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* "Death toll grows in Iran as Mahsa Amini protests continue for 10th night:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/26/death-toll-grows-in-iran-as-mahsa-amini-protests-continue-for-10th-night

* "Mahsa Amini's death is a 'tipping point', says U.S.-based Iranian journalist:" https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/mahsa-aminis-death-is-tipping-point-says-us-based-iranian-journalist-2022-09-27/

* "Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe cuts her hair in protest over death of Mahsa Amini:" https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/sep/28/nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe-cuts-her-hair-in-protest-over-death-of-mahsa-amini

* "The far right is having a moment in Europe. Actually, everywhere.:" https://www.vox.com/world/2022/9/24/23366464/italy-elections-meloni-sweden-europe-far-right

* Italy has fallen to literal fascists, the direct heirs of Mussolini. One by one the lights go out in the West.

* "Italy shifts to the right as voters reward Meloni's party:" https://apnews.com/article/elections-voting-italy-matteo-salvini-c251832f5b73063b2e20869a21f92efe

* "Italy election victors target era of political stability:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/giorgia-melonis-right-triumphs-italys-election-2022-09-26/

* "Liz Truss slammed for congratulating Italy's new 'fascist' PM Giorgia Meloni:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/27/liz-truss-giorgia-meloni-italy-prime-minister-backlash/

* "As Brazil’s election day approaches, fear of violence grows:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/09/27/bolsonaro-brazil-election-political-violence/

* "Bolsonaro's gun laws arm Brazil's brazen bank thieves:" https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolsonaros-gun-laws-arm-brazils-brazen-bank-thieves-2022-09-21/

* "Attacks on anti-Netanyahu protesters spike in run-up to Israeli election:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/2022-09-25/ty-article/.premium/attacks-on-anti-netanyahu-protesters-spike-in-run-up-to-israeli-election/00000183-7554-db37-a383-7f7f5aa70000

* "Sweden's Moderates ask for more time to agree coalition after election win:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/swedens-moderates-ask-more-time-agree-coalition-after-election-win-2022-09-28/

* "U.S. ambassador: Finland and Sweden in NATO by Christmas:" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2022/09/22/u-s-ambassador-finland-and-sweden-in-nato-by-christmas-00058404

* "Europe ramps up energy security after suspected sabotage:" https://apnews.com/article/foreign-policy-sabotage-european-union-79e773da228816c1f6fdeb53211e61e9

* "17 dead, 24 wounded in school shooting in Russia:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/6-dead-20-wounded-in-school-shooting-in-russia/2022/09/26/e9375610-3d74-11ed-8c6e-9386bd7cd826_story.html

* "Russia gives citizenship to ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden:" https://apnews.com/article/edward-snowden-russian-citizenship-441ab3c037b91145d17f2de2237f834d

* "Royal Mail workers union calls for 19 days of strikes:" https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-postal-workers-union-calls-19-days-strikes-against-royal-mail-2022-09-27/

* "Liz Truss energy and tax plan ‘will give richest families twice as much support’:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/sep/13/liz-truss-energy-and-tax-plan-will-give-richest-families-twice-as-much-support

* "Kwarteng: UK economy must expect more tax cuts and deregulation:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/sep/25/kwarteng-uk-economy-must-expect-more-tax-cuts-and-deregulation

* "UK cuts taxes, boosts spending, accelerating pound's slide:" https://apnews.com/article/inflation-economy-liz-truss-62a86ff2e88ee60b3e8773419fe7d4d2

* "Jamaica Eyes a Break from Monarchy:"

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* "N.Korea fires two ballistic missiles ahead of Harris visit to South:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nkorea-fires-ballistic-missile-off-east-coast-skorea-2022-09-28/

* "A human rights lawyer pays the price of standing up to Xi's China:" https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/china-lawyers-crackdown-mainland/

* "Black Brazilians in remote 'quilombo' hamlets stand up to be counted:" https://widerimage.reuters.com/story/black-brazilians-in-remote-quilombo-hamlets-stand-up-to-be-counted

* "Why Chile Rejected the World’s Most Progressive Constitution:"

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* "Latest U.S. Military Package for Ukraine Suggests Shift in Focus to Long, Open-Ended War:" https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/09/28/world/russia-ukraine-war-news

* "Russia poised to annex occupied Ukraine after sham vote:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/occupied-ukrainian-regions-to-ask-putin-to-annex-them/2022/09/28/1f85b9da-3f02-11ed-8c6e-9386bd7cd826_story.html

* "Two Cities, Two Armies: Pivot Points in the Fight in Ukraine’s East:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/26/world/europe/ukraine-donbas-russia-lyman-bakhmut.html

* "Zelenskiy: Donetsk is Ukraine's top priority since it is Russia's top priority:" https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/zelenskiy-donetsk-is-ukraines-top-priority-since-it-is-russias-top-priority-2022-09-26/

* "Ukrainians told to be ready to fight for Russia:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63049386

In their place I'd switch sides first chance I got, I suspect.

* "Russians are calling up the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense asking how to surrender, Ukraine says:" https://www.businessinsider.com/russians-calling-ukraine-hotline-ask-how-surrender-ukraine-mod-says-2022-9

* "Russians protested in dozens of cities against Putin's military draft:" https://www.npr.org/2022/09/24/1124939236/russia-protest-putin-mobilization-draft-ukraine-war

* "Russia: man shoots officer drafting residents for war in Ukraine:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/sep/26/russia-man-shoots-commander-drafting-residents-for-war-in-ukraine

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* "Patrol spots Chinese, Russian naval ships off Alaska island:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/patrol-spots-chinese-russian-naval-ships-off-alaska-90550596

* "Biden administration awards $1.5 billion to fight opioid crisis:" https://www.cnbc.com/2022/09/24/biden-administration-awards-1point5-billion-to-fight-opioid-crisis.html

* "W.H. Adviser Keisha Lance Bottoms joins The Sunday Show for exclusive interview:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/w-h-adviser-keisha-lance-bottoms-joins-the-sunday-show-for-exclusive-interview-149220933577

* "Senators push to reform police's cellphone tracking tools:" https://apnews.com/article/technology-new-york-criminal-investigations-federal-trade-commission-63451d232fb202009d71a2b59173b4c7

* "Electoral Count Reform Act gets its day in the Senate:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/electoral-count-reform-act-gets-its-day-in-the-senate-149220933585

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

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

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

* "Alaska Rep. Eastman remains on ballot but could be disqualified after election:" https://www.anchoragepress.com/news/alaska-rep-eastman-remains-on-ballot-but-could-be-disqualified-after-election/article_71627796-3dce-11ed-9692-27b7f2444ca8.html

* "Cowboy for Trump Removed From Office For Jan. 6:"

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* "Democratic nominee for AZ Sec. of State, slams GOP opponent for having been at Capitol insurrection:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/democratic-nominee-for-arizona-secretary-of-state-adrian-fontes-slams-gop-opponent-for-having-been-at-capitol-insurrection-149167173800

* "Republican Party's failure to manage its extremists threatens U.S. democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republican-party-s-failure-to-manage-its-extremists-threatens-u-s-democracy-149330501867

* "Maddow: Endgame of GOP undermining elections is to evade accountability to voters:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/endgame-of-gop-undermining-elections-is-to-evade-accountability-to-voters-149332037939

* "The third rail Republicans can’t stop touching:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/22/republican-candidates-social-security-medicare-00058158

* "Caruso and Bass duel over LA corruption, crime and homelessness in mayor debate:" https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/21/caruso-and-bass-mayor-debate-00058204

* "Dr. Oz is getting dragged on Twitter for saying his Democratic opponent, John Fetterman, looks like he's 'kicking authority in the balls':" https://www.businessinsider.com/oz-gets-dragged-twitter-after-fetterman-insult-backfires-2022-9

* "Opinion | The Midterm Race That Has It All:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/24/opinion/house-republican-elections.html

* "The Republicans' J.R. Majewski problem is going to get worse:" https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/j-r-majewski-s-afghanistan-lies-show-bigger-gop-problem-n1299059

* "Democrat Cheri Beasley in a tight race for senator from deep-red North Carolina.:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/democrat-cheri-beasley-in-a-tight-race-for-senator-from-deep-red-north-carolina-149219397848

* McCarthy is promising that if Republicans win back Congress they will fire 87,000 people in order to stop rich people from getting audited when they cheat on their taxes. Which means zero consequences for billionaire tax cheats. They barely pay taxes now, so.... Yeah. "Just wait 'til next year :" https://www.politico.com/newsletters/weekly-tax/2022/09/26/just-wait-til-next-year-maybe-00058780

* "Meadows texts reveal direct White House communications with pro-Trump operative behind plans to seize voting machines:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/politics/meadows-texts-phil-waldron-seize-voting-machines-election-fraud/index.html

* ""Declassify, we do": Cohen says Jedi mind tricks don't work for declassification:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-sunday-show/watch/-declassify-we-do-cohen-says-jedi-mind-tricks-don-t-work-for-declassification-149218373955

* "Ex-Jan. 6 committee aide: Roger Stone is 'one of the most important factors':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ex-jan-6-committee-aide-roger-stone-is-one-of-the-most-important-factors-149319237831

* "Trump's secret court fight to stop grand jury from getting information from his inner circle:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/23/politics/trump-grand-jury-court-fight/index.html

* "Jan. 6 panel is 'aware of' call between White House and rioter, Rep. Raskin says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/jan-6-panel-aware-call-white-house-rioter-rep-raskin-says-rcna49328

* "‘I hope you suffer’: Ex-D.C. officer confronts Jan. 6 attacker in court:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2022/09/27/kyle-young-jan6-fanone-sentence/

* "Sedition Trial of Oath Keepers Gets Underway:" https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/us/jan-6-oath-keepers-trial.html

* "The man who recruited migrants for flights to Martha's Vineyard says he feels betrayed:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/26/us/migrants-flight-marthas-vineyard-recruiter

* Sure looks like attempted murder to me. There is zero reason to park on train tracks. "Videos show train crash into Colorado police cruiser with woman inside:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/26/colorado-police-car-woman-hit-train/

* "How social-emotional learning became a frontline in the battle against CRT:" https://www.npr.org/2022/09/26/1124082878/how-social-emotional-learning-became-a-frontline-in-the-battle-against-crt

* CW: Rape "Trump bid to dodge suit from rape accuser heads to DC court:" https://apnews.com/article/new-york-lawsuits-manhattan-donald-trump-d3f257e2efe28a695286c8a1230c1790

* CW: Gender-Based Violence ""There's still so much to go": Attorney and professor Anita Hill on the fight against gender violence:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anita-hill-clarence-thomas-gender-violence/

* "Teen interest in long-lasting birth control soars after Roe:" https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-health-florida-4c89ab23748309a69cac57e43e96e2c7

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* "Why experts say the fall of abortion rights is a key sign of a troubled democracy:" https://michiganadvance.com/2022/09/25/why-experts-say-the-fall-of-abortion-rights-is-a-key-sign-of-a-troubled-democracy/

* "Nearly all abortions become illegal in Arizona:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/24/arizona-abortion-ban-law

* "‘This is why young voters are mobilized’: Reactions to AZ judge allowing near-total abortion ban:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/arizona-judge-rules-state-can-enforce-near-total-abortion-ban-as-midterm-elections-approach-149168197667

* Seriously, delete your period tracker apps and the like and make sure you avoid these places. "Crisis Pregnancy Centers: A Wicked Twist on Big Brother:"

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* "Cuba just voted to legalise same-sex marriage:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/26/cuba-same-sex-marriage-referendum-result/

* It creates a precedent that trans men aren’t men. Let’s hope it gets overturned. "Trans male prison guard banned from strip-searching Muslim inmate, court rules:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/09/28/trans-prison-guard-muslim-inmate-isaac-buhle-rufus-west/

* "Va. students walk out of classes in protest of Youngkin transgender policy:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/09/27/youngkin-virginia-transgender-student-policy-walkout/

* "Bi “Visibility” Is Good, but Bi Community Is Better:" https://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/a41284125/what-comes-after-bisexual-visibility/

* CW: Child Death. "The Wild (and Terrible) Legacy 4Loko Left Behind:"

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* "When’s the Perfect Time to Get a Flu Shot?:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/09/flu-shot-vaccine-timing-winter/671553/

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* "Cuba slowly begins to restore power after Hurricane Ian knocks out grid:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/cuba-slowly-begins-restore-power-after-hurricane-ian-knocks-out-grid-2022-09-28/

