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* As has been the case since January, the sort may be a little rough. News keeps moving fast, so some items may be already out of date.

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* "Israel redraws Gaza map, limiting Palestinians to a third of the enclave:" https://archive.ph/5eN2N

* "Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 12 overnight in Gaza, including kids:" https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-airstrikes-latest-0f9a737e82458cf2e74259adab530749

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* "Ukraine, US sign minerals deal sought by Trump:" https://archive.ph/WVRyL

* "Russian drone attack kills two, injures 15 in Ukraine's Odesa:" https://archive.ph/7AozJ

* "Russian troops try to advance in Ukraine's Sumy region, governor says:" https://archive.ph/WmIdU

* "Russians fighting more intensely despite ceasefire talk, Ukrainian commander says:" https://archive.ph/3Tsny

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* "More than a dozen killed in sectarian clashes near Syrian capital:" https://archive.ph/Ekp9J

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* "Georgian police raid homes of activists providing financing to anti-government protesters:" https://archive.ph/IOumz

* "European court tells Serbia to ‘prevent the use of sonic weapons’ after protesters’ claims at rally:" https://apnews.com/article/serbia-sonic-weapon-human-rights-court-30de60760590703a457a896239e886e9

* "Serbian students, unions join forces six months into mass protest campaign:" https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250501-serbian-students-unions-join-forces-for-anti-corruption-protest

* "Black Sea may hold back world wheat supplies into 2026:" https://archive.ph/tDVpb

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* "The Senate votes down resolution to block Trump’s global tariffs amid economic turmoil:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-economy-7f81370d120d9529a354d2a4db32a7e5

* "Trump shrugs off shortage fears: Kids may get 'two dolls instead of 30’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-shrugs-off-shortage-fears-kids-may-get-two-dolls-instead-of-30-238666821858

* "Trump claims he 'could' have Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the U.S. His administration has said otherwise.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/trump-claims-kilmar-abrego-garcia-returned-us-administration-said-othe-rcna203734

* "SOS: Migrants held in Texas fear notorious El Salvador prison:" https://archive.ph/JgmYi

* "‘Hands off our neighbors’: Protestors gather in Evansville after day of ICE raids:" https://www.14news.com/2025/04/30/hands-off-our-neighbors-protestors-gather-evansville-after-day-ice-raids/

* "Trump Administration’s ICE Immigration Raids Have Dairy Farmers on Edge:" https://buckscountybeacon.com/2025/04/trump-administrations-ice-immigration-raids-have-dairy-farmers-on-edge/

* "Active duty military caught in immigration raid at makeshift night club in Colorado Springs, no criminal charges filed:" https://www.cpr.org/2025/04/28/colorado-springs-immigration-raid-no-charges/

* "He was sent to El Salvador; she was sent to Venezuela. Their 2-year-old is still in the US:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/el-salvador-venezuela-2-year-us/story?id=121296196

* "FAMILY SEPARATION upon Deportation; 40,000 Pets Reunified:"

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* "Homeland Security admits Oklahoma raid targeted wrong people:" https://kfor.com/news/local/homeland-security-admits-oklahoma-raid-targeted-wrong-people/

* "Protests erupt as border czar Tom Homan visits Rochester:" https://13wham.com/news/local/protests-erupt-as-white-house-border-czar-tom-homan-visits-rochester-police-locust-club-union-immigration-traffic-stop-trump-administration

* "'I am not afraid of you,' Columbia student says of Trump after release from ICE:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/lawyers-columbia-student-detained-ice-seek-release-case/story?id=121317902

* "ICE Goes After US-Born Children:"

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* "'Historic debacle': Trump sets new standard for poor presidential performance; Americans displeased:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-historic-debacle-trump-sets-new-standard-for-poor-presidential-performance-americans-displeased-238684229542

* This terrifies me. "‘This Is What We Were Always Scared of’: DOGE Is Building a Surveillance State:" https://archive.ph/aFMlT

* "Real mission of DOGE seen in new insights on federal data and privacy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/real-mission-of-doge-seen-in-new-insights-on-federal-data-and-privacy-238682181934

* "US CDC cancels science group workshop on preventing human bird flu infections:" https://archive.ph/KmB0Y

* "In visit to Texas, RFK Jr. said autism, diabetes deserve more attention than measles:" https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/29/texas-measles-robert-kennedy-autism/

It would be so much cheaper to just vaccinate people with measles then to let them get measles. It would also cut down on things like long term health effects, measles related disabilities, and children dying.

I'm not against diabetes research. I'm just saying we could have both.

Re Autism Disinformation from RFK Jr.: https://www.tumblr.com/hyperlexichypatia/781765301357379584?source=sha

* "The US has nearly 900 measles cases, and 10 states have active outbreaks. Here's what to know:" https://www.krem.com/article/news/nation-world/measles-outbreaks-what-to-know/507-958f9508-c77b-474e-bae5-d0b1a960e9b6

* "Measles jumps borders in North America with outbreaks in Canada, Mexico and US:" https://apnews.com/article/measles-texas-mexico-canada-ontario-0956a30c043b030ae79bc9f67c6ce89c

* "‘Insane’: Workers who protect coal miners face termination thanks to DOGE:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-insane-workers-who-protect-coal-miners-face-termination-thanks-to-doge-238668869911

* "Can the Trump administration intervene on Colorado’s new gun-control law? Republicans hope so.:" https://www.denverpost.com/2025/04/17/colorado-gun-control-law-pam-bondi-legislature/

* "US, Kari Lake Must Disburse $12 Million to Radio Free Europe:" https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/us-kari-lake-must-disburse-12-million-to-radio-free-europe

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* "List of USA protests today:" https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/3623856.html

I would like to thank all those protesting today!

* "Financial Services Republicans approve CFPB cuts for GOP megabill:" https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2025/04/30/congress/financial-services-republicans-approve-cfpb-cuts-for-gop-megabill-00320143

* RE: SAVE ACT "Do This Today: Call Senators:" https://solarbird.dreamwidth.org/2036106.html

If these are your Sewnators, please stop what you are doing and call now:

KELLY (AZ)
WARNOCK (GA)
PETERS (MI)
SHAHEEN (NH)
HASSAN (NH)
CORTEZ MASTO (NV)
ROSEN (NV)

* This one is a super dangerous attack on the judiciary's ability to protect citizen's rights. "H.R. 1526: NORRA of 2025:" https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr1526

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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.

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

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

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

* "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/

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

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

Some semi-organized snail mail campaigns:" https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/3622760.html

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/

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

* "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/

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

* 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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* " In ‘Partisan Effort to Steal a Seat on the Supreme Court,’ Ruling Gives GOP Control of NC Election Board:" https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/north-carolina-court-state-election-board-republican-control/

* "Illinois governor says don’t blame trans kids for losses by ‘do-nothing Democrats’ in fiery speech:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/jb-pritzker-defends-trans-kids

* "Wide-ranging crackdown on abortion pills passes Texas Senate:" https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/29/texas-senate-abortion-pill-bill/

* "Missouri Senate committee advances reinstating statewide abortion ban:" https://www.stlpr.org/government-politics-issues/2025-04-30/missouri-senate-committee-advances-reinstating-statewide-abortion-ban

* "Poland's last 'LGBTQ-free zone' is no more:" https://www.advocate.com/news/poland-lgbtq-free-zone-abolished

* "Spokane City Council passes measure protecting LGBTQ+ rights and gender-affirming care:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/spokane-washington-lgbtq-ordinance

* "Bacteria use ancient war trick to outsmart viruses—and it could help us fight superbugs:" https://phys.org/news/2025-04-bacteria-ancient-war-outsmart-viruses.html

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* "How 50 years of climate change has changed the face of the 'Blue Marble' from space:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20250422-how-50-years-of-climate-change-has-changed-the-face-of-the-blue-marble

* "Countries agree to global carbon tax on shipping, opposed by Trump:" https://archive.ph/uYefp

* "Almost half of Americans are now exposed to unhealthy air pollution:" https://www.axios.com/2025/04/23/air-quality-climate-change

* "Severe weather brings deadly storms and flash flooding across swath of U.S.:" https://archive.ph/0PMAQ

* "Myanmar quake: Ongoing aftershocks spread fear:" https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162711

* "Myanmar Earthquake Relief:" https://www.myanmarearthquakehelp.com/en/donate

* "Native Village of Tyonek, 40 miles from Mount Spurr, prepares for potential eruption:" https://alaskapublic.org/news/public-safety/2025-04-29/native-village-of-tyonek-40-miles-from-mount-spurr-prepares-for-potential-eruption

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* "Managing Our Forests Better:" https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JGNEdVhBw3w

* "Your phone isn’t secretly listening to you, but the truth is more disturbing :" https://newatlas.com/computers/smartphone-listening-conversations-ads-facebook/

* "A Researcher Found Hidden Messages on an Obelisk. They Weren’t Meant for Ordinary Eyes.:" https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a64565606/hidden-messages-obelisk/

* "Medieval tapestry’s penis count remains a bone of contention:" https://www.popsci.com/science/medieval-tapestry-controversy/

* "Selling Your Wife At Market: The London History Show:"

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* "The Unhinged Trials of Oscar Wilde:"

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* "The First Cat Memes: History of Cats 3 | World History | Extra History:"

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* "77 Colorized Images That Show The Roaring Twenties As It Truly Was:" https://allthatsinteresting.com/1920s-colorizations

* "These 27 new LGBTQ+ movies & TV shows are heating up May:" https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/upcoming-movies-tv-shows-lgbtq#rebelltitem1

* "Why Do I Love These VICIOUS Queens?:"

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* "What's the Difference Between Art & Design?:"

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* "Who Gets to Be a "Real" Artist? (Amateur & Outsider Art): Crash Course Art History #13:"

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* "How a Banana Sold for $150,000 : Modern Art:"

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* "Why Is Art So Expensive?:"

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* "True Facts: The Bizarre Magic of Water Walkers:"

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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

* "Introducing Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network:" https://aflcio.org/2025/4/16/introducing-rise-federal-workers-legal-defense-network

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* "Gay Ex-Adult Film Star Antonio Moreno Elected Mayor of Small Town :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/antonio-moreno-mayor-elect

* "Russian opposition leader Navalny urges anti-Kremlin campaign as his new trial begins:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-navalny-trial-c1c5cb7936e2c4eebcb76c1289aadfd6

* "Russia bars media from new "extremism" case against Navalny:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-navalny-court-face-extremism-charges-2023-06-19/

* "A failed plot to assassinate a C.I.A. spy in 2020 in part led to expulsions of the agency’s chief in Moscow and his Russian counterpart in Washington.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/19/us/politics/russia-spy-assassination.html

* "Book shows Putin broke unwritten rule with plot to kill defector on U.S. soil:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/book-shows-putin-broke-unwritten-rule-with-plot-to-kill-defector-on-u-s-soil-nyt-183393349660

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* "Russian mercenary boss accuses top brass of Ukraine battlefield cover-up:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-mercenary-boss-accuses-top-brass-ukraine-battlefield-cover-up-2023-06-22/

* Let's hope the people of the Crimea aren't left behind at the end of this. "Ukraine hits bridge linking Crimea to mainland in blow to Russian supply route:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-hits-bridge-linking-crimea-mainland-blow-russian-supply-route-2023-06-22/

* "Russia steps up aerial strikes on Ukraine, killing at least 6 amid Kyiv counteroffensive:" https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-odesa-f31bf4e312800e08803cc0190e28823a

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* "Biden Rolls Out New LGBTQ+ Resources on Day of Historic White House Pride Celebration:" https://www.advocate.com/gay-pride-parade/biden-historic-pride-month-celebration

* "Biden Blasts ‘Prejudiced’ Lawmakers for Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/joe-biden-gop-lawmakers-prejudiced

* "White House Pride Flag Display Enrages Right-Wingers:" https://www.advocate.com/gay-pride-parade/gop-pride-flag-violation

* "Fox News Says White House Flew ‘Pedophile,’ ‘Groomer’ Pride Flag:" https://www.advocate.com/media/outrageous-fox-news-pedophile-pride

* "Kamala Harris: Our One-on-One With the Vice President:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/exclusive-vice-president-kamala-harris

* "Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court :" https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court

* "Alito didn’t recuse himself from case involving billionaire fishing friend:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/propublica-alito-didn-t-recuse-himself-from-case-involving-billionaire-fishing-friend-183940165990

* "As Texas swelters, local rules requiring water breaks for construction workers will soon be nullified:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/16/texas-heat-wave-water-break-construction-workers/

* "If Writers Lose the Standoff With Studios, It Hurts All Filmmakers:" https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/film-editor-view-writers-strike-1235511140/

* "VOCATIONAL AWE AND LIBRARIANSHIP: THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES:" https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2018/vocational-awe/

* "House GOP vows to continue Biden probes despite Hunter’s ‘sweetheart’ deal :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/20/house-republicans-hunter-biden-00102666

5 years of intensive partizan investigation and all they found were two minor tax misdemeanors that he already paid back, a fraction of what Roger stone owes and refuses to pay, and an addict in possession of a gun charge that they usually only pursue when there is other more serious crime involvement, that they are very likely only pursuing because he's the relative of a public figure.

Republicans are lying that this is a sweet heart deal. It's slightly more harsh than the average citizen. Meanwhile they are lying that Drumpf is somehow being persecuted unfairly for being investigated for a bunch of geometrically worse crimes related to various attempts to overthrow the US government where he either was caught on tape of publicly admitted them or where there is a mountain of evidence and where he doesn't get hand cuffed or mug shots or have to spend time in jail pending arraignment, and where the FBI and DOJ foot dragged and refused to even consider investigating for over a year, because those institutions don't believe that there should be equal treatment under the law for Drumpf. The Republicans agree with him that he should be allowed to shoot people in broad daylight with no consequences so even the most deferential treatment and mild consequences are unfair.

Yes, Hunter Biden made some bad decisions, mostly around his addiction, but this is penny ante stuff. He didn't kill anybody, or take bribes while in public office, or steal classified documents to compromise national security, or repeatedly try to overthrow the government. The disparity in the way Drumf is being treated vs any normal person doing similar things is massive, but Republicans are pretending that the scandal is that Hunter Biden is only getting slightly harsher than average treatment for the minor stuff he did and not being changed with the imaginary crimes they want him to have committed, and not Drumpf getting all these extra privileges.

* "‘Sheer sadism’: Hayes on the right’s fixation with Hunter Biden:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-sheer-sadism-hayes-on-the-right-s-fixation-with-hunter-biden-183607877536

* "House GOP ponders action against DOJ in defense of Trump :" https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4054435-house-gop-doj-defense-trump/

* "Adam Schiff Gets John Durham to Admit Russia Helped Trump:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/adam-schiff-gets-john-durham-to-admit-russia-helped-trump

* "Rep. Ted Lieu pulls no punches during Durham report committee hearing:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/6/21/2176745/-Rep-Ted-Lieu-pulls-no-punches-during-Durham-report-committee-hearing

* "Lieu blasts ‘dumb’ Durham hearing: Republicans focused on ‘stupid stuff’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/lieu-blasts-dumb-durham-hearing-republicans-focused-on-stupid-stuff-183949381728

* "Democrats Push for Mental Health Support for LGBTQ+ Youth in Republican-Led House:" https://www.advocate.com/lgbt-youth/lgbtq-youth-mental-health-bill

* "Republican Dan Crenshaw Says Gender-Affirming Care Ban Is ‘The Hill We Will Die On’:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/dan-crenshaw-gender-affirming-care

* 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

* "'Stay Woke Florida!' tour begins 15-city 2024 voter outreach effort:" https://www.wptv.com/news/political/stay-woke-florida-tour-begins-15-city-2024-voter-outreach-effort

* "No Labels Is Helping a Firm that Raises Money for Right-Wing Extremists:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/06/no-labels-is-helping-a-firm-that-raises-money-for-right-wing-extremists-anedot/

* "Poppers Cause AIDS, the Environment Makes Boys Trans Says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/robert-f-kennedy-jr-poppers

Remember how that Poppers caused AIDS not HIV rumor killed so many people in the '80's? RFK Jr. is pushing it as part of his Anti-Vax presidential campaign. I thought that died when Protease inhibitors came in! RFK Jr.: The Worst Kennedy.

