More than Two Weeks Behind

* 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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* "Tests show new virus lives on some surfaces for up to 3 days:" https://apnews.com/fe0239e95b8ad1037639ed833b990e48

* "Asymptomatic Carriers Are Fueling the COVID-19 Pandemic. Here’s Why You Don’t Have to Feel Sick to Spread the Disease:" https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/asymptomatic-carriers-are-fueling-the-covid-19-pandemic-heres-why-you-dont

* This is no surprise at all, but good to have confirmed. "Social distancing is slowing not only Covid-19, but other diseases too:" https://qz.com/1824020/social-distancing-slowing-not-only-covid-19-but-other-diseases-too/

* "KC nurse hit by COVID-19. The scariest part, she says? She never showed the symptoms:" https://www.kansascity.com/news/coronavirus/article241457921.html

* "Nurses claim a previously unreported coronavirus symptom in tearful CNN interview:"https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/nurses-reveal-a-previously-unreported-coronavirus-symptom-in-tearful-cnn-interview/

* "As virus explodes, world races to mask up:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-masks-insight/as-virus-explodes-world-races-to-mask-up-idUSKBN21C2PE

* "What's essential? In France: pastry, wine. In US: golf, guns:" https://apnews.com/f81fafc80efc9488ca706505b6789806

* "Japan’s Virus Success Has Puzzled the World. Is Its Luck Running Out?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/26/world/asia/japan-coronavirus.html

* "Turkey tightens measures in 30 big cities, bans intercity travels as virus death toll reaches 92:" https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-tightens-measures-in-30-big-cities-bans-intercity-travels-as-virus-death-toll-reaches-92-153353

* "Italy records highest daily jump in coronavirus deaths:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/27/europe/101-year-old-coronavirus-scli-intl/index.html

* "Rebel-held Syria braces for coronavirus 'tsunami' -- without soap, running water or the prospect of social distancing:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/26/middleeast/syria-idlib-coronavirus-intl/index.html

* "How did Spain get its coronavirus response so wrong?:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/26/spain-coronavirus-response-analysis

* "Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and people are making the same point about Princess Diana:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/27/boris-johnson-coronavirus-princess-diana-britain-test-twitter-aids-hiv-pandemic/

* "Cities after coronavirus: how Covid-19 could radically alter urban life:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/26/life-after-coronavirus-pandemic-change-world

* "Doctors And Nurses Say More People Are Dying Of COVID-19 In The US Than We Know:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhiprakash/coronavirus-update-dead-covid19-doctors-hospitals

* "CDC says coronavirus RNA found in Princess Cruise ship cabins up to 17 days after passengers left:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/23/cdc-coronavirus-survived-in-princess-cruise-cabins-up-to-17-days-after-passengers-left.html

* "Cellphone location-tracking data shows how Florida spring breakers dispersed around the country:" https://m.dailykos.com/stories/2020/3/27/1931802/-Cell-phone-location-tracking-data-shows-how-Florida-spring-breakers-dispersed-around-the-country

* "America Needs Plasma From COVID-19 Survivors Now:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/03/plasma-blood-covid-19-survivors/609007/

* "U.S. ventilator makers pull out all stops to fight coronavirus:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-ventilators/u-s-ventilator-makers-pull-out-all-stops-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN21E3GE

* "The AIDS Crisis Offers Essential Lessons for Fighting COVID-19:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/3/30/aids-crisis-offers-essential-lessons-fighting-covid-19

* "Trump’s excuses for not using the Defense Production Act are wrong — and dangerous:" https://www.vox.com/2020/3/23/21191003/coronavirus-trump-defense-production-act-venezuela

* "Joy Reid on Trump's coronavirus response: We have no president:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-s-coronavirus-response-criticized-by-joy-reid-81352261921

* "Doctor on Coronavirus: We have to flatten this curve:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-pandemic-response-is-in-our-control-doctor-says-81353285537

* "Rep. Ben Ray Luján: Take this seriously Mr. President:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronovirus-testing-roll-out-discussed-by-rep-ben-ray-lujan-81351749681

* I have had a low opinion of Dr. Oz over his snake oil peddling in the past, but this does irreparable harm to some people with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. "What We Know — and Don’t Know — About Possible Coronavirus Treatments Promoted by Trump:" https://www.propublica.org/article/what-we-know-and-dont-know-about-possible-coronavirus-treatments-promoted-by-trump

* "Hanes will start making masks for health care professionals treating coronavirus:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/hanes-start-making-masks-health-care-professionals-treating/story?id=69729931