* "Ian swamps southwest Florida, trapping people in homes:" https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-ian-live-updates-6302894797cae989ff855030cf332a97

* "Damage from Hurricane Ian impacts South Tampa:" https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2022/09/29/damage-from-hurricane-ian-impacts-south-tampa

* "People trapped and over 2 million without power as Ian drenches Florida:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/people-trapped-and-over-2-million-without-power-as-ian-drenches-florida

* "On Hurricane Fiona:" https://www.aliciakennedy.news/p/on-hurricane-fiona

* "Swathes of land swamped in Philippines after typhoon:" https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-marcos-orders-aid-typhoon-struck-areas-five-reported-dead-2022-09-26/

* "Typhoon Noru leaves 6 rescuers dead in the northern Philippines:" https://www.npr.org/2022/09/26/1125053969/typhoon-noru-leaves-5-rescuers-dead-in-the-northern-philippines

* "Fires in Brazil's Amazon surge in September, worst month since 2010:" https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/fires-brazils-amazon-surge-september-worst-month-since-2010-2022-09-26/

* "Mexico Earthquake Sets Off Desert Tsunami In Death Valley Cave Containing World’s Rarest Fish:" https://iflscience.com/mexico-earthquake-sets-off-desert-tsunami-in-death-valley-cave-containing-world-s-rarest-fish-65486

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* "Barber slams Mississippi state gov.: ‘People are tired of washing their babies in poisoned water’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/jackson-mississippi-water-crisis-blamed-on-state-leaders-ignoring-problem-149324357633

* "NAACP says Jackson's water problems are civil rights issue:" https://www.wfmj.com/story/47380435/naacp-says-jacksons-water-problems-are-civil-rights-issue

* "‘This is what a river should look like’: Dutch rewilding project turns back the clock 500 years:" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/20/dutch-rewilding-project-turns-back-the-clock-500-years-aoe

* "Tourists Are Ruining Yellowstone:"

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* "DART probe hits bull’s eye on an asteroid and strikes a blow for planetary defense:" https://www.geekwire.com/2022/dart-probe-hits-bulls-eye-on-an-asteroid-planetary-defense/

* "Mind-bending NASA feat serves as inspiration for attempting important work:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/mind-bending-nasa-feat-serves-as-inspiration-for-attempting-important-work-149331525542

* "Scientists have estimated how many ants there are on Earth. Clue: It's a lot:" https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/20/world/ants-twenty-quadrillion-earth-intl-scli-scn/index.html

* "Fire ant rafts form because of the Cheerios effect, study concludes:" https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/09/fire-ant-rafts-form-because-of-the-cheerios-effect-study-concludes/

* CW: Animal Death. This is heart breaking. "32 pilot whales have been rescued out of 230 stranded in Tasmania:" https://www.npr.org/2022/09/22/1124486698/tasmania-whales-rescued-australia

* "The Race to Document Prehistoric Art in a Coastal Cave in France:" https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cosquer-cave-art-underwater

* "The messages that survived civilisation's collapse:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220818-how-to-write-a-message-to-the-future

* "Was Loki Bisexual in Norse Mythology? (This is gonna get weirder than you think):"

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* "When Was The Viking Age?:"

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This captures perfectly the two biggest things I endlessly try to explain to people about Periodization .

1: Periodization is inherently arbitrary and depends on the specific thing you are studying and exist because things like papers, classes, and books need a beginning and end date. You can’t jam all of history into any of these things, so you need to draw some arbitrary lines, but a person studying Japanese History will draw a different set of line than someone studying say German theology than someone studying Central American archeology.

2. Periodization is only useful insofar as it’s giving you some degree of useful information to the people trying to study the same sorts of things, and the people doing it don’t take it to seriously.

* "A Tale of Two Times: Edo Japan Encounters the European Clock:" https://daily.jstor.org/a-tale-of-two-times-edo-japan-encounters-the-european-clock/

* CW: Child Death The Eastland disaster always rips my heart out. "The Forgotten Disaster of the SS Eastland:"

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* "A new label revives forgotten female composers' music:" https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2022/08/17/1117799706/a-new-label-exhumes-forgotten-female-composers-music

* "Rapper Coolio dies at 59:" https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-aud-ent-coolio-dies-59-20220929-tpe3g3xyt5d43nd6un5nypfqyq-story.html

* "Bolsonaro: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Haberman's Book Details Racist, Sexist Behavior By The Former President | Lizzo Makes History Cool:"

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* "Putin's Draft Is Going As Badly As His War | NASA Knows How To Celebrate!:"

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* "T**** Denies Watching TV During Jan 6 Insurrection | Italy's Far Right Is Ruining "LOTR":"

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* "So Much News, So Little Time - Trump Telepathy & More:" https://www.cc.com/video/u56ew4/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-so-much-news-so-little-time-trump-telepathy-more

* "New Darth Vader Voice & The British Pound Plunges :" https://www.cc.com/video/4idpa0/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-new-darth-vader-voice-the-british-pound-plunges

* "Ronny Chieng Teaches You About Asians - K-Pop:" https://www.cc.com/video/dbdv4k/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-ronny-chieng-teaches-you-about-asians-k-pop

* "Putin's Sham Referendum & Pre-Pandemic Traffic Returns:" https://www.cc.com/video/6tz18o/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-putin-s-sham-referendum-pre-pandemic-traffic-returns

* "The Former President's Secret Rich Friends:"

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* "Werner Herzog On The Emotional Cost Of Flying:"

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* My body is struggling with the wild swings between too hot and muggy and chilly that are typical of season change. It will even out when the rains settle in properly. I have hopes tomorrow may be the day from the feel of the air at dusk.

In the meantime, I am Frankensteining painfully about the cat asylum. Not only did the Wednseday errands wipe me out, but annoyingly, I had cascading torso spasms starting right at dinnertime. Which happens. I think barometric changeability spiking the AS pain and the late August meds change dovetailed. I think of these things as the "One thing too many" syndrome. I saw it early enough to start mitigation before the first wave hit and a hot epsom bath and the meds straightened me out, by about 9ish, which trust me is fast. Still, it is hard on the system.

I missed the market garden by a literal two minutes at errands end. Dammit.

* Weird History Geek Moment: Watching Lucy Worsley handle 14th Century Court rolls. Me flashing on all the time and energy I spent with magnifying glass, a bright light on a bendy thing trying to decipher the facsimiles of a different set sent by an archivist friend of my late advisers as a favor. The handwriting on the Walsham le Willows set looks so much better than the ones I worked with. She had way better lighting than I did in my dorm room and she still needed a magnifying glass too. It's just weird seeing anyone putting stuff from my specialty on TV.

The family they are studying... I had one like that too in my set. I was so relieved to see them still making trouble in the 1350's....

Unfortunately, she doesn't understand that a 'fine for brewing in breach of the assize' is a form of tax. No really. They didn't have a proper income tax system yet. They had a system for taxation to raise money for war, but it required a special vote in parliament at this historical period. They had rents for peasants. (I don't want to get into the issue of extraordinary poll tax votes here, as it's not relevant to the issue of taxation right before the coming of the Great Pestilence aka the first wave of the plague in England).

So you have these peasants who pay rents for their land in money, goods, and or labor (unfree peasants aka serfs pay rent in labour on top of the other stuff. Free peasants only pay money or in kind); but if you are the lord of the manor, how do you make money off other types of economic actively in the village? You do get fines when they break laws, right? You can fine them for taking rushes from the marsh or taking stuff out of the forests, but not everyone does that. You know what everyone needs? Bread and ale! So you pass a law making brewing and bread baking illegal and you assess a small fine for it.

You're likely picturing a tavern, but that's not how things work in a rural 14th century village. A lot of women take it in turn to brew ale, as they don't have preservatives yet, and it's hard work requiring equipment and ingredients, so generally it's your mid-level peasant women. In the sort of village I was working with you had approximately two batches a week. (The village she is talking about in the Black Death episode is bigger than my biggest village, so YMMV). When a new batch is ready you set out your benches and people come by to buy it for home or to drink there. Meanwhile, a different woman elsewhere in the village starts up a new batch for drinking at a later date.

You can tell which women are the most popular brewers by the size of the 'fine' aka tax on what they sold.

There was usually only one big bread oven (Not counting the manor house or monastery) for the village size I was working with, so whoever ran that paid the baking fine. Again, don't be picturing a bakery in the modern sense. People would mostly bring their own dough or at least grain and pay to get it baked, but any extra work the baker was doing was extra money so.... Yeah. You brought your dough and they baked it for you, because most homes just had an open fire pit and a hole to let the smoke out. So your baker had a bigger fine for baking than any of the alewives would.

It's an income tax, not a brewing moonshine in a hidden still, type situation.

So if there is dramatically more brewing going on the Autumn before the Great Pestilence arrived in England on the strength of rumors from france, compared to the previous years, it means they are running through ale batches faster, so more households are taking it in turn at a faster rate, so the fines would be higher and some of the infrequent alewives are likely taking noticeably more turns. You CAN see that sort of thing in the records, if you know how to look, but you need to take a longitudinal approach. One set of Court rolls can't tell you a damned thing about statistical change.

I'm not saying it didn't happen. (I haven't read these specific Court Rolls, which were just starting to be studied when I was finishing, and once I left academia I stopped reading this sort of article. They weren't published yet and I couldn't get my hands on them, basically, since the researches who did have hands on them rightly reserved first crack). I'm saying her methodology as described doesn't make sense. She's an early modern specialist who has said repeatedly in the episode this isn't her area. It's possible her consultants skipped a step explaining it to her, or she didn't understand and skipped a step. In either case, why didn't they edit it out or film an insert that wasn't inaccurate? Had they no fact checkers? How did they even get into Court Rolls at this depth if they had no specialists involved? I have questions.

The thing is? Most of the stuff in this one does make sense. I caught some small issues, like generalizations based on this specific court roll set that don't match practice in other villages (EX: some places fine male head of household and some fine the person doing the specific activity) and the like, but this is like 100X better than the crap the so called "History Channel" puts out about the middle Ages. I just... I have questions.

As always on these occasions, I would like to extend my condolences to any poor grad student forced by their research topic to read my research. *Shudder* Seriously, let's pour one out for the 14th century English peasant studies scholars and their embroidery lights and magnifying glasses.

* Aaaw, I missed Stanislav Petrov Day!

For those of you too young to know, once upon a time, in this case 1983, Stanislav Petrov saved the world from nuclear annihilation single handedly by using his head instead of believing malfunctioning instruments.

None of us would be here right now if he had followed procedures and started a nuclear war with the west.

* The Serpant Queen: I’m all in with the Catherine De Medici characterization, but I wish they hadn’t decided to go heavy handed mean girl with diane de Poitiers. Making her historically accurately subtle and intelligent instead of a cliche would have created a far more interesting product over all.

I agree that this is the best thing they’ve done in this line and worlds ahead of the White Princess and the Catherine one, which I rage quit over them having her brag about her deflowering when historically the whole point was she claimed to be a virgin later. (No offence to the York/Tudor series actors. It’s the writing that’s the issue).

I expect telescoping and small changes and character combinations and the like in my historical adaptions. I understand that fiction’s going to fiction. i understand anachronisms for humorous effect. What I do want is for the characters based on historical people to be recognizable interpretations of them, if you follow. The lion in winter is an example of doing that that. tight writing, all the people make sense as interpretations of the historical personages they represent, completely fictional scenario. The old Tudors series is a classic example of completely tossing out the actual personality of the main character Henry VIII in favor of something less interesting and relevant. (I can believe Johnathan Rhys Meyers is a generic king, but not that particular king, Throwing physicality out entirely, which they also did, he acts more like and Edward I than a Henry VIII),

The Serpent Queen version of Catherine de Medici is fascinating and a fair interpretation of the historical figure. (There are a bunch of ways to approach her, but anti-heroine is right up there on the short list). The do a lot of the same things with history the Borgias series did, as in we are watching fiction loosely based on historical stuff with a bunch of changes, telescoping, etc., but my concerns are things like how will they be handling Mary Queen of Scots, given them deciding to do Diane dirty on characterization.

It’s fascinating, beautiful designwise and way bolder than the previous STARZ Tudor stuff. I am watching it with more interest than I’ve had for anything like this in some time. I love them leaning in hard on Catherine’s self agendaed intelligence, and I think a lot of people complaining about her character design wouldn’t be if they were looking at a male anti-hero, but I also think there are valid complaints to be made in other areas.

Even if this is hands down the best entry in this series of series so far.

