* I'm still way behind. Sorry.
* "Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader?:"
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78xxg05w0zo* "US Says It Will Strike Iran Harder, Tehran Denies Peace Entreaty:"
https://archive.ph/gDZ8LWhy would they want to negotiate with us. They were following the treaty they made with Obama, and in Trump's first term he tore it up for no good reason. This time, we pretended to negotiate with them then launched a sneak attack.
* "Pentagon offers no evidence to support claim it attacked Iran in defense:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/01/trump-iran-preparing-attack-no-evidence-00806447* "Trump admits Iran war could change little in the end:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/03/trump-admits-iran-war-could-change-little-in-the-end-00808889* "Christian nationalism’s role in the war with Iran — and U.S. LGBTQ+ rights:"
https://www.advocate.com/opinion/iran-war-christian-nationalism* "Trump officials consider arming Kurdish opposition against Iran's regime:"
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-officials-consider-arming-kurdish-opposition-irans-regime-rcna261731* "Kurdish dissident groups say they are preparing to join the fight against Iran with US support:"
https://apnews.com/article/kurdish-dissident-groups-iran-war-iraq-f76efe372becb7d80d3ed026791e67ba* "Hegseth doesn’t rule out US troops in Iran:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/02/hegseth-doesnt-rule-out-u-s-troops-in-iran-00806748* "‘What the hell is going on?’: Trump admin unable to explain attack on Iran:"
https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/what-the-hell-is-going-on-trump-admin-unable-to-explain-attack-on-iran-2490687043690* "War In the Middle East, Again w/ Christiane Amanpour & Amb. Wendy Sherman | The Weekly Show:"
( Embed: )* "Why Did We Just Start a War w/ Iran? EXPLAINER:"
( Embed: )* This sure looks on purpose. "Kash Patel’s latest firings ousted agents with expertise in Iran:"
https://www.ms.now/news/kash-patels-latest-firings-ousted-agents-with-expertise-in-iran* "Patel’s petty FBI firing spree guts key Iran unit at worst possible time:"
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/patel-s-petty-fbi-firing-spree-guts-key-iran-unit-at-worst-possible-time-2490208835979* "Maddow: Trump’s clown car Cabinet now an alarming liability as threat from Iran spikes:"
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/maddow-trump-s-clown-car-cabinet-now-an-alarming-liability-as-threat-from-iran-spikes-2490208835674* "Russia is providing intelligence to Iran on the location of U.S. forces, sources say:"
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/russia-providing-intelligence-iran-location-us-forces-sources-say-rcna262115* "Trump’s War:"
https://time.com/7382697/trump-iran-war/* "Trump Says There Will Be No Deal With Iran Except ‘Unconditional Surrender’:"
https://time.com/7382878/trump-iran-war-unconditional-surrender-demand/* "Psaki: Trump flunks wartime president test with disturbing, flippant attitude:"
https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/psaki-trump-flunks-wartime-president-test-with-disturbing-flippant-attitude-2491056195863* "Psaki: Trump flunks wartime president test with disturbing, flippant attitude:"
https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/psaki-trump-flunks-wartime-president-test-with-disturbing-flippant-attitude-2491056195863* "Trump snaps at reporter over Iran question, demands football focus:"
https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/trump-snaps-at-reporter-over-iran-question-demands-football-focus-2491029571967* "Mehdi on Trump’s Iran war: ‘Moral abomination and tactically stupid’:"
https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/mehdi-on-trump-s-iran-war-moral-abomination-and-tactically-stupid-2491036739710* "The Case Hasn't Been Made To The American People - Brett McGurk On Trump's War In Iran:"
( Embed: )* "Hegseth’s 'Stupid Rules of Engagement' Line and What ROE Actually Do :"
https://www.military.com/feature/2026/03/05/hegseths-stupid-rules-of-engagement-line-and-what-roe-actually-do.html* "US says Kuwait mistakenly downed 3 American jets during Iranian attacks:"
https://apnews.com/article/us-jets-downed-kuwait-friendly-fire-iran-f15-1151e092db4597e93e83c04f3b44bddcPete Hegseth didn't bother de-conflicting with Kuwait out of likely incompetence and/or recklessness.
* "Iran Strikes U.S. Military Facilities Across Gulf Region:"
https://archive.ph/Dwbg9* "Residents flee Iran's capital as agency says death toll in Tehran tops 1,000:"
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/residents-flee-irans-capital-as-agency-says-death-toll-in-tehran-tops-1000* "At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says:"
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/05/at-least-dozen-hospital-and-health-facilities-in-iran-hit-since-us-israel-attacks-began-who-saysThere is no excuse for targeting hospitals.
