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* News keeps moving fast, so some items may be already out of date.

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* "Why Israel's having some of its biggest protests since the war in Gaza began:" https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/nx-s1-5339490/israel-protests-netanyahu-hostages-gaza-war

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* "Russian strike kills 14, including six children in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine says:" https://archive.ph/YhVc3

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* "Labor accuses Dutton of copying Trump with suggestion children being ‘indoctrinated’ at school:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/apr/01/labor-dutton-trump-comparison-doge-school-curriculum

Please don't follow us into the dark, Australia.

* "Elections watchdog warned AI presents 'high' risk in current campaign: internal documents:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ai-elections-rules-1.7499383

* "Canada election debates will see these 5 party leaders participate:" https://globalnews.ca/news/11110269/canada-election-leaders-debates-lineup-qualify/

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* "Iran wants indirect talks with US, warns regional countries over strikes against it:" https://archive.ph/YISOu

* "Rep. Balint: Trump wants to 'flex his muscles as the tough guy' with threats against Iran, Russia:" https://www.msnbc.com/ayman-mohyeldin/watch/rep-balint-trump-wants-to-flex-his-muscles-as-the-tough-guy-with-threats-against-iran-russia-235823685542

* "Exclusive: Trump preparing executive order to increase weapons exports, sources say:" https://archive.ph/8eVEY

* "See Trump’s list: More than 180 countries and territories facing reciprocal tariffs:" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-countries-chart-imports-united-states.html

* "US slaps 26% tariff on India amid ongoing bilateral trade talks:" https://archive.ph/7EdpD

* "China urges US to immediately lift tariffs, vows retaliation:" https://archive.ph/AIYKX

* "Trump tariffs pile stress on ailing world economy:" https://archive.ph/WTPAM

* "Dow futures tumble over 800 points on fear Trump’s tariffs will spark trade war: Live updates:" https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/02/stock-market-today-live-updates-trump-tariffs.html

* "US Senate passes bill aimed at stopping Trump tariffs on Canada:" https://archive.ph/udQis

Unfortunately, Mike Johnson is blocking it in the House because that is how much Republicans hate America and how much Republicans want to destroy our economy, probably for generations because of all the trading partners (and islands entirely inhabited by penguins) we have burned.

Everyone who ever told you Republicans are good on the economy was LYING to YOU.

That was last true when Nixon was President.

Ever since Reagan, I've watched Republicans crash the economy over and over, and Democrats start to repair the damage, then have Republicans voted in and yet again crash the economy.

It's what they do. They suck money out of the pockets of ordinary people while giving tax cuts to the very richest and making decisions that harm everyone but a handful of billionaires.

This time they broke the economy, the government, and Democracy, things they've been vowing to do since I was born.

They could literally stop the Trump tariff destruction TODAY but backing the Senate on ending Trump's authority to destroy the American economy by rescinding Trump's emergency declaration that gives him the Authority to do this to us.

IF YOU HAVE A REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE in THE HOUSE, CALL THEM NOW.

Make the phones ring off the hooks. I am begging you. Every hour that passes the harder it is to fix.

Here is a script for calling Congress Critters on tariffs: https://www.tumblr.com/errorschacha/779843646911643648?source=share

* "Top Republican leads bill to reassert Congress’ tariff power amid Trump trade war:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/04/03/congress/top-republican-leads-bill-to-reassert-congress-tariff-power-amid-trump-trade-war-00268710

There is now one for all the Tariffs in the Senate, so call your Senator NOW!

* "Trump Goes Crazy on Trade:" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-goes-crazy-on-trade

* "Trump's targets for 'reciprocal' tariffs include uninhabited islands but exclude Russia and Iran:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trumps-targets-reciprocal-tariffs-include-uninhabited-islands-exclude/story?id=120445283

* "Launching the Economic Version of the Iraq War.:" https://fallows.substack.com/p/launching-the-economic-version-of

* "Will Malignant Stupidity Kill the World Economy?:" https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/will-careless-stupidity-kill-the

* "President Trump’s mindless tariffs will cause economic havoc:" https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/04/03/president-trumps-mindless-tariffs-will-cause-economic-havoc

* "A third global recession in 20 years looms:" https://www.axios.com/2025/04/02/trump-reciprocal-tariffs-cause-recession

* "It's the end of the world's economic order as we know it:" https://www.axios.com/2025/04/03/trump-tariffs-canada-europe-allies

* "China hits back at Trump with 34% tariff on U.S. imports:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-hits-back-trump-34-tariff-us-imports-rcna199665

* "‘This Could Get Much Uglier’: The Fatal Flaw in Trump’s Trade War:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/03/trump-tariffs-manufacturing-confusion-00267945

* "Dow plunges 2,000 as sell-off for markets slams into a scarier gear following Trump’s tariffs:" https://apnews.com/article/market-rates-trump-tariffs-d86db525c370e9da834e6dfb76e23b86

* "‘Worst case scenario’ Hayes says Trump is waterboarding the U.S. economy:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-worst-case-scenario-hayes-says-trump-is-waterboarding-the-u-s-economy-236286533786

* "Needless economic pain from Trump not even worth it if his tariff gambit works: Economist:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/needless-economic-pain-from-trump-not-even-worth-it-if-his-tariff-gambit-works-economist-236488261814

* "Lack of answers from Trump on tariff game plan leaves investors uneasy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/lack-of-answers-from-trump-on-tariff-game-plan-leaves-investors-uneasy-236491333583

* And for bonus stupid that explains so much... "Critics suspect Trump’s weird tariff math came from chatbots:" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/04/critics-suspect-trumps-weird-tariff-math-came-from-chatbots/

* "Trump is 'steering the Titanic towards the iceberg,' says CNBC reporter:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-is-steering-the-titanic-towards-the-iceberg-says-cnbc-reporter-236596805514

* "The ridiculous real story behind the tariff plan that turned Donald Trump into a global disaster:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/the-ridiculous-real-story-behind-the-tariff-plan-that-turned-donald-trump-into-a-global-disaster-236611653893

* "Amazon’s last-minute bid for TikTok comes as a US ban on the platform is set to take effect Saturday:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-tiktok-amazon-bytedance-china-us-ban-19f62e2dba637a0d1a0b41102a2f351f

* Trump is openly disrespected our fallen soldiers again. "Trump Skips Honoring Soldiers Killed in Lithuania to Watch Golf:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-skips-transfer-soldiers-killed-lithuania-liv-golf-1235310901/

* "Donald Trump blows off dignified transfer of fallen U.S. soldiers for golf events:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/donald-trump-blows-off-dignified-transfer-of-fallen-u-s-soldiers-for-golf-events-236615749688

* "Appeals Court clears the way for Musk, DOGE to resume cuts to USAID:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/28/appeals-court-usaid-ruling-doge-00259154

* Cruelty is the point "A USAID worker's pregnant wife was denied an emergency medical evacuation after DOGE fired her:" https://www.advocate.com/news/usaid-pregnant-denied-medical-evacuation

* "Exclusive: Trump administration is pointing spy satellites at US border:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-administration-directs-spy-satellite-agencies-surveil-us-mexico-border-2025-03-27/

* Everything about this is gross. "Donald Trump Reveals $5m Visa Gold Card With His Face On:" https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-reveals-5m-visa-gold-card-his-face-2055171

* "The Trump DOJ Is Barreling Toward Contempt of Court. There’s Still One Way Out.:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/04/trump-doj-contempt-boasberg-salvador-prison.html

* "Most US Institute of Peace workers get late-night word of their mass firing:" https://apnews.com/article/us-institute-peace-trump-doge-mass-firing-746aa4fce9ad35fe17e8e22ce29417e3

They aren't part of the executive branch. I don't understand how any of this is legal.

* "DOGE Staffer Appointed to Lead U.S. Institute of Peace Founded Company That Sells ‘AI Workers’: Nate Cavanaugh, a 28-year-old college dropout, is steeped in the hypercapitalist ideology of Silicon Valley:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/doge-us-institute-of-peace-nate-cavanaugh-1235307495/

* "Trump administration takes $500M US Institute of Peace building for free:" https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/politics/federal-fallout/us-institute-of-peace-usip-500-million-dollar-headquarters-department-of-government-efficiency-trump-administration/65-b32203f0-ec4a-410f-b128-15484a282d3c

* "'This is bananas': DOGE looks to finagle a building the federal government doesn't own:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-this-is-bananas-doge-looks-to-finagle-a-building-the-federal-government-doesn-t-own-235941445573

* "Inside ICE Air: Flight Attendants on Deportation Planes Say Disaster Is “Only a Matter of Time”:" https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-ice-air-deportation-flights

* Xenophobic Lies vs. Reality: "Risk Analysis of Mass Shootings Committed by Immigrants and Native-Born Americans:" https://www.cato.org/briefing-paper/risk-analysis-mass-shootings-committed-immigrants-native-born-americans#

* "Maryland father sues U.S. officials after being deported to El Salvador prison:" https://www.cbsnews.com/baltimore/news/maryland-father-deported-el-salvador-abrego-garcia-us-immigration/

* "Wife of man mistakenly sent to El Salvador prison says she fears for his safety: "My husband's not a criminal":" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/wife-man-error-deported-to-el-salvador-prison/

* "‘Horrific’: Joe Rogan blasts Trump for sending innocent people to El Salvador prison:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-horrific-joe-rogan-blasts-trump-for-sending-innocent-people-to-el-salvador-prison-236093509538

* Now we find out if there is even a shred of rule of law left. "Judge orders the Trump administration to return man who was mistakenly deported:" https://www.npr.org/2025/04/04/nx-s1-5352448/judge-orders-the-trump-administration-to-return-man-who-was-mistakenly-deported-el-salvador

* "ICE agents detain nearly 40 employees during morning raid at Whatcom County businesst:" https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/politics-government/article303349791.html

* "Protest emerges at Ferndale facility after ICE reportedly detains Whatcom County activist:" https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article302806399.html

* "The Trump Administration’s War on Activists Is Escalating: ICE’s detention of a Washington state union organizer, alongside other threats to activists, raises the question of how far the Trump team will go to stifle dissent.:" https://newrepublic.com/article/193391/juarez-zeferino-ice-detention-activists

* If it is legitimate, why do it in secret and not tell the students? This prevents them getting due process, so they can be kidnapped. "Visas revoked, records terminated for more students at U of M, MSU Mankato:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/04/03/5-international-college-students-in-mankato-have-records-terminated-by-dhs

* "Ten Colorado international students – at least half Middle Eastern – have visas revoked:" https://www.cpr.org/2025/04/02/csu-cu-uccs-international-students-visas-revoked/

There were a bunch more of these as other colleges have started checking.

* "Colorado activist Jeanette Vizguerra's hearing delayed as legal team challenges deportation: "She was targeted":" https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/family-legal-team-colorado-activist-jeanette-vizguerra-press-conference-hearing/

* "Judge denies Justice Department's effort to move detained Tufts student's case to Louisiana:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-detained-tufts-student-rumeysa-ozturk-case-vermont/

* I can't cover all the protests in all the places people have been kidnapped from, but I want to thank all of you doing it. Stay noisy.

* "Students walk out at Ballou to demand release of Rümeysa Öztürk:" https://www.tuftsdaily.com/article/2025/04/students-walk-out-at-ballou-to-demand-release-of-rumeysa-ozturk

* "WATCH: Video shows Alireza Doroudi being detained by ICE officers at his apartment near the University of Alabama:" https://www.cbs42.com/news/watch-video-shows-alireza-doroudi-being-detained-by-ice-officers-at-his-apartment-near-the-university-of-alabama/

* "University of Alabama students protest to demand ICE release international student Alireza Doroudi:" https://www.wvtm13.com/article/university-alabama-protest-doroudi-student-detained-ice/64342584

* Reminder of how bullshit the claims are that they are renditioning criminals and not innocent asylum seekers: "The Makeup Artist Donald Trump Deported Under the Alien Enemies Act:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-immigration/the-makeup-artist-donald-trump-deported-under-the-alien-enemies-act

* "British Tourist Detained by ICE for 19 Days Warns Against All US Travel:" https://www.newsweek.com/ice-tourist-immigration-detained-2055805

* "‘Inhumane conditions’ and death at Miami’s Krome migrant detention center:" https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-04-01/inhumane-conditions-and-death-at-miamis-krome-migrant-detention-center.html

* "Weekend protests in South Florida over Trump deportation program and Tesla:" https://www.wusf.org/politics-issues/2025-03-31/weekend-protests-south-florida-trump-deportation-program-tesla-doge

* "Protesters march through downtown Dallas for the Mega March 2025:" https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/thousands-march-through-downtown-dallas-for-the-mega-march-2025/

* I can't cover all the protests, but I like to remind people that they are out there: "Protesters in small New York village march to Trump border czar's home over family's ICE detention:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protesters-small-new-york-village-march-trump-border-czars-home-family-rcna199867

* "United States Disappeared Tracker:" https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map

* "Huger man accused of posing as ICE officer in viral video excused from court Friday:" https://abcnews4.com/news/local/huger-man-seen-posing-as-ice-officer-in-viral-video-excused-from-court-friday-wciv-abc-news-4-sean-johnson-sullivans-island-immigration-and-customs-enforcement-kidnapping

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* "Russian punk band Pussy Riot pops up at Washington Square Park to issue warnings about authoritarianism in America:" https://www.amny.com/news/pussy-riot-washington-square-park-authoritarianism/

* "Hundreds of protests planned as Trump's abuses generate wide array of grievances:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/hundreds-of-protests-planned-as-trump-s-abuses-generate-wide-array-of-grievances-236612677727

* "Angry protesters from New York to Alaska assail Trump and Musk in ‘Hands Off!’ rallies:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-doge-protests-hands-off-472c574303260cbac315367cc808960d

* "Photos: See demonstrators around the country rally in 'Hands Off!' protests:" https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2025/04/05/g-s1-58479/photos-see-hands-off-protests-trump-musk

* "Anchorage demonstrators join ‘Hands Off!’ rally, part of national protests:"https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2025/04/05/over-1000-join-anchorages-hands-off-rally-part-of-national-protests/

* "Protesters mobilize across region for "Hands Off!" demonstrations:" https://6abc.com/post/protesters-mobilize-region-hands-off-demonstrations/16132025/

* "Demonstrators participate in "Hands Off" protests in South Florida, expressing frustrations with Trump administration:" https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/miami-hands-off-president-trump-protest-elon-musk/

* "Big crowd for ‘Hands Off’ rally in heart of one of the most Trump supporting states in the country:" https://wvmetronews.com/2025/04/05/big-crowd-for-hands-off-rally-in-heart-of-one-of-the-most-trump-supporting-states-in-the-country/

* "See the photos as protesters gather in Eugene for the “Hands Off!” demonstration.:" https://www.registerguard.com/picture-gallery/news/2025/04/05/protesters-gather-in-eugene-for-hands-off-largest-nationwide-demonstrations-in-recent-years-over-110/82888339007/

* "Bellingham turns out for local version of national day of protest against Trump policies:" https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/local/article303583746.html

* "'Bloodbath': Protesters meet Trump at every step as he butchers U.S. government agencies:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-bloodbath-protesters-meet-trump-at-every-step-as-he-butchers-u-s-government-agencies-236123717533

* "'There's no other savior or option': Resistance to Trump mobilizes as Americans have seen enough:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-there-s-no-other-savior-or-option-resistance-to-trump-mobilizes-as-americans-have-seen-enough-235933765750

* "Chris Kluwe got arrested protesting MAGA. He's still protesting because 'it's the right thing to do':" https://www.advocate.com/news/chris-kluwe-pride-flag-arrest-update

* "Trump voters got exactly what they wanted — so why are people complaining?:" https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/trump-voters-tariffs/

* "We Are Sleepwalking Into Autocracy: Senator Chris Murphy, of Connecticut, describes how free and fair elections might end in America as soon as 2026.:" https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/senator-chris-murphy-this-is-how-democracy-dies-everybody-just-gets-scared

* "The frog of democracy is nearly boiled. We can still jump out of the pot.:" https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/trump-dictatorship-universities-law-firms-20250323.html

* "Lawsuits Related to Trump Admin Actions:" https://www.courtwatch.news/p/lawsuits-related-to-trump-admin-executive-orders

* "Democrats sue Trump administration over elections executive order:" https://archive.ph/Zcelw

* "Satire Won’t Save Us: Power, Masculinity, and the Cult of Trump:"

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* "Trump moves to strip unionization rights from most federal workers:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/28/union-rights-federal-workers-donald-trump-00257010

* "Trump Just Pardoned … a Corporation?:" https://theintercept.com/2025/04/02/trump-pardons-corporation-bitmex-crypto/

* "Several federal agencies launch a 'deferred resignation' effort to encourage workers to leave their jobs:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/federal-agencies-launch-new-deferred-resignation-effort-encourage-work-rcna199069

* "Trump Tells Inner Circle That Musk Will Leave Soon:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/04/02/trump-musk-leaving-political-liability-00265784

* "Musk might be on his way out, but what happens to all the destruction he wrought on the federal government?:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/musk-leaves-destruction

* "Protests against Elon Musk’s purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms:" https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-tesla-doge-protests-a07cb5f20d65d0fb4dcb3547e2b7879c

* "‘He’s a loser’: Tim Walz says Elon Musk’s ‘toxic personality’ repels voters:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-he-s-a-loser-tim-walz-says-elon-musk-s-toxic-personality-repels-voters-236279877905

* "The Tragedy and Comedy of Elon Musk:"

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* "Social Security: How to Prepare for Changes to Benefit Access:" https://www.newsweek.com/social-security-prepare-changes-benefit-access-2052895

* "A list of the Social Security offices across the US expected to close this year:" https://apnews.com/article/social-security-offices-closures-doge-trump-b2b1a5b2ba4fb968abc3379bf90715ff

* "Social Security demands that gay activist living with AIDS repay $200k in benefits:" https://www.advocate.com/news/social-security-demands-activist-repay

You know how I've been expressing concerns about targeted attacks on people the administration doesn't like. Do I know it's happening here? No, but I suspect it.