* The Reservation Dogs Season Two Finale ripped my heart out.

* Gomez and Morticia Addams meet Mr. and Mrs. Columbo: https://www.tumblr.com/allaboardthecolumboat/695338690643410944/ok-this-was-going-to-be-a-one-off-joke-but-my

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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.

* "Plan Your Vote: 2022 Elections:" https://www.nbcnews.com/specials/plan-your-vote-2022-elections/index.html?language=english&state=WA

* "How to help Pakistan’s flood victims:" https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/how-to-help-pakistans-flood-victims

* "A List of UK Trans Charities:" https://katymontgomerie.medium.com/a-list-of-uk-trans-charities-2e26fb4032fd

* How to help Puerto Rico: https://rubynye.tumblr.com/post/695979319094394880

* Important 2022 Senate Races and how to donate: https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/694338688722796544

* I am behind on my bills again. If you would like to help: paypal.me/Gwydion

* Fundraiser for final costs for a long time internet friend's mother: https://www.gofundme.com/f/annemarie-kergis

* Person in severe economic crisis: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-cover-bills-and-pay-down-debts?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

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* "Senegal protests: The country is ‘on the verge of an apocalypse’:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-56311673

* "Egypt's Suez Canal blocked by huge container ship:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56505413?xtor

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* "Comparing three Covid-19 vaccines: Pfizer, Moderna, J&J:" https://www.statnews.com/2021/02/02/comparing-the-covid-19-vaccines-developed-by-pfizer-moderna-and-johnson-johnson/

* "Fauci: AstraZeneca needs to 'straighten out' vaccine data:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/23/fauci-astrazeneca-vaccine-data-477618

* "The Johnson & Johnson Shot Was My Ticket Out of Hell:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/22/opinion/johnson-covid-vaccine.html

* "Why are more young people getting sick with Covid-19 in Brazil?:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/24/americas/brazil-youth-covid-19-intl-latam/index.html

* "Brazil Is Looking Like The Worst Place On Earth For COVID-19:" https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/03/23/980391847/brazil-is-looking-like-the-worst-place-on-earth-for-covid-19

* Total confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S.A for 3/26/21 are 30,130,000. The official death toll is 548,000. Fully Vaccinated: 13.8%.

* "U.S. sets new vaccine record with 3.4 million doses administered in one day:" https://www.axios.com/vaccine-daily-record-0da0a2d5-e494-4413-af4f-9babea418cbc.html

* "CDC director warns of possible Covid surge as U.S. cases increase by 7%:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/cdc-director-warns-of-possible-covid-surge-as-us-cases-increase-by-7percent.html

* "Biden doubles vaccine goal for first 100 days:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/biden-doubles-vaccine-goal-478006

* "Johnson & Johnson to deliver 11 million vaccine doses next week, Biden administration says:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/johnson-johnson-deliver-11-million-vaccine-doses-next-week-biden-n1262166

* "Vaccine mystery: Why J&J’s shots aren’t reaching more arms:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/29/vaccine-mystery-why-j-js-shots-arent-reaching-more-arms-477292

* "Biden administration not confident Johnson & Johnson will meet 20 million goal by end of month:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/22/politics/biden-concerns-jj-covid-19-vaccine-supply-delays/index.html

* "White House announces $10B vaccine access effort aimed at hard-hit communities:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-announces-10-billion-vaccine-access-effort-aimed-hard-n1262014

* "CDC director: U.S. could undergo an "avoidable surge" of COVID-19 if guidelines aren't followed:" https://www.axios.com/covid-19-surge-cdc-director-mitigation-variants-2fd889a5-4244-493e-b80f-c15ea59585c1.html

* "First case of worrisome variant identified in Bay Area county:" https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Brazil-variant-COVID-Santa-Clara-California-16055582.php

* "Teachers union "not convinced" social distancing can safely be cut to 3 feet:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/school-social-distancing-3-feet-teachers-not-convinced/

* "Equitable vaccine distribution a priority for Boston's first Black woman mayor:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/equitable-vaccine-distribution-a-priority-for-boston-s-first-black-woman-mayor-109054021671

* Finally! "FEMA to reimburse families for last year's COVID-related funeral expenses:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/fema-reimburse-families-years-covid-related-funeral-expenses/story?id=76658708

* "Andrew Cuomo’s family members were given special access to covid testing, according to people familiar with the arrangement:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/andrew-cuomo-family-covid-testing/2021/03/24/e8f6f4a8-8cb8-11eb-aff6-4f720ca2d479_story.html

* "U.S. COVID response could have avoided hundreds of thousands of deaths: research:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-economy-idUSKBN2BH1DK

* "Study: Trump likely cost the U.S. 400k excess Covid deaths:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/study-trump-likely-cost-the-u-s-400k-excess-covid-deaths-109107269611

* "Trump's Mar-a-Lago partially closed due to COVID outbreak:" https://apnews.com/article/mar-a-lago-partially-closed-covid-19-outbreak-32a7a9694c1f738eef6af6d3fc6e5aa1

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* Republicans are winning their war on democracy. "US sinks to new low in rankings of world's democracies:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/24/us-world-democracy-rankings-freedom-house-new-low

* "Racist scandal lurks in background of Cornyn obstruction of Gupta nomination to DOJ:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/racist-scandal-lurks-in-background-of-cornyn-obstruction-of-gupta-nomination-to-doj-109058117615

* "Dr. Rachel Levine Confirmed to HHS Post, Makes Transgender History:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/3/24/dr-rachel-levine-confirmed-hhs-post-makes-transgender-history

* "Students who got partial loan relief to see full discharge:" https://apnews.com/article/defrauded-students-by-colleges-get-full-loan-discharge-48cd6484d7f1134bc3bf9afe2ff364ab

* "White House nixed Deb Haaland's Southwest-themed party over Covid concerns:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/26/white-house-deb-haaland-southwest-party-478154

* "Jobless claims fall to lowest level of the pandemic:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/25/jobless-claims-work-unemployment/

* "House Democrats demand answers on slow $1,400 checks:" https://thehill.com/homenews/house/544429-house-democrats-demand-answers-on-slow-1400-checks?rl=1

* "Biden announces second extension of Obamacare enrollment window:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-announces-second-extension-obamacare-enrollment-window-n1261877

* "Missouri Republicans block funds for voter-approved Medicaid expansion:" https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article250170945.html

* "White House considers splitting $3 trillion recovery plan into two bills:" https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/22/biden-infrastructure-plan-white-house-considers-3-trillion-in-spending.html

* "White House prepares massive infrastructure bill with universal pre-K, free community college, climate measures:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2021/03/22/infrastructure-biden-drug-reform/

* "Major U.S. upgrades seen in look ahead at infrastructure bill; likely pricey but popular :" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/major-u-s-upgrades-seen-in-look-ahead-at-infrastructure-bill-likely-pricey-but-popular-108952645728

* "Senate overwhelmingly votes to extend small business rescue:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/paycheck-protection-program-extension-478025

* "Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says only 0.1 percent of Trump administration’s covid farm relief went to Black farmers:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/25/vilsack-interview-usda-rescue-plan/

* "In 2020 the ultra-rich got richer. Now they're bracing for the backlash:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-wealth-billionaires-outlook-insight/in-2020-the-ultra-rich-got-richer-now-theyre-bracing-for-the-backlash-idUSKBN2BH0J7

* "Amazon's denial of workers urinating in bottles puts the pee in PR fiasco:" https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/mar/25/amazon-bottles-pee-tweet-warehouse-workers

* "New Coalition Promotes Passage of Equality Act:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/3/23/new-coalition-promotes-passage-equality-act

* "The Dark Money “Ring” of Charles Koch and Leonard Leo Gets an Airing Before the U.S. Senate:" https://wallstreetonparade.com/2021/03/the-dark-money-ring-of-charles-koch-and-leonard-leo-gets-an-airing-before-the-u-s-senate-followed-by-a-mainstream-media-news-blackout/

* "Democrats, Republicans clash over D.C. statehood effort:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/d-c-statehood-moves-front-center-house-hearing-n1261713

The Republican argument is that the Constitution requires that a state have Car Dealerships, an airport, and coal mines. They have not produced that particular clause of the constitution nor any evidence that 18th Century people knew what a car dealership or airport was.

* "Republicans struggle to counter clear case for D.C. statehood:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republicans-struggle-to-counter-clear-case-for-d-c-statehood-108951109695

* "D.C. mayor says GOP arguments against statehood are 'stupid':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/mayor-bowser-makes-the-case-for-d-c-statehood-108990533797

* "'Tool of the white supremacist South:' Hayes on racist history of filibuster:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-tool-of-the-white-supremacist-south-hayes-on-racist-history-of-filibuster-109047877997

* "Feingold: Voting rights more foundational to democracy than filibuster ever was:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/feingold-voting-rights-more-foundational-to-democracy-than-filibuster-ever-was-109105733837

* "Manchin pushes Dems for voting rights compromise amid talk of killing filibuster:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/manchin-voting-rights-compromise-477976

* "‘Do you care more about the filibuster or democracy protection?’: Eric Holder makes the case for HR 1:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-do-you-care-more-about-the-filibuster-or-democracy-protection-eric-holder-makes-the-case-for-hr-1-109046853601

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

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

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

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

* "Biden decries GOP's 'un-American' onslaught on voting laws:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/biden-gop-voting-laws-478001

* "Democrats' plan for voting rights bill includes forcing GOP to 'talk' their filibuster:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/democrats-plan-for-voting-rights-bill-includes-forcing-gop-to-talk-their-filibuster-109059141541

* "Only Congress can save U.S. democracy from Republican attack: voting rights attorney:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/only-congress-can-save-u-s-democracy-from-republican-attack-voting-rights-attorney-109115461729

* "Malcolm Nance: Ron Johnson is ‘the executor of Donald Trump's big lie’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/malcolm-nance-ron-johnson-is-the-executor-of-donald-trump-s-big-lie-108942917678

* On March 25 2021, Democracy ended in Georgia.

* "Georgia Republicans speed sweeping elections bill restricting voting access into law:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/25/politics/georgia-state-house-voting-bill-passage/index.html

* "'Outrageous': Biden condemns new Georgia law as a 'blatant attack' on voting rights:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democrats-excoriate-new-voting-restrictions-georgia-make-it-illegal-give-n1262181

* "Georgia Republicans concentrate control over how elections are run:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/georgia-republicans-concentrate-control-over-how-elections-are-run-109114949587

* "Georgia GOP gives itself the power Trump wanted: to overturn elections they don't like:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/georgia-gop-gives-itself-the-power-trump-wanted-to-overturn-elections-they-don-t-like-109113925788

* "Republicans indifferent to unpopularity of new voter suppression agenda:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/republicans-indifferent-to-unpopularity-of-new-voter-suppression-agenda-109114437693

* "Georgia turns Trump’s Big Lie into law :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/georgia-turns-trump-s-big-lie-into-law-109105221568

* "Georgia governor offended that racist anti-voter law is being called racist:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/georgia-governor-offended-that-racist-anti-voter-law-is-being-called-racist-109167685914

* "‘Destructive to a functional democracy’: Georgia passes vast restrictive voting law:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-destructive-to-a-functional-democracy-georgia-passes-vast-restrictive-voting-law-109101125851

* "Joy Reid on new voting restrictions in Georgia: Republicans want to make it torture for you to vote:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/joy-reid-on-new-voting-restrictions-in-georgia-republicans-want-to-make-it-torture-for-you-to-vote-in-line-109103685650

* "Joy Reid on Georgia voting restrictions: It doesn’t get much clearer who this law benefits and hurts:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/joy-reid-on-georgia-voting-restrictions-it-doesn-t-get-much-clearer-who-this-law-benefits-and-hurts-109159493756

* "Cory Booker calls new voting restrictions in Georgia ‘a step towards authoritarianism’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/cory-booker-calls-new-voting-restrictions-in-georgia-a-step-towards-authoritarianism-109157957970

* "Black Queer Lawmaker Arrested in Georgia Vows to Fight On:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/3/26/black-queer-lawmaker-arrested-georgia-vows-fight

* "Boston's first Black woman mayor draws insight from racist chapter in city's history:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/boston-s-first-black-woman-mayor-draws-insight-from-racist-chapter-in-city-s-history-109052997695

* "Trump backs opponent of Georgia election official who wouldn't 'find the votes':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-backs-opponent-of-georgia-election-official-who-wouldn-t-find-the-votes-108945989802

* "How one man stood up to Trump and saved democracy for Michigan:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/how-one-man-stood-up-to-trump-and-saved-democracy-for-michigan-109113413589

