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/republicans-conservatives-right-wing-extremists-slammed-for-cultivating-culture-of-stupidity-123138629986

* "'Think about democracy as something which has a future': Snyder on hope in troubled times:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-think-about-democracy-as-something-which-has-a-future-snyder-on-hope-in-troubled-times-122963525615

* "Idaho governor repeals political rival’s executive order:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/07/idaho-governor-repeals-political-rivals-executive-order-515542

* "This governor and lt. governor duo are trying to out-Trump each other:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/this-governor-and-lt-governor-duo-are-trying-to-out-trump-each-other-122950725570

* "Joy Reid critiques Idaho’s governor and lieutenant governor’s game of GOP one-upmanship:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/idaho-s-governor-and-lieutenant-governor-engage-in-game-of-gop-one-upmanship-122952773947

* "Whistleblower testifies to Senate as patience with Facebook wears thin in Washington:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/whistleblower-testifies-to-senate-as-patience-with-facebook-wears-thin-in-washington-122858053507

* "Expert: Why Facebook’s business model is ‘incommensurable with democracy’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/expert-why-facebook-s-business-model-is-incommensurable-with-democracy-122847813728

* This gets scarier the more we know. "New details on ‘democratic near-death experience’ of Trump election plot:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/new-details-on-democratic-near-death-experience-of-trump-election-plot-123038789931

* "Questions yet unanswered suggest probe of DOJ misuse by Trump shift focus to White House:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/questions-yet-unanswered-suggest-probe-of-doj-misuse-by-trump-shift-focus-to-white-house-123056197607

* "Senate report exposes 'a mini attempted coup d'état' within the DOJ under Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/senate-report-exposes-a-mini-attempted-coup-d-etat-within-the-doj-under-trump-123055685783

* "Political hijacking of Justice Department by Trump raises cleanup questions for Garland:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/political-hijacking-of-justice-department-by-trump-raises-cleanup-questions-for-garland-123056197797

* "Group files complaint with California bar association against John Eastman, lawyer who advised Trump on election challenges:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/eastman-trump-bar-complaint/2021/10/04/26dc7d50-2535-11ec-8831-a31e7b3de188_story.html

* "Trump hotel lost $70M despite millions in foreign business:" https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-business-4203026146d39a3a2315eecd7fe79486

* "Trump must give videotaped deposition in protest lawsuit, judge orders:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/trump-give-videotaped-deposition-protest-lawsuit-judge-orders/story?id=80579982

* "State Department Investigating if Trump Officials Stole G-7 Gift Bags Meant for Foreign Leaders:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/10/trump-gift-bags-g7-missing-gifts-saudi-fake-fur.html

* This is very 45. "White Tiger and Cheetah Furs: A Mess of Trump Gift Exchanges:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/11/us/politics/trump-gifts.html

* "Schiff book documents when Republicans gave up and gave in to Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/schiff-book-documents-when-republicans-gave-up-and-gave-in-to-trump-123309637776

* "Rep. Bennie Thompson: Merrick Garland has to do his job in a timely manner:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/bannon-defying-subpoena-what-garland-should-do-discussed-by-jan-6-select-committee-chair-thompson-123596358002

* "Biden White House waives executive privilege for initial set of Trump-era documents sought by Jan. 6 panel:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/08/bannon-jan-6-subpoena-515681

* "Senate Judiciary Committee issues sweeping report detailing how Trump and a top DOJ lawyer attempted to overturn 2020 election:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/07/politics/senate-judiciary-committee-investigation-trump-2020-election/index.html

* "Trump tells 4 former aides to defy Jan. 6 committee's subpoena:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/07/trump-jan-6-committees-subpoena-515593

* "Top Trump aides set to defy subpoenas in Capitol attack investigation:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/06/trump-aides-capitol-attack-house-select-committee

* "Jan. 6 Panel Threatens to Pursue Charges Against Bannon:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/08/us/politics/steve-bannon-capitol-riot.html

* "Schiff: Enforcing select committee subpoenas tests ‘principle no one is above the law’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/steve-bannon-defying-jan-6-select-committee-subpoena-discussed-by-rep-adam-schiff-123691077812

* "Rosen, former acting AG under Trump, appears before Jan. 6 committee:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/13/rosen-jan-6-committee-515910