* "Musk's claim Biden administration gave Social Security numbers to millions of noncitizens lacks context: The Enumeration Beyond Entry program grants Social Security numbers to successful applicants for U.S. residency, work permits and citizenship.:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2025/04/01/musk-biden-social-security-numbers/

* "Emails Confirm Social Security Administration Canceled Maine Contracts As Political Payback:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/janet-mills-social-security-maine-leland-dudek_n_67ed2d99e4b0b937ab8f135c

* "DOGE cuts stall Maine seafood business trying to go green:" https://www.pressherald.com/2025/03/19/doge-cuts-stall-maine-seafood-business-trying-to-go-green/

* "Maine DHHS forced to end dozens of contracts due to federal cuts:" https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-dhhs-forced-to-end-dozens-of-contracts-due-to-federal-cuts-cdc-programs-president-donald-trump-doge-elon-musk

* "Children put at risk in Donald Trump's petty vendetta against the state of Maine:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/children-put-at-risk-in-donald-trump-s-petty-vendetta-against-the-state-of-maine-236497989870

* "Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal group chats for crises across the world:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/02/waltzs-team-set-up-at-least-20-signal-group-chats-for-crises-across-the-world-00266845

* "Report: Waltz used Gmail for official work:" https://www.axios.com/2025/04/01/mike-waltz-signal-gmail-security

* "Pentagon watchdog launches probe into Hegseth use of Signal chat ahead of Houthi airstrike:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pentagon-watchdog-launches-probe-signalgate/story?id=120458325

* "Fresh from scandal over group chat attack plans, Hegseth's conduct opens him to ridicule:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/fresh-from-scandal-over-group-chat-attack-plans-hegseth-s-conduct-opens-him-to-ridicule-235934277935

* "One small part of Pete Hegseth's wardrobe is a big tell:" https://www.salon.com/2025/04/06/one-small-part-of-pete-hegseths-wardrobe-is-a-big-tell/

* He's doing another purge, this time based on a Neo-NAZI conspiracy theorist's suggestions. "Trump fires several national security officials over loyalty concerns:" https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2025/04/03/trump-moves-to-fire-several-nsc-officials-over-loyalty-concerns/

* "Laura Loomer Is a Warning: No one else with direct access to the president has been as outwardly bigoted.:" https://archive.ph/jnAjK

* "‘Absurd’: Sen. Kim on MAGA conspiracist Laura Loomer's White House influence:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-absurd-sen-kim-on-maga-conspiracist-laura-loomer-s-white-house-influence-236597829503

* "Pete Hegseth Moves to Replace Military’s Lawyers for Chilling Reason:" https://newrepublic.com/post/192695/pete-hegseth-replace-military-lawyers

Yet more purges of competent and ethical people. It's extra scary because they are essential to ethical conduct of our military

* "Naval Academy Takes Steps to End Diversity Policies in Books and Admissions:" https://archive.ph/YIl3Z

They are having to censor the naval academy library because the diversity ban bars them from having books about MLK or Jackie Robinson.

* "Appeals court denies Trump DOJ’s request to halt injunction on trans military ban — for now:" https://www.advocate.com/news/appeals-court-trans-military-ban

* "Meet the transgender Army lieutenant who is challenging Donald Trump's military ban \:" https://www.advocate.com/news/nicolas-talbott-transgender-soldier-plaintiff

* "Transgender Army officer Erica Vandal was born into military service. Now, she's suing Trump to stay in :" https://www.advocate.com/news/erica-vandal-decorated-transgender-leader

* "This trans Air Force recruit wants to jump out of planes to save others. He's suing Trump to serve:" https://www.advocate.com/news/clayton-mccallister-transgender-pararescue-recruit

* "Veterans, unions, top Michigan Dems gather to protest Trump VA order in Ann Arbor:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2025/03/29/veterans-unions-michigan-dems-protest-trump-va-order-in-ann-arbor/82721024007/

* "Thousands laid off as Kennedy and Musk take aim at health agencies:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/01/kennedy-lays-off-thousands-across-the-health-bureaucracy-00262913

* "The CDC Has Been Gutted:" https://www.wired.com/story/cdc-gutted-rif/

* For salt in the wounds of the illegally fired: "Fired health workers were told to contact an employee. She’s dead.:" https://archive.ph/DOKuM

* "Democratic-led states sue to block Trump from $11 billion health funding cut:" https://archive.ph/i9gGl

* "HHS firings undermine federal government’s ability to care for vulnerable Americans:" https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/hhs-firings-put-disabled-americans-at-risk/

* "HHS layoffs hit Meals on Wheels and other services for seniors and disabled:" https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/04/01/g-s1-57716/hhs-layoffs-seniors-disabled-liheap-acl

* "Alzheimer’s Association Sounding the Alarm Over the Threat of Elimination of Alzheimer’s Programs at HHS, CDC:" https://www.alz.org/news/2025/threat-of-elimination-of-alzheimers-programs-hhs-cdc

* "Exclusive: Trump health layoffs include staff overseeing bird flu response, source says:" https://archive.ph/PzkLw

* "Measles outbreak in west Texas continues while cuts on health agencies loom:" https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/nx-s1-5343519/measles-outbreak-in-west-texas-continues-while-cuts-on-health-agencies-loom

* "50 canceled measles clinics, and other local impact from HHS cuts:" https://www.statnews.com/2025/04/01/hhs-layoffs-local-officials-react-rif-impacts-public-health/

* "Another child has died::" https://apnews.com/article/measles-texas-rfk-death-vaccine-4e28b0edf5cab47980b40b2d47f0ec50

* "Doctor Behind Award-Winning Parkinson’s Research Among Scientists Purged From NIH:" https://www.wired.com/story/doctor-breakthrough-parkinsons-research-nih-purge/

* This will bread more antibiotic resistant strains which is bad for everyone. Infectious disease know no borders. "Tuberculosis is the world’s top infectious killer. Aid groups say Trump’s funding freezes will cause more deaths:" https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/health/tuberculosis-impact-usaid-funding-intl-scli/index.html

* "Trump team guts AIDS-eradication programme and slashes HIV research grants:" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00969-5

* "HIV Activists March in NYC to Protest “Death by 1,000 Musk Cuts”:" https://www.poz.com/article/hiv-activists-march-nyc-protest-death-1000-musk-cuts

* Trump admin cuts tens of millions from Planned Parenthood: The Title X funds were earmarked for birth control and other non-abortion services. "Trump admin cuts tens of millions from Planned Parenthood:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/31/trump-admin-cuts-tens-of-millions-from-planned-parenthood-00261763

It was already illegal to use federal funds for abortion. This is intended to prevent access to birth control and cancer screenings. They are lying when they say they are "Pro-Life."

* "FDA's top tobacco official removed from post in latest blow to agency's leadership:" https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/fdas-top-tobacco-official-removed-post-latest-blow-120366010

* "Donald Trump fired the man who likely saved his life: Former medical official:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/donald-trump-fired-the-man-who-likely-saved-his-life-former-medical-official-236335685814

* "Entire staff responsible for utility assistance included in HHS cuts, sources say:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-admin-fires-staff-liheap-agency-utilities-assistance-program-rcna199177

* "Drugmakers sink after key FDA official ousted as Trump plans health overhaul:" https://archive.ph/JYyC0

* "PHOTOS: Crowd gathers to protest firings, budget cuts at CDC:" https://www.ajc.com/configsection/photos-crowd-gathers-to-protest-firings-budget-cuts-at-cdc/MUC3JE3AKVE4HNYOGESFJCEHGU/

* " In a week, RFK Jr. fat-shames the West Virginia governor, fires 10k HHS workers, and enrages Wall Street:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/rfk-jr-offends-everyone

* "Senate confirms Dr. Oz to lead Medicare and Medicaid:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/03/senate-confirmation-mehmet-oz-medicare-medicaid-00270913

* "National Park Rangers rebel against queer erasure on Trans Day of Visibility:" https://www.advocate.com/news/park-rangers-transgender-stonewall-erasure

* "K-12 schools must sign certification against DEI to receive federal money, administration says:" https://apnews.com/article/dei-trump-school-discrimination-federal-funding-7d1025753b9bd924711ace4069fca399

* "Trump administration announces anti-trans investigations team to fight 'gender ideology' in schools:" https://www.advocate.com/news/trump-anti-transgender-investigations

* "Trump’s Latest Power Grab Threatens Free Expression and LGBTQ+ Voices in Smithsonian Institutions:" https://www.hrc.org/press-releases/trumps-latest-power-grab-threatens-free-expression-and-lgbtq-voices-in-smithsonian-institutions

* "ALA statement on White House assault on the Institute of Museum and Library Services :" https://www.ala.org/news/2025/03/ala-statement-white-house-assault-institute-museum-and-library-services

* "The White House press corps just caved to Trump, and that should terrify you:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/white-house-press-caves-trump

* "These universities are in Trump's crosshairs. Many don’t know why.:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/these-universities-are-trumps-crosshairs-many-dont-know-why-2025-03-27/

* "Trump administration halts dozens of research grants at Princeton University:" https://apnews.com/article/princeton-trump-federal-funding-9c32a996256849ac00792ef50dbdfb0e

* "Trump administration targets billions in funding to Harvard:" https://archive.ph/EP0gd

* "Judge dismisses Eric Adams case, denying DOJ an opportunity to revive it later:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/02/judge-dismisses-eric-adams-case-00265683

* "The Pathetic, Cowardly Collapse of Big Law: Trump’s actions are an attempt to tilt the scales of justice by using the raw power of government coercion—and they’re working.:" https://archive.ph/gvgpv

* "Another big law firm cuts a deal with White House to avoid sanctions:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/01/law-firm-cuts-deal-avoid-sanctions-00265285

* "Over 500 law firms sign brief backing Perkins Coie suit against Trump:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/500-law-firms-sign-brief-backing-perkins-coie/story?id=120499725

* "On a scale of 1-10, how freaked out is Eric Holder about the Trump admin so far?:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/on-a-scale-of-1-10-how-freaked-out-is-eric-holder-about-the-trump-admin-so-far-236290117814

* "Truth Social filing would allow Trump's trust to sell up to $2.3 billion in stock:" https://www.axios.com/2025/04/02/trump-truth-social-stock

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* "Trump increasingly asks the Supreme Court to overrule judges blocking key parts of his agenda:" https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-deportations-birthright-citizenship-0787cdf8bd36b964c7974ed032717ed4?

* "The LGBTQ+ Supreme Court cases to watch this term:" https://www.advocate.com/news/lgbtq-supreme-court-cases-2025#rebelltitem1

* "What are 'Religious Freedom' laws, and how are they used against LGBTQ+ people?:" https://www.advocate.com/news/religious-freedom-vs-lgbtq-rights

* "Supreme Court wrestles with red state efforts to defund Planned Parenthood:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/02/scotus-wrestles-with-red-state-efforts-to-defund-planned-parenthood-00266466

* "Activists rally outside Supreme Court in DC ahead of Planned Parenthood funding case:" https://wjla.com/news/local/march-for-life-rally-planned-parenthood-funding-abortion-rights-anti-abortion-supreme-court-pro-life-choose-health-medina-south-atlantic-tax-dollars-washington-dc-motherhood

The one time I was able to go to a big DC protest it was in support of Abortion Rights when there was a case before the Supreme Court (on a date!) in 1989. That time, we won.

I want to thank all of you protesting out there.

* "Supreme Court sides with administration over Education Department grants:" https://www.npr.org/2025/04/04/nx-s1-5345607/supreme-court-education-department

* "Some House Republicans voice opposition to the Senate's newly adopted budget for Trump's agenda:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-adopts-new-budget-trumps-agenda-gop-cracks-emerge-rcna199747

They are doing dramatic cuts to Medicaid to pay for tax cuts to Billionaires.

If this passes, people die.

They are sacrificing people for the billionaires that bought them.

It is essential to contact your Reps, especially if they are "Freedom Caucus."

I know this is counter intuitive, but they are challenging from the extreme right. Maybe try something like: the tax cuts are driving up the debt. IDK, I'm bad at working out how they think. You know your Congress Critter best.Seriously, call in to all republican reps. Make whatever argument works if they ask for one. For regular republicans try: cutting medicaid really hurts seniors on Medicare too, as a lot have both, or something similar.

* "Medicaid cuts would decimate Native American programs, tribal health leaders say:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medicaid-cuts-native-american-health-programs/

* We'll see, I guess. "Trump’s Joint Chiefs Pick Throws President Under Bus in Confirmation Hearing:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-joint-chiefs-pick-dan-caine-calls-him-a-liar-at-confirmation-hearing/

* "A Democratic senator is putting holds on VA nominees to protest Trump’s plans to cut its workforce:" https://apnews.com/article/veterans-congress-gallego-trump-6236bbc77ff1a98f736b1cf134cab609

* "Adam Schiff places hold on Ed Martin's nomination to be D.C. U.S. attorney:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-nominee-u-s-attorney-in-d-c-ed-martin-blocked-adam-schiff/

* "Booker stages Senate filibuster to protest 'crisis' he says Trump and Musk created:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/booker-stages-senate-filibuster-protest-crisis-trump-musk/story?id=120365354

* "BREAKING: Sen. Cory Booker gives marathon speech to ‘disrupt’ Senate in protest of Trump, Musk:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/sen-cory-booker-filibusters-on-senate-floor-to-disrupt-the-senate-because-our-nation-is-in-crisis-235914309998

* "Cory Booker breaks a 68-year-old Senate record with a 25-hour speech:" https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/nx-s1-5347318/cory-booker-senate-speech

* "Cory Booker Breaks Senate Speech Record in 25-Hour Rebuke of Trump Administration:" https://time.com/7273417/cory-booker-filibuster-speech-senate/

* "Cory Booker wipes away a racist's record, fires up lost Democrats, and eyes a presidential run in 2028:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/cory-booker-record-speech

* "Cory Booker Broke a Record — Now Let's Fix Democracy!:"

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* "House Democrats open probe into FCC media investigations:" https://archive.ph/DfLAR

* "Elizabeth Warren launches campaign to investigate Department of Education closure: 'I will fight it with everything I've got':" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/elizabeth-warren-launches-campaign-investigate-department-education-closure/story?id=120388078

* "Face-Off Between Trump Diehards Marjorie Taylor Greene and Anna Paulina Luna Gets Ugly:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/face-off-between-trump-diehards-marjorie-taylor-greene-and-anna-luna-gets-ugly/

* "Democrats introduce bill to expand gender-affirming care access to mark Trans Day of Visibility:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/becca-balint-trans-healthcare-bill

* "‘I promise I’ll behave’: Congress’ most mercurial Republican faces DOGE, Signalgate anger:" https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/29/town-hall-backlash-doge-signalgate-00005579

* "Charges dropped against trans advocate falsely accused of assault by Nancy Mace for giving her a firm handshake:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/nancy-mace-handshake-charges-dropped

* "Sarah McBride: Trans visibility and proximity have never been more important than now:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/sarah-mcbride-opinion-tdov

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

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

Please add more below if you have them.

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

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

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

* 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/

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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* "Trans and wanting to run for office? Danica Roem will help lead a training for transgender candidates:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/victory-institute-transgender-training

* "PSA: If you or people you know voted in North Carolina:" https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/3612905.html

They are trying to invalidate ballots from last November to overthrow an important election. Please check and cure your ballot if it's one of the ones in the court case.

* Democracy held in Wisconsin. "Democrats’ win in Wisconsin court race also is a big loss for Elon Musk:" https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-elon-musk-81f71cdda271827ae281a77072a26bad

* "Jill Underly reelected as Wisconsin superintendent of schools:" https://www.wpr.org/news/april-election-dpi-state-superintendent-jill-underly-reelected-kinser

This is also a relief. I want to thank all of you who voted the whole ballot.

