Nec Hoc Nec Ilud

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* "Israel to expand its control in West Bank, make settlers' land seizures easier, media say:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-take-more-west-bank-powers-relax-settler-land-buys-media-say-2026-02-08/

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* "Trump says U.S. used secret 'discombobulator' on Venezuelan equipment during Maduro raid:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/trump-says-u-s-used-secret-discombobulator-on-venezuelan-equipment-during-maduro-raid

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* "To Build a Fire: How Russian military intelligence is recruiting young people online to carry out espionage, arson, and other attacks across Europe.:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/09/to-build-a-fire

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* "Iran’s shadow fleet is fueling the Myanmar junta’s air war:" https://www.reuters.com/graphics/IRAN-MYANMAR/JET-FUEL/jnpwkonqrpw/

* "Ethiopia Builds Secret Camp to Train Sudan RSF Fighters :" https://english.aawsat.com/features/5239544-ethiopia-builds-secret-camp-train-sudan-rsf-fighters%C2%A0

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* "The Fall of the House of Assad:" https://archive.ph/ng3Do

* "Canadian school shooting sparks anti-trans uproar after shooter identified:" https://www.advocate.com/news/tumbler-ridge-school-shooting-transgender

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* CW: CSA "How the Epstein scandal has shaken the British government to its core:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/feb/05/how-epstein-scandal-shaken-british-government-peter-mandelson

I'd bet real money this is just the tip of the iceberg.

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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)***

* "CBP shot down party balloons with anti-drone tech before FAA closed El Paso airspace, sources say:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/cbp-shot-party-balloons-anti-drone-tech-faa-closed-el-paso-airspace-so-rcna258731

* "Trump admin’s ‘cartel drone’ story bursts like a balloon. Or four.:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-admin-s-cartel-drone-story-bursts-like-a-balloon-or-four-2487019587829

* "Kristi Noem’s Audience of One:" https://archive.ph/EqgZz

* "Immigrants Delivered $14.5 Trillion Surplus to US Economy Over Last 30 Years: Report:" https://www.commondreams.org/news/do-immigrants-drain-the-us-economy

* "Immigration detention passed 70,000 in January:" https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/020626_immigration_detention/immigration-detention-passed-70000-january/

* "ICE has violated America:" https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/02/05/ice-has-violated-america/

* "Trump's immigration crackdown is straining federal courts. A Georgia judge is raising the alarm:" https://www.wabe.org/trumps-immigration-crackdown-is-straining-federal-courts-a-georgia-judge-is-raising-the-alarm/

* "Trump administration must facilitate return of men sent to El Salvador’s CECOT back to the U.S., judge rules:" https://www.advocate.com/news/judge-orders-return-venezuelans-cecot

* "Immigrants Who Say Their Detention Is Illegal Have Filed More Than 18,000 Cases. It’s a Historic High.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/habeas-petitions-immigrant-detentions-trump

* "Federal Courts Undercut Trump’s Mass Deportation Campaign:" https://archive.ph/74Rqr

* Meanwhile in Texas. "A federal appeals court just greenlit Trump’s mass detention policy. Here’s what it means for Minnesota.:" https://sahanjournal.com/immigration/texas-fifth-circuit-ruling-immigrants-indefinite-detention/

* "Most WA federal rulings found immigrant detentions flouted due process:" https://www.investigatewest.org/rulings-found-immigrant-detentions-flouted-due-process/

* "How ICE defies judges’ orders to release detainees, step by step:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-immigration-detention-court-orders-00771727

* "Military Lawyers Forced to Work After Mass Resignations in Minnesota:" https://newrepublic.com/post/206247/department-justice-military-lawyers-mass-minnesota-resignations

* "ICE Lawyer Ruins Her Life:"

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* "ICE Is Buying Up Mega Warehouses Across America:" https://newrepublic.com/post/205982/ice-buying-mega-warehouses

It is essential we resist this!

* "Two cases of tuberculosis detected at El Paso ICE facility:" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/07/ice-facility-el-paso-tuberculosis/

* "The black hole of Camp East Montana: Three deaths in 44 days at the largest migrant detention center in the US:" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-01-21/the-black-hole-of-camp-east-montana-three-deaths-in-44-days-at-the-largest-migrant-detention-center-in-the-us.html

* "After El Paso’s ME ruled migrant’s death a homicide, ICE sent the next body to an Army hospital:" https://www.texastribune.org/2026/02/03/texas-ice-detention-deaths-autopsy-el-paso/

They keep trying to cover up murder.

* "Toddler hospitalized with respiratory failure was returned to ICE detention and denied prescribed medication, lawsuit says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-hospitalized-dilley-ice-detention-rcna257912

This is child abuse and attempted murder.

* "Commissioner forced to resign after Merrimack ICE facility controversy:" https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026-02-09/merrimack-ice-detainee-plans-nh-dncr-stewart-resigns

* "Border Czar Tom Homan announces end to Minneapolis immigration operation, claiming success:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/immigration/operation-metro-surge-ends

* "‘This did not go well for them’: Mayor Frey reacts as Minneapolis ICE surge ends:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/this-did-not-go-well-for-them-frey-reacts-as-minneapolis-ice-surges-ends-2487013956000

* "Minneapolis now has daily deportation flights. One man has been documenting them:" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/06/nx-s1-5701432/minneapolis-ice-air-deportation-flights

* "Masked ICE arrests drive 12,000% uptick in Mass. lawsuits challenging detainments:" https://www.masslive.com/news/2026/02/masked-ice-arrests-drive-12000-uptick-in-mass-lawsuits-challenging-detainments.html

* "Court rebukes Trump administration for denying immigration detainees access to lawyers:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/court-trump-administration-denying-immigration-lawyers-00779762

* "Judge tells ICE to free man arrested in Chinatown sweep, warns of unconstitutional arrests:" https://gothamist.com/news/judge-tells-ice-to-free-man-arrested-in-chinatown-sweep-warns-of-unconstitutional-arrests

* "Hundreds protested against this Venezuelan’s detention by ICE. Now he’s free after seven months:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/venezuelan-freed-after-seven-months-ice-detention-washington-state

* "Court rules government can't deport Rümeysa Öztürk, Tufts student who criticized Israel, her lawyers say in filing:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/court-rules-government-cant-deport-rumeysa-ozturk-tufts-student-rcna258277

* "Federal judge orders release of four ICE detainees in Louisiana :" https://www.wafb.com/2026/02/12/federal-judge-orders-release-four-ice-detainees-louisiana/

* "Mexican father of 3 U.S. Marines in California gets deportation reprieve:" https://archive.ph/c86rb

* "Trump admin fast-tracks Liam Ramos and his dad for deportation:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-admin-fast-tracks-liam-ramos-and-his-dad-for-deportation-2485912131614

Reminder: They are here legally, have an open asylum claim, and have done nothing wrong.

* "ICE Kidnapped a Child:"

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* "Prosecutors move to dismiss charges against men accused of hitting ICE officer with broom and shovel:" https://wtop.com/national/2026/02/prosecutors-move-to-dismiss-charges-against-men-accused-of-hitting-ice-officer-with-broom-and-shovel/

The men were not visible, so ICE shot wildly through the door of an apartment in hopes of injury and/or killing as many innocent people as possible, endangering a baby in the process for the sheer pleasure of it, then lied about it.