He peddles that anti-Autistic people ableist bullshit. He tried to get as many people killed during the worst of COVID as possible. He's now trying to get Dr. Hotez killed by anti-vax terrorists as part of his presidential campaign.

Now with bonus transmisogyny and toxic masculinity.

* "RFK Jr's campaign of conspiracies: 'The leader of everybody’s brain worms':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rfk-jr-s-campaign-of-conspiracies-the-leader-of-everybody-s-brain-worms-183615557966

* "11 Republican Presidential Hopefuls and Their Awful Anti-LGBTQ+ Records :" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2024-presidential-candidates-gop-lgbtq

* "Donald Trump Gives the Game Away on Conservatives' Transgender Panic:" https://advocatechannel.com/donald-trump-transgender-schools

* "GOP presidential candidates use trans bodies as political stepping stones:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/06/gop-presidential-candidates-use-trans-bodies-as-political-stepping-stones/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

* "Why aren’t LGBTQ people safe right now? Because Republicans want votes.:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/republicans-2023-pride-backlash-polls-bud-light-rcna89564

* "'New level of hypocrisy': Why the GOP is wooing Muslims after decades of hate:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-new-level-of-hypocrisy-why-the-gop-is-wooing-muslims-after-decades-of-hate-183374405573

* "Miami GOP Mayor Francis Suarez jumps into presidential race:" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/14/francis-suarez-president-mayor-miami-00102030

* "What a trio! The Florida men — Trump, DeSantis, Suarez — are a hoot to watch:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/news-columns-blogs/fabiola-santiago/article276552331.html

* "Will Hurd, a moderate Texas Republican and Trump critic, announces run for president:" https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/22/will-hurd-presidential-campaign-2024/

* "Former Rep. Will Hurd jumps into 2024 race as Republican field grows:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/former-rep-will-hurd-jumps-into-2024-race-as-republican-field-grows-184204869811

* "DeSantis fixation on 'the woke' has a poor track record as a political strategy in Florida:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/desantis-fixation-on-the-woke-has-a-poor-track-record-as-a-political-strategy-in-florida-183396421714

* As if we needed more proof Ron DeSantis is terrible at even the most basic parts of his job. "Pete Buttigieg Can’t Reach Ron DeSantis to Talk Florida Transportation Projects:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/pete-buttigieg-ron-desantis-calls

* "Tallahassee Mayor Nixes LGBTQ+ Advisory Council Meeting During Pride Month:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/florida-tallahassee-lgbtq-advisory-council

* "How the Stain of Prop. 8 May Be Removed From California:" https://www.advocate.com/law/evan-low-scott-wiener-marriage

* "Trans Judge Appointed in New York, Makes History:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/transgender-man-new-york-judge

* "Rep. Judy Chu: I am a target of the right’s new McCarthyism:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/rep-judy-chu-target-rights-new-mccarthyism-rcna73477

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene Revives Anti-Trans Bathroom Predator Myth:" https://www.advocate.com/politicians/marjorie-taylor-greene-anti-trans

* "California Investigates School District After Board Members Call Harvey Milk a 'Pedophile':" https://www.advocate.com/news/harvey-milk-school-district-pedophile

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* This is from early May. I can't remember if I posted it then, but I think it's a good reminder due to developments in Michigan and Nevada. "Judge: Wisconsin fake electors complaint must be reheard:" https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-fake-electors-2020-trump-lawsuit-fb9cf9a5cdf109798fafc83cbaf1c72a

* "What ever happened to the federal investigation of Trump's fake elector scheme?:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/what-ever-happened-to-the-federal-investigation-of-trump-s-fake-elector-scheme-183395397606

* "Eastman plan to keep Trump in power faces a reckoning, as authorities seek his disbarment :" https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/20/eastman-disbarment-trial-trump-election-plan-00102784

* "Trump’s promise of payback for prosecution follows years of attacking democratic traditions:" https://apnews.com/article/trump-retribution-indictment-documents-biden-american-democracy-5a8ec37b359fee85d0f0956139d79f51

* "The Next Big Lie:" https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/the-next-big-lie

* "U.S. judge sets Aug. 14 trial date for Trump in Florida documents case:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-judge-sets-aug-14-trial-date-trump-florida-documents-case-2023-06-20/

* "Barr Says Documents Case Against Trump Is ‘Entirely of His Own Making’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/18/us/politics/barr-trump-documents-russia.html

* "Donald Trump's Legal Troubles Continue to Pile Up:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/donald-trump-s-legal-troubles-continue-to-pile-up-183135301973

* "Trump Indictment Raises Questions Over Possible Damage to National Security:" https://www.msnbc.com/jonathan-capehart/watch/trump-indictment-raises-questions-over-possible-damage-to-national-security-183135301994

* "Trump is not the first president special counsel Jack Smith has prosecuted:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-is-not-the-first-president-special-counsel-jack-smith-has-prosecuted-184200773818

* "FBI resisted opening probe into Trump’s role in Jan. 6 for more than a year:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2023/06/19/fbi-resisted-opening-probe-into-trumps-role-jan-6-more-than-year/

* "DOJ resisted investigating Trump’s actions on Jan. 6 for over a year:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/wapo-doj-resisted-investigating-trump-s-actions-on-jan-6-for-over-a-year-183369797838

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* "‘Bob’s Burgers’ Actor Jay Johnston Charged in January 6 Riot:" https://advocatechannel.com/bobs-burgers-jay-johnston-charged-january-6-riot

* "Is America Already in a Civil War?:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/donald-trump-far-right-brad-onishi-america-civil-war-interview-1234772017/

* "MAGA pastor: Christians need people who are ‘willing to strap bombs to their chest’ like the Muslims:" https://deadstate.org/maga-pastor-christians-need-people-who-are-willing-to-strap-bombs-to-their-chest-like-the-muslims/

* "Donald Trump and the party of political violence:" https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4049597-donald-trump-and-the-party-of-political-violence/

* "Unmasking Moms for Liberty:" https://www.mediamatters.org/critical-race-theory/unmasking-moms-liberty

* "Suspect arrested after FBI uncovers alleged mass shooting plot:" https://abcnews.go.com/US/suspect-arrested-after-fbi-uncovers-alleged-mass-shooting/story?id=100155442

* They want to murder him for the crime of saving lives. He's such a good, compassionate, and empathetic man and I am furious that Anti-vaxxer shit RFK Jr. is waging a vendetta against him for calling him on his deadly and ableist bullshit to his face. "Vaccine expert Dr. Peter Hotez harassed outside Houston home after weekend of online attacks:" https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/coronavirus/2023/06/19/454720/peter-hotez-harassed-houston-house-joe-rogan-rfk-attacks/

* "Florida says it’s responsible for transporting migrants to Sacramento:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2023-06-06/florida-migrants-sacramento

* "Migrants share their experience, say they were deceived when they were flown to Sacramento:" https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-migrants-florida-california-texas/44228637

* "Newsom calls DeSantis ‘small, pathetic man,’ implies kidnapping charges over migrant stunt:" https://www.kron4.com/news/newsom-calls-desantis-small-pathetic-man-implies-kidnapping-charges-over-migrant-stunt/

* CW: Lynching. "Was Rasheem Carter Lynched?:"

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* Kentucky Police side with a dangerous member of a terrorist organization because they don't believe Queer People are human enough to defend. "KKK Members in Kentucky Pull Gun on LGBTQ+ Activists — Police Let Them Off:" https://www.advocate.com/news/kkk-kentucky-lgbtq-gun-threat

* "Neo-Nazis Protest Outside Disney World With Swastikas & DeSantis Signs:" https://www.advocate.com/news/florida-desantis-nazi-disney-swastikas

* "Military Chief Defends Cancellation of Drag Show at Nevada Military Base:" https://www.advocate.com/news/drag-show-military-chief-cancellation

* "NH officials say they're looking into neo-Nazi incident outside drag story hour in Concord:" https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2023-06-19/nsc131-neo-nazi-teatotaller-drag-story-hour-concord

* "How the conservative Christian right is hijacking homeschooling:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/schools-are-under-attack-america-s-religious-right-n1295340

* "Most Americans OK Discussing Gender and Sexuality in Schools: Survey:" https://www.advocate.com/news/schools-gender-sexuality-okay

* "College Board says it won’t alter AP courses to comply with Florida’s laws:" https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4051993-college-board-says-it-wont-alter-ap-courses-to-comply-with-floridas-laws/

* "Ron DeSantis Objects to AP Course's LGBTQ Content, College Board Defends It:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/ron-desantis-ap-college-board

* "Don’t Let Extremists Deny LGBTQ+ Students an Education:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/point-foundation-valencia-education

* "Florida School District Offers Refunds, Erasure of Yearbook's LGBTQ+ Content:" https://www.advocate.com/news/florida-lgbtq-yearbook-refund-censorship

* In a disaster, look for helpers. "High school English teacher makes a stand over book bans, erasure of LGBTQ+ students :" https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2023/06/18/high-school-english-teacher-makes-a-stand-over-book-bans-erasure-of-lgbtq-students/

* "L.A. School Board President Gives a Lesson on LGBTQ+ Inclusion:" https://www.advocate.com/news/school-lgbtq-inclusion-la-board

* "Missouri's Largest Library System Boots Pride Displays in Kids, Teen Areas:" https://www.advocate.com/gay-pride-parade/missouri-library-bans-pride-displays

* "How Do You Fight Book Bans? GLAAD and EveryLibrary Offer a Guide:" https://www.advocate.com/books/book-bans-guide-glaad-everylibrary

* "Despite Book Bans, LGBTQ+ Fiction Sales Soar:" https://www.advocate.com/books/lgbtq-books-record

* "Queer Representation in Children's Books Is More Important Than Ever, Says Author Seamus Kirst:" https://advocatechannel.com/queer-children-books-seamus-kirst

* "'Maus' Author Art Spiegelman Deeply Concerned About 'Authoritarian' Book Bans:" https://advocatechannel.com/art-spiegelman-maus-authoritarian-book-bans

* "With 'The Little Mermaid,' young Black kids are more interested in the water than ever. What to know about swimming racial disparities.:" https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/the-little-mermaid-young-black-kids-swimming-racial-disparities-213941973.html

* CW: Human Trafficking "Romanian prosecutors change human trafficking charge against Andrew Tate:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romanian-prosecutors-change-human-trafficking-charge-against-andrew-tate-2023-06-13/

* CW: Child Sexual Abuse. "Archdiocese provides District Attorney Jason Williams voluminous file on disgraced priest:" https://www.nola.com/news/courts/archdiocese-provides-jason-williams-file-on-disgraced-priest/article_9f0308da-0bc5-11ee-9e46-cf8ef429070a.html

* Bet his mama's proud of him. What would Jesus do? Harass and terrify a nine year old out of cruelty for fun, apparently. "Man Harasses 9-Year-Old at Field Day Event, Falsely Insists She’s Transgender:" https://www.advocate.com/news/canadian-field-day-transgender-girl

* "TikTok Star Barrett Pall Shares How Misogyny Hurts Men, Too:" https://advocatechannel.com/barrett-pall-tiktok-misogyny-hurts-men-too

* "Southern Baptists reject Rick Warren’s appeal to reinstate Saddleback:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/religion/2023/06/14/southern-baptists-rick-warren-vote/

* "Playing With Yourself Has Been Perfected Over Millions of Years:" https://www.advocate.com/news/masturbation-evolution-primates

* "Documents show how conservative doctors influenced abortion, trans rights:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/06/15/abortion-transgender-christian-doctors/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWJpZCI6IjMxNjY3NzkiLCJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNjg2ODAxNjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNjg4MDk3NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE2ODY4MDE2MDAsImp0aSI6IjgzMWE2MmY0LTM4ZDEtNGY5NS1hYTcyLTM2ODRiMDk1MWYzOCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9oZWFsdGgvMjAyMy8wNi8xNS9hYm9ydGlvbi10cmFuc2dlbmRlci1jaHJpc3RpYW4tZG9jdG9ycy8ifQ.Z9BU0-uG1kom8puxLC9eIUHPUoxxNtpmqRTFcH9sBL8

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* "Support for Same-Sex Relationships Plummets as Less Find Them "Morally Acceptable":" https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-relationships-decrease-gallup

* "Without Self-Respect, There Is No Pride:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/without-self-respect-there-is-no-pride

* "Immediate access to gender-affirming hormone therapy eases distress, depression, suicidal thoughts for transgender adults, research finds:" https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/immediate-access-gender-affirming-hormone-130021402.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJ3DZb5dKhaU7JElIJ2zvo9piTp-qTv-k2BfF8SzC8VmSU6lC_jX829G_jM_rzgfxWgxIkv_XV7m9t_EpH4AoR06MsWbsW0zRZQmoLa_Y5njvgiLspkR0Ef-rFfx3__HxpLwexVQeyK_NfkhDub-p8zDWynfrTjLrWWfKf7QykTe

* "A Message to White Gays:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/message-to-white-gays

* "Queer Athletes on Competing in Countries with Anti-LGBTQ Laws:"

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* "31 Places Where Showing LGBTQ+ Pride Is Illegal :" https://www.advocate.com/world/where-is-it-illegal-to-be-gay-31

* "Qatar targeting LGBTQ+ people with ‘full blown force’ six months after World Cup, activist says:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/19/qatar-lgbq-world-cup/

* "Being LGBTQ+ in Malaysia: ‘You don’t know who to turn to’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/18/malaysia-lgbtq-persecution-non-binary-musician-moreofthem/

* "Baltic Pride knife assault victim recalls ‘pain and confusion’ of homophobic attack:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/19/baltic-pride-knife-attack-patrick-tianen/

* "Queensland passes new law allowing trans people to self-ID on birth certificates:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/15/queensland-birth-certificates-trans-self-id/

* "Man Who Murdered Gay American Scott Johnson in 1988 Is Sentenced Again:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/scott-johnson-murderer-sentenced-again

* "Right-wing troll charged with harassment of LGBTQ+ activist for posting selfie with dying dad:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/19/bubba-pollock-end-of-life-care-dad-ontario/

* "Growing up as a queer, masc woman in a small town wasn’t plain sailing – but it wasn’t all bad:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/18/queer-masc-lesbian/

* "LGBTQ+ refugees don’t feel safe in the UK: ‘Everything’s attacking us, we’re demonised’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/22/teslim-joel-refugee-week-nigeria-sierra-leone/

* "Gay Afghan who fled Taliban couldn’t claim LGBTQ+ asylum in UK, John Nicolson MP writes:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/21/john-nicolson-mp-gay-afghan-asylum/

* "Tory government and US conspiracy theories to blame for anti-drag attacks in UK, study finds:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/22/anti-drag-us-uk-conspiracy-theory-research/

* "Activists blast Tory conversion therapy consent loophole: ‘This will cost many lives’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/21/conversion-therapy-rishi-sunak-boris-johnson-consent-loophole/

* "Electric Shock Treatment, Overt Homophobia in U.K. Armed Forces:" https://www.advocate.com/news/armed-forces-uk-homophobia-report

* "Royal College of Nursing members demand resources to better support LGBTQ+ hate crime victims:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/18/royal-college-of-nursing-hate-crime-lgbtq/

* "Rishi Sunak urged to drop ‘harmful’ trans schools guidance dubbed ‘new Section 28’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/19/rishi-sunak-trans-schools-guidance/

* "Rishi Sunak’s ‘disgusting’ anti-trans jokes condemned by MPs and LGBTQ+ charities:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/19/rishi-sunak-leaked-video-trans-reaction/

* "LGBTQ+ advocates shocked by Equality Act reforms debate: ‘Distressing and infuriating’:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/13/westminster-debate-equality-act-sex-trans/

* "Bristol Pride calls for allyship after billboard advert is set on fire in ‘cowardly’ hate crime:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/19/bristol-pride-billboard-attack/

* "Lesbian couple ‘heartbroken’ by homophobic doormat attack supported by kind neighbours:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/19/pride-doormat-attack-bristol-lesbian-couple/

* "‘Let women speak. No not like that’: TERFs pile on female Guardian writer for pro-trans article:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/19/terfs-guardian-trans-allyship/

* "‘Gender-critical’ activists attempted to protest a Primark in Lincoln. Two people showed up:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/19/lincoln-primark-lgbtq-protest/

