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* Still so far behind. Apologies.

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* "Mass funeral held in Gaza for victims of 2023 Israeli strike:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/04/mass-funeral-gaza-victims-2023-israeli-strike

* "Gaza: 300 children killed in 300 days of Israeli-Hamas ‘ceasefire’ :" https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168088

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* "Trump Admin Now Crowdsourcing for “Creative” Ideas on Iran:" https://newrepublic.com/post/213863/defense-department-trump-crowdsourcing-creative-ways-punish-iran

* "Iran and the US say a Strait of Hormuz deal is close, but one or both would have to back down:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-us-hormuz-trump-august-5-2026-ecdbd96f2b46c70beb5926d8508f9c55

I'm not holding my breath.

* "What's holding up the Iran-Oman proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/whats-holding-up-the-iran-oman-proposal-to-reopen-the-strait-of-hormuz

* "US used ‘virtually all’ long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say:" https://www.militarytimes.com/industry/techwatch/2026/08/04/us-used-virtually-all-long-range-precision-missiles-during-iran-war-sources-say/

* "Trump denies US low on key munitions in war with Iran after reports of shortages:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/trump-munitions-war-iran-hegseth

* "Blame game clown show: Trump looks for Iran fiasco scapegoats:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/blame-game-clown-show-trump-looks-for-iran-fiasco-scapegoats-2510209603963

* "Moldy showers and no soap: Military families are outraged by conditions on USS Lincoln:" https://www.ms.now/news/conditions-safety-uss-lincoln-iran-war

* "What to Know About the U.S. Water Systems Cyberattacks:" https://time.com/article/2026/08/02/what-to-know-about-the-u-s-water-systems-cyberattacks/

Remember, Republicans deliberately dismantled our ability to defend against cyber attacks in the last year.

* "‘Making too much money’: Trump blasts Exxon Mobil, Chevron profits:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/03/trump-exxon-mobil-chevron-gas-prices-profits-01022831

Wasn't big profits for oil and gas companies and allowing insider trading on the stock marker and betting markets the whole original point of the invasion?

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* "Russia strike kills 21 as Ukraine says it needs more missile interceptors:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c330pxyvzzyo

* "At least five members of same family killed in Russian missile attack, Zelensky says:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8mk59l5jzo

* "'I ran because I knew I would die': Russian drones target medics in Ukraine:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3r073eqvrjo

* "Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4n03xg981o

* "Ukraine strikes more oil facilities deep inside Russia, Zelenskyy says:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-ballistic-missiles-patriots-drones-30447169b0145caa2e48ebf22b235c7a

* "Ukraine war briefing: Wildberries warehouse struck by Kyiv’s drones more than 2,000km from Russian border:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/08/ukraine-war-briefing-wildberries-warehouse-struck-by-kyivs-drones-more-than-2000km-from-russian-border

* "Ukraine Grain Exports to Slump After Russian Strikes on Odesa:" https://archive.ph/y4FoX#selection-1216.0-1216.1

So many people rely on those grain exports to not starve.

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* "'My only son was shot standing up for justice' - inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yvqk69enko

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* "‘We Were Simply Animals’: What happens to the disappeared in Mexico’s narco-slavery camps:" https://www.equator.org/articles/we-were-simply-animals-turati

* I am disgusted, but not surprised. "EU commends Spain's 'swift response' to Ceuta migrant crisis:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80n3j55g0do

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* "US states sue Trump administration over new tariffs on 60 trading partners:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/03/states-sue-trump-administration-tariffs

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

* "Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/06/trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-orders

This is a different attempt to overthrow the 14th Amendment of the Constitution via executive order than the one that recently failed.

* "ICE arrests hit record high in July as enforcement quietly ramps up:" https://abcnews.com/Politics/ice-arrests-hit-record-high-july-enforcement-quietly/story?id=135356433

* "ICE orders Springfield Haitians to report; many leave with ankle monitors in what advocates call a ‘new humiliation’:" https://haitiantimes.com/2026/08/03/springfield-haitians-ankle-monitors-ice/

* "Hundreds protest outside ICE facility in Blue Ash amid termination of TPS for Haitians:" https://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/hamilton-county/blue-ash/hundreds-protest-outside-ice-facility-in-blue-ash-amid-termination-of-tps-for-haitians

* "She protested ICE raids. Then agents showed up at her door:" https://www.npr.org/2026/08/03/nx-s1-5886263/ice-dhs-immigration-enforcement-conspiracy-arrests

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

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

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* "Donald Trump’s 10 most humiliating presidential moments — among many:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/donald-trump-embarrassing-moments

* I think we found yet more government waste and abuse. "Trump Freaks Out as Vanity Project Goes Sideways:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-freaks-out-as-white-house-helipad-vanity-project-goes-sideways/

* Also here. "Trump administration spending $5M to restore, gold-plate Lincoln Memorial statues:" https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5910153-trump-administration-lincoln-memorial-horse-statue-renovations/

* "Worth $5m? Visitors react to renovated Washington horse statues:" https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cly8xzmwpvmo

* "Another court blocks White House ballroom work, teeing up a Supreme Court review:" https://www.npr.org/2026/08/07/nx-s1-5925123/white-house-ballroom-appeals-court-congress

I still thing destroying the east wing this way should be charged as terrorism, because I'm pretty sure if I did it, I'm be charged that way.

* "More Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool charges dropped by Pirro's office:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-charges-dropped-pirro/

* "How Trump’s ridiculous reflecting pool train wreck spun out of control:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/how-trump-s-ridiculous-reflecting-pool-train-wreck-spun-out-of-control-2510336579532

* "Staffing your administration with people from TV turns out to be a bad idea:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/staffing-your-administration-with-people-from-tv-turns-out-to-be-a-bad-idea-2509758531983

* "Trump accounts were closed in 2021 due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-capital-one-debanking-money-laundering-5f5cc717e1e011e6195bd765c8f90bad

* "Bernie Sanders: Trump is ‘at war’ with America’s working class:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/bernie-sanders-trump-is-at-war-with-america-s-working-class-2509693507989

* "This Is Donald Trump’s AI Brain Trust:" https://www.wired.com/story/this-is-donald-trumps-ai-brain-trust/

* "The White House Is Keeping Its AI Cybersecurity Framework Secret:" https://www.wired.com/story/the-white-house-is-keeping-its-ai-cybersecurity-framework-secret/

* "Trump corruption makes Republicans look foolish talking about fraud and ethics:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-corruption-makes-republicans-look-foolish-talking-about-fraud-and-ethics-2510215747603

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* "National Coalition Urges Congress: Stop a Pell Shortfall:" https://ticas.org/affordability-2/pell-grant-shortfall-letter-to-congress-2026/

* "Senate confirms Dr. Erica Schwartz as CDC director, bringing new leadership to troubled agency:" https://apnews.com/article/erica-schwartz-cdc-director-trump-47007f58dc1d4bd8f727a5773c37fd33

* "GOP senators vote to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for invoking the Fifth during tense hearing:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senators-vote-holding-anthony-fauci-contempt-congress-pleading-fifth-t-rcna590985

* "Blanche meets with 2 key Republican senators ahead of confirmation vote:" https://abcnews.com/Politics/blanche-meets-2-key-republican-senators-ahead-confirmation/story?id=135406207

* "‘Rolled over’: Hayes rips Cornyn, Tillis for caving on Blanche:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/rolled-over-hayes-rips-cornyn-tillis-for-caving-on-blanche-2509690947822

* "The Senate’s Shameful Acquiescence to Todd Blanche as Attorney General:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-senates-shameful-acquiescence-to-todd-blanche-as-attorney-general

...And Cassidy caved.

* "Don’t give Todd Blanche a ‘promotion,’ national civil rights organization warns Republican senators :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/hrc-opposes-todd-blanche

Collins, Murkowski, and Fetterman say they are voting against Blanche, It's a good idea to call to thank them.

If you have Republican Senator(s) please call to tell them what you think.

* "Sen. Mitch McConnell discharged from rehab center following hospitalization in mid-June:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/sen-mitch-mcconnell-discharged-rehab-center-hospitalization-june-rcna591235

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* "Diligent poll workers form bulwark against Trump’s efforts to undermine elections:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/diligent-poll-workers-form-bulwark-against-trump-s-efforts-to-undermine-elections-2509953091617

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

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

PLAN YOUR VOTE!!!

Primary schedule here:

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

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

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

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

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

* Hawaii Primaries! Don't forget to vote by August 8!

* Connecticut, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin Primaries! Don't forget to vote by August 11!

* Alaska, Florida, and Wyoming Primaries! Don't forget to vote by August 18!

* Oklahoma Primaries! Don't forget to vote by August 25!

* "Progressives see biggest win yet in Michigan, while Trump flexes power over GOP:" https://www.npr.org/2026/08/05/g-s1-137422/primary-elections

* "Takeaways from Tuesday’s elections: El-Sayed pulls off narrow victory over Democratic establishment:" https://apnews.com/article/election-takeaways-michigan-senate-primary-democrats-trump-c957db07eb78ea93c70208ba0a6bceed

* "Trump’s racist politics BACKFIRE in Michigan GOP primary:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-s-racist-politics-backfire-in-michigan-gop-primary-2510193219810

* "Abdul El-Sayed fires back at anti-Muslim attacks in Michigan Senate race:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/abdul-el-sayed-fires-back-at-anti-muslim-attacks-in-michigan-senate-race-2510065731524

* "Trump-backed candidate in battleground Michigan district loses to opponent who dropped out:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/05/hassan-loses-michigan-house-primary-tom-smith-01025316

* "Transgender candidate Joanna Whaley victorious in Michigan Democratic primary:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/joanna-whaley-michigan-transgender-candidate

* "Missouri election chief rejects bid to hold public vote on Trump-backed congressional districts:" https://apnews.com/article/redistricting-congress-missouri-trump-petition-vote-election-5cfa5294a987388f38e0960e3368d320

* "Missouri voters overwhelmingly reject Amendments 4 and 5 in high-turnout election:" https://krcgtv.com/news/local/missouri-voters-overwhelmingly-reject-amendments-4-and-5-in-high-turnout-election

* This is a huge relief. "Kansas voters reject constitutional amendment on judicial selection by wide margin:" https://kansasreflector.com/2026/08/04/kansas-voters-reject-constitutional-amendment-on-judicial-selection-by-wide-margin/

* "Abortion Foes Backed Ballot Measures in 2 Red States. Voters Said No.:" https://archive.ph/odUpz#selection-3962.0-3962.1

* "Virginia primary voters pick Mizusawa to face Warner, finalize key US House races:" https://virginiamercury.com/2026/08/04/virginia-primary-voters-pick-mizusawa-to-face-warner-finalize-key-us-house-races/

* "Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez survives Washington’s crowded primary:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/04/marie-gluesenkamp-perez-washington-primary-election

* "GOP Rep. Andy Ogles ousted in Tennessee primary:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/06/ogles-loses-tennessee-house-primary-01028492

* "With nothing to run on, Republicans return to low road ‘gutter’ politics:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/with-nothing-to-run-on-republicans-return-to-low-road-gutter-politics-2510082115574

* "Voter BACKLASH against Trump drives surge in Sanders’ influence:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/voter-backlash-against-trump-drives-surge-in-sanders-influence-2509937731729

* "Midterm election season already delivering bad news for Trump:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/midterm-election-season-already-delivering-bad-news-for-trump-2510084675915

* "Seth Moulton’s anti-trans rhetoric comes back to haunt him in Senate debate with Ed Markey:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/ed-markey-seth-moulton-transgender

* "Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy earns an ‘F’ from leading Ohio LGBTQ+ group:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/vivek-ramaswamy-ohio

* "New York's record-breaking LGBTQ+ lawmakers are about to become a political force. Now they want a caucus:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/new-york-state-lgbtq-caucus

* CW: sexual harassment. "Republican Chuck Edwards drops bid for re-election after report finding sexual harassment of staffers:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/05/chuck-edwards-sexual-harassment-reelection

* CW: Domestic Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Assault. "Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno and Rep. Max Miller are Ohio’s family values frauds:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/bernie-moreno-max-miller-hypocrites

* CW: Domestic Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Assault "House Ethics says it will probe Max Miller allegations:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/08/04/congress/max-miller-ethics-investigation-01023666

* CW: Domestic Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Assault. "Mike Johnson breaks his silence on Max Miller, calls for ‘process to play out’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/08/05/mike-johnson-max-miller-domestic-abuse-01025050

* CW: Domestic Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Assault. This part is chilling. Viewer discretion advised: "Videos reveal interviews from Rep. Max Miller probe:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/videos-reveal-interviews-from-rep-max-miller-probe-2510082627589

* "Ohio Republican lawmaker proposes election bill that could protect transgender candidates:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/ohio-transgender-candidates-election-bill

* "Washington ballot measure could force all girls to have genital inspections to play sports:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/washington-kids-genital-exams

How like Republicans to want to punish girls for wanting to do sports with State Mandated CSA.

