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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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* "Weekend Update: New Minimum Wage & Amanda Gorman Super Bowl Poem - 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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* "Lebanon’s rising power cuts add to gloom of economic crisis:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/lebanons-rising-power-cuts-add-to-gloom-of-economic-crisis/2020/07/07/95498db4-c05f-11ea-8908-68a2b9eae9e0_story.html

* "Sudan reforms strict Islamist laws after 30 years:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53379733

* "Who owns the River Nile - and why it matters:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50328647

* "Russians sought to meddle in UK election:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-53433523

* "Trudeau admits 'mistake' amid third ethics inquiry:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53394272

* "Russia far east protest over governor's arrest:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53373132

* "Nepal: 60 dead, 41 missing in floods, landslides:" https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/nepal-60-dead-41-missing-in-floods-landslides/articleshow/76934877.cms

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* "Moderna coronavirus vaccine shows 'promising' results in published Phase 1 study:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/health/moderna-coronavirus-vaccine-phase-1-study/index.html

* "Journalists are demystifying Covid-19 by sharing first-hand accounts on what it's like to be sick:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/media/journalists-coronavirus-diaries/index.html

* "The Math of Social Distancing Is a Lesson in Geometry:" https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-math-of-social-distancing-is-a-lesson-in-geometry-20200713/

* "Masks offer much more protection against coronavirus than many think:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-14/evidence-mounts-that-masks-help-lower-your-exposure-to-the-coronavirus

* "Pandemic exposes scientific rift over proving when germs are airborne:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-airborne/pandemic-exposes-scientific-rift-over-proving-when-germs-are-airborne-idUSKBN24B2YG

* "New Covid-19 alcohol ban divides South Africans:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53390287

* "How coronavirus swept through Brazil:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53429430

* "Brazil's Bolsonaro, Infected With COVID-19, Touts Unproven Drug:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-07-15/brazil-president-bolsonaro-again-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-says-cnn-brasil

* "Brazil surpasses 2 million coronavirus cases, with more than 76,000 dead:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brazil-coronavirus-2-million-cases-more-than-76000-dead/

* "Why aren't more of our politicians wearing masks?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53346923

* "Colombian cartels killing those who don't obey their Covid-19 lockdowns:" https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jul/15/colombia-cartels-rebel-groups-coronavirus-lockdown-human-rights-watch

* "India records 1 million cases of Covid-19 ... and it's the poorest who are hardest hit:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/asia/india-wealth-gap-coronavirus-intl-hnk/index.html

* "U.S. shatters coronavirus record with over 77,000 cases in a day:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-records-idUSKCN24I014

* "Confirmed US virus cases rise amid new global restrictions:" https://apnews.com/605b05fe86eef1d927fbc21a371d623a

* "A Second Coronavirus Death Surge Is Coming:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/07/second-coronavirus-death-surge/614122/

* "Mandatory Mask Use Could Have Saved 40,000 Lives, Study Says:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-16/mandatory-mask-use-could-have-saved-40-000-lives-study-says?sref=MIBMEEoj

* "Fauci is sidelined by the White House as he steps up blunt talk on pandemic:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/07/11/fauci-trump-coronavirus/

* "‘Everyone is lying’: Trump undercuts public health officials in fresh attacks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/13/trump-questions-public-health-experts-twitter-359388

* "‘None of us lie’: Coronavirus testing czar rejects Trump’s attacks on health officials:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/coronavirus-testing-czar-trump-health-officials-360684

* "Trump’s Health Officials Warn More Will Die as Covid Cases Rise:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/12/health/coronavirus-trump-deaths.html

* "Former CDC chiefs rebuke Trump for ‘undermining’ agency’s guidelines:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/former-cdc-chiefs-trump-agency-guidelines-360527

* "Concerns raised of corrupted data as Trump orders bypass of CDC:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/concerns-raised-of-corrupted-data-as-trump-orders-bypass-of-cdc-87722053775

* Does this sound like a Mad Lib to you, or am I just tired? ":" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/07/13/trump-administration-recommend-national-guard-an-option-help-hospitals-report-covid-19-data/

* "'He Shouldn't Be Doing That': Trump Weighs In On Navarro Op-Ed Attacking Fauci:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/15/891327661/white-house-disavows-attack-on-fauci-from-trump-trade-adviser

* "Coronavirus hospital data removed from CDC website following Trump plan to reroute information:" https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-07-16-20-intl/h_a2f3cf2d40ea823e143aa4222f25e0d7

* How is this not proof he is too impaired to continue? "Trump says U.S. would have half the number of coronavirus cases if it did half the testing:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/14/trump-says-us-would-have-half-the-number-of-coronavirus-cases-if-it-did-half-the-testing.html

* "Federal stockpile is thin amid coronavirus surge, documents show:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/federal-stockpile-thin-amid-coronavirus-surge-documents-show-n1233791

* "White House document shows 18 states in coronavirus "red zone":" https://publicintegrity.org/health/coronavirus-and-inequality/exclusive-white-house-document-shows-18-states-in-coronavirus-red-zone-covid-19/

* "Officials begin to roll back reopenings as COVID-19 cases explode:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/officials-begin-to-roll-back-reopenings-as-covid-19-cases-explode-87647813687

* "Mask Rules Expand Across U.S. as Clashes Over the Mandates Intensify:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/us/coronavirus-masks.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage&action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article

* "Sen. Dianne Feinstein proposes withholding relief funds from states without mask mandates:" https://www.axios.com/dianne-feinstein-state-relief-funds-mask-mandate-092c10fc-900b-4629-b7a3-e176723d5add.html

* "Three U.S. states account for about one-fifth of the world's new coronavirus cases:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-texas-california-account-about-one-fifth-world-s-new-n1233793

* "More than 77,000 new cases of coronavirus were reported in the US on Thursday, the most ever:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html

* "California rolls back reopening plans as new outbreaks force major reversal:" https://www.politico.com/states/california/story/2020/07/13/newsom-orders-statewide-shutdown-of-california-indoor-businesses-1300309

* "Governor shuts bars, dining as virus hits California hard:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/governor-shuts-bars-dining-virus-hits-california-hard-71767099

* This is so reckless I have no words. "Masks And Mouse Ears: Disney World Reopens As Coronavirus Cases Climb In Florida:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/11/890033833/masks-and-mouse-ears-disney-world-reopens-as-coronavirus-cases-climb-in-florida

* "Florida reports 15,000 new coronavirus cases, smashing national record:" https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2020/07/12/florida-reports-15k-new-cases-smashing-national-record-1299981

* "No end in sight for COVID-19 in Arizona as governor remains idle:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/no-end-in-sight-for-covid-19-in-arizona-as-governor-remains-idle-87647813879

* "Kemp bans cities, counties from mandating masks:" https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-governor-extends-coronavirus-restrictions/75SLQWLJ6FBULIGVEDMNSY5M64/

* "'This is as real as it gets': FL Hospital CEO on COVID-19 crisis:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-this-is-as-real-as-it-gets-fl-hospital-ceo-on-covid-19-crisis-87724613731

* "Bottleneck for U.S. Coronavirus Response: The Fax Machine:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/upshot/coronavirus-response-fax-machines.html

* "Former Trump physician Ronny Jackson: ‘Wearing a mask is a personal choice’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/15/former-trump-physician-ronny-jackson-masks-363549

* "Oklahoma governor who rejected mask order tests positive for coronavirus:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/15/oklahoma-kevin-stitt-coronavirus-covid-19

* "Nevada Official Traces New High in COVID-19 Cases to July 4:" https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/nevada/articles/2020-07-14/nevada-official-traces-new-high-in-covid-19-cases-to-july-4

* "Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey Issues Face Mask Mandate:" https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-07-15/alabama-gov-kay-ivey-issues-face-mask-mandate

* "City halves its coronavirus case rate after month of mask policy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/city-halves-its-coronavirus-case-rate-after-month-of-mask-policy-87790149703

* "Tulsa city council votes for mask ordinance to stem coronavirus:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/tulsa-city-council-votes-for-mask-ordinance-to-stem-coronavirus-87791685657

* "Georgia governor sues to stop Atlanta mask mandate:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/16/georgia-mayors-brian-kemp-face-masks-366497

* "Target, CVS, Walgreens to require customers wear masks at U.S. stores:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-cvs-health/target-cvs-to-require-customers-wear-masks-at-u-s-stores-idUSKCN24H2FY

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* "UK, US and Canada allege Russian cyberattacks on Covid-19 research centers:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/politics/russia-cyberattack-covid-vaccine-research/index.html

* "China announces retaliatory sanctions against Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/13/china-announces-retaliatory-sanctions-against-us-officials-ted-cruz-marco-rubio

* "At event meant to announce China actions, Trump rambles into political attacks:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/politics/donald-trump-china-rose-garden-event/index.html

* "U.S. Weighs Sweeping Travel Ban on Chinese Communist Party Members:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/15/us/politics/china-travel-ban.html

* "Inside the White House, a Gun Industry Lobbyist Delivers for His Former Patrons:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/us/trump-gun-silencer-exports.html

* "Trump claims 'nobody ever heard' Abraham Lincoln was a Republican before he pointed it out:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-abraham-lincoln-president-doral-golf-resort-venezuela-a9613666.html

* "The Trump campaign is investigating campaign spending, Parscale contracts:" https://outline.com/HKvaby

* "Trump properties have made over $17 million from the campaign and the RNC since 2016:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/17/trump-properties-made-over-17-million-from-campaign-rnc-since-2016.html

* "Trump wears a mask during visit to wounded service members at Walter Reed:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/politics/trump-walter-reed-visit-mask/index.html

* "Trump will further challenge Manhattan DA's subpoena following Supreme Court decision on tax records:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/politics/trump-lawsuit-tax-records/index.html

* "Judge lifts restraining order on Mary Trump on eve of book release:" https://www.axios.com/mary-trump-restraining-order-29a423b5-afdc-453e-811b-40a8f0dee625.html

* "Trump shakes up campaign leadership as he struggles in latest polls:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/politics/trump-campaign-manager-demoted/index.html

* "Trump says he would welcome Michael Flynn back to his administration:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/15/trump-administration-michael-flynn-363743

* Meanwhile in Autocracy News. "Trump team launches a sweeping loyalty test to shore up its defenses:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/15/trump-appointees-loyalty-interviews-364616

* "Mail delays likely as new postal boss pushes cost-cutting:" https://apnews.com/59c25efd4d325c4895f8ba85517f9bfd

* "White House sent document bashing Vindman as Pentagon eyed promotion:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/white-house-officials-sent-document-pentagon-criticizing-vindman-after-impeachment-n1233613

* "Inspector general: Medicare chief broke rules on her publicity contracts:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/16/medicare-chief-rules-publicity-contracts-365482

* "Exclusive: Secret Trump order gives CIA more powers to launch cyberattacks:" https://news.yahoo.com/secret-trump-order-gives-cia-more-powers-to-launch-cyberattacks-090015219.html

* "Watchdog group files Hatch Act complaint against Meadows:" https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/507474-watchdog-group-files-hatch-act-complaint-against-meadows

* "Ivanka Trump tweets support for Goya Foods amid backlash over CEO's praise of president:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/ivanka-trump-tweets-support-goya-foods-amid-backlash-over-ceo-n1233868

* This is illegal. "Donald Trump Poses With Goya Products One Day After Ivanka Tweets Support:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-goya-instagram-endorsement_n_5f0f7726c5b6d14c3362878d?_guc_consent_skip=1594906673&guccounter=1

* "Ruth Bader Ginsburg discharged from the hospital and doing well:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-home-from-hospital/index.html

* "1.3 million Americans filed first-time unemployment claims last week:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/economy/unemployment-benefits-coronavirus/index.html

* This is on purpose. 45 refused to reopen enrollment specifically in order to prevent people who lost their jobs in the financial crisis from getting health care coverage in the middle of pandemic because Republicans strongly believe that only the rich should be allowed to get health care. Republicans are hoping these Americans will die. "A Record 5.4 Million Americans Have Lost Health Insurance, Study Finds:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/13/world/coronavirus-updates.html#link-4a45abca

* "Coronavirus crisis compounded by job losses, uninsured rate:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/coronavirus-crisis-compounded-by-job-losses-uninsured-rate-87790661595

* "Sanders aims to refocus U.S. priorities with defense budget cuts:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/sanders-aims-to-refocus-u-s-priorities-with-defense-budget-cuts-87791173728

* "House Education Democrats say CDC director blocked from appearing before Congress:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/17/education-democrats-cdc-director-congress-367935

* Let them eat cake. "New Ivanka Trump initiative tells out-of-work Americans to 'find something new':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/politics/ivanka-trump-find-something-new-unemployment/index.html

* "Mehdi Hasan reacts to Ivanka Trump telling jobless Americans to ‘find something new’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mehdi-hasan-reacts-to-ivanka-trump-telling-jobless-americans-to-find-something-new-87716421971

* "Alabama Votes for Tommy Tuberville, and Democrats Name a Challenger in Maine:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/us/elections/primary-runoff-alabama-maine-texas.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage#link-43d5e4a2

Want to help Sara Gideon unseat Susan Collins? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/adopt-me-dem-susan-collins-seat

* "Disgraced homophobe Jeff Sessions is watching his political career dissipate in front of his very eyes:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/15/jeff-sessions-alabama-republican-primary-tommy-tuberville-doug-jones-democrat/

* Want to help Doug Jones defend his seat against a Trumpist homophobe? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/stand-with-doug?refcode=gaa1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8n4rdfT6gIVvxitBh0BfQmNEAAYASAAEgJSwfD_BwE