* "Bolt apologises after taxi driver leaves queer man stranded with ‘no gay boy’ insult:" https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/22/bolt-taxi-service-homophobia-manchester/

* "The Insidious Violence of Civility Politics:"

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* "LGBTQ+ Americans: Let's Take Back Our Flag:" https://www.advocate.com/voices/lgbtq-americans-let-s-take-back-our-flag

* "SARS-CoV-2 airborne infection probability estimated by using indoor carbon dioxide:" https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-023-27944-9

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* "Four alarming charts that show just how extreme the climate is right now:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/17/world/four-climate-charts-extreme-weather-heat-oceans/index.html

* "Greece finds no more survivors of migrant boat disaster with hundreds missing:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/greece-finds-no-survivors-migrant-boat-disaster-hundreds-missing-rcna89440

* "New accounts clash with official version of migrant shipwreck disaster off Greece:" https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20230619-new-accounts-clash-with-official-version-of-migrant-disaster-off-greece

* "Titanic-bound submersible suffered ‘catastrophic implosion.’ The US Navy detected an implosion Sunday and told rescuers, an official tells CNN:" https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/22/us/submersible-titanic-oceangate-search-thursday/index.html

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* "Live camera shows I-95 collapse repairs underway in Philadelphia:" https://abc7ny.com/i-95-collapse-philadelphia-i95-interstate-highway-road/13386149/

* "The Hidden Chemicals Destroying American Farms:"

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* "GLAAD: Social media companies are enabling real world violence:" https://www.axios.com/2023/06/15/glaad-social-media-companies-hate-speech-lgbtq

* Steve Huffman is vowing to send Reddit into the toilet after Twitter, looks like. "Reddit CEO praises Elon Musk’s cost-cutting as protests rock the platform :" https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/reddit-blackout-protest-private-ceo-elon-musk-huffman-rcna89700

* "Despite widespread protest, Reddit CEO says company is ‘not negotiating’ on 3rd-party app charges :" https://thehill.com/business/despite-widespread-protest-reddit-ceo-says-company-is-not-negotiating-on-changes-to-data-access/

* "Here’s the note Reddit sent to moderators threatening them if they don’t reopen:" https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/16/23763538/reddit-blackout-api-protest-mod-replacement-threat

* "Reddit CEO Steve Huffman isn’t backing down: our full interview:" https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/15/23762868/reddit-ceo-steve-huffman-interview

* "Stop Talking to Each Other and Start Buying Things: Three Decades of Survival in the Desert of Social Media:" https://catvalente.substack.com/p/stop-talking-to-each-other-and-start

* "Twitter is being evicted from its Boulder office over unpaid rent:" https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/14/twitter-is-being-evicted-from-its-boulder-office-over-unpaid-rent/

* "Twitter is the worst major social media platform when it comes to LGBTQ+ safety, says GLAAD:" https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-technology/twitter-worst-among-major-social-media-platforms-when-it-comes-to-lgbtq-safety-glaad-says/

* "Musk Incites Anti-Vaccine Conspiracists By Mischaracterizing Peter Hotez:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2023/06/19/musk-incites-anti-vaccine-conspiracists-by-mischaracterizing-peter-hotez/?sh=505b10e3108f

* "Elon Musk has made some disturbing comments about Jews. Here’s a list:" https://forward.com/news/550035/elon-musk-disturbing-comments-jews/?amp=1

* "Elon Musk’s promise to treat ‘cis’ as a slur will provoke more extremism:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/jk-rowling-elon-musk-cisgender-trans-slur-rcna90632

* I often feel like reality has sailed on past the Onion these days. "Mark Zuckerberg agrees to fight Elon Musk in cage match:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mark-zuckerberg-elon-musk-fight/

* "Neanderthal adhesives were made through a complex synthesis process:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/06/neanderthals-seem-to-be-the-first-humans-to-make-synthetic-materials/

* "Send beer!’ Life on the Roman frontier revealed by soldiers’ private letters:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/premium/article/vindolanda-roman-fort-england

* "The First Self-Proclaimed Drag Queen Was a Formerly Enslaved Man:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-first-self-proclaimed-drag-queen-was-a-formerly-enslaved-man-180982311/

* "The Bread and Roses Strike of 1912:" https://thefatovamingusfiles.wordpress.com/2023/06/16/the-bread-and-roses-strike-of-1912/

* "Jane Addams: Chicago's Haunted Sapphic Icon:"

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* "14 Inspiring Queer Protest Posters in Days of Rage from ONE Archives :" https://www.advocate.com/activism/14-inspiring-queer-protest-posters

* "The Importance of Juneteenth - the Newest Federal Holiday:" https://www.advocate.com/news/juneteenth-importance-federal-holiday

* "Treat Williams, LGBTQ+ Ally in Gay-Themed Films, Dead at 71:" https://www.advocate.com/obituaries/treat-williams-lgbtq-ally-dead

* "Pride’s Bookshelf: Unveiling The LGBTQ+ Memoirs You Must Own:" https://www.out.com/gay-lifestyle/prides-bookshelf-unveiling-the-lgbtq-memoirs-you-must-own

* "13 Vintage Photos of Los Angeles Pride from ONE Archives :" https://www.advocate.com/gay-pride-parade/vintage-photos-los-angeles-pride

* "17 Photos of the Trans Experience by Mariette Pathy Allen :" https://www.advocate.com/art/mariette-pathy-allen-breaking-boundaries#rebelltitem18

* "10 Iconic Photos of LGBTQ+ History From Getty Images:" https://www.advocate.com/photography/10-photos-lgbtq-history

* My garden makes me happy, tiny as it is. I love the way it smells of basil and tomato leaves and rosemary and spearmint. I love the lushness of it compared to the sterile looking landscaping management insists on. It feels like the glorious chaos of nature fighting back every time seeds blow out of my container garden and sprout amongst the deliberately barren patches beyond my porch border. I love being surrounded by green and all those vegetable plant flowers.

This is already shaping up to be the best year ever for my tiny strawberry patch. I likely would have been the best year for asparagus, judging from the early growth, but the compost sprouted such an abundance of other things that I fear the asparagus hasn't a chance. Maybe next year. The day after New Millennial brought over the Pride Pinwheel they painted, my beloved carnations started blooming. Some of the early tomatoes are already growing on the bigger plants, which gives me hopes of this year being as good as last year for tomatoes.

* Tuesday, I met the new, alas temporary Doctor. Today's medical theme was arthritis. For those following along, but medical records are on the scale of the complete unabridged writings of Aquinas, as it's impossible for anyone to get a handle on them quickly, so we are doing a series of appointments each centered on a major theme to help get things on track.

I have warned her about the opiods and anti-psychotics both artificially inducing hallucinations and paranoia in people of my family and how it happened to me post surpery in percacet last year so she'll know if I get in a car accident and start hallucinating so they give me an anti-pscotic which together may induce psychotic break. Brains are fun.

I have a new replacement referral for the wheelchair/mobility assessment. It turns out there is now literally one allergy doctor with a tiny practice left in the whole city, which is why we are all so fucked. Peacehealth closed two other essential specialties in which they had a monopoly, fucking over all those patients too, the bastards. she's going to check our county and the county just south for me. It's worth blowing my medical transport credits on. They just way upped the limit anyway.

Medical science has moved forward a lot in the last 10-15 years. One of the early rheums said I likely had fibromyalgia, but it wasn't worth pursuing as medicare didn't believe in it and the treatment would be the same as my way easier to document arthritis and visible to the naked eye spinal damage.

So we are trying a new class of meds to see if I can tolerate them without my brain and/or body flipping out, as so often happens when one introduces new meds to it. I'm at a sub clinical dose to test tolerance, but I can feel the difference. I also feel a bit peculiar, though I'm adjusting.

Long time readers know the drill. I am weird, but if you spot anything obviously weird for me, way off my usual sort of postings, nonsense, irrationality, that sort of thing, give me a heads up that new meds may be driving me off the rails. Squirrel and my usual chat buddies know the drill and I'll let the millennials know what to watch for. Odds are it will be fine. I'm more likely to get stopped by physical side effects on this one, but it's always good to have more spotters.

* Wednesday, Squirrel lent us his cat for errands and then we hug out. We are still looking for a better sobriquet for New Millennial. Head Millennial will henceforth be called Goth Millennial.

So Goth Millennial and I are on the sofa and Techie Millennial and New Millennial are on the chairs. The Emperor was understandably excited. Many of his personal Millennials were here. (As of this week, New Millennial is in the Clowder according to the Emperor, so he climbed onto me to enjoy, being part of the group. Pictured here, Tavy, the Tiny Terror himself, in the crook of my arm alertly participating in the group discussion.

https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/720889365153349632/wednesday-squirrel-lent-us-his-cat-for-errands?source=share

* The elderly car goes into the shop Friday for the third time in threeish months. I've no idea how expensive it will be, but I've a nasty feeling it will be bad. I have blown all my money on catching up the bills I didn't pay in April for the previous repair. If you want to chip in: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Gwydion

* Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Cat Rescue fund raiser. They made a lot of money with the event, and the games will be used in recurring fundraisers.

* TNG: The Spot Centric Episode: https://www.tumblr.com/seananmcguire/720868927245336576?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: Dracula Sovereign of the Damned:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/720324019247792128/midnight-pals-dracula-sovereign-of-the-damned?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: this is so stupid:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/720767546126712832/midnight-pals-this-is-so-stupid?source=share

* "Midnight Pals: New Friends:" https://www.tumblr.com/bitterkarella/720492487495630848/midnight-pals-new-friends?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.

* 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/

* My oldest continuous friend is trying to raise money to buy games for a Cat Rescue fundraiser. This cat rescue is no kill and places most cats in foster homes until they can be adopted. They are good people there and it's a huge number of cats many needing basic or more serious healthcare.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/318lgf6fa0?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR1smSQTz7deMSVUBsEg30AdhQ-zeAEHGXOcHXqVUILTlF2MqnIIW49SDVU

* 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

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* "U.N. report says Taliban have killed scores of former Afghan officials, others:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/un-report-says-taliban-killed-have-killed-scores-former-afghan-officials-others-2022-01-30/

* "Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Attack in Herat, Afghanistan:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-01-23/islamic-state-claims-responsibility-for-attack-in-heart-afghanistan

* "Experts decry measures to ‘steadily erase’ Afghan women and girls from public life:" https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/01/1109902

* "Taliban arrests Afghan journalists, weeks after activists go missing:" https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2022/02/01/Taliban-arrests-Afghan-journalists-weeks-after-activists-go-missing

* "Taliban Free 2 Afghan Journalists After International Outcry:" https://www.voanews.com/a/taliban-free-2-afghan-journalists-after-international-outcry/6423917.html

* "Attack on Kurdish prison in Syria shows ISIS is still alive and kicking:" https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium-attack-on-kurdish-prison-in-syria-shows-isis-is-still-alive-and-kicking-1.10574260

* "Will Humanitarian Aid Reach the LGBTQ+ Afghans in Hiding?:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/1/26/will-humanitarian-aid-reach-lgbtq-afghans-hiding

* "‘We just sleep and hope we don’t perish’: 2m in Tigray in urgent need of food – UN:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/28/we-just-sleep-and-hope-we-dont-perish-2m-in-tigray-in-urgent-need-of-food-un

* "Myanmar Is Killing the Poets Fighting a Coup:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRfIFyJjS_I

* "Myanmar’s junta struggles to prevent protests planned for coup anniversary:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/jan/31/myanmars-junta-threatens-protesters-planning-coup-anniversary-action

* "‘I can’t go home’: families hide in Myanmar’s forests as fighting rages:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/feb/03/families-hide-in-myanmar-forests-as-fighting-rages

* "Manchester police make sixth arrest after fatal stabbing of Kennie Carter, 16:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/24/manchester-police-make-sixth-arrest-after-fatal-stabbing-of-kennie-carter-16

* "Tainted cocaine kills 20 in Argentina with dozens more hospitalised:" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/03/tainted-cocaine-kills-16-in-argentina-with-dozens-more-hospitalised

* "‘Felt like ice’: Two babies freeze to death in Syria IDP camps:" https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/1/she-felt-like-ice-children-die-in-syria-as-winter-hits-hard

* "Manitoba RCMP in Toronto area to investigate path of family found frozen near border:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/patel-family-frozen-canada-us-border-manitoba-rcmp-investigators-toronto-tips-1.6336751

* "19 people found frozen to death, sparking diplomatic row between Turkey and Greece:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/europe/frozen-migrants-turkey-greece-intl/index.html

* "North Korea missile tests: Photos from space released:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-60193714

* "Mexicans protest journalist killings, call for protection:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-reporters-plan-nationwide-protests-over-journalist-killings-2022-01-25/

* "Burkina Faso coup: New leader Damiba gives first speech:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-60164531

* "Xiomara Castro becomes Honduras' first female president:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/27/americas/xiomara-castro-honduras-inauguration-intl/index.html

* "Cuba’s Shelves Are Empty, Citizens Are Organizing:"

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* I know this is tumblr, but it summarizes the white supremacist and appropriative bits of the Anti-vaxxer convoy: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/675504426036920320/foroneandall-jayswing101-sobadpink-sobadpink

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* "To mandate or not to mandate? All eyes are on Austria as vaccination requirement for all adults comes into force.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/01/31/austria-vaccine-mandate-coronavirus/

* "Italian nurse accused of giving fake Covid jabs to anti-vaxxers arrested:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/16/italian-nurse-accused-of-giving-fake-covid-jabs-to-anti-vaxxers

* My people know from plague."COVID-19 vaccination higher among gay and lesbian adults than heterosexual adults:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/04/covid-19-vaccine-rates-gay-lesbian-cdc/

* "Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5:" https://apnews.com/article/covid-vaccine-children-pfizer-07d72ab0b76329d3899c135afd2a93f5

* "FDA gives full approval to Moderna's Covid-19 shot:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/31/moderna-fda-approval-covid-shot-00003673

* But will COVID move away from us? "Governors say they told Biden US needs to 'move away from the pandemic' at White House meeting:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/governors-pandemic-biden/index.html

* "Alabama least vaccinated state, breaks 17,000 confirmed COVID deaths:" https://www.alreporter.com/2022/01/28/alabama-least-vaccinated-state-breaks-17000-confirmed-covid-deaths/

* "Official: COVID Strain on Mississippi Health System High:" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/mississippi/articles/2022-01-30/official-covid-strain-on-mississippi-health-system-high

* "Hospitals in East Tennessee concerned about latest COVID-19 surge:" https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/hospitals-concerned-about-latest-covid-surge/51-beab783e-6460-4954-bfd4-becfbcf64584

* "Indiana coronavirus updates: Omicron drives US deaths higher than fall's delta wave:" https://www.wthr.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/indiana-coronavirus-updates-sunday-jan-30-2022-vaccine-tests-k95/531-532ab3ed-8622-4c97-9809-0e32d0477566

* "Missouri is ranked one of the top five least safe states from COVID. Here’s why:" https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article257779738.html

* "Nurses’ union launches campaign targeting unvaccinated, unboosted Rhode Islanders:" https://www.wpri.com/health/coronavirus/nurses-union-launches-campaign-targeting-unvaccinated-unboosted-rhode-islanders/

* "Omicron surge in New Hampshire not letting up, health officials say:" https://www.wmur.com/article/omicron-surge-new-hampshire-deaths/38903310#

* "Joseph Ladapo and his contrived evasiveness must go:" https://www.sun-sentinel.com/opinion/editorials/fl-op-edit-ladapo-covid-senate-confirmation-20220126-7hd6kbncjvdmvgrq75vcblpvy4-story.html

* "Despite red flags, Florida Republicans poised to confirm questionable surgeon general:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/despite-red-flags-florida-republicans-poised-to-confirm-questionable-surgeon-general-132501573731

* "Florida surgeon general favorably recommended after Democrats walk out of confirmation hearing:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/joseph-ladapo-florida-surgeon-general-confirmation/index.html

* "Ex-supervisor wouldn't endorse Ladapo as FL's top doctor:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/supervisor-endorse-ladapo-fls-top-doctor-82679324

* "Wash. state trooper who told governor to "kiss my a**' over vaccine dies of COVID:" https://www.newsweek.com/robert-lamay-washington-state-trooper-jay-inslee-covid-vaccine-mandate-dies-1674275