* "Lawmakers seek to end New York’s 40-year bathhouse prohibition:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/new-york-bathhouse-bill

* "How Data Centers Broke American Politics:" https://www.wired.com/story/how-data-centers-broke-american-politics/

* "‘Who killed Charlie Kirk?’: Inside the conspiracies fueling MAGA’s civil war:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/who-killed-charlie-kirk-inside-the-conspiracies-fueling-maga-s-civil-war-2510195779845

* "Avon Town Council hears from public on Flock camera use after July 18 incident resulting in $52,500 in damages:" https://www.vaildaily.com/news/avon-town-council-hears-from-public-on-flock-camera-use-after-july-18-incident-resulting-in-52500-in-damages/

* "The Other Victims of a Wrongful Conviction:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/07/wrongful-conviction-family/687394/

* "Federal appeals court upholds Florida law restricting drag performances:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/court-upholds-florida-drag-ban

* "American Indian Schools Achieve Highest Graduation Rates in the Nation’s History:" https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/american-indian-schools-achieve-highest-graduation-rates-in-the-nations-history/

* "Ken Paxton gloats after extracting $10 million from Texas Children’s Hospital for ‘detransition’ center:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/texas-childrens-detransition

* "Great Britain now bars trans people from many public bathrooms and changing rooms:" https://www.advocate.com/news/britain-transgender-bathroom-ban

* CW: Child Abuse. "Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg brings another antigay hate crime case after beating of 12-year-old boy:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/alvin-bragg-antigay-hate-charges

* "Libs of TikTok unleashes harassment campaign against North Carolina elementary school teacher:" https://www.advocate.com/news/bigoted-harassment-north-carolina-teacher

* "Michigan finds hair salon owner violated the law by directing trans people to pet groomers:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/michigan-salon-transphobic-consequences

* " A rural Virginia school board changed its rules to block an LGBTQ+ club. Students are suing in federal court:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/king-george-county-gsa-lawsuit

* "There are already more US measles cases this year than in all of 2025:" https://apnews.com/article/2026-measles-cases-cdc-outbreak-elimination-371823df32b92169c3d220295f00f054

* "The Diarrhea Lettuce Company Has Been Linked to Forced Labor:" https://futurism.com/science-energy/diarrhea-lettuce-taylor-farms-prison-labor

* "Woman has pioneering womb surgery to fix 'miracle' baby with intestines outside its body:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86ngegz9qno

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* "Europe heat wave puts all major Italian cities on red alert as Austria sets heat record:" https://apnews.com/article/italy-europe-heat-wave-temperatures-austria-france-57b6b4c67fd40b24fe578e71edaa519b

* "Firefighters have gained more containment on Spokane area wildfires:" https://www.kxly.com/news/firefighters-have-gained-more-containment-on-spokane-area-wildfires/article_1a958264-d030-480f-8871-a02d298e1a09.html

* "Scale of devastation shocks US city's fire-seasoned residents:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvglpvgljzdo

* "Washington wildfire arson suspect twice linked to other blazes, authorities say:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y3ppmmev1o

* "Spokane wildfire arson suspect waited for dry, windy day to start blaze, police say:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0j5nyxk68o

* "Court records: Arson suspect admits to setting Old Trails Fire, 25 other fires since last summer:" https://www.krem.com/article/news/local/wildfire/court-records-arson-suspect-admits-setting-old-trails-fire-25-other-fires/293-fc07494b-28e4-475f-acd2-ca40002f90d7

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* "Microsoft admits Windows 11 has a GDID tracker with no off switch, first documented publicly in an FBI hacker complaint:" https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/07/10/you-cant-fully-disable-microsofts-gdid-windows-11-tracker-but-these-settings-limit-what-it-captures/

* "Why Some Flowers are Associated with The Gays:"

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* "We’ve Completely Misunderstood Ireland’s Most Popular Song:"

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* "What Big Food Did to Ice Cream:" https://medium.com/@dapscience/the-encrapification-of-store-bought-ice-cream-2da2d58ee0b9

* "Afroman Strikes Back!:"

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* "The Dumbest Corporate Crime Spree in American History:"

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* "Reddit's Tree Lawyers Are Losing Their Minds:"

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* Wednesday, I went to get my head examined to see what, if anything was wrong with it. (Not exactly. They were CTing my head in hopes of working out what is wrong with my sinuses.) I am still sick with whatever been wrong for almost half a year. We are still waiting for Medicare to clear me to see a specialist, but the specialist will want the scan anyway, and my GP can order it, so this is a way of saving time and it means the specialist will have a far better idea of what's going on if I ever do get that first appointment.

The CT appointment was during rush hour. I knew this and planned for it. I even made it out of my room in time to clean up messes mammals made while I was asleep, and to nip down the road for fresh fruit and drop it off quick via the patio door.

It is still way too hot, but luckily not as bad as Monday. The sky was alarming in the east, which given how bad the fires are is not surprising. I try not to use air-conditioning as it burns so much gas, but between the heat and the air quality and the dipping on and off the highway around traffic jams, there wasn't really a choice if I wanted to breath properly. Even with having to do a chunk of the trip north on surface roads, I arrived ten minutes before check in. They zipped me right through, no wait to speak of and was in the machine before check in time and back out before I expected to be in.

I washed the fruit, made food, did lungs, and walked the cats as the breeze was up off the bay which clears the air mostly. It was still full light when we got out there, but the slow Northern sunset started not long after and there were once again A Lot of Dogs, but not Clawdia nemesis. Amoung them there was a dog that looked very much like how Saffy would look if she were canine instead of feline, which amused me, and a very well behaved one that looked like a neighborhood dog from when I was a kid of whom I have fond memories.

I had to keep getting up to rescue Saffy who is very clearly trying to solve the conundrum of "Leash Wrapped around Light Pole." I can see her thinking and doing experiments. She nearly solved it today. I saw her start to solve it, when Claw distracted and she lost the thread of her thought.

I am not mocking Saf here. I have never once see a cat come even close to a solution before. I don't think their brains are good at the problem, which amounts to something attached to the cat in question that they can't feel is getting tangled or caught or wound around something. I think it's too far away from things they'd encounter in nature. Solving it would be cat Nobel Prize in Physics Winning discovery.

She was studying the leash and touching it with her paw, then trying to unwind it, but going the wrong way until just before Claw wandered over. Then she was staring at it intently. She took another poke and had taken one step clockwise, which was the correct direction. So close! Maybe next time or the time after.

About a week ago, Claw discovered a dirt divot where there were bugs, so she likes digging there in hopes and then sitting in the shallow hole. She was doing that and Saffy was watching Gazebo Birds, when some dog kicked up a ruckus near the parking area. We could see what was going on because the bushes are too big. Claw decided maybe it was time to retreat to the patio, but Saffy really wanted to know. I decided it was close enough to go in time so we never did find out what that dog was on about.

In other cat news, Livia's been thinking outside the box a lot lately. I am worried about her health, but the "Samples" look okay so I'm holding off a bit. Crating, car, and vet are massively traumatic for her and stress is a contributing factor to health issues for her and too much stress can cause another major health crisis.

It is not connected to the cleanliness of the boxes. She was doing it a lot after Tavy died, but had stopped for a while when the kittens were new. She started again when the kittens got her sizeish, so I was thinking stress, which I think is contributing, but I had a new thought today, because she added a spot a couple of days ago.

The kittens tend to spraaaaawl on the floor in strategic spots at certain times. They are big and long and they create bottle necks, particularly when they sprawl together, Squirrel and I need to carefully step over like a pair of cranes, desperately trying not to step on the moving floofy tails.

To get past them, she'd need to induce them to move (wildly out of character.) or leap over them (She's a down cat who only jumps as much as she has to. She is middle aged and they take up a lot of space. This is just as unlikely.) She has a box in my bed room, which she is using more, but she likes to use the other boxes more and has preferences about which for various purposes.

I think she gets set on using a particular box then finds the way blocked and ends up protest peeing in a more accessible spot. I don't know it's the case, but it has a logic to it and it explains why it would start when the kittens got too big for her to go around them.

This is worrying, but a lot less scary then Livia's urinary tract developing a potentially fatal condition.

I've been using Tavy's pads. One in the area where the kittens are most likely to miscalculate the location of their butts in relation to the box's edge, and two in the places Livia is most likely to go wrong. I have added a forth pad area in the new spot which is exactly where a middle aged set in her ways cat would be standing when she spotted giant kittens blocking her way to her quick deposit box.

I do not have enough pads at the rate things are going if I don't want to do laundry most days, but I already weeded a bunch of pads Tavy beat up to the point of no longer being reliable.

Yet another thing to add to the list for when there is money again, as the kittens are getting bigger rather than smaller and I don't see them giving up road block time in the near future. Sigh.

They are all being really sweet and cuddly and I love them desperately. At the same time this was not a problem I anticipated.

Thursday the new guy is scheduled to take me to the Ethical grocery. The time will be about when I was out with the cats, after things begin to cool off a bit. *digits cruciform*

* Apparently they found nothing particularly helpful on the CT. I have a specialist appointment next week.

I should have been resting up for the New Guy taking me up to ethical grocery, but I remembered I had library books needing to go back and that I had ordered a case of food from the coop that was meant to be available Thursday, and I wanted to go to cheapie grocery to see if they had cat grass and mushrooms as it was on the way back. They did not have two of the three types of mushrooms I wanted, but the cats loved the fresh grass and I will have portobello mushroom burgers for dinner, likely tomorrow.

It was once again way too hot and the air quality was bad so I mostly had to rest after I got home.

It was so nice having the New Guy to drive me up there and do the carrying things around and putting things away.

In other news, an old lover got in touch with me, one I had been sad to loose touch with after college, so that's been pleasant catching up.

* I wish there were some way to convey to the kittens that the more labour intensive messes they make, the smaller the chances of them getting harness time outside. That if they make more messes while I am cleaning up other messes, we can easily end up in a viscous cycle until everyone is utterly exhausted and the sun is too low. That goes extra on a day when I also have Forage Delivery sorting and the sofa is messed up and needs recovering.

Bonus points for Likely Livia also making an impressive mess, likely while the New Guy was here that I did not spot until bedtime, and did not grasp the extent of until I woke up.

More Bonus points for either Squirrel or the New Guy abandoning water right near all my electronics. (It was definitely not me because I have used that cup in a couple of weeks and it would have required opposable thumbs. Also, I specifically don't put liquids there because it is so easy for a small bump to the table dousing my electronics.)

* "Starfleet Recruiter:"

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* "Queer stars & fans celebrate Star Trek's 60 years of diversity:" https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/star-trek-60th-anniversary

* Things to mull. "There are no white people on Middle-Earth:"

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* "Mary Beard on The Odyssey and how empires fall:"

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* "The Werwulf Discourse is Bad. Let's Talk About It.:"

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* "Idealistic Iliads:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jiq_qklG9-k

* "Odysseus Oaths:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zSLnxW0fJz8

* "Trojan War Trivialities:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dwXa80NRtys

* "Spurious S.P.Q.R Subscriptions:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Hcq6fDGDOds

* "Fickle Friends:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/aElc2WJksNQ

* "Antagonistic Albagensians:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/q8RkyJRtdFA

* "Pilgrim Pirates:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-z02u_QwJwc

* "Freaky Fearsome Ferrante:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/89nWfZfC29Q

* "Ludicrous Ludovico:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ll__Hi1dDMM

* "Spain Sagas:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wrzegw0Ddr0

* "A Self 3D Printing Drill?!:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/c9-f_XGGdt0

* "two definitely 100% heterosexual hobbits — Make Some Noise: Cut For Time:"

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

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

* It is important we flip the US Senate in November!