* "US soldiers who died in Iran war remembered as devoted parents and reservists:"
https://apnews.com/article/us-soldiers-who-died-iran-war-46f54df716fe1c5290363da0a15f99f3* "Amazon’s Bahrain data center targeted by Iran for support of U.S. military, state media says:"
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/04/amazon-bahrain-data-centers-targeted-iran-drone-strike.html* "US sub sinks Iranian ship by torpedo in Indian Ocean, 1st such attack since WWII:"
https://abcnews.com/Politics/us-sinks-iranian-ship-torpedo-indian-ocean-1st/story?id=130752053* This is a war crime. "US investigators believe strike on Iranian girls’ school probably carried out by US forces:"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/06/us-investigators-believe-strike-on-iranian-girls-school-likely-carried-out-by-us-forces* There is no excuse for this. "Iranian schools, hospital and landmarks among civilian sites hit during US-Israeli strikes:"
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpw004xqxnjo* This needs to stop. "Use of AI for Iran targeting raises questions amid growing military reliance:"
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/09/world/society/ai-tech-iran-strikes/* " Susie Wiles sounds the alarm on gas prices:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/iran-energy-prices-trump-wiles-00813710* "What to know about the Strait of Hormuz, a key passageway essential for global energy supply:"
https://apnews.com/article/strait-hormuz-iran-energy-war-5b60e82ef2fc68e2b43aa570a32404dd* "Gas Prices Surge as Qatar Shuts World’s Largest LNG Export Plant:"
https://archive.ph/YSG1O* "Kuwait has begun cutting production at some oil fields, WSJ reports:"
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/kuwait-has-begun-cutting-production-some-oil-fields-wsj-reports-2026-03-06/* "Iran hits more tankers, one leaking oil near Kuwait:"
https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/iran-tankers-leaking-kuwait-oil-prices-gulf/* "‘We’re powerless … and hoping nothing hits us’: trapped on a tanker as Iran war escalates:"
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/06/seafarers-trapped-oil-tankers-standed-iran-war-strait-of-hormuz-shipping* "Beyond Oil: The Strait Of Hormuz And The Global Food Risk:"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2026/03/01/beyond-oil-the-strait-of-hormuz-and-the-global-food-risk/* "Senator Helps Officers Forcibly Remove Protesting Veteran From Hearing:"
https://archive.ph/IATFq******
* I have concerns. "US military launches operation in Ecuador to combat drug trafficking:"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/04/us-military-action-operation-ecuador* "MAGA Senator Reveals Which Country Trump Will Attack Next:"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-senator-lindsey-graham-says-president-donald-trump-will-target-cuba-next/******
* "Inside the ‘kill zone’: Drones are reshaping Ukraine’s frontline — and the future of warfare:"
https://archive.ph/Sled2
* "Dual Canadian British citizens scrambling under new passport rules:"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/dual-canadian-british-citizens-scrambling-under-new-passport-rules-9.7099400If you think there's even a chance you are a dual citizen, best to check.
* "Greenland says ‘no, thanks’ to Trump’s US hospital boat:"
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/22/greenland-does-not-need-us-hospital-boat-sent-by-trump-says-denmarkThis is so embarrassing. They have a real healthcare system, while ours was not great before the Trump regime started dismantling it.
* "Supreme Court strikes down most of Trump's tariffs in a major blow to the president:"
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-strikes-trumps-tariffs-major-blow-president-rcna244827* "Illegal Tariffs Ruled Illegal (Again):"
( Embed: )* "Trump threatens ‘obnoxious’ tariffs as UK and EU seek clarity on trade deals:"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/23/us-stop-collecting-trump-tariffs-supreme-court-dollar-gold-ieepa-refunds* "Trump continues to attack Supreme Court after tariff ruling:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/23/trump-attack-supreme-court-tariffs-00792746* "24 states sue over Trump's latest tariffs:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/states-sue-trump-tariffs-00814371* "Trump's global tariff takes effect at 10%, despite announcement of 15%:"
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-global-tariff-start-10-percent-despite-announcement-15-percent-rcna260369* "Federal court rejects Trump administration attempt to slow tariff refund process:"
https://apnews.com/article/tariffs-trump-refunds-supreme-court-cc2ace8576e59d10034e7e525737539d* "A record number of Americans are moving overseas:"
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-migration-citizens-moving-abroad-b2928252.html"U.S. experienced negative net migration in 2025 for first time in 90 years as more citizens drawn to more affordable life overseas with less political turbulence"
*** Immigration/I.C.E/Autocracy/Slow Motion Civil War/Violent Illegal Occupation of Blue Cities News (Sort likely a little rough)***
* "U.S. military used a laser to shoot down Customs and Border Protection drone, sparking new air closure:"
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/military/us-military-used-laser-take-border-protection-drone-lawmakers-say-rcna260887Yet another own goal for DHS.