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* "U.S. intelligence: Russia may stage video to create pretext for Ukraine war:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-intelligence-alleges-russia-has-plan-fabricate-pretext-attack-ukraine-reports-2022-02-03/

* "U.S. deploys troops to Eastern Europe; thousands more on standby:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/02/biden-troops-europe-ukraine-tensions-00004630

* "How a group of Irish fishermen forced the Russian Navy into a U-turn:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/europe/ireland-fishermen-russia-navy-intl/index.html

* "LGBT+ Ukrainians are ready to fight for their freedom if Russia invades:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/29/ukraine-russia-war-invasion-lgbt-kiev-pride/

* "Is Russia Preparing to Invade Ukraine?:"

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* "Ukrainian Soldiers Are Preparing for Russia to Invade (Again):"

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* "Biden: U.S. forces killed ISIS leader in Syria raida:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/03/us-forces-syria-raid-00005114

* "Kansas Mom Accused of Being ISIS Leader Not Contesting Detention:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/88gvnz/kansas-mom-allison-fluke-ekren-isis-court

* "Biden relaunches 'Cancer Moonshot' initiative aimed at halving rate of cancer deaths by 2047:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/politics/cancer-moonshot-initiative-white-house-biden/index.html

* "Biden May Stumble, But He’s No Donald Trump:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2022/1/25/biden-may-stumble-hes-no-donald-trump

* "Exclusive: Biden administration raises minimum wage for federal employees to $15:" https://www.axios.com/minimum-wage-increase-federal-workers-biden-5806be19-a753-458e-8af8-56bab9498f50.html

* "Biden to sign executive order boosting rights of 200,000 construction workers:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/exclusive-biden-sign-executive-order-boosting-rights-200000-construction-workers-2022-02-03/

* "Biden officials push to hold up $11.3 billion USPS truck contract, citing climate damage:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/02/02/usps-trucks-epa-climate-change/

* "EPA to bring back mercury pollution rules that were nixed under Trump administration:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/politics/epa-mercury-pollution-coal-plants-climate/index.html

* "‘The White House isn’t supporting him’: Biden’s FDA pick left in limbo:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/28/white-house-biden-fda-pick-califf-00003053

* "Biden Should Nominate More LGBTQ+ Federal Judges, Lambda Legal Urges:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/2/01/biden-should-nominate-more-lgbtq-federal-judges-lambda-legal-urges

* "Senate sets hearing on antisemitism envoy for Feb. 8:" https://forward.com/fast-forward/481794/senate-close-to-scheduling-confirmation-hearing-for-bidens-special-envoy/

* "What Conservatives Really Mean When They Say Biden’s Potential SCOTUS Nominees Are “Unqualified”:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/01/conservative-attacks-on-bidens-scotus-nominees-have-a-long-racist-history.html

* "A history lesson for the Senators troubled by the Biden SCOTUS vow:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/a-history-lesson-for-the-senators-troubled-by-the-biden-scotus-vow-132407365664

* "Chris Hayes rips Neil Gorsuch for private speech at conservative event:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-rips-neil-gorsuch-for-private-speech-at-conservative-event-132491333900

* "Luján will return to Senate in 4-6 weeks 'barring any complications' after stroke:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/politics/scotus-fight-senate-democrats/index.html

* It’s almost like we need an Infrastructure Bill. "City waits for Mississippi to earmark money for water crisis as sewage overflows continue:" https://www.clarionledger.com/in-depth/news/2022/01/30/jackson-mississippi-federal-funding-resolve-water-crisis-sewage-pearl-river/9228052002/

* "'Déjà Vu All Over Again': Despite Gov. Abbott's Promises 70,000 Now Without Power in Texas as Winter Storm Hits:" https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2022/02/deja-vu-all-over-again-despite-gov-abbotts-promises-70000-now-without-power-in-texas-as-winter-storm-hits/

* "Beto O’Rourke rips Abbott’s Texas freeze failure—and inaction to prevent another:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/beto-o-rourke-rips-abbott-s-texas-freeze-failure-and-inaction-to-prevent-another-132225093579

* "Childcare spending not your responsibility, senator? What fine Republican hypocrisy:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/27/ron-johnson-republican-senator-childcare-society

* I bet Housing First would prevent things like this, but Christians appose helping the homeless on religious grounds, so.... "Advocates want more winter resources after friends say homeless Memphis man froze to death:" https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/01/21/advocates-want-more-winter-resources-after-friends-say-homeless-memphis-man-froze-death/

* "Living Rent-Free Next to Millionaires:"

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

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

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

* "Fort Worth is center of first redistricting challenge heard in federal court:" https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2022-01-24/fort-worth-is-center-of-first-redistricting-challenge-set-to-be-heard-in-federal-court

* "Mich. Supreme Court upholds redistricting commission maps in face of voting rights lawsuit:" https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2022/02/03/michigan-supreme-court-upholds-redistricting-commission-maps/9226313002/

* "N.J. Supreme Court dismisses GOP lawsuit on congressional redistricting - New Jersey Globe:" https://newjerseyglobe.com/redistricing/n-j-supreme-court-dismisses-gop-lawsuit-on-congressional-redistricting/

* "Audit Bureau Needs to Do a Better Job, Starting with Gableman’s Folly:" https://upnorthnewswi.com/2022/01/14/opinion-audit-bureau-needs-to-do-a-better-job-starting-with-gablemans-folly/

* "Defendant to appear in court in alleged attempt to access Cross Village voting machine:" https://www.petoskeynews.com/story/news/2022/02/02/defendant-appear-court-alleged-attempt-access-cross-village-voting-machine/9296696002/

* "Elbert County Clerk and Recorder admits copying election hard drives, says it's his duty to 'preserve' 2020 records:" https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/local-politics/elbert-county-clerk-recorder-admits-copying-election-hard-drives/73-8b87f791-1efd-4d67-8b0f-76081bfce14f

* "NYT: Trump fake electors planning began as early as 15 days after election:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/nyt-trump-fake-electors-planning-began-as-early-as-15-days-after-election-132315717984

* "Wisconsin attorney for Trump campaign one of first known to learn of fake elector strategy, memo shows:" https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/elections/2022/02/02/trump-campaigns-wisconsin-attorney-got-memo-fake-elector-strategy/6642643001/

* "January 6 committee subpoenas individuals tied to fake elector push:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/politics/committee-subpoenas-14-republicans/index.html

* "Newly uncovered memos shed light on origins of Trump campaign's fake elector scheme: NYT:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/newly-uncovered-memos-shed-light-on-origins-of-trump-campaign-s-fake-elector-scheme-nyt-132335173835

* She had an official certificate telling her it was legal for her to vote. Meanwhile white republican men illegally casting ballots on purpose are getting slaps on the wrists. "The Black woman sentenced to six years in prison over a voting error:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/03/fight-to-vote-tennessee-pamela-moses-convicted

* "Memphis Black Lives Matter activist sentenced to six years in shady-as-hell voter fraud case:" https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/2/3/2078418/-Memphis-Black-Lives-Matter-activist-sentenced-to-six-years-in-shady-as-hell-voter-fraud-case

* "GOP men hardly punished for illegal votes; Black woman given six years for sign-up error:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gop-men-hardly-punished-for-illegal-votes-black-woman-given-six-years-for-sign-up-error-132422213543

* "Republicans to field more than 100 far-right candidates this year:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/02/republicans-100-far-right-candidates-2022

* "A GOP Senate candidate walks 'rigged election' tightrope in Nevada:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/adam-laxalt-walks-rigged-election-tightrope-nevada-senate-campaign-rcna14609

* "Heller calls Biden ‘illegitimate’ president; vows to repeal Commerce Tax ‘day one’ - The Nevada Independent:" https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/heller-calls-biden-illegitimate-president-vows-to-repeal-commerce-tax-day-one

* "GOP senate candidate pushes Big Lie while simultaneously urging people to vote:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/gop-senate-candidate-pushes-big-lie-while-simultaneously-urging-people-to-vote-132403781773

* "New Financial Disclosures Show Kyrsten Sinema Is Raking in Cash from Big GOP Donors:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kyrsten-sinema-fundraising-republican-donors-1293087/

* "Barbara Lee - "Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power":" https://www.cc.com/video/bfo5wq/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-barbara-lee-barbara-lee-speaking-truth-to-power

* "Nina Turner announces run for Congress, setting up Democratic primary rematch with Shontel Brown:" https://www.cleveland.com/news/2022/01/nina-turner-announces-run-for-congress-setting-up-democratic-primary-rematch-with-shontel-brown.html

* "Nina Turner announces her candidacy for Congress:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/nina-turner-announces-her-candidacy-for-congress-132031045983

* "Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams details her Georgia governor race strategy:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/democratic-georgia-governor-candidate-stacey-abrams-on-her-campaign-strategy-132129349690

* "Cawthorn Challenge Raises the Question: Who Is an ‘Insurrectionist’?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/25/us/politics/madison-cawthorn-jan-6.html

* "Madison Cawthorn sues to stop inquiry into his role on Jan. 6:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/madison-cawthorn-sues-to-stop-inquiry-into-his-role-on-jan-6-132224581646

* Want more left politicians to Vote for? Vote in the damned PRIMARIES! That is when you push the party left by making sure the people running in November are more progressive. Even if your candidate doesn’t win, a strong progressive alternative who almost wins tends to push the more establishment candidates a little further left. Tell your friends. Get them to vote too.

Do not forget to vote the whole ticket. The Republicans will. They will take over your school board or your town council or your state government if you let them and that’s a recipe for losing your basic human and civil rights.

Vote in every primary and special and general election. Vote on every race and ballot measure.

They will. You do it too. There are more of us.

* "Star witness in Ukraine impeachment saga sues Trump allies and alleges conspiracy to intimidate him:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/politics/alexander-vindman-donald-trump-rudy-giuliani-ukraine-impeachment/index.html

* "Republican party calls January 6 attack ‘legitimate political discourse’:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/04/republicans-capitol-attack-legitimate-political-discourse-cheney-kinzinger-pence

* "Trump’s grip on the GOP:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-s-grip-on-the-gop-132563013950

* "Donald Trump vows to ban trans athletes if re-elected president:"https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/30/donald-trump-trans-athletes-re-election/

* "Trump suggests he might pardon some Jan. 6 defendants:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/30/trump-pardon-jan6-defendants-00003450

* "Jan. 6 committee member: Trump ‘absolutely’ tampering with witnesses:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/02/jan-6-committee-trump-witnesses-00004559

* "Trump is feeling the heat from investigations — and wants his mob to save him:" https://www.salon.com/2022/01/31/is-feeling-the-heat-from-investigations--and-wants-his-mob-to-save-him/

* "Fulton County district attorney asks for FBI's help with security as Trump investigation continues:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/30/politics/fulton-county-da-fbi-letter/index.html

* "No wonder Trump is nervous: NY attorney general looking at Trump bid for D.C. hotel:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/no-wonder-trump-is-nervous-ny-attorney-general-looking-at-trump-bid-for-d-c-hotel-132237381797

* "Joy Reid: Trump has emerged from his MAGA cocoon a fully-formed authoritarian butterfly:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/trump-discussing-pardons-for-jan-6-capitol-insurrectionists-if-re-elected-slammed-by-joy-reid-132130885662

* "George Conway: Trump just gave prosecutors ‘trifecta’ of criminal intent:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/george-conway-trump-just-gave-prosecutors-trifecta-of-criminal-intent-132123717785

* "'A pernicious threat': Trump incitement of mob triggers security, safety concerns:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-a-pernicious-threat-trump-incitement-of-mob-triggers-security-safety-concerns-132139589867

* "Bogus election claims in Michigan end up in draft order to seize voting machines nationally, state official says:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/politics/michigan-secretary-of-state-january-6-committee/index.html

* "Trump sought means of seizing voting machines in wake of his 2020 election defeat: NYT:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-sought-means-of-seizing-voting-machines-in-wake-of-his-2020-election-defeat-132238917586

* "As Trump worked presidency's power to seize voting machines, local backers got the message:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/as-trump-worked-presidency-s-power-to-seize-voting-machines-local-backers-got-the-message-132421189848

* "New details on Trump's ‘Spidey-sense of criminal liability’ in bid to steal power:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/new-details-on-trump-s-spidey-sense-of-criminal-liability-in-bid-to-steal-power-132221509720

* "Memo circulated among Trump allies advocated using NSA data in attempt to prove stolen election:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/03/trump-nsa-election/

* "Disgraced Trump NSA Flynn proposed using National Guard to seize voting machines:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/disgraced-trump-nsa-flynn-proposed-using-national-guard-to-seize-voting-machines-nyt-132502085738

* "Analysis: January 6 committee uses Pence team to try to penetrate Trump's West Wing:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/01/politics/donald-trump-capitol-insurrection-house-committee-mike-pence/index.html

* "Raskin: Pence should tell the full truth and join the ‘party of democracy’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/raskin-pence-should-tell-the-full-truth-and-join-the-party-of-democracy-132490821636

* "Joy Reid: Republicans as a party now officially trying to memory-hole the truth:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/mike-pence-stands-up-to-donald-trump-and-tells-the-truth-about-the-election-again-132496453503

* "Former Pence lawyer hailed as 'patriot' for lengthy testimony to January 6th Committee:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/former-pence-lawyer-hailed-as-patriot-for-lengthy-testimony-to-january-6th-committee-132237893508

* "Ex-Trump Justice Dept official appears before U.S. House Jan. 6 committee:" https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/ex-top-justice-dept-official-clark-appears-before-us-house-jan-6-committee-2022-02-02/

* I don't understand why a million dollar bribe doesn't constitute witness tampering. "Trump's PAC gave $1 million to Meadows' non-profit weeks after House formed January 6 committee:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/01/politics/trump-pac-mark-meadows-january-6-investigation/index.html

* "Oath Keepers leader talks to Jan. 6 panel from federal jail:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/oath-keepers-leader-talks-jan-panel-federal-jail-82632978

* "Claire McCaskill: Trump is clearly ready to burn the whole thing down:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jan-6-select-committee-met-with-oath-keepers-leader-stewart-rhodes-132321349571

* "Oath Keepers founder is ordered detained pending trial in Jan. 6 riot:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/26/oath-keepers-founder-detained-jan-6-riot-00002603

* "U.S. judge hands down 44-month sentence for Capitol rioter who assaulted police:" https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-prosecutors-seek-51-month-sentence-capitol-rioter-who-assaulted-police-2022-01-26/

* "Gay Insurrectionist Brandon Straka Pleas Out, Gets House Arrest & Fine:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/1/24/heres-convicted-gay-insurrectionist-brandon-straka-court-sentence

* I don't want people who are trying to end American Democracy platformed and normalized. Why did only two of them walk off? "Rudy Giuliani’s surprise reveal on Masked Singer led to judges walking off:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/03/rudy-giuliani-surprise-masked-singer-judges-walking-off

* "California city approves 1st US insurance law for gun owners:" https://apnews.com/article/business-violence-california-united-states-gun-politics-998aa2507f995acb5a0c3e3661805a4a

* "Big-city mayors struggle to curb violent crime and illegal firearms as activists warn of return to problematic police tactics:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/big-city-mayors-struggle-to-curb-violent-crime-and-illegal-firearms-as-activists-warn-of-return-to-problematic-police-tactics-132033093565

* "Federal judge rejects plea deal on hate crime charges in Ahmaud Arbery's killing over sentencing concerns:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/31/us/travis-and-greg-mcmichael-plea-deal-ahmaud-arbery-federal-hate-crime-charges/index.html

* "Gregory McMichael will face trial on federal hate crime charges in Ahmaud Arbery killing after withdrawing plea agreement:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/03/us/gregory-mcmichael-arbery-hate-crime-federal-trial-proceeds/index.html

* "Missouri ‘Stand Your Ground’ bill critiqued as racist ‘Make Murder Legal Act’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/missouri-stand-your-ground-bill-critics-call-make-murder-legal-act-now-being-debated-132408901763

* "What the Killing of Two N.Y.P.D. Officers Means for New York:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/what-the-killing-of-two-nypd-officers-means-for-new-york