* "Hayes: Trump bet Americans were as bigoted as Stephen Miller—he was wrong:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/hayes-trump-bet-americans-were-as-bigoted-as-stephen-miller-he-was-wrong-2487012419938

* "This trans street medic was among 67 protesters arrested at Minneapolis hotel hosting ICE agents:" https://www.advocate.com/news/minneapolis-hotel-ice-arrests-67

* "Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/irish-man-seamus-culleton-ice-detention

* "American dream denied: A Frenchman's ICE nightmare:" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/04/nx-s1-5696428/american-dream-denied-a-frenchmans-ice-nightmare

* "Becca Good attends memorial for wife Renee, offers statement: 'Renee always showed up':" https://www.advocate.com/news/becca-good-attends-memorial-renee

* "Minnesota AG: Feds still not cooperating on Pretti and Good investigations:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/12/minnesota-keith-ellison-good-pretti-investigation-00778112

* "Don Lemon hires ex-federal prosecutor who quit after Trump admin tried to investigate Renee Good's wife:" https://www.advocate.com/news/don-lemon-joseph-thompson-minnesota

* "Don Lemon faces judge who rejected DOJ’s previous attempt to charge him with a crime:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/don-lemon-arraignment-minnesota

* "Defiant Don Lemon says ‘the process is the punishment’ after lawyers reveal feds took his phone:" https://www.advocate.com/news/crime/don-lemon-process-is-punishment

* "Border Patrol boss kicked out of a Las Vegas bar to protect patrons:" https://www.advocate.com/news/border-patrol-greg-bovino-kicked-out-of-bar

* 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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* "Trump says he won't apologize for racist post depicting the Obamas as apes:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-shares-racist-video-depicting-obamas-monkeys-rcna257756

* "Steele: Trump thought Americans would accept his racist post:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/steele-trump-thought-americans-would-accept-his-racist-post-2485936707580

* "Questions about the role of racism in Trump’s MAGA support follow offensive social media post:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/questions-about-the-role-of-racism-in-trump-s-maga-support-follow-offensive-social-media-post-2485943363564

* "‘To his bones a racist’: Hayes says Trump ‘taking the mask off’ with Obama video:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/to-his-bones-a-racist-hayes-says-trump-taking-the-mask-off-with-obama-video-2485910083546

* "Trump excludes the only gay man and Black governors from White House dinner:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/polis-moore-trump-governors-dinner

* "Trump Sues Himself; Wants $10 Billion Payout:"

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* "Democrats Pushback Against Trump’s Reported Bid To Rename Penn Station And Dulles Airport After Himself:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2026/02/06/democrats-pushback-against-trumps-reported-bid-to-rename-penn-station-and-dulles-airport-after-himself/

* "Judge orders Trump administration to restore funding for rail tunnel between New York and New Jersey:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-gateway-new-york-new-jersey-tunnel-d0ebf5a8b54a0729d4621cd1bcb5be95

* "FBI invites state election officials to an 'unusual' briefing on the midterms:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/fbi-state-election-officials-unusual-briefing-midterms-rcna257721

* "The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia:" https://www.propublica.org/article/kevin-moncla-election-researcher-fulton-county-georgia

* "Justification unsealed for FBI’s seizure of 2020 Fulton County ballots:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/fulton-county-search-warrant-affidavit-00774751

* "Intelligence Dispute Centers on Kushner Reference in Intercepted Communication:" https://archive.ph/8ICEb

* "Tulsi Gabbard calls claim she mishandled whistleblower complaint a 'blatant lie':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/tulsi-gabbard-responds-senators-criticism-handling-whistleblower-compl-rcna257952

* "Gabbard’s office warns attorney against sharing classified complaint with Congress:" https://apnews.com/article/gabbard-classified-complaint-inspector-general-67ef429356fe1c517c0d8d4ee1f54b38

* "DHS Reportedly Fired a Pilot for Forgetting Kristi Noem’s Blanket on a Plane:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kristi-noem-pilot-fired-blanket-dhs-1235516775/

* "‘Private cabin’: New scrutiny on Noem, Lewandowski’s ‘close relationship’ amid DHS chaos:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/private-cabin-new-scrutiny-on-noem-lewandowski-s-close-relationship-amid-dhs-chaos-2487243843848

* "Trump EPA to take its biggest swing yet against climate change rules:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/trump-revoke-climate-change-rules-00773418

* "Project 2026 Is Here:"

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* "California sues Trump admin over its demand to forcibly out trans students, obtains restraining order:" https://www.advocate.com/news/education/california-sues-trump-forced-outing

* "Protest set at NYC’s Stonewall after Trump administration removes Pride flag from national LGBTQ+ monument:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/stonewall-monument-pride-flag

* "Mamdani, Schumer & NYC Council demand National Park Service return Pride flag to Stonewall National Monument:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/new-york-mamdani-stonewall-pride-flag

* "New Yorkers rally in solidarity with LGBTQ+ community after Trump ordered Stonewall Pride flag removed:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/advocacy/stonewall-flag-removal-protest

* "New York City Council advances resolution opposing Stonewall Pride flag removal:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/nyc-council-stonewall-pride-flag

* "They can take down the flag, but they can’t take down the history of Stonewall:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/adminstration-cannot-erase-stonewall-history

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

* "Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders:" https://apnews.com/article/pentagon-kelly-hegseth-illegal-orders-lawsuit-f028eade00c78123263bc3e28b3caa0e

* "Trump administration fails to indict Democrats involved in 'illegal orders' video:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/doj-fails-secure-indictment-democrats-involved-illegal-orders-video-rcna258385

The Trump Administration contends that the Military code of justice is inherently seditious and anyone quoting it is guilty of sedition conspiracy and also that anyone who has ever been in the military has all their first Amendment rights terminated.

A Grand Jury and a judge do not agree under the belief that the US Constitution and Rule of Law in General are still in effect.

* "Rep. Jason Crow asks Pirro to preserve evidence related to failed indictment:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/11/congress/rep-jason-crow-asks-pirro-to-preserve-evidence-related-to-failed-indictment-00776376

* "Trump DOJ fails to indict Dem lawmakers on sedition charges :" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-doj-fails-to-indict-dem-lawmakers-on-sedition-charges-2486530628001

* "Trump elevation of obnoxious cable TV host to DOJ backfires with embarrassing string of failures:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-elevation-of-obnoxious-cable-tv-host-to-doj-backfires-with-embarrassing-string-of-failures-2486809667710

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

* CW: CSA. "Pam Bondi clashes with House Democrats over Epstein files at DOJ oversight hearing:" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/11/nx-s1-5707280/pam-bondi-oversight-hearing-department-of-justice

* CW: CSA. "Massie becomes first Republican to spar with Bondi during House Judiciary hearing:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/11/congress/massie-vs-bondi-00775966

* CW: CSA. "Pam Bondi suggests Jewish lesbian lawmaker is anti-Semitic in explosive hearing:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/pam-bondi-disrespect-becca-balint

Her grandmother literally died in the Holocaust.

* CW: CSA. "‘Astounding’: Chris Hayes stunned Bondi still has DOJ job:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/astounding-chris-hayes-stunned-bondi-still-has-doj-job-2486770755990

* CW: CSA. "Pam Bondi makes an absolute fool of herself frantically ducking Epstein questions:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/pam-bondi-makes-an-absolute-fool-of-herself-frantically-ducking-epstein-questions-2486803523983

* "House members seek inquiry into DoJ’s tracking of their Epstein files research:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/12/congress-doj-pam-bondi-epstein-files-searches

* "Members of Congress start viewing unredacted Epstein files at Justice Department:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/jamie-raskin-doj-cover-up-epstein-files

* "Jamie Raskin accuses DoJ of cover-up after viewing unredacted Epstein files:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/09/jamie-raskin-doj-cover-up-epstein-files

* "Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakers:" https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-congress-f1e947bb9128aaa626390f0987f322e9

* "House Dem identifies ‘wealthy, powerful men’ DOJ redacted in Epstein files:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/10/congress/ro-khanna-names-names-00774551

* "‘Likely incriminated’: Congressman names six men unredacted from Epstein files:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/likely-incriminated-congressman-names-six-men-unredacted-from-epstein-files-2486557763671

* "Ex-Florida police chief claims Trump told him ‘everyone’ knew what Epstein was doing in 2006:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/trump-epstein-phone-call-florida-police

* "Trump Stands by His Epstein Files Companion After Calls to Resign:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-stands-by-his-epstein-files-companion-after-calls-to-resign/

* "Epstein Files Put Two More Top Trump Officials in the Spotlight:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/epstein-files-put-two-more-top-trump-officials-in-the-spotlight/

* "Dr. Oz Appears In Epstein Files: What We Know:" https://www.newsweek.com/dr-mehmet-oz-epstein-files-disclosure-11511374

* "Chairman of major US law firm steps down after Epstein files release:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7v02m633mjo

* "Epstein’s Secret Pic of ‘Wild’ Dinner With Tech Titans Exposed:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/epsteins-secret-pic-of-wild-dinner-with-tech-titans-exposed/

* "Epstein engineered intimate relationship for Tesla’s Kimbal Musk, emails show:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/10/jeffrey-epstein-tesla-kimbal-musk

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* "Corporate crime persists in the shadows:" https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2026/corporate-crime-poorly-tracked-usa

* "ICE chief defends his officers to Congress as lawmakers mull DHS funding:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/10/ice-todd-lyons-dhs-funding-hearing-00774309

* "DHS shutdown all but certain after failed Senate vote:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/12/congress/dhs-shutdown-all-but-certain-00778721

Please call your Senators and encourage them to stay firm.