* "Jan. 6 panel moving swiftly as it sets Bannon contempt vote:" https://apnews.com/article/steve-bannon-donald-trump-capitol-siege-subpoenas-bennie-thompson-9823b7d1c15eabd235cd3a9887b1f46e

* "Capitol Police whistleblower delivers scathing rebuke to 2 of its senior leaders Jan. 6:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/08/capitol-police-whistleblower-rebuke-jan-6-515696

* "Prosecutors: Capitol cop told Jan. 6 rioter to hide evidence:" https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/capitol-police-officer-indicted-for-obstruction-after-riot

* "‘Just looking out’: Capitol officer charged with telling rioter to delete evidence:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-just-looking-out-capitol-officer-charged-with-telling-rioter-to-delete-evidence-123686469722

* "Judge holds DC jail officials in contempt in 1/6 riot case:" https://apnews.com/article/proud-boys-district-of-columbia-capitol-siege-b944fd79b8e132f633bfb0111adfaba8

* "100 Capitol Rioters Have Pleaded Guilty. Here’s What They Did And What They’re Facing.:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/100-capitol-riot-guilty-pleas

* "Capitol rioter admits to two new felonies while representing himself in bond hearing:" https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/capitol-rioter-brandon-fellows-admits-to-two-new-felonies-while-representing-himself-in-bond-hearing-judge-trevor-mcfadden/65-a40af9c2-9809-4adb-aaec-7e36ad12b308

* "Capitol rioter represents himself, accidentally admits to more crimes:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/capitol-rioter-represents-himself-accidentally-admits-to-more-crimes-123491909794

* "Gay Trump Supporter Brandon Stratka Pleads Guilty in Capitol Riot Role:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/10/08/gay-trump-supporter-brandon-stratka-pleads-guilty-capitol-riot-role

* "U.S. Capitol Police arrest man who parked suspicious vehicle outside Supreme Court:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/capitol-police-says-it-investigating-suspicious-vehicle-front-us-supreme-court-2021-10-05/

* "Maryland senior housing shooting kills 2; suspect held:" https://www.khq.com/regional/gunman-held-in-shooting-of-2-staffers-inside-senior-facility/article_adb26ce1-aba9-50cb-b1b3-d8a254f771cf.html

* "How Thousands of Haitians Became Trapped in Mexico:"

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* "Reporting on the Humanity of the Immigration Crisis | Field Notes:"

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* How is it legal to deport kids to Haiti when they aren't from there? Why would anyone deport anyone to Haiti right now let alone Brazilian and Chilean children? More than 40 children with non-Haitian passports deported to Haiti: IOM":" https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/23/americas/haitian-kids-deportees-intl-latam/index.html

* "Biden administration canceling more border wall contracts:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/politics/border-wall-contacts-canceled-biden-administration/index.html

* "At least 1,000 migrant children separated under Trump still haven't been reunited with parents:" https://www.axios.com/migrant-children-still-separated-from-parents-92a72738-f295-410b-ac61-076c634eaaea.html

* "Family Demands Surveillance Video After Alabama Woman Christina Nance Was Found Dead in Unused Police Van:" https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/family-demands-surveillance-video-after-alabama-woman-christina-nance-was-found-dead-in-unused-police-van/

* "Feds won't seek charges against cop in Jacob Blake shooting:" https://apnews.com/article/us-news-us-department-of-justice-rusten-sheskey-jacob-blake-kenosha-4f8493dd0776ef6046e052a538cd1460

* "Black Children Were Jailed for a Crime That Doesn’t Exist. Almost Nothing Happened to the Adults in Charge.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/black-children-were-jailed-for-a-crime-that-doesnt-exist#1133516

* "‘County with staggering history of detaining children’ revealed in shocking report:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/tennessee-county-was-profiting-off-jailing-black-children-as-young-as-seven-123298885901

* "A homeless man was arrested for a 43-cent ‘theft’ of a Mountain Dew. He could face 7 years in prison.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/09/21/pennsylvania-mountaindew-theft-joseph-sobolewski/

* "Texas Board Recommends Posthumous Pardon for George Floyd:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/us/george-floyd-pardon-texas.html

* "FBI raids New York's police sergeants union offices and the union president resigns:" https://www.npr.org/2021/10/05/1043567201/fbi-raid-new-york-police-sergeants-union-ed-mullins

* "A look at track record of NYPD union head who resigned after FBI raid:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/a-look-at-track-record-of-nypd-union-head-who-resigned-after-fbi-raid-123042373581