* "Republican convention to be scaled back due to coronavirus:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/16/politics/republican-national-convention-planning-florida-coronavirus/index.html

* Poll Taxes are now legal. "The Supreme Court Just Stopped 1 Million Floridians From Voting in November:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/07/supreme-court-florida-felons-poll-tax.html

* "New York Times: Internal CDC documents warn full reopening of schools is 'highest risk' for coronavirus spread:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/11/politics/cdc-documents-warn-high-risk-schools-reopening/index.html

* "Not dangerous: DeVos defends schools reopening according to CDC guidelines:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/12/betsy-devos-schools-reopen-357840

* I have no words that are fit to print. "White House: 'The science should not stand in the way' of reopening schools – as it happened:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/jul/16/coronavirus-us-covid-donald-trump-anthony-fauci-joe-biden-live-updates

* "Sen. Jones: Teachers in Ala. are ‘scared to death’ amid Trump push to open schools:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-jones-teachers-in-ala-are-scared-to-death-amid-trump-push-to-open-schools-87625797898

* "L.A. Unified will not reopen campuses for start of school year amid coronavirus spike:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-13/l-a-unified-will-not-reopen-campuses-start-of-school-year

* "What To Do About Part-Time School? NYC Announces Free Child Care For 100,000 Students:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/16/892043766/what-to-do-about-part-time-school-nyc-announces-free-child-care-for-100-000-stud

* "17 states, DC sue Trump administration over visa rules for college students:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/13/politics/trump-administration-visa-rules-lawsuit/index.html

* "Trump administration drops restrictions on online-only instruction for foreign students:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/14/politics/immigration-harvard-visa-policy-online-only/index.html

* "Trump on private border wall segment: ‘It was only done to make me look bad’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/12/trump-border-wall-make-me-look-bad-357706

* "Pentagon effectively bans Confederate flags on all military property:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/17/pentagon-bans-confederate-flag-367550

* "Edward Colston's statue stood for 125 years. The Black Lives Matter statue that replaced it stood for about 25 hours:" https://www.cnn.com/style/article/black-lives-matter-bristol-statue-removed-scli-gbr-intl/index.html

* "New police video reveals George Floyd’s desperate pleas before his death:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/new-video-reveals-george-floyds-desperate-pleas-before-his-death/2020/07/15/c81e9d3c-c6b4-11ea-b037-f9711f89ee46_story.html

* "British Vogue's Black Gay Editor Says He Was Racially Profiled:" https://www.advocate.com/race/2020/7/16/british-vogues-black-gay-editor-says-he-was-racially-profiled

* "Chris Hayes: Tucker Carlson's racist writer is no surprise:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-tucker-carlson-s-racist-writer-is-no-surprise-87625797983

* TW: Pedophilia. "US judge denies Ghislaine Maxwell bail in sex case:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53403270

* "Russia Begins Targeting LGBTQ+ People, Per Putin's Orders:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2020/7/15/russia-begins-targeting-lgbtq-people-putins-orders

* "A Poland court just annulled one of the country’s abhorrent ‘LGBT-free’ zones for turning a ‘blind eye to reality’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/15/poland-lgbt-free-zone-istebna-court-annulled-violation-constitution-discrimination-homophobia/

* "Not even the BBC’s Pride network knows why the broadcaster quietly dropped vital charities from its transgender support page:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/15/bbc-pride-transgender-support-page-editorial-policy-action-line-trans-institutional-transphobia/

* "Tory MP Jackie Doyle-Price seems to think she knows more about trans people’s bodies than they do:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/14/tory-mp-jackie-doyle-price-posie-parker-trans-healthcare-jk-rowling-transphobia/

* "Colorado Bans Gay and Trans 'Panic' Defenses, Eases Access to PrEP:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/7/14/colorado-bans-gay-and-trans-panic-defenses-eases-access-prep

* "Maine Adds 'Nonbinary' Gender Marker on Birth Certificates:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/7/15/maine-adds-nonbinary-gender-marker-birth-certificates

* "A Long and Difficult Journey, or The Odyssey: Crash Course Literature 201:"

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* "A Bizarre 1970 Arctic Killing Offers a Road Map for How Not to Deal With Murder in Space:" https://slate.com/technology/2020/07/arctic-t3-murder-space.html

* "Flossie Wong-Staal, History-Making Female HIV Scientist, Died:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2020/7/15/flossie-wong-stahl-history-making-female-hiv-scientist-died

* It feels like the headlines are being written by a fuzzy logic AI trained on Onion Articles.

* Wednesday: Monday they mowed the lawn, kicking up lots of allergens, plus it's humid and no rain for a few days, plus I was outside in the allergens for a few hours. A cloth mask isn't that much help under the circumstances and I need to save the last heavy mask for emergencies. I only managed a few hours of sleep Monday anyway between AS stuff and allergens, and mowing related sinus headache. It got worse over the course of the evening to the point of things being really impossible. Like massive pain, serious lung congestion, and my throat completely fucked because lawn grass is the worst of my allergies.

I did a lung treatment, drained my sinuses, washed off the allergens, and went to bed. it's not COVID. I can tell because ten hours under filtration nearly cured my throat and cut the congestion in half. I am using maximum medication. I am washing bedding over and over. I am using all the tricks both for allergies and AS. I'm still periodically in too much pain to read, which makes be so queasy it's hard to keep the meds down.

I have to lie down a lot, often on very short notice. I could cope with either AS pain or the headache but both got to be too much, so I've given up and broken out the emergency meds. Even with that, I still had day three of pain insomnia, though the quality when I did manage to get to sleep a couple times was higher.

I have the shakes, am pasted together with more meds than I like, and I make no promises of quality. I also have a massive backlog of links ready to post. I'll see how much can get up before I have to lie down again.

* Tuesday night I had a scare when i went to take my bath. The washer Dryer area looked like a crime scene on a cat scale. Small, fresh pools of blood. Spatter. Tiny bloody paw prints. I was terrified Elder Kitty was dead or dying. I roused Squirrel from his game, by which point the pounding and yelling required to get his attention over his head phones had summoned the Elder Kitty from wherever she was.

I had heard no arguments, so I knew it hadn't been a fight. Livia and Tavy were both napping, but also woke up in the commotion. It couldn't have been Livia anyway, because the paw prints. Squirrel examined her for injuries. She'd ripped out a claw. It was an alarming amount of blood, but nothing else was wrong with her beyond the expected. She was walking about as well as she was earlier in the evening.

I'd been doing laundry, and she's recently developed an interest in the dryer, which was running at the time. Current theory is she crit failed a dex roll making a jump she couldn't handle with the stroke clumsy, panicked, and ripped the nail in the process.

By the time Squirrel examined her, it'd already stopped bleeding, and she's getting around okay on it.

It was scary as fuck, and the clean up was horrible.

* Wednesday 2:51PM: Good Girl Livia just rescued Elder Kitty.

I heard thumps at the patio door, like there used to be when Elder Kitty was angry at a stranger cat being on the patio, so I look up. No visible stranger cat and Livia is very excited about something, so I assumed it was a hummingbird. Only every time I look down she starts squeaking emphatically. Finally I look up in time to spot Elder kitty on the wrong side of the glass. she must have escaped while I was watering plants. she went and hid when I came to the door, but I coaxed her in with the promise of shreds. (I talk to them a specific way at meal times so they know to gather when I make sounds like that. I told them what good girls they were and now is shred time.

* Thursday: My head still feels like it's a rotten pumpkin someone keeps trying to carve. The AS is also kicking my ass so I'm stiff, clumsy, and in pain. The amount of medication I need to not be in unbearable agony makes me foggy. I still need to lie down a lot.

There has been a lot of cat excitement today. Livia was on her forth pettin for the day when she got all excited, ran to the foot of the bed. and tail waving excitedly she started actually meowing in that weird high pitched voice she has instead of just squeaking. I went to look. It was Elder Kitty! In my room! Of her own volition! I kept happening as I finished Spindrift and got it together as I was getting ready to leave the bed.

She clearly wanted up, but didn't quite dare. It's Tavy turf and he can get really nasty about it when he's in a jealous mood. The bed is also really high. She knew Livia and I were up there, as we had peered over the edge, but she didn't know where he was. I know she can get down, and there's a mounting stool, so I lifted her up when I left, which seemed to please her even if she dislikes being picked up. Livia was very excited, but gave her space. I went off to do the necessary chores and start the potato I was hoping I could keep down. Each time I passed, the girls were peaceably hanging out on opposite sides of the bed.

She must have heard me going out to water the plants, as when I returned with the watering can, she was at the door all hopeful. I moved her to the sill and quick tried to put the can outside, but she darted between my legs and was gone before I could bend to grab her. See AS kicking my ass above.

There was nothing for it to get Squirrel, who was up for some reason. He did find her eventually and bring her back in. I felt terrible until he admitted she'd done the same to him when he got home from work. normally she's scared of outside and scared of Tavy attacking her on my bed. She likely tore out that claw trying to make an impossible for her jump in my bathroom and last night she tried to steal my buttered noodles. I'm thinking maybe it's the dementia advancing or stroke after effects giving her the wanders and/or making her fearless.

After lungs, I spotted her napping on my bed on the opposite side from where Livia was napping. I snuck out to take the Lily pictures, as she escaped again on my way back in and trying to get around in the bushes with a crutch and AS this bad was a nightmare, but I got her back in the end, but not without getting a bunch of micro splinters in my foot.

* Anyway, the first triffid lily of the season: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/623843173744164864/the-first-triffid-lily-of-the-season

* Elder Kitty sitting on top of a Fish Light. This is normally forbidden, but she’s very light, and also a week and a half post-stroke, so she gets to sit where she wants.: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/623860235955847168/elder-kitty-sitting-on-top-of-a-fish-light-this

* Friday: I am improving, but still needing a lot of rest and medication. It helps that there is a cooler breeze off the bay so i could tolerate a slightly longer bath, though not long enough. My plan was to get lots of sleep. Ha! No! I got up to go to the bathroom and found an extra girl in my bed. I stroked her back so she'd know that she was in fact welcome. When I returned, she'd co-opted my head pillow. I don't blame her, that thing is ridiculously comfortable. She had kindly left enough room for my head, so i settled in next to her and gave her a long pet.

At which point the Emperor turned up wanting HIS Pet, as i had all the filter on, but not the fan. He climbed onto my hip and spotted That Other Cat brazenly sleeping in the Imperial Bed, Imperial territory and the most important territory in the apartment, especially when I'm on it. He perched on my hip glaring at her, but we think the stroke damaged the part of her brain that does things like fear, so she just stared back at him. He sensibly intuited that I was kicking everyone out if they started a fight on top of me, so he was grumpily accepting a pet when Livia turned up with the clear intention of claiming her pettin. Hear head swiveled between them in alarm. I offered her a scritch, but she decided the atmosphere was way too heavy for her to want to drape herself across my torso between them, so she settled down on the other side of her favorite body pillow.

Then the phone rang. Tavy lept off, because he knows that sound means I'm about to move to grab it. Elder Kitty: ha! I win! It was the police charity scammers. I had to block a scammer a few days ago, which means ublocking a number. It looks like I'm bout to get the police/fire charity scammers out of Seattle cascade for the next week or two as I block/unblock numbers. They are relentless and call up to three times a day if they aren't blocked. Sigh.

I settle back down, lure Tavy back on, and he decides, Fuck it, he wants the full curl up on my tummy for a long cuddle pet even if That Other Cat is pressed up against my head. I'd just started petting him, when the phone rang. Moherfucker! Everyone left. It was an autodialer. And i can't block the ring and run autodialers, because sometimes it's Medicare or Medicare advantage. I drink some water and roll offer, headache blooming.

I start to drift off anyway; the phone rings. Of curse it did. Medicare advantage calling to inform me I hadn't used any of my behavioral heath coverage. Which of course I can't even if I needed it because trauma. I'm really the fuck good at dealing which my own shit and have spent a lifetime quietly dismantling triggers and healing myself, and am honestly one of the most stable people I know. I'm highly adaptive and good at things like coping with lockdown etc.. I am extremely disciplined about working through trauma. I have to be: see long history of incredibly abusive child psychology.

What I actually say is: "I'm fine. Yes, I know the benefit exists, but I don't need it." Which is true. Would I rather we didn't have a monster in charge of our government who is deliberately trying to infect and kill as many people as possible? Yes, but I am dealing with my responses to that as I need to. At which point she tries to hard sell me, and I get it. There is a global mental health crisis and this plan is for disabled and/or elderly people in extreme poverty, a group that is particularly vulnerable and isolated right now. I know she meant well and bullying boomers into behavioral health could save lives. Except I'm an Xer and not isolated and I have a particular set of psychological tools that work pretty damned well in this emergency. Me: "I'm fine and I'd rather save those slots for people who need help. There's a global mental health crisis on a limited resources." She reiterated that the benefit is there if I need it.

I am now far to awake to sleep. This is just way to much disruption. I reach for my book. The phone rings. %#$&! It's the lung people wanting to arrange a shipment of ampules. Which is a long conversation in itself. This is why I can't turn off the phone when I sleep. Medicare, Medicare advantage, doctors, dentists, the lung people, and my regular pharmacy like to call when I'm sleeping and it's way better to just answer the thing and deal with whatever it is they want than play daytime phone tag with them.