* "House votes to disapprove of Trump’s Canada tariffs:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/11/house-rebukes-trumps-canada-tariffs-00776898

It goes to the Senate now! Please contact your senators!

* "House passes elections overhaul bill that could make it harder for married women to vote:" https://19thnews.org/2026/02/house-passes-save-america-act-married-women-vote/

The goal of this legislation is to make it illegal on a federal level for married women and trans people to vote.

Please tell Quisling Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar exactly what you think of his decision to vote to permanently disenfranchise so many American citizens if he is your Congress Critter.

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

* "Former State Dept officials warn that racist Trump nominee could dismantle human rights protections at the UN:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/diplomats-worry-jeremy-carl-nomination

* "Mike Johnson lecturing the pope Is a blasphemy that LGBTQ+ people know all too well:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/mike-johnson-lectures-pope

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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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* I would like to congratulate New Jersey! "Malinowski concedes to Mejia in Democratic House special primary in New Jersey:" https://www.npr.org/2026/02/10/nx-s1-5703636/nj-primary-election-mejia-malinowski

* "‘It’s pissing people off’: Centrist Democrats are livid with AIPAC after primary fiasco:" https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/centrist-democrats-are-livid-with-aipac-after-primary-meddling-00769461

* I would like to congratulate New Jersey!

THIS is why it's important to vote in every primary and every special election.

She's a strong progressive with views aligned with people like Sanders and Mamdani. She beat out a shitty centrist in a very close primary.

People turned out, so New Jersey got a WAY better candidate.

Now let us hope people also show up for the Special election because we need her in the House.

We are entering primary season just generally. 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.

* "Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger sends marriage equality & abortion rights amendments to voters:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/spanberger-signs-marriage-referendum

* "Utah Republicans, ignoring their own study, pass ban on gender-affirming care for youth:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/utah-gender-affirming-care-ban

* "Police release man detained in connection to Nancy Guthrie disappearance:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5l4yy3ezmo

* "Kash Patel under fire as Nancy Guthrie investigation enters Day 11:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/kash-patel-under-fire-as-nancy-guthrie-investigation-enters-day-11-2486774339914

* "Andrew Jarecki - Exposing the Alabama Prison System in “The Alabama Solution” | The Daily Show:"

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* "What to know about LGBTQ+ rights — or lack thereof — in Italy as Olympics begin:" https://www.advocate.com/news/italy-olympics-lgbtq-rights

* "Trans Youth Suicides Skyrocketed In UK After Care Drawdown; Government Covers It Up:" https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-youth-suicides-skyrocketed

* "Under new name, supportive schools group will help young LGBTQ+ people Glisten:" https://www.advocate.com/news/education/glisten-will-help-youth-shine

* "Black Americans are disproportionately criminalized for living with HIV. Here's how :" https://www.advocate.com/health/black-american-hiv-rates-criminalization

* "Florida restores funding for 16,000 people's HIV medication — for now:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/florida-reverses-hiv-funding-cuts

* "National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: a time for action on many fronts:" https://www.advocate.com/health/hiv/black-hiv-aids-awareness-day

* "U.S. life expectancy hits a new high as deaths from overdoses and COVID fall:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/29/nx-s1-5689902/us-life-expectancy-rises?

* "Amazon workers at Coventry warehouse tested for tuberculosis after outbreak:" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/16/amazon-workers-at-coventry-warehouse-being-tested-for-tuberculosis-after-possible-outbreak

* "Memorizing London’s 25,000 streets changes cabbies’ brains — and may prevent Alzheimer’s:" https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/the-knowledge-of-london/

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* "There May Be No Turning Back This Climate Crisis:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/accelerating-climate-emergency-science-tipping-points-solutions/

* "Extreme cold in New York City leaves 18 dead:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd9g8nxdexko

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* "Decades of memories swept away: Thousands lose homes as 'Venice of Nigeria' is demolished:" https://www.reuters.com/pictures/decades-memories-swept-away-thousands-lose-homes-venice-nigeria-is-demolished-2026-01-28/

* "The Cities That Battle Winter With Beets:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-15/to-beat-winter-cities-fight-back-with-beets

* "Why do HOAs even exist?:"

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* "Earth still had seasons during its longest deep freeze:" https://www.earth.com/news/earth-still-had-seasons-during-its-longest-deep-freeze/

* "These 773,000-year-old fossils may reveal our shared human ancestor:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260206012221.htm

* "From bones to steel: Why ice skates were a terrible idea that worked:" https://www.popsci.com/technology/ice-skates-history/

* "Answering White People's Questions About Slavery: The London History Show:"

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* "The History of Alaskan and Hawaiian Statehood: Ep 18 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "The lush life of Billy Strayhorn, the gay Black man who was Duke Ellington's 'right arm':" https://www.advocate.com/history/billy-strayhorn-black-gay-musician

* "The Era of Native Urban Relocation: Ep 17 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "A History of Indigenous Women with Lily Gladstone: Ep 19 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "Modern Tribal Governments Explained: Ep 20 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "Native Languages & The Indian Education Act: Ep 21 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "Introduction to Federal Indian Law: Ep 16 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "The Land Back Movement Explained: Ep 22 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "Hollywood, Pretendians, and Cultural Appropriation: Ep 23 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* "What Can a Prophecy Tell Us About Climate Change?: Ep 24 of Crash Course Native American History:"

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* I woke up with basically no spoons Friday. We are talking it took me seven hours of effort to make it into the living room to eat bread slices and dried fruit and hydrate because I couldn't handle even boiling water for soup cups. It took another most of two hours to make it to the desk from the sofa for more hydration before going back bed. Hence very little that wasn't pre-programmed getting done.

I feel like a slacker taking two days off from physio, but it was pretty clear I could do things like make food or do physio Saturday and not both.

* Low sleep quality again Saturday. Livia and I did a lot of reading in bed (with pets). When I reached for the remote above my head to turn the TV on for physio time it fell between the pillows and the headboard, which is a problem because periodic pushing of the mattress back against the headboard requires me moving all the pillows and things off the bed because the extra weight makes it impossible. Anything to do with the mattress is a spoon devouring nightmare. I have no help for changing bedding and it's really a two person job because of the weight of the mattress. The result is, there is currently more space than I like between headboard and mattress.

When I tried to rescue it, it slid further down behind the pillows. Moving is always a risk in this situation, but there was nothing forward. I heard the tell take sound of it hitting the floor the moment I moved to try to get a better grip.

There was nothing for it. Everything had to come off the bed and I was going to have to try to shift the mattress myself. Worse, I had no one with longer arms, so I was going to have to get a dustpan between the slats, awkwardly try to sweep things into it without losing my grip, pick everything out of the dustpan, then pull the dustpan out. More things inevitably fell into the crack of doom during the process, compounding the problem. Sigh.

I had been doing a good job holding the crack closed, as there were only three things in there besides the escaped remote that had fallen from the shelf before I started knocking more things into the hole, plus a small collection of medical packaging. Go me!

I still had to change the fitted sheet as I'd gone this far, which is really right at the edge of possible for my shoulder joints. Then pull more things that had fallen into the crack of doom. Then try to force the mattress back into place alone. Then put everything back. I never really get everything back, small things get misplaced and must be found later.

Even with several hours of rest including two naps and lots of pettins, it took another couple hours for half assed physio, and I keep getting the shakes.

There were all these other things I needed to to today, but likely I'd already eaten a bunch of tomorrow's spoons. Sigh. At least there are clean sheets.

* Monday, I noticed the early stages of an eye infection. My car can't make the distance to the next town where there were appointments open, but they found me one Tuesday. I dropped off library books after and tried to hit the discount grocery in search of five things it turned out they were out of. I did get my second choice for one of them, which wasn't a hardship as both are things I buy on the regular; I was just more in the mood for the other. There were no mushrooms or bags of frozen broccoli. The other two things? Sigh. One they only had a tiny over priced side dish version from another brand instead of two full meals worth from the good brand, so I passed. The other, I got the smallest I could find of a different brand and flavour to test instead of what I actually wanted.

I had started lunch and was putting my meager purchases away, when squirrel appeared, trying to work out how we were going to take the trash out. I proposed once again that we just put the whole thing can and all on the dolly and take it out to the dumpster together that way. We have two working arms between us and it would be a lot easier to each take a handle a dump the tied off bag that way, letting gravity do most of the work, then take the can and dolly back where they go. Squirrel gave in and while it was still annoying, it was far better than any of the alternatives.