* "Baltimore City State's Attorney denies charges she calls retaliation for indicting law enforcement:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/marilyn-mosby-says-she-is-innocent-timing-of-charges-meant-to-hurt-her-re-election-campaign-132227141699

* "Michael Avenatti convicted for stealing from Stormy Daniels:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/04/politics/michael-avenatti/index.html

* Good! He belongs in prison! "‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic resentenced to 21 years in prison:" https://apnews.com/article/joe-exotic-tiger-king-sentence-murder-for-hire-812b9b2b759e8d84f2e3192766f1efec

* "Grindr, Scruff Used to Arrest 60 on Drug Charges in Sting Operation:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/1/28/grindr-scruff-used-arrest-60-drug-charges-sting-operation

* "A white supremacist website got hacked, airing all its dirty laundry:" https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/01/data-leak-from-neo-nazi-site-shows-members-conspiring-in-hate-crimes/

* "Nazi gatherings in broad daylight in Florida spark alarm:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nazi-gatherings-in-broad-daylight-in-florida-spark-alarm-132138053956

* "DeSantis treats Florida Nazi incidents as political game; condemns Democrats instead:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/desantis-treats-florida-nazi-incidents-as-political-game-condemns-democrats-instead-132334149995

* "Federal investigators focused on rash of threats against historically Black schools:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/federal-investigators-focused-on-rash-of-threats-against-historically-black-schools-132237381954

* "Neo-Nazi group’s leader among 3 arrested in attack at Orlando demonstration:" https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-neo-nazi-alafaya-orlando-arrest-20220204-nudpwz7gtzhdzd4gkevjvq5sra-story.html

* "Three neo-Nazis arrested in Florida attack:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/three-neo-nazis-arrested-in-florida-attack-132502597785

* "Neo-Nazis, Trump, treat racial disparity fix as attack on white people in health care:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/neo-nazis-trump-treat-racial-disparity-fix-as-attack-on-white-people-in-health-care-132334661676

* "GOP bill would ban teachers from talking about LGBTQ people because it “offends Christian values”:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/02/gop-bill-ban-teachers-talking-lgbtq-people-offends-christian-values/

* "As Black History Month Begins, Booker Introduces African American History Act in Senate:" https://www.africanamericanreports.com/2022/02/as-black-history-month-begins-booker_5.html

* "Florida's "Don't say gay" bill advances:" https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/floridas-dont-gay-bill-advances-112003757.html

* "Florida Senate Bill Could Ban Books With LGBTQ+ Characters:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/1/26/florida-senate-bill-could-ban-books-lgbtq-characters

* "Chasten Buttigieg: Florida’s Proposed Anti-LGBTQ Bill ‘Will Kill Kids’:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/1/24/chasten-buttigieg-floridas-proposed-anti-lgbtq-bill-will-kill-kids

* "Chasten Buttigieg: Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill puts kids in danger:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/chasten-buttigieg-florida-s-don-t-say-gay-bill-puts-kids-in-danger-132033093586

* "'Stop the censorship': Texas students go off on school district officials:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/granbury-texas-students-book-ban-rcna13617

* On Censorship: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/674859050572398592

* "'Filth,' 'Obscene': GOP Attacks Books About LGBTQ+ Kids, Racism:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2022/2/01/filth-obscene-gop-attacks-books-about-lgbtq-kids-racism

* "Ex-Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores accuses NFL of racial discrimination in lawsuit:" https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1077401749/brian-flores-sues-nfl-racial-discrimination

* "Brian Flores: Belichick texts confirmed what we thought happened behind closed doors:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/brian-flores-belichick-texts-confirmed-what-we-thought-happened-behind-closed-doors-132317253664

* "The Commodification of Black Athletes:"

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* CW: Rape, Pedophilia "The New Zealand Cult That Preyed on Children: Gloriavale:"

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* CW: Pedophilia, Sexual Assault. On Disney:

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* CW: Eating Disorders, Rape, Pedophilia. "Exposing the Underbelly of the Ballet Industry :"

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* "Looking at OAN's Treatment of Current and Former Employees:"

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* "Money, power and prestige: what a Prince Andrew trial would mean for New York:" https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jan/27/prince-andrew-lawsuit-

* "Dueling Defamation Suits: Woman Testifies Against Roy Moore:" https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-01-25/testimony-begins-in-defamation-suits-over-roy-moore-claims

* CW: Rape "Libby Squire's mum calls for non-contact sex crime rehabilitation rules:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-60206133

* CW: Rape "Scottish club Raith Rovers criticized after it signs striker who was ruled to have been a rapist by a judge in a civil case:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/football/david-goodwillie-raith-rovers-spt-intl/index.html

* "CNN president resigns after relationship with co-worker:" https://apnews.com/article/cnn-zucker-resigns-8bb57994bc510516ffa06fbac5442439

* "At 50, I finally figured out what Grace Tame knows in her 20s:" https://www.smh.com.au/national/at-50-i-finally-figured-out-what-grace-tame-knows-in-her-20s-20220128-p59s0a.html

* "Meet the Man Trying to Ban Abortion in America, One Town At A Time:"

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* "Growing Up Trans in a Country at the Forefront of Trans Rights:"

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* "Director's film on gay soldier blocked by India's government:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/29/onir-we-are-gay-soldier-india/

* "UK's so-called equalities watchdog 'held private meetings with anti-trans groups':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/02/ehrc-equalities-watchdog-trans-lgb-alliance-fair-play-women/

* "Scottish Alba councillor launches 'appalling' attack against trans youth:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/30/scotland-trans-youth-alba-caroline-mcallister/

* "Murderers of beloved bisexual doctor laughed and joked as they were found guilty:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/04/gary-jenkins-murder-trial-guilty-cardiff/

* "Gay man left reeling after homophobic tirade from bus driver for kissing another man:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/29/connor-cunningham-london-bus-gay-homophobia/

* "TikTok's so-called 'Banter Queen' jailed for abusing trans reality TV star:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/28/tiktok-banter-queen-jail-trans-chelsey-harwood/

* "Gay Man Says Security Guards Savagely Beat Him at Popular Nightclub:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/1/25/gay-man-says-security-guards-savagely-beat-him-popular-nightclub

* "Legislation Affecting LGBTQ Rights Across the Country:" https://tuulikki.tumblr.com/post/675419990950821888/legislation-affecting-lgbtq-rights-across-the

* "Lesbian Sues Military Bosses Who Told Her to Grow Hair, Wear Makeup:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/1/24/lesbian-sues-military-bosses-who-told-her-grow-hair-wear-makeup

* "GOP-Led Town Is First in Pennsylvania to Repeal LGBTQ+ Protections:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2022/1/25/gop-led-town-first-pennsylvania-repeal-lgbtq-protections

* "Republican governor's 'hateful' chief-of-staff compares trans athletes to terrorists:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/27/south-dakota-kristi-noem-trans-athletes-mark-miller/

* "Two trans women killed are 2021's latest victims to 'epidemic of violence':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/30/nikki-turietta-zaniyah-williams-trans-us-2021/

* "Man Charged in Gruesome and Violent Killing of Queer Couple:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/2/01/man-charged-gruesome-and-violent-killing-queer-couple-australia

* "School official compares young kid's adorable Pride artwork to Nazi flag:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/28/oglethorpe-avenue-elementary-school-pride-artwork-nazi/

* "Jordan Peterson compares being trans to 'satanic ritual abuse' on Joe Rogan podcast:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/27/jordan-peterson-joe-rogan-spotify-podcast-trans/

* "Former President for the Human Rights Campaign sues organization for racial bias:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/former-president-for-the-human-rights-campaign-sues-organization-for-racial-bias-132555845541

* "New highly-infectious and damaging strain of HIV discovered in the Netherlands:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/02/05/hiv-strain-variant-mutation-netherlands-testing/

* "New Jersey Decriminalizes Sexual Activity by People Living with HIV:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/stigma/2022/2/01/new-jersey-decriminalizes-sexual-activity-people-living-hiv

* "How Are We All Part of Ending Outbreaks? Crash Course Outbreak Science #15:"

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* "'Extremely drug-resistant' strain of painful STI shigella is on the rise in the UK:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/01/27/sti-shigella-rise/

* "‘Very worrying’: MMR vaccine rates in England at 10-year low:" https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/feb/01/very-worrying-mmr-vaccine-rates-in-england-at-10-year-low

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* "Death toll rises after Tropical Cyclone Ana tears across southern Africa:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/africa/southern-africa-storm-ana-intl/index.html

* "Northeast begins to dig out from blizzard that dropped two feet of snow in some spots:" https://www.npr.org/2022/01/30/1076817657/boston-snow-ties-record-northeast-blizzard

* "Ecuador landslide: at least 24 dead after hillside collapses in capital Quito:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/02/ecuador-landslide-deaths-hillside-collapses-quito

* "Peru oil spill after Tonga eruption bigger than previously thought:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-60180226

* "Oil executives barred from leaving Peru after massive spill:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/28/americas/peru-oil-spill-travel-ban-intl/index.html

* "Homeless man freezes to death in Westlock:" https://www.townandcountrytoday.com/local-news/homeless-man-freezes-to-death-in-westlock-4962791

* "Investigation into Death of SUNY Oneonta Student May Take Months:" https://wibx950.com/investigation-into-death-of-suny-oneonta-student-tyler-lopresti-castro-may-take-months/

* "Wildfires Are Coming to the Suburbs:"

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* "National Butterfly Center Closing in Response to Conspiracy Theorists’ Threats:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/national-butterfly-center-closing-in-response-to-conspiracy-theorists-threats?via=ios

* "St. George’s Lake Powell Pipeline threatened by low lake levels:" https://lakepowellchronicle.com/article/st-georges-lake-powell-pipeline-threatened-by-low-lake-levels

* "Inside Kazakhstan's giant crypto-mine:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/technology-60148754

* "Holding in the deep: what Canada wants to do with its decades-old pileup of nuclear waste:" https://thenarwhal.ca/nuclear-waste-ignace-bruce

* "6 cancer patients sue utility over Fukushima radiation:" https://apnews.com/article/business-health-japan-lawsuits-tokyo-6f168fe334ce7999aa232dda7910b7a6

* DO NOT WANT!!! D: "Why the Prospect of the IRS Using Facial Recognition Is So Alarming:" https://slate.com/technology/2022/02/irs-id-me-facial-recognition.html

* "Out-of-control SpaceX rocket on collision course with moon:" https://www.theguardian.com/science/2022/jan/26/out-of-control-spacex-rocket-on-track-to-collide-with-the-moon

* "The hard life and times of the forgotten Jamaicans who were exiled to Nova Scotia in 1796:" https://face2faceafrica.com/article/the-hard-life-and-times-of-the-forgotten-jamaicans-who-were-exiled-to-nova-scotia-in-1796

* "Ethical US consumers struggled to pressure the sugar industry to abandon slavery with less success than their British counterparts:" https://theconversation.com/ethical-us-consumers-struggled-to-pressure-the-sugar-industry-to-abandon-slavery-with-less-success-than-their-british-counterparts-173473

* "Were Books Really Bound in Human Skin?:"

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* ""The porters were fed up." C.L. Dellums and the rise of America's first Black union:" https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-kitchen/182-the-porters-were-fed-up-QGEiPJHqj51/

* CW: Historical Racist and Homophobic Stereotypes. "The Offensive Tabloid that "Exposed" Gay People | Broadway Brevities:"

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* "The Tuskegee Experiment: Crash Course Black American History #29:"

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* CW: Historical Racism "The History of Sambo's Restaurant and Where it Stands Today:"

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* CW: Incest, Rape, Domestic Abuse. "Examining the Troubled Life of Rita Hayworth | Prism of the Past:"

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* "How Dr. Clarence Jones smuggled MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" out to the world:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/how-dr-clarence-jones-smuggled-mlk-s-letter-from-birmingham-jail-out-to-the-world-132556357569

* "Serial Killer Who Hunted Down Gay Men May Have Had a Sixth Victim:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2022/1/28/serial-killer-who-hunted-down-gay-men-san-francisco-may-have-had-sixth-victim

* "Life in Prison For a Glitter Bomb?!:"

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* "Government race advisor tried to quit after equalities minister's attack on young journalist:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/kemi-badenoch-samuel-kasumu-nadine-white-huffpost-twitter-conservative-resignation-boris-johnson/

* "What Somalia's Failed Election Could Mean for Al Shabaab and its Civilians:"

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* "Aleksei Navalny Is Resisting Putin, and Winning:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/opinion/navalny-russia-prison-putin.html

* "Alexei Navalny Urges Russians From Jail to Overcome Fear:" https://time.com/5936590/alexei-navalny-jail/

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* "Teen wakes from coma with no knowledge of pandemic:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-55922431

* "Indigenous people lack access to health care because of systemic racism, report says:" https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/british-columbia/article-indigenous-people-lack-access-to-health-care-because-of-racism-report/?utm_campaign=sophi-pop&utm_medium=post&utm_source=facebook

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 2/4/21 are 26,523,000. The official death toll is 450,000. The real number is likely much higher.

* "Biden harnesses Defense Production Act to speed vaccinations, production of protective equipment:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/biden-harnesses-defense-production-act-to-speed-vaccinations-production-of-protective-equipment/

* "Biden administration deploys more than 1,000 active-duty troops to aid vaccination efforts:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/05/biden-deploys-troops-aid-covid-19-vaccine-466118

* They didn't even google to see if he was actually a marine, let alone check for any qualifications. (Spoiler: he wasn't). "Contractor Who Was Awarded $34.5 Million in Government Money and Provided Zero Masks Pleads Guilty to Fraud:" https://www.propublica.org/article/contractor-masks-guilty-plea

* "Trump admin paid scammer millions for desperately needed masks he never delivered:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-paid-scammer-millions-for-desperately-needed-masks-he-never-delivered-100619845976

* Apparently Covid hasn't been killing Americans nearly fast enough according to Republicans. "Iowa Rolls Back Coronavirus Restrictions:" https://www.npr.org/2021/02/05/964689123/iowa-rolls-back-coronavirus-restrictions

* How much do Republicans hate America? Deciding to starve seniors is a small price to pay to kill citizens faster. "Republican plan to end the mask requirement could cost Wisconsinites $49 million in food benefits:" https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2021/01/27/gop-plan-end-mask-requirement-could-cost-wisconsinites-49-million-food-benefits/4287763001/

* "State Republicans fixate of defying medical advice on Covid safety:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/state-republicans-fixate-of-defying-medical-advice-on-covid-safety-100619845670

* "Racial disparities haunt Bay Area COVID vaccine programs:" https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/02/04/racial-disparities-haunt-bay-area-covid-vaccine-programs/

* "Racial disparities already taking shape in Covid vaccination rates:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/racial-disparities-already-taking-shape-in-covid-vaccination-rates-100619845927

* "Removing barriers is key to getting vaccine to underserved communities:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/removing-barriers-is-key-to-getting-vaccine-to-underserved-communities-100619845748

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* "Gay Biden official sends powerful message of LGBT+ inclusion across the globe:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/03/gay-biden-appointee-ned-price-lgbt-inclusion/

* "Bitter Republican Rand Paul subjects Biden's education nominee to transphobic grilling:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/04/rand-paul-miguel-cardona-trans-student-athletes-senate-confirmation-hearing/

* "The 13 (Mostly Antigay) Senators Who Voted Against Sec. Pete Buttigieg:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/2/02/13-mostly-antigay-senators-who-voted-against-sec-pete-buttigieg

* "Joy Reid: Good transportation policy can be 'the great equalizer':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/joy-reid-good-transportation-policy-can-be-the-great-equalizer-100552773982

* "Pete Buttigieg: I want the United States to be leading the world in high speed rail:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/pete-buttigieg-i-want-the-united-states-to-be-leading-the-world-in-high-speed-rail-100555333554

* "U.S. employers add just 49K jobs as unemployment falls to 6.3%:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/05/employers-add-jobs-unemployment-falls-466110

* "‘Joe knows us’: Polls show broad support for Biden, his policy proposals:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-joe-knows-us-polls-show-broad-support-for-biden-his-policy-proposals-100613189631

* "Congress Approves Budget, Paving the Way For Biden's COVID-19 Relief Package:" https://www.npr.org/2021/02/05/964365980/senate-passes-budget-resolution-vice-president-harris-breaks-tie