* "Derecka Purnell - "Becoming Abolitionists":" https://www.cc.com/video/0w8kcq/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-derecka-purnell-becoming-abolitionists

* "How the nation's Chinese American communities grapple with systemic racism and gentrification:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/how-the-nation-s-chinese-american-communities-grapple-with-systemic-racism-and-gentrification-123205189953

* "The Latest in Jussie Smollett's Ongoing Alleged Hoax Attack Case:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/10/06/heres-latest-jussie-smolletts-ongoing-hoax-attack-case

* "Black Lives Matter, She Wrote. Then ‘Everything Just Imploded.’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/10/us/politics/maryland-superintendent-racism-black-lives-matter.html

* "Texas school official says classrooms with books on Holocaust must offer ‘opposing’ views:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/14/texas-school-holocaust-books-race-southlake

* "Islamophobia: An Analysis | Philosophy Tube:"

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* CW: Pedophila, Rape. "French clergy sexually abused over 200,000 children since 1950, report finds:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/report-finds-216000-children-were-victims-french-clergy-sex-abuse-since-1950-2021-10-05/

* CW: Rape. "UK police won't act against Prince Andrew over abuse claim:" https://apnews.com/article/prince-andrew-sexual-assault-allegations-jeffrey-epstein-f0e955fd2345884173ba1321bb105048

* "NFL players attack ‘fraud’ Jon Gruden after racist and homophobic emails:" https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/oct/12/nfl-players-reaction-jon-gruden-emails-racist-homophobic

* CW: Sexual Harassment "'Toxic culture': NFL cheerleaders demand release of full workplace inquiry:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-toxic-culture-nfl-cheerleaders-demand-release-of-full-workplace-inquiry-123494469775

* CW: Sexual Harassment "'We feel invisible': Washington Football Team employees experienced decades of abuse, sexual harassment:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/voices/2021/10/14/jon-gruden-washington-football-team-owner/8450505002/

* "California Outlaws 'Stealthing,' Mandates Gender-Neutral Toy Sections:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/10/12/california-outlaws-stealthing-mandates-gender-neutral-toy-sections

* "Appeals court puts temporary hold on judge's order blocking Texas 6-week abortion ban:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/08/politics/texas-abortion-appeal/index.html

* "Biden administration: Texas abortion ban, in place despite constitutional questions, offers road map for other states:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/texas-abortion-ban-appeal/2021/10/12/fd649804-2b60-11ec-baf4-d7a4e075eb90_story.html

* "Justice Department to ask Supreme Court to block Texas abortion ban:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/15/biden-justice-department-supreme-court-texas-abortion-516093

* "DOJ rips Texas abortion ban in new appeals court filing:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/doj-rips-texas-abortion-ban-in-new-appeals-court-filing-123312197593

* "DOJ will ask Supreme Court to halt Texas abortion law:" https://apnews.com/article/us-supreme-court-health-texas-aeedf9630e395f9115909ce5fb63eea5

* "Attacks on abortion rights already forcing women to dangerous 'back alley' alternatives:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/attacks-on-abortion-rights-already-forcing-women-to-dangerous-back-alley-alternatives-123409477923

* "Fact check: Pennsylvania bill proposing restrictions on male reproductive rights is satirical:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/10/07/fact-check-legislation-male-reproductive-rights-parody-bill/6032780001/

* "A Botched Circumcision and Its Aftermath:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/a-botched-circumcision-and-its-aftermath

* "Justice secretary Dominic Raab thinks misogyny can be a 'woman against a man':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/06/dominic-raab-tory-misogyny/

* "Daddy Issues, Misogyny, and the Pinnacle of Male Privilege:"

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* "Gay couple’s son finally granted citizenship in landmark Namibian ruling:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/16/namibia-gay-couple-children-citizenship-win/

* "Evangelist who backed death penalty for gays wants to run the National Trust:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/15/national-trust-christian-voice-stephen-green/

* "Genderfluid Person in Dress and Heels Attacked, Left Black and Blue:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/10/08/genderfluid-person-dress-and-heels-attacked-left-black-and-blue

* "Thug beats man with wine bottle for ‘holding another man’s hand’ near gay village:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/11/birmingham-homophobic-attack-kesseler/