I then needed to lie down because I was already pretty much at the end on hobbling about without a really long rest. I did lungs, had lunch, rested a whole bunch more. I did eventually manage a few small household tasks between rests, but I just feel like too little butter on too much bread.

Really, I need to finish putting things away from all the displacement. Really, I need to try the reorganization in the garden, as it will help when planting time comes. These are big exhausting things and one of them, I am not convinced I can do even sitting down and using my feet, but I can't know for sure until I move the rack and give it a try. If it does work, it will take better advantage of the extra sun we have since they pulled the massive bush out and will also give me better access to the far tomato planters.

* Thursday was exhausting and full of too many things and I made two key errors that fucked some things up. All this, plus my ankle kept disjointing, jointing, disjointing, joining so many times I lost count as I slogged painfully about trying and mostly failing to achieve essential tasks. Bonus: Physio tomorrow at entirely The Wrong Time.

* I did make it to physio Friday. My ankle was still bad, but properly in it's socket, which is important as we added a bunch of standing stuff. (Ugh.) We also upgrading a lying down and the sitting exercise. At check in, I saw one of the arm guys and said high. Later on the leg physio mentioned she'd spoken to him about me before we started and he said I was a really hard worker, which is nice to hear.

I made it home and had to lie down for a good long while before making food. Then I did lungs and had another long lie down before sorting forage. When I got up to put forage away, I discovered my legs were just DONE. It would have been a brilliant day to own one of those little lightweight indoor electric chairs. Instead I had a really scary trip to my room for pettins alternating with cuddle naps with Livia for most of the afternoon.

I did eventually make it back out to put away the perishable forage, feed and water Livia and the fish, etc., but it's just really bad tonight. At some point I will have to make more food. *shudder*

I had hoped to do a Friday morning aggregate, but I was just too tired to manage it, which sucks as there are multiple congressional action items it would have been better to start on before the recess.

* "‘It’s emptiness’: banned Ukrainian athlete accuses IOC of fueling Russia’s propaganda:" https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/feb/12/ukraine-vladyslav-heraskevych-disqualified-winter-olympics-skeleton-helmet-protest-war-deaths

* "Penisgate erupts at Olympics; scandal exposes risks of bulking your bulge:" https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/02/penisgate-erupts-at-olympics-scandal-exposes-risks-of-bulking-your-budge/

* They were quite audible in the Canadian coverage and the commentators deliberately pointed it out. Rightly so. "NBC appears to cut crowd’s booing of JD Vance from Winter Olympics broadcast:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/nbc-appears-to-cut-crowds-booing-of-jd-vance-from-winter-olympics-broadcast

* "Winter Olympics 2026: All the queer athletes who won medals:" https://www.advocate.com/news/winter-olympics-lgbtq-medals

* "LGBTQ+ Olympians receive death threats after speaking out against the Trump admin.:" https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-olympians-death-threats-trump

* "US Olympians speaking up about politics at home face online backlash — including from Trump:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-us-athletes-speaking-out-backlash-6ad0274b0aa2f44795fdf1c44e2eb252

* "NBC apologizes for misgendering trailblazing trans Olympian Elis Lundholm:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/olympian-elis-lundholm-misgendered

* "Gay ice dancer Guillaume Cizeron's gold medal is questioned as judging scandal heats up:" https://www.advocate.com/news/guillaume-cizeron-and-laurence-fournier-beaudry-judging-scandal

* "Ben & Jerry's co-founder needs your help to 'prevent the destruction' of beloved ice cream brand:" https://www.advocate.com/news/people/ben-and-jerrys-dei-interview

* "Donald Trump Is Nothing To Smile About | Mike Johnson vs. Pope Leo XIV | Bezos "Murders" Journalism:"

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* CW: CSA "Trump: ICE Killings Create Bad Publicity | America's Secret Weapon | Epstein's Muffin Recipe:"

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* "Gavin Newsom: Leading Man, For Your Consideration | The Daily Showography:"

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* "Super Bowl: Bad Bunny puts on a queer-inclusive show with Lady Gaga & Ricky Martin:" https://www.advocate.com/news/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-recap-watch

* "Who is American? Bad Bunny at the Superbowl:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dtnNqaOACNI

* "Bad Bunny spread love, making Trump look selfish, stupid, and stale:" https://www.advocate.com/opinion/bad-bunny-spread-love-halftime

* "Right-Wingers Who Boycotted Halftime Show Still Saw Enough of It to Be Furious:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/maga-furious-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-show-1235513261/

* "TN Republican demands official probe after calling Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show 'gay pornography':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/bad-bunny-gay-porn-andy-ogles

O.o What does he think gay men do in bed. Does he think sugar cane is somehow involved?

Follow up question: Has he ever had sex with anyone?

I am remembering Ivonova in B5 tricking that ambassador into thinking they were having sex. Does his wife dance around fully clothed and tell him it is sex?

* "Ian McKellen recites Shakespeare to slam 'mountainous inhumanity' in U.S.:" https://www.advocate.com/television/sir-ian-mckellen-shakespeare-stephen-colbert

* ""There's Nothing I Enjoy More Than Acting In The Theater" - Ian McKellen EXTENDED INTERVIEW:"

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"Grant them removed, and grant that this your noise
Hath chid down all the majesty of England;
Imagine that you see the wretched strangers,
Their babies at their backs with their poor luggage,
Plodding to the ports and coasts for transportation,
And that you sit as kings in your desires,
Authority quite silenced by your brawl,
And you in rough of your opinions clothed;

What had you got? I'll tell you: you had taught
How insolence and strong hand should prevail,
How order should be quelled; and by this pattern
Not one of you should live an aged man,
For other ruffians, as their fancies wrought,
With self same hand, self reasons, and self right,
Would shark on you, and men like ravenous fishes
Would feed on one another.

O, desperate as you are,
Wash your foul minds with tears, and those same hands,
That you like rebels lift against the peace,
Lift up for peace, and your unreverent knees,
Make them your feet to kneel to be forgiven!

You'll put down strangers,
Kill them, cut their throats, possess their houses,
And lead the majesty of law in liom,
To slip him like a hound. Say now the king
(As he is clement, if th' offender mourn)
Should so much come to short of your great trespass
As but to banish you, whether would you go?

What country, by the nature of your error,
Should give you harbor? go you to France or Flanders,
To any German province, to Spain or Portugal,
Nay, any where that not adheres to England,—

Why, you must needs be strangers: Would you be pleased
To find a nation of such barbarous temper,
That, breaking out in hideous violence,
Would not afford you an abode on earth,
Whet their detested knives against your throats,
Spurn you like dogs, and like as if that God

Owed not nor made not you, nor that the claimants
Were not all appropriate to your comforts,
But chartered unto them, what would you think
To be thus used? this is the strangers case;
And this your mountainish inhumanity."

* "Disney's Living Characters: A Broken Promise:"

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* "5 Iconic Archers that Fantasy Forgets:"

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* "True Facts: Electric Nematodes and Flying Spiders:"

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* "True Facts: Is The Goffin's Cockatoo The Smartest Bird?:"

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* "Blatantly Bumbling Baffling Battles:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G4c_KbJpFhc

* "Verily Vernacular:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qWzCDJi5Lx8

* "Vain Versailles 2:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SSSCS-k_KjI

* "1700s Fboys:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SkETKY1T2q8

* "Egregious East India Company:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LxmCARCh2uA

* "Manic Musical Mozart:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MOnrUAleY28

* "Sorrowful Salieri:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KaXWdLRA_7I

* "Let's Give Women Something To Smile About:"

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* "Introducing "Coalie":"

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* This is and was and likely always will be my favorite of his songs. ""You Can Close Your Eyes" - James Taylor (LIVE on The Late Show):"

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* "This Groundbreaking New Showcase of Nearly 60 Works Is the Biggest-Ever Exhibition of LGBTQ+ African Art:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/this-groundbreaking-new-showcase-of-nearly-60-works-is-the-biggest-ever-exhibition-of-lgbtq-african-art-180988095/

* "10 If-You-Know-You-Know Classics of Queer Black Literature:" https://www.them.us/story/black-queer-literature-roundup

* "Winter storm across the US in photos:" https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/winter-storm-weather-photo-gallery-660aec5749dc23108311a31a8627345c?

* "Bakers Are Topping Each Other By Creating Cakes That Look Like Paradise Islands (30 Pics):" https://www.boredpanda.com/paradise-island-cake-art/

* "You're In A Lesbian Pulp Novel From 1958! What's Distracting You From Work And Causing Your Heterosexual Coworker Nora To Glance Curiously Over At Your Desk?:" https://www.thechatner.com/p/youre-in-a-lesbian-pulp-novel-from-6b1?publication_id=5&post_id=187703313&isFreemail=true&r=ykw2&triedRedirect=true

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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.