* "Postmaster General announces 10-year plan including longer mail delivery times and cuts to post office hours:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/23/politics/louis-dejoy-postal-service-changes-ten-year-plan/index.html

* "Democrats introduce ‘DeJoy Act’ in opening salvo against USPS leader’s mail-slowing plan:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/26/usps-dejoy-act/

* "Trump officials hindered at least nine key oversight probes, watchdogs said. Some may finally be released in coming months.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-stymied-oversight/2021/03/22/0d3d6d8c-828d-11eb-81db-b02f0398f49a_story.html

* "Betsy DeVos made at least $225 million while education secretary:" https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/betsy-devos-made-at-least-225-million-while-education-secretary/

* "Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims:" https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-media-lawsuits-elections-912eea8e168f95d51dec02da78ac2760

* "Sidney Powell argues in new court filing that no reasonable people would believe her election fraud claims:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/22/politics/sidney-powell-dominion-lawsuit-election-fraud/index.html

* "After spreading false election fraud claims, Powell claims ‘reasonable people’ wouldn’t believe her:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/after-spreading-false-election-fraud-claims-powell-claims-reasonable-people-wouldn-t-believe-her-108990021553

* "Ex-Trump lawyer admits Big Lie was lie:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/ex-trump-lawyer-admits-big-lie-was-lie-108996165510

* "Sidney Powell's Ridiculous Defense (She Lied the Whole Time?):"

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* "Trump and Don Jr. Lawyer Up for Eric Swalwell’s Jan. 6 Riot Lawsuit:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-donald-trump-jr-hire-attorney-jesse-binnall-to-fight-eric-swalwells-jan-6-riot-lawsuit

* "Justice Dept. prepares to engage in plea talks with many Capitol riot defendants:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/capitol-riot-investigation-plea-deals/2021/03/19/161221bc-88ca-11eb-8a8b-5cf82c3dffe4_story.html

* A Barr appointee decided to taint the Jan. 6th Coup Attempt prosecution."Former top prosecutor in Capitol riot case faces internal review after ‘60 Minutes’ interview:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/michael-sherwin-60-minutes-capitol-riot/2021/03/23/ebdbc992-8bf9-11eb-a730-1b4ed9656258_story.html

* "Shocking new video of moment Officer Sicknick was attacked at Capitol riot:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/shocking-new-video-of-moment-officer-sicknick-was-attacked-at-capitol-riot-109049925958

* "'Zero threat': Trump, GOP, right-wing media downplay horror of Capitol riot:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-zero-threat-trump-gop-right-wing-media-downplay-horror-of-capitol-riot-109170245608

* "New evidence suggests ‘alliance’ between Oath Keepers, Proud Boys ahead of Jan. 6:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/24/oath-keepers-proud-boys-alliance-capitol-riot-477741

* "Ken Paxton refuses to release messages about attendance at pro-Trump rally before Jan. 6 insurrection:" https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/25/texas-ken-paxton-trump-insurrection/

* "The Colorado attack is the 7th mass shooting in 7 days in the US:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/23/us/7-mass-shootings-7-days-trnd/index.html

* "Colorado suspect got assault weapon 6 days before shooting:" https://apnews.com/article/colorado-supermarket-shooting-10-dead-3da92f0d3db65afdb373cc6bb534a711

* "Shootings never stopped during the pandemic: 2020 was the deadliest gun violence year in decades:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/03/23/2020-shootings/

* "Biden Urges Immediate Action From Senate On Gun Bills After Colorado Shooting:" https://www.npr.org/2021/03/23/980342734/biden-urges-immediate-action-from-senate-on-gun-bills-after-colorado-shooting

* "‘An unbearable normal’: Chris Hayes on mass shootings in the U.S. :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-an-unbearable-normal-chris-hayes-on-mass-shootings-in-the-u-s-108995141637

* "Pennsylvania AG calls for ‘doing away with the filibuster’ to pass gun control:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/pennsylvania-ag-calls-for-doing-away-with-the-filibuster-to-pass-gun-control-108988997594

* "GOP reps strongly oppose gun control, despite most Americans supporting stricter laws:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/polls-show-widespread-support-for-stricter-gun-laws-109044293924

* "Manchin again in the way of broadly popular gun reforms after another deadly mass shooting:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/manchin-again-in-the-way-of-broadly-popular-gun-reforms-after-another-deadly-mass-shooting-109006405707

* "How Joe Manchin and a broken senate squandered U.S. will for gun reform after Sandy Hook :" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/how-joe-manchin-and-a-broken-senate-squandered-u-s-will-for-gun-reform-after-sandy-hook-109005381822

* "Americans are not powerless against gun lobby, recent Colorado history shows:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/americans-are-not-powerless-against-gun-lobby-recent-colorado-history-shows-109005381679

* "Joy Reid calls Lauren Boebert ‘the absolute worst’ for fundraising off mass shootings:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/joy-reid-calls-lauren-boebert-the-absolute-worst-for-fundraising-off-mass-shootings-109101637797

* "Biden administration considers flying migrants to states near the Canadian border for processing:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/migrant-families-flights-canadian-border/2021/03/19/7885433c-88da-11eb-8a67-f314e5fcf88d_story.html

* "‘No end in sight’: Inside the Biden administration’s failure to contain the border surge:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-border-surge/2021/03/20/21824e94-8818-11eb-8a8b-5cf82c3dffe4_story.html

* "Border Patrol numbers show another jump in the number of children held for more than 10 days:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/22/politics/border-patrol-numbers-unaccompanied-children/index.html

* "Biden makes Harris the point person on immigration issues amid border surge:" https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/24/kamala-harris-immigration-border-surge-477810

* "Border agents may now release migrants without court date, says document:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/amid-surge-border-agents-rio-grande-valley-now-releasing-migrants-n1261720

* "Biden team: Trump officials delayed action on child surge at border:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/sitting-their-hands-biden-transition-officials-say-trump-officials-delayed-n1261934

* "'Sitting on their hands': Trump officials didn't increase capacity for child migrants despite warnings:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/-sitting-on-their-hands-trump-officials-didn-t-increase-capacity-for-child-migrants-despite-warnings-109048389606

* "ICE securing hotel rooms to hold growing number of migrant families:" https://www.axios.com/ice-hotel-rooms-border-migrant-families-7682092b-952c-428e-ae3b-f8b2d4072c0a.html

* "Biden says uptick in border detentions follows seasonal pattern:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/biden-says-uptick-in-border-detentions-follows-seasonal-pattern-109101637740

* "10 months after George Floyd’s death: What’s changed—and what hasn’t in Minneapolis :" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/10-months-after-george-floyd-s-death-what-s-changed-and-what-hasn-t-in-minneapolis-109170245720

* "Virginia, with 2nd-most executions, outlaws death penalty:" https://apnews.com/article/virginia-to-end-death-penalty-ralph-northam-0a5b51f2e4458a0600bce6b75e6389bd

* "Rep. Mark Takano on How to Fight Back Against Anti-Asian Racism:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/3/19/rep-mark-takano-how-fight-back-against-anti-asian-racism

* "Survey: Asian Americans less likely to report hate crimes, fear they may be attacked again:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/survey-asian-americans-less-likely-to-report-hate-crimes-fear-they-may-be-attacked-again-109163589545

* "Margaret Cho Feels like a 'Target' After Rise in Anti-Asian Violence:" https://www.advocate.com/people/2021/3/26/margaret-cho-feels-target-after-rise-anti-asian-violence

* CW: Rape, Pedophilia, Domestic Violence. "It Somehow Gets Worse: Marilyn Manson Story Pt. 2:"

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* "Andrew Cuomo's Multiple Catastrophic Scandals?:"

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* CW: Domestic Violence. "Domestic violence: Turkey pulls out of Istanbul convention:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56467689

* CW: Pedophilia. "Child abuse: Warning of siblings being groomed online:" https://www.bbc.com/news/education-56337505

* CW: Sexual Harassment. "My boss offered me money to film a sex tape with two coworkers:" https://www.askamanager.org/2021/03/my-boss-offered-me-money-to-film-a-sex-tape-with-two-coworkers.html

* "Tennessee lawmakers are proposing a bill that would let biological fathers petition to stop abortions:" https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/17/politics/tennessee-anti-abortion-bill-trnd/index.html

* "Bisexual guy 'living to survive' after being outed and made homeless by his mum:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/21/coming-out-bisexual-anthony-london-biphobia-homophobia-family-homelessness-beam/

* "Ghanaian MPs form 'Believers Against LGBT+' alliance ahead of draconian bill:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/23/ghana-mps-believers-against-lgbtqi-criminalise-african-equality-centre/

* "Pathetic homophobe leaves 'God's wrath will fall on you' note on gay couple's car:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/23/gay-couples-homophobic-note-adam-eve-steve-newcastle-county-down-belfast/

* "Trans People Four Times as Likely to Face Violent Crime as Cis:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/3/23/trans-people-four-times-likely-face-violent-crime-cis

* "Republicans think transphobia will help them rebuild after Trump:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/21/republican-party-donald-trump-rebuild-trans-atheletes-sport-school/

* "50 Years a Scapegoat: LGBTQ+ Community Once Again in GOP Crosshairs:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2021/3/19/50-years-scapegoat-lgbtq-community-once-again-gop-crosshairs

* "Republican lawmaker apologises for calling LGBT+ people 'deviants':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/21/dick-marston-republican-lgbt-deviant-panic-defence/

* "Antigay Florida Activist: Same-Sex Marriage Like Marrying a Volkswagen:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2021/3/19/antigay-florida-activist-same-sex-marriage-marrying-volkswagen

* "Arkansas Governor Signs Anti-Transgender Sports Bill Into Law:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2021/3/25/arkansas-governor-signs-anti-transgender-sports-bill-law

* "Trans Woman Killed by L.A. Motorist Was Fleeing Attackers, Family Says:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2021/3/22/trans-woman-killed-la-motorist-was-fleeing-attackers-family-says

* "Masterpiece Cakeshop Once Again in Court for Alleged Anti-LGBTQ+ Bias:" https://www.advocate.com/business/2021/3/26/masterpiece-cakeshop-once-again-court-alleged-anti-lgbtq-bias

* "Megan Rapinoe Stands Up for Equal Pay and Trans Athletes:" https://www.advocate.com/sports/2021/3/26/megan-rapinoe-stands-equal-pay-and-trans-athletes

* "A Trans Man Steps Into The Ring – And Wins His Debut As A Professional Boxer:" https://www.npr.org/2018/12/13/676586360/a-trans-man-steps-into-the-ring-and-wins

* "HIV Spike in West Virginia Linked to Canceled Needle Exchange:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2021/3/22/hiv-spike-west-virginia-linked-canceled-needle-exchange

* "Sadiq Khan vows to make London ‘the first city to end new HIV transmissions’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/03/25/sadiq-khan-hiv-transmission-2030-mayor-of-london-lgbt/

* "Sharp, 'Off The Charts' Rise In Alcoholic Liver Disease Among Young Women:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/03/16/973684753/sharp-off-the-charts-rise-in-alcoholic-liver-disease-among-young-women

* "Pre-embryos made in lab could spur research, ethics debates:" https://apnews.com/article/pre-embroys-lab-made-could-spur-research-ethics-debate-f4f2f6e6b6a247524e1799d00d9c6ece

* "Making honey without bees and milk without cows:" https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56154143

* "Why do flamingos stand on one leg?:" https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/why-do-flamingos-stand-on-one-leg/

* "A forgotten Cold War experiment has revealed its icy secret. It’s bad news for the planet.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/03/15/greenland-ice-sheet-more-vulnerable/

* "Why people are locking themselves to pipeline equipment in Minnesota:" https://heated.world/p/why-people-are-locking-themselves

* "Why Covering Canals With Solar Panels Is a Power Move:" https://www.wired.com/story/why-covering-canals-with-solar-panels-is-a-power-move/

* "The Baddest Man in Town:" https://theamericanscholar.org/the-baddest-man-in-town/

* "The Americans Who Knitted Their Own Safety Net:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/03/americans-who-knitted-their-own-safety-net/618377/

* "The Victims of Agent Orange the U.S. Has Never Acknowledged:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/magazine/laos-agent-orange-vietnam-war.html

* "Michelle Obama - Post-White House Life and New Projects:" https://www.cc.com/video/lmdsnp/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-michelle-obama-post-white-house-life-and-new-projects