* "Birmingham announces major steps to combat spike of anti-LGBT+ violence:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/15/birmingham-homophobic-attacks-lgbt/

* "Protesters demand the Guardian 'stop platforming transphobia' at newspaper's HQ:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/08/guardian-transphobia-protest-london/

* "LGBT+ students demand university fire anti-trans professor: 'We've had enough':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/07/kathleen-stock-university-sussex/

* "Biden Calls Out Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation on National Coming Out Day:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/10/11/biden-calls-out-anti-lgbtq-legislation-national-coming-out-day

* "Black Trans Man Mel Groves Shot to Death in Mississippi:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/10/13/black-trans-man-mel-groves-shot-death-mississippi

* "The Queer Tax on LGBTQ+ Women Who Partner With Women:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/10/07/queer-tax-lgbtq-women-who-partner-women

* "Trans writer cuts ties with Netflix over 'transphobic' Dave Chappelle special:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/07/dave-chapelle-netflix-the-closer-criticism/

* "The Complex Transphobia of Dave Chappelle:"

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* They used her name without her consent, the bastards. "Hannah Gadsby slams Netflix boss over Dave Chappelle: ‘F**k you and your amoral algorithm cult’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/15/hannah-gadsby-netflix-dave-chappelle-the-closer/

* "Trans Worker Who Criticized Netflix's Chappelle Special Is Suspended:" https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/2021/10/11/trans-worker-who-criticized-netflixs-chappelle-special-suspended

* "The Bye Line: Jonathan Capehart calls out Tucker Carlson's homophobia:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/the-bye-line-jonathan-capehart-calls-out-tucker-carlson-s-homophobia-123784773952

* "Sally Ride and Nina Otero-Warren to Be 1st LGBTQ+ Faces on U.S. Coins:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/10/12/sally-ride-and-nina-otero-warren-be-1st-lgbtq-faces-us-coins

* CW: Suicide. "Texas Removes Access to Youth LGBTQ+ Suicide Hotline, Resource Page:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/10/13/texas-removes-access-youth-lgbtq-suicide-hotline-resource-page

* "Trans-inclusive cervical screenings aren't a debate. They can be life-saving:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/10/09/trans-cervical-cancer-screenings/

* "Why Do We Have Fewer Outbreaks? Epidemiological Transition: Crash Course Outbreak Science #3:"

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* "The Weaponization of Outbreaks: Crash Course Outbreak Science #5:"

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* "The Spanish Flu: The Greatest Pandemic of the 20th Century:"

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* "BSE: Britain’s Deadly Disease Scandal:"

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* "NHS England to offer breakthrough treatment for sickle cell disease:" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/oct/05/nhs-england-breakthrough-treatment-sickle-cell-disease

* "WHO backs malaria vaccine rollout for Africa's children in major breakthrough:" https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/who-experts-back-using-malaria-vaccine-african-children-2021-10-06/

* "COVID is changing medical fly-in missions — and it might be for the better:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/10/07/1041862629/covid-is-changing-medical-fly-in-missions-and-it-might-be-for-the-better

* "Maddow: Look past conspiracy nonsense and weirdos to appreciate modern medical science:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-look-past-conspiracy-nonsense-and-weirdos-to-appreciate-modern-medical-science-123411013592

* "‘This is a crisis’: Tens of thousands of children affected by pandemic-related deaths of parents:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/this-is-a-crisis-tens-of-thousands-of-children-affected-by-pandemic-related-deaths-of-parents/ar-AAPdH5o?ocid=msedgntp

* "Valley Fever Is Spreading Through a Hotter, Drier Western US:" https://www.wired.com/story/valley-fever-is-spreading-through-a-hotter-drier-western-us/

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* "Pope, other religious leaders issue pre-COP26 appeal on climate change:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/pope-world-religious-leaders-issue-pre-cop26-appeal-climate-change-2021-10-04/

* "Climate change: Carbon emissions from rich countries rose rapidly in 2021:" https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58897805

* "At least 15 dead after heavy rainfall and flooding in northern China:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/12/china/flooding-china-shanxi-ntl-hnk/index.html

* "China floods: Nearly 2 million displaced in Shanxi province:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-58866854

* "Torrential rain follows summer wildfires, flooding homes across Greece:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/torrential-rain-follows-summer-wildfires-flooding-homes-across-greece-2021-10-15/