* "Trump administration’s ‘third country’ deportation policy is unlawful, judge rules:"
https://apnews.com/article/south-sudan-deportation-supreme-court-judge-murphy-148cee2906dc7286b074116d3eec6fd4* "The IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge says:"
https://apnews.com/article/irs-breaks-law-judge-finds-2dbe472e46121091a32309bdab6795d7* "Judges Grow Angry Over Trump Administration Violating Their Orders:"
https://archive.ph/zrffq* "CONTEMPT: DOJ is all apologies as judges lose patience with defied orders:"
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/contempt-doj-is-all-apologies-as-judges-lose-patience-with-defied-orders-2488849987999* "Judges in a Trump stronghold condemn ICE tactics:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/01/west-virginia-immigration-rulings-00804575* "Federal judges in San Diego are repeatedly finding ICE arrests and prolonged detention unlawful:"
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2026/03/08/federal-judges-in-san-diego-are-repeatedly-finding-ice-arrests-and-prolonged-detention-unlawful/* "In Seattle, 9th Circuit judges consider Trump policy of mandatory immigrant detentions:"
https://www.kuow.org/stories/in-seattle-9th-circuit-judges-consider-trump-policy-of-mandatory-immigrant-detentions* "ICE Gets Hammered In Court:"
( Embed: )* "Trump administration sues New Jersey over executive order banning ICE from some state property:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/24/trump-new-jersey-lawsuit-ice-ban-00794690* "ICE officer training is 'deficient' and 'broken,' former agency lawyer tells congressional forum:"
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ice-officer-training-deficient-broken-former-agency-lawyer-tells-congr-rcna260409* "ICE Detainees Stuck on Tarmac for Over 12 Hours During Blizzard:"
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-detainees-stuck-on-tarmac-for-over-12-hours-during-blizzard/* "Judge: Family disappeared into an 'ICE black hole' for more than two weeks :"
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/02/19/judge-family-disappeared-into-an-ice-black-hole-for-more-than-two-weeks* "U.S. deports gay asylum seeker to country where homosexuality is illegal:"
https://www.advocate.com/news/gay-immigrants-dangerous-deportations* "Gay professional gamer detained by ICE fears deportation to Cameroon, where homosexuality is illegal:"
https://www.advocate.com/news/people/maryland-gay-gamer-cameroon* "“Abandoned By Border Patrol”: Blind Refugee in Buffalo Dies in the Cold; Family Demands Answers:"
https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/27/nurul_amin_shah_alamICE murdered a blind man by kidnapping him for fun then abandoning him in dangerous winter conditions far from home with no way to get help.
* "Congressman Kennedy calls for investigation after missing man found dead on Perry Street:"
https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo/missing-man-found-dead-on-perry-street/* Another murder by ICE in one of their internment Camps. "ICE detainee in Arizona dies after not receiving medical attention for severe tooth pain:"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/ice-detainee-arizona-death* "Columbia student free after Mamdani-Trump meeting as ICE agents accused of 'misrepresentations':"
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80j3eg8j7zoFrom a Republican perspective illegally impersonating police officers has the added advantage of discouraging people from cooperating with real law enforcement in life and death situations.
* "UK Grandma Warns Against Visiting US for World Cup After 6-Week ICE Ordeal:"
https://www.newsweek.com/british-grandma-warns-against-visiting-us-for-world-cup-after-ice-ordeal-11563824* "Court orders ICE to justify arrest of Nashville journalist :"
https://tennesseelookout.com/2026/03/08/court-orders-ice-to-justify-arrest-of-nashville-journalist/* "Judge nixes latest policy requiring 7 days' notice for Congress members to visit ICE facilities:"
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/politics/judge-nixes-latest/7YZQKOOQAM4DLCCOFGOEFF4HT4/* This is child Abuse. "Worms in food, poor medical care, lights on 24/7: Families tell of life in Texas detention center:"
https://apnews.com/article/children-immigration-detention-dilley-trump-administration-ice-8ab12c9357ff3b8d400cfa2b2dbe85ed* "‘Horror on a shocking scale’: resurgent US movement calls for end to family ICE detention:"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/23/protest-movement-family-children-ice-detention-trump* "ICE plans Romulus detention center in historic floodplain, feds say:"
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2026/02/27/ice-detention-center-romulus-floodplain-public-comment/88898629007/?gnt-cfr=1&gca-cat=p&gca-uir=true&gca-epti=z113701p002450l004150c002450e1123xxv113701d--45--b--45--&gca-ft=213&gca-ds=sophi* "Can Michigan block new ICE facilities? How officials are fighting back:"
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-government/can-michigan-block-new-ice-facilities-how-officials-are-fighting-back/* "Romulus leaders pass resolution opposing ICE detention facility plan after protest:"
https://www.wxyz.com/news/protesters-and-counter-protesters-clash-over-romulus-ice-detention-facility-plan* "'This became real.' More than 1K people protest ICE in Roxbury:"
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/immigration/2026/02/28/ice-protest-roxbury-nj-detention-center-crowd/88899356007/* "Maryland sues DHS, Noem over ICE detention facility:"
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5751540-maryland-challenges-ice-detention/* "Dozens protest potential ICE detention facility in Cabarrus County:"