* "GOP retains two House seats in Florida, as Democrats claim 'historic' improvement:" https://www.npr.org/2025/04/01/nx-s1-5348089/florida-congressional-results-gop-patronis-fine

* "Louisiana voters reject constitutional amendments championed by Republican governor:" https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-constitutional-amendments-landry-c9a48606790251bdddb84978eea382ea

* "In Tuesday election, Aurora City Council incumbents appear to stay, except alderman at-large:" https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/04/02/aurora-alderman-at-large-election/

* Minnesotans! Don't Forget to Vote April 8! "Referendums on the April 8 special election ballot:" https://www.mprnews.org/story/2025/04/01/minnesota-special-election-referendums-april-8

* "Minnesota Governor Walz Calls Special Election for Senate District 6 :" https://www.nfib.com/news/news/minnesota-governor-walz-calls-special-election-for-senate-district-6/

* "Gay U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas announces Senate bid:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/chris-pappas-runs-us-senate

* "Can Democrats win Michigan's 2026 U.S. Senate seat? Mallory McMorrow says yes. | Opinion:" https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/nancy-kaffer/2025/04/06/u-s-senate-mallory-mcmorrow-democrat-dnc-michigan-elissa-slotkin-gary-peters/82797095007/

* "Protester carried out after undocumented student bill passes TN committee:" https://www.wkrn.com/news/tennessee-news/protester-carried-out-after-undocumented-student-bill-passes-committee/

* "Florida Senate pushes ahead with 'don't say gay at work' bill after seemingly brushing it aside:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/florida-dont-say-gay-work

* "Utah becomes first state to ban fluoride in public water:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/utah-bans-fluoride-public-water-rcna193917

* "Utah bans Pride flags after “cowardly” governor avoids veto:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/03/utah-bans-pride-flags-after-cowardly-governor-avoids-veto/

* "Prosecutors seek 7-year prison sentence for George Santos in sweeping fraud case:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/george-santos-sentencing-recommendation

* "FBI raids leader of gay furry hacking group that went after the organization behind Project 2025:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/project-2025-gay-furry-hackers

* "Everyone Loved a Colorado Prison’s VFW Post—Until a Popular YouTuber Heard About It:" https://www.5280.com/everyone-loved-a-colorado-prisons-vfw-post-until-a-popular-youtuber-heard-about-it/

* "a promise, a threat, and a proportional response:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/2033252.html

* "Here are 11 major companies standing up for DEI :" https://www.advocate.com/news/companies-keeping-dei#rebelltitem13

* "Alabama community saves library after funding cut over LGBTQ+ books:" https://www.advocate.com/news/alabama-town-saves-library

* "Iowa State students hold 'funeral' for LGBTQ+ center shut down by anti-DEI bill:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/iowa-state-lgbtq-center-closes-dei

* "Goth Is White: Pallor, Prejudice and Purity:"

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* "Lesbian former police officer wins $10 million in sexual harassment lawsuit:" https://www.advocate.com/news/ashley-cummins-lesbian-harassment-lawsuit

* "A Disturbing Advance in Fetal Personhood:" https://www.thecut.com/article/why-a-georgia-womans-arrest-after-miscarriage-is-disturbing.html

* "Georgia's War on Reproductive Freedom:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JpN99TQPs8Y

* "If a Fetus is a Baby...:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/9x0SnANrjEI

* "A Win for Repro Rights: Alabama Can’t Charge Activists Helping Patients Get Out-of-State Abortions:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/alabama-cant-charge-abortion-groups-for-helping-patients-out-of-state-criminal-conspiracy/

* "Hormones and surgery improve transgender men's quality of life: study:" https://www.advocate.com/health/transgender-men-surgery-hormones-benefits

Water is wet studies are essential for things like persuading people and the courts.

* "World Athletics to require DNA testing of athletes in women's track and field:" https://www.advocate.com/sports/world-athletics-dna-testing

* "Montana judge blocks anti-trans bathroom law:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/montana-2671627321

* "Parents don’t stop fighting for their LGBTQ+ kids:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/parents-dont-stop-fighting-for-their-lgbtq-kids

* "‘World’s largest transgender flag’ unfurled at Utah State Capitol for Trans Day of Visibility:" https://www.abc4.com/news/politics/inside-utah-politics/utah-largest-trans-flag-visibility/

* "Trump signed away my identity, but forgot biology doesn't follow orders:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/gender-diversity-in-nature

* "Ervianna 'Baydee' Johnson, Black trans woman, found dead in North Carolina:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/ervianna-johnson-transgender-woman-killed

* "Meet the transgender woman arrested for using a Florida Capitol restroom (exclusive):" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-woman-arrested-florida-bathroom

* "Outrage follows after Texas gay campground doubles-down on banning transgender men from property:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-men-banned-texas-campground

* "Transgender girl joins boys' track and field team in Virginia:" https://www.advocate.com/sports/transgender-girl-joins-boys-team

* "‘You picked the wrong one’: Texas transgender teacher resigns after Libs of TikTok prompts far-right harassment campaign:" https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-teacher-resigns-after-targeting

* "A Mississippi cafe made a discount for straight couples only. Now, other restaurants are hitting back:" https://www.advocate.com/news/mississippi-cafe-discount-straight-only

* "In Memphis, Kayla Gore is building homes — and a future — for Black trans people:" https://www.advocate.com/news/black-transgender-housing-leader-tennessee

* "Autism’s missing women:" https://aeon.co/essays/the-missing-women-of-autism-are-differently-different?

Water is wet studies are essential for things like persuading people and the courts.

* "Bird flu could be heading north this spring with fewer federal health officials working to stop it :" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/bird-flu-heading-north-spring-fewer-federal-health-officials-working-s-rcna199607

* "Study strengthens link between shingles vaccine and lower dementia risk:" https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2025/03/shingles-vaccination-dementia.html

* "If You're Black, You Have Every Right To Be Paranoid About Where Your Genetic Data Is Going:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/23andme-genetic-discrimination_n_67eab84ce4b0b5d66dcfeb57

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* "Air pollution kills millions every year — where does it come from?:" https://ourworldindata.org/air-pollution-sources

* "Without USAID, Myanmar Is Struggling to Recover From Its Massive Earthquake: “We have the capacity to save lives, and the choice has been not to use it,” said the former head of the agency’s Myanmar mission.:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/trump-usaid-myanmar-earthquake-response-aid/

* "Myanmar images reveal scale of quake destruction as death toll climbs more than 2,700:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/myanmar-images-reveal-scale-quake-destruction-death-toll-climbs-2700-rcna199005

* "Volcano erupts in southwestern Iceland after a nearby town and spa are evacuated:" https://kfor.com/science/ap-science/ap-authorities-in-iceland-evacuate-southwestern-town-and-blue-lagoon-spa-over-fear-of-volcanic-eruption/

* "Amidst signs of possible eruption, Alaska Volcano Observatory updates Upper Valley residents on Mt. Spurr:" https://ktna.org/2025/04/amidst-signs-of-possible-eruption-alaska-volcano-observatory-updates-upper-valley-residents-on-mt-spurr/

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* "Advocates cry foul after YouTube quietly removes ‘gender identity’ from hate speech policy:" https://www.advocate.com/business/youtube-scraps-gender-identity-protection

* "The Town That Went Crazy for Crypto: In San Pedro, Argentina, 16,000 people, a fifth of the population, signed up for a cryptocurrency exchange where everyone won. Until they didn’t.:" https://archive.ph/FCrti

* "Dora Richter: Lacemaker & Trans Pioneer:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/FlgQhdOrT6c

* "These three gay men began dating in 1970. Here are 50 Polaroid photos from their lives:" https://www.advocate.com/news/polaroid-images-polyamory-gay-men#rebelltitem51

* "Zine Archives Preserve Trans Survival and Storytelling:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/queer-trans-zine-archives

* "Actor Val Kilmer has died — a look back at his most notable roles:" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-02/val-kilmer-death-film-role-retrospective/105129062

* "ACT UP member Nanette Kazaoka, a fierce activist for marginalized people, is dead at 83:" https://www.advocate.com/news/nanette-kazaoka-aids-activist-obituary

* Social Security call back last Monday was an obviously exhausted and beaten down sounding woman. I'm sure it's absolutely terrible over there with terrified and likely furious Seniors calling all day. I apologized for bothering her because the phone tree was gone. I was polite as it was possible to be and I also laced in appreciation for her hard work and all the hard work they do over there, sincerely meant.

At one point I gave a little cough as I was doing the thing where I slowly lower chest elevation in preparation for sleep. She started apologizing like I'd yelled. I felt terrible and told her she needn't apologize and it was just a cough. I reiterated that I new how slammed they must be and how difficult it all is. It really made me wonder how rough other callers were being with people who's livelihoods were threatened through no fault of their own, that she be so alarmed by a cough.

By the time I was thanking her for her public service and wishing her the best of luck at the end of the call there were a tiny bit of life in her voice.

It was a small thing, a tiny drop of the bucket, done in the same spirit that leads me to apologize to a customer service worker when the person ahead of me has been a dick because someone owes them a damned apology, and then crank up my politeness to eleven. Nobody deserves to be treated like that by a single asshole customer, let alone by their own government. I can't really fix that, but I can least do my best to convey that I see the other person as a human being and think they deserve better.

The treatment of government workers in this country makes me furious.

All I can do is signal boost and hope people keep fighting for them and for all of us.

* Tuesday I had one of my periodic mega torso muscle spasm things, which ate a couple hour until I could get it under control. Luckily is was after I ran a couple essential, time sensitive errands.

Wednesday I was still aftershocky, but at the minor inconvenience level. I did errands by myself as two Millennials were making their homemade lasagna on the grand scale. The lasagna was magical.

In other news, My Social Security didn't arrive. On two previous occasions when Republicans were dicking around with Social Security, it came a day or two late, but under the current circumstances it is extra concerning. Have I been declared dead? Deleted from the roles by a teenager who decided I was disabled enough? Or are payments just delayed by assholery, but not gone, gone? I actually have some hope it's just delay as I checked in with a friend on SSI who did get theirs.

Still, there is no way to fix it until my in person appointment and that will be too late for Housing auto-withdraw.

Let's all cross our fingers, shall we?

Update: Tim Walz's mom's check was late too.

Update 2: Check arrives.

* My sleep schedule is still messed up, but luckily the meds disruption was only one day. (On time is ideal, but I don't have to be the kind of strict a lot of people do. Approximate works okay with most of my stuff. That said, three hours off on an anti-nausea medication is a special kind of unpleasant.)

Saturday, we did errands in the morning, because I'm not the only one dramatically sleep disrupted. They are no longer shopping like a hurricane is coming, but the drivers are dangerous and there is a different kind of panicky going on at the grocery store, which is hard to categorize. We were at the big ethical grocery (The Employee owned one), and I noticed they had way more people on shift than is usual for even the first weekend of the month, which suggests they've adjusted to the panic buying and anticipated both in ordering staple foods and staffing how people were going to react to Trump crashing the economy this week.

I still need to hit two more stores this week for things about to be in short supply that are important and necessary. I am exhausted.

We did do a little errand each for me and Goth Millennial for which the other stayed in the car because we were exhausted. We were supposed to go downtown, but had very little left and both had groceries to put away. (Goth Millennial is being jerked around again and hasn't been paid in almost a month for aid work. Things are getting pretty gnarly here at the Cat Asylum, but nothing can be done just yet as we have to wait on things out of our hands. *gestures at Trump and Musk setting the government on fire*).

There was a big demo with thousands of people downtown proper near the courthouse/city hall, but we weren't up to it. There has been a regular Friday demonstration more central downtown for decades. We get a lot of other demonstrations on different days generally as well. This is a very left wing town. It's a small city, but we do love to demonstrate.

We did pass a small, separate demonstration on the was home, but they had hands off signs, so I waved and beeped.

I am double booked Tuesday for two time sensitive things that protect my benefits. (I tried to get wait listed. I tried to move the theoretically more moveable one. It is impossible, which doesn't surprise me. *gestures to the government being on fire* The appointments are 40 minutes apart on check in and about fifteen minutes apart for space. I am terrified I won't make it. My plan is to try to go very early for appointment one in hopes somebody cancels. I have already gathered the paperwork.

I am FUCKED if I miss either.

Then I get inspected on the 11th, a thing I am in no way prepared for, and can't get anyone to help with. *See Goth Millennial being not paid.* I have tried calling around for other help. No joy.

* "Tasers & Excited Delirium: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"

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* "MAGA Becomes TIT | Why Trump Wants A Third Term | J.D.'s Stupid Greenland Trip:"

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* "Trump's Tariff Spectacle | Good Climate Change? | Everyone Is At Risk Of Being Sent To El Salvador:"

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* "Trump Risks Historic Economic Damage | Musk Crushed In Wisconsin | Sen. Booker's Marathon Speech:"

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* "Trump Jets Off To Watch Golf After Triggering Global Market Meltdown | No Tariffs On Russia:"

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* "7 lesbian-coded characters who made history in Hollywood's pre-Code era:" https://www.advocate.com/lesbian/7-lesbian-coded-early-characters

* "A Liberation Carol:"

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* "Jury Duty - SNL:"

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* "Planning New York - An SNL Animated Short:"

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* "The World Reacts To Trump's Tariffs:"

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* "The New Students- Woody Guthrie Cover - All You Fascists Bound To Lose:"

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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.

* "United States Disappeared Tracker:" https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map

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

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* Blood is absolutely on our hands too. This is a war crime and we are complicit. "Israel used U.S.-supplied white phosphorus in Lebanon attack:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/12/11/israel-us-white-phosphorus-lebanon/

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

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* "US vetoes Israel ceasefire resolution at the UN:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/08/us-vetoes-un-israel-ceasefire-resolution-00130911

* "U.N. General Assembly votes in favor of cease-fire resolution 153-10; U.S. and Israel vote against:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/live-blog/israel-hamas-war-live-updates-us-israel-increasingly-isolated-growing-rcna129223#rcrd27851

* "Former US ambassador to Israel says Netanyahu is a ‘clear and present danger’ to Israel :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/10/martin-indyk-israel-says-netanyahu-is-a-clear-and-present-danger-to-israel-00130992

* "Israel-Gaza live updates: Israel pumping seawater into some Gaza tunnels:" https://www.yahoo.com/gma/israel-gaza-live-updates-idf-054343233.html

* "US still unclear on what happens when the fighting between Israel and Hamas ends:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/10/blinken-fighting-between-israel-hamas-ends-00130977

* "Biden says Netanyahu must change, Israel losing global support:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/biden-israel-starting-lose-support-over-indiscriminate-bombing-gaza-2023-12-12/

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* "A Russian missile attack on Kyiv wounds at least 53 as Ukraine pleads for more European support:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/multiple-injuries-reported-nighttime-missile-attack-ukrainian-capital-105609551

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* "COP28 kicks off with climate disaster fund victory:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/cop28-summit-opens-with-hopes-early-deal-climate-damage-fund-2023-11-30/

* The fix is in. "Greens erupt as fossil fuel ‘phaseout’ is dropped from proposed climate deal:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/11/fossil-fuel-phaseout-dropped-cop28-00131066

* "Scientists skip COP28 to demand climate action at home:" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03829-2

* "A record number of fossil fuel representatives are at this year's COP28 climate talks:" https://www.npr.org/2023/12/07/1217504214/a-record-number-of-fossil-fuel-reps-at-cop28-climate-talks

* "Oil-Rich Saudi Arabia Tries to Claim Clean Energy Is Bad for the Environment:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/cop28-saudi-arabia-renewable-energy-bad-environment-1234919483/

* "Protesting at UN Climate Talks Is Becoming Increasingly Difficult, Activists Say:" https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08122023/todays-climate-protest-cop28-uae-free-speech/

* "Donald Tusk becomes Poland’s prime minister with the mission of improving European Union ties:" https://apnews.com/article/poland-government-tusk-cabinet-transition-44e67f596c617e1f55b77bbafab2bbfb

* "Meet Spain’s first transgender senator:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/11/carla-antonelli-spains-first-transgender-senator/

* "Argentina’s far-right president scraps diversity ministry days after being sworn in:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/14/argentina-president-scraps-diversity-ministry/

* "Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has gone missing, his spokesperson says:" https://www.npr.org/2023/12/11/1218578685/russia-navalny-missing

* "Tory approved list of overseas GRCs includes countries forcing trans people to be sterilised:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/08/conservative-approved-list-gender-recognition-sterilisation/

* "Five times Kemi Badenoch has proven she’s no ally to the LGBTQ+ community:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/11/kemi-badenoch-lgbtq-rights-gay-trans/

* "Asylum seeker dies on Bibby Stockholm: ‘UK Government must take responsibility’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/12/asylum-seeker-dies-on-bibby-stockholm-uk-government-must-take-responsibility/

* "Court finds in Tory government’s favour over blocking Scotland’s gender law reforms:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/08/uk-government-scotland-trans-gender-law-reform-court/

* "Welsh first minister and LGBTQ+ ally Mark Drakeford resigns:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/13/welsh-first-minister-and-lgbtq-ally-mark-drakeford-resigns/

* "Tory deputy makes cruel comment about trans election rival:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/08/conserative-deputy-chair-rachel-maclean-trans-green-party/

* "Zelenskyy says Putin is ‘inspired’ by Capitol Hill deadlock on Ukraine:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/11/zelenskyy-says-putin-is-inspired-by-capitol-hill-deadlock-on-ukraine-00131145

* "Biden announces $200M in aid for Ukraine as Zelenskyy meets GOP skepticism in Congress:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/zelenskyy-biden-meet-ukraine-aid-package-stalls-congress-rcna129179

* "Zelenskyy visits D.C. as Republicans block Ukraine aid:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/zelenskyy-visits-d-c-as-republicans-block-ukraine-aid-200079429828

* "Trump lawyers' 'juvenile' argument tips hand on weak confidence in case:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/trump-lawyers-juvenile-argument-tips-hand-on-weak-confidence-in-case-200190021536

* "Supreme Court will review scope of obstruction law that Trump is charged with breaking:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/13/supreme-court-will-review-scope-of-obstruction-law-that-trump-is-charging-with-breaking-00131514

* "Thomas's Trumpworld entanglements prompt calls for recusal in Trump Jan. 6 cases:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/thomas-s-trumpworld-entanglements-prompt-calls-for-recusal-in-trump-jan-6-cases-200291397545

* "Supreme Court to hear abortion pill case:" https://www.npr.org/2023/12/13/1218332935/mifepristone-abortion-pill-supreme-court

* "Supreme Court takes abortion pill case, opens door to further encroaching reproductive rights:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/supreme-court-takes-abortion-pill-case-opens-door-to-further-encroaching-reproductive-rights-200190021968

* "'Staged': Remember Trump's constant propaganda about the economy?:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-staged-remember-trump-s-constant-propaganda-about-the-economy-200273477897

* "GOP rep admits Biden impeachment is about ‘Trump 2024, baby’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gop-rep-admits-biden-impeachment-is-about-trump-2024-baby-200178757821

* "Emulating Trump, Republicans adopt fundamental indecency as core principle: Rep. Schiff:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/emulating-trump-republicans-adopt-fundamental-indecency-as-core-principle-rep-schiff-200187973796

* "Johnson vs Johnson: Republican speaker shreds his own argument for Biden impeachment:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/johnson-vs-johnson-republican-speaker-shreds-his-own-argument-for-biden-impeachment-200088645552

* "There isn't any evidence of any wrong doing- Ian Sams, WH Spokesman on GOP Biden impeachment inquiry:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/there-isn-t-any-evidence-of-any-wrong-doing-ian-sams-white-house-spokesman-on-gop-biden-impeachment-inquiry-199877189640

* The stated reason for the impeachment by the Republicans is that despite a massive amount of time and money spent investigating Joe Biden since his inauguration, they have not been able to find even a shred of proof of wrong doing, which is in itself a high crime and misdemeanor requiring immediate impeachment.