Here are some key Campaigns to Donate to:

If you wish to help defeat an election denier for Arizona Secretary of state, here is Adrian Fontes's fundraising page: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/friendraising-fontes

James Talrico, Texas: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jt-tx-web
Roy Cooper, North Carolina: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/em-cgp-2025-cooper
Mary Peltola, Alaska: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_aksen
Josh Turek, Iowa: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_iasen

I am still furious at Sherrod Brown for throwing trans people under the bus last election. At the same time, we need the Senate, so I will post the donation link and leave it to the individual conscience.
Sherrod Brown, Ohio: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/subodh

* Want to help Jennifer Jenkins and Southern Progress PAC piss of Queerphobic and Misogynistic Repubblicans? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/s-partner_loc_jj_em_southernprogress

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

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

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

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* "Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes and threatens to halt talks:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-israel-war-hormuz-strait-june-28-2026-1132d316545db2cddb3928b6e7840f51

* "U.S. and Iran set for new talks, Trump says, after Hormuz clashes threatened peace deal:" https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/us-iran-new-talks-trump-hormuz-attacks-peace-deal-doha-qatar-rcna352182

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* "Russia Hammers Ukraine’s Capital in Deadly Attacks:" https://archive.ph/Czq2x

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* "‘They will attack me if I stay’: immigrants in South Africa flee for safety amid violence and anti-foreigner protests:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/30/they-will-attack-me-if-i-stay-immigrants-in-south-africa-flee-for-safety-amid-violence-and-anti-foreigner-protests

* "Over 900 Arrested During South African Anti-Migrant Protests. Here's What to Know:" https://time.com/article/2026/07/01/south-africa-anti-migrant-protests/

* "Scared but staying: Some migrants dig in as South Africa turns hostile:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/scared-staying-some-migrants-dig-south-africa-turns-hostile-2026-07-02/

* "Ukrainian suspect hunted by police after Monaco bomb attack was 'disguised as a man':" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4gy603z2qlo

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* "Members of rebel Catholic group are excommunicated, Vatican says:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/members-rebel-catholic-group-schism-excommunicated-vatican-says-2026-07-02/

They are right wing assholes. Look, I'm no fan of the catholic Church, but I'm with the Pope on this one.

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* "Trump now 'hates' his own trade deal. But he'll have a hard time killing it.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/30/trumps-threats-keep-trillion-dollar-trade-deal-in-purgatory-00981231?nid=0000018f-3124-de07-a98f-3be4d1400000&nname=politico-toplines&nrid=c0713348-05af-45a8-8c97-34b0240a1215

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

* "Trump officials' claim that 450K kids went missing under Biden doesn't hold up:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/06/30/trump-missing-kids-biden/

* "Catholic bishop seeks information on “wildly disturbing” ICE arrest of nun walking to South Texas church:" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/30/texas-mcallen-nun-ice-detention-sister-letty/

* "DC reaches settlement with man who protested troops' patrol with Darth Vader song:" https://abcnews.com/US/wireStory/dc-reaches-court-settlement-man-detained-protesting-troops-134249966

* "Why Americans who remember are protesting Trump’s immigrant prisons:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/why-americans-who-remember-are-protesting-trump-s-immigrant-prisons-2505195075999

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

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

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* "Air Force officer arrested at Capitol after calling for Trump’s impeachment:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/air-force-major-jason-watson-arrested-capitol-trump-impeachment-rcna352827

* "As America turns 250, protesters make their case:" https://www.npr.org/2026/06/27/nx-s1-5871188/as-america-turns-250-protesters-make-their-case

* "Sunglasses accidentally reveal truth about Trump’s 250 party:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/sunglasses-accidentally-reveal-truth-about-trump-s-250-party-2505131075571

* "Maddow: Advice on defiance in the age of Trump:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-advice-on-defiance-in-the-age-of-trump-2505055299806

* "Far-Right Host at Trump State Fair Lectures Kid on Salem Witch Trials:" https://newrepublic.com/post/212559/far-right-host-donald-trump-state-fair-debate-child

* "Psaki: Trump’s humiliating disaster on the Mall is his presidency in a nutshell:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/psaki-trump-s-humiliating-disaster-on-the-mall-is-his-presidency-in-a-nutshell-2505501763711

* I am old enough to remember how fun the bicentennial was. It was basically a year long party for History nerds, which my family all was.

They spent all this money refurbishing, expanding, and upgrading historical sites and museums. I am from Philly, which was a great place to be for it. My family went to so many things. There were all these extra field trips.

There were fairs and parades and special events. My school went all out with a historical reenactment fair and plays and things.

It was so much fun, you know? And it felt good.

They didn't go around sanitizing and rewriting history and dismantling exhibits like the Republicans are doing now.

They left in the slaves and truth about the personal behavior of the founding fathers. Again, I'm from Philly. Ben Franklin is big there. His house is there. There is a whole ass museum with inventions and these cool dioramas with dolls and stuff. Independence hall is there. They left in Ben Franklin's life long philandering and alcoholism late in life. They left in the slaves and the messy situation with his illegitimate loyalist son. I was too little at the time to understand all the sex bits, but they were still showing the film with it in as I got older.

I would rather love America enough to want to make it better instead of papering over the past and current problems in order to make is so much worse.

Instead of a nation wide year long party we get this piss dribble on the National Mall and propaganda trucks touring the South to tell lies about history and the censoring of colleges and museums and historical plagues.

Seriously, Our county fair here is so much bigger and better than the embarrassing mess on the national mall, and our State fair is exponentially better and those things are pure fun instead of boring ass nonsense with things like "a baptism tent" and dangerous stages that nearly kill musicians and guys trying to convince children that the only thing wrong with the witch trials was they weren't fascist enough. O.o Also, I'm pretty sure the Bicentennial didn't involve government officials embezzling and doing wire fraud. Allegedly, but the reporting sure lines up with everything we are seeing.

Republican Governance: why we can't have nice things.

* "New report alleges Trump allies cashed in on America’s 250th birthday:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/new-report-alleges-trump-allies-cashed-in-on-america-s-250th-birthday-2505492547927

* "White House awarded no-bid contract for East Wing ballroom, Washington Post reports:" https://archive.ph/HTiFA

* "Trump says work will begin on DC golf course despite judge's warning:" https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-work-begin-dc-golf-despite-judges-warning/story?id=134293591

* "Trump insists on carpet in his White House bathroom, new book reveals:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-insists-on-carpet-in-his-white-house-bathroom-new-book-reveals-2505370179736

* "Retrofitted Qatari jet takes flight as Air Force One for Trump’s trip to North Dakota:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-air-force-one-plane-qatar-8eb5da68e95d583b14811f85e62cbcd1

* "Trump Reports Earning $26 Million From Foreign Real Estate Deals:" https://archive.ph/o8efV

* "Trump filing shows he took in about $1.2 billion from crypto businesses last year:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-financial-disclosure-crypto-060c15062b8fedc6104159ea13775463

* "Trump shrugs off corruption scandals from Qatari jet to crypto windfall:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-shrugs-off-corruption-scandals-from-qatari-jet-to-crypto-windfall-2505368131513

* "Psaki looks under the hood of Trump’s ‘truly sketchy’ profit off the presidency:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/psaki-looks-under-the-hood-of-trump-s-truly-sketchy-profit-off-the-presidency-2505380419993

* "Investigations already underway as Trump goes overboard with corruption:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/investigations-already-underway-as-trump-goes-overboard-with-corruption-2505385027746

* "How Trump played his followers for ‘SUCKERS’ and grabbed big bucks for himself:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/how-trump-played-his-followers-for-suckers-and-grabbed-big-bucks-for-himself-2505581635647

* "Trump’s pardons are costing shooting survivors millions:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/17/trump-pardons-cost-shooting-survivors-millions

* "The White House Considers Granting 250 Pardons for the Nation’s Birthday:" https://archive.ph/UeO6f

* "How to get a Trump pardon: Forget the DOJ, call “Bobby” and other influencers:" https://archive.ph/Mjtrd

* "Democrats press Trump administration over “pay-to-play” pardons:" https://archive.ph/tUPQT

* "Trump boasts of plan to ‘pardon everyone’: Report:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-boasts-of-plan-to-pardon-everyone-report-2505517123512

* "Trump’s corruption, weak morals raise concern about expected ‘pardoning blitz’:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-s-corruption-weak-morals-raise-concern-about-expected-pardoning-blitz-2505581635858

* "‘We can do it’: Bernie Sanders lays out a plan to take on billionaire power:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/we-can-do-it-bernie-sanders-lays-out-a-plan-to-take-on-billionaire-power-2505492547877

* "Pulte to be acting DNI for ‘a month or two’ and can ‘declassify almost everything,’ Trump says:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/01/pulte-intelligence-declassification-00983648

* "Transgender troops just won a major ruling in their fight against Trump’s military ban:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trans-military-case-class-certification

* "Maine refuses to comply with DOJ subpoena for trans prisoner’s confidential records:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/maine-transgender-inmate-doj-subpoena

* "Federal judge blocks DOJ from getting its hands on trans children’s private medical records:" https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/stanford-transgender-subpoena-blocked

* "The Trump administration is excluding The Trevor Project from the 988 service it helped create:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trevor-project-988-trump

* "Trump education secretary threatens Kansas schools over trans student privacy policy:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kansas-anti-outing-trump-pressure

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* We need Court Reform desperately.

* "The Supreme Court’s Era of Meaningless Rights:" https://archive.ph/MYNXi

* "Supreme Court rejects Trump’s challenge to counting late mail-in ballots:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/29/supreme-court-mail-in-voting-ruling-00979740

* "‘Tremendous loss’: MAGA meltdown after Supreme Court hands Trump mail-in ballot defeat:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/tremendous-loss-maga-meltdown-after-supreme-court-hands-trump-mail-in-ballot-defeat-2505125955861

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Supreme Court won’t save Trump from paying E. Jean Carroll $5M:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/29/e-jean-carroll-donald-trump-supreme-court-00979728

* "US supreme court rules geofence warrants require constitutional privacy protections:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/29/supreme-court-geofence-warrants-case-decision

* "Supreme Court widens Trump’s power to fire agency leaders — except the Fed:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/29/trump-supreme-court-slaughter-cook-fire-fed-00979734

* "Maddow: Supreme Court greenlights expansion of Trump’s corruption machine:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-supreme-court-greenlights-expansion-of-trump-s-corruption-machine-2505151043756

* "How Trump’s billionaires show the danger of his corruption:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/how-trump-s-billionaires-show-the-danger-of-his-corruption-2505156163731

* "Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/30/birthright-citizenship-supreme-court-ruling-00980448

* "‘Unhinged and racist’: Hayes eviscerates Trump’s birthright argument:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/unhinged-and-racist-hayes-eviscerates-trump-s-birthright-argument-2505245763664

* "Influence of right-wing fringe seen in Supreme Court push to redefine citizenship:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/influence-of-right-wing-fringe-seen-in-supreme-court-push-to-redefine-citizenship-2505259075838

* "Supreme Court loosens campaign finance laws, opening up flood of midterm cash:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/30/campaign-spending-supreme-court-ruling-00980450

This is to dramatically increase political corruption, to make it even easier for billionaires to buy candidates, and allow the political parties to crush challengers so as to put an end to competitive primaries.