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/article314794527.html* "Conservative Georgia town pushes back against ICE detention center: ‘We are Americans after all’:"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/18/ice-detention-center-warehouse-georgia* "Protesters target private prison office over proposed ICE detention facility :"
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/north-carolina-politics/protesters-target-private-prison-office-over-proposed-ice-detention-facility-in-winton/275-d5ea045a-13b7-41c5-8a7e-6c648f5849dd* "New Hampshire governor says ICE is ditching plan for detention facility in Merrimack:"
https://www.vermontpublic.org/nh-news/2026-02-24/ayotte-ice-detention-merrimack-newhampshire* "Owner of North Texas warehouse says it won't sell or lease to feds for ICE facility. What comes next?:"
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/hutchins-texas-ice-facility-warehouse/287-11ce4a39-65f4-41c5-bb8c-cf5afca83168* "Political catastrophe: Republican governor botches ICE prison decision:"
https://www.ms.now/rachel-maddow/watch/political-catastrophe-republican-governor-botches-ice-prison-decision-2487581251846* Stay Noisy! The more of these we can stop or delay the better!
* "Tennessee Said Yes to ICE—and Turned Into a Deportation State:"
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/02/immigrant-ice-raid-nashville-tennessee-highway-patrol-state-police-287g-republicans/* "Dozens 'dine-in,' rally at immigrant-owned restaurants in northeast Minneapolis to protest ICE:"
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/03/01/dine-in-rally-immigrant-owned-restaurants-northeast-minneapolis-protest-ice* "Rapid responders are mobilizing to fight ICE in red West Virginia:"
https://westvirginiawatch.com/2026/03/06/rapid-responders-are-mobilizing-to-fight-ice-in-red-west-virginia/* "Portland protesters say Trump’s immigration crackdown is a repeat of one of America’s darkest chapters:"
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2026/02/portland-protesters-say-trumps-immigration-crackdown-is-a-repeat-of-one-of-americas-darkest-chapters.html* "Protesters rally in Little Rock for immigrant rights, end to ICE enforcement actions:"
https://katv.com/news/local/protesters-rally-in-little-rock-for-immigrant-rights-end-to-ice-enforcement-actions-immigration-customs-enforcement-community-support-raids-unconstitutional-force* "WA Japanese Americans rally against ICE on Day of Remembrance:"
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/wa-japanese-americans-rally-against-ice-on-day-of-remembrance/* "Bloomfield Barrio Walk Draws Nearly 100 with Andy Kim, Analilia Mejia, and Make the Road Action NJ to Protest ICE and Stand in Solidarity:"
https://www.insidernj.com/press-release/bloomfield-barrio-walk-draws-nearly-100-with-andy-kim-analilia-mejia-and-make-the-road-nj-to-protest-ice-and-stand-in-solidarity/* "Protesters gather in Merrimack for 'Ice Out' protest:"
https://www.wmur.com/article/nh-merrimack-ice-out-protest-02212025/70444573* "Daedalus Aviation to withdraw Wilmington Airport lease application after public outcry over ICE connections:"
https://whyy.org/articles/daedalus-aviation-wilmington-airport-lease-application-ice/* "Woman Charged After Joining Anti-ICE Teen Group Chat:"
https://www.newsweek.com/woman-charged-after-joining-anti-ice-teen-group-chat-11544437* "'Abolish ICE' among winners of Chicago's 'You Name a Snowplow' contest:"
https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/02/23/abolish-ice-among-winners-in-chicagos-you-name-a-snowplow-contest* Here are some ways to help Immigrants and the anti-ICE Protesters:
"Project Salt Box:"
https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/"MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:"
https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share"Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:"
https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-iceLinks to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation:
https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share"How To Help if You are Outside Minnesota:"
https://naomikritzer.com/2026/01/21/how-to-help-if-you-are-outside-minnesota/"Support minnesotans defending their communities from ICE:"
https://www.standwithminnesota.com/"When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :"
https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizersImmigrant Defenders:
https://give.immdef.org/give/545119/#!/donation/checkoutThe Bail Project:
https://bailproject.org/National Bail Fund Network:
https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/en/nbfn-directoryAmnesty International: protect asylum-seekers:
https://donate.amnestyusa.org/page/113080/donate/1The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights:
https://www.theyoungcenter.org/CHIRLA:
https://www.chirla.org/AL Otro Lado:
https://alotrolado.networkforgood.com/projects/63833-al-otro-lado-fund"Know Your Rights:"
https://www.aclu.org/know-your-rights/protesters-rights"Disappeared In America:"
https://www.disappearedinamerica.us/
* "Kristi Noem struggles as Republicans & Democrats grill her in fiery Senate hearing:"
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/kristi-noem-struggles-senate-hearing* "Canceled contracts, a failed polygraph and personal disputes: Inside the turbulent tenure of Noem’s former cyber czar:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/28/cisa-cyber-leadership-madhu-gottumukkala-00804515* "House Oversight Dem Robert Garcia celebrates Kristi Noem’s firing: ‘Now we don’t have to impeach her’:"