IDK, it makes no sense to me either.

* "George Santos Makes History (By Getting Expelled):"

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* "Maddow: 'This Congress is pitiful.'; Historically weak output from a vital institution :" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-this-congress-is-pitiful-historically-weak-output-from-a-vital-institution-199993413869

* "Reject online censorship. Tell lawmakers to oppose KOSA!:" https://www.stopkosa.com/

* "TELL CONGRESS, SAY NO TO BAD INTERNET BILLS:" https://www.badinternetbills.com/

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

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

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

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

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

* I hope they clean him out. He ruined their lives. "Giuliani's race to rock bottom sets stage for pending Trump trials:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/giuliani-s-race-to-rock-bottom-sets-stage-for-pending-trump-trials-200291909682

* "'Be bold': Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz shares his advice ahead of 2024:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/-be-bold-minnesota-gov-tim-walz-shares-his-advice-ahead-of-2024-199875141967

* "'Viewing their faith through the prism of politics': How Evangelicals ended up in the Trump camp:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-viewing-their-faith-through-the-prism-of-politics-how-evangelicals-ended-up-in-the-trump-camp-200091205556

* "Critics sound the alarm over the possibility of a second Trump term:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/critics-sound-the-alarm-over-the-possibility-of-a-second-trump-term-199840837614

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* CW: Sexual Harassment "Trump's Worst Lawyer, Alina Habba, May Be Disbarred For This:"

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* "'The need for speed': Jack Smith adds specialist to shortcut Trump delay tactic:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-the-need-for-speed-jack-smith-adds-specialist-to-shortcut-trump-delay-tactic-199993925535

* "‘Bizarre whining’: Trump lawyers call Jack Smith the Grinch in new court filing:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-bizarre-whining-trump-lawyers-call-jack-smith-the-grinch-in-new-court-filing-200182853629

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* When can we start treating literal NAZIs as the terrorists they are? "Nazi flags and SS history book found in Ohio Walmart shooter's house, records show:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nazi-flags-ss-history-book-found-ohio-walmart-shooters-house-records-s-rcna126700

* "Black trans and gender non-conforming victims remembered after Ohio shooting:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/12/black-lgbt-remembered-ohio-shooting/

* "Federal judge prohibits separating migrant families at the border:" https://www.npr.org/2023/12/08/1218336878/immigration-family-separation-judge-settlement-border

* "Migrant families separated by Trump win major court victory though indelible trauma remains:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/migrant-families-separated-by-trump-win-major-court-victory-though-indelible-trauma-remains-199824453997

* I never liked Adams, but he gets worse and worse. ACAB. "Exclusive: 'The new Ellis Island': Migrant influx tests New York City's humanitarian ideals:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-the-new-ellis-island-migrant-influx-tests-new-york-city-s-humanitarian-ideals-199823429527

* "‘Way wrong’: Chris Hayes debunks the myth of ‘organized’ shoplifting:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-way-wrong-chris-hayes-debunks-the-myth-of-organized-shoplifting-199816773504

* "The Drag Queens Fighting Performance Bans in Texas:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-southwest/the-drag-queens-fighting-performance-bans-in-texas

* "Right-wing fake history is making a big comeback — but it never went away:" https://www.salon.com/2023/11/04/right-wing-fake-history-is-making-a-big-comeback--but-it-never-went-away/

* CW: Rape. "Sex scandalized GOP official reportedly cites Trump values as new Republican standard:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/sex-scandalized-gop-official-reportedly-cites-trump-values-as-new-republican-standard-199825477984

* "Supreme Courts in 3 states will hear cases about abortion access this week:" https://www.npr.org/2023/12/11/1218357869/state-supreme-courts-abortion-wyoming-new-mexico-arizona

* Exceptions in the bans are lies. Republicans continue to win their war against freedom and bodily autonomy. "Texas Supreme Court rules against woman who sought abortion hours after she says she’ll travel out of state:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-woman-sought-abortion-court-order-leave-state-rcna129087

* "Reality of women and pregnancy complications leaves GOP flummoxed:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/reality-of-women-and-pregnancy-complications-leaves-gop-flummoxed-200290885902

* "Texas abortion ban, Republican politics drive woman out of state for life-saving care:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/texas-abortion-ban-republican-politics-drive-woman-out-of-state-for-life-saving-care-199998533754

* "Texas woman ultimately had to flee state for abortion:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/texas-woman-ultimately-had-to-flee-state-for-abortion-200076357984

* "A Man Plagiarised My Work: Women, Money, and the Nation:"

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* "Russia declares ‘international public LGBT movement’, which does not exist, an extremist group:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/11/30/russia-supreme-court-lgbtq-activism/

* "Russian riot police raid another gay bar under ongoing crackdown on ‘LGBT movement’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/13/russian-riot-police-gay-bar-lgbt-movement/

* "Odhrán Kelly: Police keeping an ‘open mind’ in murder investigation:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/07/odhran-kelly-murder-investigation-northern-ireland/

* "Brianna Ghey trial: Murder suspect admits ‘dark fantasies’ about torture and serial killer obsession:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/09/brianna-ghey-trial-dark-web-accused-torture-fantasies/

* "Man Fatally Shot Transgender Women in the Head Moments After Sex Act, Police Say :" https://www.advocate.com/crime/transgender-woman-killed-minneapolis

* "Loved ones remember trans woman Savannah Ryan Williams killed in ‘hate crime’ shooting:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/08/trans-woman-killed-hate-crime/

* "Another Man Is Charged in Torturing and Brutally Murdering an Arizona Gay Man:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/bernardo-pantaleon-alleged-killers-fourth

* "Florida Murder Trial Begins of Marriage Equality Pioneer Whose Body Was Found in a Landfill :" https://www.advocate.com/crime/jorge-diaz-johnson-murder-trial

* "Five things I wish I knew before starting hormones as a trans person:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/10/hrt-hormone-therapy-trans-gender-affirming-healthcare/#page/2

* "Ricky Gervais’ ‘heartless’ Netflix special sparks a fierce backlash over ableist language:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/07/ricky-gervais-heartless-netflix-special-sparks-a-fierce-backlash-over-ableist-language/

I hated him for decades over the fatphobia and misogyny. Then I hated him for the transphobia. I am not surprised in the least he's ablest.

* "New sickle cell treatment sparks feelings of hope and some hesitancy among Black patients:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/new-sickle-cell-treatment-sparks-feelings-hope-hesitancy-black-patient-rcna128116

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* This was likely the coolest year I will experience for the rest of my life. "UN weather agency says 2023 is the hottest year on record, warns of further climate extremes ahead:" https://apnews.com/article/climate-changetemperature-increase-424df9320b443a311727f0733631974b

* "Nations made bold climate pledges. They aren’t close to meeting them.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/11/15/un-climate-cop26-pledges/

* "Climate change affects your life in 3 big ways, a new report warns:" https://www.npr.org/2023/11/14/1206506962/climate-change-affects-your-life-in-3-big-ways-a-new-report-warns

* "Study warns about climate change misinformation during extreme weather:" https://www.axios.com/2023/11/30/misinformation-climate-change-latin-america-extreme-weather-study

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* "Rising sea levels threaten hazardous waste facilities along U.S. coast:" https://www.axios.com/2023/12/10/sea-levels-hazardous-waste-climate-change

* "The Solar-Panel Backlash Is Here:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/10/solar-power-duck-curve-waste/675842/

* "Elon Musk's Thermonuclear Defamation Suit Is a Dud:"

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* "Elon Musk reinstates conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on X:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/10/elon-musk-conspiracy-theorist-alex-jones-x-twitter/

* "Elon Musk has boosted the 'pizzagate' conspiracy theory five times in the last two weeks:" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/elon-musk-boosted-pizzagate-conspiracy-theory-rcna127087

* "The Washington Post Will Pause Its Advertising on X:" https://www.washingtonian.com/2023/11/28/the-washington-post-will-pause-its-advertising-on-x/

* "Oops! Elon Musk’s AI chatbot is proving him wrong about trans people:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/11/elon-musk-ai-chatbot/

* "Trans woman warns of dating app danger after Tinder abduction:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/09/south-africa-dating-app-abduction-grindr/

* "One in five Women’s World Cup players has faced sexist abuse online:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/12/12/womens-world-cup-online-abuse/

* "How Vikings Buried Their Dead:"

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* "The London History Show: Pocahontas & John Smith:"

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* "45 Years Ago, Gay Activist Anthony Adams Was Murdered. Utah Police Are Still Missing Evidence:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/anthony-adams-murder

* "Remembering Norman Lear and His Pioneering LGBTQ-Inclusive Shows:" https://www.advocate.com/people/norman-lear-remembered

* "Andre Braugher, star of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘Men of a Certain Age,’ dies at 61:" https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2023-12-12/andre-braugher-dead-brooklyn-nine-nine

* "Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Andre Braugher Is Dead at 61:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/andre-braugher-dead-61

* "The Gävle Goat: A Struggle Of Tradition and Mischief:"

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* Torture appointment actually let out early because my shoulder was being a douche. I was still pretty chewed up when I set out for MRI in full dark of Northern winter morning. It ended up being a drama because the branch location is so new I've only been once so was unclear on it's location which i discovered after I left. Morning rush hour traffic jams in the dark are the worst in my opinion. In an evening in the dark traffic jam people are properly awake and respond better to sudden breaking after going 50-60 for a while. I got there ten minutes after check in time, which put me ahead of the appointment time and in any case there was the usual wait on the person ahead of me.

I have no phobias, which is helpful. It still really fucks up my body because immobilized and squeezed into a tube where it is very loud and sound chaotic is rough on my joints and my sensory system. So I don't like it, but I can handle it fine, if you follow. It is boring as I can't think properly in that sound environment, and there is a dramatic increase in pain and fall risk afterword. It is not even close to the worst thing that happens medically in a given year.

This one wasn't to bad as these things go, says a person who had their entire spine surveyed more than once. Fifteen minutes. I lucked out a little on the music as three of the five songs were actually both good and very familiar, if not things I'd pick myself.

My arm was too fucked up for home physio before bed and in any case I was too tired. I was good and did a little phone bureaucracy, but I was in extreme pain and completely worn out when I went to bed to try to catch the fivish hours of sleep I was allowed today.

Bwahahaha! No. Every time I tried to drift off the phone rang for the next twoish hours. One required me to get dressed and let people in, since I'm the person on my floor Amazon can reach. It was at this point I gave up and slept in my clothes even though the seams and confinement and wrinkles make it so much harder to sleep. I feel like eight phone calls in two hours is really excessive, but this is what sleeping while disabled is like.

I was so exhausted I ended up going back to bed after errands to sleep until dinner.

I had one of my complicated speculative fiction dreams. The special effects were Amazeballs. Good on you subconscious CGI!

This just in: The really elaborate surgery is now off the table. They think a classic total joint replacement is enough. So go me!

* My car broke yet again in late October and again in early December. As I feared in October, it was the hose that keeps the engine cool. Why feared? It's in the middle of all the gear under the hood. Hose and fluid replacements are cheap. an hour and a half of labor to take it all apart then put it back in is incredibly expensive.

As I suspected the December failure has turned out to be a different part of the computer/sensor system going with similar results as to one of the breakages last spring. This is also about an hour of labour and a part they need to order that costs about as much as the labour. It is again, a part hidden in the middle of the car. Sigh.

The good news is two generous donors turned up Thursday and Friday with the result that I not only have enough to cover the repair when the part arrives, but I can pay the most urgent and largest of the non-housing bills I pay every month, plus the car insurance auto withdraw. I'm about $100 short for the month, but that's dramatically less dire. (Thank you donors! I went to bed Friday terrified I wouldn't be able to pay the mechanic and woke up rescued.) Yes, this is the fifth repair this year. My car is about 25ish years old. I can't afford to replace it, nor can I do without it, being disabled.: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Gwydion

* I would like to thank people for sending Squirrel gas money. He should be okay until his first paycheck comes.

* An old friend of mine's beloved dog needs money for vet bills and special food. They are $75.00 short of goal: https://www.gofundme.com/f/pay-rosies-dental-bills

* Regulations are written in blood. We need a lot more of them, not less. "Freight Trains: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "GOP’s Evidence-Free Impeachment | Milk Debate In Congress | Oprah Surprises Stephen’s Audience!:"

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* "‘Doctor Who’ Gets More Than 100 Complaints Over “Inappropriate” Transgender Character:" https://deadline.com/2023/12/doctor-who-complaints-bbc-transgender-character-1235658283/

* Side Note: I found the show entirely unwatchable and bailed fast. I admire his fortitude in dragging himself through the whole thing. "We Need to Talk About The Winter King: A "Gritty" King Arthur TV series...👀:"

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* "Jane Eyre to go (Brontë in 10.5 minutes):"

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* "The Great Gatsby to go (Fitzgerald in 10 minutes, English version):"

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* "It's A Wonderful Life (1946) - James Stewart - George Bailey's Speech to Potter & the Loan Board:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4ne13Zft9Q

* "‘Good Omens’ Renewed for Third and Final Season at Amazon:" https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/good-omens-season-3-renewed-final-season-amazon-1235837682/

* "Gigi the Christmas Snake:"

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* "ShopTV Christmas - SNL:"

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* "Old Friends - SNL:"

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* "Is Christmas Turning Gay? Grace Kuhlenschmidt Investigates The Gay Nutcracker | The Daily Show:"

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* "Macho Nutcracker:"

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* "Drink Mammal Milk:"

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* It amused me on 30 Coins when there was an exchange along the lines of "What's Paco doing?" "Paco's being clever. Me: How do they not realize that Paco being clever is proof something is terribly wrong with our beloved Himbo?

* CW: Suicide. "Death and Change in OFMD:" https://www.tumblr.com/izzysillyhandsy/733279845888458752/death-and-change-in-ofmd

* OFMD: Frenchie: https://www.tumblr.com/brigdh/736179894366650368?source=share

* OFMD: Stede and Buttons: https://www.tumblr.com/brigdh/736606691553165312?source=share

* Gälve Goat Poem: https://www.tumblr.com/hasgavlebockenburneddownyet/736704010808098816

* More Gälve Goat Poems: https://www.tumblr.com/mayasaura/736737562668957696

* "Midnight Pals: Ladies of Llangollen:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/736165452375523328/midnight-pals-ladies-of-llangollen?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Prog:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/736436325477236736/midnight-pals-prog?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Prog Harder:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/736527954468798464/midnight-pals-prog-harder?source=share

* Midnight Pals: Charles Dickens' Raven: https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/736709127001276416/charles-dickens-ok-guys-today-im-gonna-tell-a?source=share

* "Sunday Sweets: Art Deco:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-art-deco-2023

* "Sunday Sweets: Modern, Funky, Cool!:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/?offset=1692018000806

* "Sunday Sweets For Book Lovers Day:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-for-book-lovers-day-2023

* "Sunday Sweets: 11 Magical Castle Cakes:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-11-magical-castle-cakes-2023

* "Sunday Sweets Gets Crafty:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/sunday-sweets-gets-crafty-2023

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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: Animal Death. Fundraiser to cover costs of final treatment. "Dine's expenses for Olivier's last week:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/dines-expenses-for-oliviers-last-week

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

* This is one of the innocent, unarmed young men shot for taking a walk after dinner by an islamaphobe. "Support For Hisham's Recovery:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-hishams-recovery

* "Now feels like a good time to plug the organizations that the Kissinger Death Tontine accepted donations-as-submissions from!:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/735458103739465728?source=share

* Where to donate for non-violent causes in Gaza and Israel: https://soc-puppet.dreamwidth.org/867894.html

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

* My car broke yet again in late October and again in early December. The repairs ate most of my bill money for both months. Yes, these are the forth and fifth repairs this year. My car is about 25ish years old. I can't afford to replace it, nor can I do without it, being disabled. The car is back as of 12/13. I need about $100.00 to cover bills in the back half of the month: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Gwydion

* An old friend of mine's beloved dog needs money for vet bills and special food. They just need $75 more.: https://www.gofundme.com/f/pay-rosies-dental-bills

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

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

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

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* "Austria’s Sebastian Kurz charged with making false statements:" https://www.politico.eu/article/sebastian-kurz-charged-on-suspicion-of-making-false-statements/

* "Secret Messages Document Moscow Contacts with Staffer of Far-Right AfD:" https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/germany-secret-messages-document-moscow-contacts-with-staffer-of-far-right-afd-a-0040e526-39d7-4f22-8bc1-6772bc2d840a

* "A top Russian general linked to the head of a rebellious mercenary group is reportedly dismissed:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-general-surovikin-dismissed-ukraine-wagner-036326ed0279a0c85600ef435e59a076

* "Russian mercenary chief and mutineer Prigozhin killed in jet crash, state media say:" https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2023-08-23/jet-crash-in-russia-kills-10-wagner-chief-prigozhin-passenger-list

* "'Revenge served cold' suspected in plane crash death of Putin warlord:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-revenge-served-cold-suspected-in-plane-crash-death-of-putin-warlord-191489605556

* "The new educational programme in Russia:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1932940.html

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* "Ukraine forces raise national flag in Robotyne in Zaporizhzhia region:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-forces-raise-national-flag-robotyne-zaporizhzhia-region-2023-08-23/

* "Turbulent Waters: How the Black Sea Became a Hot Spot in the War:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/world/europe/black-sea-russia-ukraine.html

* "Let's talk about Russia and who they don't want to face....:"

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* "Fox blames Biden for failing to stop Tropical Storm Hilary at the border: "they let it right in":" https://boingboing.net/2023/08/21/fox-blames-biden-for-failing-to-stop-tropical-storm-hilary-at-the-border-they-let-it-right-in.html

Remember when Republicans used to claim Obama had a time machine and super powers on the regular? Now they are claiming Biden controls the Weather.