* "Baby bottle craze sweeps Gulf Arab states, sparks backlash:" https://apnews.com/article/baby-bottle-craze-sweeps-gulf-arab-states-48c4e143a0902806fab560ab6dbe15fd

* "The Black Nerds Redefining the Culture:" https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/24/t-magazine/black-nerds-culture.html?referringSource=articleShare

* "The ancient fabric that no one knows how to make:" https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210316-the-legendary-fabric-that-no-one-knows-how-to-make

* "I Found A 1613 Polish Guide To Surviving A Plague And It's Terrible:"

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* "Medicine has always been sexist // The History of Hysteria:"

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* I forget which of you recommended this, but that you very much. "Dressing the Other; Babylon 5 and Worldbuilding Through Costume:"

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* I literally fort this movie existed it was so bland. "The Predator:"

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* "Plastics: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fiu9GSOmt8E

* "If You Don't Know, Now You Know - History of the Filibuster:" https://www.cc.com/video/qoj9wx/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-if-you-don-t-know-now-you-know-history-of-the-filibuster

* "Atlanta Mass Shooting:" https://www.cc.com/video/afmb17/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-atlanta-mass-shooting

* "Biden Feuds with Putin & Mexico Border Crossings Surge:" https://www.cc.com/video/vwsa72/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-biden-feuds-with-putin-mexico-border-crossings-surge

* "NCAA Gender Disparities:" https://www.cc.com/video/tsjba8/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-ncaa-gender-disparities

* "Spring Break Chaos in Miami Beach & Biden's Stair Stumble:" https://www.cc.com/video/6xndsr/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-spring-break-chaos-in-miami-beach-biden-s-stair-stumble

* "Cab Calloway - Stack O' Lee Blues:"

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* "Lordi "Hard Rock Hallelujah":"

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* What happened to me this week? I continue to struggle with the arm thing and have only just started to make headway. On top of that, I came down with a virus (non-covid). Fever, Piercing headache, nausea, sinus stuff, dizziness, mild wet cough. My breathing is within normal range and I definitely have a sense of smell. It's just one of the things I get multiple times a year. I needed a lot of sleep/lying down, but the fever was almost gone as of Friday afternoon, which is good because i need to be healthy enough to inoculate Monday.

Bonus? Stimulus came just in time for me to move money around so I could have it all sorted for Monday. Rupert's replacement is on order, thought it will take him a while to get here. Live posting/aggregate will stop by Monday 9AM Pacific for a day or two.

* Saturday, the fever was entirely gone, but the pain rendered my right arm nearly unusable and my left not great. I used the strongest medication I have which was just enough for me to feed myself and beasts, but the pain level remains stunning.

To my surprise, Aidan laptop is here, I started getting him up to speed. I'm going to finish winding down Rupert when things are less nightmarish physically.

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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.

* Mutual Aid Link Round Up: https://laughingacademy.tumblr.com/post/645696532415447040/popss-great-big-mutual-aid-masterpost

* Want to help the Asian Community?
https://nymag.com/strategist/article/where-to-donate-to-help-asian-communities-2021.html
https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/stop-aapi-hate
https://www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org/

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* "Which countries would cyber-attack Australia?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-53102997/australian-cyber-attack-which-countries-would-do-it

* "Zoom admits to shutting down activist accounts at the request of the Chinese government :" https://techcrunch.com/2020/06/11/zoom-admits-to-shutting-down-activist-accounts-at-the-request-of-the-chinese-government/

* "North Korea blows up office used for talks with South:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/asia/north-korea-explosion-intl-hnk/index.html

* "Pressure grows on India's Modi after deadly skirmish with China over Himalayan border:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/asia/china-india-himalayas-conflict-intl-hnk/index.html

* "India's Modi vows to protect borders after clashes:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53114762

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* It’s not an absolute cure, but it’s cheap, pretty much everywhere, and dramatically reduces the death rate. "Life-saving coronavirus drug 'major breakthrough':" https://www.bbc.com/news/health-53061281

* My concern about the safety of public toilets after reopening turns out to have been well founded. "Flushing the Toilet May Fling Coronavirus Aerosols All Over:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/16/health/coronavirus-toilets-flushing.html

* "Is Iran facing a second wave of coronavirus?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/52959756

* "Why does India deny Covid community transmission?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53018912

* "Brazil faces the coronavirus disaster almost everyone saw coming:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/06/15/brazil-faces-coronavirus-disaster-almost-everyone-saw-coming/

* "In countries keeping the coronavirus at bay, experts watch U.S. case numbers with alarm:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/06/19/countries-keeping-coronavirus-bay-experts-watch-us-case-numbers-with-alarm/

* "Europe suppressed the coronavirus. The U.S. has not.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/europe-suppressed-the-coronavirus-the-u-s-has-not-85485125688

* "US virus outbreaks stir clash over masks, personal freedom:" https://apnews.com/54374ff841dfd84323a1fb86d1e93180

* "Dr. Fauci Explains Why Public Wasn't Told to Wear Masks When COVID-19 Pandemic Began:" https://www.thestreet.com/video/dr-fauci-masks-changing-directive-coronavirus

* "FDA ends emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for coronavirus:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/15/fda-ends-emergency-use-of-hydroxychloroquine-319872

* "Trump calls coronavirus testing "overrated," says it "makes us look bad":" https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-testing-overrated-cf847872-20d0-48b1-95dd-34af301642c0.html

* "The Trump Administration Paid Millions for Test Tubes — and Got Unusable Mini Soda Bottles:" https://www.propublica.org/article/the-trump-administration-paid-millions-for-test-tubes-and-got-unusable-mini-soda-bottles

* "US stockpile stuck with 63 million doses of hydroxychloroquine:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/health/hydroxychloroquine-national-stockpile/index.html

* "Mike Pence's coronavirus claims go from bad to worse:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/mike-pence-s-coronavirus-claims-go-bad-worse-n1231272?cid=sm_fb_maddow

* "Pence Overstates Coronavirus Supplies Delivered by Administration’s ‘Airbridge’ Program:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/pence-overstates-coronavirus-supplies-delivered-by-administrations-airbridge-program-11592584447

* "White House insists coronavirus is 'still a priority' as Trump prepares for rally that could spread it:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/19/white-house-insists-coronavirus-is-a-priority-as-trump-prepares-for-rally.html

* "'They're in denial': How Trump's White House is ignoring the pandemic:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-reelection-vaccine/index.html

* "A Mask is a Stupid Hill to Die on, America:" https://johnpavlovitz.com/2020/06/17/a-mask-is-a-stupid-hill-to-die-on-america/

* "Fauci: Americans ignoring science during pandemic is "frustrating":" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/anthony-fauci-coronavirus-pandemic-americans-ignoring-science/

* "New coronavirus spread isn't the feared 'second wave' – it's still the first, researchers say:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/12/coronavirus-spread-isnt-the-feared-second-waveits-still-the-first.html

* "10 states are seeing their highest average of daily new Covid-19 cases since the pandemic started:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html

* "Florida, Arizona and Texas set records for new COVID-19 cases:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/florida-arizona-texas-set-records-new-covid-19-cases-n1231326

* "Covid-19 Hospitalizations Surge in Some States:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-hospitalizations-surge-in-some-states-11591912459?mod=hp_lead_pos3

* "Some parts of the U.S. are 'on the cusp of losing control' of coronavirus, Dr. Scott Gottlieb says:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/18/coronavirus-parts-of-the-us-are-on-the-cusp-of-losing-control-gottlieb-says.html

* "Oregon Pauses Reopening As Coronavirus Cases Rise:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/06/12/875961223/oregon-pauses-reopening-as-coronavirus-cases-rise

* "Whirlpool Corporation confirms Tulsa plant temporarily closed due to COVID-19 cases:" https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/whirlpool-corporation-confirms-tulsa-plant-temporarily-closed-due-to-covid-19-cases

* "Coronavirus curve rises in Florida and Texas, as states reopen:" https://www.axios.com/coronavirus-florida-texas-curve-3a16926f-ed0a-4451-8b22-9e37cb1690d9.html

* "North Carolina reports 42,676 COVID-19 cases, 1,104 deaths as hospitalizations hit new record high of 823:" https://abc11.com/health/covid-19-latest-1427-more-cases-as-hospitalizations-hit-new-high/6247026/

* "Secret document lists locations of Kansas coronavirus outbreaks. Here’s what it says:" https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article243305606.html

* "Arizona Sets COVID Records As Outbreak Blazes:" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/arizona-sets-covid-records-as-outbreak-blazes

* "Arizona governor backtracks on mask rules as Covid-19 cases surge:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/17/arizona-coronavirus-covid-19-governor-mayors

* "Arizona Sheriff Who Refused to Enforce Lockdown Now Has COVID-19:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/pinal-county-sheriff-mark-lamb-who-refused-to-enforce-lockdown-now-has-covid-19

* "With coronavirus cases climbing, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says "no real need" to scale back business reopenings:" https://www.texastribune.org/2020/06/12/texas-coronavirus-reopening-cases/

* "Oregon sees record daily number of COVID-19 cases:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/oregon-sees-record-daily-number-of-covid-19-cases/

* "Montgomery City Council votes down mask ordinance, sends doctors out in disgust:" https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2020/06/16/montgomery-council-votes-down-mask-ordinance-doctors-disgust/3203300001/

* "Montgomery city council rejects mask rule over pleas of doctors:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/montgomery-city-council-rejects-mask-rule-over-pleas-of-doctors-85191749514

* "Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed Issues Executive Order Requiring Face Masks to be Worn in Public:" https://www.alabamanews.net/2020/06/17/montgomery-mayor-steven-reed-issues-executive-order-requiring-face-masks-to-be-worn-in-public/

* "'They'll understand in the long run': mayor issues mask order:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-they-ll-understand-in-the-long-run-mayor-issues-mask-order-85420613654

* "Texas Governor Says 'No Reason Today To Be Alarmed' As Coronavirus Cases Set Record:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/06/16/878924556/as-texas-coronavirus-cases-reach-new-high-gov-abbott-plays-down-the-numbers

* "California makes face coverings mandatory outside the home:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/19/us/california-coronavirus-face-covering-order/index.html

* "COVID-19 is surging in Florida. Don’t deny why, Gov. DeSantis. Act responsibly:" https://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/editorials/article243591327.html

* "King County approved to move to Phase 2 amid coronavirus pandemic:" https://www.seattlepi.com/coronavirus/article/king-county-approved-to-move-to-phase-2-covid-19-15350732.php

* "It Doesn’t Look Like the Protests Are Causing a COVID-19 Spike:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/06/protests-covid-outdoor-masks.html

* "'Perfect storm for when COVID hits': Neglected Black communities in Alabama see coronavirus surge:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/perfect-storm-when-covid-hits-neglected-black-communities-alabama-see-n1231229

* "Meatpacking plants see spike in coronavirus outbreaks following Trump order: report:" https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/501617-meatpacking-plants-see-spike-in-coronavirus-outbreaks-following-trump-order

* "'All smoke and mirrors': How Trump's meatpacking order has failed to keep workers safe:" https://www.news-journalonline.com/zz/news/20200618/all-smoke-and-mirrors-how-trumps-meatpacking-order-has-failed-to-keep-workers-safe

* "KCCI Investigates: Who was involved in high-level conversations about COVID-19 outbreaks at meatpacking plants:" https://www.kcci.com/article/kcci-investigates-who-was-involved-in-high-level-conversations-about-covid-19-outbreaks-at-meatpacking-plants/32907360#

* "As U.S. Nursing-Home Deaths Reach 50,000, States Ease Lockdowns:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/coronavirus-deaths-in-u-s-nursing-long-term-care-facilities-top-50-000-11592306919

* "Despite dire death toll, Trump admin still failing nursing homes:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/despite-dire-death-toll-trump-admin-still-failing-nursing-homes-84970053705

* "Federal government derelict in nursing home coronavirus response:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/federal-government-derelict-in-nursing-home-coronavirus-response-84971589664

* "TSA insider faults agency’s response to coronavirus:" https://www.seattletimes.com/business/reports-tsa-insider-faults-agencys-response-to-coronavirus/

* "Fast food workers, Rep. Joe Kennedy talk workers facing pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/covid-19-pandemic-impact-on-fast-food-workers-in-their-words-85035077983

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* "World takes note of waning influence of U.S. mired in crises:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/world-takes-note-of-waning-influence-of-u-s-mired-in-crises-85190213528

* "U.S. losing 'strategic communications' contest with global rivals:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/u-s-losing-strategic-communications-contest-with-global-rivals-85189189872