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/trump-fires-kristi-noem* "‘We will never forget’: Walz, Minnesota not done with Noem:"
https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/we-will-never-forget-walz-minnesota-not-done-with-noem-pursuing-accountability-2490878531628* "Hayes: Noem’s tenure is ending in ‘spectacular and humiliating’ fashion:"
https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/hayes-noem-s-tenure-is-ending-in-spectacular-and-humiliating-fashion-2490849859639**** Corruption of the Justice System, Pushback, and Related ****
* "Senate rejects bid to scale back Iran war:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/senate-rejects-war-powers-trump-00813233* "Congress declines to halt Iran war:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/congress-declines-to-halt-iran-war-00815284Tell the Republican Congress Critters and those Quislings John Fetterman of Pennsylvania, Henry Cuellar of Texas, Jared Golden of Maine, Greg Landsman of Ohio and Juan Vargas of California what you think of this refusal to Stand Up against the illegal war and take their article one powers back.
Please thank Republicans Thomas Massie, Rand Paul, and Warren Davidson for voting to put brakes on Trump bombing random countries for fun.
* "Kristi Noem’s ouster isn’t moving Democrats off their Homeland Security funding demands:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/05/congress-dhs-funding-shutdown-00814788It is important to keep the pressure on and also tell them to block Noem's replacement.
Please call your Senators and encourage them to stay firm.
* "Markwayne Mullin, Maga ‘warrior’ and ICE defender, to replace Kristi Noem:"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/05/markwayne-mullin-kristi-noem-dhs* "What you need to know about Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump's new pick to lead DHS:"
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/05/nx-s1-5737554/markwayne-mullin-homeland-security-kristi-noem-trump* "‘Even more incompetent’: Trump’s pick to replace Noem leaves little hope for agency’s improvement:"
https://www.ms.now/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/even-more-incompetent-trump-s-pick-to-replace-noem-leaves-little-hope-for-agency-s-improvement-2490884163559Tell Your Senator to Block Markwayne Mullin from Taking Over I.C.E.. There isn't much chance of permanently blocking him because senators like to rubber stamp other senators no matter how horrible, dangerous, or incompetent they are, but we can try to delay the process.
Tell your Senators to filibuster him until I.C.E. reforms go through.* The goal of the SAVE ACT is to make it illegal on a federal level for married women and trans people to vote.
Please tell Quisling Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar exactly what you think of his decision to vote to permanently disenfranchise so many American citizens if he is your Congress Critter.
Please contact your US Senators to tell them to vote AGAINST the SAVE ACT
* Here is a model email:
https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/2767709.html* CW: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Misconduct "House kills effort to release all congressional sexual misconduct and harassment reports:"
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-kills-effort-release-congressional-sexual-misconduct-harassment-rcna261679
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Our until Midterms is to survive, to build grassroots resistance, to do all in our power to slow the republican Christo-fascist agenda, and to prepare for 2026 in case there is still Democracy."Take action with Indivisible:"
https://www.mobilize.us/indivisible/Trump 2.0 Indivisible Guide.
https://indivisible.org/resource/guideIf you can't safely contact them in person, here are some other options for contacting your Congress Critters:
Five Calls to your critters:
https://5calls.org/Here is one that will send your reps a fax:
https://resist.bot/And another:
https://faxzero.com/fax_senate.phpSnail Mail Campaigns:
https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/3622760.html"Congress. gov:"
https://www.congress.gov/White house (Possibly Dangerous):
https://www.whitehouse.gov/ACLU advice for writing to your Critters:
https://www.aclu.org/writing-your-elected-representativesThis tracks legislation:
https://www.govtrack.us/"The Public Comment Process (+ how to write effective public comments):"
https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/781844516804149248?source=share"Swing Left:"
https://swingleft.org/Run for Something:
https://runforsomething.net/"Vote Smart:"
https://justfacts.votesmart.org/Protests: "50501 Events:"
https://www.fiftyfifty.one/events"ICE Raids Toolkit: Defend Against ICE Raids and Community Arrests:"
https://www.immigrantdefenseproject.org/raids-toolkit/Contains a raid tip hotline amoung other things. "Know Your Rights
LEARN HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY:"
https://wearecasa.org/know-your-rights/
* "Supreme Court blocks redrawing of New York congressional map, dealing a win for GOP:"
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/02/g-s1-112253/supreme-court-new-york-redistricting* We are entering primary season just generally. States vote at different times, so I beg ALL of you to check when your state is voting. If you are in an in-person vote state, research ahead of time so you can vote for the candidate with views closest to your own. If you vote by mail, take the time to look them up when your ballot comes.