* "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

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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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* Many items are from earlier in December.

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* "During Netanyahu visit, Trump warns Iran of further US strikes if it reconstitutes nuclear program:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-gaza-ceasefire-arab-nations-229253766673f18c1195550572edd2ce

* "Pardons and prizes: five key takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Netanyahu:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/29/trump-netanyahu-meeting-takeaways

* "Iran threatens 'harsh' response to aggression after Trump warning:" https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/trump-netanyahu-meet-florida-talks-iran-gaza-ceasefire-hamas-rcna251314

* "Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in Gaza, local authorities say:" https://archive.ph/enIgn

How to Help:
Revive Gaza's farmland: https://apnature.org/en/gaza
PCRF: https://www.pcrf.net/
HEAL Palestine: https://www.healpalestine.org/
The Sameer Project: https://linktr.ee/thesameerproject
Gaza Soup Kitchen: https://gazasoupkitchen.org/

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* "What’s Happening in Venezuela? Start Here:" https://www.caracaschronicles.com/2026/01/03/whats-happening-in-venezuela-start-here/

* "Trump’s new world order is taking shape in Venezuela. Five keys to understanding the US military attacks:" https://theconversation.com/trumps-new-world-order-is-taking-shape-in-venezuela-five-keys-to-understanding-the-us-military-attacks-272673

It's about oil, of Course, just like our unprovoked and unjustifiable attacks on Nigeria. Just like the Iraq wars.

* "Were the US actions in Venezuela legal under international law? An expert explains:" https://theconversation.com/were-the-us-actions-in-venezuela-legal-under-international-law-an-expert-explains-272684

* "The US has invaded countries and deposed leaders before. Its military action against Venezuela feels different:" https://theconversation.com/the-us-has-invaded-countries-and-deposed-leaders-before-its-military-action-against-venezuela-feels-different-272682

* "Violation of Venezuelan Sovereignty:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/319169.html

* "Writing to my senators:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2739315.html

* "Trump betrays ‘America First’ voters with Venezuela campaign:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-betrays-america-first-voters-with-venezuela-campaign-2479429187958

* "Trump apparently oblivious to regime change lessons in recent U.S. past:"

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* "Trump botches Venezuela on day one with dismissal of opposition leader:"

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* "With brazen Venezuela raid, Trump dares legal system to stop him :"

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* More things from before our unconscionable, cowardly, and unjustifiable attack on Venezuela:

* "U.S. sanctions 10 people and firms from Iran and Venezuela over drone and missile trade:" https://apnews.com/article/treasury-sanctions-iran-venezuela-6784ee260639811e5d916a055d6b4601

* "Loose lips Trump blabs about covert Venezuela mission; appears to be making it up as he goes:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/loose-lips-trump-blabs-about-covert-venezuela-mission-appears-to-be-making-it-up-as-he-goes-2479013955717

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* "US offers Ukraine a 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, Zelenskyy says:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-trump-zelenskyy-peace-b784a9af1803995bfb7152eceb5477f1

No one with any sense can trust us. I certainly wouldn't.

* "Russia again appears to throw cold water on hopes for a Ukrainian peace deal:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/29/russia-again-appears-to-throw-cold-water-on-hopes-for-a-ukrainian-peace-deal-00707625

* "Russia threatens Ukraine after alleged attack on Putin's residence:" https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/trump-zelenskyy-security-guarantees-russia-ukraine-donbas-zaporizhzhia-rcna251321

* "Donald Trump says that Ukraine didn’t target Vladimir Putin residence in a drone strike as Kremlin claims:" https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/01/04/trump-ukraine-putin-drone-strike/

* "Trump says he's 'not thrilled' with Putin over war in Ukraine:" https://archive.ph/KCntY

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* "Protests erupt in Iran over currency’s plunge to record low:" https://apnews.com/article/iran-traders-protest-rial-currency-ddc955739fb412b642251dee10638f03

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* "Denmark's prime minister says 'stop the threats' of U.S. annexing Greenland:" https://www.npr.org/2026/01/04/nx-s1-5666339/denmark-trump-greenland-katie-miller

* "Italian pasta makers win reprieve from Trump tariffs:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/02/italian-pasta-makers-win-reprieve-from-trump-tariffs

* "True Rate of Unemployment:" https://www.lisep.org/tru

* "‘You can’t gaslight people’: MTG calls out ‘billionaire’ Trump on economy hype:"

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* "Fed minutes show officials were in tight split over December rate cut:" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/30/fed-minutes-december-2025.html

*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News ***

* "Trump admin can share immigrants’ Medicaid data with ICE, judge rules:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/29/trump-admin-can-share-immigrants-medicaid-data-ice-judge-rules-00707716

* "Caught in the Crackdown: Florida’s mass deportation campaign sweeps up 20,000, including those with clean records:" https://archive.ph/lEjPS

* "Utah judge orders return of man who was wrongfully deported:" https://ksltv.com/immigration-2025/wrongfully-deported-order/862731/

* "A Maryland mom's family says she was born in the U.S. ICE wants to deport her:" https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/a-maryland-moms-family-says-she-was-born-in-the-u-s-ice-wants-to-deport-her/4031546/

They refuse to accept her birth certificate on the grounds that she's brown.

* "‘It’s sad we have to do this’: the US citizens carrying passports out of fear:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/23/us-citizens-ice-passports

* "2025 was ICE’s deadliest year in two decades. Here are the 31 people who died in custody:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/04/ice-2025-deaths-timeline

It is important to acknowledge the people our government is murdering for fun.

* "Galveston man arrested, accused of wrongfully detaining person while pretending to be ICE officer:" https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/galveston-texas-fake-ice-officer-arrested/285-c3bb0b78-6ed6-43a8-bc43-cd17e5db35ad

* "Man posing as fake ICE agent in Prince William County wanted by police:" https://wjla.com/news/local/prince-william-county-fake-ice-agent-impersonation-woodbridge-police-search-suspicious-individual-immigration-enforcement-public-safety

* This keeps happening. It's as if allowing violent beatings, kidnapping, and murder by masked secret police who need no warrant, probable cause, or to even identify themselves makes in easy for non-secret police members to do the same. An entirely foreseeable thing.

* "FBI deploys more resources to Minnesota amid Trump’s targeting of state:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/28/fbi-minnesota-fraud-schemes-somalia

* "Trump attacks Walz and Omar after freezing Minnesota childcare funding:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/31/trump-walz-omar-minnesota-childcare-funding

* This is really helpful in explaining what's going on: "Minnesota Fraud Scandal EXPLAINED:"

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* "Trump sent in the National Guard to fight crime in 2025. Results were unclear:" https://www.npr.org/2025/12/29/nx-s1-5638882/trump-sent-in-the-national-guard-to-fight-crime-in-2025-results-were-unclear

* "Trump Abandons Efforts to Deploy National Guard to 3 Major Cities:" https://archive.ph/HGE8f

* "Trump claims Memphis crime down 77%, City presents different data:" https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/president-trump-memphis-crime-claim/522-f7a18ea5-bb72-4360-933e-ea4399806fc6

* "Anti-ICE Resistance Sprang Up Across Red States in 2025:" https://truthout.org/articles/anti-ice-resistance-sprang-up-across-red-states-in-2025/

* Cruelty Remains the point: "Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller Dance to ‘Ice Ice Baby’ at New Year’s Eve Party:" https://www.newsweek.com/kristi-noem-stephen-katie-miller-ice-ice-baby-new-years-mar-a-lago-11292409

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

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
Mid-South Immigration Advocates: https://miamemphis.org/
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

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* "Trump Tells Fans to Donate to Him or Else Dems Will Steal Their Money:" https://newrepublic.com/post/204794/donald-trump-donate-democrats-steal-tariff-money

* "Trump is Selling Pardons:"

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* Let them Eat Cake! "Trump shops for marble, onyx in Lake Worth Beach for White House ballroom:" https://www.wpbf.com/article/trump-shops-in-lake-worth-beach-for-ballroom-for-white-house-ballroom/69904653

* "Kellyanne Conway says Trump critics need a husband — including lesbian Rosie O'Donnell:" https://www.advocate.com/news/kellyanne-conway-rosie-needs-husband

* "How No Kings aims to build 'protest muscle' for the long term:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/no-kings-long-term-plans

* "‘Undo Trump’ gains traction as a Democratic campaign message as Trump’s popularity plummets:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/undo-trump-gains-traction-as-a-democratic-campaign-message-as-trump-s-popularity-plummets-2479358019997

* "Trump’s grip on MAGA slips as supporters depart and redefine movement:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-s-grip-on-maga-slips-as-supporters-depart-and-redefine-movement-2479360067708

* "Trump’s most successful opponent, the rule of law, wins again:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-s-most-successful-opponent-the-rule-of-law-wins-again-2479367747774

* "Judge orders Trump administration to continue to seek funding for the CFPB:" https://www.npr.org/2025/12/30/nx-s1-5661581/cfpb-funding-order

**** ATTENTION! "USPS postmark shake-up could cost you big — property tax payers warned of surprise late fees:" https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/usps-postmark-shake-up-could-cost-you-big-property-tax-payers-warned-of-surprise-late-fees/articleshow/125807036.cms?from=mdr

This is also a way to invalidate mail in votes as part of the Republican voter suppression strategy, so make sure to use drop boxes if you are close to a deadline.