* "Let's talk about government shutdowns, continuing resolutions, and more....:"

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* Republicans continue to wage their war on the American Economy that started with Reagan. "House Freedom Caucus rolls out demands to avoid shutdown:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/21/house-freedom-caucus-potential-shutdown-00112068

* "More than 31K Arkansans lost Medicaid coverage for procedural reasons in July:" https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2023-08-09/more-than-31k-arkansans-lost-medicaid-coverage-for-procedural-reasons-in-july

* "More than 82,000 Arkansans lose Medicaid coverage in July purge:" https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2023/aug/09/more-than-82000-arkansans-lose-medicaid-coverage/

* It's not just Arkansas. Check your Medicaid.

* "The Charitable-Industrial Complex:" https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/opinion/the-charitable-industrial-complex.html

* "UPS workers overwhelmingly approve a 5-year contract, ending a standoff between the company and the Teamsters union:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/ups-workers-overwhelmingly-approve-5-year-contract-ending-102462116

* "House Republicans launch investigation into Fulton County DA after Trump indictment:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/24/house-republicans-launch-investigation-into-fulton-county-da-00112769

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

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

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

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

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

* "Federal Judge Strikes Down Portions of Texas Voter Suppression Law S.B. 1:" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/federal-judge-strikes-down-portions-of-texas-voter-suppression-law-s-b-1/

* If Republicans succeed this is the end of rule of law and an independent judiciary. "Trump’s Georgia allies search for ways to punish Fani Willis:" https://www.ajc.com/politics/trumps-georgia-allies-search-for-ways-to-punish-fani-willis/LYUKIOKBJJBMBAXFD3JCWO2ZTQ/

* "Drag queen makes historic run for office to bring ‘voice to the voiceless’ in Florida politics:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/20/florida-drag-queen-politics-michael-travis-erika-rose/

* "Racist COVID Claims Spread by RFK, Jr., and Other Demagogues Are Deadly:" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/racist-covid-infection-theories-arent-just-wrong-they-are-deadly/

* "Hayes: How the ‘hermetically-sealed’ MAGA world views Trump vs. Biden:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-how-the-hermetically-sealed-maga-world-views-trump-vs-biden-191383621713

* "Let's talk about negative turnout for Biden and Trump....:"

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* "Vivek Ramaswamy: LGBTQ+ People Created 'Tyranny of the Minority':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/vivek-ramaswamy-lgbtq-people-tyranny

* How is this legal? "ND governor paying people to donate to his presidential campaign:" https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4089441-nd-governor-paying-people-to-donate-to-his-presidential-campaign/

* "The Ron DeSantis Slump:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-political-scene/the-ron-desantis-slump

* "DeSantis eager to disclaim his elitist roots to curry favor with MAGA populists:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/desantis-eager-to-disclaim-his-elitist-roots-to-curry-favor-with-maga-populists-191484485546

* "The dog that didn't bark: Trump's calls for massive protests go unanswered:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/the-dog-that-didn-t-bark-trump-s-calls-for-massive-protests-go-unanswered-191308869503

* "Let's talk about Trump, Tucker, and skipping the debates....:"

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* "Michigan's Perry Johnson excluded from GOP presidential debate; claims 'corrupt' process:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/08/22/perry-johnson-michigan-gop-presidential-debate-candidate/70640396007/

* "Perry Johnson Also Plans to Sue RNC for Missing Presidential Debate:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/perry-johnson-also-plans-to-sue-rnc-for-missing-presidential-debate

* "'Mad, mad world': Republicans make a mockery of primary debate before it even starts:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-mad-mad-world-republicans-make-a-mockery-of-primary-debate-before-it-even-starts-191389765967

* "The GOP Debate Participants: A Look at Their Anti-LGBTQ+ Records:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/republican-debate-homophobia-transphobia

* "The spiciest moments of the first GOP debate:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/23/first-republican-debate-highlights-00112617

* "Republican presidential candidates attack LGBTQ+ ‘indoctrination’ in schools during TV debate:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/24/republican-2024-candidates-ron-desantis-nikki-haley-donald-trump/

* "The GOP Debate: A Dumpster Fire, With or Without Trump:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/gop-debate-dumpster-fire

* "New Arkansas law now allows children under 16 years old to work:" https://www.kait8.com/2023/08/01/new-arkansas-law-now-allows-children-under-16-years-old-work/

* "MTG Baselessly Claims Georgia Prosecutor Is ‘Guilty of’ RICO Crimes, Not Trump:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/mtg-georgia-prosecutor-guilty-rico-not-trump-1234809319/

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene appears to defend Proud Boys leader in social media post :" https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4159874-marjorie-taylor-greene-defends-proud-boys-leader-in-social-media-post-as-doj-seeks-33-year-sentence/?utm_source=press.coop

* "George Santos Aide Accused of Impersonating Kevin McCarthy Staffer Now Charged:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/george-santos-aide-charged

* "Let's talk about Santos, fundraising, and another indictment....:"

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* "Trump attorneys guided false electors in Georgia, GOP chair says:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/22/trump-indictment-false-electors-00112229

* "Meet the 34-year-old judge who will oversee Trump prosecution in Georgia:" https://www.ajc.com/news/meet-the-34-year-old-judge-who-will-oversee-trump-prosecution/BSRME6N2DJFYDGZ3OGBOJUFUKA/

* "Trump ex-chief Mark Meadows asks judge to protect him from arrest as he seeks to move Georgia case to federal court:" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/22/trump-ex-aide-meadows-asks-judge-to-protect-him-from-arrest-in-ga-case.html

* "Indicted Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro demands speedy trial in Georgia:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/indicted-trump-lawyer-kenneth-chesebro-demands-speedy-trial-in-georgia-191470661865

* "Judge schedules Trump codefendant Ken Chesebro for October trial in racketeering case:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/24/fulton-county-prosecutors-ask-judge-to-set-oct-23-trial-on-trump-racketeering-charges-00112816

* "Giuliani turns himself in on Georgia 2020 election charges after bond is set at $150,000:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-giuliani-georgia-election-indictment-fulton-county-203b1e69cbff227a0bf8cc59a6bb645f

* "Federal judge rejects bids to halt Georgia prosecution of Trump aides over 2020 election:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/23/georgia-trump-racketeering-case-state-court-00112480

* "Long on bills, short on time: Trump co-defendants may consider their options:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/long-on-bills-short-on-time-trump-co-defendants-may-consider-their-options-191393349787

* "Judge approves $200,000 bond for Trump in Georgia election case:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-giuliani-georgia-election-indictment-fulton-county-203b1e69cbff227a0bf8cc59a6bb645f

* "Behold the First Ever Presidential Mugshot:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-mugshot-released-georgia-election-meddling-arrest-1234812072/

* "Sen. Warnock (D-GA): We know who Trump is, but who are we?:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/sen-warnock-d-ga-we-know-who-trump-is-but-who-are-we-191309381982

* This is understandable and some of the most in depth stuff I've seen on the indictments. "It's RICO in Georgia:"

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* "Inside One ‘Egregious’ Mistake From Trump’s Florida Judge Aileen Cannon:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-one-egregious-mistake-from-trumps-florida-judge-aileen-cannon

* "Prosecutors: Trump Mar-a-Lago security aide flipped after changing lawyers :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/22/trump-witness-reversal-testimony-jack-smith-00112355

* "Key Mar-a-Lago witness flips after dumping Trump-aligned lawyer, court filings reveal:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/key-mar-a-lago-witness-flips-after-dumping-trump-aligned-lawyer-court-filings-reveal-191393349836

* "Bondsman Scott Hall released from Fulton Jail:" https://www.ajc.com/news/bondsman-scott-hall-released-from-fulton-jail/5U2LUVKRR5AZDPGVUNFQFUVYCU/

* "Justice Department objects to Trump’s proposed April 2026 date for DC trial:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-special-counsel-trial-justice-department-jan-6-d2648e51ddf2cdcebf74a197e4c547d7

* "How Trump (Allegedly) Tried to Steal the Election:"

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* "Secret Service Agents Were in Contact With Far-Right Oath Keepers:" https://newrepublic.com/post/175151/secret-service-agents-contact-far-right-oath-keepers

* "'Naive' Secret Service had blind spot for Oath Keepers ahead of Jan. 6: report:" https://www.msnbc.com/alex-wagner-tonight/watch/-naive-secret-service-had-blind-spot-for-oath-keepers-ahead-of-jan-6-report-191481925893

* "Investigation underway after unknown white powdery substance found at Nevada FBI office:" https://katv.com/news/nation-world/investigation-underway-after-unknown-white-powdery-substance-found-at-nevada-fbi-office-reno-explicit-sign-cup-of-white-powder-federal-investigation-possible-hoax

* "‘Active’ hate groups made up of neo-Nazis growing in the US, experts warn:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/24/active-hate-groups-neo-nazis-us/

* "Bomb threats and ‘swatting’ campaign hits dozens of synagogues:" https://forward.com/news/557648/bomb-threats-and-swatting-campaign-hits-dozens-of-synagogues/?amp=1

* "Judge halts "religious-liberty training" order as Southwest argues it's unconstitutional:" https://www.lawdork.com/p/religious-liberty-training-order-30-day-stay

* "Misconduct Complaint Filed Against Texas Judge in Hate Group Training Case:" https://www.advocate.com/law/southwest-airlines-judge-complaint

* "Kyle Rittenhouse’s new foundation is run by a Pizzagate conspiracy theorist and a gun extremist who appeared on a white nationalist program:" https://www.mediamatters.org/diversity-discrimination/kyle-rittenhouses-new-foundation-run-pizzagate-conspiracy-theorist-and-gun

* "One dead in Nudieland shooting at ‘safe space’ for queer punk community in Minneapolis:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/18/nudieland-shooting-death/

* "Minneapolis Mass Shooting Leaves Transgender Community Fearful of Further Violence:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/nudieland-minneapolis-trans-shooting

* "Government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention:" https://www.npr.org/2023/08/16/1190767610/ice-detention-immigration-government-inspectors-barbaric-negligent-conditions

* "DOJ sues Texas and Gov. Greg Abbott over Rio Grande barrier:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/24/doj-sues-texas-and-gov-greg-abbott-over-rio-grande-barrier-00107896

* "Lansing police detained a Black child who was in the 'wrong place, wrong time,' department says:" https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/michigan-police-detained-a-black-child-who-was-in-the-wrong-place-wrong-time-department-says-4/

* "Trans man assaulted by police officer in car park to sue LA County for $10,000:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/18/emmett-brock-los-angeles-police-legal-action/

* "Lawsuit could be filed in death of Joan Meyer, who died day after police raid on KS paper:" https://news.yahoo.com/lawsuit-could-filed-death-joan-185938180.html

* "Authorities charge 10 current and former California police officers in corruption case:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/authorities-charge-10-current-and-former-california-police-officers-in-corruption-case

* "Let's talk about the FBI, California, and 9 cops....:"

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* "Greenpoint mystery solved: serial litterer was NYPD sergeant:" https://gothamist.com/news/greenpoint-mystery-solved-serial-litterer-was-nypd-sergeant

* "The War on Cities:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-crime/the-war-on-cities

* "Sentenced to Life as Boys, They Made Their Case for Release:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/15/headway/prison-life-sentence-release.html

* "Did a Journalist Violate Hacking Law to Leak Fox News Clips? The Government Thinks He Did.:" https://zetter.substack.com/p/did-a-journalist-violate-hacking

* "The Black Panther Party is Back and They’ve Got Hormones:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/the-black-panther-party-is-back-theyve-got-hormones

* "Oklahoma’s high court will consider a reparations case from 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre survivors:" https://apnews.com/article/tulsa-race-massacre-survivors-lawsuit-2731bcc20ef66decf564eb4918460327

* "Texas Sued Over 'Unconstitutional' Drag Ban by ACLU:" https://www.advocate.com/law/aclu-sues-texas-drag-ban

* "Smithsonian Cancels Literature Festival Leaving Trans AAPI Community Disheartened:" https://www.advocate.com/news/aapi-transgender-smithsonian-festival-cancellation

* "Right-Wing Takeover of New College in Florida Seeks to Benefit More Men:" https://www.advocate.com/education/chris-rufo-new-college-florida

* "Moms for Liberty Wants to Make American Kids Oblivious to Sex Ed: Report:" https://www.advocate.com/education/sex-education-moms-for-liberty

* "North Carolina Lawmakers Override Governor's Veto of 3 Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills:" https://www.advocate.com/law/anti-lgbtq-bills-north-carolina

* "Students banned from using nicknames under new anti-trans Orange County schools guidance:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/08/orange-county-florida-trans-schools/

* "California School District Will Make Staff Out Trans Students to Their Parents:" https://www.advocate.com/education/murrieta-valley-outing-transgender-students

* "“Racism pure and simple”: Arkansas rejects credit for AP Black History — but Europe history is fine:" https://www.salon.com/2023/08/16/pure-and-simple-arkansas-rejects-credit-for-ap-black-history--but-europe-history-is-fine_partner/

* It is not allowed to teach about the Little Rock Nine in Little Rock. Little Rock high schools say they will defy the law. "Historic "Little Rock Nine" school pushes back on Arkansas law limiting race studies:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/historic-little-rock-nine-school-pushes-back-on-arkansas-law-limiting-race-studies-191307845936

* "PragerU co-host once condemned Martin Luther King Jr. and branded himself a white nationalist:" https://www.vpsreports.com/post/prageru-co-host-once-condemned-martin-luther-king-jr-and-branded-himself-a-white-nationalist

* "ACLU Calls for Federal Probe of Anti-LGBTQ+ Actions in Texas Schools:" https://www.advocate.com/law/texas-schools-anti-lgbtq

* "Heartstopper, The Color Purple and hundreds more books set for Iowa school ban:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/03/heartstopper-the-colour-purple-book-ban-iowa/

* "Trump-supporting town could force local library to close over a book about trans people:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/19/dayton-washington-library-lgbtq-books/

* CW: Sexual Assault "Sexual Assaults in the LGBTQ+ Community — A Survivor Finds His Voice and Speaks Out:" https://www.advocate.com/news/david-daniels-sexual-assault-schultz

* CW: Sexual Harassment. Christians insist their religion requires them to Sexually Harass queer people and the Us Government agrees that the Christian requirement to be cruel to people they hate is more important than the right of queer people to be safe. "Baylor University Gets Exemption From LGBTQ-Related Sexual Harassment Ban:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/baylor-university-sexual-harrassment-lgbtq

* CW: Domestic Violence murder. "Florida Man's Husband Identified as Suspect in His Death:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/florida-man-husband-homicide-suspect

* CW: Elder Abuse. "Elderly gay man burned by cigarette and left bruised by staff in care home abuse:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/16/lgbtq-oap-care-home-abuse-report/

* "Mississippi School District Implements Transphobic Dress Code:" https://www.advocate.com/news/mississippi-school-district-dress-code

* "Campaigners call out ‘deep-seated stigma’ as period products are tested with blood for first time ever:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/18/period-products-blood-test-first-time/

* "US appeals court backs abortion pill restrictions; Supreme Court appeal planned:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-appeals-court-rules-restrict-abortion-pill-use-2023-08-16/

* "Nebraskans Ask State Supreme Court to Overturn Abortion, Trans Care Restrictions:" https://www.advocate.com/law/nebraska-abortion-transgender-lawsuit-appeal

* They are lying when they say they are "Pro-Life." "Texas Fights for the Right to Deny Women Life-Saving Abortion Care:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/texas-abortion-bounty-law-ruling-1234802301/

* "How the Cook Islands fought off the shackles of colonialism and freed its LGBTQ+ community:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/19/cook-islands-lgbtq/

* "Attacker jailed after threatening man he thought was gay with AK-47 and bayonet:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/20/jersey-bar-ak-47-bayonet-homophobic-incident/

* "Cis men are driving Britain’s anti-trans hostility – the data proves it:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/15/uk-trans-men-women-data/

* "LGBTQ+ people far more likely to face poverty in retirement, data finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/19/retirement-financial-hardship-lgbtq/

* "Government pushes ahead with Equality Act review, posting new job to ‘consider’ making changes:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/18/government-equality-act-review-job/

* "Rishi Sunak slammed in postcard campaign for taking holiday instead of passing conversion therapy ban:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/15/rishi-sunak-stonewall-postcards-california-holiday/

* Gender-neutral Toilets are important for both some people with disabilities and trans people. This strikes to the heart of both groups being able to exist in public. "Government crackdown on gender-neutral toilets goes against findings of its own study:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/16/government-gender-neutral-toilets-plan/

* "Kemi Badenoch told to stop ‘obsessing over toilets’ by Labour’s Anneliese Dodds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/15/kemi-badenoch-anneliese-dodds-gender-neutral-toilet/

* "Rosie Duffield: What has the Labour MP said about trans people and trans rights?:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/18/rosie-duffield-labour-mp-trans-views/

* "Clapham stabbing victim speaks out after horrific homophobic Two Brewers knife attack:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/15/clapham-stabbing-two-brewers-victim/

* "Police release CCTV image of man following homophobic Two Brewers knife attack:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/15/london-two-brewers-homophobic-attack-cctv-image/