* "Russia Sends More Troops West, Challenging U.S.-NATO Presence Near Borders:" https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-sends-more-troops-west-challenging-us-nato-presence-near-borders/ar-BB156dgJ

* "12 false claims Trump has made about Obama since last month:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/politics/fact-check-trump-obama-lies-policing-justice/index.html

* "Twitter labels Trump's tweet as 'manipulated media':" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-trump/twitter-labels-trumps-tweet-as-manipulated-media-idUSKBN23Q0LV

* "Facebook let the Trump campaign run ads with inverted red triangle — an infamous Nazi symbol:" https://www.mediamatters.org/facebook/facebook-let-trump-campaign-run-ads-inverted-red-triangle-infamous-nazi-symbol

* "Trump's wish for an end to the pandemic contradicts reality:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/16/politics/donald-trump-coronavirus-politics-oklahoma-election-2020/index.html

* "COVID-19 risk at GOP convention shrouded by Florida data opacity:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/covid-19-risk-at-gop-convention-shrouded-by-florida-data-opacity-84971077700

* "Patel: Coronavirus makes an indoor Trump rally 'a setup for disaster':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/patel-coronavirus-makes-an-indoor-trump-rally-a-setup-for-disaster-84963909600

* "Trump Superfans Line Up Early for Tulsa Rally:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/world/coronavirus-cases-usa-world.html

* "‘Of course not’: Fauci says he personally wouldn’t attend Trump’s Tulsa rally, citing coronavirus:" https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/of-course-not-fauci-says-he-personally-wouldnt-attend-trumps-tulsa-rally-citing-coronavirus/

* "White House says Trump rally attendees ‘assume a personal risk’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/tulsa-trump-rally-coronavirus-personal-risk-326257

* "Tulsa arena asks Trump campaign for detailed health plan as Oklahoma Supreme Court hears arguments about rally:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/tulsa-arena-asks-trump-campaign-for-detailed-health-plan-as-oklahoma-supreme-court-hears-arguments-about-rally/2020/06/18/4e490308-b197-11ea-a567-6172530208bd_story.html

* "Top members of coronavirus task force advised against Trump's Tulsa rally:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/top-members-coronavirus-task-force-advised-against-trump-s-tulsa-n1231585

* "Judge denies Oklahoma residents’ bid to block Trump’s rally because of coronavirus fears:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/oklahoma-lawsuit-tries-to-block-trumps-rally-because-of-coronavirus-fears/2020/06/16/175bbf30-b01f-11ea-a567-6172530208bd_story.html

* "Trump crowd grows, clashes with protesters ahead of rally:" https://apnews.com/3ecbdd74c885b362661ed0f8c80b5b28

* "‘Magically protected’: Why hardcore Trump supporters won’t wear masks at rally:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-magically-protected-why-hardcore-trump-supporters-won-t-wear-masks-at-rally-85485125654

* I have misgivings about the use of Gnosticism here, but the rest of the reporting is important. "“He’s the Chosen One to Run America”: Inside the Cult of Trump, His Rallies Are Church and He Is the Gospel:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/06/inside-the-cult-of-trump-his-rallies-are-church-and-he-is-the-gospel

* "Trump to visit Arizona, Wisconsin next week:" https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/503640-trump-to-visit-arizona-wisconsin-next-week

* "Face masks will no longer be required for White House staff:" https://www.axios.com/white-house-face-masks-required-8f08f27b-ca76-4efb-9161-4b3af615fdad.html

* "Trump indifference to governing a symptom of post-policy GOP:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-indifference-to-governing-a-symptom-of-post-policy-gop-85128261639

* "Americans learn first-hand the burdens of post-policy politics:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/americans-learn-first-hand-the-burdens-of-post-policy-politics-85127237566

* "Trump: 'I made Juneteenth very famous' by moving Tulsa rally:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/18/trump-juneteenth-tulsa-rally-328557

* "Trump calls for 'new justices' on Supreme Court after unfavorable rulings:" https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/503413-trump-calls-for-new-justices-on-supreme-court-after-unfavorable

* 45 risked people’s lives for this. "Malcolm Nance: Trump West Point speech ‘dull as dishwater’:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-west-point-speech-dull-as-dishwater-malcolm-nance-says-84999749519

* "Trump launches the tell-all playbook on Bolton: Lawsuits and Twitter threats:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/16/justice-department-sues-to-block-bolton-memoir-323753

* "Schiff rips Barr for using DOJ to protect Trump from Bolton book:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/schiff-rips-barr-for-using-doj-to-protect-trump-from-bolton-book-85305413539

* "Bolton book bombshells: Trump asked China's Xi for reelection help and told him to keep building concentration camps:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/politics/bolton-book-trump/index.html

* "Trump sought even more foreign help to retain presidency: Bolton:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-sought-even-more-foreign-help-to-retain-presidency-bolton-85421125569

* "Bolton blames Democrats for failed impeachment despite refusing to testify:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/bolton-blames-democrats-for-failed-impeachment-despite-refusing-to-testify-85295173778

* "Bolton's staggering profile in cowardice:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/opinions/boltons-staggering-profile-in-cowardice-honig/index.html

* "How Trump misled U.S. on coronavirus while seeking Chinese reelection help:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/how-trump-misled-u-s-on-coronavirus-while-seeking-chinese-reelection-help-85410373998

* "Trump Considers Suing His Niece Over Her Tell-All Book, Saying She Signed an NDA:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-considers-suing-his-niece-mary-trump-over-her-tell-all-book-saying-she-signed-an-nda

* "Scientists Warn Against Consumer Protection Nominee:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/16/876309425/scientists-warn-against-consumer-protection-nominee

* "New Trump Appointee to Foreign Aid Agency Has Denounced Liberal Democracy and “Our Homo-Empire”:" https://www.propublica.org/article/new-trump-appointee-to-foreign-aid-agency-has-denounced-liberal-democracy-and-our-homo-empire#962572

* "U.S. Attorney who oversaw key investigations related to Trump is resigning, says AG Barr:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/barr-announces-exit-of-us-attorney-for-sdny-new-trump-nominee-85488197545

* "Top State Department official resigns in protest of Trump’s response to racial tensions in the country:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/top-state-department-official-resigns-in-protest-of-trumps-response-to-racial-tensions-in-the-country/2020/06/18/e142e342-b181-11ea-a567-6172530208bd_story.html

* "Top Pentagon official Wheelbarger resigns, urges colleagues to be guided by U.S. Constitution:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/18/top-pentagon-official-wheelbarger-resigns-urges-colleagues-to-be-guided-by-us-constitution.html

* "Former gay Republican leader joins the most anti-LGBT+ White House in modern history:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/18/gregory-t-angelo-log-cabin-republicans-donald-trump-white-house-office-drug-control-policy-spokesman/

* "Trump's fourth NSC Russia director is leaving the White House:" https://www.axios.com/trump-nsc-russia-director-70b0ae9a-089d-417b-bc08-408f556a6871.html

* "Mulvaney: Trump ‘didn’t hire very well,’ doesn’t mesh with ‘military personality’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/19/mick-mulvaney-donald-trump-military-ties-hiring-329383

* "Trump's New Foreign Broadcasting CEO Fires News Chiefs, Raising Fears Of Meddling:" https://www.npr.org/2020/06/18/879873926/trumps-new-foreign-broadcasting-ceo-fires-news-chiefs-raising-fears-of-meddling

* "'Wednesday night massacre' as Trump appointee takes over at global media agency:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/17/media/us-agency-for-global-media-michael-pack/index.html

* "Voice of America top officials resign as Trump-appointed CEO takes over international network:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/media/voice-of-america-top-officials-resign/index.html

* "Trump stacks US media agency with loyalists led by Bannon acolyte:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-stacks-us-media-agency-with-loyalists-led-by-bannon-acolyte-85488709871

* "Trump threatens valuable tool for spreading American ideals:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-threatens-valuable-tool-for-spreading-american-ideals-85492805964

* "Trump firings at US Global Media risk damaging high standards:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-firings-at-us-global-media-risk-damaging-high-standards-85494341544

* "NOAA leaders violated agency’s scientific integrity policy, Hurricane Dorian ‘Sharpiegate’ investigation finds:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/06/15/noaa-investigation-sharpiegate/

* "HUD to change transgender rules for single-sex homeless shelters:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hud-to-change-transgender-rules-for-single-sex-homeless-shelters/2020/06/12/d47a5744-ad03-11ea-9063-e69bd6520940_story.html

* "Lambda Legal Condemns Senate Republicans for Advancing Anti-Civil Rights Nominee Cory Wilson in Middle of a Pandemic and Nation-Wide Protests:" https://www.lambdalegal.org/news/dc_20200611_ll-condemns-senate-gop-advancing-cory-wilson

* "EPA Won’t Regulate Rocket Fuel Additive Perchlorate:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/epa-wont-regulate-rocket-fuel-additive-perchlorate-11592470801?mod=hp_lista_pos4

* "Weekly unemployment claims remain high, amid second wave of layoffs:" https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/weekly-unemployment-claims-remain-high-amid-second-wave-layoffs-n1231399

* "Trump Touted the Economy’s COVID Resilience While His Top Aide Dumped His Stocks:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-touted-the-economys-covid-resilience-while-his-top-aide-mick-mulvaney-dumped-his-stocks/?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

* "Members of Congress took small-business loans — and the full extent is unknown:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/16/congress-small-business-loan-320625

* "Kudlow says $600 additional unemployment checks will end in July:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/14/kudlow-unemployment-checks-end-317641

* "Barber: It’s time for a moral revival as pandemic strikes poor:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/covid-19-pandemic-impact-on-poor-a-moral-issue-bishop-barber-says-85036101590

* "Dustin Lance Black on Biden, Hollywood, and the Ignorance of Prejudice:" https://www.advocate.com/people/2020/6/15/dustin-black-blm-protest

* "Transgender Health Protections Reversed By Trump Administration:" https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/06/12/868073068/transgender-health-protections-reversed-by-trump-administration

* "Joe Biden says Donald Trump’s ‘cruelty knows no bounds’ after he strips trans healthcare protections during Pride Month:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/13/joe-biden-donald-trump-trans-healthcare-protections-pride-month/

* "Activists slam roll backs of transgender healthcare protections:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-admin-rolls-back-transgender-healthcare-protections-85018693693

* "Trump admin works to make life harder for trans people:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-works-to-make-life-harder-for-trans-people-85128773947

* "On the anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting, Trump administration celebrates by cruelly erasing healthcare protections for trans patients:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/13/donald-trump-trans-administration-healthcare-rollback-department-of-health-human-service/

* "‘My biggest risk’: Trump says mail-in voting could cost him reelection:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/19/trump-interview-mail-voting-329307

* "Stacey Abrams - Fighting Voter Suppression in "Our Time Is Now":"

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* "Republicans will call for a ban on same-sex marriage and rally against trans rights in outdated election platform:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/12/republican-platform-2020-gop-donald-trump-same-sex-marriage-trans-conversion-therapy/

* "Republican party issues brief celebrating Donald Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ pro-LGBT+ achievements. Yes, really:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/12/donald-trump-lgbt-rights-republican-party-gop-brief-pride-month-trans-military-ban-joe-biden-equality/

* "House Republican leaders condemn GOP candidate who made racist videos:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/17/house-republicans-condemn-gop-candidate-racist-videos-325579

* "Trayvon Martin’s mom explains why she’s running for office:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trayvon-martin-s-mom-explains-why-she-s-running-for-office-84964421962

* "On Pulse Anniversary, a Call for LGBTQ+ Support for Gun Reform:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/6/12/pulse-anniversary-call-lgbtq-support-gun-reform

* "Supreme Court won't hear challenge to California sanctuary law:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/15/politics/sanctuary-cities-california-supreme-court/index.html

* "Supreme Court blocks Trump from ending DACA:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/18/politics/daca-immigration-supreme-court/index.html

* "Trump lashes out at Supreme Court, tries to turn DACA decision into a campaign issue:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-lashes-out-at-supreme-court-calls-decisions-shotgun-blasts-into-the-face-of-conservatives/2020/06/18/e0bd2988-b176-11ea-8758-bfd1d045525a_story.html

* "Trump admin sloppiness hands Supreme Court victory to DREAMers:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-sloppiness-hands-supreme-court-victory-to-dreamers-85421125551

* "DACA lawyer says SCOTUS decision proves rule of law still exists, despite Trump:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/daca-lawyer-says-scotus-decision-proves-rule-of-law-still-exists-despite-trump-85408837926