* "Team Trump ensured Tom Homan skipped normal background check amid bribery probe:"

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* " Trump administration bans abortions through Department of Veterans Affairs :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/veterans-affairs-abortion-ban-trump

* "RFK Jr.'s HHS investigates Seattle Children's Hospital over youth gender-affirming care:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/rfk-hhs-seattle-childrens-hospital

* "‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/04/donald-trump-disaster-response-preparedness

* "Lauren Boebert Suggests Trump Vetoed Water Project for Stunning Reason:" https://newrepublic.com/post/204832/lauren-boebert-donald-trump-veto-water-epstein-vote

* "Trump's gay Kennedy Center president demands $1M from performer who canceled Christmas Eve show:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-kennedy-center-chuck-redd

* "Kennedy Center renaming prompts a new round of cancellations:" https://apnews.com/article/kennedy-center-new-years-eve-canceled-db4bc44f0d95cb40f794f2cb737562a3

* "Canceled shows and record lows: How Trump is killing the Kennedy Center:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/donald-trump-kennedy-center-cancellations

**** Pretextual Indictments and the Weaponization and Corruption of the Justice System and Related ****

* "7 takeaways from Jack Smith’s congressional testimony:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/31/takeaways-jack-smith-congressional-testimony-00708747

* "Republicans try to bury Jack Smith’s deposition to hide their embarrassment, Trump’s disgrace:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/republicans-try-to-bury-jack-smith-s-deposition-to-hide-their-embarrassment-trump-s-disgrace-2479369283566

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

* "After missing deadline, DOJ says it may need a ‘few more weeks’ to finish releasing Epstein files:" https://apnews.com/article/senate-epstein-files-trump-justice-department-bipartisan-fe7de7947b4e5b0bd7f8194cdc760f1f

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* "Phrase ‘US kill line’ sparks debate on American ordinary people’s economic fragility and social safety nets on Chinese social media:" https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202512/1351475.shtml

* "The Starbucks strike is an important fight for baristas like me:" https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/starbucks-strike-important-fight-baristas-010409610.html

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

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

Please add more below if you have them.

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

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

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

* 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

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

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

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

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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* He fixed it! "A teenager redrew the Alabama voting map – and it’s now state law:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/30/alabama-teenager-election-map-voting-rights

* "Gay NYC Council member Erik Bottcher drops U.S. House bid, will run for state Senate instead:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/erik-bottcher-ny-state-senate

* "After 30 years in uniform, a veteran in Nebraska who survived ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ is running for Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/kishla-askins-congress-nebraska

* "Scott Wiener, running to succeed Nancy Pelosi in Congress, endorsed by HRC, Victory Fund, and more:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/scott-wiener-endorsed-five-organizations

* "Colin Allred targets first LGBTQ+ congresswoman from Texas for House seat as Jasmine Crockett runs for Senate:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/colin-allred-challenges-julie-johnson

* "The Democratic candidate in the Texas Senate race is going to be an LGBTQ+ ally :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/jasmine-crockett-james-talarico-lgbtq

* "Is Jasmine Crockett’s Senate campaign an asset or a liability for Democrats? It depends on who you ask.:" https://www.texastribune.org/2025/12/09/jasmine-crockett-texas-senate-democratic-primary-turnout-persuasion-2026/

* "Jasmine Crockett lights up Texas Senate race: Texas wants ‘a fighter’:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/jasmine-crockett-lights-up-texas-senate-race-texas-wants-a-fighter-2474316867773

* "‘Corrupt’: Talarico says Cornyn ‘forfeited his right’ to represent Texans:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/corrupt-talarico-says-cornyn-forfeited-his-right-to-represent-texans-2474636355555

* "Michigan Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers surrounds himself with hardcore LGBTQ+ rights opponents:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/mike-rogers-anti-lgbtq-extremists

* CW: CSA, Hate Speech. "California councilmember blames daughter becoming a lesbian on sexual trauma:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/california-councilmember-lesbian-daughter

* "From Riley Gaines to OU, conservatives are making their failures everyone else's problem:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/riley-gaines-samantha-fulnecky

* "They’re doing to America what they did to Christianity:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/nov/23/america-christian-evangelical-discrimination-immigration

* "Turning Point leader, former GOP Rep pleads guilty to attempted election fraud:" https://azmirror.com/briefs/turning-point-leader-former-gop-rep-pleads-guilty-to-attempted-election-fraud/

* "Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted US political parties because they were ‘in charge,’ memo says:" https://apnews.com/article/pipe-bomb-jan-6-fbi-157854dadb81c4d7663553412fd19383

* "Justice Department says Jan. 6 pipe bomb suspect believed election conspiracy theories:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/28/pipe-bomb-justice-department-jan-6-suspect-00707242

* "Trump Accidentally Pardoned the Pipe Bomber?:"

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* "An eyebrow tip and McDonald's footage: Takeaways from Luigi Mangione's evidence hearing :" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czrkkm83znpo

* "A mysterious Texas surveillance network told police to search his truck. Watch how it went wrong.:" https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/texas-traffic-stop-search-bexar-county-21079297.php

* "Pseudoscience in the Witness Box:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2015/04/fbis-flawed-forensics-expert-testimony-hair-analysis-bite-marks-fingerprints-arson.html

* "In New York Prisons, Lack of Medical Care Led to Preventable Deaths:" https://www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/03/new-york-prison-healthcare-deaths

* "Far Right Tradwives are Discovering BDSM:"

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* CW: Sexual Assault. "The Sinners and Stardust Situation is Not What You Think: BookTok, Dark Romance and Consent:"

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* "They Answered an Ad for Surrogates, and Found Themselves in a Nightmare:" https://archive.ph/bcdQt

* CW: sex trafficking "Meta had a 17-strike policy for sex trafficking, former safety leader claims:" https://www.theverge.com/news/827658/meta-17-strike-policy-sex-trafficking-testimony-lawsuit

* " The Opposite of Rape Culture is Nurturance Culture :" https://norasamaran.com/2016/02/11/the-opposite-of-rape-culture-is-nurturance-culture-2/

* "The Anti-Trans Movement Got EXPOSED:"

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* "Girlguiding bans trans girls from joining all groups:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/02/girl-guides-girlguiding-trans-girls-scouts/

* "High Court confirms the right of a trans man to be legally recognised as male while hoping to conceive a child:" https://www.ngalaw.co.uk/high-court-confirms-the-right-of-a-trans-man-to-be-legally-recognised-as-male-while-hoping-to-conceive-a-child

* "If 2025 tested our resolve, 2026 will prove our resilience:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/2026-will-prove-lgbtq-resilience

* "Missing Black trans man Danny Siplin found dead in Rochester, New York:" https://www.advocate.com/news/black-transgender-man-found-dead

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* "About 40 people dead and 115 injured in fire at Swiss Alpine bar during New Year’s celebration:" https://apnews.com/article/switzerland-crans-montana-bar-fire-ff049a656af75e65703c5febb908786c

This is a bad one. I'm so sorry for the injured, the dead and all the traumatized first responders and those trying to deal with the bodies.

* "Swiss open criminal case against managers of ski resort bar after deadly fire:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjdjl303zxlo

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* "Legalized Online Betting Is Destroying Sports:"

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* "Live community event: Rachel Maddow Presents: Burn Order:" https://podcasts.apple.com/me/podcast/live-community-event-rachel-maddow-presents-burn-order/id1854194292?i=1000743109688

I love the way this includes both survivors and modern activists.