* "How the Supreme Court just rewrote the rules of politics:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/how-the-supreme-court-just-rewrote-the-rules-of-politics-2505258051587

* "States can ban transgender women and girls from sports, according to U.S. Supreme Court:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/scotus-transgender-women-sports-bans

* "What the Supreme Court did not decide in the trans sports case:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/scotus-trans-sports-ruling-explained

* "Brett Kavanaugh says trans kids should not be ostracized. His sports ruling does exactly that:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/kavanaugh-compassion-trans-sports-ruling

* "Supreme Court trans sports ruling sparks red state crackdown and blue state resistance:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trans-sports-scotus-ruling-reaction

* "The Supreme Court’s trans sports ruling is about more than athletics:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/supreme-court-trans-sports-ruling

* "DOJ voter roll grab is now 0-11 as judge dismisses New Hampshire lawsuit:" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/doj-voter-roll-grab-is-now-0-11-as-judge-dismisses-new-hampshire-lawsuit/

* All he did was touch the water. They are demanding a ten year sentence based on no evidence. "Ex-Olympian indicted on felony charge over what Trump called reflecting pool vandalism:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/olympian-indicted-felony-charge-trump-reflecting-pool-vandalism-9.7256383

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* "Johnson says housing bill will become law:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/06/29/congress/johnson-says-housing-bill-will-become-law-00981289

* "Trump’s affordability crisis hits his supporters hardest as he calls housing bill of ‘minor importance’:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/01/trump-voters-housing-affordability-bill

* This is a worse version of KOSA. "Kids online safety package clears House, drawing warnings from digital rights and tech groups:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/kids-internet-and-digital-safety-act-passes-house-free-speech-concerns-rcna352341

* "ACLU Urges Congress to Vote Against Online Censorship Proposed in the KIDS Act:" https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-urges-congress-to-vote-against-online-censorship-proposed-in-the-kids-act

* "Trump says he’s nominating former Oklahoma State Trooper Lance Schroyer to be ICE director:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-says-nominating-former-oklahoma-state-trooper-lance-schroyer-ice-rcna352071

* "Anti-LGBTQ+ Florida lawmaker caught Claude-handed using AI to draft legislation:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/nna-paulina-luna-ai-lawmaker

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* "Colorado Governor Fires Officials Who Opposed Freeing Election Denier:" https://archive.ph/fvJHq

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

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

PLAN YOUR VOTE!!!

Primary schedule here:

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

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

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

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

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

* Arizona Primaries! Don't forget to vote July 21!

* South Dakota Runoff! Don't forget to vote July 28!

* "Democratic socialist Melat Kiros defeats longtime House incumbent in Colorado primary:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/democratic-socialist-melat-kiros-defeats-longtime-house-incumbent-in-colorado-primary

* "Possible GOP Governor Pick Won’t Say How Many People He’s Killed:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/victor-marx-wont-say-how-many-people-hes-killed.html

* "New candidate has the best shot yet at booting ‘swamp creature’ Lindsey Graham:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/new-candidate-has-the-best-shot-yet-at-booting-swamp-creature-lindsey-graham-2505581635590

* "Army combat veteran advances in bid to become Maryland’s first transgender legislator:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/alleria-stanley-advances-maryland-primary

* "Ken Paxton spotted jetting to Iceland with alleged mistress after campaigning on ‘Christian values’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/ken-paxton-mistress-iceland-spotted

* "Ousted Kentucky Republican lashes out with gay porn jab after Fox News reporter’s question:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/thomas-massie-gay-porn-accusation

* "Florida congressmen target transgender girl competing in Irish dance championship:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/florida-republicans-transgender-irish-dancer

* "John Bolton, former Trump national security adviser, pleads guilty in classified documents case:" https://www.npr.org/2026/06/26/nx-s1-5871292/john-bolton-national-security-classified-documents

* CW: CSA. "Ohio pastor who called LGBTQ+ books a ‘health risk’ sentenced for child sex crimes:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/homphobic-pastor-sentenced-assaulting-child

* CW: Sexual Abuse. "Linda McMahon loses bid to force victims of alleged sexual abuse to publicly identify themselves:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/05/linda-mcmahon-loses-bid-to-force-victims-of-alleged-to-publicly-identify-themselves/

* "Turkey to imprison LGBT advocates, criminalize same-sex ceremonies in new bill: report:" https://stockholmcf.org/turkey-to-imprison-lgbt-advocates-criminalize-same-sex-ceremonies-in-new-bill-report/

* "Turkish government blocks gay cruise carrying Americans from docking, citing ‘moral standards’:" https://www.advocate.com/news/turkiye-blocks-gay-atlantis-cruise

They are right now advancing major Anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation. Is this shitty for tourists? Yes, but I worry so much for the queer community in Türkiye for who things are getting so much more dangerous as I type this.

I can only hope attention form the international community will lead to pressure in favour of human rights within the country.

* "Marriage equality didn’t threaten America. It expanded freedom:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/marriage-equality-expanded-freedom

* "Why are America's largest newspapers stigmatizing queer people?:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/nyt-wsj-gay-queer-stigma

* "Kansas anti-trans law forced her license to say male. Then a cop questioned it and she was charged:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/kansas-transgender-license-law

* "Missing gay couple from Chicago found dead in mass grave outside of Mexico City:" https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-couple-mexico-mass-grave

* "Man charged with murder of trans student Juniper Blessing found incompetent to stand trial:" https://www.advocate.com/news/juniper-blessing-christopher-leahy-trial

* "Daughters of the American Revolution live up to their name by rejecting ban on trans women:" https://www.advocate.com/news/daughters-american-revolution-transgender-vote

* "Why Manufacturers Are Intentionally Adding Allergens to Their Foods:" https://snacksafely.com/2020/06/why-allergens-are-being-intentionally-added-to-foods/

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* "A profound new report on climate and economy ignored by most major news media:" https://48hills.org/2026/06/a-profound-new-report-on-climate-and-economy-ingored-by-most-major-news-media/

* "France records around 1,000 additional deaths as extreme heat sets European records:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/france-records-around-1000-additional-deaths-as-extreme-heat-sets-european-records

* "Five Arrested After Apartment Building Collapses in Athens:" https://greekcitytimes.com/2026/07/01/five-arrested-after-apartment-building-collapses-in-athens/

* "Truck drivers ‘miraculously’ emerge nearly unscathed from explosions and fire after Hume Highway truck crash:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/30/truck-crash-hume-highway-drivers-nearly-unscathed-explosions-fire-nsw-ntwnfb

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* "Is Goose, the Grindr alternative, using fake AI-generated dates to lure gay men?:" https://www.advocate.com/technology/goose-gay-app-fake-ai

* "A rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica is found tucked away in a drawer:" https://apnews.com/article/titanosaur-dinosaur-fossil-antarctica-a822751dc177f9056cf030a6fb63cdf6

* "How a 1969 screening of an Andy Warhol film became the ‘Stonewall of the South’:" https://www.advocate.com/history/1969-lonesome-cowboys-queer-raid

* "The Stonewall National Museum, overflowing with LGBTQ+ history, seeks a bigger space:" https://www.advocate.com/history/stonewall-museum-fighting-to-preserve-lgbtq-history

* "World Cup fans frustrated by 'confusing and expensive' tipping culture in US:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyxgjykx7lo

* I am trying to work out if the second antibiotic didn't knock out the sinus infection entirely or if this is pollen. My sinuses are improved, but not entirely clear. I can't tell if I'm just clearing gunk out of my lungs from being sick since mid-March or if it's new gunk.

Massive Clawdia update under cut

Friday I spent way too long in bed reading tainted Cup and then watching TV with assorted cats, but it would have been all right if Clawdia had not gone All Out tonight. In her defense, she's very high energy and the other cats had eaten and then gone for a nap while I made my food. She had fun following me around while I did assorted tasks and food prep. She likes to be involved. She high energy, easily bored, and aggressively social. Squirrel was in their room playing games. The sun was nearly down so there were no birds or butterflies to watch. I was all the entertainment available except a vast scattering of toys. I get it, I do, but I was really hungry and needed my meds and this meal was best eaten fresh and warm.

So I'm needing both hands to eat as components tend to escape and I'm trying not to make a mess and she becomes fixated on the reusable straw in my big glass of ice tea. So I keep having to put m food down and wipe my hand quick to move my cup. Finally she hears something outside (probably a dog walker) and goes to see and am finally eating in peace. Two bites left, I'm about to reach for the cup when I hear what turns out to be her disastrous attempt to steal the straw from the ground, which dumps the whole nearly full thing on the floor.

Fuck!

So this is a massive cleaning job because of the volume of sticky fluid and for a bonus she soiled all four sofa cover layers and everything in the vicinity including all my lung equipment. I have a protocol for this. The upsides on the cat covers on the sofa are absorbent, so I yanked the most absorbent one to pile on the spill while I quick swallowed the rest of my food and my meds. Then I got the mess towels. (These are ancient beat up towels I use for big spills because it's so much faster than a mop and less wasteful than paper towels. One of the towels I bought on the disastrous trip to action Park in the Summer of '87. The other is from the early '90's. Eventually there would be damp paper towels, but I needed to yank and clean everything in the vicinity and the towels can reduce the mess dramatically while I work on it.

It took about an hour and a half, maybe longer when you add in all the separate things needing cleaning and starting the first load of laundry, because now I'm committed to two loads of laundry with all the things needing cleaning and what was already in the washer when the sofa covers went in. (Sofa covers get priority because a naked sofa with three cats, two of them adult cat sized kittens is courting disaster.) It did not help that Clawdia insisted on "helping" and being underfoot and trying to steal the straw some more and the like. All the ruckus woke the others up and eventually Saffy also started "helping." Livia, being Livia watched worried from afar.

Bonus: my spearmint and lavender fell out of my ice tea which meant I was going to have to sneak outside for more. I waited for the kittens to be rough housing in my room as I continued to clean, then I made my break for it successfully. Except they heard the door so they were waiting pressed up against the glass watching me. I have a handful of herbs. I do not have a key. This is the only way back in.

I catch them. I squat there and catch them over and over, but they are huge and if I lift one back inside it leaves a brief exploitable opening. It goes on and on with the three of us on the threshold. Eventually Clawdia wins, which means fifteen minutes of me trying to get her back with her sister "helping," but really just waiting for the door to open so she can make a break for it.

Fuckssake!

After everyone is inside and I've had some iced tea and the air conditioner has cooled me down to a reasonable temperature, I determine that while the lung motor case is still a little sticky as I didn't get all the splashes, it and the power strip seem sound.

I have just settled in for lungs and Clawdia is running back and forth, occasionally on top of me and my hand finds the dried streak.

Fuck!

She must have got ice tea on her when she pulled the glass off the table onto where she was standing on her hind legs. At least she hadn't had time to groom, being full of crimes. So now I have to get squirrel to hear me over their gaming headphones and we have to emergency bath Clawdia. Which Clawdia did not want to do. She liked the cuddle part before and after, and we are so fucking lucky she took it as well as she did. Bathing Livia requires oven mitts and heavy coats and I still end up with deep punctures. Claw understandably kept trying to leave the sink, but she wasn't fighting like we were trying to kill her.

This ate pretty much all the spoons.

I did eventually get my lung meds. They all did finally get back to sleep in their room.

In other news, Claw, while still smallest of three is now closer to Livia's length than Tavy's.

Because Saffy is a treat thief, everyone has separate treat times. Clawdia gets a few at Saffy's puzzle feeder time, so as not to be left out, slipped to her on the sink counter while Saffy goes ham on the puzzle on the floor. I slip Livia's hers when she comes out for a snack while the kittens are sleeping.

I've been having trouble getting Clawdia enough training time with the puzzle feeder as Saffy will hear the sound of someone touching the puzzle feeder and come galloping up and shoulder poor little Claw Claw aside. This means Claw has to work fast and snatch the treat up even faster and if she hesitates, it's over. Not ideal learning conditions. Still she picked up the concept of nosing the upper compartment out of the way to get the hidden treat just fine. She needs prompting to try as the compartments are usually empty. (See Saffy speed running the puzzle feeder).