So sleep was done, despite me rather needing another 2-3 hours of it. Oh well. I finished the nice queer fantasy/sf anthology I'd been reading (Tangle) and petted cats all day. Elder kitty returned to what is now her pillow. The Imperial couple periodically cadged pets. At one point Elder Kitty was wrapped around my head the way hector used to like, Tavy was crashed out on my hip, and Baby Girl was stretched on her favorite body pillow next to me while they all had a good nap. Livia's idea of a really good day involves loves from her personal human, hanging out peaceably with the clowder, and bird and/or fish TV. This may be Livia's best day ever.

At one point I heard squirrel moving around, and I had a suspicion he was worried about his cat. Given her age and state of health.... Yeah. And she usuall spends some of her day sleeping with him in his bed. He saw my light and called my name. I didn't wait for the question. "I have her in hear. She's fine." I was under the sheet and he peeked in and checked, relief in his voice. I explained she'd been there all day. We talked a bit about her and he went off relieved.

When I came out, Tavy had pissed on the sofa and the floor in front of it, the puddle soaking two other layers. I don't blame him, really. He had to take out his feelings somehow and starting a fight in bed just wasn't on.

* "Rocky Horror Hamilton:" https://soundcloud.com/jason-specland/rocky-horror-hamilton?fbclid=IwAR38G_eCYlre9eJgJuCiwJhYmt_9FkMPnovXEVzaYeiCIvHo1WY9VjU8cUg

* A thing on why malachite makes a bad dildo and the Flint water crisis: https://butlerbookbinding.tumblr.com/post/623839456966868992/ahgoodthesea-astolat

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

* Organizations to help trans folk: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620857152453640195/about-us

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

* Master Post for how to help organizations fighting Police violence: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620861026680881152/oberynmartell-list-of-black-lives-matter-and

* How to donate to Doctors Without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/onetime.cfm?source=ADD200U0U00&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=googlepaid&utm_content=brand&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz8D9kYu46QIVqh6tBh2WogxQEAAYASAAEgK4FfD_BwE

* "More on the Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation and Reaffirmation Act:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/1769250.html

* "Covid 19 Support for Indigenous Communities:" https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/616704253038395392/covid-19-support-for-indigenous-communities

* "Navajo Nation COVID-19 Relief Fund:" http://www.nndoh.org/donate.html

* "NYSCI has a set of activities and resources up on their website:" https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/2999942.html

* "How to Help Librarians and Archivists From Your Living Room:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/archives-to-browse-from-home

* "Free Meals:" https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/free-meals

* "Learning Through Play: 101 Ways To Keep Young Minds Occupied At Home:" https://www.marksdailyapple.com/importance-of-play/

* Free lessons: https://www.mybluprint.com/

* CDC Foundation: https://www.cdcfoundation.org/give/ways-to-give

* "SUPPORT WORKERS IN CRISIS:" https://ofwemergencyfund.org/

* "Make to Give - Support Our Medical Personnel:" https://www.joann.com/make-to-give-response/

* "Snopes on COVID-19 Fact-Checking:" https://www.snopes.com/2020/03/20/snopes-on-covid-19-fact-checking/

* "Help the California food industry survive this crisis:" https://www.change.org/p/governor-gavin-newsom-support-the-california-food-industries-most-vulnerable-workers

* "Support Artists Impacted By the Covid-19 Pandemic:" https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser

* Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* The Indivisble guide exists to help you organize effective resistance: https://indivisible.org/

* Here’s a list of vulnerable republican senators up for election this year:

Martha McSally - Arizona
Susan Collins - Maine
Cory Gardner - Colorado
Thom Tillis - North Carolina
Pat Roberts - Kansas
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler - Georgia
Joni Ernst - Iowa

Here’s a list of vulnerable democratic senators that NEED votes to keep their seats:

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

* Want to get rid of Mitch McConnell? Help Amy McGrath: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mcgrath2020-dd-om-gsearch?utm_source=g&utm_medium=om&utm_campaign=dd&utm_content=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&refcode=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5IL1uLKa6gIVcz2tBh1njwpEEAAYASAAEgLCYvD_BwE

* Want to get rid of Lindsey Graham? Help Jaime Harrison: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_harrison_fr_q12019_jaime-a?refcode=MS_AD_D-DD_2019.03.08_X_GG_KW__X__eyJjcmVhdGl2ZSI6IkFkZCBEb25hdGlvbiBOb3ciLCJhdWRpZW5jZSI6IkphaW1lSGFycmlzb24ifQ&recurring=TRUE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn4a_583I5gIVC8RkCh0MowFeEAAYASAAEgIXZfD_BwE

* There's a decent chance of flipping this Senate seat blue. Want to help? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-mek-egsearch_dtd?refcode=ads-200108-gs-evergreensearch-dtd-natl-mix-8753679275-87807510469-410037583123-%2Bmark%20%2Bkelly%20%2Bdonate&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpKSR192K5wIVAsNkCh0EeAFSEAAYASAAEgLY7fD_BwE

* Want to help Ritchie Torres beat a homophobe in New York? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dkendorsestorres?refcode=20200605fpdn1mid

* Want to help Doug Jones defend his seat against a Trumpist homophobe? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/stand-with-doug?refcode=gaa1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8n4rdfT6gIVvxitBh0BfQmNEAAYASAAEgJSwfD_BwE

* Want to help Sara Gideon unseat Susan Collins? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/adopt-me-dem-susan-collins-seat

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not 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.

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

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

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

* "Keep Me Safe! Help me get a gate organized by Briel Moore:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-me-safe-help-me-get-a-gate?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet+expWdV

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

The dry food I was going to try is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html

* "Dutch police discover secret torture site in shipping containers:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/07/europe/dutch-police-belgium-torture-shipping-containers/index.html

* "Erdogan Signs Decree Allowing Hagia Sophia to Be Used as a Mosque Again:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/world/europe/hagia-sophia-erdogan.html

* TW: Suicide "Seoul's mayor found dead, after seven-hour search:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/asia/seoul-mayor-missing-intl/index.html

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* "Terrifying coronavirus psychosis made a straight-identifying man confess to his wife that he’d had sex with men:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/10/coronavirus-psychosis-mania-man-gay-sex-men-wife-covid/

"According to the case report: “This is, to the best of our knowledge, the first report of an acute episode of mania or psychosis as a result of SARS-CoV-2 infection.” It added that the man’s case indicated a need to test for coronavirus in “new onset psychiatric and neurological disorders”.

* "London’s gay Soho sets strict new rules on bars to avoid another chaotic ‘Super Saturday’ after last weekend’s uproar:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/10/soho-gay-bars-westminster-city-council-queer-venues-super-saturday/

* "Anderson Cooper has had it – officially – with Donald Trump and his ‘well of lies’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/09/anderson-cooper-donald-trump-coronavirus-covid-19-lockdown-lies-cnn/

* "How Trump’s Hurricane Maria response foreshadowed his coronavirus failure:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/how-trump-s-hurricane-maria-response-foreshadowed-his-coronavirus-failure-87324741764

* "Touting criticized study, White House presses FDA to authorize hydroxychloroquine — again:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/07/10/peter-navarro-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus/

* "Chris Hayes: GOP is becoming a pro-virus party before our eyes:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-gop-is-becoming-a-pro-virus-party-before-our-eyes-87453765993

* "Trump's rift with White House health advisor Fauci widens as coronavirus cases continue to hit new records:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/10/coronavirus-trumps-rift-with-white-house-health-advisor-fauci-widens-as-cases-hit-new-records.html

* "Coronavirus deaths tick up in Florida, Texas, California, Arizona as states grapple with growing outbreaks:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/10/coronavirus-deaths-tick-up-in-florida-texas-california-arizona.html

* "Florida publicly discloses hospitalizations as the US breaks another case record:" https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/10/health/us-coronavirus-friday/

* And yet they are opening Disney in the middle of this. "40 Florida hospitals at ICU capacity: Hospital intensive care units at 40 Florida hospitals reached capacity as of July 9, according to data from the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration. :" https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-flow/40-florida-hospitals-at-icu-capacity.html

* "'In A Fight For Our Lives': Mississippi Issues New Mask Order Amid COVID-19 Spike:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/10/889870406/in-a-fight-for-our-lives-mississippi-issues-new-mask-order-amid-covid-spike

* "Dozens of Mississippi lawmakers have coronavirus after weeks of refusing to wear masks:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/us/mississippi-coronavirus-legislature-trnd/index.html

* I keep thinking how many lives would have been saved if Brian Kemp hadn’t fixed that election. "Georgia Governor And The Mayor Of Atlanta In Turf War Over COVID-19 Restrictions:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/10/889930319/georgia-governor-and-the-mayor-of-atlanta-in-turf-war-over-covid-19-restrictions

* "Health officials not releasing data on COVID-19 hot spots in Maricopa County:" https://www.azfamily.com/news/investigations/cbs_5_investigates/health-officials-not-releasing-data-on-covid-19-hot-spots-in-maricopa-county/article_441935de-c19a-11ea-bd16-e39801547762.html

* "California Will Release Up To 8,000 Prisoners Due To Coronavirus:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/07/10/889861014/california-will-release-up-to-8-000-prisoners-due-to-coronavirus

* This is from the height of the New York Outbreak, but it's relevant to the stuff going on around the current outbreaks going in in the South and South West, as it's about handling bodies in mass casualty disasters and COVID in particular.

"Handling the Coronavirus Dead in New York:"

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* "Trump the victim: President complains in private about the pandemic hurting him:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-the-victim-president-complains-in-private-about-the-pandemic-hurting-himself/2020/07/09/187142c6-c089-11ea-864a-0dd31b9d6917_story.html

* It's a dementia test. A kindergartner could get a perfect score. Why would you brag about this? "Trump Says He ‘Aced’ Cognitive Test, but White House Won’t Release Details:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/10/us/politics/trump-cognitive-test-health.html

* "Donald Trump doesn't care about any Americans — not even Republicans:" https://www.salon.com/2020/07/08/donald-trump-doesnt-care-about-any-americans--not-even-republicans/

* "New York City paints Black Lives Matter mural outside Trump Tower in Manhattan:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/us/trump-tower-black-lives-matter-mural-new-york-trnd/index.html

* "Trump continues to ignore pandemic during trip to hotspot of Florida:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/politics/donald-trump-florida-return-to-normal-coronavirus/index.html

* "Trump's New Hampshire rally delayed by weather, White House claims:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/10/trump-new-hampshire-campaign-rally-postponed-weather

* "White House journalist tests positive for COVID-19 after attending briefings:" https://nypost.com/2020/07/09/white-house-reporter-tests-positive-for-covid-19/

* This feels like Right wing buzzword word salad. "WATCH: Fox's Dobbs Says Supreme Court "Infiltrated by Deep State":" https://hillreporter.com/watch-foxs-dobbs-says-supreme-court-infiltrated-by-deep-state-73038

* "Trump scandals pass by, lose spotlight to new Trump scandals:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-scandals-pass-by-lose-spotlight-to-new-trump-scandals-87355973702

* "Trump Adds Roger Stone to His List of Pardons and Commutations:" https://www.nytimes.com/article/trump-pardons-commutations.html

* "Trump commutes sentence of key Russia scandal figure Roger Stone:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-commutes-sentence-of-key-russia-scandal-figure-roger-stone-87456837921

* "Schiff: Trump commuting Stone an appalling attack on rule of law:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/schiff-trump-commuting-stone-an-appalling-attack-on-rule-of-law-87457861530

* "Judge swears in new top federal prosecutor in Brooklyn:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/10/new-top-prosecutor-eastern-district-new-york-356605

* "Barr 'decapitates' third U.S. attorney's office looking at Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/barr-decapitates-third-u-s-attorney-s-office-looking-at-trump-87458373925

* "Pandemic, China Trade Deal Fuel Farmer Doubts:" https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2020/07/10/pandemic-china-trade-deal-fuel-farmer-doubts

* "AP: Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B:" https://www.seattletimes.com/business/ap-after-lobbying-catholic-church-won-1-4b-in-virus-aid/

* It's mostly about the Affordable housing Crisis, so I'm putting it here. "Julian Castro remembers his stepmother who died of COVID-19:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/julian-castro-remembers-his-stepmother-who-died-of-covid-19-87449157525

* "Sen. Warren explains Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ economic plan:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-warren-explains-biden-s-build-back-better-economic-plan-87322693808

* "Trump tweet threatens tax-exempt status of schools, colleges:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/10/trump-threatens-schools-colleges-356294

* "Inslee: Trump threats on reopening schools ‘hogwash’:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/inslee-trump-threats-on-reopening-schools-hogwash/

* "Pediatricians split with Trump on school reopening threats:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/10/pediatricians-trump-school-reopening-coronavirus-356229

* Forcing schools open is going to kill teachers and drive a large number out of the profession: https://twitter.com/bittergertrude/status/1280932693060907008

* "Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Affirms Native American Rights in Oklahoma:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/us/supreme-court-oklahoma-mcgirt-creek-nation.html

* "The U.S. Army Twitch Channel Is Banning People for Asking About War Crimes:" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7w38m/the-us-army-esports-twitch-channel-is-banning-people-for-asking-about-war-crimes

* "Lawmakers urge ICE to release migrant families together following court order:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-migrant-families-congress-release-court-order-coronavirus/

* "Seattle City Council pressed to defund police, move 911 response dispatchers out of department:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/seattle-city-council-pressed-to-defund-police-move-911-response-dispatchers-out-of-department/

* This is why they need to disband and reform police departments from scratch. Good cops get fired; bad cops get promoted. You can’t change the culture without starting over. "Joliet Police Sgt. Javier Esqueda, Who Blew Whistle On Death Of Eric Lurry In Police Custody, Stripped Of Police Powers:" https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2020/07/07/joliet-police-sgt-who-blew-whistle-on-death-of-eric-lurry-in-police-custody-stripped-of-police-powers/