THIS is how you move the party further LEFT. Primary schedule here:
* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:"
https://www.270towin.com/2026-state-primary-calendar/I don't know where you live, so I can't link this for you, but I find the Progressive Voter Guide online very helpful in narrowing down candidates in the often packed primaries where I live.
I also suggest looking at things like volunteer work and endorsements, because it really, really helps with things like sheriff and judicial elections, but can be useful in all sorts of primaries when you have multiple good options.
REMEMBER: Don't just vote for the big things like US Congress. Vote in every State and local race down to the smallest and on all the referendums.
State and local elections have a massive impact on your quality of life.* Mississippi! Don't forget to vote in the Primary March 10th!
* Illinois! Don't forget to vote in the Primary March 17th!
* "Democrats have flipped 9 seats in state legislative special elections under Trump while Republicans are at zero:"
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/democrats-flipped-9-seats-state-legislative-special-elections-trump-rcna261633* "5 takeaways from the first primaries of the 2026 midterms:"
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/04/nx-s1-5734357/texas-north-carolina-primaries-talarico-crockett-cornyn-cooper* "Holladay wins Arkansas special election in key Democratic pickup:"
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5763559-democratic-pickup-arkansas-house-race/This is why you vote in every election. This win makes it harder for Republicans to do everything they want to harm the people of Arkansas.
* I am worried about the chicken counting in some of the Texas coverage, etc., but I also think it is desperately important people turn out en masse because there is hope and decent people giving up is how the fascists win.
* " John Cornyn, Ken Paxton advance to runoff to be Republican nominee for U.S. Senate :"
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/03/john-cornyn-ken-paxton-wesley-hunt-runoff-primary-texas-senate-republican/* "James Talarico defeats fellow LGBTQ+ ally Jasmine Crockett in Texas Democratic primary:"
https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/texas-crockett-talarico-primary* "‘A perfect storm is lining up for Texas Democrats’:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/talarico-won-his-primary-what-happens-next-is-outside-his-control-00811456* "‘We’re about to take back Texas’: James Talarico gives victory speech:"
https://www.ms.now/all-in/watch/we-re-about-to-take-back-texas-james-talarico-gives-victory-speech-2490649155735* "Texas Latinos turned out in massive numbers for Democrats:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/texas-latinos-turned-out-in-massive-numbers-for-democrats-talarico-00812807* "Texas Democrats force runoff between pioneering LGBTQ+ current House rep and ex-congressman:"
https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/johnson-allred-texas-democratic-primary* "Anti-LGBTQ+ Congressman Dan Crenshaw ousted by more extreme candidate in Texas GOP primary:"
https://www.advocate.com/politics/election/dan-crenshaw-loses-gop-primary* "Green, Menefee appear headed for runoff in Houston clash of Democratic incumbents :"
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/04/texas-christian-menefee-al-green-congress-district-18-democratic-primary/* "'Substantial reason to believe' Tony Gonzales had sex with his staffer, House probe finds:"
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/04/tony-gonzales-ethics-report-staffer-00812160* "Husband of Late Congressional Staffer Calls Rep. Tony Gonzales ‘Coward’ for Denying Affair Allegations: 'The Guy's a Predator':"
https://people.com/regina-santos-aviles-husband-calls-tony-gonzales-coward-predator-11914902* "GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas ends reelection bid after admitting to affair with aide:"
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/06/nx-s1-5738955/gonzales-texas-ends-reelection-bid-affair-aide* "Accused Sexual Harasser GOP Candidate Steps Down, An Apparent Neo-Nazi Takes His Place:"
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/gop-candidate-brandon-herrera-mein-kampf-tony-gonzales-1235526685/* "Democrat under fire over campaign memo implying LGBTQ+ candidates aren’t electable in key California race:"
https://www.advocate.com/politics/ammar-campa-najjar-lgbtq-electablity* "Darrell Issa’s retirement opens Palm Springs–area House race for queer Democrats:"
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/darrell-issa-retirement-lgbtq-candidates* "Why gay conversion therapy survivor Mathew Shurka says people like him are needed in Congress:"
https://www.advocate.com/politics/national/mathew-shurka-conversion-therapy-congress* "Roy Cooper, Michael Whatley set to compete for a high-stakes North Carolina U.S. Senate seat:"
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/03/nx-s1-5734513/north-carolina-congress-election-results-cooper-whatley* "Arkansas man charged with murder wins GOP primary in sheriff's election:"
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/arkansas-man-charged-murder-wins-gop-primary-sheriff-election-rcna261736Republicans are not sending their best people.