* "Met Police accused of failing third queer man attacked outside Two Brewers:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/16/clapham-stabbing-two-brewers-met-police/

* "How queer people are hiding their identity in public as anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment grows:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/19/two-brewers-stabbing-queer-lgbtq-safety/

* "Eight in 10 LGBTQ+ Americans fear for safety as bigotry sweeps nation, study finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/17/americans-us-human-rights-campaign/

* "Military Veterans Sue to Reclassify Sexuality-Based Discharge Records:" https://www.advocate.com/law/military-veterans-lawsuit-reclassify-discharge

* "Laws banning gender-affirming treatments can block trans youth from receiving other care:" https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/072723_trans_care_laws/laws-banning-gender-affirming-treatments-can-block-trans-youth-from-receiving-other-care/

* "After Mississippi banned his hormone shots, an 8-hour journey:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/interactive/2023/mississippi-youth-transgender-care-ban-aftermath/

* "Trans student was denied use of girls’ restroom at Platte County High, subject to verbal harassment:" https://www.kctv5.com/2023/08/03/lawsuit-trans-student-was-denied-use-girls-restroom-platte-county-high-subject-verbal-harassment/

* "New Hampshire Outlaws 'LGBTQ+ Panic' Defense in Homicide Cases:" https://www.advocate.com/law/new-hampshire-gay-panic-ban

* "Idaho's Anti-Trans Sports Law Still Blocked After Appeals Court Ruling:" https://www.advocate.com/law/idaho-trans-sports-ban-blocked

* "Idaho Bathroom Law Targeting Transgender Students Blocked by Judge:" https://www.advocate.com/law/judge-blocks-idaho-bathroom-law

* "U.S. Appeals Court Dismisses Suit Against Trans-Supportive School Policy:" https://www.advocate.com/law/anti-trans-lawsuit-dismissed-montgomery

* "Vanderbilt Medical Center Under Federal Scrutiny After Trans Patient Records Release:" https://www.advocate.com/news/vanderbilt-hhs-investigation-transgender-records

* "Diocese Issues Policy Regarding Sexuality and Sexual Identity in Schools:" https://worcesterdiocese.org/news/diocese-issues-policy-regarding-sexuality-and-sexual-identity-in-schools?utm_source=WBUR+Editorial+Newsletters&utm_campaign=1fdc1f8ca2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_08_18_11_41&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d0781a0a0c-1fdc1f8ca2-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D#menu

* "Students must use names, pronouns assigned at birth under new Worcester Catholic schools policy:" https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/17/metro/trans-students-must-use-names-pronouns-assigned-birth-under-new-worcester-catholic-schools-policy/?utm_source=WBUR+Editorial+Newsletters&utm_campaign=1fdc1f8ca2-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_08_18_11_41&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d0781a0a0c-1fdc1f8ca2-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

* This is a different state. "Denver Archdiocese Sues to Deny LGBTQ+ Families Access to Preschool:" https://www.advocate.com/law/archdiocese-of-denver-lgbtq-discrimination

* "‘Remarkable’ woman shot dead after dispute over LGBTQ+ Pride flag:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/20/california-shop-owner-shot-lgbtq-pride-flag/

* "Suspect Identified in Killing of California Woman Shot for Displaying Pride Flag:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/travis-ikeguchi-lauri-carleton-flag

* "Suspect in killing over Pride flag had long history of anti-LGBTQ posts:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/suspect-in-killing-over-pride-flag-had-long-history-of-anti-lgbtq-posts-191387205747

* "Man Who Pulled Gun At Historic Gay Bar Gets 5 Years Behind Bars:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/19-bar-man-gun-sentenced

* "Lawyer for Alleged O’Shae Sibley Killer Claims Client is a “Good Christian Boy”:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/oshae-sibley-alleged-killer-christian

* "Anti-trans couple told they can’t foster children because of their views on LGBTQ+ kids. They’re suing:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/10/catholi-couple-trans-fostering/

They are suing for the right to abuse foster children, as the rights of children not to be abused are less important than their right as Christians to abuse other people's children.

* "Florida LGBTQ+ Rights Groups Launch Parenting With Pride Program:" https://www.advocate.com/news/florida-families-parenting-with-pride

* CW: Suicide "Leave Our Kids Alone supporters tell LGBTQ+ youth to hang themselves:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/8/6/2185669/-Leave-Our-Kids-Alone-supporters-tell-LGBTQ-youth-to-hang-themselves

How to spot a hate group.

* "Federalist Author Calls for a New Satanic Panic:" https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/federalist-author-calls-for-a-new-satanic-panic

* "Gay GB News pundit clashes with colleague over bigoted rant comparing being gay to paedophilia:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/19/gb-news-albie-amankona-bushra-shaikh-homophobia/

* "Hozier slams right-wing pundits for using LGBTQ+ folks as ‘scapegoats when things get difficult’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/19/hozier-lgbtq-trans-scapegoats-fear-mongering/

* "English Chess Federation ‘will not exclude trans women’ despite international ban:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/20/english-chess-federation-fide-trans-women-policy/

* "Target Sued Over Inclusion of LGBTQ-Friendly Merchandise:" https://www.advocate.com/law/target-sued-lgbtq-products

* "Stephen Miller-Backed Group Targets Kellog Over ‘Woke’ LGBTQ+ Inclusion:" https://www.advocate.com/business/stephen-miller-group-kellog

* "Harry’s razors backlash is ‘latest attempt to harass trans people out of public life’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/09/harrys-razor-trans-boycott/

* "Museum of Pop Culture REMOVES JK Rowling (& Why It Matters):"

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* "A Pill After Sex Could Help Slow STIs Among Gay Men:" https://www.advocate.com/health/stis-gay-sex-doxyprep

* "COVID Hospitalizations Now Up Nearly 22%:" https://themessenger.com/health/covid-hospitalizations-now-up-nearly-22

* "What Is Narcissism? Science Confronts a Widely Misunderstood Phenomenon:" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-narcissism-science-confronts-a-widely-misunderstood-phenomenon/

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* "Queer environmental activists warn of LGBTQ+ people ‘suffering first’ from catastrophic climate change:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/24/climate-change-queer-activists-lgbtq-environmental-crisis/

* "Wishing you had more shade? Florida’s heat takes uneven toll.:" https://www.tampabay.com/news/tampa/2023/08/22/floridas-heat-takes-toll-health-shade-provides-relief-not-all/

* "Extreme heat has killed 103 people in 2 Arizona counties so far in 2023:" https://www.azfamily.com/2023/08/08/extreme-heat-has-killed-147-people-5-counties-coroners-report-real-number-is-likely-much-higher/

* "Arizona Republicans Don’t Want to Hear About the Deadly Heat Wave:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/08/09/phoenix-heat-wave-republicans-00110325

* "Park officials still looking for stranded visitors in remote Death Valley areas:" https://www.sfgate.com/california-parks/article/400-people-stranded-in-death-valley-after-hilary-18307664.php

* "Devastation in Death Valley as photos show flood damage; park to reopen in stages over weeks ahead :" https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/devastation-in-death-valley-as-photos-show-flood-damage-park-to-reopen-in-stages-over-weeks-ahead/

* "Rain from Tropical Storm Hilary lashes California and Mexico, swamping roads and trapping cars:" https://apnews.com/article/hilary-tropical-storm-flooding-california-mexico-f89aeddeb62d55c935699ac81ca85f1d

* "Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Ojai area, rattling nerves as Hilary pounds Southland:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-20/5-0-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-ojai-area

* "Photos: See the aftermath of flooding, mudslides from Tropical Storm Hilary:" https://www.npr.org/sections/pictureshow/2023/08/20/1194964251/photos-see-flooding-mudslides-tropical-storm-hilary-brings-to-southern-calif

* "Scorched Europe battles deadly fires, Turkey shuts shipping lane:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/scorched-europe-battles-deadly-fires-turkey-shuts-shipping-lane-2023-08-23/

* "How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires in Europe:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/how-climate-change-drives-heatwaves-wildfires-europe-2023-08-17/

* "Greece wildfires fanned by strong winds, killing one:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/firefighters-greece-battle-blazes-fanned-by-gale-force-winds-2023-08-21/

* "City empties as thousands flee wildfire burning near capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories:" https://apnews.com/article/canada-wildfires-northwest-territories-7b8c327876d86a483c8e25df7bc2c566

* "Amid Canadian wildfires, experts warn state of emergency could continue into fall:" https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/amid-canadian-wildfires-experts-warn-state-of-emergency-could-continue-into-fall/

* "Warming Set the Stage for Canada’s Record Fires, Study Finds:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/22/climate/canada-wildfires-climate-change.html

* "Prime Minister Justin Trudeau slams Facebook for blocking Canada wildfire news:" https://apnews.com/article/canada-wildfires-facebook-news-blocking-734a5bc05796e38a011c6c9a473efea8

* "Lookout Fire in Lane County expands closures to include Blue Pool, Sahalie Falls and other popular recreation areas:" https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/wildfire/lane-county-lookout-wildfire-closures/283-56604abb-8d12-49e2-832e-fa0efb6a8dec

* "Lookout Fire evacuation areas updated, visibility improves for aerial operations:" https://www.kezi.com/news/lookout-fire-evacuation-areas-updated-visibility-improves-for-aerial-operations/article_a621b392-41e8-11ee-8d4d-77150ec08332.html

* "Hawaii wildfires: More than 1,000 people reported missing in Maui weeks after blaze:" https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/23/hawaii-wildfires-more-than-1000-people-reported-missing-in-maui.html

* "In deadly Maui fires, many had no warning and no way out. Those who dodged a barricade survived:" https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-fires-timeline-maui-lahaina-road-block-c8522222f6de587bd14b2da0020c40e9

* "Address on the Maui Wildfire Disaster:" https://governor.hawaii.gov/main/address-on-the-maui-wildfire-disaster-friday-august-18-2023/

* "‘The Devastation Is Overwhelming’: Biden Tours Wildfire Damage on Maui:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/21/us/politics/biden-maui-hawaii-wildfires.html

* "Immigrant workers’ lives, livelihoods and documents in limbo after the Hawaii fire:" https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-lahaina-foreign-workers-mexico-fires-ab24400f8e1c89ed099dbd3cd45fb890

* "Online posts spread misinformation about FEMA aid following Maui wildfires:" https://apnews.com/article/maui-wildfires-hawaii-fema-misinformation-8562e2e81e03626acc5be30700d73120

* "Let's talk about Hawaii, sirens, and changes....:"

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* "Lahaina used to be a wetland:" https://heated.world/p/lahaina-used-to-be-wetland

* "Let's talk about Hawaii and $700 payments....:"

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* Want to help the people of Maui?

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

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

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

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

* "4 tornadoes hit New England, cause damage in Massachusetts, Rhode Island:" https://www.wcvb.com/article/4-tornadoes-hit-new-england-on-aug-18-2023-cleanup-continues/44858073

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* "Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in a protected area:" https://www.thestar.com/news/world/americas/ecuadorians-reject-oil-drilling-in-the-amazon-in-historic-decision/article_43ec3d1c-6d3b-5f83-b2bf-8933184bfd2b.html

* "Elon Musk is threatening to remove the ‘block’ button on X – here’s why it matters for queer users:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/21/elon-musk-block-x-twitter/

* "Far too many of Musk's followers and Twitter's users appear fake; advertisers may never return:" https://boingboing.net/2023/08/18/far-too-many-of-musk-and-twitters-followers-appear-fake-advertisers-may-never-return.html

* "The Big List of Elon Musk’s Hyperbole, Evasions, and Outright Lies:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/elon-musk-twitter-zuckerberg-lies-1234808808/

* "Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft lands on the moon in 'victory cry of a new India':" https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-counts-down-crucial-moon-landing-2023-08-23/

* "Ibis use 'stress and wash' technique to eat poisonous cane toads:" https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-23/ibis-find-way-to-eat-toxic-cane-toads/101683596

* "Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years:" https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/13/plant-ancient-greece-rediscovered/

* "History Summarized: Malta – An Empire In Miniature:"

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* "Met Museum Acquires Rare 19th-Century Portrait of Enslaved Child :" https://hyperallergic.com/839231/met-museum-acquires-rare-19th-century-portrait-of-enslaved-child/

* "The Surprising Contents of an American POW’s Journal:" https://daily.jstor.org/the-surprising-contents-of-an-american-pows-journal/?preview_id=303822

* "He was killed in the Holocaust. His family just got back his book of scripture.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2023/08/08/holocaust-auschwitz-dov-forman-bela/

* "Vivid Kodachrome Photos Show the Bygone Manhattan of the Early 1940s:" https://rarehistoricalphotos.com/manhattan-in-kodachrome-photos/

* "The struggle for land rights in Hawai’i.:" https://thenib.com/owning-an-island/

* "They wanted a Bollywood ending, not an arranged marriage. Their escape came at a cost:" https://www.npr.org/2023/08/06/1188366128/india-arranged-marriage-love-commandos

* "Seaside screen brings magic of movies to Gaza years after cinemas closed:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/seaside-screen-brings-magic-movies-gaza-years-after-cinemas-closed-2023-08-16/

* "Meghan Buell, Founder of Indiana Trans Organization, Dead at 58:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/trans-activist-meghan-buell

* "Director William Friedkin's Controversial Gay Film Legacy:" https://www.advocate.com/film/william-friedkin-cruising-boys-band

* "Darcie Silver: British trans comedian dies in Thailand, aged 35:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/08/22/darcie-silver-trans-comedian-death-thailand/

* "Holocaust Monument for LGBTQ+ Victims Vandalized in Berlin:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/german-police-berlin-holocaust-memorial

* I am still struggling with the Asshole agency. I was awakened Sunday morning by a cleaner checking in on her way to my place. Fuckssake! I do not understand why it's so hard to grasp only send cleaners every Friday morning unless I say other wise. They tried to send a morning and afternoon cleaner last Tuesday. Every day i have the same conversation about me only wanting weekly care Friday mornings. Every day they cancel the next day's cleaner, but not the day after. I only get so many hours a year and we are saving the extras for Autumn when millennials are busy with Gothmas season and the like.

I did not cancel the morning cleaner Sunday, because she'd already been booked and if I cancel that's money she loses. It was hours of sleep I needed, but oh well. Asshole agency. I did have about two hours of work for her, but I've no idea what happens if the telephone operator lady didn't sort it and a surprise cleaner comes Monday, as the stuff that's left is either complicated or not in the cleaner's remit. She said she'd switched me from daily back to weekly. *Fingers crossed*

This cleaner was very quiet. Tavy liked her. She was so quiet, Livia thought she'd gone and wandered into my bathroom to use her personal litter box and there she was: cleaning! Livia: The horror! The horror! Quiet was good. it meant I could do some tumblr programming with only occasional interruption for directions.

Winds from the tropical storm in Mexico and California are sending air currents along the coast that bring us smoke from the fires between us and there. Air quality was bad all weekend as a result. Instead of swimming we gathered in my place and goth Millennial made their excellent lasagna.

* I would like to thank my donor for the gift of excellent litter. Things are so much less dramatic here as a result.

The Asshole Agency has not surprised me with a cleaner I did not ask for two days in a row. Yay!

* I had my shoulder situation investigated again Tuesday. It was painful, of course, and my shoulders are still recovering. The new doctor had not grasped how extreme the situation is. We will be doing another round of specialists as a result. I have just started a new med. I am not sanguine it will be to the point and I worry it will fuck me up, but having eliminated the best option, we are down to two less ideal classes. I thought the other option too high risk for extreme side effects, so here we are.

* I explain my process and give some likely inadequate advice on tumblr to someone who asks "How do you keep up with all these articles and websites?:" https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/726275476259241984/how-do-you-keep-up-with-all-these-articles-and?source=share

* "No Second Season for A League of Their Own:" https://www.advocate.com/television/a-league-of-their-own-canceled

A better take would have been: it won't happen now because Amazon Prime didn't care about its audience and the greedy rich people in charge hate paying writers, Actors, etc. fair compensation for their work.

* "True Facts: Fish That Suck:"

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* "First day as a second century warlord:" https://www.tumblr.com/jonquility/706918292384776192?source=share

* "Alexander the Great Explaining Proskynesis To The Boys:" https://www.thestopgap.net/alexander-the-great-explaining-proskynesis-to-the-boys/

* "Midnight Pals: Mexican Gothic:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/726203038247878656/midnight-pals-mexican-gothic?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Florence Balcombe:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/726470108741025792/midnight-pals-florence-balcombe?source=share

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

The help links are at the bottom under the cut.

* Want to help the people of Maui?

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

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

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

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

* Want to help queer folk in Russia?