* "Independent autopsy reveals Andres Guardado was shot five times in the back:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/08/us/andres-guardado-autopsy/index.html

* "Judge tosses Trump rule on billing for abortion coverage:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/judge-tosses-trump-rule-billing-abortion-coverage-71724216

* "Before Getting COVID, Brazilian President Said Masks 'Are for Fairies':" https://www.advocate.com/world/2020/7/09/getting-covid-brazilian-president-said-masks-are-fairies

* "Welsh government lampoons Tories and offers unwavering support to trans people ahead of crucial rights announcement:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/09/wales-welsh-government-trans-rights-transphobia-jeremy-miles-jane-hutt-boris-johnson/

* "Probe into ‘Grindr serial killer’ Stephen Port ‘won’t be delayed by coronavirus’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/11/stephen-port-inquest-coronavirus-pandemic-not-delayed-grindr-serial-killer/

* "Instagram bans posts promoting vile, damaging conversion therapy in huge victory for LGBT+ activists:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/10/instagram-conversion-therapy-ban-posts-ads-lgbt-gay-trans/

* "Trans people are being murdered at the highest rate on record, with four innocent lives taken in the space of a week:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/10/trans-murders-transgender-2020-highest-rate/

* "New Idaho Laws Target Transgender Residents:" https://www.npr.org/2020/07/04/886316168/new-idaho-laws-target-transgender-residents

* "People Living With HIV Need a Safe Way to Access Services During COVID:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/opinion/2020/7/09/people-living-hiv-need-safe-way-access-services-during-covid

* "Charles Darwin Vs Karl Marx | Philosophy Tube:"

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* "GHOST MARRIAGE:"

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* "La Pascualita: MANNEQUIN OR CORPSE BRIDE?:"

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* TW: Self Harm, Eating Disorders, Suicide. "ASK A MORTICIAN- The Self Mummified Monks:"

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* TW: Metal Illness. "Morbid Mystery: The Death of Elisa Lam:"

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* "Santa Is More Real Than Peter Pan: Children Have A “Hierarchy” Of Belief In Fictional Characters:" https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/07/06/santa-is-more-real-than-peter-pan-children-have-a-hierarchy-of-belief-in-fictional-characters/

* "Uncovering the Spark of Life:" http://nautil.us/issue/86/energy/uncovering-the-spark-of-life

* "China’s massive floods move east, battering communities along Yangtze River:" https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/3092535/chinas-massive-floods-move-east-battering-communities-along

* "Venice test brings up floodgates for first time:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53361958

* "Tropical Storm Fay makes landfall in New Jersey:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/10/weather/tropical-storm-fay-forecast/index.html

* "Japan Flooding Deaths Rise to 58, With More Rain on Horizon:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/world/asia/japan-floods-photos.html

* "15 houses washed away, two dead and 18 go missing as rains trigger floods in Sindhupalchok:" https://kathmandupost.com/national/2020/07/09/15-houses-washed-away-two-dead-and-18-go-missing-as-rains-trigger-floods-in-sindhupalchok

* TW: Historical Ableism. "He Found an Entire House in his Attic:" https://www.messynessychic.com/2020/07/08/he-found-an-entire-house-in-his-attic/

* "Scrabble Association Bans Racial, Ethnic Slurs From Its Official Word List:" https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/07/08/889246690/scrabble-association-bans-racial-ethnic-slurs-from-its-official-word-list

* "How knitting became cool:" https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20200630-how-knitting-became-cool

* "Derrick Spiva Jr. - Prisms, Cycles, Leaps Part III: "To be a Horizon" (excerpt):"

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* I got polled twice on health care based stuff in 24 hours. The first one was elaborate and very clearly PeaceHealth trying to see if their propaganda effort has managed to make people forget they barred their staff from wearing PPE in February, risking their lives and long term health and then fired and black listed the whistleblower. I made very clear I hadn't forgotten as they had one of those comment section tipe things towards the end. I did distill my objections dow to three soundbite things, which the nice man laboriously wrote down. The other had to do with local COVD response and was both neutral and not very illuminating since the answers allowed did not remotely match my opinions. I made due.

Bonus: I also got two of those Credit card number scam robocalls in 24 hours. Clearly someone got a batch of brand neew autodialer numbers, which means a month or more of interrupted sleep for me as I drop an old number from the list and add a new until I hit homeostsis again. 25 slots isn't close to enough.

Saturday I stayed up for an internet event and I was too tired to post the resulting aggregate.

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

* Organizations to help trans folk: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620857152453640195/about-us

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

* Master Post for how to help organizations fighting Police violence: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620861026680881152/oberynmartell-list-of-black-lives-matter-and

* How to donate to Doctors Without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/onetime.cfm?source=ADD200U0U00&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=googlepaid&utm_content=brand&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz8D9kYu46QIVqh6tBh2WogxQEAAYASAAEgK4FfD_BwE

* "More on the Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation and Reaffirmation Act:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/1769250.html

* "Covid 19 Support for Indigenous Communities:" https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/616704253038395392/covid-19-support-for-indigenous-communities

* "Navajo Nation COVID-19 Relief Fund:" http://www.nndoh.org/donate.html

* "NYSCI has a set of activities and resources up on their website:" https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/2999942.html

* "How to Help Librarians and Archivists From Your Living Room:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/archives-to-browse-from-home

* "Free Meals:" https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/free-meals

* "Learning Through Play: 101 Ways To Keep Young Minds Occupied At Home:" https://www.marksdailyapple.com/importance-of-play/

* Free lessons: https://www.mybluprint.com/

* CDC Foundation: https://www.cdcfoundation.org/give/ways-to-give

* "SUPPORT WORKERS IN CRISIS:" https://ofwemergencyfund.org/

* "Make to Give - Support Our Medical Personnel:" https://www.joann.com/make-to-give-response/

* "Snopes on COVID-19 Fact-Checking:" https://www.snopes.com/2020/03/20/snopes-on-covid-19-fact-checking/

* "Help the California food industry survive this crisis:" https://www.change.org/p/governor-gavin-newsom-support-the-california-food-industries-most-vulnerable-workers

* "Support Artists Impacted By the Covid-19 Pandemic:" https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser

* Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* The Indivisble guide exists to help you organize effective resistance: https://indivisible.org/

* Here’s a list of vulnerable republican senators up for election this year:

Martha McSally - Arizona
Susan Collins - Maine
Cory Gardner - Colorado
Thom Tillis - North Carolina
Pat Roberts - Kansas
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler - Georgia
Joni Ernst - Iowa

Here’s a list of vulnerable democratic senators that NEED votes to keep their seats:

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

* Want to get rid of Mitch McConnell? Help Amy McGrath: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/mcgrath2020-dd-om-gsearch?utm_source=g&utm_medium=om&utm_campaign=dd&utm_content=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&refcode=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5IL1uLKa6gIVcz2tBh1njwpEEAAYASAAEgLCYvD_BwE

* Want to get rid of Lindsey Graham? Help Jaime Harrison: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_harrison_fr_q12019_jaime-a?refcode=MS_AD_D-DD_2019.03.08_X_GG_KW__X__eyJjcmVhdGl2ZSI6IkFkZCBEb25hdGlvbiBOb3ciLCJhdWRpZW5jZSI6IkphaW1lSGFycmlzb24ifQ&recurring=TRUE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn4a_583I5gIVC8RkCh0MowFeEAAYASAAEgIXZfD_BwE

* There's a decent chance of flipping this Senate seat blue. Want to help? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-mek-egsearch_dtd?refcode=ads-200108-gs-evergreensearch-dtd-natl-mix-8753679275-87807510469-410037583123-%2Bmark%20%2Bkelly%20%2Bdonate&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpKSR192K5wIVAsNkCh0EeAFSEAAYASAAEgLY7fD_BwE

* Want to help Ritchie Torres beat a homophobe in New York? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dkendorsestorres?refcode=20200605fpdn1mid

* Want to support Christy Smith in the primary for Katie Hill's seat?: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_ca25

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not 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.

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

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

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

* "Keep Me Safe! Help me get a gate organized by Briel Moore:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-me-safe-help-me-get-a-gate?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet+expWdV

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

The dry food I was going to try is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html

* I'm going to section off epidemic specific stuff in the aggregation between the dotted lines, so people who need to skip can skip without losing the other stuff. I'm putting secondary effects things in their usual slots.

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* "As Coronavirus Deepens Inequality, Inequality Worsens Its Spread:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/15/world/europe/coronavirus-inequality.html

* "The Unseen Pandemic:" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/04/refugees-coronavirus-covid19-bangladesh/609259/

* "PM in intensive care as virus symptoms worsen:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52192604

* "U.S. spies find coronavirus spread in China, North Korea, Russia hard to chart:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-spies/u-s-spies-find-coronavirus-spread-in-china-north-korea-russia-hard-to-chart-idUSKBN21H3CW

* "Cuban docs fighting coronavirus around world, defying US:" https://apnews.com/98cfdbf5c4a62a40eba648723e452f3e

* "Coronavirus Cases Have Surged, But The US Is Refusing To Take The World’s Most Available Masks:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kenbensinger/coronavirus-kn95-masks-us-wont-import-china

* "Coronavirus death toll: Americans are almost certainly dying of covid-19 but being left out of the official count:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/coronavirus-death-toll-americans-are-almost-certainly-dying-of-covid-19-but-being-left-out-of-the-official-count/2020/04/05/71d67982-747e-11ea-87da-77a8136c1a6d_story.html

* "‘There will be death’: Trump warns of ‘toughest week’ ahead:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/04/trump-predicts-toughest-week-coronavirus-164836

* "VA coronavirus numbers offer window on nationwide spread:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/va-coronavirus-numbers-offer-window-on-nationwide-spread-81720901936

* "Pelosi emphasizes need for coronavirus leadership as Congress considers further relief:' https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/pelosi-emphasizes-need-for-coronavirus-leadership-as-congress-considers-further-relief-81721413559

* "US 'wasted' months before preparing for coronavirus pandemic:" https://apnews.com/090600c299a8cf07f5b44d92534856bc

* "Pressed by Trump, U.S. pushed unproven coronavirus treatment guidance:"https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-guidance-exclu-idUSKBN21M0R2

* "AMA President Has A Stark Warning About Trump's Coronavirus Treatment Advice:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ama-president-trump-hydroxychloroquine_n_5e8a9914c5b6e7d76c663197

* "Giuliani, a familiar voice in Trump’s ear, promotes experimental coronavirus treatments:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/giuliani-a-familiar-voice-in-trumps-ear-promotes-experimental-coronavirus-treatments/2020/04/05/d4b3b56a-7438-11ea-85cb-8670579b863d_story.html

* "Klobuchar: Trump went from ‘I alone can fix this’ to ‘I am backup’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/klobuchar-trump-went-from-i-alone-can-fix-this-to-i-am-backup-81718341630

* "Bellingham hospital confirms firing ER doctor who criticized its coronavirus response:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/bellingham-hospital-confirms-firing-er-doctor-who-criticized-its-coronavirus-response/

* "Kids under threat: Virus hitting juvenile detention centers:" https://apnews.com/ee561204aae1c4c459256ddcd635e7ec

* "Mayor Hails Releases From Juvenile Detention, Yet Most Remain as Virus Hits:" https://thecity.nyc/2020/03/mayor-hails-juvenile-detention-releases-yet-most-remain.html

* "Curing our epidemic of incarceration: Learning to let more New Yorkers out of prison, during and after the coronavirus crisis:" https://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/ny-oped-curing-our-epidemic-of-incarceration-20200401-sanoyrz45re4jfkhps2xmmooua-story.html

* "NYPD’s Aggressive Policing Risks Spreading the Coronavirus:" https://theintercept.com/2020/04/03/nypd-social-distancing-arrests-coronavirus/

"But as officials threaten harsher enforcement, critics warn that police are not the answer. They caution against a heavy-handed response that they fear will be doled out unequally across the city. And with hundreds of officers testing positive for the virus, and thousands more out sick, community advocates worry that a more aggressive response would unnecessarily expose scores of people to the disease. While a criminal charge for failure to socially distance does not yet exist, officers have a lot of discretion in their encounters with the public and can arrest people under vague charges like disorderly conduct, obstructing government administration, or resisting arrest. That means that police interventions meant to keep people at a distance could quickly escalate into physical, and possibly violent, interactions."

* "He Led a Top Navy Ship. Now He Sits in Quarantine, Fired and Infected.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/05/us/politics/coronavirus-aircraft-carrier-roosevelt-crozier.html

* He flew all the way to Guam in order to further undermine morale on the infected ship for political reasons. "Acting Navy secretary apologizes for calling ousted aircraft carrier captain 'stupid' in address to ship's crew:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/06/politics/uss-tr-crozier-modly/index.html

* "Rep. Luria calls for firing of Acting Navy Secretary in wake of leaked audio:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/rep-luria-calls-for-firing-of-acting-navy-secretary-in-wake-of-leaked-audio-81718341532

* "“Our Bodies Are On the Line”: NYC Nurses Demand Protective Gear as COVID-19 Death Toll Skyrockets:" https://www.democracynow.org/2020/4/3/nyc_frontline_medical_workers_ppe_protest

* "New York coronavirus deaths "effectively flat" as U.S. braces for peak cases in hot spots:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-coronavirus-deaths-effectively-flat-u-s-braces-peak-n1177626

* "New York City may have to bury coronavirus victims on public lands as deaths overwhelm mortuaries:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/06/new-york-city-weighs-temporary-burials-as-coronavirus-deaths-overwhelm-mortuary-system.html

* "South Carolina governor issues weak 'home or work' COVID-19 order:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/south-carolina-governor-issues-weak-home-or-work-covid-19-order-81721925549

* "Tybee Island will fight Georgia governor's 'reckless mandate' to reopen state's beaches:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/04/us/tybee-island-georgia-beaches-open/index.html

"As the Pentagon ordered 100,000 body bags to store the corpses of Americans killed by the Coronavirus, Governor Brian Kemp dictated that Georgia beaches must reopen, and declared any decision-makers who refused to follow these orders would face prison and/or fines," Sessions' statement read.
"Tybee City Council and I are devastated by the sudden directives and do not support his decisions. The health of our residents, staff and visitors are being put at risk and we will pursue legal avenues to overturn his reckless mandate."