* "Bucks County natives in custody after ‘improvised explosive' ignited in NYC:"
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/bucks-county-natives-in-custody-after-explosive-ignited-nyc/4365075/* "Two transgender men sue Kansas government over law voiding driver's licenses:"
https://www.advocate.com/news/transgender-kansans-sue-license-law* "She’d Never Changed Her Gender Marker. Kansas Invalidated Her License Anyway.:"
https://www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-news/kansas-revokes-license-no-gender-change* "Sustained Vascular Inflammatory Effects of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein on Human Endothelial Cells:"
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10753-024-02208-x* "Tuberculosis tests reveal 204 latent cases at Riordan High in S.F.:"
https://missionlocal.org/2026/02/riordan-high-tuberculosis-latent-cases-san-francisco/This terrifies me as Republicans have mostly dismantled the public health system.
* "The incredible story of a gay interracial love affair in the midst of WWII:"
https://www.advocate.com/history/wwii-love-affair* Sunday night to early Monday, I had so much to do, but I did not have twelve hours to do it in. Sigh. Between prep and getting essential things set up for tumblr and added to the aggregate scaffold and the aggregate posted and the scaffold cleaned for next week and assorted other things I need to keep on top of… well, that was the night mostly gone.
Really I should have been trying to speed run a bunch of maintenance and set up for the coming week. Instead I got distracted trying to clean up after the waterfox mess after the upgrade. I'd worked on it a bit right after it happened and since and set up a temporary work around, but we were at the point the separations and inter-collations were wasting a bunch of time constantly in small increments and it was fucking up work flow, which is a problem as I'm already two weeks behind posting and it's just going to get worse, most like.
I bit the bullet and sorted it out properly. Finally. My initial estimate was two hours to fix. I am guessing it was more like an hour and half when you figure in the smaller bits of work with about an hour of it spent very early Monday morning. It was still incredibly annoying.
It is possible that over the next month there may be some duplicate tech/science/climate/history links mixed in with non-dup0licates. I am sorry about that.
I am grateful cleaning up after a waterfox update no longer takes a whole weekend to fix.
Ideally, I should be going to bed as I was writing this. It is Monday and Monday and Tuesday are a lot by themselves, but I need to pick up some food I ordered last month at the co-op. (My Co-op like a lot of Co-ops will give you a discount if you order a case of something they carry or a distributor carries, so it is sometimes very worth it to order a case of something shelf stable that gets used a lot. Also, they take food stamps.) Also, My EBT came in and I am out of a couple things I couldn't afford when I scored the supplement last month, and some of those things I kind of want for dinner tonight. Plus oranges. And juice. I suspect I'm short on vitamin C again.
I should probably also see about paying housing tax and find out WTF with the car tax before I end up blowing it on things like gas, light bulbs, and cat litter like the profligate I am. Sigh.
* Monday night we had that thing where we searched the apartment to try to find the fire, only to discover the smoke was coming from fires outside. This being terrible for my lungs and sinuses, me not having been able to get sleep because so many people calling and errands, plus the general wear and tear of physio meant I spent about twenty hours in bed (not counting bathroom breaks) with Livia. I did manage lying down physio, but the other physio was right out. I ended up just eating bread because I couldn't handle the standing required to dish out leftover lasagna and mike it.
I think the air quality must have been better Tuesday night as I smelled no fires and my lungs gradually improved after the arrival of the night winds from Alaska. I still feel crappy, but at a more bearable level.
* I continue to really struggle with my body. We had a couple days of decent air quality and I got decent rest as a result, but I still need to spend a lot of time lying down and not doing much of anything. Even on the good days I have hardly any time I can spend standing and walking, so I have to be very strategic with it. Mostly I have been trying to do tank, garden, and plant maintenance outside of that one grocery run early in the week to the closest grocery for perishables mostly. I did read most of an ILL. I shall assuredly finish it soon as it's a biography and the subject has turned sixty. (He lived to be old, even by modern standards, which given his period and lifestyle is a bit startling). I have watched a lot of netflix and Tubi and have been having thoughts about impressively political Thai drama (Queer and Horror).
If you have good suggestions for Queer and/or horror shows and movies from Thailand, let me know.
Anyway, the upside of having more than four or at best of functional out of my room time is I have actually accomplished some things. The downside is I have no sleep cycle and must accept whatever random stuff my body is doing. Even my meds cycle has been disrupted. Sigh.