She's learned me signalling 'treat here' pretty easily. She picked up slide left compartment to the right pretty quickly once I started getting her solo tries. The thing is the feeder is symmetrical and sliding right compartment left was giving her trouble. She kept sliding right instead which just hits the rim. We started making progress though. Wednesday I was decanting a bag of kitten kibble into a container for the kitten feeding station, and they were so excited they gorged right out of the container. Saffy went and crashed out with a full tummy after, so after I was sure she was out, I lead Clawdia into the bathroom and she did all four sliding compartments herself before her sister turned up.

I'm so proud of her. She did it again Thursday and Friday, though it's still a little trial and error on direction of slide. She's got the basics, it's a matter of refining it.

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

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* "Peacemaker’s Jennifer Holland Gets WEIRD In A Casket | Grave Conversations:"

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* "What Has GE Made That Spins?:"

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* "Pernicious Peoples Crusades:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/lVZqOOUWtwI

* "Perilous Princes Crusades:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RyUvhvFBfEc

* "Jesting Jousts:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZeZ9Thl6pH0

* "Knavish Knightings:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/_pOaK_x6Cw4

* "Miracle Marshal:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/39N3FF7Y3_g

* "Heraldry Horseplay:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jLlyvbzq7C4

* "Pedantic Pavia:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/g9q9NGrpJKk

* "Bloodthirsty Blackfyres:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yUuHuBtswwo

* "Feudal Fights (asoiaf):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8YXCfzmKgX4

* "Board Game Bereavement:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ha2skSCQTyo

* "The Saga of the Body Buried in the Backyard:"

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* CW: Mental Illness. This is really powerful and intense. "Ren - Hi Ren:"

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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.


* Want to help Jennifer Jenkins and Southern Progress PAC piss of Queerphobic and Misogynistic Repubblicans? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/s-partner_loc_jj_em_southernprogress

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Last chance to complain, folks!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

PLAN YOUR VOTE!!!

Primary schedule here:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* "Iran spent years fostering proxies in Iraq. Now, many aren’t eager to join the war:" https://archive.ph/Zpbwq

* "What Iranians are being told about the war:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgl5w09ey30o

* "Israeli military launches ‘ground operations’ in southern Lebanon:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/16/israeli-military-launches-limited-ground-operations-in-southern-lebanon

* "War has already displaced nearly a million Lebanese. Aid groups warn of a humanitarian crisis:" https://archive.ph/gLo4t

* "Trump's Most Illegal War Yet:"

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* "War Crimes in Iran:"

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* "Initiative may be slipping away from US and Israel as Middle East crisis deepens:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/15/initiative-may-be-slipping-away-from-us-and-israel-as-middle-east-crisis-deepens

* "Fears of a global energy crisis rise as Iran keeps stranglehold on shipping and hits Dubai airport:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-iraq-us-trump-march-16-2026-5f56cff945472db519d91dd5036ead9d

* "How Iran’s Naval Mines Work:" https://archive.ph/K8gPc

* ""Like Looking Through A Keyhole" - Clarissa Ward On Reporting Amid A Communications Blackout In Iran:"

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* ""A Staggering Lack Of Humility" - Clarissa Ward On The Pentagon’s Glib Glorification Of War Violence:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-k7OEXTupY&list=PLiZxWe0ejyv-GyRiodYBMjjNjgDcz7DD_&index=5

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* "Ukraine war briefing: Trump set to ease oil-related sanctions following Putin call:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/10/ukraine-war-briefing-trump-set-to-ease-oil-related-sanctions-following-putin-call

The goal of this is to help Russia in their violent war of aggression against Ukraine and it is also intended as a reward for helping Iran with targeting.

* "Europe rebukes US for temporarily lifting sanctions on Russian oil:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/iran-war-oil-prices-russian-sanctions-lifted

* " A superpower goes offline: Silicon Valley is pulling the plug. The Kremlin is locking the doors. Inside the race to cut Russia off from the global internet — and what comes after.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/14/russias-self-inflicted-communication-crisis-00827197

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* "Viral Child Soldiers on TikTok: The ‘Disney Stars’ of Sudan’s Civil War:" https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2026/02/20/viral-child-soldiers-on-tiktok-the-disney-stars-of-sudans-civil-war/

* "Glimmers of life appear after Haiti retakes control of a key area from powerful gangs:" https://apnews.com/article/haiti-control-gangs-carrefour-aeroport-9e248bf212c16bf5f35bceb7770667b4?

* "Iran taking steps to prevent anti-establishment protests, Tehran residents tell BBC:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clygdwqw5dvo

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* "‘The children are not safe here’: the Nigerian couple fighting infanticide:" https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/05/the-children-are-not-safe-here-the-nigerian-couple-fighting-infanticide

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

* "State Department visa rule sets stage for ICE scrutiny of transgender immigrants:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/new-visa-rules-transgender-immigration

* "Trump says Iran throws gays off buildings after trying to deport same-sex couple there:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-iran-gays-jake-paul

* "White House tells House Republicans to stop talking about mass deportations:" https://www.axios.com/2026/03/10/white-house-house-republicans-mass-deportations

* "Kristi Noem’s Parting Gift to DHS: Thousands of Trucks They Can’t Use:" https://newrepublic.com/post/207536/kristi-noem-department-homeland-security-hiding-thousands-trucks

* "Teen mariachis and family from McAllen released from ICE custody:" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/09/texas-antonio-gamez-cuellar-monica-de-la-cruz-ice/

* "Gay asylum seeker files claim for damages over Trump deportations to CECOT torture prison:" https://www.advocate.com/news/venezuelan-cecot-dhs-legal-complaint

* "'This place broke something in us': Kids languish in ICE detention long past 20-day court limit:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/children-languish-ice-detention-long-20-day-court-limit-rcna262525

* "'This place broke something in us': Kids languish in ICE detention long past 20-day court limit:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/children-languish-ice-detention-long-20-day-court-limit-rcna262525

* CW: Suicide "At Largest ICE Detention Camp, Staff Bet on Detainee Suicides, AP Reports:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/at-largest-ice-detention-camp-staff-bet-on-detainee-suicides-ap-reports/

* "ICE selects untested firms to oversee warehouse detention centers, including in MD :" https://thedailyrecord.com/2026/03/09/ice-warehouse-detention-contracts-untested-firms/

* "ICE just added Leavenworth to its chain of detention islands. Blame a failure of moral leadership.:" https://kansasreflector.com/2026/03/15/ice-just-added-leavenworth-to-its-chain-of-detention-islands-blame-a-failure-of-moral-leadership/

* "US judge limits federal agents’ use of teargas on protesters at Oregon ICE facility:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/10/judge-teargas-portland-ice-protests-ruling

* "Hundreds protest in a ‘sing resistance’ outside ICE facility days after court ruling:" https://www.koin.com/news/portland/hundreds-protest-in-a-sing-resistance-outside-ice-facility-days-after-court-ruling/

* "ICE protest held outside Citizens Bank in Cambridge amid nationwide demonstrations:" https://www.wcvb.com/article/cambridge-citizens-bank-ice-protests/70655299

* "Catastrophic failure for Trump: Deaths, disease, public outrage derail immigrant prison camp plan:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/catastrophic-failure-for-trump-deaths-disease-public-outrage-derail-immigrant-prison-camp-plan-2491377219838

* "Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/texas-terrorism-trial

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

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

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* "President Trump says Black History Month is ‘not distinct from American history’:" https://thegrio.com/2026/02/05/president-trump-black-history-month-is-not-distinct-from-american-history/

* Using Women's History Month as an excuse to attack women and try to steal citizen and human rights from them is pretty on brand. "Donald Trump attacks trans women in Women’s History Month proclamation:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-transgender-womens-history

* "Donald Trump accepts Correspondents’ Dinner invitation, declaring himself 'one of the greatest presidents’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/donald-trump-florsheim-shoes

* "Trump responds to Obama’s viral interview, saying he will ask Pentagon to release files on UFOs and extraterrestrials – as it happened:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/feb/19/donald-trump-first-board-of-peace-washington-us-politics-live

* "Why is Donald Trump obsessed with giving away $145 men’s shoes?:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/donald-trump-florsheim-shoes

* "Trump said he'd send 'criminals or people that don't work' elsewhere if he could:" https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-people-dont-work-quote/

* "Trump’s lies about an assassination order provide a dangerous undercurrent to the upcoming election:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/trump-claims-assassination-order-biden

* "Donald Trump Offers Jake Paul His 'Complete and Total Endorsement' if He Runs for Political Office:" https://people.com/donald-trump-endorses-jake-paul-political-office-11924743

* "Why does it feel Different this time?:"

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* CW: CSA. "Capitol rioter who was pardoned by Trump gets a life sentence for molesting 2 children in Florida:" https://apnews.com/article/capito-riot-trump-pardon-child-molestation-f2690d4574a30afdec82edac04c2f4b9

* "Largest Bribe in American History:"

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* "Golf club firm owned by Trump’s sons merges with drone manufacturer:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/09/trump-family-business-drones-merger

* "Trump apparently numb to federal waste as staff burns through taxpayer money:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-apparently-numb-to-federal-waste-as-staff-burns-through-taxpayer-money-2489288771988

* "Religious freedom group says US military members were 'pressured' by commanders to see 'Melania':" https://www.businessinsider.com/us-military-members-pressured-to-see-melania-documentary-mrff-2026-2

* "‘Beyond Parody’: Democrats Criticize Giant Trump Banner Hung at Justice Department Headquarters:" https://time.com/7379999/democrats-criticize-giant-trump-banner-justice-department/

* "JD Vance Unironically Compares America to the Titanic:" https://newrepublic.com/post/205567/jd-vance-compares-america-titanic

* "Scarier than Trump? Gavin Newsom on why JD Vance is so dangerous:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/scarier-than-trump-gavin-newsom-on-why-jd-vance-is-so-dangerous-2489283651899

* "The US Government Will Not Stop Sharing Nazi Propaganda:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/nazi-propaganda-trump-white-house-dhs-kristi-noem-social-media/

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

* "Trump Cabinet’s tone deafness makes election outreach plan ridiculous:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-cabinet-s-tone-deafness-makes-election-outreach-plan-ridiculous-2488003139893

* "‘Attempted corporate murder’: Trump’s threats against Anthropic chill AI industry:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/27/ai-industry-fears-partial-nationalization-as-anthropic-fight-escalates-00805453?nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nname=playbook&nrid=0000014c-2414-d9dd-a5ec-34bc1a140003

* "Anthropic sues Trump admin over supply-chain risk label:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/09/anthropic-sues-trump-admin-over-supply-chain-risk-label-00818716

* "Pentagon and Anthropic clash over AI guardrails:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/hegseth-blocked-from-using-ai-to-power-fully-autonomous-weapons-2489788995628

* "What does the US military’s feud with Anthropic mean for AI used in war?:" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/07/anthropic-claude-ai-pentagon-us-military

* "Pentagon Taps Former DOGE Official To Lead Its AI Efforts:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pentagon-taps-former-doge-official-to-lead-its-ai-efforts_n_69ac3616e4b089ab3d8f2119?origin=home-politics-feed-unit

* "Former DOGE staffer moves on to Pentagon AI program:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/former-doge-staffer-moves-on-to-pentagon-ai-program-2491060803824

* "Military AI: Anthropic, Open AI, & the Future of Warfare | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "OpenAI alters deal with Pentagon as critics sound alarm over surveillance:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/openai-alters-deal-pentagon-critics-sound-alarm-surveillance-rcna261357

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* ""They're Supposed To Be A Guard Rail. They're Not Even A Speed Bump." - Paul Rieckhoff On Congress:"

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* "How Trump’s Homeland Security Pick, a Prolific Investor, Got a Lot Wealthier in Congress:" https://archive.ph/YLIgd#selection-525.0-525.16

Tell Your Senator to Block Markwayne Mullin from Taking Over I.C.E.. There isn't much chance of permanently blocking him because senators like to rubber stamp other senators no matter how horrible, dangerous, or incompetent they are, but we can try to delay the process.