* "California Lends 500 Ventilators to 4 States, 2 Territories:" https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2020-04-06/california-to-loan-500-ventilators-to-national-stockpile

* "Washington state to return ventilators for use in New York for coronavirus relief:" https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/491310-washington-state-to-return-ventilators-for-use

* "Six deaths reported Monday bring Whatcom County’s coronavirus deaths to 19:" https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241797761.html

* "‘Most homophobic’ minister in Israel, who thinks all LGBT+ people are sinners, tests positive for COVID-19:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/07/israel-health-minister-coronavirus-punishment-homosexuality-positive-covid-19-yaakov-litzman/

* "An anti-gay pastor was arrested after organizing a church service during lockdown. He just did the exact same thing again:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/06/anti-lgbt-pastor-tony-spell-life-tabernacle-church-louisiana-baton-rouge-coronavirus-lockdown/

"“This is not an issue over religious liberty, and it’s not about politics. We are facing a public health crisis and expect our community’s leaders to set a positive example and follow the law,” Corcoran said."

* "Mormon leaders address coronavirus pandemic, somehow manage to make it about ‘sinful’ gay sex:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/06/mormon-conference-coronavirus-gay-sex-russell-m-nelson/

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* "How the coronavirus could shield Trump's tax returns:" https://www.axios.com/trump-tax-returns-supreme-court-coronavirus-6f2f2791-8e6d-42af-95fc-964881a7b45f.html

* "Atkinson: Trump fired me because I handled whistleblower complaint properly:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/05/atkinson-trump-fired-whistleblower-complaint-167371

* "'A searing time for whistleblowers': Ousted intel watchdog wrote letter to Schumer:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/04/ousted-intel-watchdog-private-letter-to-chuck-schumer-164995

* "Trump 'decapitating' intelligence leadership amid coronavirus crisis – Schiff:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/04/donald-trump-decapitating-intelligence-leadership-coronavirus-crisis-senior-democrat

* "Trump announces intent to nominate White House lawyer Brian Miller as inspector general for $2 trillion coronavirus law:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/03/trump-coronavirus-inspector-general-brian-miller/

* "Ivanka Trump Was Conduit for Small Banks Over SBA Program:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-03/banks-made-direct-appeal-to-ivanka-trump-over-sba-program?sref=MIBMEEoj

* "Trump campaign declares war on Dems over voting rules for November:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/03/trump-2020-election-legal-battle-coronavirus-162152

"Biden spokesman Andrew Bates declined to comment on whether the campaign would join in the legal wrangling but said any Trump-led effort “to restrict access to voting would … amount to a craven attempt to steal the sacred right of the American people to vote.”"

* "Wisconsin Is Set to Vote on Tuesday After Court Overrules Governor’s Postponement:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/us/politics/wisconsin-primary-election-postponed-coronavirus.html

* "Pelosi on SCOTUS Wisconsin ruling: 'undermining our democracy', 'shameful':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/pelosi-on-scotus-wisconsin-ruling-undermining-our-democracy-shameful-81720389728

* "Land-grab universities:" https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.4/indigenous-affairs-education-land-grab-universities

* "Birmingham teacher at the centre of school protests says he’ll settle for LGBT+ ‘tolerance’ instead of ‘celebration’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/07/andrew-moffat-no-outsiders-book-birmingham-school-protests-tolerance/

* "University fires non-binary bookshop employee for wearing lipstick and ‘expressing their identity’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/16/non-binary-bookstore-employee-lipstick-gender-expression-kennesaw-state-university-georgia/

* "Despite praise from gay Republicans, Donald Trump admits he 'didn't know' about FDA reducing gay blood ban:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/07/donald-trump-gay-blood-ban-fda-log-cabin-republicans/

* "World War II Civilians and Soldiers: Crash Course European History #39:"

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* "The Burning Problem of America’s Sugar Cane Growers:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-03-28/america-s-sugar-cane-growers-have-a-burning-problem

* "Gay Deputy Sheriff Is Florida's First Line-of-Duty COVID-19 Casualty:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/4/06/gay-deputy-sheriff-floridas-first-line-duty-covid-19-casualty

"According to Florida TV station WPLG, Bennett responded to the Pulse nightclub shooting by parking his patrol car outside bars and clubs in the heavily gay city of Wilton Manors. Over the weekend, flowers surrounded that same patrol car, and there was a heavy presence of law enforcement at Bennett’s home to show support and provide comfort."

* "Gay San Francisco Nurse Hospitalized With COVID-19:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/4/06/gay-san-francisco-nurse-hospitalized-covid-19

* Songs to get you through this: https://marahmarie.dreamwidth.org/525443.html

* "Heart Of Glass - Vintage '40s "Old Hollywood" Style Blondie Cover ft. Addie Hamilton:"

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* ""Bring Him Home" from Les Misérables | Sung by Alfie Boe, John-Owen Jones, Barricade Boys and more:"

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* "Family's lockdown adaptation of Les Misérables song goes viral:"

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* This is heart warming. "Social Distancing Spider Man:" https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/614609873004593152/elidyce-spacedewey-i-guess-this-is-how-im

* "Kate Bush's "Mr. Sandman":" https://www.shatnerchatner.com/p/kate-bushs-mr-sandman?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjozNTQ5MTEsIl8iOiJINmxnVyIsImlhdCI6MTU4NjI0MTg2NywiZXhwIjoxNTg2MjQ1NDY3LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.SUEihdTB8n--sm_JO9NAyGBJplJjHO9-sGDWI7ABvfI

* In the last two weeks I saw Vincent Cassel play a villainous french nobleman in three separate random things I watched. I never noticed him particularly before. I've no idea what his french language work is like, but now I'm wondering if in Hollywood they are like: Okay we need a sexy villainous/assholish french nobleman. Someone get Vincent Cassel's people on the line and see if he's free.

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

* "NYSCI has a set of activities and resources up on their website:" https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/2999942.html

* "How to Help Librarians and Archivists From Your Living Room:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/archives-to-browse-from-home

* "Free Meals:" https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/food/free-meals

* "Learning Through Play: 101 Ways To Keep Young Minds Occupied At Home:" https://www.marksdailyapple.com/importance-of-play/

* Free lessons: https://www.mybluprint.com/

* CDC Foundation: https://www.cdcfoundation.org/give/ways-to-give

* "SUPPORT WORKERS IN CRISIS:" https://ofwemergencyfund.org/

* "Make to Give - Support Our Medical Personnel:" https://www.joann.com/make-to-give-response/

* "Snopes on COVID-19 Fact-Checking:" https://www.snopes.com/2020/03/20/snopes-on-covid-19-fact-checking/

* "Help the California food industry survive this crisis:" https://www.change.org/p/governor-gavin-newsom-support-the-california-food-industries-most-vulnerable-workers

* "100 Million Mask Challenge:" https://www.providence.org/lp/100m-masks

* "Coronavirus: Deaconess asks public to sew CDC-compliant face masks for staff:" https://www.courierpress.com/story/news/2020/03/18/coronavirus-deaconess-ask-public-provide-medical-face-masks/2865273001/

* Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* The Indivisble guide exists to help you organize effective resistance: https://indivisible.org/

* Here’s a list of vulnerable republican senators up for election this year:

Martha McSally - Arizona
Susan Collins - Maine
Cory Gardner - Colorado
Thom Tillis - North Carolina
Pat Roberts - Kansas
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler - Georgia
Joni Ernst - Iowa

Here’s a list of vulnerable democratic senators that NEED votes to keep their seats:

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

* Want to get rid of Mitch McConnell? Help Amy McGrath: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/am-website?refcode=website-nav

* Want to get rid of Lindsey Graham? Help Jaime Harrison: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_harrison_fr_q12019_jaime-a?refcode=MS_AD_D-DD_2019.03.08_X_GG_KW__X__eyJjcmVhdGl2ZSI6IkFkZCBEb25hdGlvbiBOb3ciLCJhdWRpZW5jZSI6IkphaW1lSGFycmlzb24ifQ&recurring=TRUE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn4a_583I5gIVC8RkCh0MowFeEAAYASAAEgIXZfD_BwE

* There's a decent chance of flipping this Senate seat blue. Want to help? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-mek-egsearch_dtd?refcode=ads-200108-gs-evergreensearch-dtd-natl-mix-8753679275-87807510469-410037583123-%2Bmark%20%2Bkelly%20%2Bdonate&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpKSR192K5wIVAsNkCh0EeAFSEAAYASAAEgLY7fD_BwE

* Want to support Christy Smith in the primary for Katie Hill's seat?: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_ca25

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not 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.

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

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

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

The dry food I was going to try is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html

* "Coronavirus latest: WHO officially names disease COVID-19:" https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00154-w

* "China's Hacking Spree Will Have a Decades-Long Fallout:" https://www.wired.com/story/china-equifax-anthem-marriott-opm-hacks-data/

* "Trump’s First 3 Years Created 1.5 Million Fewer Jobs Than Obama’s Last 3:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-obama-jobs-created_n_5e419dc0c5b6bb0ffc169993

* "Trump takes post-impeachment reckoning to next level:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/11/justice-department-backs-away-stiff-sentence-roger-stone-114006

* "Prosecutors quit amid escalating Justice Dept. fight over Roger Stone’s prison term:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/justice-dept-to-reduce-sentencing-recommendation-for-trump-associate-roger-stone-official-says-after-president-calls-it-unfair/2020/02/11/ad81fd36-4cf0-11ea-bf44-f5043eb3918a_story.html

* "A.G. Barr interfering in legal cases tied to Trump: NBC News:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/a-g-barr-interfering-in-legal-cases-tied-to-trump-nbc-news-78591045652

* "Trump attacks on criminal cases may be setting stage for pardons:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-attacks-on-criminal-cases-may-be-setting-stage-for-pardons-78596165652

* 45 is even more aggressively obstructing justice because all but one Republican Senators agree that the President is so far above the law that he can do anything he likes without fear of repercussions as long as it's for his own personal benefit.

* "Exclusive: Justice Department anti-human trafficking grants prompt whistleblower complaint:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-grants-exclusive-idUSKBN20425G

* "Trump looks to kill student loan forgiveness program:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/02/10/trump-proposes-end-to-student-loan-forgiveness-program.html

* "Senate GOP blocks three election security bills:" https://thehill.com/homenews/house/482569-senate-gop-blocks-three-election-security-bills

Angry about Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) taking astrong stance in favour of the right of hostile foreign countries to hack our elections? If you can't proest in person, you can contact Blackburn’s office at (202) 224-3344 or send a fax: https://resistbot.io/

* New Hampshire Primary:

Bernie Sanders 9 25.7% 71,759
Pete Buttigieg 9 24.4% 68,141
Amy Klobuchar 6 19.8% 55,164
Elizabeth Warren0 9.3% 25,899

* "Bernie Sanders Wins New Hampshire; Pete Buttigieg a Close Second:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2020/2/11/bernie-sanders-wins-new-hampshire-pete-buttigieg-close-second

* "What Homophobic Hell Will the GOP Unleash on a Gay Frontrunner?:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/2/11/what-homophobic-hell-will-gop-unleash-gay-frontrunner

* "Andrew Yang Is Dropping Out. Here’s Why.:" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/02/andrew-yang-drops-out/606352/

* "Michael Bennet ends 2020 presidential campaign:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/02/11/politics/michael-bennet-ends-2020-campaign/index.html

* "Gay refugee is suing Trump administration for sending him to Guatemala where he’ll be ‘homophobically harassed’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/02/11/gay-refugee-donald-trump-lawsuit-guatemala-safe-third-country-agreement-aclu-lawsuit/

* "Slavery reparations seem impossible. In many places, they’re already happening.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/01/31/slavery-reparations-seem-impossible-many-places-theyre-already-happening/?arc404=true

* "Lesbians Make History With Northern Ireland's First Same-Sex Marriage:" https://www.advocate.com/lesbian/2020/2/11/lesbians-make-history-northern-irelands-first-same-sex-marriage

* "Beloved Glasgow queer club desecrated with homophobic graffiti by hateful vandals:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/02/12/polo-lounge-glasgow-queer-club-homophobic-graffiti-police-angela-crawley/

* "Labour Campaign for Trans Rights launches to challenge transphobic rhetoric within party:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/02/11/labour-campaign-trans-rights-launch-transphobia-anti-trans-angela-rayner/

* TW: Suicide. "Ohio Bill Would Criminalize Doctors for Treating Transgender Youth:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/2/11/ohio-bill-would-criminalize-doctors-treating-transgender-youth

“As this legislation advances, young people in Ohio could hear political discourse on television, around the dinner table, and at school that framed them and their lived experience in language that can only be described as bullying. The mere public debate over whether trans youth deserve to live their identities is harmful. As a mother who lost her son to suicide after he was bullied for being gay, I know that what LGBTQ kids hear matters a great deal. I urge Ohio’s political leaders to ensure that they hear words that affirm them, their lived experience and their rights.”