*****

* "Seattle's Lesbian Mayor Jenny Durkan to Trump: Go Back to Your Bunker:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/6/11/seattles-lesbian-mayor-jenny-durkan-trump-go-back-your-bunker

* "Esper orders review of recent National Guard deployments:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/11/politics/mark-esper-national-guard-review/index.html

* "Officials familiar with Lafayette Square confrontation challenge Trump administration claim of what drove aggressive expulsion of protesters:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/officials-challenge-trump-administration-claim-of-what-drove-aggressive-expulsion-of-lafayette-square-protesters/2020/06/14/f2177e1e-acd4-11ea-a9d9-a81c1a491c52_story.html

* "White House didn't receive heads up about Milley apology:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/11/politics/white-house-milley-apology/index.html

* This is my deep skepticism. "Trump To Sign An Executive Order On Police Reform:" https://www.npr.org/2020/06/16/877794772/trump-to-sign-an-executive-order-on-police-reform

* Secret Service now says it did use pepper spray to clear protesters during the Trump church photo op":" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/secret-service-now-says-it-did-use-pepper-spray-clear-n1231022

* "Air Force Investigates Military Planes That Monitored Protesters:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/18/us/politics/investigation-military-surveillance-planes-george-floyd-protests.html

* "From the Northwest to the White House: The fascists are here:" https://crosscut.com/2020/06/northwest-white-house-fascists-are-here

* "America, We Need to Talk About Fascism:" https://eand.co/america-we-need-to-talk-about-fascism-dc345f29a88

* "Mike Pence Refuses to Say ‘Black Lives Matter’:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/watch-mike-pence-refuses-to-say-black-lives-matter

* "'The police are killing us, not coronavirus':" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-53025934/kenya-police-brutality-in-the-battle-against-coronavirus-in-mathare

* "Why Ethiopian Jews Are Building a Movement Against Racism in Israel:" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/z3en3y/why-ethiopian-jews-are-building-a-movement-against-racism-in-israel

* "Boris Johnson being ‘urged to declare war on woke’ as criticism over trans rights rollback piles up:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/16/boris-johnson-war-on-woke-culture-trans-gender-reform-black-lives-matter/

* "Donald Trump Is an Affront to George Floyd's Memory:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/6/11/donald-trump-affront-george-floyds-memory

* "George Floyd death called ‘sacrifice’ in racial equality fight:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/racial-equality-and-culture-shifts-discussed-by-tiffany-d-cross-85020229989

* "Undercounting Those Killed by the N.Y.P.D.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/opinion/police-involved-deaths-new-york-city.html

* "Some Atlanta police don't show up for work for a third day after officers charged in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/19/us/rayshard-brooks-atlanta-shooting-friday/index.html

* "NJ Trooper Who Shot, Killed Man on Parkway Should Be Charged, Victim's Mom Says:" https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/nj-trooper-who-shot-killed-man-on-parkway-should-be-charged-victims-mom-says/2429215/

* "Questions remain on unarmed black man killed by NJ state trooper:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/unarmed-black-man-maurice-gordon-killed-by-white-nj-state-trooper-85020229790

* "Rayshard Brooks police shooting was homicide, says medical examiner:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/15/rayshard-brooks-police-shooting-was-homicide-says-medical-examiner

* "Police don’t need reform, but to be transformed:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/atlanta-police-killing-of-rayshard-brooks-analyzed-by-lawyer-85017669881

* "Rayshard Brooks family lawyer: What was officer’s state of mind?:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/brooks-family-lawyer-on-atlanta-police-killing-unarmed-black-man-85017669520

* "MSNBC analyst Capehart on black girl’s viral police encounter:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/karens-and-black-fears-of-police-discussed-by-jonathan-capehart-85019717933

* "OSU graduate, 22, dies after attending protests in Columbus:" https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/news/local_news/osu-graduate-22-dies-after-attending-protests-in-columbus/article_dcadd6b2-a75d-11ea-94c3-e7751ddd6d55.html

* "SPD Arrested Man Who Shot Video of Kid Allegedly Pepper Sprayed by Cops:" https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2020/06/08/43864118/spd-arrested-man-who-shot-video-kid-allegedly-pepper-sprayed-by-cops

* "Snohomish County deputy’s use of force under review after video shows him striking a prone suspect repeatedly:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/snohomish-county-deputys-use-of-force-under-review-after-video-shows-him-striking-a-prone-suspect-repeatedly/

* "‘Horrified’: New Mexico governor reacts to shooting at Albuquerque statue protest:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-horrified-new-mexico-governor-reacts-to-shooting-at-albuquerque-statue-protest-85182021791

* "A Utah officer pulled his gun on a 10-year-old black boy. He'll keep working, chief says.:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/11/police-officer-gun-black-boy-utah-woods-cross/1424253001/

A Utah cop in a place with 2% black pop, saw a ten year old inocently playing on his lawn with nothing in his hands, pulled a gun on him, shouted at him to lie on his belly with hands on his head. The Cop lied it was justified as he somehow fit the description of an imaginary adult suspect. Not suspended as level of force was just fine apparently.

* ""Round Up The Green Hats": NYPD Accused Of Deliberately Targeting Legal Observers In Brutal Bronx Mass Arrest:" https://gothamist.com/news/round-green-hats-nypd-accused-deliberately-targeting-legal-observers-brutal-bronx-mass-arrest

* "A driver hit Black Lives Matter protesters. It was a neighboring town’s mayor, protesters say.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/19/phoenix-oregon-chris-luz-protests/

* "Elderly protester injured by police and trolled by Trump in hiding after death threats:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-buffalo-protester-police-martin-gugino-death-threats-a9575996.html

* "Medics say police have targeted them at Seattle protests:" https://crosscut.com/2020/06/medics-say-police-have-targeted-them-seattle-protests

* "Buffalo officials ask state to probe firing of Black officer who stopped white colleague's chokehold:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/buffalo-officials-ask-state-probe-firing-black-officer-who-stopped-n1231016

* "Black Lives Matter sues over violent Seattle police tactics:" https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Black-Lives-Matter-sues-over-violent-Seattle-15327796.php

* "Confessions of a Former Bastard Cop:" https://medium.com/@OfcrACab/confessions-of-a-former-bastard-cop-bb14d17bc759

* "Exclusive: Most Americans, including Republicans, support sweeping Democratic police reform proposals - Reuters/Ipsos poll:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-minneapolis-police-poll-exclusive-idUSKBN23I380

* "Tacoma teachers union wants uniformed police officers removed from schools starting in fall:" https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article243427501.html

* "Garcetti announces LAPD reforms designed to reduce officer misconduct:" https://abc7.com/garcetti-proposes-lapd-reforms-to-reduce-misconduct/6230453/

* "London Breed pushes San Francisco reforms: Police no longer will respond to noncriminal calls:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-12/san-francisco-police-reforms-stop-response-noncriminal-calls

* "Portland police chief resigns amid George Floyd protests:" https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/20-arrested-in-Portland-Oregon-other-protests-15324914.php

* "Atlanta mayor pushes for reforms after police kill Rayshard Brooks:" https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/atlanta-mayor-pushes-for-reforms-after-police-kill-rayshard-brooks-85127237668

* "L.A. schools police will return grenade launchers but keep rifles, armored vehicle:" https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-schools-weapons-20140917-story.html

* "N.Y.P.D. Disbands Plainclothes Units Involved in Many Shootings:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/nyregion/nypd-plainclothes-cops.html

* "Cory Booker on GOP police bill: ‘Heavy on symbols, but very light on substance’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/cory-booker-on-gop-police-bill-heavy-on-symbols-but-very-light-on-substance-85294661916

* "A New World Is Possible: Defund Police And Fund Black Lives:" https://www.essence.com/feature/defund-police-fund-black-lives-m4bl/

* "What does 'defund the police' mean and why some say 'reform' is not enough:" https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/06/08/what-does-defund-police-mean-george-floyd-black-lives-matter/5317240002/

* "Colorado passes sweeping police reform bill:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorado-passes-sweeping-police-reform-bill/

* "Defunding the police means reimagining safety legal expert says:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/-defund-the-police-calls-grow-as-george-floyd-protests-continue-85018181834

* "Statue of Jefferson Davis torn down on Monument Avenue:" https://www.richmond.com/news/local/statue-of-jefferson-davis-torn-down-on-monument-avenue/article_64865aee-76bc-54e1-8e90-2fa749f8877b.html

* "Sen. Jones: Jeff Sessions is ‘not on the right side of history’ on Confederate debate:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-jones-jeff-sessions-is-not-on-the-right-side-of-history-on-confederate-debate-85115461777

* "How The Antifa Fantasy Spread In Small Towns Across The US:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/annehelenpetersen/antifa-rumors-george-floyd-protests

* "Southern Illinois towns reckoning with racist past as protests honoring George Floyd, condemning police brutality arise locally:" https://abc7chicago.com/society/southern-il-towns-reckon-with-racist-past-as-local-protests-arise/6247171/

* "Two Black Transgender Women Were Killed This Week, When Will it End?:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2020/6/12/two-black-transgender-women-were-murdered-week-when-will-it-end

* "Transgender Woman Shot to Death by Colorado State Patrol:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2020/6/19/transgender-woman-shot-death-colorado-state-patrol

* "All Black Lives Matter: 102 Pics of L.A. Marching for Justice:" https://www.advocate.com/photography/2020/6/15/all-black-lives-matter-102-pics-la-marching-justice#slide-1

* "Black Voices for Trump activist claims Black Lives Matter is a Trojan horse for a ‘Marxist gay agenda’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/10/black-voices-for-trump-niger-innis-fox-news-black-lives-matter-gay-agenda/

* These are lynchings, not suicides. "Mark Taylor Says Black Men Are Hanging Themselves to Stoke Racial Division and Prevent Trump’s Reelection :" https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/mark-taylor-says-black-men-are-hanging-themselves-to-stoke-racial-division-and-prevent-trumps-reelection/

* "An officer was gunned down. The killer was a ‘boogaloo boy’ using nearby peaceful protests as cover, feds say.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/06/17/boogaloo-steven-carrillo/

* "Poisoned milkshakes? Police persecution complex is real — and it's dangerous:" https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2020-06-16/cops-fast-food-conspiracy-theories-police-persecution-complex

* "‘Legitimacy crisis’: Chris Hayes says NYPD milkshake incident reveals larger police issue:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-legitimacy-crisis-chris-hayes-says-nypd-milkshake-incident-reveals-larger-police-issue-85179461797

* "Fox News runs digitally altered images in coverage of Seattle’s protests, Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/fox-news-runs-digitally-altered-images-in-coverage-of-seattles-protests-capitol-hill-autonomous-zone/

* "Weber State professor resigns after "abhorrent" tweets:" https://kslnewsradio.com/1926449/weber-state-investigating-professors-abhorrent-tweets/

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* "New York cop, in full uniform, performs vile transphobic rap calling for the hanging of Hillary Clinton:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/18/robert-sisco-new-york-city-cop-new-paltz-suspended-transphobic-rap-video-hillary-clinton/

* "Christian Cooper on why Black people don’t need to answer to white people calling the police:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/christian-cooper-on-why-black-people-don-t-need-to-answer-to-white-people-calling-the-police-85121605668

* "Katie Hopkins permanently banned from Twitter for ‘hateful conduct’ after years of vile attacks on trans people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/19/katie-hopkins-twitter-permanently-suspended-banned-hateful-conduct/

* "Nashville police investigate anti-Semitic vandalism at Holocaust memorial as civil rights intimidation:" https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2020/06/16/nashville-police-investigate-anti-semitic-vandalism-holocaust-memorial/3196443001/

* "For a More Perfect Union, We Still Need More Education, Understanding:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/6/18/straight-white-cisgender-people-are-waking-their-privilege

* "Inclusion Is Now a Requirement for Oscars Eligibility:" https://www.advocate.com/film/2020/6/12/inclusion-now-requirement-oscars-eligibility

* "Intro to Anarchy: Power & Violence | Philosophy Tube:"

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* "ACLU-TN Statement on Passage of Abortion Ban Legislation:" https://www.aclu-tn.org/tga-passes-abortion-ban-legislation/

* "Boris Johnson is scrapping long-overdue plans to allow trans people to self-ID despite overwhelming public support, report claims:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/14/trans-self-id-uk-boris-johnson-liz-truss-gender-recognition-act-leak-sunday-times/