Tell your Senators to filibuster him until I.C.E. reforms go through.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

* "Jan. 6 plaque honoring police officers is now displayed at the Capitol after a 3-year delay:" https://www.npr.org/2026/03/07/nx-s1-5741158/january-6-plaque-honoring-police-officers-displayed-us-capitol

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THIS is how you move the party further LEFT.

Primary schedule here:

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

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

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

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

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

* Illinois! Don't forget to vote in the Primary March 17th!

* Arkansas! Don't forget to vote in the Run Off Election March 31st!

* "These are 8 races to watch in the 2026 Illinois primary election:" https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/these-are-8-races-to-watch-in-the-2026-illinois-primary-election-2/3908065/

* "The List of Shame: People frequently ask us about whether their specific US state is trying to enact a social media age verification law so they can call their state representatives and yell at them about it!:" https://dw-advocacy.dreamwidth.org/1493.html

* "Remorseless Seattle man sentenced in hate crime beating of trans woman:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/hate-crime-sentencing-seattle-transgender

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* "The Case Against Generative AI:" https://www.wheresyoured.at/the-case-against-generative-ai/

* CW: Suicide. "Google faces lawsuit after Gemini chatbot allegedly instructed man to kill himself:" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/04/gemini-chatbot-google-jonathan-gavalas

* "Manhattan synagogue holds Interfaith Iftar in a symbol of unity:" https://ny1.com/nyc/manhattan/news/2026/03/14/manhattan-synagogue-holds-interfaith-iftar-in-a-symbol-of-unity

* Friday I woke up with a reasonable pain level, but almost no spoons. Just sitting and folding laundry required more than an hour of napping and another thre plus hours to make it out of bed. There is something extra annoying about being this debilitated when the pain isn't this bad. Like, I don't want to be in more pain, but when pain keeps waking one up, one expects to be completely useless after. One does not expect it after reasonable quality sleep where the disruption was mostly Insurance Scammer calls.

Sigh.

* "J.D. Vance: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "Are Men Ok? - Looksmaxxing | Brotox | Bone Smashing | Man Haxx:"

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* "The Truth About Krysten Ritter's Rise to Fame | Grave Conversations:"

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* "Baking Bread:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/eX3aCBzmzdY

* "Whacky Wukong:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Z3y7W84hU7c

* "Patrician Parents 2:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/QsgKvyB7jck

* "Corporate Collegia:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SdAyBO6f9oc

* "Fool Proof Fabian Strategies:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/-F1Uyjz0Kbw

* "Samauri Swords:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/2nhUfqXpnXE

* "Samauri Selling Points:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/3_bTBeKQUTs

* "Obstinate Orcs:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CcBPPTWCz7M

* "Star Trek Sagas:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rD979p-OQ0E

* "Implacable Imperials:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/e8NWzqMaQPE

* "“Closing Time” by Donald Trump:"

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* "House Hunters: Doomsday Bunker:"

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* "Trump’s Gas Prices Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "MAHAspital - SNL:"

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

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

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

* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:" https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas

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

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

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

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

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

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

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

* "The List of Shame: People frequently ask us about whether their specific US state is trying to enact a social media age verification law so they can call their state representatives and yell at them about it!:" https://dw-advocacy.dreamwidth.org/1493.html

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* Some items are from earlier in January, as I am trying to catch up.

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* "-30°C Winter Ahead: Ukraine Faces Deep Freeze as Russia Prepares New Attacks:" https://www.kyivpost.com/post/69047

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* "Hungarian Roma protest inflammatory comments by Orbán government minister:" https://www.wral.com/news/ap/12f7a-hungarian-roma-protest-inflammatory-comments-by-orb-n-government-minister/

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

* "‘Why Is This Happening to Us?’ Daily Number of Kids in ICE Detention Jumps 6x Under Trump:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/29/ice-kids-in-detention-numbers

* "U.S. appeals court says Noem’s decision to end protections for Venezuelans was illegal:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/us-appeals-court-noem-protections-venezuelans-trump-immigration-rcna256469

* "Trump admin is trying to deport LGBTQ+ asylum-seekers to countries where they'd be killed, lawyers say:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/uganda-iran-lgbtq-deportations

* "Deaths mount as Trump immigration push intensifies:" https://archive.ph/kOFRx

* Hint: We need to think Bigger. "Abolish ICE? It's Complicated.:"

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* "The ICE Age of Surveillance and Enforcement | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "ICE has ended ‘enhanced’ operations in Maine, Collins says:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/ice-ends-maine-operation-00754382

* "ICE agents shatter window, leave 1-month-old baby, mother in car after Portland arrest:" https://www.pressherald.com/2026/01/28/ice-agents-shatter-window-leave-1-month-old-baby-mother-in-car-after-portland-arrest/

* "Maine bill aims to curb ICE access to schools, hospitals, child cares:" https://www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/local/2026/01/30/maine-bill-aims-to-curb-ice-access-to-schools-hospitals-child-cares/88429531007/

* "ICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrants:" https://www.ms.now/news/ohio-ice-immigration-operations-haitians-tps-noem

* "Schoolgirl at ICE Protest Struck by Car With Trump Flag:" https://www.newsweek.com/schoolgirl-ice-protest-struck-car-trump-flag-11442296

* "Federal judge denies request to block ICE surge in Minnesota:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78vgnz3z6eo

* "Trump’s border czar suggests a possible drawdown in Minnesota, but only after ‘cooperation’:" https://apnews.com/article/homan-minneapolis-immigration-enforcement-0d559bf53b630d7cc525fd3219f430ba

It's a shakedown to steal voter records they aren't entitled to in order to weaponize them for voter suppression.

* "‘Playing Whac-a-Mole’: Hayes says Trump’s ICE ‘drawdown’ can’t be trusted:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/playing-whac-a-mole-hayes-says-trump-s-ice-drawdown-can-t-be-trusted-2484299331721

* "‘Sickening’: Trump’s new ICE man uses war jargon to describe Minnesota operations:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/sickening-trump-s-new-ice-man-uses-war-jargon-to-describe-minnesota-operations-2484300355898

* "Imprisoned children become new flashpoint for Americans enraged over Trump’s anti-immigrant cruelty:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/imprisoned-children-become-new-flashpoint-for-americans-enraged-over-trump-s-anti-immigrant-cruelty-2484347459774

* "DOJ opening civil rights investigation into Alex Pretti's death:" https://www.advocate.com/news/doj-investigates-alex-pretti-killing

* "Libs of TikTok's Chaya Raichik doxxes, harasses supporters of Alex Pretti, Renee Good:" https://www.advocate.com/news/raichik-doxxes-pretti-good-supporters

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

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

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* "What can we expect in American politics in 2026?:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocate-editors-2026-political-predictions

* "Trump is pulling America under authoritarian rule, international human rights groups warn:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-authoritarianism-human-rights-warning

* "Trump's first year in office proves that nothing is ever enough for him:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/trump-nothing-is-enough

* "Mugshots, binder clip and Hells Angels feature in Trump's one-year anniversary remarks:" https://archive.ph/vyhhu

* "Trump Says He’s Not Worried About Alzheimer’s Despite Father’s Illness:" https://www.newsweek.com/trump-not-worried-about-alzheimers-despite-father-11423210

* "Trump, 79, Roasted for ‘Sundowning’ After Manic Posting Spree:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-79-roasted-by-governor-gavin-newsom-for-sundowning-after-manic-post-spree/

* "Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club Hosts Gala with Dancers in Dog Masks:" https://people.com/mar-a-lago-gala-dog-masks-rococo-gowns-11886133

I have nothing against furries. Ive been friends with furries, I've dated furries, but this very much smacked of fiddling while Rome burns and "Let them eat cake." (Yes, I know both things never happened, but you get what I mean).

* "‘Very historic time’: US protests have jumped since Trump’s first term:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/trump-protests-data

* "Buttigieg to Democrats: Picture life after Trump; Republicans already are:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/buttigieg-to-democrats-picture-life-after-trump-republicans-already-are-2484086851575

* "Trump administration targets 14 blue states, DC with federal funding review:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/trump-administration-federal-funding-blue-states-00741440

There is lots of case law declaring this sort of thing illegal, but who knows when it gates to SCOTUS.

* "Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/20/trump-musk-doge-social-security-00737245

You know how we said that sure looked like what they were doing?

* "FBI raids Atlanta-area elections office amid Trump’s push to relitigate 2020 election:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/28/fbi-raid-georgia-elections-trump-2020-00753249

Do you trust them not to tamper with or destroy evidence as part of a plan to end free and fair elections in Georgia? Because I don't.

* "‘Bizarrely and personally lurking’: Gabbard’s appearance at FBI election raid alarms Dems:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/tulsi-gabbard-2020-election-investigation-00755487

* "Georgia raid seen as start of Trump’s effort to corrupt elections ahead of midterms:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/georgia-raid-seen-as-start-of-trump-s-effort-to-corrupt-elections-ahead-of-midterms-2484344899610

* "Atlanta FBI boss reportedly ousted after questioning DoJ’s renewed interest in 2020 election:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/30/atlanta-fbi-boss-reportedly-ousted-fulton-county

* "JD Vance rages about ‘radical gender ideology’ while white supremacists march along National Mall:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/patriot-front-jd-vance-dc

* "Trump’s choice of Warsh to lead Fed could reshape the world’s most influential central bank:" https://apnews.com/article/warsh-trump-federal-reserve-chair-6b4441263c1b7ecb40b96adf17adeea2

* "Trump Goon Ripped for ‘Gibberish’ About Retirees Buying 12 Homes:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goon-scott-bessent-ripped-for-gibberish-about-retirees-buying-12-homes/

* "Federal jury rejects Bovino murder plot after attorney calls on panel to 'stop the overreaching government':" https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2026/01/22/federal-jury-rejects-bovino-murder-plot-after-called-upon-stand-up-overreaching-government

* "Complaint Accuses Trump’s Criminal Attorney of “Blatant” Crypto Conflict in His Role at DOJ:" https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-complaint-conflict-of-interest

* "Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation:" https://www.propublica.org/article/todd-blanche-crypto-conflict-senator-letter

* "Defense Contractors Report Invite to Pentagon's Christian Prayer Service:" https://www.military.com/daily-news/2026/01/19/defense-contractors-report-invite-pentagons-christian-prayer-service.html?ESRC=eb_260121.nl

* "The Biggest Mistake the Pentagon Made in Early AI Adoption:" https://www.military.com/feature/2026/01/16/biggest-mistake-pentagon-made-early-ai-adoption.html?ESRC=eb_260121.nl

* "VA's AI Tools Lack Patient Safety Oversight, Watchdog Warns:" https://www.military.com/benefits/veterans-health-care/vas-ai-tools-lack-patient-safety-oversight-watchdog-warns.html?ESRC=eb_260122.nl

* "Skeptical judges grill Trump government lawyers on logic of ‘meaningless process’ in trans military ban:" https://www.advocate.com/news/talbott-trans-military-ban-hearing

* "Democrats push for commission investigating anti-LGBTQ+ military policies:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/commission-investigate-anti-lgbtq-policies

* "Trump DOJ lied to D.C. federal appeals court about trans military ban, lawyers say in stunning filing:" https://www.advocate.com/news/doj-misled-judges-transgender-military

* "Juneau activists speak out against Alaska LNG pipeline on Capitol steps:" https://www.juneauempire.com/news/juneau-activists-speak-out-against-alaska-lng-pipline-on-capitol-steps/

* "Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional:" https://archive.ph/J4C5i

I don't understand why Republicans are so keen to disable and kill so many children with polio, but apparently they do.