* "Failed Republican politician and Christian rent-a-mouth says Trump is ‘too masculine’ for gay people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/02/11/republican-politician-ew-jackson-christian-donald-trump-masculine-lgbt-gay/

* TW: Hate Speech "Christian activist blames the Pope for cancellation of his ‘F****ts Are Maggots’ tour inspired by Donald Trump:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/02/11/michael-heath-christian-religion-50-states-us-tour-cancelled/

* "Bishop Who Did Exorcism for Marriage Equality Now Targets Trans People:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2020/2/11/bishop-who-did-exorcism-marriage-equality-now-targets-trans-people

* "Climate Change Predictions Have Suddenly Gone Catastrophic. This Is Why:" https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/9393jd/climate-change-predictions-have-suddenly-gone-catastrophic-this-is-why

* "The Africans Who Called Tudor England Home:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/black-african-tudors-england

* "Jean-Baptiste-Point DuSable (1745-1818):" https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/dusable-jean-baptiste-point-1745-1818/

* "This NC man was one of the most important Civil War leaders, but he was erased from history for 100 years:" https://abc11.com/society/meet-the-most-important-civil-war-leader-youve-never-heard-of/5907992/

* "The Forgotten Trans History of the Wild West:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/trans-history-wild-west

* "Maryland unveils statues of Tubman, Douglass in Capitol:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/maryland-unveil-statues-tubman-douglass-capitol-68878494

* "Black History Month Includes Black Queer History, Too:" https://www.out.com/news-opinion/2019/2/01/black-history-month-includes-black-queer-history-too

* "Banksy Is a Control Freak. But He Can’t Control His Legacy.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/05/arts/design/banksy-legacy.html

* "China Hacks America, Disney Bills an Elementary School & Valentine's Day Cockroaches at the Zoo:"

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* "Democratic Primaries: New Hampshire's Big Day:"

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* "Everything Is Stupid - Misinformation About the Coronavirus:"

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* "Joe Biden's Poor Performance In Iowa Signals Opportunity For Mike Bloomberg's Campaign:"

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* "Introducing The President Trump Foundation Line:"

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* "A Vengeful Trump Strikes Out At His Enemies, Fires Vindman & Sondland During "Friday Night Massac…:"

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* ""Trump's Anatomy," Coming This Fall To CBS:"

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* "Trump's New Hampshire Rally: Ivanka Is Beautiful, Coronavirus Will Go Away By Itself:"

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* It looks like I can buy the special girl cat food OR I can pay for car registration. Fuckfuckfuck! Big bill is worse than average, and after that and cat food I only have about half of medium bill left.

Want to help me keep my car legal? Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* I got a call mid sleep cycle from the city liaison guy because he wanted to come over for a meeting. They've worked out the electrical estimates and are now submitting my bathtub etc. to the council that decides these things. It leaves abut $580 contingency with the floor repair. i told him to just fill in the triangle with an edging strip in something a couple shades darker so it looks deliberate, because ripping up the floor is way more expensive and the floor pattern is discontinued. He thinks that'll work budget wise. I made super clear I haven't more money to put into the renovation. he submitted the changes this afternoon.

*fingers crossed*

* ""Fugitive of the Judoon" Shakes Up the Whoniverse:" https://www.thefandomentals.com/doctor-who-s12-e5/

* "Characters Are in Focus in "Praxeus":" https://www.thefandomentals.com/doctor-who-s12-e6/

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

* Australia is on fire. Want to help? https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/190151259088
https://www.abc.net.au/classic/read-and-watch/news/bushfire-donations/11823676
Help Thirsty Koalas Devastated by Recent Fires: https://au.gofundme.com/f/help-thirsty-koalas-devastated-by-recent-fires
Mogo Zoo Fire Recovery: https://au.gofundme.com/f/mogo-zoo-fire-recovery
WIRES-Emergency Fund for Wildlife: https://www.facebook.com/donate/1386120504919105/10158318179549750/
Victorian Bushfire Appeal: https://www.vic.gov.au/bushfireappeal
"Fire Relief Fund for First Nations Communities:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/fire-relief-fund-for-first-nations-communities

* A small, cheap thing to help climate change if you have little money to spare: https://onetreeplanted.org/products/amazon-rainforest-peru

* "Emotional support animals could be banned from planes under DOT rule:" https://www.rollcall.com/news/emotional-support-animals-banned-planes-dot

Want to complain? https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/us-department-transportation-seeks-comment-proposed-amendments-regulation-service

* How to donate to Rainbow Road: https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate

* Here are a bunch of state level links to help people in immigrant detention: https://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/186058182962/woundability-this-4th-of-july-celebrate-the

* Angry about the concentration camps on our Southern Border? Here is a list of useful things you can do: https://medium.com/@togetherandfree/feel-helpless-amidst-the-horrific-immigration-news-youre-not-how-you-can-make-difference-today-108dc42de88e

* "More Organizations to Support Helping Refugee Children:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/201920.html

* Here is a massive list of things you can do to help refugees inside and outside of the Camps: https://s-leary.tumblr.com/post/185783586806/so-youve-probably-seen-the-post-going-around

* Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* The Indivisble guide exists to help you organize effective resistance: https://indivisible.org/

* Here’s a list of vulnerable republican senators up for election this year:

Martha McSally - Arizona
Susan Collins - Maine
Cory Gardner - Colorado
Thom Tillis - North Carolina
Pat Roberts - Kansas
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler - Georgia
Joni Ernst - Iowa

Here’s a list of vulnerable democratic senators that NEED votes to keep their seats:

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

* Want to get rid of Mitch McConnell? Help Amy McGrath: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/am-website?refcode=website-nav

* Want to get rid of Lindsey Graham? Help Jaime Harrison: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ms_harrison_fr_q12019_jaime-a?refcode=MS_AD_D-DD_2019.03.08_X_GG_KW__X__eyJjcmVhdGl2ZSI6IkFkZCBEb25hdGlvbiBOb3ciLCJhdWRpZW5jZSI6IkphaW1lSGFycmlzb24ifQ&recurring=TRUE&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIn4a_583I5gIVC8RkCh0MowFeEAAYASAAEgIXZfD_BwE

* There's a decent chance of flipping this Senate seat blue. Want to help? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-mek-egsearch_dtd?refcode=ads-200108-gs-evergreensearch-dtd-natl-mix-8753679275-87807510469-410037583123-%2Bmark%20%2Bkelly%20%2Bdonate&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpKSR192K5wIVAsNkCh0EeAFSEAAYASAAEgLY7fD_BwE

* Want to support Christy Smith in the primary for Katie Hill's seat?: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dw_ca25

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not 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.

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

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

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

* HorrorMux is currently running a Max Mad type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

The dry food I was going to try is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html

* "Samoa measles outbreak: families fly red flags to request vaccinations:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/05/samoa-measles-outbreak-families-fly-red-flags-to-request-vaccinations

* "Typhoon Kammuri death toll hits 13 in Philippines:" https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/typhoon-kammuri-death-toll-hits-13-in-philippines-12155422

* "Jewish Graves Desecrated in Historic French Cemetery:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/04/world/europe/jewish-graves-france-desecrated.html

* "Colombia is having its largest wave of protests in recent decades. Why?:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/12/05/colombia-is-having-its-largest-wave-protests-recent-decades-why/

* "One of the worst crackdowns in decades is happening in Iran. Here's what we know:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/03/middleeast/iran-protests-violent-crackdown-information-intl/index.html#

* "Over a dozen killed in Baghdad when gunmen open fire on protesters:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/06/over-a-dozen-killed-in-baghdad-when-gunmen-open-fire-on-protesters

* "Blinded by rubber bullets, Chilean student becomes rallying point for protesters:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-chile-protests-blind/blinded-by-rubber-bullets-chilean-student-becomes-rallying-point-for-protesters-idUSKBN1Y81GW

* "Rock music is linked to abortions, says new Brazilian culture official:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/05/americas/bolsonaro-funarte-abortion-intl/index.html

* "Kim’s Rejoinder to Trump’s Rocket Man: ‘Mentally Deranged U.S. Dotard’:" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/21/world/asia/kim-trump-rocketman-dotard.html

* "Sen. Kevin Cramer blocks Armenian genocide bill at request of White House:" https://www.axios.com/kevin-cramer-armenian-genocide-white-house-00a383be-e63f-4ee6-9ca2-434117d8c8b8.html

* "100+ Members of Congress Visited Trump Properties, 50 During Impeachment - CREW:" https://www.citizensforethics.org/members-of-congress-trump-properties/

* "Chris Hayes on what’s ‘phenomenally dangerous’ about this political moment:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-what-s-phenomenally-dangerous-about-this-political-moment-74675781873

* "Phone logs in impeachment report renew concern about security of Trump communications:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/phone-logs-in-impeachment-report-renew-concern-about-security-of-trump-communications/2019/12/05/2066fbf4-16fe-11ea-8406-df3c54b3253e_story.html

* "More than 500 law professors say Trump committed ‘impeachable conduct’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/more-than-500-law-professors-say-trump-committed-impeachable-conduct/2019/12/06/35259c16-183a-11ea-a659-7d69641c6ff7_story.html

* "Republican impeachment defense a string of bad faith complaints:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republican-impeachment-defense-a-string-of-bad-faith-complaints-74687045787

* "Gingrich's past exposes disingenuous Christmas impeachment gripe:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/gingrich-s-past-exposes-disingenuous-christmas-impeachment-gripe-74685509820

* "Report suggests possible intimidation of IRS whistleblower:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/report-suggests-possible-intimidation-of-irs-whistleblower-74686533706

* "Pompeo had off-the-books meeting with Republican donors in London this week:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/05/politics/pompeo-secret-donor-meeting/index.html

* "Senate confirms eight Trump court picks in three days:" https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/473271-senate-confirms-eight-trump-court-picks-in-three-day

"Sarah Pitlyk, who was confirmed this week to be a judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, was rated as "not qualified" by the American Bar Association. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) was the only GOP senator to oppose her nomination, while GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Johnny Isakson (Ga.) and Mike Rounds (S.D.) missed the vote."

"Right-wing pastor claims gay people can’t be judges because they can’t be ‘fair or objective’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/06/ew-jackson-right-wing-pastor-gay-patrick-bumatay-judge-fair-objective-donald-trump/

* "Buttigieg's Work at Secretive Management Firm Detailed in New Report:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2019/12/06/buttigiegs-work-secretive-management-firm-detailed-new-report

* "US Rep. Denny Heck of Washington state to retire after term:" https://www.sfgate.com/news/us/article/US-Rep-Denny-Heck-of-Washington-state-says-he-s-14881738.php

* Don't hold your breath on the Senate. "House passes voting rights package aimed at restoring protections:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/12/06/house-passes-voting-rights-package-077112

* "Senate passes bill to permanently fund historically black colleges and universities:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/05/politics/hcbu-senate-bill-permanent-funding/index.html

* "Saudi national who shot 11 people at Pensacola Naval Air Station was taking aviation classes:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/06/us/pensacola-naval-station-lockdown/index.html

* "Sen. Hirono on the lack of bipartisanship in Congress amid Voting Rights Act vote:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-hirono-on-the-lack-of-bipartisanship-in-congress-amid-voting-rights-act-vote-74679365959

* "Hiring LGBT, disabled and indigenous astronomers will lead to more significant discoveries, report says:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/07/astronomers-hiring-lgbt-disabled-indigenous-significant-discoveries-australia-astrophysics/

* "‘Unacceptable precedent:’ Katie Hill speaks out against cyber exploitation:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-unacceptable-precedent-katie-hill-speaks-out-against-cyber-exploitation-74679877577

* "India’s Transgender Rights Law Isn’t Worth Celebrating:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2019/12/05/indias-transgender-rights-law-isnt-worth-celebrating

* "There was a surge of same-sex weddings in Brazil ahead of ‘proud homophobe’ Jair Bolsonaro’s presidency:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/06/jair-bolsonaro-proud-homophobe-brazi-rush-same-sex-weddings/

* "Hotel worker brutally assaulted and spat on by colleague in vile homophobic attack:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/06/hotel-worker-brutally-assaulted-and-spat-on-by-colleague-in-vile-homophobic-attack/

* "BBC’s Emily Maitlis accused of breaching impartiality by comparing trans women to ‘predatory’ men:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/06/bbc-newsnight-emily-maitlis-accused-breaching-impartiality-transgender-women-bbc-bias/

* "Republican-Introduced LGBTQ Act a Flop With Dems, Queer Activists:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2019/12/06/republican-introduced-lgbtq-act-flop-dems-queer-activists

* "One of Chicago’s oldest churches will now become an LGBT homeless youth centre:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/06/chicago-lyte-collective-lounge-oldest-church-lgbt-homeless/

* "Simple court case over insurance claim descends into circus sideshow of homophobia:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/12/06/california-court-case-homophobia-christopher-hook/

* "Why the floods in East Africa are so bad:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-50628420

* "Elon Musk cleared of defamation in 'pedo guy' tweet trial:" https://apnews.com/551bbd1c40c76865f7cbef35bd62b335

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

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

* A small, cheap thing to help climate change if you have little money to spare: https://onetreeplanted.org/products/amazon-rainforest-peru

* How to donate to Rainbow Road: https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate

* Here are a bunch of state level links to help people in immigrant detention: https://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/186058182962/woundability-this-4th-of-july-celebrate-the

* Angry about the concentration camps on our Southern Border? Here is a list of useful things you can do: https://medium.com/@togetherandfree/feel-helpless-amidst-the-horrific-immigration-news-youre-not-how-you-can-make-difference-today-108dc42de88e

* "More Organizations to Support Helping Kids in Concentration Camps:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/201920.html

* Here is a massive list of things you can do to help refugees inside and outside of the Camps: https://s-leary.tumblr.com/post/185783586806/so-youve-probably-seen-the-post-going-around

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not 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.

