A Journal of Chimeras

Monday, February 3, 2025

Important Resources

If you find this useful, thank the Furry community, whose members have contributed so many items to this page. Multiple pages are given... if one is down for some reason, you can check the alternate sites.

If you find this useful, consider making a similar site for those you know and care about. Information is the key to surviving.

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ACTIVISM - TAKE ACTION

Indivisible: https://indivisible.org/

ACLU! https://www.aclu.org/

NARAL Pro Choice/Reproductive Freedom For All: https://reproductivefreedomforall.org/

HEALTH

Walgreens' flu index: https://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com/walgreens-flu-index

Covid tracker: https://www.walgreens.com/healthcare-solutions/covid-19-index

Pharmacy News with updates on what's going around: https://www.pharmacytimes.com/view/flu-rsv-covid-19-and-more-updates-on-the-2025-respiratory-virus-landscape

Health news and recall substack: https://drrubin.substack.com/

Alt CDC: https://bsky.app/profile/altcdc.bsky.social

American Medical Association (topical video podcasts every 3 days or so) https://www.youtube.com/user/AmerMedicalAssn

SCIENCE

Open access journal papers https://sci-hub.gg/

IMMUNIZATIONS:

https://www.immunize.org/

ABORTION ACCESS:

ineedana: https://www.ineedana.com/

plan c: https://www.plancpills.org

Women Help Women: https://womenhelp.org

Planned Parenthood: https://www.plannedparenthood.org

TO LOCATE POLITICIANS AND SEND EMAIL THROUGH BROWSER

https://ziplook.house.gov/htbin/findrep_house

https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm

https://click2mail.com/?USPS=1

https://5calls.org

INTERNET SAFETY

Electronic Freedom Foundation on data safety -- https://www.eff.org/pages/surveillance-self-defense

MILITARY

VA Call center for homeless veterans: https://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/NationalCallCenter.asp

ACCOUNTS TO BROWSE OR FOLLOW FOR INFORMATION

Heather Cox Richardson -- https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/

American Society on Aging -- https://www.facebook.com/asaging/

LEGAL

GI Rights Hotline -- https://girightshotline.org/

Lambda Legal (legal advice) -- https://lambdalegal.org/

If When How - Lawyers for Reproductive Justice: https://ifwhenhow.org

NARAL Pro Choice/Reproductive Freedom For All: https://reproductivefreedomforall.org/

TRANS RESOURCES

National Trans Rights Association

irr.org/education-resources/community-resources-legal-assistance-recursos-comunitarios-asistencia-legal/immigration-hotlines-lineas-directas-de-inmigracion/

Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/

The Trevor Project - https://thetrevorproject.org

MUTUAL AID:

Mutual Aid Hub https://www.mutualaidhub.org/

Food Not Bombs http://foodnotbombs.net/

IMMIGRANT RIGHTS

Rapid response network irr.org/education-resources/community-resources-legal-assistance-recursos-comunitarios-asistencia-legal/immigration-hotlines-lineas-directas-de-inmigracion/

Know your rights: ILRC - red card:

https://www.ilrc.org/red-cards-tarjetas-rojas

https://www.ilrc.org/sites/default/.....rv-english.pdf

Monday, January 13, 2025

Worldbuilding Resources Collection

A set of resources for world building (links valid as of 1/1/2025)

Not all of these work for everyone. Everyone's tastes, needs, ideas, and skills are different. Pick one that suits your purpose best.

7 Deadly Sins of Worldbuilding (because you need to learn what's bad)

7 Worldbuilding Tropes Science Fiction and Fantasy needs to Stop using (bad tropes)

https://gizmodo.com/the-difference-between-good-worldbuilding-and-great-wor-1658543247

A "mind map" for world building:
https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldbuildingAdvice/comments/bwjqdj/an_elaborate_worldbuilding_mindmap/#lightbox

https://www.novel-software.com/worldbuilding-questionnaire/

(other useful links here) https://www.eadeverell.com/writing-worksheet-wednesday-geography/

A very concise one from the New York Times:
https://s3.nybookeditors.com/blog/PDF/World-Building-Worksheet.pdf

Creating a fantasy language
Your Guide to Creating Fantasy Languages - Auden Johnson

Creating a fictional world:
World Building Template: Creating A Fictional World - Auden Johnson

Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Self Defense for seniors and disabled

One of the better options for self defense is a cane. It's useful for walking, legal to carry anywhere, and doesn't require licenses or anything special. Here's a collection of videos on canes for self-defense:

If you only learn one move, this is the one to know:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpjBwJmBaT8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pULOnrVEmGs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo1G1cpOaBQ

Random thought. This is the time (before January 2025) to push through any government-related document you might want or need. Once the number of people in government gets slashed, getting ANYthing done is going to take freakin' forever.