* "Biden emphasizes 'urgency' of $1.9T relief after Summers' op-ed on inflation:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/05/politics/joe-biden-jobs-numbers-relief-package/index.html

* "In Alabama, Workers At Amazon Warehouse Are Poised For Union Vote:" https://www.npr.org/2021/02/07/965162338/in-alabama-workers-at-amazon-warehouse-are-poised-for-union-vote

* "Homelessness and callous bullshit:" https://evergreenspire.dreamwidth.org/7870.html

* "All but 11 Republicans back Marjorie Taylor Greene in vote to strip committee assignments:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/all-but-11-republicans-vote-to-back-marjorie-taylor-greene-in-vote-to-strip-committee-assignments-100552261570

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene was a moderator of a Facebook group featuring death threats and racist memes.:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/02/marjorie-taylor-greene-facebook-john-birch-society/

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene thinks transphobia will save America. Yes, you read that right:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/04/majorie-taylor-greene-transphobia-wsb-word-on-the-street-protection-of-women-and-girls-in-sports-act/

* Eeeew. "Matt Gaetz Seems Too Excited By Marjorie Taylor Greene's Press Conference:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matt-gaetz-marjorie-taylor-greene-press-conference_n_601d994cc5b69749da3d7eca?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEXJblbhaFq7iPmd2q5KUTiXA9utn5qMvk6m1Q6dHNvKJGuGtCTEWNC6Svjw6AFKa4_2b6G8fRDWecSCdrJISxtTFhpWiiwQQHhAuDtvriuOY4Ee6lpFksYL__ojVLZZ2GWmIDdx2T1cjUxHSjKhZ3PO4XFggvght6f6P9bBcoBg

* "As GOP Fragments, Sen. Ben Sasse Slams 'Weird Worship' of Trump:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/2/05/gop-fragments-sen-ben-sasse-slams-weird-worship-trump

* "Kinzinger slapped with censure by Illinois county GOP:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/04/adam-kinzinger-censure-illinois-465838

* CW: Rape. "Cori Bush - Seeking Justice as an Activist and Lawmaker:" https://www.cc.com/video/gvk7s3/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-cori-bush-seeking-justice-as-an-activist-and-lawmaker

* "Capehart challenges ‘hot mess’ GOP leaders to redeem themselves via impeachment trial:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-impeachment-trial-a-chance-for-republicans-to-redeem-themselves-capehart-hopes-100661829762

* "Rep. Jeffries fears ‘race baiting’ could manifest in Trump’s potential impeachment trial strategy:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-s-possible-senate-impeachment-trial-strategy-discussed-by-rep-jeffries-sen-blumenthal-100663877595

* "Rep. Adam Schiff says Trump tried to ‘install himself perpetually in office’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-senate-impeachment-trial-former-president-s-possible-defense-discussed-by-schiff-100661829951

* "Sen. Ben Ray Luján recalls ‘cries, fears’ of Capitol insurrection in impeachment trial preview:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-impeachment-trial-starts-tuesday-as-capitol-insurrection-recalled-by-sen-ben-ray-lujan-100660805983

* "House Majority Leader Hoyer on Trump’s impeachment, shocking memories of Capitol insurrection:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-s-impeachment-trial-the-capitol-insurrection-discussed-by-house-majority-leader-hoyer-100661317743

* "Rep. Lee remembers death of Officer Sicknick in insurrection as Senate impeachment trial nears:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/trump-conviction-in-senate-impeachment-trial-a-must-rep-lee-sen-smith-assert-100663365907

* "Trump’s election fraud falsehoods have cost taxpayers $519 million — and counting:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/interactive/2021/cost-trump-election-fraud/

* "Biden says Trump should not receive intelligence briefings:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-trump-security-briefings/2021/02/05/a873a876-680b-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html

* "Mike Pence joins disgustingly anti-LGBT+ think tank to promote 'traditional values':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/mike-pence-heritage-foundation-distinguished-visiting-fellow-work-anti-lgbt/

* "Trump People Were the Worst Restaurant Guests, Too:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/02/trump-administration-tippers-fine-dining-dc.html

* "Heiress to Antigay Publix Grocery Chain Funded Pre-Insurrection Rally:" https://www.advocate.com/business/2021/2/01/heiress-antigay-publix-grocery-chain-funded-pre-insurrection-rally

* "AOC defends herself against 'disgusting' attempts to claim she lied about capitol riots:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-aoc-lied-nancy-mace-capitol-riots/

* "US police weigh officer discipline after rally, Capitol riot:" https://apnews.com/article/us-police-capitol-riot-980545361a10fff982676d42b79b84ab

* "Local mom in custody for role in violence at U.S. Capitol will stay in prison until next hearing:" https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/local-mom-custody-role-violence-us-capitol-will-stay-prison-until-next-hearing/CDOTG3JKHRGQXMZW4GOVFKOJHQ/

* Eeew. "Missouri lawmaker asked to resign after allegedly selling fake stem cell COVID treatments:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tricia-derges-missouri-indictment-fraud-stem-cell-treatments-asked-resign/

* "Biden to Welcome More Refugees, but Far From All Will Get In:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/03/us/politics/biden-immigration-refugee-policy.html

* "Local Spending on Jails Tops $25 Billion in Latest Nationwide Data:" https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/issue-briefs/2021/01/local-spending-on-jails-tops-$25-billion-in-latest-nationwide-data

* "Black Workers Tipped Less, Punished More, During Pandemic:" https://www.outtraveler.com/eat-drink/2021/2/06/black-workers-tipped-less-punished-more-during-pandemic

* CW: Rape, Domestic Abuse. I believe Evan Rachel Wood. "Amber Heard speaks out on Marilyn Manson sexual assault allegations:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/amber-heard-marilyn-manson-sexual-assault-evan-rachel-woods/

* "185 German Actors Come Out at Once to Demand LGBTQ+ Diversity:" https://www.advocate.com/film/2021/2/05/185-german-actors-come-out-once-demand-lgbtq-diversity

* "Equalities minister Kemi Badenoch had secret meeting with anti-trans LGB Alliance:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/kemi-badenoch-lgb-alliance-meeting-anti-trans-backlash-transphobia/

* "Turkey is waging war against its LGBT+ population. And the violence is gathering terrifying pace:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/04/lgbt-turkey-rights-law-pride-ban-erdogan-gay-lesbian-transgender-turkish/

* "Gay men who escaped deadly, homophobic Chechnya arrested and sent back by Russian police:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/06/chechnya-gay-men-escaped-arrested-russian/

* "Gay asylum seeker flees persecution in Morocco, only to endure more homophobia when arriving in the UK:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/06/morocco-gay-asylum-seeker-cardiff-wales-housing-homophobia-abderrahim-el-habachi/

* "Keir Starmer needs to rid Labour of transphobia for all trans kids – including my son:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/04/keir-starmer-labour-party-transphobia-trans-rosie-duffield-molly-mulready/

* "Sturgeon's promise to tackle SNP transphobia 'too little, too late' say ex-members:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/04/snp-transphobia-nicola-sturgeon-trans-teddy-hope-emma-cuthbertson/

* "Soldiers and marines to finally be pardoned for historic gay sex offences, fixing a centuries-old mistake:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/03/armed-forces-bill-soldiers-marines-historic-gay-sex-pardon-buggery/

* "Headmaster Comes Out to Students at LGBTQ+ History Month Assembly:" https://www.advocate.com/youth/2021/2/02/headmaster-comes-out-students-lgbtq-history-month-assembly

* "My trans kid experienced a joyful, anxiety-free girlhood – all thanks to puberty blockers:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/puberty-blockers-trans-healthcare-marlo-mack-how-to-be-a-girl-parenting/

* "Black Trans Women Shot to Death in Georgia, Mississippi:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/2/04/black-trans-women-shot-death-georgia-mississippi

* The fuck! Why did they think this was acceptable? "UCLA suspends controversial trans study that would have 'purposefully induced dysphoria':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/ucla-trans-medical-study-gender-dysphoria/

* "Religious mother demands daughter’s school drops ‘LGBT+ support day’ because it would ‘incite hostility’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/06/lgbt-school-spirit-week-support-day-christian-mother-billings-west-montana/

* "4 tired myths about trans athletes and school sports that have no place in 2021, debunked:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/06/4-tired-myths-about-trans-athletes-and-school-sports-that-have-no-place-in-2021-debunked/

* "Gay couple confronts women putting up ‘disgusting and dangerous’ transphobic stickers:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/06/transphobic-stickers-manhattan-new-york-simon-chartrand-gender-critical/

* "Certain HIV Drugs May Prevent Common Cause of Vision Loss:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/2/03/certain-hiv-drugs-may-prevent-common-cause-vision-loss

* "Giving Birth While Black Got Even More Dangerous During COVID:"

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* "'The worst part is feeling like you're not a man':" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/health-53774349

* This is a problem that never occurred to me. "The Case of the Serial Sperm Donor:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/health/sperm-donor-fertility-meijer.html

* "Grubs up! Mealworms are on the menu – but are we ready for them?:" https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/feb/01/grubs-up-mealworms-are-on-the-menu-but-are-we-ready-for-them

* CW: Child Death. "Death In A Crosswalk: The Killing Of A 4-Year-Old Shows LA's Failure To Stop Traffic Violence:" https://laist.com/how-to-new-la/reinvent/koreatown-pedestrian-death-LA-traffic-violence.php

* "Mars Doesn’t Look So Dead After All:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/02/mars-volcanoes-still-active/617951/

* "Parents wanted to opt their children out of Black History Month. A Utah school ‘reluctantly’ let them.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/08/utah-school-black-history-month/

* "Tips for Understanding Black History Month- 2021 Edition:" https://disgruntledharadrim.com/2021/02/04/tips-for-understanding-black-history-month-2021-edition/

* "30 Remarkable African American Heroes You Might Not Have Known About:" https://www.boredpanda.com/black-history-month-extraordinary-people/?ts=1612506657

* "Anthony Fauci visited gay saunas in the '80s to understand how AIDS was spreading:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/05/anthony-fauci-hiv-aids-epidemic-larry-kramer-coronavirus-gay-sauna/

* "Christopher Plummer, Actor From Shakespeare to ‘The Sound of Music,’ Dies at 91:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/movies/christopher-plummer-dead.html

* "Court Dresses, Overview:" https://candicehern.com/regencyworld/court-dresses-overview/

* "Regency Tailor Explains Bridgerton Men's Costumes:"

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* "Plus Size Historical Costuming Tips -- The Importance of Proportion (and How to Fake It!):"

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* "Former CIA Chief of Disguise Breaks Down 30 Spy Scenes From Film & TV | WIRED:"

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* "Laws Broken: Dark Knight (Can Batman Use Self Defense? How Many People Did the Joker Kill?):"

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* "Real Lawyer Reacts to Daredevil (The Trial of Frank Castle) // LegalEagle:"

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* "Laws Broken: Avengers - Sokovia Accords Illegal? (One Marvelous Scene x LegalEagle):"

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* "Vaccinating America: Biden Cleans Up Trump’s Mess:"

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* "F*ck The Pandas: Ugly Animals Deserve Your Attention Too:"

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* "Here’s Why Giuliani Needs To Be Disbarred:"

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* "Universal Tram - SNL:"

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* More Thursday: Tavy could not find the Empress. He lokked around, came for his arm cuddle, spent about half an hour searching the apartment, grumpily sharpened his claws on her favorite chair, came for another long arm cuddle, had a snack, scratched sadly at squirrel's door until i opened it, searched squirrel's room, the apartment, and squirrel's room again.

Meanwhile, Livia was napping peacefully in her cat cave mest, back pressed against my foot. I kept her secret. <.< >.>

To be clear, he wasn't concerned, he was bored and wanted to play with, groom, and or hump her. she wanted a nap.

The special temp meds mean that not counting lungs, PRNs, and the second AS medication dose which I've dropped for the duration, I am taking pills six times a day. This is a lot, even for me. One of these sets must be taken with food. Five can't be taken with food, and one set has to be taken at least a half hour before the other no food meds. Plus I had to move stuff so it doesn't conflict.

I literally spend every waking hour carefully tracking things like when I last drank juice or took temp med. It is exhausting and I hate it. It's helping, but I am very glad I don't have to do this forever.

* Friday: So I went to the last physio appointment. She added a couple more low impact things. The examination really chewed me up, but i expected that. Forage boxes came during lungs, luckily with avocadoes, which are what I mostly wanted anyway.

The forage boxes have been a wee bit better since the turning of the year: higher percentage of useable vegetables and occasionally bread. Foraging in person was so much better. we were still only getting half what normal people had, since I'd not collect anything I didn't think we could use, but there were surprise goodies and useful shelf stable foods, and most weeks decent bread. Weirdly, since early January, they've been tossing avocadoes in, despite the recent shortages. I do like an avocado on a sandwich and guacamole is good when it's fresh, but given the givens (such as If I were to burn the spoons making guacamole, I'd not have spoons to make something to put it on), I have been making avocado toast. The Millennials are right: it is delicious. The recipe says salt, but being me I use the herbed salt they put on hoagies and grinders instead. Omnomnom.

Anyway, by the time I put everything away and did hydrotherapy, It was almost noon. There was nothing for it but to sleep in. I made my first mistake with timing the temp pill, but it isn't the end of the world. I absentmindedly took it with first meds which fucks over effectiveness of three in that batch, but it's not like I'm taking heart of psychiatric medications. My blood level will be low on two things that are long term body maintenance for 24 hours, not ideal, but it's one day. The other is a what I think of as quality of life, so I'll be more symptomatic for a underlying condition, but I have two other meds covering that base and if I'm going to lose a day there, this was a good day to lose a third of coverage. The expanded physio routine delayed things further. I kept needing to do things like rest and curl up in pain.

I came out, started first meal, and fed assorted cats, plants, fish. Someone had blerped all over Rupert and the desk. I had to change my shirt in the middle of cleaning it, because I'm bad with fresh blerp and I couldn't be eating or using the computer until the mess was cleaned, and I inevitably lost it in the middle. It's okay. All the meds were safely digested again.

Add in lungs and dinner and I didn't sit down until Midnight. The pain's a stunner and I am so tired. Odds are the meds mistake is making the tired a bit worse. I need to get my shit together by Sunday. I am not sanguine I'll manage it, but I have two avocadoes in the kitchen and there are tomatoes to last 'til the Millenials bring more.

Oh, and the pharmacy called twice. I asked about the missing lung meds again, as I am supposed to do them in tandem with the other temp meds. I pressed until they sorted it. The prescription was lost in the system and they had to track it down. O.o Supposedly it comes Monday according to the second call. Supposedly.

* A friend of mine is doing a fundraiser to help cats in cooperation with my favorite tea company. They write:

"Today the fundraiser started. If you go to designatea.com and use the promo code CRAN, part of the price will go to Cat Rescue and Adoption Network

CRAN is the rescue group I volunteer with. We specialize in special needs kitties, like FIV+ kitties and kitties who have been injured. We also help out with TNR (trap neuter return) efforts, and annually we take in and foster hundreds of kittens who would otherwise face an uncertain future. We do a lot of good, and we rely 100% on donations and personal fundraising efforts.

Design A Tea is a small-scale operation with good people behind it (they were so great helping me set up this fundraiser), and I've tried their tea before. It's good stuff. I like the Chestnut Pecan in particular. You get to design your own blends, and they use ethically sourced teas. Good stuff.

Anyway! I am not going to tell you what to do, but IF you happen to like loose leaf tea and IF you happen to want to try out a new place, try designatea.com and use the promo CRAN. You get tea, kitties get fed, and everyone wins."

* I really appreciate that Betaal is pointing out that Colonialism is an infectious disease that devours and rots from within anyone and anything it touches via Zombie Metaphor.

* It turned out Netflix has Peaky Blinders so I'm finally getting to watch Seasons 3-5. (The library only carries the first two. I got to the scene in season 5 where Mosely introduces himself and offers Thomas Shelby his hand and I involuntarily hissed like a cat and exclaimed, "Don't touch him; he's evil!" I really appreciate several characters actually calling him that, and the general agreement amoung the antihero characters that as bad as most of them are, Mosely was so much worse. I appreciate them showing why Moseley was the worst and so far not trying to humanize him even a little. People should shudder in disgust an horror when they see a NAZI. I wish that were still the case RL in my country.