* "General Motors will make ventilators to help fight the worst cases of COVID-19:" https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/27/21197015/general-motors-ventilators-ventec-coronavirus-covid-19-trump-defense-production-act

* "Dyson Designed a New Ventilator in Just 10 Days:" https://www.newser.com/story/288717/dyson-designed-a-new-ventilator-in-just-10-days.html

* "Trump commits to helping blue states fight the coronavirus — if their governors are nice to him:" https://www.vox.com/2020/3/25/21193803/trump-to-governors-coronavirus-help-ventilators-cuomo

* "Trump tells governors to stop 'blaming' him after they request more help from feds:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-says-governors-shouldn-t-be-blaming-administration-coronavirus-response-n1166131

* "Cory Booker just demanded the release of vulnerable federal inmates:" https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/03/cory-booker-just-demanded-the-release-of-vulnerable-federal-inmates/

* "Rep. Neguse on coronavirus: We’re in this together as Americans:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-related-release-of-some-inmates-viable-says-neguse-81352261512

* "America Is a Sham:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/03/coronavirus-tsa-liquid-purell-paid-leave-rules.amp

* "New York's governor just warned that the coronavirus' spread could last as long as 9 months, with up to 80% of the population getting the virus:" https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-cuomo-stay-at-home-orders-could-last-for-months-2020-3

* "If these epidemiologists are right, we are facing 18 more months of isolation:" https://www.theladders.com/career-advice/if-these-epidemiologists-are-right-we-are-facing-18-more-months-of-isolation

* "Fmr. Sec. Sebelius: This is coming into red America:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-will-spread-to-red-states-next-sebelius-says-81352773852

* "GameStop Tells Employees to Wrap Hands in Bags and Get Back to Work:" https://www.cbr.com/gamestop-employees-wrap-hands-bags-back-to-work/

* "MSNBC analyst: Fox had to pivot, cover coronavirus as real story:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-coverage-on-fox-news-could-boomerang-on-media-giant-81354821533

* "A man died after ingesting a substance he thought would protect him from coronavirus:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/man-dies-after-ingesting-chloroquine-attempt-prevent-coronavirus-n1167166

"The man's wife told NBC News she'd watched televised briefings during which President Trump talked about the potential benefits of chloroquine. Even though no drugs are approved to prevent or treat COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, some early research suggests it may be useful as a therapy.

"We were afraid of getting sick."

The name "chloroquine" resonated with the man's wife, who asked that her name not be used to protect the family's privacy. She'd used it previously to treat her koi fish."

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* "It's morally repulsive how large corporations are exploiting this crisis. Workers will suffer:" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/22/large-corporations-exploiting-coronavirus-crisis

* "With isolation, abuse activists fear an 'explosive cocktail':" https://apnews.com/7b9b15a1215611f69f02f4388100266d

* "For Abused Women, a Pandemic Lockdown Holds Dangers of Its Own:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/24/us/coronavirus-lockdown-domestic-violence.html

* "Retired primate of Nigeria says UK is trying to ‘adulterate’ the Bible with same-sex marriagehjjp[[[[; :" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/29/primate-of-nigeria-retired-uk-usa-bible-nicholas-okoh-adultery-same-sex-marriage-homosexuality/

* "COVID-19 Severely Tests LGBTQ Organizations, But Work Continues:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/3/27/covid-19-severely-tests-lgbtq-organizations-work-continues

* "They Survived the Spanish Flu, the Depression and the Holocaust:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/nyregion/naomi-replansky-eva-kollisch-coronavirus.html?algo=top_conversion&fellback=false&imp_id=865072045&imp_id=224110017&action=click&module=trending&pgtype=Article®ion=Footer

* "Coronavirus III: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* I completely manged to fuck up my shoulder joint somehow by lying down on the sofa. It is annoying being this fragile. It's compromised the functioning of the entire arm. I'll reach for a cup or something and the arm will go briefly limp, much like that thing when my AS is extra bad and everything below the worse spot on my spine loses power. The pain was such that it completely messed up my sleep, what little I could get and even though I brought out the big guns pain medication wise, it hurts like you wouldn't believe.

The cats are very distressed. I keep making scary sounds without warning and I'm moving wrong.

Posting quality ma be below average, because again, I'm basically on post-surgical levels of drugs.

* "Sunday Sweets Celebrates China & Cherry Blossoms :" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2020/3/29/sunday-sweets-celebrates-china-amp-cherry-blossoms

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Doug Jones - Alabama
Gary Peters - Michigan

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

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

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

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

* Have something you want to tell your Congress Critters? If you can not protest in person, here are some other options:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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