* "Flash flooding in parts of Alabama kills at least four, prompts dozens of rescues:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rescues-underway-after-flash-flooding-parts-alabama-2021-10-07/

* "Elite Firefighters Have a Secret Skill:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/10/smokejumpers-wildfires-sew-their-own-gear/620323/

* "More flee as Canary Island eruption continues, creates 'lava tsunami':" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/more-flee-canary-island-eruption-continues-creates-lava-tsunami-n1281690

* "'Catastrophic' California oil spill kills fish, damages wetlands:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/major-oil-spill-washes-ashore-california-killing-wildlife-2021-10-03/

* "At least 2 dead in California plane crash that torched homes:" https://apnews.com/article/san-diego-california-plane-crashes-fires-suburbs-44a0451856e261b5314fb9528d9fa644

* "Strong earthquake in southwest Pakistan kills at least 23:" https://apnews.com/article/science-pakistan-earthquakes-bd2be7e2982a44a0f02ecb4f12e9d0e3

* "City in Michigan urged to use bottled water due to lead risk:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/city-michigan-urged-bottled-water-due-lead-risk-80444860

* "Majority Black city in Michigan faces water lead levels higher than Flint’s at height:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/michigan-tells-majority-black-city-of-benton-harbor-not-to-drink-lead-laced-water-123401797648

* "How economists helped Big Oil obstruct climate action for decades:" https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/10/economists-helped-big-oil-companies-obstruct-climate-action-benjamin-franta-stanford-university/

* "Masai Woman Builds Beautiful Off-Grid Homestead in the African Bush:"

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* "In Kenya, An Inspiring Maasai Man Creates Change Through Permaculture:"

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* "How Dying Gas Wells Are Making One Company Rich:"

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* "Climate change is killing the world's coral reefs as oceans warm, study shows:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/climate-change-is-killing-worlds-coral-reefs-oceans-warm-study-2021-10-05/

* "Inside the Indigenous Fight to Save the Amazon:"

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* "Fast fashion: The dumping ground for unwanted clothes:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-58836618

* "What It's Like to Document the Death of Ecosystems:"

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* "Mathematicians Prove Melting Ice Stays Smooth:" https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-prove-melting-ice-stays-smooth-20211006/

* "A Centuries-Old Physics Mystery? Solved:" https://scitechdaily.com/a-centuries-old-physics-mystery-solved/

* "Planet with iron rainfall is even more extreme than scientists thought:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/05/world/iron-rain-exoplanet-scn/index.html

* "Facebook Banned Me for Life Because I Help People Use It Less:" https://slate.com/technology/2021/10/facebook-unfollow-everything-cease-desist.html

* "If Social Media Can Be Unsafe for Kids, What Happens in VR?:" https://slate.com/technology/2021/10/facebook-virtual-reality-metaverse-safety-children-jakki-bailey.html

* "The White Sands discovery only confirms what Indigenous people have said all along:" https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-archaeology-the-white-sands-discovery-only-confirms-what-indigenous-people-have-said-all-along

* "Scientists solve the mystery of the Etruscans’ origins:" https://www.livescience.com/origins-of-etruscans-discovered

* CW: Lynching, Sexual Assault "Ida B. Wells: Crash Course Black American History #20:"

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* "Jailbreak! The International King of Escapes:"

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* I was angry about what happened to Monika Lewinsky while it was happening. Everyone else in the scandal was absolutely vile. The media and the comics decided to completely destroy her life. It was very there but for the grace and I had huge empathy for her. I love the person she grew up to be, and every time I see her out and about doing activism it makes be happy. She not only survived the terrible thing our whole society did to her; she took that trauma and made something beautiful and powerful out of it.

"Monica Lewinsky - "15 Minutes of Shame":" https://www.cc.com/video/6of5s5/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-monica-lewinsky-15-minutes-of-shame

* "‘Do right by Henrietta Lacks’ family attorney of Black woman whose cells are commercialized by pharmaceutical company asks:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/henrietta-lacks-family-member-discusses-suit-filed-over-black-woman-s-cells-sold-to-advance-medicine-science-122849861560

* CW: Suicide mention. "The Disappearance of Elisa Lam:"

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* "Gentrification Is Erasing Philly’s Black Horse Stables:"

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* "Two men arrested for alleged illegal smuggling of Kentucky Fried Chicken:" https://www.yahoo.com/now/two-men-arrested-alleged-illegal-171700302.html