* "Pediatricians, Major Medical Groups Ignore RFK Jr.’s New Vaccine Schedule:" https://www.healthline.com/health-news/doctors-pediatricians-ignoring-new-vaccine-guidelines

* "Moderna Is Curbing Investment in Vaccine Trials Due to US Backlash:" https://archive.ph/LcKym

* "Maryland judge: Trump's DOJ can’t have trans youth hospital records:" https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-health/doj-denied-trans-healthcare-records

* "LGBTQ+ employees now have more trouble fighting harassment in the workplace:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/eeoc-rescinds-inclusive-harassment-guidance

* "Trump admin targets Minnesota for allowing trans girls to participate in sports:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/minnesota-transgender-girls-sports-trump

* "Trump's Education Dept. claims San José State violated Title IX with trans inclusion in women's sports:" https://www.advocate.com/news/education/sjsu-violated-title-ix-transgender

* CW: CSA "‘Disheartening’: US justice department slashes funding to programs combating child sex trafficking:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/justice-department-cuts-child-sex-trafficking

* "Trump sues Dimon and JPMorgan Chase:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/trump-sues-jpmorgan-chase-dimon-00741319

* "FCC chair’s call for ‘equal time’ could have chilling effect on TV and radio:" https://archive.ph/qrQHm

* "Watch out, Colbert and 'The View': FCC warns TV hosts to air both sides:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/21/fcc-warns-late-night-daytime-tv-to-give-both-parties-equal-time-00740385

* "Trump says he’s expanding defamation suit against New York Times after unfavorable poll:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/22/trump-defamation-suit-new-york-times-poll

* Government lawyers beholden to Trump will be "defending" the IRS etc., so really, it's another corrupt theft of taxpayer money. "Trump, two sons, Trump Org sue IRS, Treasury for $10 billion over tax records leak:" https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/29/trump-sues-irs-and-treasury-for-10-billion-over-leak-of-tax-records.html

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

* "Trump’s Trio of Successors to Habba Challenged in NJ Court (1):" https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/alina-habbas-trio-of-successors-faces-legal-challenge-in-court

* "Lindsey Halligan leaves post as US attorney after judges’ sharp criticism:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/20/lindsey-halligan-us-attorney-leaves-office

* "DOJ serves subpoenas to Walz, Frey and other Minnesota officials amid immigration crackdown:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/doj-serves-subpoenas-walz-frey-minnesota-officials-immigration-crackdo-rcna255028

* "Journalist Don Lemon arrested by federal agents after his coverage of Minneapolis protests:" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-arrested-minneapolis

* "What to know about Don Lemon, the gay journalist arrested by the Trump administration:" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-arrested-minnesota

* "Pam Bondi's mad after judge rejects charging Don Lemon over his Minnesota church reporting:" https://www.advocate.com/news/pam-bondi-don-lemon-minnesota

* "White House celebrates Don Lemon’s arrest with meme, as press freedom groups and Dems outraged:" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-georgia-fort-arrest

* "DOJ Arrested Don Lemon for Reporting on Church Protest:"

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* "Don Lemon's arrest is part of Trump's war on press freedom:" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-arrest-press-freedom

* "The racist, homophobic, and frightening arrest of Don Lemon:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/don-lemon-donald-trump-arrest

* "Don Lemon's arrest prompts Jane Fonda and LGBTQ+ rights group to rally for press freedom :" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-arrest-rally

* "‘The wolf is at the door’: Hayes warns Trump is building a police state:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/the-wolf-is-at-the-door-hayes-warns-trump-is-building-a-police-state-2484551235681

* "Don Lemon defiant in first remarks after arrest and release from federal custody:" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-arrest-press-conference

* "Trump DOJ ‘criminalizing ordinary reporting’ with arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort:" https://www.ms.now/ms-now/watch/trump-doj-criminalizing-ordinary-reporting-with-arrests-of-journalists-don-lemon-and-georgia-fort-2484573763672

* "Exclusive: Don Lemon’s attorney one-on-one with Jen Psaki:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/exclusive-don-lemon-s-attorney-one-on-one-with-jen-psaki-2484573251822

* "Republicans tried to snag Jack Smith on technicalities. But they didn’t engage with the facts.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/22/jack-smith-testimony-trump-00742457

**** Trump/Epstein/Maxwell, etc. CW: CSA ****

* Short version: The Trump Administration has only released half the Epstein Files, well past the due date, deliberately doxxing the survivors, which is against the law, and holding the rest back to protect the abusers, which is against the law.

* CW: CSA. "DOJ releases 3 million pages of Epstein files, taking in 180,000 images and 2,000 videos:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/massive-epstein-files-release

* "Key Democratic lawmakers demand DOJ explain only partial Epstein files release:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/key-democratic-lawmakers-demand-doj-explain-partial-epstein/story?id=129717761

* "New message from top Democrats: The U.S. Justice Department can’t be trusted:" https://archive.ph/djNVS

* "‘Major White House cover-up’: Trump’s DOJ still withholding names, documents in Epstein case:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/major-white-house-cover-up-trump-s-doj-still-withholding-names-documents-in-epstein-case-2484592195553

* "Elon Musk emailed Epstein about ‘wildest party’ on private island: new docs:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/elon-musk-emailed-epstein-about-wildest-party-on-private-island-new-docs-2484553795735

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* "Marriage Equality is back in conservatives' crosshairs as new coalition targets SCOTUS decision:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/conservatives-marriage-equality-challenge

* "Supreme Court skeptical of Trump's attempt to fire the Fed's Lisa Cook:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-arguments-trumps-attempt-fire-fed-lisa-cook-powell-rcna252376

* "Lisa Cook lawsuit is ‘the most important legal case’ in Fed history, Powell says:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/28/powell-lisa-cook-lawsuit-is-the-most-important-legal-case-in-the-feds-history-00753346

* "Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy falls sharply in January to lowest level since 2014:" https://apnews.com/article/consumer-confidence-economy-spending-inflation-conference-board-f36b997dc46ac9c3577d05db52166846

* "Federal Reserve holds interest rates steady as a defiant Jerome Powell resists White House pressure:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/fed-likely-hold-interest-rates-steady-powell-defies-trump-rcna256012

* "US farm economy shows widening cracks as costs rise, jobs vanish:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-farm-economy-shows-widening-cracks-costs-rise-jobs-vanish-2026-01-15/

* "Amazon bungles Wednesday layoff plan with misfired internal email:" https://archive.ph/ELAWW

* ""When Democracy Gets In The Way Of The Objectives Of The Wealthy" - Sen. Sanders Defines Oligarchy:"

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* Extended Interview with Jacob Soboroff:

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* "Senate Democrats reach deal to avert partial government shutdown:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/senate-democrats-deal-dhs-funding-bill

Senate Democrats held firm on DHS

They have split the DHS funding from the other funding bills.

They have two weeks to negotiate

It is very important to call them and thank them for standing up against I.C.E., and to keep fighting to curb the abuses.

Here is a model email if you would like one to look at:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* "Ousted under Trump's trans military ban, retired Space Force Col. Bree Fram launches bid for Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/bree-fram-congressional-run

* "How Democratic candidate and influencer Kat Abughazaleh is taking on America's rising far right:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/democrat-kat-abughazaleh-congressional-candidate

* "Florida seeks to expand gender-affirming care ban; could criminalize pharmacists and counselors:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/florida-gender-affirming-care-ban

* "Musk Endorsed White Nationalism:" https://religiondispatches.org/2026/01/09/musk-endorsed-white-nationalism?new=true

* "Florida woman criticized Miami Beach's mayor on Facebook. Cops then showed up at her home:" https://www.advocate.com/news/miami-beach-facebook-investigation

* "Cops Forced to Explain Why AI Generated Police Report Claimed Officer Transformed Into Frog:" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-police-report-frog?

* "Trump-appointed Texas federal judge rules that drag is like blackface:" https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-judge-drag-blackface

* "Ron DeSantis will have 'blood on his hands' if HIV funding isn't restored, Democratic chair says:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/florida-desantis-hiv-medication-funding

* "Lightest Folding Power Wheelchair Review! - ForceMech G10:"

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* "How Tennessee’s Speaker of the House Helped Keep a Payday Lender’s Struggling Sports Gambling Company Alive:" https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-sports-gambling-action247-loans

* "Catherine O'Hara, Schitt's Creek star and gay icon, dies at 71:" https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/catherine-o-hara

* "ICE Outrage Goes Viral | White House Blame Game | Ilhan Omar: Tough Under Pressure | Poo-tomac River:"

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* "This Man's Love for Venomous Snakebites Is Helping Science Move Forward | The Daily Show:"

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* "Horrendous Hater Hannibal:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rWUBNqpGeA4

* "Egregious Exciting Evangelical Eagles:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JVT0RriBaFE

* "Swishing Swords & Strong Shields:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9r9uPz4VIFg

* "Chill Chariots:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/E-pRIfBrPQg

* "Pesky Projectiles:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X8oz3Z7vC0U

* "Generic Russian Drama:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ie9DXodHr_Y

* "Kids for no Reason:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6RW68YOLyiw

* "When that One Friend who doesn't Get Kids Babysits:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0qjRV2H3G5Q

* "Exiting Elves:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RI9riDP5o8I

* "Princess Progenitors:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vgEkc9KJBVs

* "A Time When You Couldn’t Say "Christmas":"

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* "Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio):"

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

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

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

* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share

* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice

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

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

* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list

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* I didn't even finish scaffolding the ICE Protests, but there are so many action items, I had to post.

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* "Trump's Greenland War Faceplants:"

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* "Jason Rezaian - Amplifying the Iranian Experience Amid Protests & Media Blackouts | The Daily Show:"

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* "Trump raises US tariffs on South Korea imports to 25%:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyw3ynwe37o

* "China says Canada deal does not target the US after Trump tariff threat:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8r4kxgpx6o

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

* "Trump administration is potentially sending two gay men to their death by preparing to deport them to Iran:" https://www.advocate.com/news/iranian-men-deportation-danger

* "Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino and some of his masked agents will leave Minneapolis:" https://www.advocate.com/news/greg-bovino-leaving-minneapolis

Stay noisy! It's not remotely over, but resist hard enough we can move the needle.

* "Greg Bovino Loses His Job:" https://archive.ph/aYe22

* "Critics slam Pam Bondi’s demand for Minnesota voter rolls amid ICE surge:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/26/pam-bondi-minnesota-voter-rolls-ice-surge

There is no legal basis for them having access to these records, and this is clearly extortion designed to get records they can they weaponize to steal yet more basic rights from Minnesotans.

* "ICE says its officers can forcibly enter homes during immigration operations without judicial warrants: 2025 memo:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-policy-officers-enter-homes-immigration-without-judicial-warrant-rcna255305

This is blatantly unconstitutional. Let us see if SCOTUS will declare the 4th and 10th Amendments unconstitutional.