Queer Svit - https://queersvit.taplink.ws/ Helping LGBTQ+ and BIPOC аffected by the war and political repressions
Center-T - https://centre-t.com/english Helping transgender people in Russia
КилькоТ-Действие - https://boosty.to/kilkota
Delo LGBT+ - https://www.delo.lgbt/ || https://boosty.to/delolgbt

* BPAL Charity Fundraiser "TRIUMPH IN MY SONG:" https://blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-category/activism/triumph-in-my-song/

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

* "DIY Box Fan Air Filter Directions:" https://aghealth.ucdavis.edu/sites/g/files/dgvnsk261/files/inline-files/DIY%20Air%20Purifier%20Directions_English.Spanish_0.pdf

* "Collection of links to trans & gnc related content that's free to read/ watch.:" https://translibrary.carrd.co/

* Useful state of trans links for making an arguement that we are real and nead human and civil rights: https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/722268284819570688/you-are-a-great-source-of-news-and-information-and?source=share

* Fundraiser to help some friends of a friend survive: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tara-candice-survive-unemployment

* Minoan miss needs funds to get around for training: https://minoanmiss.dreamwidth.org/1232423.html#cutid1

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

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

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

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* "More than 4,000 arrested in Amhara as Ethiopia cracks down on militia:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/may/30/more-than-4000-arrested-in-amhara-as-ethiopia-cracks-down-on-militia

* "Ethiopia set a world record for displacements in a single year: 5.1 million in 2021:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/05/28/1100469734/ethiopia-set-a-world-record-for-displacements-in-a-single-year-5-1-million-in-20

* "Eritrean troops shell town in north Ethiopia - U.N.:" https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/eritrean-troops-shell-town-north-ethiopia-un-2022-05-31/

* "Ethiopia’s new rift: Amhara vs Abiy:" https://www.theafricareport.com/210237/ethiopias-new-rift-amhara-vs-abiy/

* "Yemenis face daily struggle to survive in besieged Taiz:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/yemenis-face-daily-struggle-survive-besieged-taiz-2022-06-03/

* "‘How Are They Weapons? That’s Only a Flashlight!’:" https://www.wired.com/story/hong-kong-protests-things-they-carried/

* "Rights groups allege French arms makers complicit in Yemen war crimes:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/rights-groups-allege-french-arms-makers-complicit-yemen-war-crimes-2022-06-02/

* "US basketball star Brittney Griner still locked-up in Russia after more than 100 days:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/brittney-griner-basketball-wnba-detention-russia/

* "French legislative elections 2022: How does this post-presidential election work?:" https://www.lemonde.fr/en/les-decodeurs/article/2022/05/30/french-legislative-elections-2022-how-does-this-post-presidential-election-work_5984994_8.html

* "Colombia’s Trump May Be Headed for the Presidential Palace:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/world/americas/colombia-presidential-election-hernandez-petro.html

"Mr. Hernández once called himself a follower of Adolf Hitler, has suggested combining major ministries to save money, and says that as president he plans to declare a state of emergency to deal with corruption, leading to fears that he could shut down Congress or suspend mayors."

* "'Something magnetic about her’: French ex-chambermaid Rachel Keke runs for MP after labour battle:" https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20220531-something-magnetic-about-her-french-ex-chambermaid-runs-for-mp-after-labour-battle

* This is not helping! "Nationalist Flag March returns to Jerusalem in all its ugliness:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2022-05-29/ty-article/nationalist-flag-march-returns-to-jerusalem-in-all-its-ugliness/00000181-1159-d3ed-a7a3-375fa3a50000

* "Canada's government moves to make selling or importing handguns illegal:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/30/1102084025/canada-bill-freeze-handgun-sales-imports

* CW: Child Death "Nurse at Birmingham hospital held on suspicion of poisoning after death of child:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/23/nurse-at-birmingham-hospital-held-on-suspicion-of-poisoning-after-death-of-child

* "I have asthma and was tear gassed twice - Liverpool fan:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-61623276

* "Woman tracks down her own stolen car before a police investigation:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61592910

* CW: Animal Abuse. "West Ham footballer Kurt Zouma ordered to do community service over cat abuse:" https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/jun/01/kurt-zouma-cat-abuse-videos-west-ham-footballer

* "How Partygate could do for Johnson as Black Wednesday did for Major:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/29/how-partygate-could-do-for-johnson-as-black-wednesday-did-for-major

* "Carrie Johnson’s texts about ‘the gays’ at centre of new Partygate storm:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/carrie-johnson-text-gays-partygate-storm/

* "Rail staff are set for battle, but a post-Covid strike could run off track:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/may/29/rail-staff-are-set-for-battle-but-a-post-covid-strike-could-run-off-track

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* "‘We’re playing with fire’: US Covid cases may be 30 times higher than reported:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/01/us-covid-surge-cases-rate

* "Youngest Children Could Get Covid Shots in Late June, White House Says:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/02/us/politics/children-covid-vaccine.html

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* "EU leaders agree to ban 90% of Russian oil by the end of 2022:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/30/1102083611/eu-agree-partial-russian-oil-embargo

* "UK Pledges Missiles to Ukraine; New US Ambassador in Kyiv:" https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/06/02/uk-pledges-missiles-ukraine-new-us-ambassador-kyiv.html

* "‘The west can change the outcome’: plea for heavy weapons on Ukraine frontline:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/31/plea-for-heavy-weapons-ukraine-frontline-mykolaiv

* "UK says Russia's gains in eastern Ukraine have been 'slow and costly'; Putin blames West for food, energy crisis:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/04/russia-ukraine-live-updates.html

* "Ukraine war latest: Russia controls a fifth of Ukraine:" https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-europe-61656289

* "Russian troops storm city amid eastern Ukraine bombardments:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/29/russia-ukraine-bombardments-00035855

* "'I watched from afar Russia’s latest merciless assault on Severodonetsk':" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61634050

* "Russia holds most of Severodonetsk, center of Donbas fight, official says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/31/severodonetsk-luhansk-donbas-ukraine-russia-war/

* "Russia strikes ‘nitric acid tank’ at chemical plant in Ukraine’s Severodonetsk:" https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/russia-strikes-nitric-acid-tank-at-chemical-plant-in-ukraines-severodonetsk/

* "Russia Trying to Capture Key Donetsk Cities: Governor:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-06-02/russia-trying-to-capture-key-donetsk-cities-governor

* "Russians attempt to advance toward Lysychansk, avoiding fighting across the Siverskyi Donets:" https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3497872-russians-attempt-to-advance-toward-lysychansk-avoiding-fighting-across-the-siverskyi-donets.html

* "Lyman overtaken by Russians; French journalist killed in Severodonetsk area:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/30/russia-ukraine-war-news-live-updates/

* "Russian Military Is Repeating Mistakes in Eastern Ukraine, U.S. Says:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/russia-military-eastern-ukraine.html

* "Russian soldiers get prison terms in second Ukraine war crimes trial:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/31/ukraine-russian-war-crimes-second-trial-sentencing/

* "An ‘unprecedented’ effort to document war crimes in Ukraine. But what chance of justice?:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/05/28/ukraine-war-crimes-investigations/

* "Ukraine war: Stories of torture emerging out of Kherson:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61607410

* "Evacuation halted after French journalist killed by shelling in Ukraine's Luhansk region:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-journalist-killed-shelling-ukraines-luhansk-region-governor-2022-05-30/

* "A Russian Plane Crashed Into a House. Death Was Parceled Out Randomly.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/world/europe/ukraine-russia-chernihiv.html

* "Lviv commemorates 243 dead children in Ukraine war with school buses memorial:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/02/lviv-commemorates-243-dead-children-in-ukraine-war-with-school-buses-memorial

* "The Russian soldiers refusing to fight in Ukraine:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61607184

* "Zelenskyy predicts mass protests in Europe if Ukrainian ports not unblocked:" https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/06/2/7350155/

* "Tending Russia’s Dead as They Pile Up in Ukraine:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/29/world/russian-casualties-ukraine.html

* "Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra sell trophy to buy drones for Ukraine's military:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/kalush-orchestra-ukraine-eurovision-russia-war/

* "Amid Increasing Protests Against War, Moscow Mayor Warns Of Repercussions:" https://www.rferl.org/a/moscow-mayor-protests-warning-ukraine/31730885.html

* "The Ukraine War Is Transforming the LGBTQ+ Rights Landscape in Europe:" https://www.outtraveler.com/news/2022/5/16/ukraine-war-transforming-lgbtq-rights-landscape-europe

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* "OPEC+ agrees on March output rise amid oil price rally, defying pressure from U.S., India:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/02/oil-opec-seen-sticking-to-output-policy-as-prices-hover-near-record-levels.html

* "Congress Launches a New Bipartisan Effort to End the War in Yemen:" https://theintercept.com/2022/06/01/yemen-war-saudi-arabia-congress-bipartisan-biden/

* "Biden talks gun control, extremism with New Zealand's PM:" https://apnews.com/article/biden-new-zealand-texas-buffalo-congress-9d696b199f104d83159c99bc09d420e5

* "What other countries could teach Ted Cruz about solving a gun crisis:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/what-other-countries-could-teach-ted-cruz-about-solving-a-gun-crisis-141195845617

* This disgusts me. "Nancy Reagan honoured by White House on first day of Pride, sparking outrage:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/02/nancy-reagan-stamp-backlash-aids-white-house-pride-month/

* Finally! "For years White House interns have not been paid. That will soon change:" https://www.npr.org/2022/06/02/1102593139/white-house-interns-paid

* "Biden cancels all remaining student loan debt from Corinthian Colleges:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/01/biden-administration-student-loan-debt-00036572

* "Undoing Trump, EPA to empower states and tribes to oppose pipelines:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/06/02/undoing-trump-epa-empower-states-tribes-oppose-pipelines/

* "House panel advances package of new gun bills after latest mass shootings jolt nation:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gun-control-bills-house-judiciary-committee-protecting-our-kids-act/

* "GOP congressman shows off home gun collection during first gun reform hearing after Uvalde shooting:" https://www.salon.com/2022/06/02/congressman-shows-off-home-collection-during-first-reform-hearing-after-uvalde/

* "Rep. Jeffries: Why the gun violence crisis requires a ‘national solution’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-jeffries-why-the-gun-violence-crisis-requires-a-national-solution-141195845812

* "Hayes: The case for small, preventative actions against gun violence:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-the-case-for-small-preventative-actions-against-gun-violence-141355077516

* "Fred Guttenberg: We must end the gun industry liability shield:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/fred-guttenberg-we-must-end-the-gun-industry-liability-shield-141392453830

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

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

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

* "Florida Supreme Court locks in DeSantis-backed redistricting map:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/02/florida-redistricting-map-court-decision-00036740

* "Jail is the new threat facing election workers:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/10/politics/election-workers-jail-threat-ctzn/index.html

* "Lawyer Who Plotted to Overturn Trump Loss Recruits Election Deniers to Watch Over the Vote:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/30/us/politics/republican-poll-monitors-election-activists.html

* "They Insisted the 2020 Election Was Tainted. Their 2022 Primary Wins? Not So Much.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/republicans-voter-fraud-claims-2022.html

* "Transphobic Republicans win but key Trump ally loses in Republican primaries:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/25/republican-primary-election-texas-alabama-georgia-arkansas-trump-lgbt/

* "Lesbian Tina Kotek Wins Democratic Primary for Oregon Governor:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/17/lesbian-tina-kotek-wins-democratic-primary-oregon-governor

* Damnit! "Rep. Henry Cuellar finishes runoff 281 votes ahead of Jessica Cisneros:" https://www.houstonchronicle.com/home/article/Rep-Henry-Cuellar-finishes-runoff-281-votes-17217642.php

* "With 33-vote lead, Michelle Vallejo declares victory in South Texas congressional runoff:" https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/01/michelle-vallejo-ruben-ramirez-tx-15-south-texas/

* "Pa. GOP Senate race upended by court cases:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/31/mccormick-oz-supremecourt-recount-pennsylvania-00036128

* "Dave McCormick concedes Pennsylvania Senate GOP primary to Trump-backed Mehmet Oz:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/03/politics/dave-mccormick-concedes-mehmet-oz-pennsylvania-senate-republican-primary/index.html

* "Vote tally remains same after recount in 2 Buncombe County primary races:" https://wlos.com/news/local/vote-tally-remains-same-after-recount-in-2-buncombe-county-primary-races-nc-house-district-115-pratik-bhakta-sherry-higgins-district-attorney-todd-williams-courtney-booth

* "GOP Sen. Cynthia Lummis Issues 'Apology' After Transphobic Comments:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/16/gop-sen-cynthia-lummis-issues-apology-after-transphobic-comments

* "Republican Rep. Debbie Lesko heckled, exits stage during graduation speech in Glendale:" https://kjzz.org/content/1783754/republican-rep-debbie-lesko-heckled-exits-stage-during-graduation-speech-glendale

* "The Lesbian Who Could Replace Madison Cawthorn and More Primary News:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/5/18/lesbian-who-could-replace-madison-cawthorn-and-more-primary-news

Want to help Jasmine Beach-Ferrara flip a congressional seat? https://victoryfund.org/candidate/jasmine-beach-ferrara/

* "Some 2022 Colorado congressional candidates don’t live in the districts they’re running to represent:" https://coloradosun.com/2022/06/02/2022-colorado-primary-candidate-voting/

* "'Just the way it goes': DeSantis axes $3B from Legislature's budget in front of Republican leaders:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/02/just-the-way-it-goes-desantis-axes-3b-from-legislatures-budget-in-front-of-republican-leaders-00036893

* "Florida Democrats sense opportunity against DeSantis over soaring housing costs:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/31/politics/florida-affordable-housing-ron-desantis-democrats/index.html

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Bill Gates Will Force You to Eat Burgers Made in a ‘Peach Tree Dish’:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dgne3/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-bill-gates-will-force-you-to-eat-burgers-made-in-a-peach-tree-dish

* "In bizarre video, MTG assaults 'reality, science and the English language all at once':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-in-video-marjorie-taylor-green-assaults-reality-science-and-the-english-language-141230149523

* "Michael Sussmann Is Acquitted in Case Brought by Trump-Era Prosecutor:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/31/us/politics/michael-sussmann-durham-fbi.html

* "Conway on blueprint to keep Trump in power: 'If that’s not a crime, nothing is':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/conway-on-blueprint-to-keep-trump-in-power-if-that-s-not-a-crime-nothing-is-141274693853

* "Ex-Trump aide Navarro indicted; Meadows won't be charged:" https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-peter-navarro-government-and-politics-subpoenas-8defd8645d6cb5cab67767650f6cc303

* "Secret Service were warned of security risk to Pence day before Capitol attack:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jun/03/mike-pence-capitol-attack-secret-service-donald-trump-security-risk

* "Pence aide warned Secret Service of threat against VP posed by Trump: report:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/pence-aide-warned-secret-service-of-threat-against-vp-posed-by-trump-report-141429317814

* "The Breaking Point Is Here—Again:" https://www.wired.com/story/buffalo-uvalde-shootings-breaking-point/

* "The Atrocity of American Gun Culture:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/06/06/the-atrocity-of-american-gun-culture

* "Citizens need to see the destruction military-style weapons wreak, surgeon says:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/31/1102097106/citizens-need-to-see-the-destruction-military-style-weapons-wreak-surgeon-says

* "Two Professors Found What Creates a Mass Shooter. Will Politicians Pay Attention?:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/27/stopping-mass-shooters-q-a-00035762

* "Nine killed and over 60 injured in Memorial Day weekend mass shootings:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/memorial-day-weekend-marked-dozen-mass-shootings-us-rcna31179

* "Shooters at large after 6 teenagers shot in downtown Chattanooga: Police:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/multiple-people-shoot-tennessee-police/story?id=85048571

* "Argument at Memorial Day festival leads to 1 person fatally shot, 7 others injured:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/29/us/oklahoma-festival-shooting/index.html

* "Tulsa gunman angry over pain after back surgery, police say:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/02/tulsa-shooting-news-medical-center/

* "Biden appeals for tougher gun laws: 'How much more carnage?':" https://apnews.com/article/biden-oklahoma-tulsa-shootings-gun-violence-5dc90ec2ab417708f9f023e642031c5b

* "After mass shooting, NYC explores gun detectors in subways:" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/after-mass-shooting-nyc-explores-gun-detectors-in-subways/articleshow/91935971.cms

* "Texas authorities say a teacher closed a propped-open door before the attack:" https://www.npr.org/2022/05/31/1102316313/texas-uvalde-teacher-door-open-closed

* "Hayes: The bid to blame Uvalde shooting on ‘anything but the guns’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-the-bid-to-blame-uvalde-shooting-on-anything-but-the-guns-141274181560

* "Students should walk out of schools this fall until parents, leaders ‘do something’ Tim Wise says:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/uvalde-massacre-victims-funerals-begin-this-week-as-calls-for-gun-reform-grow-141200453718

* "‘Where are the letters of resignation?’: Sandy Hook first responder asks of Uvalde law enforcement:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/new-york-times-timeline-of-mass-shooting-in-uvalde-texas-raises-stark-questions-about-failed-police-response-141203013607

* "Rep. Swalwell: Republicans are out of touch with the people in their own party who own guns:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/gun-reform-leaders-rep-eric-swalwell-and-parkland-shooting-survivor-david-hogg-discuss-legislative-activist-routes-to-ending-gun-violence-141358149652

* "What Happened to the Defund the Police Movement?:"

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* "Family devastated after Texas escapee kills man, grandsons:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fugitive-suspected-taking-truck-found-dead-85151243

* "Woman shoots woman at Chattanooga restaurant drive-through, say police:" https://newschannel9.com/news/local/woman-charged-with-shooting-woman-in-chattanooga-wednesday-evening-chattanooga-police-gun-violence-bullets-crime

* "Nearly 6 years later, man indicted in mother's death at sea:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/years-man-indicted-mothers-death-sea-84987093

* "Hinckley, who shot Reagan, says thanks after winning freedom:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hinckley-who-shot-reagan-says-thanks-after-winning-freedom/2022/06/02/b2fb9332-e26a-11ec-ae64-6b23e5155b62_story.html

* "The Books Getting Banned From Schools:"

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* "Dissecting the Manosphere:"

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* CW: Rape, Pedophilia. "Is Armie Hammer Going to JAIL? Australian BDSM Cult Update & Manson Intimidates Accuser? Case Review:"

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* CW: Domestic Violence. "The Amber Heard & Evan Rachel Wood Connection: Fact or Fiction?:"

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* CW: Sexual Assault. "Kevin Spacey to face 4 sex assault charges in Britain:" https://apnews.com/article/kevin-spacey-sexual-assault-charges-0a0a03d60026132d35df0d5bd906c2d7

* CW: Sexual Assault. "Kevin Spacey faces extradition to UK after being charged with sexual assault:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/kevin-spacey-extradition-sexual-assault/