* "Thank Me Later - Crusade for Clitoral Awareness:" https://www.cc.com/video/6bwz5l/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-thank-me-later-crusade-for-clitoral-awareness

* "Facebook Hearings Cold Open - SNL:"

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

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

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* "TikTok Challenge Incites School Vandalism:" https://www.cc.com/video/l5foji/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-tiktok-challenge-incites-school-vandalism

* "Coronavirus Deaths Surpass Spanish Flu:" https://www.cc.com/video/hk1pbh/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-coronavirus-deaths-surpass-spanish-flu

* "The Rise of Water Witches in California:" https://www.cc.com/video/qr1e8g/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-the-rise-of-water-witches-in-california

* "New Zealanders Smuggle KFC & Man Faces Prison Over 43 Cents:" https://www.cc.com/video/biv64w/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-new-zealanders-smuggle-kfc-man-faces-prison-over-43-cents

* "Climate Week - Trickle-Down Effects of the Global Crisis:" https://www.cc.com/video/3a9x5k/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-climate-week-trickle-down-effects-of-the-global-crisis

* "Ongoing Crisis at the U.S. Border:" https://www.cc.com/video/jshkgv/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-ongoing-crisis-at-the-u-s-border

* "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse - Anti-Mask Rally:" https://www.cc.com/video/dxm2d3/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-jordan-klepper-fingers-the-pulse-anti-mask-rally

* "Booster Shots Approved & 46% of Americans Believe in Ghosts:" https://www.cc.com/video/53kjvm/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-booster-shots-approved-46-of-americans-believe-in-ghosts

* "Switzerland OKs Same-Sex Marriage & Kids Face Climate Woes:" https://www.cc.com/video/6ig1jw/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-switzerland-oks-same-sex-marriage-kids-face-climate-woes

* "CP Time - Black Fashion Models:" https://www.cc.com/video/2vcs6m/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-cp-time-black-fashion-models

* "Can We Convo? - Reporting on Missing White Women:" https://www.cc.com/video/sp35bc/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-can-we-convo-reporting-on-missing-white-women

* "Keeping Up with the Congressians - Capitol Hill Crunch Time :" https://www.cc.com/video/2on71h/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-keeping-up-with-the-congressians-capitol-hill-crunch-time

* "Amazon Unveils $1K Robot & Man Traps Alligator in Trash Can :" https://www.cc.com/video/ghjlcw/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-amazon-unveils-titlek-robot-man-traps-alligator-in-trash-can

* "Pandora Papers Expose Wealthy Tax Dodgers:" https://www.cc.com/video/52gnv2/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-pandora-papers-expose-wealthy-tax-dodgers

* "Black Family vs. Racist Neighbor & Meghan Trainor's Toilets:" https://www.cc.com/video/vyqduj/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-black-family-vs-racist-neighbor-meghan-trainor-s-toilets

* "Red, White and Broken - Religious Exemptions for Vaccines :" https://www.cc.com/video/05hv1g/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-red-white-and-broken-religious-exemptions-for-vaccines

* "Remotely Educational - How Hollywood Works:" https://www.cc.com/video/2o4rhr/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-remotely-educational-how-hollywood-works

* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - Right to Repair:" https://www.cc.com/video/iv0hvu/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-if-you-don-t-know-now-you-know-right-to-repair

* "Freedom of Speech Battle in New Jersey:" https://www.cc.com/video/fpz5ow/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-freedom-of-speech-battle-in-new-jersey

* "Back in Black - Hollywood's De-Aging Problem :" https://www.cc.com/video/wr6ipp/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-back-in-black-hollywood-s-de-aging-problem

* "Getting Back to Normal-ish - America's Great Resignation:" https://www.cc.com/video/26ld3k/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-getting-back-to-normal-ish-america-s-great-resignation

* "Ladies Night Song - SNL:"

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* "End Of Iris - El Tango De Roxanne (Moulin Rouge Cover):"

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* Wednesday I spaced a Doctor's appointment. (In my defense, I was very aware of it Monday and planning to go, but they never sent a reminder call and scheduling on Tuesday and Wednesday was tight, so it just fell out of my head with all the other stuff I needed to remember). I remembered it about an hour too late. Sigh. The reschedule and the long wait times between nurse and doctor because they were squeezing me into cracks meant I only got a few hours of sleep.