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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.

* I can't swear to these, but they fit with everything I've heard. "HOW TO FIGHT COVID AT HOME when you are not hospitalized.:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/639454183045644288/fighting-covid-when-kept-home

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* "‘Vladimir the Poisoner’ A translation of Alexey Navalny’s speech in court on February 2:" https://meduza.io/en/feature/2021/02/02/vladimir-the-poisoner

* "Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny handed jail term, prompting protests across Russia:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/02/europe/alexey-navalny-russia-court-hearing-intl/index.html

* "'Vladimir the Underpants Poisoner': Navalny belittles Putin at court sentencing:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-vladimir-the-underpants-poisoner-navalny-belittles-putin-at-court-sentencing-100441669612

* "Myanmar coup: Aung San Suu Kyi detained as military seizes control:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55882489

* "Fire breaks out at controversial army barracks housing hundreds of asylum seekers:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/folkestone-napier-barracks-fire-today-asylum-seekers-b1794848.html

* "The Hong Kong migrants fleeing to start new lives in the UK:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55357495

* "UK opens special visa route for Hong Kong residents to become citizens:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-security-britain-passports/uk-opens-special-visa-route-for-hong-kong-residents-to-become-citizens-idUSKBN2A0005

* "China Will No Longer Recognize British Hong Kong Travel Document:" https://www.npr.org/2021/01/29/962008847/china-will-no-longer-recognize-british-hong-kong-travel-document

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* "Johnson & Johnson’s Vaccine Offers Strong Protection but Fuels Concern About Variants:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/29/health/covid-vaccine-johnson-and-johnson-variants.html

* "Novavax’s Vaccine Works Well — Except on Variant First Found in South Africa:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/health/covid-vaccine-novavax-south-africa.html

* "Novavax submits vaccine for approval as Ottawa seeks EU reassurances on exports rules:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/novavax-approval-submission-eu-vaccine-export-controls-1.5895564

* "Infectious disease specialist: Johnson & Johnson vaccine ‘100% effective in preventing death’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/infectious-disease-specialist-johnson-johnson-vaccine-100-effective-in-preventing-death-100256837793

* "Russia's Sputnik V vaccine has 92% efficacy in trial:" https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55900622

* "Covid: EU approves AstraZeneca vaccine amid supply row:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-55862233

* "Why Is the Netherlands Rioting Over COVID Now?:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/01/netherlands-covid-lockdown-riots-why.html

* "The numbers are in: Canada’s COVID-fighting efforts are among world’s worst :" https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/the-numbers-are-in-canadas-covid-fighting-efforts-are-among-worlds-worst/

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 1/29/21 are 25,875,000. The official death toll is 436,000. The real number is likely much higher.

* "Variant prompts travel curbs as Fauci calls U.S. spread a ‘wake-up call’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/29/covid-coronavirus-updates/

* "US virus numbers drop, but race against new strains heats up:" https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-us-update-29c07f020bca0aa4a48a85dae5aa1457

* "Biden Pandemic Strategy Puts Focus On People With Disabilities:" https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2021/01/25/biden-pandemic-strategy-puts-focus-on-people-with-disabilities/29163/

* "Pentagon May Send Troops to Assist With Vaccines, Enlarging Federal Role:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/us/politics/coronavirus-fema-pentagon-vaccines.html

* "Biden administration to begin shipping vaccine doses directly to pharmacies:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/02/biden-vaccine-pharmacies-464995

* "U.S. Cuts $231 Million Deal To Provide 15-Minute COVID-19 At-Home Tests:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/02/01/962828149/u-s-cuts-231-million-deal-to-provide-15-minute-covid-19-at-home-tests

* "Biden Covid adviser tells providers to stop stockpiling vaccine:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/01/states-stockpiling-covid-vaccine-464447

* Anthony Fauci Interview: https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/dr-fauci-how-to-avoid-another-covid-surge-in-the-u-s-100432965968

https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-global-effort-dr-fauci-on-the-need-for-vaccination-push-across-the-world-100435013709

* "‘It’s a mess’: Biden’s first 10 days dominated by vaccine mysteries:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/30/biden-covid-vaccine-states-463953

* O.o "Trump White House donated 8,700 ventilators to other nations. Officials now don’t know where many of them are, watchdog finds.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2021/01/29/usaid-trump-ventilators-watchdog/

* "Our Funeral Home is Overwhelmed With Bodies:"

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* "In Philadelphia, A Scandal Erupts Over Vaccination Startup Led By 22-Year-Old:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/29/962143659/in-philadelphia-a-scandal-erupts-over-vaccination-start-up-led-by-22-year-old

* "Dodger Stadium's COVID-19 vaccination site temporarily shut down after protesters gather at entrance:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-30/dodger-stadiums-covid-19-vaccination-site-shutdown-after-dozens-of-protesters-gather-at-entrance

* "Personal touch, word of mouth: How U.S. rural communities succeed getting COVID-19 shots into arms:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-vaccines-rural-ins/personal-touch-word-of-mouth-how-u-s-rural-communities-succeed-getting-covid-19-shots-into-arms-idUSKBN29Y1B2

* "Racial disparity seen in US vaccination drive:" https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-health-coronavirus-pandemic-hispanics-d0746b028cf56231dbcdeda0fba24314

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* "Putin signs extension of last Russia-U.S. nuclear arms treaty:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/29/putin-russia-us-nuclear-arms-treaty-463779

* "Biden’s push to advance LGBT rights applauded Human Rights Campaign President Alphonso David:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/biden-s-lgbt-executive-orders-applauded-by-lgbtq-rights-leader-alphonso-david-100308549953

* "Valerie Jarrett decries Sen. Cornyn (R-TX) scoffing at Biden’s transgender rights executive order:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/biden-s-transgender-rights-executive-order-being-scoffing-at-by-sen-cornyn-decried-by-jarrett-100310597694

* "Do Biden’s executive orders addressing racism include Latinx community needs?:" https://www.msnbc.com/cross-connection/watch/biden-signing-executive-orders-addressing-racism-latinx-community-needs-discussed-100282949906

* "The Sunday Show exclusive: Susan Rice makes case for Biden’s racial justice, equity plan:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/biden-s-racial-justice-universal-equity-vision-explained-by-fmr-amb-susan-rice-100310085784

* "Senate Makes Alejandro Mayorkas First Latino Head Of Homeland Security:" https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/2021/02/02/963317909/senate-makes-alejandro-mayorkas-first-latino-head-of-homeland-security

* "Pete Buttigieg Confirmed As Transportation Secretary:" https://www.npr.org/sections/president-biden-takes-office/2021/02/02/963217201/pete-buttigieg-confirmed-as-transportation-secretary

* "Biden environmental challenge: Filling vacant scientist jobs:" https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-climate-climate-change-environment-d144eeab286de4cff4428b04b75f4489

* "Pentagon halts Trump appointments to advisory boards:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/28/pentagon-suspends-trump-appointments-463601

* "Austin ousts Pentagon advisory board members as he roots out Trump appointees:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/02/lloyd-austin-pentagon-advisory-board-members-465108

* This is absent the stimulus bill. "U.S. unemployment rate to remain above pre-pandemic level through decade, CBO says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/02/01/cbo-economy-biden/

* "Biden doesn’t buy GOP’s Covid pitch:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/01/senate-republicans-covid-relief-464327

* "Elizabeth Warren calls on Senate Republicans to ‘step up’ and vote for COVID relief:" https://www.msnbc.com/cross-connection/watch/covid-relief-senate-republicans-civil-unrest-addressed-by-sen-elizabeth-warren-100281413614

* "Democrats nurse fresh memories of bad faith Republican 'bipartisanship':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/democrats-nurse-fresh-memories-of-bad-faith-republican-bipartisanship-100381253636

* "Sen. Cory Booker on covid relief: ‘This big challenge demands a big response ’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/sen-cory-booker-on-covid-relief-this-big-challenge-demands-a-big-response-100371013929

* "Rev. Barber on covid relief: We cannot compromise on the backs of poor people:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rev-barber-on-covid-relief-we-cannot-compromise-on-the-backs-of-poor-people-100372037534

* "Bernie Sanders on Covid relief bill: ‘Now is not the time to count pennies’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/bernie-sanders-on-covid-relief-bill-now-is-not-the-time-to-count-pennies-100374597763

* "‘We know going big matters’: Sherrod Brown makes the case for covid relief:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-we-know-going-big-matters-sherrod-brown-makes-the-case-for-covid-relief-100430917822

* "Trump officials lobbied to deny states money for vaccine rollout last fall:" https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/31/trump-officials-lobbied-to-deny-states-money-for-vaccine-rollout/

* "‘The internet exploded’: Huge backlash as Robinhood restricts trading on GameStop stocks:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-the-internet-exploded-huge-backlash-as-robinhood-restricts-trading-on-gamestop-stocks-100189253972

* "Dems deliver GOP ultimatum over Marjorie Taylor Greene:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/01/democrats-marjorie-taylor-greene-ultimatum-464382

* "McConnell Slams Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Conspiracies As 'Loony Lies':" https://www.npr.org/2021/02/01/963069170/mcconnell-slams-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-conspiracies-as-loony-lies

* "Democrats give Republicans ultimatum on booting Greene from committees:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/democrats-give-republicans-ultimatum-on-booting-greene-from-committees-100380741773

* "What the GOP war over Marjorie Taylor Greene is really about:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/02/02/what-gop-war-over-marjorie-taylor-greene-is-really-about/

* "‘I’m just furious’: Relations in Congress crack after attack:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/29/congress-frustrations-capitol-riot-463619

"And on Friday, freshman Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) tweeted that controversial GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and her staff “berated” her in a hallway and she now want to move her office from Greene’s “for my team's safety.”"

* "'I'm here to do a job': Cori Bush recounts how Marjorie Taylor Greene berated her:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-i-m-here-to-do-a-job-cori-bush-recounts-how-marjorie-taylor-greene-berated-her-100256325759

* "Rep. Tim Ryan addresses controversy related to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene:" https://www.msnbc.com/cross-connection/watch/capitol-security-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-discussed-by-rep-tim-ryan-100278341507

* "Democrats launch bid to kick anti-trans, QAnon conspiracist Republican out of office:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/29/marjorie-taylor-greene-republican-georgia-resolution-unseat-congress-jimmy-gomez/

* "Marjorie Taylor Greene Theorized Space Laser Beam Sparked CA Fire:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-taylor-greene-california-wildfires_n_60130bebc5b6aa4bad3241c4

* "QAnon Congresswoman: Ban Pride, 'Hate America Flags' at Embassies:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/2/01/qanon-congresswoman-ban-pride-hate-america-flags-embassies

* "Rep. Deutch, gun control activist David Hogg support Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s removal:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-s-removal-is-strongly-supported-by-rep-deutch-d-fl-david-hogg-100309573817

* If this passes, it will disenfranchise Arizona voters in Presidential elections, possibly forever. "Arizona GOP lawmaker introduces bill to give Legislature power to toss out election results:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/arizona-gop-lawmaker-introduces-bill-give-legislature-power-toss-out-n1256097

* "Arizona GOP rep introduces bill to give Legislature power to throw out election results:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/arizona-gop-rep-introduces-bill-to-give-legislature-power-to-throw-out-election-results-100258373909

* "Republicans considering more than 100 bills to restrict voting rights:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/28/republicans-considering-100-bills-restrict-voting-rights

* "Proposed bill to require two copies of photo ID to vote absentee in Georgia:" https://thegrio.com/2021/01/29/proposed-bill-two-copies-photo-id-vote-absentee-georgia/

* "Capitol Police Call for More Security, Prompting Debate Over How Far to Go:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/us/politics/capitol-riot-security.html

* "Trump’s actions described as ‘a betrayal of historic proportions’ in trial brief filed by House impeachment managers:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/house-impeachment-trial-brief/2021/02/02/8eca2f14-6557-11eb-8c64-9595888caa15_story.html

* "Trump doubles down on false election claim in impeachment response:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/02/house-impeachment-brief-trump-responsible-capitol-attack-464930

* "January 6th lingers as Trump pushes 'stolen election' myth in impeachment defense:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/january-6th-lingers-as-trump-pushes-stolen-election-myth-in-impeachment-defense-100440645775

* "Congressional staffers call for impeachment conviction of Trump in letter to senators:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/congressional-staffers-call-for-impeachment-conviction-of-trump-in-letter-to-senators-100266053533

* "Maxine Waters says Trump ‘absolutely should be charged with premeditated murder’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/maxine-waters-says-trump-absolutely-should-be-charged-with-premeditated-murder-100429893966

* "Trump’s top impeachment lawyer has left his team:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/30/trumps-impeachment-lawyer-leaves-team-464017

* "One of Trump’s new lawyers declined to charge Bill Cosby. The other maintains Jeffrey Epstein was murdered.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/01/trump-impeachment-new-defense-team/

* "Text Messages Show Top Trump Campaign Fundraiser’s Key Role Planning the Rally That Preceded the Siege:" https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-campaign-fundraiser-ellipse-rally

* "New reporting shows White House role in directing Trump mob to Capitol:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-reporting-shows-white-house-role-in-directing-trump-mob-to-capitol-100380741757

* "Trump pollster's campaign autopsy paints damning picture of defeat:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/01/trump-campaign-autopsy-paints-damning-picture-of-defeat-464636

* "Parliament to hold vote on Unexplained Wealth Order into Donald Trump's finances:" https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-parliament-hold-vote-unexplained-wealth-order-donald-trumps-finances-3118810

* "NY judge orders Trump Organization's tax firm to hand over more documents:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/29/politics/trump-taxes-westchester/index.html

* "Trump Raised $255.4 Million in 8 Weeks as He Sought to Overturn Election Result:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/31/us/politics/trump-voter-fraud-fundraising.html

* "People Died at the Capitol. Can Rioters Be Held Accountable?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/02/us/capitol-riots-brian-sicknick.html

* "Pipe bombs found near Capitol on Jan. 6 are believed to have been placed the night before:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2021/01/29/pipe-bomb-suspect-video/

* "'Extremely motivated': Authorities eager to bring Capitol officer's killer to justice:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-extremely-motivated-authorities-eager-to-bring-capitol-officer-s-killer-to-justice-100440645760

* "A Pennsylvania Mother’s Path to Insurrection:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/a-pennsylvania-mothers-path-to-insurrection-capitol-riot

* "The Capitol and the Grim Reminder to a Gay Jewish Man to Never Forget:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/1/31/capitol-and-grim-reminder-gay-jewish-man-never-forget

* "As more Capitol rioters are caught, Trump's ringleader role comes into focus:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/as-more-capitol-rioters-are-caught-trump-s-ringleader-role-comes-into-focus-100267589503

* "Federal judge overturns local courts to keep some accused Trump mob members in custody:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/federal-judge-overturns-local-courts-to-keep-accused-trump-mob-members-in-custody-100266565844

* "Ex-FBI lawyer spared prison for altering Trump-Russia probe email:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/29/fbi-lawyer-trump-russia-probe-email-463750

* "Reality Winner’s mother: ‘I blame Trump and his DOJ' for my daughter's imprisonment:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/reality-winner-s-mother-i-blame-trump-and-his-doj-for-my-daughter-s-imprisonment-100258373565

* "Biden open to breaking his immigration bill into pieces:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/26/biden-immigration-bill-462479

* "Biden creates task force to undo 'shame' of Trump family separation policy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/biden-creates-task-force-to-undo-shame-of-trump-family-separation-policy-100440645786

* "Biden forms task force to reunite separated families:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/biden-forms-task-force-to-reunite-separated-families-100431941734

* ICE needs to go.