* Cw: Pedophilia. "I was sexually abused as a nine-year-old boy. People said I ‘was asking for it’ because I’m gay:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/26/gay-survivor-child-sexual-abuse-patrick-sandford/

* CW: Pedophilia. "Woman Jailed After Molesting 13-Year-Old Gay Boy to Make Him Straight:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/5/17/woman-jailed-after-molesting-13-year-old-gay-boy-make-him-straight

* CW: Sex Abuse. "Distraught teen told of Cosby sex abuse, friend testifies:" https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory/cosby-faces-sex-abuse-allegations-civil-trial-opens-85101851

* CW: Rape. "Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction upheld by appeals court:" https://apnews.com/article/harvey-weinstein-conviction-upheld-1dc4db0787bfd4a94268ef0ed6ea4803

* CW: Rape. "Rape victim: It felt like I was being investigated when I reported my assault:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-61640054

* CW: Sexual Harassment "Woman Sues University After Alleging Golf Coach Outed Her:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/17/woman-sues-queens-university-after-alleging-golf-coach-outed-her

* CW: Rape. "JK Rowling 'demonises' trans inmates at prison where women raped by guards:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/31/jk-rowling-trans-prison-trans-reduxx-edna-mahan/

* "I get abuse and threats online - why can't it be stopped?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-58924168

* CW: Domestic Violence. "Jury sides with Depp on lawsuit, Heard on counterclaim:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/06/01/depp-heard-lawsuit-verdict-00036449

* "Let’s Sue Big Polluters Under Oklahoma’s Wacko Abortion Law:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/lets-sue-big-polluters-under-oklahomas-wacko-abortion-law

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* "What The History Of Back-Alley Abortions Can Teach Us About A Future Without Roe:" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/what-the-history-of-back-alley-abortions-can-teach-us-about-a-future-without-roe/

* "The ‘Open Secret’ on Getting a Safe Abortion Before Roe v. Wade:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/04/opinion/sunday/psychiatrists-abortion-roe.html

* I don’t have a lot of faith in “de-prioritizing” abortion arrests. "Austin pushing to effectively decriminalize abortion ahead of ruling on Roe:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/30/austin-decriminalize-abortion-roe-00035791

* "If Roe v. Wade is overturned, two pathways will determine when Tennessee's abortion ban starts:" https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2022/05/31/two-legal-paths-could-determine-when-tennessee-bans-abortions/9914999002/

* "Empty clinics, no calls: The fallout of Oklahoma’s abortion ban:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/06/04/oklahoma-abortion-roe/

* "The Doctor Prescribing Abortions from Overseas:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/06/03/rebecca-gomperts-interview-abortion-00036742

* "In Florida, There’s a Growing Gap Between What People Say About Abortion and What They Do:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/06/03/florida-abortion-00035799

* "Amid abortion battle, DeSantis vetoes birth-control funding — again:" https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2022/06/05/amid-abortion-battle-desantis-vetoes-birth-control-funding-again/

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* "JK Rowling’s Patronus is a TERF:"

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* "Labour MP Stella Creasy insists JK Rowling is wrong and a woman can have a penis:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/28/stella-creasy-jk-rowling-trans-woman-penis-mark-jenkinson/

* "Attorney general Suella Braverman says schools have no obligation to affirm trans pupils:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/28/attorney-general-suella-braverman-trans-schools/

* "BBC says it's 'misleading' to call JK Rowling's trans views 'unpopular':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/28/bbc-says-its-misleading-to-call-jk-rowlings-trans-views-unpopular/

* "Labour MP calls for investigation into NHS 'blocking' trans pregnancy advice:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/02/nadia-whittome-labour-mp-nhs-trans-pregnanacy/

* "Trans girl assaulted by teen as friends hurled abuse because of her looks:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/31/lancashire-trans-girl-assault/

* "World's 'most influential' trans activist issues urgent rallying cry:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/05/emmett-schelling-texas-tent-lgbtq-time-influential-activist/

* "Texas Hospital to Resume Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/5/13/texas-hospital-resume-gender-affirming-care-trans-youth

* "GOP lawmakers renew attempt at transgender girl sports ban:" https://www.union-bulletin.com/gop-lawmakers-renew-attempt-at-transgender-girl-sports-ban/article_26e39101-c408-5b86-b648-984ee4d7c592.html

* "Ohio GOP pass Molest Girls Act of 2022:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/1835471.html

* "Florida's Ron DeSantis asks medical board to ban trans youth healthcare:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/03/florida-ron-desantis-gender-affirming-healthcare-trans-youth/

* "South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster Signs Anti-Trans Sports Bill:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/17/south-carolina-gov-henry-mcmaster-signs-anti-trans-sports-bill

* "Police to finally end undercover bathroom stings after historic settlement:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/05/port-authority-police-lewdness-stings-ny-bathrooms/

* Republicans are now trying to make the sale of LGBTQIA+ books to minors illegal in stores. "GOP Politician Targets Barnes & Noble With Legal Action for Queer Book:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/20/gop-politician-targets-barnes-noble-legal-action-queer-book

* "Here Are the Trans Americans Killed in 2022 So Far:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2022/5/06/here-are-trans-americans-killed-2022-so-far

* "Trans Woman Nedra Sequence Morris Found Dead in Florida:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/5/17/trans-woman-nedra-sequence-morris-found-dead-florida

* "Gay Man Allegedly Beaten, Blinded by Family Speaks Out:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/5/13/florida-gay-man-allegedly-beaten-blinded-family-speaks-out

* "Teacher Free to Misgender & Out Students Following Trump Judge Ruling:" https://www.advocate.com/law/2022/5/19/kansas-teacher-free-misgender-out-students-following-trump-judge-ruling

* "Teacher Threatened & Transferred After Showing LGBTQ+ Pride Videos:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/12/glendale-california-teacher-threatened-transferred-after-showing-lgbtq-pride-videos

* "Restaurant’s Pride Flag Stolen for Third Time:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/19/connecticut-restaurants-pride-flag-stolen-third-time-blue-orchid-pan-asian

* "Surgeon Has Plans to Transplant a Uterus Into a Trans Woman:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2022/5/11/surgeon-india-has-plans-transplant-uterus-trans-woman

* "Georgia Modernizes HIV Disclosure Law:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/law-crime/2022/5/17/georgia-modernizes-hiv-disclosure-law

* "PrEP Use Has Not Increased Hep-C in Australian Gay and Bi Men:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment/2022/5/16/prep-use-has-not-increased-hep-c-australian-gay-and-bi-men

* "WHO: Monkeypox won't turn into pandemic, but many unknowns:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-health-pandemics-world-organization-smallpox-260f127f54016fca402e88f8bdb3ace3

* "Monkeypox: Summer festivals could become super-spreader events, warns WHO:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/06/01/monkeypox-gay-bi-men-summer-festivals-who/

* "Melatonin poisoning reports are up in kids, study says:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-science-health-poisoning-716dbfe4eb49fc4cc224d388d91e8dbf

* "Viruses that were on hiatus during Covid are back — and behaving in unexpected ways:" https://www.statnews.com/2022/05/25/viruses-that-were-on-hiatus-during-covid-are-back-and-behaving-in-unexpected-ways/

* "'We have got to show up for Wendy Williams like we showed up for Britney': People raise the alarm about host's legal battle with Wells Fargo:" https://www.dailydot.com/unclick/wendy-williams-wells-fargo-financial-guardianship/

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* "Miscellaneous Myths: The Book Of Invasions:"

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* "329 years later, last Salem "witch" Elizabeth Johnson Jr. is pardoned:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/salem-witch-elizabeth-johnson-jr-pardoned-329-years-later/

* "What the Vai Script Reveals About the Evolution of Writing:" https://www.sapiens.org/language/vai-script-evolution/

* "The Explosive History of Krakatoa:"

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* "The Hidden History of Black Catholic Nuns:" https://daily.jstor.org/the-hidden-history-of-black-catholic-nuns/

* Why didn't they use these ideas for the Met Ball? "Electrical Fashions:" https://daily.jstor.org/electrical-fashions/

* "Grand Illusions:" https://daily.jstor.org/grand-illusions/?preview_id=285654

* "Destroying Ancient Artifacts for Profit Is Nothing New:"

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* "Remembering the Unsung Egyptians Who Helped Discover King Tut’s Tomb:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/remembering-unsung-egyptians-who-helped-find-king-tut-tomb-180980074/

* "The Black Panther Party: Crash Course Black American History #39:"

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* "The Man Who Took Down a $3 Billion Funeral Empire:"

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* "'00s Bisexual Chic:"

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* "Has Urine Therapy Gone Too Far?:"

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* "We Don’t Need a Sitcom About School Shootings:" https://slate.com/culture/2022/06/abbott-elementary-school-shootings-uvalde-sitcoms.html

* "Urvashi Vaid, Legendary Activist for LGBTQ+ Civil Rights, Dies at 63:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/5/14/legendary-activist-urvashi-vaid-dies-63

* "Holocaust survivor who spoke about life as a gay woman in concentration camps dies:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/30/margot-heuman-holocaust-survivor-dead-gay/

* "Absurd Gun Debate as America Reels from Mass Shootings:" https://www.cc.com/video/wjtec5/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-absurd-gun-debate-as-america-reels-from-mass-shootings

* "Ronny Chieng Teaches You About Asians - Unsung Sports Heroes:" https://www.cc.com/video/3y69ks/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-ronny-chieng-teaches-you-about-asians-unsung-sports-heroes

* "SPRING/SUMMER FASHION TRENDS REVIEW but it's 1936:"

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* "Superbia: A Confusing History of a Failed Musical.:"

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* ""I Melt with You" by Modern English:"

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* "She’s Not A Grape | r/MenWritingWomen:"

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* "Do You Support Straight Marriage? | LGBTQ+ Tik Toks:"

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* Tuesday evening, Head Millennial came to do a bunch of per-surgery house prep, even though it was his day off. seriously a superstar. The cats DID NOT Approve of being locked out of my room because of the anti-infection protocol. They kept gathering in front of the door and staring with a deep look of betrayal. Then I needed a nap, and they were locked out, poor buttons. Squirrel came home to find alarmed cats congregating outside my door, possibly concerned i had crawled in there to die, given how injured I obviously am. They were very relieved when I emerged, but clearly knew something is up. They eventually wore themselves out and crashed hard around one AM, poor buttons.

I did manage to get the things needing doing done between when I got up from the nap and 5Am transport. Also my ID fell out in the Taxi, leading to later drama, but it was all right. The medicare card stayed in the book where I'd tucked it, and they were willing to check me in with that. I travel light to the hospital: comfortable clothes, assorted ID (sometimes paperwork they are likely to need, but not this time), a book for the long waits, and a mask. I don't bring any people, because really, I just want to read and what sort of monster drags extra people into a hospital waiting room to make them sit around for five or six hours, especially during a pandemic, unless they have to be there because of disorientation, dementia, mental health, or translation issues? (Some people do need a helper and that's okay. I don't.)

Everyone was really nice at the hospital. I still find the morning prayer announcement unnerving, though now it's more non-denominational and good thoughts instead of a formal prayer. In any case, being first cut of the day for that operating room, meant no delays. Surgery was routine and about an hour. They moved me out of acute recovery pretty quickly, as i was pretty clearly compose mentos and doing fine after the initial ten minutes, and the lady I was sharing the male nurse with was having a very bad time of it. (I really felt terrible for her).

Anyway, I had ice, juice, crackers and meds in the regular recovery station and Squirrel took me home. I ended up having to do a lot of phone bureaucracy and not just for the missing ID. (There has been an ongoing drama between the nebulizer people and my doctor that's been delaying shipments. I thought it was settled last week. Apparently it was not. This is why i stockpile meds. If I didn't, I'd be doing all this plus a particularly brutal allergy season without meds for the last two weeks. This is NOT the doctor's fault. Some of you may remember the resent drama with me trying to get a replacement machine awhile back and the ensuing nightmare with not being able to get treatments until I was hypoxic. Fun times! There was another medical equipment thing that was my fault, and I decided to sort out while I was at it and some pharmacy stuff and a thing i decided to sort since it was on the same paper with the transport phone numbers. The cab guy did eventually bring me the Id back, so that's okay. I took naps where i could.

Tavy has been alternating jealous/clingy and bitey for about two weeks when I started deteriorating rapidly. He's also been sassy with Head Millennial, which is in a sway a sign of how much he adores him This continues, though he's starting to calm down as of Thursday afternoon. Livia decided I was probably a doppelganger sent by the vet to trick her into a crate judging by my smell, so it was a rather tense time here at the cat asylum for a while. (If Livia hasn’t seen one of us for enough hours, she is wary that we might be doppelgangers. It’s a whole thing, but if it was just squirrel at work or me shopping, she usually decides we’re okay quickly. This time I was moving funny and smelled like hospital. It’s a reasonable concern.) Head Millennial took great care of me all evening. Went I got up for the 2:45 ice/meds, etc., I finally convinced Livia I probably was me and she got her proper bed pettins. The cats are still concerned, but cautiously optimistic.

Head Millennial came in the evening to take care of me. He did a wonderful job. The mashed potatoes are plentiful. I have lots of pre-cut fruit. He took care of assorted small stuff I couldn't handle myself, including watering plants, cat things, laundry folding. (I did two loads of laundry Tuesday because everything needed to be pristine.) He was a superhero. There is no way i could have handled any of this without him. He set me up with last meds and fresh ice for bed before leaving.

I am of course heavily drugged still, but I've had at least two worse surgeries than this, and a different one of the same severity in the same region of the body. (The removal of Herberton, a tumor colony the approximate size and shape of my brain.) I'm being very good about doing my anti-blood clot and post-op pneumonia exercises, and I'm doing fine as long as I don't move much or worse bend over *shudder* Money for food I don't have to cook or oven replacement is welcome as I'll likely be ready for better food by the weekend. (I am currently living on fruit, crackers, and mashed potatoes and am thinking about maybe some soup later). Expected recovery is five weeks, which is no surprise at all, as I’ve been here before. The first week is the rough bit, with the first couple days the worst.

The quality of news prepped after Tuesday may be low and somewhat redundant as frankly the Ukrainian things are mushy in my head. I do apologize for this, and hopefully by the time the next aggregate goes up, i will be way more together.

* Friday, Livia got her appetite back and I actually saw her playing. By Saturday, Tavy had transitioned out of "Human Must Be Guarded At All Times" mode into normal for Tavy mode. So far no signs of infection. I did go into shock Friday because I pushed a little to hard and am characteristically apt to stretch too long between pain meds doses. (Long time readers will know about the bad reaction a lot of people on my mom's side of the family have to both opioids and anti-psychotics. I luckily didn't inherit the full on version of it, but opioids are legitimately unpleasant for me to take. Imagine the taste of holly bark and the smell of diesel fumes mixed with crushed snake in a metal garbage can in July. Now imagine that smell/taste combination was a feeling in the back of your head mixed with a generalized malaise and you, too, would go as long as you can bear between oxycodin doses.)

This is so much more manageable than pre-surgury was. Sure, I need a stupid amount of sleep with very little warning and if I move wrong it feels like the Ides of march, but most of the time, it's just itchy and exhausting instead of my body endlessly screaming that Something Is Wrong 24/7 and almost as exhausting. On the scale of surgeries I've had this is only the forth most dire. Trust me, this was very worth it.

Round of applause for Head Millennial, without whom the whole last month would have been impossible.

* Sunday, I did too much and am really not well. In Cat News, Livia gave Head Millennial the blinky eyes while still managing to glare at him.

* We are trying to get a working oven. I am disabled and medically fragile. Not having a working oven is messing with my nutrition. I need about 600.00ish:

If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

* "Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself”: Just the Gay Parts:" https://www.flavorwire.com/459904/walt-whitmans-song-of-myself-just-the-gay-parts#:~:text=I%20mind%20how%20once%20we,till%20you%20held%20my%20feet.

* This this on evolution approaches poetry: https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/686168346164609024/bitternest-elodieunderglass

* "50 Times Cat Owners “Set A Trap” To Catch Them And It Was Successful:" https://www.boredpanda.com/cat-trap-is-working-pics/?utm_source=conuly.dreamwidth&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=organic

* "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies for people who actually like Pride and Prejudice.:" https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/686170664130969600/jomiddlemarch-palis-delon-mryddinwilt

* "Story Time Sweets:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2022/5/29/story-time-sweets

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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.

* "War in Ukraine! Support LGBTQ people.:" https://secure.wayforpay.com/payment/s047412e502b6

* "DONATE TO EMILY'S LIST:" https://win.emilyslist.org/a/donate-to-emily

* How to Support the Women's Reproduction Protection Act: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/684465183144476672/womens-health-protection-act

* "These Organizations Accept Donations To Help People in Ukraine:" https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/03/01/where-to-donate-help-ukraine/

* "Russia-Ukraine War: Info and ways to help:" https://ukrainewar.carrd.co/

* "This is where you can donate to support LGBT+ Ukrainians:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/25/donate-support-lgbt-ukraine/

* "Support OVD-Info:" https://beste-glatisant.tumblr.com/post/677388506851606528/hi-ive-donated-to-the-ukranian-refugees-and-now

* Donate to Abortion funds: https://tuulikki.tumblr.com/post/685542978922692608/seacollectsrivers-theegoldfinch-theegoldfinch

* "Supporting Abortion Funds in the South:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/682207036936732672/supporting-abortion-funds-in-the-south

* Ways to help Trans Youth resisting Transphobic laws in Texas: https://the-cimmerians.tumblr.com/post/677204004210688000

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

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

* Want to help Charles Booker beat Rand Paul? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/pccc_2022_charles_booker_only

* We are drowning from one domestic disaster after another this winter. Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

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