Livia's been getting more and more into sleeping while pressed against me, which I liker. (she will take short naps on me on occasion, but she's very sensitive, and I think small movements I make in my sleep unnerve her if she's on top of me, where as next to me on the support pillow pressed against my leg and/or body and/or arm is companionable while allowing her higher quality sleep. She's out of her room a little more lately, but I still can't get her to curl up in her desk box, like she used to. I can get her to play with her rainbows, but she mostly isn't interested in feather time, and if she's bug hunting at all, it's while I'm lying down.
I worry. She's spent all Winter at Summer weight instead of winter weight, because she wasn't eating much in her early anxiety and grief. She's eating the summer amount now, but it's only stopped being cold at night this week. IDK.
I'm still trying to working out how to juggle bills and housing tax this month. I'm definitely not paying one of the big bills. I think I can partial pay on one of the other big ones and juggle to cover housing tax, but there's almost no margin and a bunch of things are 2 or 3x what they cost before Trump decided to fuck up the economy.
Squirrel's still on partial pay from the work injury. Their physio is going well, but we still don't know if they will need surgery. They absolutely can't help with housing tax or my bills in a pinch. They are drowning in theirs.
* "Police Body Cameras: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO):"
( Embed: )* "Trump Launches War with Iran and Refuses to Explain... Anything | The Daily Show:"
( Embed: )* "In Too Deep: Josh Johnson Dives Into the BAFTAs Racial Slur Controversy | The Daily Show:"
( Embed: )* "America At Whaaa? | Seeking Regime Change | Hegseth: No "Stupid" Rules Of Engagement:"
( Embed: )* "U.S. Abandons Citizens Across Middle East | Trump: The Big One Is Coming | Iran War Is "God's Plan":"
( Embed: )* "Leslie Jones Fixes Male Loneliness One Toxic Podcast and Toy Girlfriend at a Time | The Daily Show:"
( Embed: )* "Friendships We Do & DON’T Want: Kid Rock, RFK & The Monkey Punch:"
( Embed: )* "We Need to Discuss AKOTSK:"
( Embed: )* ""I'm Not Ready" — Kevin Pollak’s Most Honest Interview Ever:"
( Embed: )* "Nick Viall Gets Real About Celebrity Life | Grave Conversations:"
( Embed: )* "Promethean Problems:"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/o5cJ5LQ8-_M* "Classic Classy Classis:"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MLnGy7KUG5s* "Dramatic Dynamic Diverse Ditches:"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/oN0gz-VEHIY* "Ambitious Alesia:"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Jz3t_FSGJL8* "Crassus Cringe:"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vlx5G0DgKMw* "Knavish Knighting:"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EbCDKCexwNE* "Inherited Illegitimacy:"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8elC8Kn2Pbc* "Robust Reeves:"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/IXJiuZQ1zfg* "Superfluous Success Stories (Napoleonic edition):"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M9d8b-kkzgs* " 7 Knights for a Trial of 7 :"
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/wi8nNhnRq2k* "The Gentlemen’s Code - SNL:"
( Embed: )* "Kesha Blasts Trump For Stealing Her Song:"
( Embed: )* I stand by my belief that a core problem all the modern Star Trek has is the truncated seasons don't give any of the episodes time to breathe. It's hard to flesh out characters properly or fully explore their arcs and also jam in plot, so both end up suffering.
In my opinion, Strange News Worlds suffers from this most and Starfleet Academy handles it best, but they'd be so much better served by the longer seasons classic Trek series got.
I love Starfleet Academy. I think everyone is doing amazing work with the resources they've been given, but I keep wishing they had 20-25 episodes a season to spread out into and enough budget to let Darem and his species mostly wear their real faces, or at least to properly do that for the wedding episode.
* "Of Ice and Men. And Frogs. And Cats. And Minions.:"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/28/arts/snowmen-sculptures-brooklyn-park.html*****
* 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.
* "Transcontinental Pipeline:"
https://tcpipeline.org/steps/* "Donate to Kansas ACLU:"
https://action.aclu.org/give/support-aclu-kansas* "Project Salt Box:"
https://projectsaltbox.substack.com/* "When the Feds Come to Your City: Standing Up to ICE :"
https://crimethinc.com/2025/12/03/when-the-feds-come-to-your-city-standing-up-to-ice-a-guide-from-chicago-organizers* "MASTER LIST OF WAYS TO HELP IN MINNEAPOLIS:"
https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807223113540599808?source=share* "Here are Minnesota groups that need your help organizing against ICE and DHS operations:"
https://www.advocate.com/news/minnesota-mutual-aid-groups-ice* Links to Help organize in advance of ICE Occupation:
https://www.tumblr.com/gwydionmisha/807226885129060352?source=share* "Swing Left:"
https://swingleft.org/* Contains link to trans girl sales pages. "Trans Girl Scouts On Cookie List Sell 71,000 Boxes Of Cookies And Growing:"
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-girl-scouts-on-cookie-list* "2026 Statewide Primary Calendar:"
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