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

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

* Some RL friends of mine who were barely scraping by just lost one of the part time jobs they collectively hold and it's really fucking things up for them. These are good people, who do so much for others. Want to help? https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-gig-worker-get-through-the-winter/share

* This is a cool person and the clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com

* HorrorMux is currently running a Max Mad type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

The dry food I was going to try (less urgent) is this one: https://www.chewy.com/blue-buffalo-wilderness-flatland/dp/176663

Or possibly this: https://www.chewy.com/instinct-by-natures-variety-limited/dp/44654

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html

* "Trump will not impose tariffs on European cars, EU chief says:" https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/08/trump-wont-impose-tariffs-on-european-cars-eu-juncker-says.html

* "Trump says he might attend Russian military celebration:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/08/trump-russia-may-day-067831

* "Lawyer for Ukraine whistleblower sends White House cease and desist letter to stop Trump's attacks:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/07/politics/ukraine-whistleblower-trump-cease-and-desist/index.html

* "Testimony Of Fiona Hill, Ex-White House Russia Policy Official:" https://www.npr.org/2019/11/08/777511592/read-testimony-of-fiona-hill-ex-white-house-russia-policy-official

* "'Hateful calls, conspiracy theories': What Fiona Hill told impeachment investigators:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/08/fiona-hill-impeachment-testimony-released-067908

* Transcript of the Vindman Testimony: https://int.nyt.com/data/documenthelper/6431-colonel-alexander-vindman-testimony-transcript/6634a10333f8e6c82d2b/optimized/full.pdf#page=1

* "'There was no ambiguity': What Alexander Vindman told House impeachment investigators:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/08/alexander-vindman-impeachment-testimony-released-067872

* "Trump’s demands of Ukraine came down to three words: ‘Investigations, Biden and Clinton,’ official’s testimony states:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/trumps-demands-of-ukraine-came-down-to-three-words-investigations-biden-and-clinton-officials-testimony-shows/2019/11/07/d5ffab54-0197-11ea-8bab-0fc209e065a8_story.html

* "Ukraine’s Zelensky Bowed to Trump’s Demands, Until Luck Spared Him:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/07/world/europe/ukraine-trump-zelensky.html

* "Mick Mulvaney defies subpoena to testify in impeachment inquiry:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/07/mick-mulvaney-subpoena-impeachment-000324

* "Witness paints Trump scheme, Russian threat in vivid detail:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/witness-paints-trump-scheme-russian-threat-in-vivid-detail-73182789790

* "Chris Hayes: Yes, read the transcript!:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-yes-read-the-transcript-73177669624

* "Bannon names Stone as Trump camp's 'access point' to WikiLeaks:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/bannon-names-stone-as-trump-camp-s-access-point-to-wikileaks-73183301514

* "Top EPA official, watchdog engaged in a standoff that inspector general calls a ‘flagrant problem’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2019/11/07/top-epa-official-watchdog-engaged-standoff-that-inspector-general-calls-flagrant-problem/

* "Visit to Arlington Cemetery reminded Donald Trump Jr. of all his family’s ‘sacrifices,’ he writes:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/11/07/visit-arlington-cemetery-reminded-donald-trump-jr-all-his-familys-sacrifices-he-writes/

“While comparing himself to soldiers who died fighting for their country, Don Jr. lies saying that they would be ‘giving up … all international deals to avoid the appearance that we were ‘profiting off of the office.’ They’ve done no such thing,” tweeted Robert Maguire, the research director for the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, one of the plaintiffs suing Trump.

* "Labour MP Keith Vaz will stand down at the general election following drug scandal:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/11/keith-vaz-resign-general-election-2019/

* "Orthodox Church in Montenegro Baptizes Its First Out Trans Person:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2019/11/08/orthodox-church-montenegro-baptizes-its-first-out-trans-person

* "Human Rights Groups Ask Turkey to Drop Charges Against LGBTQ Activists:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2019/11/09/human-rights-groups-ask-turkey-drop-charges-against-lgbtq-activists

* "Five Malaysians Sentenced to Caning, Jail for Attempting Gay Sex:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2019/11/08/five-malaysians-sentenced-caning-jail-attempting-gay-sex

* "Marriage Equality Overturned in Cayman Islands:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2019/11/08/marriage-equality-overturned-cayman-islands

* "Group of straight men publicly mocked LGBT people after going to gay bar, man claims:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/10/straight-men-gay-bar-mock-lgbt-people-cork-ireland-chambers/

* "Indigenous Tribe Passes Hate Crime Law Protecting LGBTQ People:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/11/09/indigenous-tribe-passes-hate-crime-law-protecting-lgbtq-people

* "Non-binary person turned away from plasma donation centre because their gender does not align with sex assigned at birth:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/08/non-binary-person-turned-away-plasma-donation-gender/

* "Queer Author Says School Canceled Her Visit Over Harvey Milk Mention:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/11/08/queer-author-says-school-canceled-her-visit-over-harvey-milk-mention

* "Anti-LGBTQ Group's Effort to Imprison Trans Women With Men Is on Hold:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/11/08/anti-lgbtq-groups-effort-imprison-trans-women-men-hold

* "Catholic high school threatened to out gay student to her parents if she didn’t go to counselling:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/08/catholic-high-school-threatened-gay-student-magali-rodriguez-los-angeles-bishop-amat/

* "Students stage walkout after Catholic high school allegedly threatened to out gay classmate to her parents:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/11/10/catholic-high-school-bishop-amat-students-walk-out/

* "Man Accused of Killing Son for Being Gay Appears in Court:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/11/10/man-accused-killing-son-being-gay-appears-court

* "Iowa Man Arrested for Vandalizing Pride Flag:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2019/11/08/iowa-man-arrested-vandalizing-pride-flag

* "CDC Announces Cause of Vaping Illness:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/treatment/2019/11/08/breaking-cdc-announces-cause-vaping-illness

* "The Industrial Revolution:"

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* We've tried out the new goosh. I think the higher liquid content is good and all three of them really like it, but Livia's had the blerps despite getting the medicine finger, so I'm going to go back to the old food tomorrow to see if she needs more laxatone or if it's something in the food.

Saturday I was out with friends. Trying to catch up.

* "10 Sweets For Sesame Street Day:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2019/11/10/10-sweets-for-sesame-street-day

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

* "How you can help Hurricane Dorian disaster relief:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/08/hurricane-dorian-disaster-relief-how-you-can-help

* A small, cheap thing to help climate change if you have little money to spare: https://onetreeplanted.org/products/amazon-rainforest-peru

* How to donate to Rainbow Road: https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate

* Here are a bunch of state level links to help people in immigrant detention: https://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/186058182962/woundability-this-4th-of-july-celebrate-the

* Angry about the concentration camps on our Southern Border? Here is a list of useful things you can do: https://medium.com/@togetherandfree/feel-helpless-amidst-the-horrific-immigration-news-youre-not-how-you-can-make-difference-today-108dc42de88e

* "More Organizations to Support Helping Kids in Concentration Camps:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/201920.html

Here is a massive list of things you can do to help refugees inside and outside of the Camps: https://s-leary.tumblr.com/post/185783586806/so-youve-probably-seen-the-post-going-around

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not 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.

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

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

* This is a cool person and the clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com

* HorrorMux is open for apping the next story, which is a Max Mad type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

Or possibly this: https://www.chewy.com/instinct-by-natures-variety-limited/dp/44654

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html

* "Trump admin sending thousands more U.S. troops to Saudi Arabia:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/mideast/trump-admin-sending-thousands-more-troops-saudi-arabia-n1065051

* "ISIS Rears Its Head, Adding to Chaos as Turkey Battles Kurds:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/11/world/middleeast/turkey-syria-kurds.html

* "'Betrayal leaves a bitter taste': spurned Kurds flee Turkish onslaught:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/10/betrayal-leaves-a-bitter-taste-spurned-kurds-flee-turkish-onslaught

* "Erdoğan has managed the unthinkable: uniting all the other Middle East rivals:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2019/oct/12/turkey-invasion-syria-trump-withdrawal-gulf-rivals-unite

* "Richard Engel on deteriorating situation in Syria:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/richard-engel-on-deteriorating-situation-in-syria-71114821928

* "Trump business connections in Turkey, Ukraine raise new concerns:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-s-turkey-ukraine-foreign-policy-criticized-71147589624

* "Backlash against Trump for Syria withdrawal includes GOP:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/turkey-bombing-syrian-border-occupied-by-kurds-continues-71156805706

* "Where Trump’s conspiracy theories come from:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/where-trump-s-conspiracy-theories-come-from-71117381535

* "Former ambassador excoriates corruption of Trump acolytes:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/former-ambassador-excoriates-corruption-of-trump-acolytes-71126597623

* "As Trump installs enablers, he leaves behind witnesses:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/as-trump-installs-enablers-he-leaves-behind-witnesses-71126597632

* "Rudy Giuliani is just a fixer with a law degree:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-trump-era-is-explained-by-two-archetypes-the-bagman-and-the-civil-servant-71114821637

* "Giuliani associates arrested for alleged campaign finance violations:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/giuliani-associates-arrested-for-alleged-campaign-finance-violations-71154757944

* "Trump suffers legal 'body blow' among collection of court losses:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-suffers-legal-body-blow-among-collection-of-court-losses-71126597717

* "For Trump, legal losses are mounting:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/for-trump-legal-losses-are-mounting-71115845969

* "Watch Elizabeth Warren’s searing put-down of Betsy DeVos while answering question from nine-year-old trans boy:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/11/elizabeth-warren-betsy-devos-lgbt-town-hall-trans-education-cnn/

* "Federal judge says Trump's use of emergency funds to build wall is unlawful:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/11/politics/judge-trump-border-wall-funds/index.html

* "Federal Judge In N.Y. Blocks Trump's 'Public Charge' Rule For Green Cards:" https://www.npr.org/2019/10/11/769376154/n-y-judge-blocks-trump-administrations-public-charge-rule

* "Former inmate claims LGBT people spend more time in solitary confinement:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/10/solitary-confinement-inmate-lgbt-people-time-isolation-massachusetts/

* "Man who hurled homophobic abuse at nine-year-old boy facing jail:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/12/scotland-man-hurled-homophobic-abuse-nine-year-old-boy-facing-jail/

* "Uganda's 'Kill the Gays' Bill Is Back:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2019/10/11/ugandas-kill-gays-bill-back

* "Three men charged over attack on gay left-wing journalist Owen Jones:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/10/three-men-charged-over-attack-on-gay-left-wing-journalist-owen-jones/

* "Presbyterian Church ousts long-serving church elder after he got married to a man:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/11/presbyterian-church-ousts-elder-same-sex-marriage/

* "Chechnya refugee fronts moving campaign for people who can’t come out on National Coming Out Day:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/11/chechnya-refugee-national-coming-out-day-rainbow-railroad/

How to donate to Rainbow Road: https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate

* "These Openly LGBTQ Elected Officials Tell Their Coming-Out Stories:" https://www.advocate.com/people/2019/10/09/these-openly-lgbtq-elected-officials-tell-their-coming-out-stories#media-gallery-media-1

* "Democrat politician comes out while making powerful point about intersectionality:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/11/everton-blair-nation-coming-out-day-democrat-politician-black-intersectionality/

* "17 of the biggest and most influential coming out stories of 2019:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/11/national-coming-out-day-influential-list-sam-smith-willow-lil-nas-x-jonathan-van-ness/

* "Why Was An Attempted Murderer Let Loose In Dallas?:" https://transgriot.blogspot.com/2019/10/why-was-attempted-murderer-let-loose-in.html

* "Woman who was shot six times in transphobic attack says she fears being targeted again:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/10/11/woman-who-was-shot-six-times-in-transphobic-attack-says-she-fears-being-targeted-again/

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

* "How you can help Hurricane Dorian disaster relief:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/08/hurricane-dorian-disaster-relief-how-you-can-help

* A small, cheap thing to help climate change if you have little money to spare: https://onetreeplanted.org/products/amazon-rainforest-peru

* How to donate to Rainbow Road: https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate

* Here are a bunch of state level links to help people in immigrant detention: https://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/186058182962/woundability-this-4th-of-july-celebrate-the

* Angry about the concentration camps on our Southern Border? Here is a list of useful things you can do: https://medium.com/@togetherandfree/feel-helpless-amidst-the-horrific-immigration-news-youre-not-how-you-can-make-difference-today-108dc42de88e

* "More Organizations to Support Helping Kids in Concentration Camps:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/201920.html

Here is a massive list of things you can do to help refugees inside and outside of the Camps: https://s-leary.tumblr.com/post/185783586806/so-youve-probably-seen-the-post-going-around

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not 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.