* "Cis women sickened over transphobia being spread in their name share defiant messages of solidarity with trans people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/17/trans-rights-solidarity-cis-women-ally-boris-johnson-gender-recognition-act-lgbt-foundation/

* "Peaceful protest against government's alleged anti-trans bathroom bill planned for central London:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/16/london-trans-rights-protest-gender-recognition-act-reform-boris-johnson/

* "Switzerland inches closer to marriage equality and same-sex adoption as parliament backs crucial bill:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/11/switzerland-same-sex-marriage-equality-bill-national-council-states-vote-lgbt/

* "Polish president calls homophobia criticism ‘fake news’ after literally vowing to devastate LGBT+ rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/15/president-poland-andrzej-duda-lgbt-people-gay-marraige-adoption-homophobia-fake-news/

* "Poland's president claims he had a 'constructive' meeting with an LGBT+ activist. The activist tells a different story:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/18/poland-andrzej-duda-lgbt-gay-bartosz-staszewski-law-justice-homophobia/

* "Polish Jews plead with politicians to learn from the horrors of the Holocaust and stop ‘dehumanising’ LGBT+ people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/17/poland-jew-homophobia-anti-lgbt-andrzej-duda-warsaw-world-war-two-holocaust/

* "With LGBT ruling, Supreme Court hands liberals a surprise victory:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/06/15/supreme-court-lgbt-rights-decision-319693

* "SUPREME COURT RULES ANTI-LGBTQ+ JOB DISCRIMINATION IS ILLEGAL:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/6/15/supreme-court-rules-anti-lgbtq-job-discrimination-illegal

* "The religious right is seriously flipping out over the Supreme Court ruling in favor of LGBTQ rights:" https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2020/06/religious-right-seriously-flipping-supreme-court-ruling-favor-lgbtq-rights/

* "This Is How Today's SCOTUS Decision Doesn't Protect LGBTQ+ People:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/6/15/how-todays-scotus-decision-doesnt-protect-lgbtq-people

* "There’s a giant loophole in the historic Supreme Court ruling which means not all LGBT+ Americans are protected:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/17/supreme-court-ruling-lgbt-workplace-discrimination-loophole-human-rights-campaign/

* "Gorsuch, Conservative Favorite Appointed by Trump, Leads Way on Landmark Decision:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/us/politics/gorsuch-supreme-court-gay-transgender-rights.html

* "Alphonso David - The Supreme Court's Monumental LGBTQ Ruling and the Human Rights Campaign:"

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* "Republican senator quotes JK Rowling’s essay on trans people to shut down a vote on LGBT+ rights:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/19/jk-rowlings-lgbt-rights-trans-essay-republican-senator-james-lankford-equality-act-supreme-court-discrimination/

* "Chicago PD: Man Killed Trans Woman, Returned to Scene, Shot Her Again:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2020/6/18/chicago-pd-man-killed-trans-woman-returned-scene-shot-her-again

* "Half a million demand justice for Tete Gulley, a Black trans woman found hanged whose death has been labelled suicide:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/17/tete-gulley-black-trans-woman-violence-murder-suicide-portland-oregon-police/

* "Grindr cannibal who ‘mutilated and ate the testicles’ of Kevin Bacon accused of yet another horrific hook-up attack:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/15/grindr-cannibal-kevin-bacon-mark-latunski-james-carlsen-michigan-murder-bdsm/

* "Two arguments often made about current topics that piss me off:" https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/3034502.html

* "5 Rules For Building a Welcoming Workplace For LGBTQ+ Employees:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/6/15/5-rules-building-welcoming-workplace-lgbtq-employees

* "Donald Trump, ever the idiot, just said there was a cure for AIDS. There isn’t:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/16/donald-trump-ever-the-idiot-just-said-there-was-a-cure-for-aids-there-isnt/

* "HIV doctor whose life-saving antibodies were refused says 'humiliating' gay blood ban is fundamentally wrong:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/16/uk-blood-ban-gay-hiv-doctor-coronavirus-blood-plasma/

* CW: Human Remains "A Virtual Tour of the Mütter Museum:"

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* "What should museums do with their dead? (w/ Caitlin Doughty!):"

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* Now available in my state! Seriously, I want to be fertilizer, not pollution when I die. "ECO-DEATH TAKEOVER: Changing the Funeral Industry:"

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* "Iconic Corpse: The Romanov Family:"

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* "How Philadelphia Handled the 1918 Influenza Pandemic with Caitlin Doughty:"

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* CW: Human Remains "The Lake That Never Gives Up Her Dead:"

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* "Should This Funeral Director Be Forgiven?:"

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* "Emissions Are Surging Back as Countries and States Reopen:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/06/17/climate/virus-emissions-reopening.html

* "Trump administration proposes rolling back protections for big tech:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-tech-230-idUSKBN23O29D

* "Ancient Rome Thrived When the Empire Welcomed Immigrants. We Should Remember What Happened When That Changed:" https://news.yahoo.com/ancient-rome-thrived-empire-welcomed-183037857.html

* "The Queer Canon:" https://www.scribd.com/article/449064894/The-Queer-Canon

* "Activist Miss Major Recounts the First Night at the Stonewall Riots:" https://www.out.com/out-exclusives/2019/5/31/activist-miss-major-recounts-first-night-stonewall-riots

* "Gilbert Baker, iconic designer of the Pride flag, was a misunderstood ‘free spirit’ bullied for his sexuality:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/14/gilbert-baker-gay-pride-flag-designer-lgbt-who-designed/

* "The House That Sylvia Built:" https://www.scribd.com/article/449064889/The-House-That-Sylvia-Built

* "10 LGBTQ+ People You Should Know About:"

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* I don't agree with everything she says, but she's an elder and an activist and lived a hard life. "A Vietnam Veteran on Growing Up Transgender:" https://www.manrepeller.com/2018/05/felicia-elizondo-transgender-rights.html

* "James Baldwin’s Blueprint For the LGBTQ+ Rights Movement:" https://www.out.com/activism/2019/5/22/james-baldwins-blueprint-lgbtq-rights-movement

* "5 of the most iconic queer heroes from history who deserve their own statues immediately:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/06/18/british-lgbt-heroes-gay-lesbian-trans-history/

* "The Republican Campaign of Voter Suppression Pt. 1:"

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* "The Republican Campaign of Voter Suppression Pt. 2:"

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* "Who Runs The World? Apparently This Guy. Meet Reference Man:"

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* "Facial Recognition:"

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* "Trump Can't Spin His Choice Of Juneteenth For Tulsa Rally, Pushes It Back A Day:"

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* "The Supreme Court's DACA Decision:"

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* "Bombshells from John Bolton's Book:"

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* "Dul-Sayin' - Observing Juneteenth:"

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* "Quaker Drops Aunt Jemima, a Siri Shortcut Records Police & Trump Sues Over John Bolton's Tell-All:"

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* "The Coronavirus Returns to New Zealand and China, COVID-19 Research & Trump Downplays the Pandemic:"

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* "Trump's Tepid Executive Order & Police Reform in America:"

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* "Conquistador Statue Conflict, the NFL Supports Colin Kaepernick & Walmart Unlocks Beauty Products:"

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* "Supreme Court Victory for LGBTQ Employees, Global Black Lives Matter Marches & Trump's Rally Dilemma:"

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* "Black Pumas "Fast Car":"

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* "Avi Kaplan - Change on the Rise:"

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* "Neil Patrick Harris - Sugar Daddy (Hedwig and the Angry Inch):"

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* Friday a week ago I woke up with the shakes which is a thing that happens. It basically means I have almost no spoons, but he causes are various. It's my body giving leaving the bed a hard veto. Experience suggests that trying to push it is a terrible idea and the best course of action is to try again in an hour or two. This time it took two naps, not one, which is a bad sign.

I was still not right when I did emerge, but what was going on was not immediately apparent. My lungs have been cruddy for a couple of days and my eyes ache and itch, but also they mowed Wednesday and it's allergy season and I'm a lung patient, so let's hope maybe allergies, but the nastier alternative looms as a possiblity. Thursday was a massive sleep disruption which in itself could be causal. The sinus pain and headache are back in force.

The problem is, by morning the headache had morphed in a way that suggests pathogen, and I was queasy and running a mild fever. That is definitely malaise and while my body aches just generally on every given day, this set of body aches is suggestive.

I still have a sense of smell and it's a very low grade fever, so fingers crossed.

Saturday: I'm definitely sick, which is a nuisance and slowing me way the fuck down, but it's familiar kind of sick. My suspicion is influenza that's mutated just enough that last fall's shot only gives partial coverage. This usually doesn't take as long as June to happen, so yay, physical distancing. so I'm shaking and generally ick, but the fever is staying low, and the symptoms are manageable. The rain really helped my sinuses and cleared about half the lung crud, by knocking the allergens out of the air, so today is a bit better than yesterday.

I'm not particularly worried at this point, just irritated at how little work I got done yesterday.

* The fuck Happened to me and particularly the aggregate this week? I ain'n't dead, obviously. My belief that the illness was a nuisance pathogen rather than a dangerous or deadly one was correct. This year's flu was particularly nasty, I'm told. I always get my flu shot very early, because, you know, medically fragile. Coronaviruses mutate fast. Influenza? a coronavirus. Normally they mutate enough for me not to be quite covered earlier in the season, but physical distancing slowed influenza way the fuck down. This one came with an extra nasty headache and my shitty immune system is more interested in own goals then fighting the other team, so it wore me the fuck out and I had to spend an annoying amount of time resting or in too much pain to really concentrate. It's also allergy season and we had landscaping this week and not enough rain. I'd gauge about half the lung involvement is allergen related, as when there was rain that's how much better they were.

It sucks, but even with the Covid resurging not all that scary.

Still, I'd start working on the aggregate, post some links on tumblr, and then have to go to bed, so the aggregate's a mess at this point. Sorry.

* Friday: Case in point. Thursday I did my tumblr programming and prep work for aggregate, but was taken suddenly dizzy when I ought to have been posting backlogged links and had to go to bed. Also, the headache came back, though my lungs are no worse. I'm very ick today generally, but managing.

* The car went to honest mechanic Monday, but they are having construction so it's chaos over there. We got him back Wednesday. Me: The fuck is that smell? Five minutes Later: Oh duh! The disinfected the wheel and controls.

He's doing fine. His connector thingies are clean and he has a new battery.

A benefactor has sent money, so all the bills for the month are covered, plus taxes, and I'll be ordering cat food likely Monday.

The apartment is a mess and I'm still a little ill, but this is normal and I'll be okay.

* My Tumblr follower count was 1361 on 6/18. Fellow 14th century geeks and plague watchers will know that this is smack in the middle of the second great plague pandemic: aka the mortality of children, since a majority of second wave dead were under 20. Extend a little imagination and empathy. Picture the horror of that: A generation that saw 30-60% or the people they knew die a horrible, painful death; that were forced to bury their dead en mass with little or no chance to mourn, survives. They knit society back together, they spend most of a decade having children and rebuilding farms and businesses in the aftermath. Things are looking up, and Bam! The next wave hits and their children and grandchildren start dying.

I think about the Great Pestilence a lot these days.

Yersina pestis didn't just go away: It came back over and over in waves. There was a major outbreak in India in the '90's and people die of it all over the world still, because you need treatment fairly quickly even with modern antibiotics, particularly with pneumonic and septicemic, and your first thought on getting a piercing headache or symptoms of a fever, even in a place where it's endemic like new Mexico, is not "I must have plague! Better go to the hospital." 2018 was a really good year for the US with only one case and no deaths, but 4 people out of sixteen cases died in 2015, which was a bad year. I don't have world figures at my finger tips, but people still die of it somewhere every year, and this is a bacteria where antibiotic treatment is effective and we know a fuck of a lot about it. Just saying. Go on tell the families of the people who died in the 1994 outbreak that the plague just went away after the first wave burnt out 'round about 1351. It would certainly have been a surprise bit of news to the people dying of it in 1665, or 1361.

Just a thing to think about: how rare disease eradication is and how fucking heartbreaking a second wave can be.

* "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

* "'Sesame Street' Celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride With Rainbow Muppet Message:" https://www.advocate.com/youth/2020/6/11/sesame-street-celebrates-lgbtq-pride-rainbow-muppet-message

* "Reclaiming Their Time:" https://www.scribd.com/article/449064904/Reclaiming-Their-Time

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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 Charles Booker: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ads-cb-dd-google?refcode=ads-dd-google-20200602-ad02&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIq6SGian06QIVkxatBh0bFQVPEAAYASAAEgIjnPD_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