Add to this that all the gimping about Wednesday led to my dicey left hip joint trying to dislocate itself later that night, which is a thing it just sort of does periodically, but hadn't for several years. The pain of even a failed dislocation is stunningly painful and means the leg stops being load bearing sporadically. Luckily, Thursday it waited until I was parked at home to make another series of attempts to escape it's socket. (This has to do with my AS made worse by things like the distance running and ballet in my youth. My cartilage is under constant attack by my immune system. Yes, I know this isn't a problem most people have. It was always the left hip joint that used to pop out. I think I must have done extra damage to it in my teens somehow). The weather being changeable enough to ramp my arthritis pain level way up is not helping either and is likely contributing though I can't prove it. I just know when I dislocate, it tends to be in autumn or Winter.

Also, I needed head Millennial for an essential project, which meant I needed to bail the tanks myself (Nearby Millennial is the best at all the other tank cleaning components, which I flat out can't do since the AS started gnawing that shoulder joint which sent the fragile right shoulder joint. Normally Head Millennial does the bailing when things are running smoothly, as it's something Nearby Millennial absolutely can't do), into it's own exciting pain Wednesday night. Luckily this is more remediable than the hip joint thing, and the measures I took Wednesday night moved it make into the unpleasanter end of functional, which is really all I could ask for given the givens.

So I've been a serious mess physically for a couple of days, add in the lack of sleep and the way the need to get to the appointment on short notice threw my meds schedule into chaos and basically, I'm just trying to stay up late enough that Friday will still work and doing stuff that doesn't require too much eye focus.

* Over the weekend we managed to nearly finish decorating for Phase II, and on Sunday a friend came to visit. Livia is still full of complaints about the lack of live mice in food deliveries, but there is nothing to be done.

* I've been having a particularly bad chronic pain week, made worse by the nobody will let me sleep thing. I'm getting Police union auto-dialers from at least three different zip codes and as between them they have about twenty and I can only block 25 numbers, every time I block one another one wakes me up later. I wish there were a do not call list for police unions, but... America. they called twice today. It was so bad Thursday and Friday that after call five Friday, Tavy stood on my hip and complained angrily until I hung up. There were four more calls to come in the next couple hours including two separate calls from my dentist reminding me of the same appointment, one live and one robo.

I'm also getting daily harassment from a robot claiming to be a pharmacy, which insists on calling me every morning between 9-9:30AM wanting me to get up, find pen and paper and in the short time it takes for the robot to read the number, and write down their number and call them back, you know, exactly the way scammers trying to steal your social security or credit card numbers like to do. I haven't blocked them on the grounds that I haven't heard from lung ampule people for a while and it's just possible they subcontracted out. Medicare advantage does the same thing some times, you see. They like to wake me up once or twice a day with a rambling generic robot message that doesn't properly identify themselves and what they want in the thirty seconds before I hang up. Eventually they give up and have a live person call and properly identify themselves. So I tend not to block medical type things that behave like that on the off it actually is Medicare being too lazy to properly contact me. I hoping if that's what's going on here, do that before I have to start a game of phone tag with the wildly incompetent folks at lung medicine head office. which took most of a month last time my machine died.

* I voted Saturday. Yes, it's election season again. I know people have trouble caring about off year elections, but state and local elections have a massive effect on your quality of life. My ballot had a ton of initiatives and common sense tax stuff needing affirming. Turn out matters. My ballot had a ton of local and county offices that very much mattered for issues like affordable housing and environmental measures.

Don't sleep on this election. Republicans are pushing hard most places to take over state election positions with partisan extremists who want to end democracy. They are packing school boards with people who want to censor history and thing that you need to teach "The other side of the holocaust." Who your sheriff is can make the difference between mental health and drug diversion vs. Stop and frisk.

Don't sleep on this, I beg you. People sleeping on state level elections is why so many states are getting extreme racial gerrymandering next year.

* I am worried about Tavy. He slipped past Squirrel when he came home from work a few days ago, and I didn't notice until after lung time. Late Saturday, he got diarrhea. He slept most of Sunday and was still ill. He's drinking lots of water and is behaving normally while awake, but not eating much and is low energy for him. I'm worried he ate something he shouldn't while he was lose in the pre-dawn or caught a paracite from one of the complex dogs, since a lot of the owners are too lazy to toss their feces in the receptacle.