* It sure looks like child abuse to me, to deliberately harm a child this way. "Rochester police officers handcuff and pepper-spray a 9-year-old girl after call of 'family trouble':" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/us/rochester-police-pepper-spray-child/index.html

* "US police three times as likely to use force against leftwing protesters, data finds:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/13/us-police-use-of-force-protests-black-lives-matter-far-right

* "Rep. Karen Bass on how Democratic leaders may address policing with Senate control:" https://www.msnbc.com/cross-connection/watch/policing-reform-legislation-democratic-leadership-plans-discussed-by-rep-karen-bass-100283973531

* "White cop's son gets single year in jail for killing Black lover – for 'evidence tampering':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/29/gardner-kent-fraser-dominic-jerome-dj-broadus-jr-cops-son/

* "Former QAnon believer apologises to Anderson Cooper for thinking he eats babies:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/01/qanon-conspiracy-theory-anderson-cooper-eats-babies-cnn-apology/

* "Teacher struck off for lesbian affair with teenage pupil who moved into her house:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/01/lesbian-history-teacher-pupil-fired-struck-off-affair-john-newman-catholic-college-birmingham/

* "Co-Founder of GOP Group Sent Sexual Messages to Young Men, 14-Year-Old:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2021/1/31/co-founder-gop-group-sent-sexual-messages-young-men-14-year-old

* "Coming Out As Trans - A Little Public Statement:"

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* "Pro-trans groups told they can join appeal against cruel puberty blockers ruling:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/29/puberty-blockers-appeal-high-court-trans-kids-gendered-intelligence-stonewall/

* "Turkish students depict sacred Islamic site alongside rainbows. They’re detained and dubbed ‘deviants’ by ministers:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/30/turkey-four-students-artwork-arrested-deviants-interior-minister-bogazici-university-kaaba/

* "Pregnant lesbian couple in race against time to overturn ‘discriminatory’ law and be recognised as baby’s parents:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/31/gibraltar-lesbian-couple-parental-rights-same-sex/

* "Scottish government withdraws amendment to exempt ‘criticism of transgender identity’ from hate crime law after backlash:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/01/scottish-government-exempt-criticism-transgender-identity-hate-crime-law-backlash/

* "Michael Sheen confronts Salvation Army over notorious LGBT+ discrimination record:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/01/michael-sheen-good-omens-salvation-army-donation-trans-lgbt/

* "LGBTQ+ Activists Urge Japan to Pass Equality Act Before 2021 Olympics:" https://www.advocate.com/sports/2021/2/01/lgbtq-activists-urge-japan-pass-equality-act-2021-olympics

* "Bishops council issues dangerous, misleading guide on praying the gay away:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/01/29/anglican-church-north-america-pastoral-statement-christian-lgbt-gay-lesbian/

* "Christian School Expels 8-Year-Old for Crush on Another Girl:" https://www.advocate.com/youth/2021/1/29/christian-school-expels-8-year-old-crush-another-girl

* "Vile Republican senator thinks married gay people are in direct 'rebellion' against God:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/02/01/richard-cash-south-carolina-homophobic-same-sex-marriage-gay-trans-god-homophobia/

* "Identity: A Trans Coming Out Story | Philosophy Tube ★:"

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* "Once-a-Month PrEP on Its Way?:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/prevention/2021/2/01/once-month-prep-its-way

* "Lawmakers push mental health days for kids amid pandemic:" https://apnews.com/article/arizona-mental-health-legislation-utah-coronavirus-pandemic-e7e6b6880c1495d7b48f6a16444eb5f5

* "A growing share of lung cancer is turning up in never-smokers:" https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/26/growing-share-of-lung-cancer-turning-up-in-never-smokers/

* "A Quarter of Known Bee Species Haven’t Been Seen Since 1990:" https://www.wired.com/story/a-quarter-of-known-bee-species-havent-been-seen-since-1990/

* "Fighting climate change in America means changes to America:" https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-climate-climate-change-united-states-605d63d962913aaa03f6c74e81405fbf

* "A huge piece of California's Highway 1 near Big Sur collapsed into the ocean:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/30/us/big-sur-road-collapse-trnd/index.html

* I miss our repair café, but pandemic. Often wonder and hope the retirees who ran and staff it are all safe and well. "The country rejecting throwaway culture:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210128-right-to-repair-how-the-french-are-fighting-avoidable-waste

* "NYC Street Vendors Get Overdue Relief With New Permits Bill:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-29/nyc-street-vendors-scored-a-rare-victory-with-new-permits-bill

* "Burial ground reveals Stone Age people wore clothing covered in elk teeth:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/22/world/stone-age-people-elk-teeth-scn/index.html

* "A woman sleeps with someone in exchange for presents, and her husband gets mad. So she sets out to prove that her husband would ALSO allow a man to have sex with him in exchange for presents.:" https://twitter.com/erik_kaars/status/1354782143487029249

* "The Sword-fighting, Bisexual Badass La Maupin // Julie d'Aubigny [CC]:"

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* "The “Scientific” Antifeminists of Victorian England:" https://daily.jstor.org/the-scientific-antifeminists-of-victorian-england/

* "We'll Call her Story a Real-Life "Handmaid's Tale":" https://www.messynessychic.com/2019/11/27/well-call-her-story-a-real-life-handmaids-tale/

* "Atomic John:" https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/12/15/atomic-john

* "Bill would withhold state funds from any Mississippi school teaching The 1619 Project:" https://www.wlox.com/2021/01/30/bill-would-withhold-state-funds-any-mississippi-school-teaching-project/

* "'Progress isn't always linear': Joy Reid reflects on Black History Month:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-progress-isn-t-always-linear-joy-reid-reflects-on-black-history-month-100372037637

* "Lawyer Responds: John Oliver SLAPPs Back? (Real Law Review):"

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* "Rights You Didn't Know You Had (and Probably Don't Want):"

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* "The Parable of the Sower: Crash Course Literature 406:"

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* "Could a Corset Stop a Knife? | Enola Holmes:"

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* "How 8 Different Historical Corsets Affect the Same Plus Size Body:"

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* "Costuming in Historical Fantasy vs. Historical Accuracy in Movies & TV // Bridgerton Costumes:"

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* "Snowy Owl Stops in Central Park for the First Time Since 1890:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/snowy-owl-stops-central-park-first-time-1890-180976882/

* "Dog Leads Man To An Abandoned Newborn Baby In The Mountains:" https://blog.theanimalrescuesite.greatergood.com/dog-leads-man-to-abandoned-baby/

* "Kyrgyzstan ballads, Okinawan folk, Ugandan hymns … the album rewriting global music history:" https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/26/kyrgyzstan-ballads-okinawan-folk-ugandan-hymns-the-album-rewriting-global-music-history-excavated-shellac

* ""How Parisians Fell in Love with Their Own Weird Interpretation of Bagels:" https://www.vice.com/en/article/4x5w3j/how-parisians-fell-in-love-with-their-own-weird-interpretation-of-bagels

* "New York's radical female and non-binary skateboarders -- in photos:" https://www.cnn.com/style/article/girls-cant-skate-jordana-bermudez-photography/index.html

* "America's Crisis of Democracy from an African Perspective :" https://www.cc.com/video/xiavei/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-america-s-crisis-of-democracy-from-an-african-perspective

* "Washington Debates COVID-19 Relief :" https://www.cc.com/video/sck5a9/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-washington-debates-covid-19-relief

* "Wall Street Manipulation:" https://www.cc.com/video/815zm4/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-wall-street-manipulation

* "Western Australia's Lockdown & Rusty Pandemic-Era Pilots:" https://www.cc.com/video/4k4h2m/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-western-australia-s-lockdown-rusty-pandemic-era-pilots

* "AOC Recounts Capitol Riot Attack:" https://www.cc.com/video/25s9s1/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-aoc-recounts-capitol-riot-attack

* "What Still Works Cold Open - SNL:"

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* "Pandemic Game Night - SNL:"

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* "Weekend Update: New Minimum Wage & Amanda Gorman Super Bowl Poem - SNL:"

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* "Twins - SNL:"

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* "Vaccine wellerman let's goooo:"

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* I am having massive difficulties with my body. If you are an aggregate reader, it's likely obvious that something had gone badly wrong hear at the Cat Asylum. I am exhausted. The pain isn't really letting me sleep properly and doing everything is insanely hard. I keep having to stop and lie down.

I have surprise doctor appointment Tuesday. My suspicion is there was a cancellation or someone got moved over to a lung clinic appointment. In any case, it's mid sleep cycle. Fun!!!

* Tuesday I did make it out to the Doctor, despite the Emperor's objections. The Vaccination portable was eerily empty as I went through screening. I saw way more health care workers than patients on the property generally, all of which is super weird for Poverty Clinic.

My blood work is good. We are in agreement on what's going on with my lungs. We are changing up some of my meds including adding some temporary measures, one of which is "challenging" because I need to do it for times a day on a complicated schedule to avoid some of my meds it interferes with and food. I'm also going to have to risk a trip to an orthopedist because of the alarming shoulder deterioration in the last few months. I'm right handed. I really need my right arm to function and at this rate... Yeah.

My belief that I am near the top of the 1B schedule at the clinic is correct. The reason I haven't heard yet is they got one fifth of the doses they were meant to get and no doses at all this week. O.o Basically, they sent so few to my county that they are only doing 1A second doses this week here. Luckily, Squirrel was one of those second shots. I've been legitimately worried about him all year since as bad as my chances are his are a lot worse.

Anyway, if they actually start sending vaccine again, I'm betting I'll be next week or week after. If not... who knows.

I came home to find I'd lost parking, but luckily the guy we share with was at work. He's able bodied and only needs it sporadically; I've very much not and protecting the shoulder means opposite hip is really bad. I still feel like the asshole here. There was also a box of Special Girl Food and a bunch of bureaucracy. I did the phone bureaucracy right off, and luckily got under the wire in reaching an office to get stuff sent on an extremely time constricted thing before the offices in question closed. I need to check later in the week to make sure everything is sorted now. Two other things are also sorted. I have another thing I'm going to have to go through the pile for next weeks phone interview for to see if I really have a spare original of the thing another bit of bureaucracy that came in today needs. I think I do, but I was too tired to deal with it.

* "Australia Is A Whole Different World, And These 50 Photos Are Here To Prove It:" https://www.boredpanda.com/australia-weird-bizarre-things/

* "Sunday Sweets Goes FULL UNICORN:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2021/1/31/sunday-sweets-goes-full-unicorn

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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.

* I can't swear to these, but they fit with everything I've heard. "HOW TO FIGHT COVID AT HOME when you are not hospitalized.:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/639454183045644288/fighting-covid-when-kept-home

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* "‘I was sold seven times': Yazidi women welcomed back into the faith:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/jul/01/i-was-sold-seven-times-yazidi-women-welcomed-back-into-the-faith

* No, Putin is not playing chess while Trump is playing checkers. In this metaphor, Trump is playing Tic Tac Toe and losing.

* "US, Russia announce Syria cease-fire after Trump-Putin talks:" https://apnews.com/eaa310ccb6e04e0580759d4ce36e778b/AP-sources:-US,-Russia-reach-deal-on-Syria-cease-fire

* "Russia steps up spying efforts after election:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/06/politics/russia-steps-up-spying-efforts-after-election/

* "The Latest: Russians ask for proof of election meddling:" https://apnews.com/7408be866dd646708913abbd581ada30

* "Federal judge denies Hawaii's motion challenging "travel ban":" http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-judge-denies-hawaii-s-motion-trump-s-travel-ban-n780366

* In things that will rob you of sleep tonight news: It looks like hackers are targeting our Nuclear Power plants.

* "Republican Lawmakers Buy Health Insurance Stocks as Repeal Effort Moves Forward:" https://theintercept.com/2017/07/06/republican-lawmakers-buy-health-insurance-stocks-as-repeal-effort-moves-forward/

* "ICE Officers Told to Take Action Against All Undocumented Immigrants Encountered While on Duty:" https://www.propublica.org/article/ice-officers-told-to-take-action-against-all-undocumented-immigrants

* "Black Lives Matter LA Claps Back Against Racist NRA Ad:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/07/black-lives-matter-la-claps-back.html

* "Anti-Trans I-1552 Initiative Fails!:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/07/anti-trans-i-1552-initiative-fails.html

* "We Wear Culture:" https://qz.com/1002651/google-has-built-a-stunning-searchable-archive-of-3000-years-of-world-fashion/

* Footage of Greenwood before white people burned everything and murdered more than 300 people in the Tulsa Riot. TW: contains Dead bodies. http://browngurlwfro.tumblr.com/post/162729567568/ilovemy4c-hair-bbcnyc-bellygangstaboo

* I know I keep posting goth lilies, but more keep blooming. http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/162727902557/i-know-i-keep-posting-goth-lilies-but-more-keep

* Snerk "Communicating:" http://xkcd-rss.livejournal.com/473997.html

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

* "What can I do to help Syria?:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/161385222607/what-can-i-do-to-help-syria

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

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

* "So, what can people do?*:" http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/161640495373/so-what-can-people-do

* Want to fight Climate Change? "Ready to Mobilize? Start Here!:" http://www.theclimatemobilization.org/start_here

* Distressed by the anti-gay genocide in Chechnya and the anti-gay laws in Russia? Donate here: https://lgbtnet.org/en

* The Rainbow Road and other ways to help Gay Refugees: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/160470723507/the-rainbow-railroad-is-helping-gay-men-escape

* This is a Real Life friend of mine. They do very much need the money and a number of people and beasts depend on him and his husband. They have been incredibly helpful and supportive of me. If you can kick in, it is a kindness.: https://www.youcaring.com/tod-788345

* This is my oldest continuous Real Life friend. She is disabled and really needs the money for herself and beasts. To buy jewelry from her: https://www.etsy.com/shop/karjack

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

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

* "Hungary: NGO law a vicious and calculated assault on civil society:" https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/06/hungary-ngo-law-a-vicious-and-calculated-assault-on-civil-society/

* "Widespread protests against government corruption in Russia:"

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* 45 is now personally under investigation for Obstruction of Justice.

* "Trump’s Personal Lawyer Boasted That He Got Preet Bharara Fired:" https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-personal-lawyer-boasted-that-he-got-preet-bharara-fired

* "Jeff Sessions personally asked Congress to let him prosecute medical-marijuana providers:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/06/13/jeff-sessions-personally-asked-congress-to-let-him-prosecute-medical-marijuana-providers/?utm_term=.a0983597e368

* "Warren grills Republican on secret health care bill:"

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* "Senate Republicans crack down on press access:" http://thehill.com/homenews/media/337582-reporters-cant-film-hallway-interviews-with-senators-without-permission-report

* "Scalise remains in critical condition after shooting:" http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/14/politics/alexandria-virginia-shooting/index.html

* "Republican senators say their phones aren’t ringing to save the ACA, so here’s the contact list:" https://www.dailykos.com/story/2017/6/12/1671161/-Republican-senators-say-their-phones-aren-t-ringing-to-save-the-ACA-so-here-s-the-contact-list

* "Senate strikes bipartisan deal to boost Russia sanctions:" http://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/12/russia-sanctions-senate-deal-imminent-239451

* "When libraries close, timber counties face tough reality:" http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2017/04/when_libraries_close_timber_co.html

* "Criminal charges filed in Flint water crisis:"

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* "Call Me Ashley:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/06/call-me-ashley.html

* "Number 13- Rest In Peace Josie Berrios:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/06/number-13-rest-in-peace-josie-berrios.html

* "Yukon Territory Passes Trans Rights Law!:" http://transgriot.blogspot.com/2017/06/yukon-territory-passes-trans-rights-law.html

* "American Gods Provides Some Filler Before the Finale:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/american-gods-1x07/

* "The Voice of Saruman and the Terror of Control:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/saruman-voice-lotr-reread/

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

* "What can I do to help Syria?:" http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/161385222607/what-can-i-do-to-help-syria

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

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

* "So, what can people do?*:" http://brigdh.tumblr.com/post/161640495373/so-what-can-people-do

* Want to fight Climate Change? "Ready to Mobilize? Start Here!:" http://www.theclimatemobilization.org/start_here

* Distressed by the anti-gay genocide in Chechnya and the anti-gay laws in Russia? Donate here: https://lgbtnet.org/en

* The Rainbow Road and other ways to help Gay Refugees: http://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/160470723507/the-rainbow-railroad-is-helping-gay-men-escape

* This is a Real Life friend of mine. They do very much need the money and a number of people and beasts depend on him and his husband. They have been incredibly helpful and supportive of me. If you can kick in, it is a kindness.: https://www.youcaring.com/tod-788345

* This is my oldest continuous Real Life friend. She is disabled and really needs the money for herself and beasts. To buy jewelry from her: https://www.etsy.com/shop/karjack

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

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