Not Even Close to All of Friday

* I'm going to section off coronavirus stuff in the aggregation between the dotted lines, so people who need to skip can skip without losing the other stuff.

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* "Greece swears in first female president in front of nearly empty parliament amid coronavirus outbreak:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-greece-first-female-president-empty-parliament/

* "Justin Trudeau announces sweeping steps to tackle coronavirus in Canada:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/13/justin-trudeau-coronavirus-response-canada-measures

* "Worst-Case Estimates for U.S. Coronavirus Deaths:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/13/us/coronavirus-deaths-estimate.html

* "Infection rate charts forecast steep rise in US coronavirus cases:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/infection-rate-charts-forecast-steep-rise-in-us-coronavirus-cases-80654405881

* "No quick solution to treat coronavirus despite hopeful leads:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/no-quick-solution-to-treat-coronavirus-despite-hopeful-leads-80654917732

* "Trump says he will partner with private sector to expand coronavirus testing but details are sketchy:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/under-heavy-fire-trump-administration-takes-steps-to-expand-coronavirus-testing/2020/03/13/f86b481e-6525-11ea-acca-80c22bbee96f_story.html

* "Trump declares national emergency in latest bid to combat coronavirus:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/13/coronavirus-emergency-declaration-trump-128530

* Don't hold your breath. Mitch McConnell is opposed to any measures that help poor and middle class people and 45 wants them to zero out payroll tax as a back door way to use the pandemic to kill medicare so... yeah. Odds are we are not taking the rational approach. "House passes sweeping coronavirus response package:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/13/congress-coronavirus-stimulus-package-deal-friday-128140

* He’s been blocking it. I don’t trust this will actually go through. "Under pressure, Trump administration opens door to mobilizing Medicaid to fight coronavirus:" https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-03-13/trump-administration-blocks-states-use-medicaid-respond-coronavirus-crisis

* "Threat of crush of coronavirus cases calls for creative solutions:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/threat-of-crush-of-coronavirus-cases-calls-for-creative-solutions-80653381950

* "The President as Bystander: Trump Struggles to Unify a Nation on Edge:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/us/politics/trumps-coronavirus-unity.html

* "White House Knew Of Coronavirus' 'Major Threat,' But Response Fell Short:" https://www.npr.org/2020/03/12/814881355/white-house-knew-coronavirus-would-be-a-major-threat-but-response-fell-short

* "How Trump's mistakes made coronavirus worse:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/how-trump-s-mistakes-made-coronavirus-worse-80649797596

* "Trump officials praise his 'bold moves' as he bungles coronavirus crisis:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/the-cult-of-trump-during-coronavirus-80649797562

* "Inside Jared Kushner’s coronavirus research: A wide net on a giant Facebook group:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/13/jared-kushner-combat-coronavirus-facebook-127941

* "Los Angeles Unified district to close all schools:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-13/los-angeles-schools-closure-possible-cornavirus

* "Louisiana postpones primary as states scramble to adjust to coronavirus:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/13/louisiana-postpones-presidential-primary-due-to-coronavirus-128514

* "Seattle mayor shares insights on responding to coronavirus outbreak:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/seattle-mayor-shares-insights-on-responding-to-coronavirus-outbreak-80653893903

* "‘People are looking for clarity in leadership:’ Rep. Slotkin’s advice to leaders on coronavirus:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-people-are-looking-for-clarity-in-leadership-rep-slotkin-s-advice-to-leaders-on-coronavirus-80648261928

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* "US conducts airstrikes against multiple Iranian-backed militia sites in Iraq:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/politics/coalition-airstrikes-retaliation-iraq/index.html

* Meanwhile, the plan is to steal people's food stamps if they can't find 20 hours of work a week in the middle of a pandemic. "The Trump Administration Will Move Ahead With Its Plan To Kick People Off Of Food Stamps Despite The Coronavirus Outbreak:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/coronavirus-food-stamps-trump-administration

* "Acting Intelligence Chief Freezes Hiring and Looks to Cut Office:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/us/politics/richard-grenell-intelligence-office-review.html

* "On immigration, Attorney General Barr is his own Supreme Court. Judges and lawyers say that’s a problem.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2020/03/05/william-barr-certification-power/

* "Angry about transphobia today? Here are some things you can do with that rage:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/03/transphobia-rage-action-gender-recognition-act-reform-transgender-rights/

* "Kink Is a Valid Part of LGBTQ Life:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/3/03/kink-valid-part-lgbtq-life

* "Eye-opening new study reveals why gay men are so stressed:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/02/why-gay-bisexual-men-so-stressed-study-mental-health/

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

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

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* 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/

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