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* "UN report details brutal Myanmar effort to drive out half a million Rohingya:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/11/rohingya-refugees-myanmar-aung-san-suu-kyi-un-report

* "Spanish PM asks Catalonia: have you declared independence or not?:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/11/spanish-government-to-hold-crisis-talks-on-catalan-independence

* "Citing anti-Israel bias, U.S. to withdraw from UNESCO:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/12/united-states-withdraws-unesco-243708

* "Trump Iran deal plan risks opening nuclear 'Pandora's box':" http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/12/politics/trump-iran-deal-certification-nuclear-weapon/index.html

* "White House briefs Congress on Iran decertification pan:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mideast/white-house-briefs-congress-iran-decertification-decision-n809911

* "Maddow: Bad leadership turned Puerto Rico crisis into catastrophe:"

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* "Trump sparks new backlash after threatening Puerto Rico aid:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/12/trump-puerto-rico-response-long-term-243705

* The Trump Justice Department has declared that the Presidential Records Act does not apply to the Trump administration or any of the executive branch employees and that the Judicial branch has no authority or right to review or enforce the law.

* Spoiler: it's another way to drive up the cost of health care for the sick in the hopes of bankrupting Obamacare, by destabilizing markets. "In Start to Unwinding the Health Law, Trump to Ease Insurance Rules:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-start-to-unwinding-the-health-law-trump-to-ease-insurance-rules-1507771015?mod=e2tw

* "Trump’s executive order to undermine Obamacare, explained:" https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/10/12/16458184/trump-obamacare-executive-order-association-health-plans-short-term-insurance

* The goal is to harm refugee children on the grounds that Republicans believe that victims of crime and violence are by definition criminals and to make the Naturalization process so slow and unpleasant it will cut legal immigration by 25%. "DHS explores ways to transform immigration system without Congress:" https://www.cnn.com/2017/10/11/politics/trump-administration-dhs-immigration-policies/index.html

* "Kelly makes surprise appearance at briefing: ‘I’m not quitting today’:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/12/john-kelly-surprise-press-briefing-243717

* "EPA makes 'climate' vanish from four-year plan:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/11/politics/epa-climate-report/index.html

* "Secretary Zinke having awesome time with taxpayer money:"

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* "Roy Moore made $1M from his tax-exempt public charity:"

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* "Puerto Rico gets more debt as it struggles to survive:"

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* "How to rebuild Puerto Rico: Rubio asks Trump to call in experts:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-puertorico-rubio/how-to-rebuild-puerto-rico-rubio-asks-trump-to-call-in-experts-idUSKBN1CH2L1

* TW: Sexual Harassment, Verbal and Physical abuse. This has to be terrifying to anyone with even a tiny dollop of empathy and imagination. "Disturbing allegations of sexual harassment in Antarctica leveled at noted scientist:" http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/10/disturbing-allegations-sexual-harassment-antarctica-leveled-noted-scientist

* "The rumor is, she slept with him to get the part. The reality is uglier.:" https://thinkprogress.org/harvey-weinstein-casting-couch-a96d552a6d97/

"It should be obvious, but apparently it bears repeating: It is the rare woman, or girl, who wants to trade sex for professional success. It is the exceedingly common man who abuses women simply because he can."

* "Weinstein exposed by system built to keep his accusers quiet:"

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* "National Coming Out Day 2017:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/10/national-coming-out-day-2017.html

* Why Swans hate Kayaks: http://seananmcguire.tumblr.com/post/166254999970/why-are-kayaks-incredibly-rude-to-swans-im#notes

* "Ornamented artifact may indicate long-distance exchange between Mesolithic communities:" https://phys.org/news/2017-10-ornamented-artifact-long-distance-exchange-mesolithic.html

* It's not really linked to Ötzi, but of the same type. It IS a second data point suggesting a previously scoffed at Northern/Southern Alps trade route. "Ax Linked to Ötzi the Iceman Found North of the Alps:" https://www.livescience.com/60614-ax-linked-to-otzi-iceman-found.html

* "Found Trump's IQ Test Results:"

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* Bloodraven and the Blackfyer Rebellion: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/166350143382/why-is-bloodraven-bad-i-love-him-and-i-dont

* On Theon's taking of Winterfell: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/166287622727/even-if-ramsay-hadnt-taken-winterfell-from-theon

* On the Red Wedding: http://turtle-paced.tumblr.com/post/166304999092/what-do-you-think-would-have-happened-if-robb

* "Fear the Walking Dead, Season Three, Episode Thirteen: This Land Is Your Land:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2017/10/fear-walking-dead-season-three-episode_11.html

* This is turning out to be fascinating. "Pierce's Feminist Questions In the Hand of the Goddess:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/pierces-feminist-hand-goddess/

* "Z Nation, Season 4, Episode 1: Warren's Dreams:" http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2017/10/z-nation-season-4-episode-1-warrens.html

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

* This App phones your rep for you: http://takeastance.us/

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

* "Congress Wants to Change the Americans with Disabilities Act and Undermine the Civil Rights of People with Disabilities:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/165470116342/congress-wants-to-change-the-americans-with

* How to help Flood victims in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/165235609582/woke-up-on-derse-f-f-f-fight

"How to Help Puerto Rico from the outside:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/165733774359/how-to-help-puerto-rico-from-the-outside

* How to help Caribbean victims of Irma: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/165240981876/hedaclara-hedaclara-hedaclara-guys-the

* "How to Help Hurricane Harvey Victims:" http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/08/27/how_to_help_hurricane_harvey_victims.html

* "Disaster Relief and Support for Libraries:" http://www.txla.org/news/2017/08/disaster-relief-and-support-for-libraries

* How to help the protesters and ordinary people in Venezuela: https://thewynne.tumblr.com/post/163738805241/softestjohn-fiftyeightminutes-softestjohn

* "Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A Community Response Guide:" https://www.splcenter.org/20170814/ten-ways-fight-hate-community-response-guide

* A list of links to Charlottesville charities if you want to give the NAZIs a financial fuck you: https://twitter.com/SaraJBenincasa/status/896260623905861633

* How white Protesters can weaponize their whiteness: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/164390645622/alvaroarbeloa-vaspider-okay-friends-lets

* List of places to donate to help trans service members and fight the planned attack on active duty trans soldiers: https://vaspider.tumblr.com/post/163475550346/moonbian-hey-i-know-reblogging-posts-about-how

* Red Cross is taking donations for Western Wildfire Relief: http://www.redcross.org/local/oregon/ways-to-donate/wildfires

* (This is here as a reminder to me for later). "Can you recommend me some good books, essays, etc. about witches, witchcraft, witch trials in England?:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/164664427028/dear-pauline-can-you-recommend-me-some-good

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com

* Want Game of Thrones without the creepy? We need new players. We are very inclusive. "Game of Bones MUSH:" gobmush.wikidot.com