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

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

* This is a cool person and the clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com

* HorrorMux is open for apping the next story, which is a 1994 Lost Boys type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr/Angel if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/wellness-core-signature-selects/dp/147047

Or possibly this: https://www.chewy.com/instinct-by-natures-variety-limited/dp/44654

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html

* "Families struggle to meet Kashmiris lodged in Indian jail:" https://www.apnews.com/81823b11dadf4a43b4ccca543e41d36b

* "Abortion decriminalised in NSW after marathon debate:" https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/25/abortion-decriminalisation-bill-passes-nsw-upper-house

* "The Dark Secret Of Lake Malawi: Trading Sex For Fish:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/06/28/736296041/the-dark-secret-of-lake-malawi-trading-sex-for-fish

* "The Growing Threat to Journalism Around the World:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/23/opinion/press-freedom-arthur-sulzberger.html

* "Trump warns of stock market crash if Dems impeach him:" https://www.politico.com/news/2019/09/26/trump-impeachment-stock-market-crash-002199

* 45 is calling for the execution of the whistleblower for acting patriotically in warning the country that 45 is breaking the law by pressuring a foreign country to illegally interfere with our election. Which threats constitute illegal obstruction of justice/witness intimidation.

* "Whistleblower's safety a concern as Trump makes veiled threats:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/whistleblower-s-safety-a-concern-as-trump-makes-veiled-threats-70043205595

* "Seven days: Inside Trump’s frenetic response to the whistleblower complaint and the battle over impeachment:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/seven-days-inside-trumps-frenetic-response-to-the-whistleblower-complaint-and-the-battle-over-impeachment/2019/09/25/14ba426a-dfaa-11e9-be96-6adb81821e90_story.html

* "Trump’s other Ukraine problem: New concern about his business:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/09/26/trumps-other-ukraine-problem-new-concern-about-his-business/

* "Former Ukraine prosecutor says Hunter Biden ‘did not violate anything’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/former-ukraine-prosecutor-says-hunter-biden-did-not-violate-anything/2019/09/26/48801f66-e068-11e9-be7f-4cc85017c36f_story.html

* "Kurt Volker, Trump’s part-time Ukraine envoy, played role in Giuliani outreach:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/kurt-volker-trump-s-part-time-ukraine-envoy-played-role-n1058871

* "Trump ‘wants to root out the rats’:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-trump-wants-to-root-out-the-rats-70031941868

* The Unclassified Text of the Whistleblower complaint. https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/20190812_-_whistleblower_complaint_unclass.pdf

* "Whistle-Blower Is Said to Allege Concerns About White House Handling of Ukraine Call:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/25/us/politics/trump-ukraine-whistleblower.html

* "'This is unprecedented': Intel chief defends withholding whistleblower complaint:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/26/joseph-maguire-testimony-trump-whistleblower-1514165

* "White House Knew of Whistle-Blower’s Allegations Soon After Trump’s Call With Ukraine Leader:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/us/politics/who-is-whistleblower.html

* "Whistleblower tentatively agrees to testify, attorney say:" https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/25/politics/whistleblower-agrees-to-testify/index.html

* "IG points out counterintelligence risk of Trump's Ukraine scandal:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/ig-points-out-counterintelligence-risk-of-trump-s-ukraine-scandal-70041669896

* "Whistleblower report exposes location of secret White House stash:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/whistleblower-report-exposes-location-of-secret-white-house-stash-70041669996

* "Uniqueness of whistleblower complaint tests reporting system:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/uniqueness-of-whistleblower-complaint-tests-reporting-system-70043205647

* "Revelation of W.H. use of secret server raises oversight quandary:" http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/revelation-of-w-h-use-of-secret-server-raises-oversight-quandary-70042181942

* "Majority of House supports impeachment inquiry:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/25/majority-of-house-supports-impeachment-inquiry-1512897

* "Anatomy of a cover-up: How White House officials intervened:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/anatomy-of-a-cover-up-how-white-house-officials-intervened-70031941572

* "Trump's White House knew he did something wrong and tried to cover it up:" http://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-trump-s-white-house-knew-he-did-something-wrong-and-tried-to-cover-it-up-70033477835

* "EPA tells California it is ‘failing to meet its obligations’ to protect the environment:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/epa-tells-california-it-is-failing-to-meet-its-obligations-to-stem-water-pollution/2019/09/26/b3ffca1e-dfac-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html

* "Immigrant Population Growth in the U.S. Slows to a Trickle:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/us/census-immigration.html

* "Activists call for ICE to release all LGBT migrants because they can’t provide proper healthcare:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/09/26/ice-release-lgbt-migrants-activists-complaint-trans-hiv-healthcare-mental-health-deaths/

* "Trump Slashes Refugee Cap to 18,000, Curtailing U.S. Role as Haven:" https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/us/politics/trump-refugees.html

* "Human Rights Campaign Must Do More for People of Color, Leader Says:" https://www.advocate.com/race/2019/9/26/human-rights-campaign-must-do-more-people-color-leader-says

* TW: Rape. "3 Million Women Say Their First Sexual Encounter Was Rape — But That Number Is Most Likely Higher:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/rape-first-time-sex-885874/

* TW: Sexual Harassment. "Trace Lysette: What the Media Got Wrong About the Tambor Accusations:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2019/9/26/trace-lysette-what-media-got-wrong-about-tambor-accusations

* "With Abortion Restrictions On The Rise, Some Women Induce Their Own:" https://www.npr.org/2019/09/19/759761114/with-abortion-restrictions-on-the-rise-some-women-induce-their-own

* "Luxembourg’s gay prime minister makes impassioned plea against hate speech in historic UN address:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/09/25/xavier-bettel-luxembourg-gay-prime-minister-united-nations-hate-speech/

* "Patient tells nurse he can’t have a suppository because he’s ‘not gay’. Ok, then…:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/09/26/patient-tells-nurse-he-cant-have-a-suppository-because-hes-not-gay-ok-then/

* "Houses in Britain targeted with vile, homophobic and hateful leaflets just days before Pride:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/09/26/homophobic-hateful-leaflets-hate-crime-worcester-worcestershire-pride/

* "Vicar’s new church is already being accused of extremism and homophobia:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/09/26/church-england-vicar-gafcon-extremism-homophobia-christian-anglican-cornwall/

* "Jameela Jamil - "The Good Place" & Tackling Toxic Diet Culture - Extended Interview:"

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* "Disabled workers chase 'dream jobs' in tight U.S. labor market:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-labor-day-disabilities/disabled-workers-chase-dream-jobs-in-tight-u-s-labor-market-idUSKCN1VK12I

* Breaking Bad, but with Insulin: https://www.metafilter.com/183133/Breaking-Good

* "The case for raising kids in the city:" https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/9/9/20746436/raising-kids-in-the-city

* "A judge just blocked South Dakota's "riot-boosting" law, but anti-protest measures keep spreading:" https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/09/a-judge-just-blocked-south-dakotas-riot-boosting-law-but-anti-protest-measures-keep-spreading/

* "25 Facts That Prove You're Picturing History Wrong:" https://www.cracked.com/pictofacts-1446-25-facts-that-prove-youre-picturing-history-wrong/

* "Spain’s Attempt to Atone for a 500-Year-Old Sin:" https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2019/09/spain-offers-citizenship-sephardic-jews/598258/

* "The Fantastic, Absolutely Tremendous Road to Impeachment - Whistleblower Complaint Revelations:"

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* "Trump Can't Even Get Impeached Right:"

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* "Meanwhile... Navy Confirms Existence Of UFOs:"

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* "Mr. T's Advice For President T:"

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* "That Time Christie's Auction House Made Millions of Dollars by Winning a a Game of Rock, Paper Scissors:" http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2019/09/that-time-christies-auction-house-made-millions-of-dollars-by-winning-a-a-game-of-rock-paper-scissors/

* Good Omens: A Discourse on Tartan: https://cliopadra.tumblr.com/post/187978873397/a-discourse-on-tartan

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

* "How you can help Hurricane Dorian disaster relief:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/08/hurricane-dorian-disaster-relief-how-you-can-help

* A small, cheap thing to help climate change if you have little money to spare: https://onetreeplanted.org/products/amazon-rainforest-peru

* How to donate to Rainbow Road: https://www.rainbowrailroad.com/donate

* Here are a bunch of state level links to help people in immigrant detention: https://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/186058182962/woundability-this-4th-of-july-celebrate-the

* Angry about the concentration camps on our Southern Border? Here is a list of useful things you can do: https://medium.com/@togetherandfree/feel-helpless-amidst-the-horrific-immigration-news-youre-not-how-you-can-make-difference-today-108dc42de88e

* "More Organizations to Support Helping Kids in Concentration Camps:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/201920.html

Here is a massive list of things you can do to help refugees inside and outside of the Camps: https://s-leary.tumblr.com/post/185783586806/so-youve-probably-seen-the-post-going-around

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not 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.

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

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

* This is a cool person and the clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com

* HorrorMux is open for apping the next story, which is a 1994 Lost Boys type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr/Angel if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat thing we need most is:
https://www.chewy.com/natural-balance-ultra-premium-turkey/dp/33214?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=f&utm_content=Natural%20Balance&utm_term=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-uXqwqPK5AIVB9tkCh3a2wZmEAQYASABEgJuZvD_BwE

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108835.html

* "Russia asks Interpol for help over alleged CIA mole's whereabouts:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/12/russia-cia-suspected-spy-us-kremlin-cia-interpol

* "Schiff says whistleblower complaint could implicate White House:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/house-intel-chair-subpoenas-acting-director-of-national-intel-68993093528

* "Administration finalizes repeal of 2015 water rule Trump called ‘destructive and horrible’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/administration-finalizes-repeal-of-2015-water-rule-trump-called-destructive-and-horrible/2019/09/11/fddfa49a-d4aa-11e9-9343-40db57cf6abd_story.html?noredirect=on

* "Three Bolton aides submit their resignations at White House:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-bolton-aides/three-bolton-aides-submit-their-resignations-at-white-house-idUSKCN1VW24P

* "Ivanka tells donors she got her moral compass from her dad:" https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/13/ivanka-trump-donors-1488704

* "Jamelle Bouie - Assessing the Third Democratic Primary Debate:"

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* "Examining Biden’s remarks on race after debate backlash:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/biden-delivers-remarks-on-race-in-alabama-church-68997189760

* "Trump's plan to use Air Force funds for border wall poses national security risks:" https://www.axios.com/trump-border-wall-divert-air-force-funds-national-security-risks-2b49e2e4-9c91-451c-a0c3-fc2d94a9b8f1.html

* "Supreme Court says Trump administration can begin denying asylum to migrants while legal fight continues:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/supreme-court-says-trump-administration-can-begin-denying-migrants-asylum-while-legal-fight-continues/2019/09/11/94b90da4-d017-11e9-8c1c-7c8ee785b855_story.html?noredirect=on

* TW: Sexual Assault "Analyzing new Kavanaugh allegation reported by The New York Times:" http://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/new-kavanaugh-sexual-misconduct-allegation-reported-by-new-york-times-68996165526

* "New York City Council Plans to Repeal Conversion Therapy Ban:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2019/9/12/new-york-city-council-plans-repeal-conversion-therapy-ban

* "Greta Thunberg - Inspiring Others to Take a Stand Against Climate Change - Extended Interview:"

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* I am still grumpy about Voltaire's treatment of Émilie du Châtelet, but she really seemed to love him, so.... "The Enlightenment: Crash Course European History #18:"

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* "Highlights of the Third 2020 Democratic Primary Debate:"

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* "Candidate Rehab:"

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* "Companies Pay for Their Role in the Opioid Crisis :"

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* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - Trump Makes the World Safer for Trophy Hunters:"

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* "Sunday Sweets: Sew Much Fun:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2019/9/15/sunday-sweets-sew-much-fun

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

* "How you can help Hurricane Dorian disaster relief:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/08/hurricane-dorian-disaster-relief-how-you-can-help

* Angry at 45 for his plan to steal food from 3.1 million people who need it including stealing lunch from 500,000 children? Here is a big activism resource for fighting back. "USDA SNAP Rule Opposition Campaign - Comments Due September 23, 2019!:" https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hGBajjsAwdueJFfXospFnUo89wAWR2HHPxNt8heUUIE/edit?fbclid=IwAR0GoYF521ASlr9Nwm6xfTxBsPVhyqLmVlkjbOjLCjnJ4Iblv6OI8Kzufao

* Master Post For the summer of resistance: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/2108368.html

* Here are a bunch of state level links to help people in immigrant detention: https://taibhsearachd.tumblr.com/post/186058182962/woundability-this-4th-of-july-celebrate-the

* Angry about the concentration camps on our Southern Border? Here is a list of useful things you can do: https://medium.com/@togetherandfree/feel-helpless-amidst-the-horrific-immigration-news-youre-not-how-you-can-make-difference-today-108dc42de88e

* "More Organizations to Support Helping Kids in Concentration Camps:" https://thisfinecrew.dreamwidth.org/201920.html

Here is a massive list of things you can do to help refugees inside and outside of the Camps: https://s-leary.tumblr.com/post/185783586806/so-youve-probably-seen-the-post-going-around

* A list of organizations to help you run for office: http://lovingmyselfishard.tumblr.com/post/167330144634/psst-hey

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not 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.

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

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

* This is a cool person and the clothes are being made from an ethical source. Looking for cool inclusive Pride themed merch? www.nerdykeppie.com

* HorrorMux is open for apping the next story, which is a 1994 Lost Boys type thing. Available Archetypes are here. I'm Martyr/Angel if you want to find me.: http://horrormu.com/index.php/Available

* Help pay for cat food, litter, meds, medical copays: Paypal Lethran@gmail.com or paypal.me/Gwydion

* If you are interested in helping, right now the Cat things we need most are:
https://www.amazon.com/PetSafe-Deterrent-Activated-Repellent-Environmentally/dp/B0721735K9

And: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07J669H65/?coliid=I1EUR00IM1I3P&colid=1EVWGXWUM3YU7&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

* Birthday/Solstice master list: https://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/1925021.html