* "Dancer Carmen de Lavallade Has Died at 94:" https://playbill.com/article/dancer-carmen-de-lavallade-has-died-at-94

* "Isiah Whitlock Jr: The Wire and Veep actor dies at 71:" https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyw56687z3o

* Short version of this week: for a variety of reasons still running on not enough sleep. We did a quiet New Year's eve with Pizza and more Grand Prix Final ice skating footage as we are still catching up. I got to bed later than ideal for Mummer's so I missed the early parade, but I got up early enough to get half the comics.

UPDATE: An upside to half assing Halloween lights this year is that while I lost some spearmint leaves, I could get them down in like two minutes without a ladder in a break between String Bands.

* I finally did get proper sleep Friday and Saturday. Also time to read. Also So Many Livia Loves.

* "Why Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein Actually Understands the Novel:"

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I do think Guillermo del Toro understands the book. I liked the movie very much. There were also things I wanted in it that were in the book that weren't in the movie and choices that weren't entirely to my taste. That is the nature of adaptation.

I have posted good faith analysis on both sides, not entirely agreeing with either, because it's worth thinking about and debating. I will likely keep doing that when I run into good faith analysis worth thinking about.

* My mom adored Friendly Persuasion. "The films of bisexual actor Anthony Perkins: Beyond Psycho's Norman Bates:" https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/anthony-perkins-beyond-norman-bates

* "Hotel California - Eagles (Vintage Havana Style Cover) ft. Rogelio Douglas, Jr.:"

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* "Part-Time Lover (1930s Speakeasy Jazz Style Cover) ft. Amber Woodhouse:"

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* "Barracuda - Heart (1970s James Bond Style Cover) ft. Kyndle Wylde:"

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* "House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals ('60s / '70s Soul Version) ft. LaVance Colley:"

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* A very cool little Vorkosagan thing: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/804790388028243968?source=share

* "Sunday Sweets For Roy G. Biv:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-for-roy-g-biv-2026

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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.

* CW: Suicide "These hotlines are still available for LGBTQ+ youth after Trump kills 988 services:" https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-youth-hotlines-still-available

* "Hospital Crisis Watch:" https://www.protectourcare.org/hospital-crisis-watch/

* 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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* No one should share intelligence with us. We can't be trusted. "Trump’s targeting of alleged drug vessels strains UK-US intelligence ties:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/14/trump-targeting-alleged-drug-vessels-uk-us-intelligence-ties-analysis

* "Why Is The U.S. Striking Venezuela? with Benjamin Gedan:" https://open.spotify.com/episode/6QJyDHMD0fbm4WVsScHPw1

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* "Ten years on, France bears the scars of the November 13 attacks:" https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/ten-years-france-bears-scars-november-13-attacks-2025-11-10/

* "Born to Unwed Mothers, These Children Are Trapped in Saudi Arabia:" https://archive.ph/WivQ5

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* "Trump announces tariff cuts on food, citing high prices:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-announces-tariff-cuts-on-food-citing-high-prices-252104261690

This is a crisis he caused for fun. Stab five inches, pull back one.

* **ACTION ITEM** It's open for public Comment. Please give them one. "Collection and Use of Biometrics by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services :" https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/03/2025-19747/collection-and-use-of-biometrics-by-us-citizenship-and-immigration-services#open-comment

* "Federal judge says he’ll order release of hundreds of Operation Midway Blitz arrestees on bond:" https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/12/federal-judge-says-hell-order-release-of-hundreds-of-operation-midway-blitz-arrestees-on-bond/

* "ICE Almost Deports Native American:" https://www.newsweek.com/ice-almost-deports-native-american-11046193

* "Watch 15 videos of LGBTQ+ and ally protestors making clowns of ICE:" https://www.advocate.com/news/watch-15-videos-of-lgbtq-and-ally-protestors-making-clowns-of-ice

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

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
Mid-South Immigration Advocates: https://miamemphis.org/
"Know Your Rights:" https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights
"Disappeared In America:" https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/

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* "Jonathan Karl Reveals Mike Pence's Dramatic Handwritten Notes From January 6, 2021:"

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* "Trump taps Ingrassia for new role after texting scandal:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/13/trump-ingrassia-gsa-texts-00651340

* "Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Secretly Got Money From $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts:" https://www.propublica.org/article/kristi-noem-dhs-ad-campaign-strategy-group

* "New report exposes massive corruption in Kristi Noem's Department of Homeland Security:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/new-report-exposes-massive-corruption-in-kristi-noem-s-department-of-homeland-security-252111429843

* "TSA officer sues Kristi Noem over trans personnel being banned from doing pat-downs:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-tsa-officer-sues-noem

* "Citing Trump Order on “Biological Truth,” VA Makes It Harder for Male Veterans With Breast Cancer to Get Coverage:" https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-male-breast-cancer-coverage-trump-executive-order

* "Will Trump’s Goons Ever Be Held Accountable?:"

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**** Pretextual Indictments and the Weaponization and Corruption of the Justice System ****

* "Judge appears skeptical of DOJ arguments for keeping Lindsey Halligan as prosecutor in James Comey and Letitia James cases:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/hearing-lindsey-halligan-trump-comey-james-rcna243270

* "Swalwell is latest Trump foe targeted for alleged mortgage fraud:" https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/trump-california-mortgage-taxes-fraud-democrat-justice-department

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

* "Bizarre Epstein files reference to Trump, Putin, and oral sex with ‘Bubba’ draws scrutiny in Congress:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/trump-blowing-bubba-epstein

* "Jefrey Epstein’s brother says the ‘Bubba’ mentioned in Trump oral sex email is not Bill Clinton:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/mark-epstein-bubba-not-clinton

* "The 9 most shocking revelations in the Epstein docs:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/12/here-are-9-of-the-most-shocking-revelations-in-the-latest-batch-of-epstein-documents-00649853?cid=apn

* "Epstein Implicates Trump:"

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* "'A slap in the face': Family members rage at Trump defenders hijacking Epstein victim's remarks:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/-a-slap-in-the-face-family-members-rage-at-trump-defenders-hijacking-epstein-victim-s-remarks-252029509618

* "New document appears to validate photo of Epstein victim with former Prince Andrew:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/new-document-appears-to-validate-photo-of-epstein-victim-with-former-prince-andrew-252031045716

* "Trump’s morality problem becomes full-blown crisis as Epstein returns to headlines:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-s-morality-problem-becomes-full-blown-crisis-as-epstein-returns-to-headlines-252111941833

* "Rep. Lauren Boebert helps force House vote on release of Epstein files:" https://www.cpr.org/2025/11/12/boebert-name-on-petition-demanding-epstein-files-released/

* "Republicans expecting mass defections on Epstein vote:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/11/12/congress/house-epstein-vote-gop-defections-00649624

* "Epstein survivors keep the pressure on Congress:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/epstein-survivors-keep-the-pressure-on-congress-252021317996

* "Trump yanks support for ‘lunatic’ Marjorie Taylor Greene in unhinged rant as Epstein scandal squeezes him:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/donald-trump-dumps-marjorie-taylor-greene

* "Trump frantic to deflect attention from his prominence in Epstein emails:" https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/trump-frantic-to-deflect-attention-from-his-prominence-in-epstein-emails-252115525973

* "Epstein scandal is a reminder of what sparked the Me Too movement:" https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/epstein-scandal-is-a-reminder-of-what-sparked-the-me-too-movement-252104261860

* "Democratic lawmaker calls Libs of TikTok's Chaya Raichik a 'pedophile protector':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/libs-of-tiktok-rosa-delauro

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* "‘No hire’ job market leaves unemployed in limbo as threats to economy multiply:" https://apnews.com/article/jobs-hiring-economy-c48fd84dfaa71eee962feb3a88fd8575?u

* "New foreclosures jump 20% in October, a sign of more distress in the housing market:" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/13/foreclosures-rise-october-housing-market-distress.html

* "Wall Street drops to one of its worst days since April on worries about AI stocks and interest rates:" https://apnews.com/article/stocks-markets-trump-government-shutdown-c388d97a4e4acf5cca538fd901e46b2d

* "Massachusetts's Millionaire Tax Still Going Very Well, Thank You!:" https://www.wonkette.com/p/massachusettss-millionaire-tax-still

* "Starbucks workers kick off 65-store US strike on company’s busy Red Cup Day:" https://apnews.com/article/starbucks-workers-strike-stores-union-6d9a5c8761fb7a251cb9bf7c13908877

* "Provision Killing Food Safety Rules Into Shutdown Bill :" https://www.commondreams.org/news/government-funding-bill-axes-food-inspection-regulations

* "Newly sworn-in Rep. Adelita Grijalva vows to protect LGBTQ+ rights in fiery floor speech :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/adelita-grijalva-first-floor-speech

* "Don’t STEAL Act:" https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5048?s=1&r=1

* "H.R.5106 - Restore Trust in Congress Act:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/315708.html

* "End arms sales to UAE:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/318426.html

* Interview with Rep. Clayburn

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

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

Please add more below if you have them.