I'll see how how is tomorrow. I definitely can't afford the vet and squirrel is skint this month. *digits cruciform*

* "AI improves your Halloween costumes!:" https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/665293325032669184

* ToS: Season 2 Rewatch:

- 3.5: Is There in Truth No Beauty?

They are escorting the Medusan ambassador to the Federation home. Humans can't talk to the Medusans face to face as sight of the Medusan driving them insane. Spock must wear a visors, though there is concern about his human half. The Medusan is traveling in a future tech cat carrier apparently with Larry and Miranda. The cat carrier opens. Spock flinches, but gazes on the entity for a while. He tells Miranda, the woman assisting the Ambassador that he envies her assignment. The Assistant tries to touch his mind. She seems to project her envy on Spock. Clue number one. Apparently he telepathy is why he studies on Vulcan. She wishes she could see the Medusan.

They have a dinner party where they discuss Vulcan telepathy and the need to block out other's thoughts. Miranda takes a badge he wore in honor of her as a taunt. Clue number 2. Bones argues that Vulcan is boring and that the Medusans must be evil because they are ugly. Spock keeps gently rebuking McCoy instead of slapping him. Spock is a better man than I. Kirk calls beauty the last prejudice, but then toasts Miranda's beauty. Bones is racist and paternalistic. Miranda rebukes him on the racism. Miranda says she senses someone thinking about murder, but can't say who. She rebuffs Bones' attempt to escort her to her room. Scotty invites the other guy that came with the Medusan to go drinking, but he too turns down the offer. Bones says she's 'disturbing' possibly because she doesn't want to fuck. *side eye*

Larry has a deep crush on Miranda and is losing his shit because she's going to live with the Medusa instead of having sex with him. He kisses her. she is not into it and tells him to leave. She now knows the murdery feelings and envy are from Larry. The Creep. He goes to murder the Medusa out of sexual jealousy, thus seeing the Medusa and going violently mad. He runs around attacking people. Miranda tells the feds about Larry.

Larry the Incel turns up at engineering. Scotty gives him the controls before the announcement of Larry's homicidal insanity comes over. He knocks out Scotty and starts driving the Enterprise dangerously fast. He sends them beyond the galaxy boundaries before they subdue him. He is raving about dreams. Only Miranda can calm him. He thinks about the Medusa, they calls her a liar and tries to kill her, but he dies instead. Everything just stopped.

So now they are lost in space. (Danger Will Robinson). It's a void. they can't recross the barrier in sub-light and the sensory distortion in warp makes navigating impossible. The only solution is a mindlink with the Medusan which Spock suspects Dr. Miranda Jones won't allow. Kirk volunteers to distract her with a date to the arboretum. *side eye* Kirk tries to talk her out of her asexuality. *side eye* She doesn't enjoy other people's violent emotions and finds the Medusans restful. Kirk keeps trying to seduce her anyway, insulting her Medusan friend. Asshole.

Miranda works out what Spock is planning and tries to take his place. he points out she doesn't know how to pilot the ship. Bones points out a blind person can't fly the ship. (He'd been keeping her blindness private because ethics, but he couldn't let her endanger the ship). Her dress contains a sensor web. Kirk works out she hides her blindness to avoid pity. She insists. Kirk says to ask the Medusan, who says no.

Spock mind melds with the Medusan and the two become one. The blend quotes Byron at Uhura and the Tempest at Miranda. They navigate back to entry point, at which point the Medusan waxes poetic about the wonder of being embodied but also the intense loneliness of it. Spock goes to put the entity back in the cat carrier, but forgets his visor. He goes berserk and Kirk has to stun him. Nimoy's performance in this scene is really beautiful, with all the switches back and forth in both personality and emotion.

Miranda is Spock's only hope, via Mind Meld. Kirk gets impatient and finds her in there without her net. Kirk thinks she should wake him with a kiss then accuses her of trying to kill Spock. She goes all the way down, risking them both. Spock recovers. Kirk gives Miranda a rose and she goes off to live with the aliens. She and Spock respect each other now.

The men (except Spock are just really gross in this one.

*****
* 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.

* Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/796848.html

* Even more Organizations working for reproductive rights in Texas: https://wendelah1.dreamwidth.org/788132.html

* Want a say in Washington redistricting? "Draw Your WA | Washington State 2021 Redistricting Commission:" https://www.redistricting.wa.gov/

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