* "Unbelievable ICE Memo Just Leaked:"

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* "ICE Making List of Anyone Who Films Them :" https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/ice-making-list-of-anyone-who-films

* "Footage, documents at odds with DHS accounts of immigration enforcement incidents:" https://stateline.org/2026/01/23/footage-documents-at-odds-with-dhs-accounts-of-immigration-enforcement-incidents/

* "Court records raise doubts that ICE is detaining the ‘worst of the worst’ in Maine:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/court-records-raise-doubts-ice-detaining-worst-worst-129513568

* "Federal immigration agents are a modern-day ‘slave patrol,’ says former Minneapolis City Council president:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/andrea-jenkins-minneapolis-ice-terrorization

* "They ‘Had Done Everything Right.’ ICE Detained Them Anyway.:" https://archive.ph/Kuyq1

* Yet more child Abuse from ICE. "Border Patrol detained family seeking care for 7-year-old child at Portland hospital:" https://www.koin.com/news/portland/border-patrol-detained-family-of-3-seeking-care-for-7-year-old-child-at-portland-hospital/

* "Witnesses say they begged ICE agents not to detain Minnesota 5-year-old after father's arrest:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/23/witnesses-say-they-begged-ice-agents-not-to-detain-minnesota-5yearold-after-fathers-arrest

* "Immigrant families protest inside Texas facility housing 5-year-old boy, father detained in Minnesota:" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/01/24/immigration-facility-protest-texas-liam-conejo-ramos/

* Stay noisy! "Morale is plummeting among ICE agents over long hours, quotas and public hatred: reports:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-agents-morale-reports-minneapolis-shooting-b2907742.html

* "ICE vs. Everyone: Minneapolis learned a lot from the George Floyd protests and it shows.:" https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/ice-vs-everyone/

* "I’m a Minneapolis sociologist who studies violence. Here’s how ICE observers are helping.:" https://www.ms.now/opinion/minneapolis-ice-watch-protesters-violence-research

* "Your rights, explained: What to do if you encounter ICE or DHS agents:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/ice-immigration-rights-protesters

* "Minnesotans strike in protest against ICE surge: ‘No work, no school, no shopping’:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/23/minnesota-economic-blackout-ice-protests

* "Photos: Clergy, activists protest ICE at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/01/23/clergy-and-protesters-gather-at-msp-airport-to-demonstrate-against-ice

* "Americans grow more outraged as Trump’s ICE grows more outrageous:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/americans-grow-more-outraged-as-trump-s-ice-grows-more-outrageous-2483191363788

* "‘State law applies’: No ‘absolute immunity’ for Trump’s ICE henchmen, prosecutor says:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/state-law-applies-no-absolute-immunity-for-trump-s-ice-henchmen-prosecutor-says-2483201603544

* "Exclusive: DOJ sought criminal probe of Renee Good after her death, sources say:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/exclusive-doj-sought-criminal-probe-of-renee-good-after-her-death-sources-say-2483160643705

* "Appeals court declines to reimpose restrictions on agents at Minnesota protests:" https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5707439-trump-administration-wins-appeal/

* "Judge orders Trump administration to address motives behind ICE's Minnesota operation:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/judge-hears-arguments-state-minnesota-seeks-temporarily-halt/story?id=129567914

* "Federal agents kill another person in Minneapolis:" https://www.advocate.com/news/federal-agents-kill-minneapolis-man

* "Alex Pretti's killing was recorded on body-camera videos, DHS says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dhs-says-body-worn-camera-video-fatal-shooting-alex-pretti-rcna255978

* "The Execution of Alex Pretti Broke Me:"

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* "Minnesotans mourn Alex Pretti, man killed by Border Patrol agents:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesotans-mourn-alex-pretti-ice

* "Pritzker, Johnson call for ICE to be abolished after second fatal shooting by feds in Minneapolis:" https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/01/24/pritzker-johnson-call-for-ice-to-be-abolished-after-second-fatal-shooting-by-federal-agents-in-minneapolis

* "Chris Madel ends GOP bid for governor, says he can’t support federal ‘retribution’ against Minnesota:" https://www.startribune.com/chris-madel-ends-gop-bid-for-governor-says-he-cant-support-federal-retribution-against-minnesota/601570793

* "Nurses Union Calls ICE Agents “Public Health Threat” After Alex Pretti Killing:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/nurses-union-calls-ice-agents-public-health-threat-after-alex-pretti-killing/

* "Queer lawmakers call for ICE to be reined in after killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis:" https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-pols-condemn-minneapolis-killing

* "‘State law applies’: No ‘absolute immunity’ for Trump’s ICE henchmen, prosecutor says:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/state-law-applies-no-absolute-immunity-for-trump-s-ice-henchmen-prosecutor-says-2483201603544

* "Large protests spread across US after Alex Pretti fatally shot by federal agents:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/protests-alex-pretti-killing-federal-agents-ice

* "'My heart just dropped': Protestors rally demanding accountability for shooting of Pretti:" https://abcnews4.com/news/local/my-heart-just-dropped-protestors-rally-demanding-accountability-in-shooting-of-alex-pretti

* "Over a Thousand Protesters in New York Denounce ICE After Latest Killing:" https://archive.ph/tZsC6

* "‘We must stand up’: Hundreds of S.F. protesters demand end to ICE:" https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/ice-protest-embarcadero-minneapolis-21313251.php

* "Protesters in Los Angeles mourn another person killed by federal agents:" https://ktla.com/news/local-news/protesters-in-los-angeles-mourn-another-person-killed-by-federal-agents/

* "Killing of man in Minneapolis by federal agent fuels Seattle protests:" https://www.seattletimes.com/news/killing-of-man-in-minneapolis-by-federal-agents-fuels-seattle-protests/

* "Anchorage protestors gather to remember Minnesota man killed by immigration officials as Minneapolis ICE crackdown continues:" https://www.alaskasnewssource.com/2026/01/26/anchorage-protestors-gather-remember-minnesota-man-killed-by-immigration-officials-minneapolis-ice-crackdown-continues/

* "A city-by-city look at anti-ICE protests planned in Florida this week:" https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/2026/01/26/see-where-anti-ice-protests-held-this-week-florida-trump-immigration-minnesota/88359072007/

* "US citizen detained by ICE amid multiple brawls at Phoenix protest:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/immigration/2026/01/24/emily-despain-detained-ice-phoenix-protest/88324706007/

* "ICE protest in Park City at Sundance Film Festival after Minnesota killing, Utah leaders react:" https://www.abc4.com/news/wasatch-front/park-city-ice-protest-sundance/

* "Maddow: Americans flexing democratic muscles are stronger than Trump:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-americans-flexing-democratic-muscles-are-stronger-than-trump-2483596355901

* "Maddow: Trump in retreat as disastrous anti-immigrant campaign becomes political catastrophe:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-trump-in-retreat-as-disastrous-anti-immigrant-campaign-becomes-political-catastrophe-2483596355613

* Extended Josh Shapiro Interview:

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* "Minneapolis Is Just The Beginning (How To Prepare Your City For ICE):"

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* "Want to Stop ICE? Go After Its Corporate Collaborators.:" https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/ice-businesses-boycott-campaign/

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

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

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* "Funding deal begins to unravel as Senate Democrats vow to oppose DHS bill over Alex Pretti shooting in Minnesota:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/funding-deal-begins-to-unravel-as-senate-democrats-vow-to-oppose-dhs-bill-over-alex-pretti-shooting-in-minnesota

* "Senate Democrats urged to demand ‘real reforms’ over ICE funding bill:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/27/senate-democrats-ice-dhs-funding-bill

* "Ban on deporting U.S. citizens removed from DHS funding bill, congresswoman warns:" https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/ban-on-deporting-u-s-citizens-removed-from-dhs-funding-bill-congresswoman-warns-2483600963726

* It is essential that all Democrats stay firm. Contact them so they don't betray America like those 7 Quislings in the House.

Model Script:
"Senator script about defunding DHS, helping from outside Minnesota, and resources for new activists:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/322553.html

Contact your Republican Senators too.
For Republican Senators: "Call your senators to oppose ICE funding:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/322615.html

* "Padilla, Booker Announce Legislation Cracking Down on Cruel ICE Detention Facilities and Practices:" https://www.padilla.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/padilla-booker-announce-legislation-cracking-down-on-cruel-ice-detention-facilities-and-practices/

* "Powerful House Oversight Democrat calls for Kristi Noem’s impeachment & ICE abolishment:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/robert-garcia-kristi-noem-impeachment

* "Kristi Noem Impeachment: 140 Lawmakers Sign On—Full List:" https://www.newsweek.com/kristi-noem-impeachment-lawmakers-sign-on-full-list-11417711

If your rep hasn't signed on yet, please contact them:

* "Trump calls on Congress to pass legislation ending sanctuary policies:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/25/trump-congress-legislation-end-sanctuary-policies-00745836

* "Trump’s ‘unqualified insurrectionist’ pick to be Wyoming U.S. attorney under fire for anti-LGBTQ+ record:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/wyoming-us-attorney-problematic-history

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* "RAM Shortage Killed My Business:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RVnQbfHUDLA

* "How 'don't ask, don't tell' came to be, what it did, and how it ended:" https://www.advocate.com/history/dont-ask-dont-tell-history

* "AIDS took Ross Laycock 35 years ago. His legacy lives on:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/ross-laycock-legacy

* "Errant bus driver takes passengers for unwanted ride to Vienna Metro station:" https://www.ffxnow.com/2026/01/20/errant-bus-driver-takes-passengers-for-unwanted-ride-to-vienna-metro-station/

* I had food poisoning, but have recovered. It's been so cold here I had to scrape my car for a library run a little before ten the other day. I hope my perennials survive, as it usually isn't this kind of prolonged cold here in our weird little micro-climate.

Monday, I had the dentist. I cleverly left a lot of extra time to scrape as it was extremely cold all night still, but it wasn't as bad, particularly inside the windows, so possibly I am making headway on the damage from the incompetent thieves letting it rain inside the car. (It is way harder to get the inside ice off).

It seems the fillings that crumbled during the trying to weather strip the window in the rain emergency aren't high risk for real damage, though they do need mending, which is scheduled. I've a not covered previously scheduled cleaning coming up. February is going to be a bear financially for all the usual reasons, but that's a next month problem and I'm in the danger zone on my teeth now. (My dad's family had genetically bad teeth caused by naturally thin enamel, plus he and my mom had bad born during WWII teeth which is a thing caused by uneven nutrition due to shortages in an era before fluoride). I've seen how bad and labour intensive Periodontal disease can get in my dad's case. (Yes we all brushed and flossed and got regular check ups and cleaning, but I basically couldn't afford it after the one poverty place closed for half a decade as an adult before poverty clinic opened to all their medical patients, and my teeth have never really recovered). so I need to cover sliding scale cleaning, plus housing tax, plus car tax, which usually is January, but the bill is late. I am fascinated to see how I juggle it all.

My sliding scale lapsed, so I drove home and got the essential paper to make that happen, got gas, then drove back to turn it in, dropped off the weekend library books as it's right there, stopped at the pharmacy. I dragged home bedraggled and exhausted and over heated as I was dressed for the finger freezing cold of morning, but the cold font noticeably moved on between 8 and 9AM. Finally.

I should definitely not been spending money, but I gave in and bought a thing I'm hoping will help with the inside the car damp on the way home because it's really concerning and interfering with safe driving. We'll see.

Physio is still hogging all the spoons, so if I have to do anything much else it really lays me up. Between assorted errands and food poisoning and having to function outside in the cold, I just keep falling asleep and needing to lie still a lot when awake. Hence me not managing a Monday aggregate and the now massive backlog of news I didn't get to last week. Sorry.

* "Jon on Alex Pretti's Killing, DHS vs. Video Evidence & MAGA's Gun Rights Surrender | The Daily Show:"

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* "Masked Secret Police Are Not Victims | The Truth About Alex Pretti | What Would The Founders Do?:"

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* "Meanwhile... Deadly Space Junk | Pre-Columbian Syphilis | Mushroom Magic | Gym Germs:"

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* "Oscars 2026 nominations live updates: 'Sinners' sets new Oscar record with 16 nominations:" https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/live-blog/oscar-nominations-2026-live-updates-rcna254762

* This! "Problematic Praetorian Pomposity:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ip0R4jVA-RI

* "Chronic Chivalry:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LgyrjITmrAo

I have often found myself trying to tell people real chivalry wasn't like what the Victorians pretended it was.

* "Swordmaster Simplicity:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BgWZYULfQgg

* "Dramatic Dynamic Declarations:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/X9Qv8P_3nCc

* "Kind-hearted Kids:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KwhfYqMCEy8

* "Kind-hearted Kids 2:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TvcHm-Xk1XM

* "Kind-hearted Kids 3 (Birthdays):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/m0DHG855AuY

* "Kind-hearted Kids 4 (school days):" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0sDJ1SyB7dI

* "Ultra Ubers:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8CVUPRUJ4H4

* "Chess Chronicle:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/42DBVkQRk70

* "That 1 Lore Friend:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9Xh2COyiyc0

* "Trump Awards Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Backstab Island - SNL:"

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* "Toy Commercial - SNL:"

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* "Nobody Likes Ice:"

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

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

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

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

* If you need help with chest binders:

* "Free Chest Binders:" https://www.pointofpride.org/free-chest-binders

* "Brother 2 Brother Binder Program:" https://blacktransmen.org/binder-program/

* "Morebinders:" https://www.morebinders.com/about

* "The Queer Trans Project :" https://queertransproject.org/

* "Free Gender Affirming Gear Program:" https://www.ftmessentials.com/pages/ftme-free-youth-binder-program

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