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

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

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

* 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

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

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

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

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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* "DOJ joins California Republicans’ lawsuit against Gavin Newsom over Prop. 50 vote:" https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article312906418.html

* "Clash over healthcare subsidies threatens to reshape 2026 midterms:" https://archive.ph/IDjIG

* "Gay NYC city council member Erik Bottcher joins Jack Schlossberg in packed race for Jerry Nadler’s House seat:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/erik-bottcher-new-york-congress

* "Meet the Michigan state senator pushing to enshrine marriage equality protections in the state constitution:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/jeremy-moss-michigan-marriage-protections

* "Marginalized communities turn to gun ownership in fear of Trump’s authoritarianism:" https://www.advocate.com/news/liberals-lgbtq-embrace-gun-ownership

* "Texas A&M bans teaching 'race or gender ideology' at universities:" https://www.advocate.com/news/texas-am-gender-ideology-ban

* "Record Numbers of Younger Women Want to Leave the U.S.:" https://news.gallup.com/poll/697382/record-numbers-younger-women-leave.aspx

* "Catholic Church formally bans gender-affirming care at its hospitals:" https://www.advocate.com/news/catholic-church-gender-affirming-care

* "Groundbreaking study could revolutionise HRT for trans women:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/11/12/hrt-trans-women-study-feminising-hormones/

* "Gen Z men do care about abortion, actually:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/gen-z-men-abortion

* "A devastating reality: New report finds violence and erasure ahead of Transgender Day of Remembrance:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-violence-erasure-report

* "Long COVID in Young Children, School-Aged Children, and Teens:" https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2834486

* "Future mRNA vaccines may prevent food and seasonal allergies:" https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/future-mrna-vaccines-may-prevent-food-and-seasonal-allergies

* "Coffee may protect people against irregular heartbeats, study finds:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/coffee-irregular-heartbeat-protection-study?

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* "Protests return to climate summit with calls for Indigenous rights (and a dash of Trump mockery):" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/15/protests-climate-summit-brazil-00653476

* From here down, many items are older.

* "How Social Media Exacerbates Disaster & Disinformation | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart:"

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* "AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring:" https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-ai-data-centers-electricity-prices/

* Nope. Nopenopenope. "Watching AI Testimony at a Real Murder Trial:"

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* "Why A.I. Isn’t Going to Make Art:" https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-weekend-essay/why-ai-isnt-going-to-make-art

* "The AI that we'll have after AI:" https://pluralistic.net/2025/10/16/post-ai-ai/#productive-residue

* "Tristan Harris – The Dangers of Unregulated AI on Humanity & the Workforce | The Daily Show:"

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* "Using an AI Browser Lets Hackers Drain Your Bank Account Just by Showing You a Public Reddit Post:" https://futurism.com/ai-browser-hackers-drain-bank-account-public-reddit-post

* "YouTube secretly used AI to edit people's videos. The results could bend reality:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250822-youtube-is-using-ai-to-edit-videos-without-permission

* "TikTok tradwives: femininity, reproduction, and social media:" https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09540253.2025.2546050#abstract

* "The urgent question about AI: How will replaced workers make a living?:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/ai-replacing-workers

* "Nuclear codes, voicemail hacks and businesses going bust. These are some of the biggest password blunders:" https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/09/europe/louvre-heist-weak-password-blunders-hackers-intl?

* "Eastern Australian humpback whale population now well above pre-whaling levels, report finds:" https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-10-07/humpback-whales-eastern-population-numbers-rebound-estimate/105843256

* "Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia:" https://apnews.com/article/australia-koala-chlamydia-vaccine-endangered-8fd0b6bf87ebe1e65c27b5f910a20ff1

* "Playing for both teams: 6 LGBTQ+ spies from history :" https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-queer-spies-double-agents

* "15 secret symbols queer people used throughout the ages :" https://www.advocate.com/history/guide-to-queer-symbols-in-history#rebelltitem1

* "Conquest Archaeology: The Military Occupation of Babylon in the Iraq War:" https://link.springer.com/rwe/10.1007/978-3-030-61493-5_301-2

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* I did do the primer and later the paint before bed last night on the lower sections of the conduit New Millennial did the upper parts of and it looks fine. Most of it is behind the bookcase that is now where it goes in any case. We just painted it the same as the wall so it is now reasonably unobtrusive. The plan is for the to do the other two the same. These are less urgent though as they aren't essential to migrating the room back.

I spent six or seven hours today doing things like putting books back on shelves, moving small stuff, and doing clean and sort type things, luckily mostly sitting down, ahead of the big nightmare furniture move. Once I start this part I can't really stop as I will need to block the patio door to make space for the re-configuring and for part of it the room is effectively cut in half. So I have to commit entirely, I get no help and I don't get to stop until the furniture is all migrated left where it belongs.

Friday I have forage delivery. I'm also supposed to go to the library, but the recycling is blocking the exit because Squirrel keeps coming home utterly thrashed from work. So I need to either move it or try to take it out myself if I literally want to leave the apartment.

I figure I'll try to do more advance cleaning and organizing and do the big push Saturday or Sunday if I wake up with the shakes again.

This all hurts so much Last two days I keep pushing the mechanical limits of my artificial shoulder and it feels like I've been stabbed with a stiletto I can't remove.

* I did end up staying up to do a library run and bring in and sort forage Friday, which meant a very late start. It could not be helped. And as expected I was exhausted and in pain and had the shakes. The thing I planned to do was pull things out from under the desk with the four shelf book case, and clean there and also rewire to spread out the load, which also involved untangling all the wires and pulling out any not currently attached to anything. I have set those aside for later. I actually know what most of them are meant to go to, but this was a lot of crawling around on the floor and randomly injuring myself and I'm already covered with scrapes and bruises from Thursday and also my dominant arm wasn't really load bearing after the things I did to it Wednesday and Thursday.

I did not alas finish reorganizing that desk, but I got most of it Thursday and worked on it a little Friday night. This is fine. I'm well past the bits that are annoying to work with when the sofa is on the Left where it belongs, which is what really matters.

This is why I wanted to do the desk area now. It is just way easier to do this, particularly the rewiring part with the main desk and sofa moved. I also wanted a little time to just sort of live with it a bit and notice things like: I forgot to tuck a power strip back in (I tuck them back under the table and put a little box over them to keep cats from messing with them and to make it less likely things might fall or spill on them. Some of them unplug when even mildly jostled including the modem and the emergency alert system for me). or that two wires were hung up on a boot in a way that would likely lead to disastrous breakage later on unless I untangled them from my boots. This is a thing that literally happened while I was typing this paragraph. <.< >.>

Livia's still really struggling with the furniture and just generally scared of this uncanny valley version of the living room, possibly even worse than last time, given it coincides with her loss. I keep having to go to her room and reassure her when she panics, poor Button.

We all really can't wait for things to be normal.

I am really not looking forward to trying to move all the furniture back. There are a ton of smaller things needing to be put back and/or cleaned and organized after this, but the sofa/two desks/filing cabinet step is going to completely thrash me and will likely eat so many spoons, most of which will be borrowed from future days and my body charges loan shark interest.

This would be so much easier with help, but there isn't much chance of it.

* I did manage to get the desks, filing cabinet stack, and sofa back in place Saturday. It took everything I had really. There is so much moire to do to get the living room back properly, but Sunday both my dominant arm and the hip joint on that side were not having it, even though the next logical step is mostly kneeling or sitting.

Livia hid all Saturday from the Scary sounds. She barely ate her meat. She did have food and her box in my room and I did periodically visit her, but she is still not really recovered, though she was darting out to my bathroom for litter and was drinking her water.

The Millennials came and did cleaning and brought dinner, which was a massive help Sunday. After they left, Livia decided she can handle pettin throne pets as the office part of the living room is back to normal so not scary.

At some point this week, we get new smoke detectors, at which point we schedule city inspection and sign off.

* I'm still running the horror movie Tournament poll: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydpolls/tagged/Horror%20Movies

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