More than Three Weeks Behind

* I'm going to section off epidemic specific stuff in the aggregation between the dotted lines, so people who need to skip can skip without losing the other stuff. I'm putting secondary effects things in their usual slots.

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* "Why does COVID-19 kill some, not others? Answer may lie in human immune system:" https://www.sfchronicle.com/science/article/Why-does-COVID-19-kill-some-not-others-Answer-15177609.php

* And for fuck sake cover both mouth and nose. "Health expert demonstrates correct way to wear face mask:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/face-mask-correct-use-during-coronavirus-outbreak-explained-81952325690

* "Rationing Protective Gear Means Checking on Coronavirus Patients Less…:" https://www.propublica.org/article/rationing-protective-gear-means-checking-on-coronavirus-patients-less-often-this-can-be-deadly

* What was up with the coronavirus coverage Saturday? I was trying to represent the fact that it's everywhere and burning through nursing homes like wildfire. I likely won't be able to do that again as it took most of the spoons fr two days to do the Coronavirus aggregate and it's just to much. I keep trying to get my head around how big and catastrophic this is. They are digging a plague pit for the dead of New York. 450 medical workers minimum are dead in Alabama. It’s devastating postal workers and the people who make and deliver food. And that's just here

I plan to keep plugging away at this, but I also need to protect my physical and mental health.

Stay safe folks, and look after yourselves and those you love.

* "China is on a knife edge between recovery and another wave of coronavirus cases:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/10/asia/china-korea-singapore-coronavirus-second-wave-intl-hnk/index.html

* "Why Coronavirus Cases Have Spiked in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/09/world/asia/coronavirus-hong-kong-singapore-taiwan.html

* "After Early Success, Singapore Battles New Wave Of Coronavirus Infections:" https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/singapore-coronavirus-second-wave

* "Spain sets out back-to-work guidelines as coronavirus death rate slows:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain/spain-sets-out-back-to-work-guidelines-as-coronavirus-death-rate-slows-idUSKCN21T0DJ

* "UK could be 'worst affected' country in Europe:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-52261859

* "GST credit targeting low-income Canadians impacted by COVID-19 will arrive a month early:" https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/cra-gst-credit-arrives-a-month-early-1.5520007

* "World's largest postal service turns lifesaver:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52268601

* "Hundreds Die in Iran From Bootleg Alcohol Being Peddled Online as Fake Coronavirus Remedy:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/03/hundreds-die-iran-drinking-bootleg-alcohol-methanol-coronavirus-cure-social-media.html

* "Germany debates easing restrictions as new infections drop:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-restrictio/germany-debates-easing-restrictions-as-new-infections-drop-idUSKCN21V0HZ

* "Too early, 'too risky?' Italians fear second wave as lockdown is eased:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/coronavirus-italians-fear-second-wave-lockdown-eased-n1183251

* "Trump’s Ridiculous Behavior at Pandemic Briefings Baffles a Watching World:" https://theintercept.com/2020/04/10/trumps-ridiculously-political-briefings-pandemic-unique-democratic-world/

* "Medical databases show 1 in 10 hospitalized middle-aged coronavirus patients in U.S. do not survive:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/medical-databases-show-1-in-10-hospitalized-middle-aged-coronavirus-patients-in-us-do-not-survive/2020/04/11/284485a2-7bfe-11ea-b6ff-597f170df8f8_story.html

* "Groups used to serving desperately poor nations now help US:" https://apnews.com/5d28a7b9cbc1ae8bf9c4f458a66ace36

* "The Coronavirus Will Return In The Fall, Fauci Predicts, But The U.S. Will Be Better Prepared:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2020/03/30/the-coronavirus-will-return-in-the-fall-fauci-predicts-but-the-us-will-be-better-prepared/#39cce864e39b

* "Want to know the real White House strategy on coronavirus? Listen to what Mike Pence doesn't say:" https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/white-house-coronavirus-press-briefing-mike-pence-trump-a9458626.html

* "Sarah Kendzior Predicted the Rise of Trump Years Ago—Here’s What She Thinks Now:" https://www.vogue.com/article/sarah-kendzior-interview-hiding-in-plain-sight-donald-trump

* "With Each Briefing, Trump Is Making Us Worse People:" https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/each-briefing-trump-making-us-worse-people/609859/

* "What Trump doesn’t get: Americans want to hear hard truths:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/13/what-trump-doesnt-get-americans-want-hear-hard-truths/

* "'Absolute Clusterf-k': Inside the Denial and Dysfunction of Trump's Coronavirus Task Force:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-coronavirus-covid-white-house-testing-kushner-cdc-dysfunction-red-dawn-982308/

* "10 times Trump and his administration were warned about the coronavirus threat:" https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-warnings-46ea8006-2e19-4810-82c1-0f10f4f9aa97.html

* "The U.S. was beset by denial and dysfunction as the coronavirus raged:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/04/04/coronavirus-government-dysfunction/?arc404=true

* "A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump's Promises Largely Unfulfilled:" https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/832797592/a-month-after-emergency-declaration-trumps-promises-largely-unfulfilled

* "Trump leaves trail of unmet promises in coronavirus response:" https://apnews.com/1b92ce21f8ddf7eefb634b92fee38fed

* "Fauci confirms New York Times report Trump rebuffed social distancing advice:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/12/fauci-trump-rebuffed-social-distancing-advice-coronavirus

* "Trump retweets call to fire Fauci amid coronavirus criticism:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/13/politics/donald-trump-anthony-fauci-tweet/

* "Behind closed doors, Trump's coronavirus task force boosts industry and sows confusion:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-s-coronavirus-task-force-amassed-power-it-boosted-industry-n1180786

* "How Did the U.S. End Up with Nurses Wearing Garbage Bags?:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-trumps-washington/the-coronavirus-and-how-the-united-states-ended-up-with-nurses-wearing-garbage-bags

* "Speaker Nancy Pelosi Urges Need for Testing & Equipment:"

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* "Pod Save America: Trump's Coronavirus Briefings Offer Dangerous Mixed Messages:"

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* "Major Outbreak in San Francisco Shelter Underlines Danger for the Homeless:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/us/coronavirus-san-francisco-homeless-shelter.html

* "As feds play ‘backup,’ states take unorthodox steps to compete in cutthroat global market for coronavirus supplies:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-feds-play-backup-states-take-unorthodox-steps-to-compete-in-cutthroat-global-market-for-coronavirus-supplies/2020/04/11/609b5d84-7a70-11ea-a130-df573469f094_story.html

* "Trump admin still stealing PPE supplies puts states on guard:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-still-stealing-ppe-supplies-puts-states-on-guard-82004549683

* "24 hours in New York's fight against coronavirus:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52231879

* "New York Has Lost Another 783 Lives To Coronavirus, Cuomo Says:" https://www.npr.org/2020/04/11/832521061/new-york-has-lost-another-783-lives-to-coronavirus-cuomo-says

* "Virus spread freely in vulnerable New York, a major challenge as talks turn to reopening the city:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/when-can-new-york-reopen-coronavirus/2020/04/10/949ca8f8-7b2a-11ea-a130-df573469f094_story.html

* "Pa. gun owner: I want gun stores closed during coronavirus:" https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/coronavirus-gun-stores-pennsylvania-order-philadelphia-20200408.html

* "South Dakota pork plant closes after over 200 workers contract Covid-19:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/13/south-dakota-pork-plant-closes-after-200-workers-contract-covid-19

* "Texas to ease Coronavirus lockdown under executive order to "restore livelihoods," governor says:" https://www.newsweek.com/texas-ease-coronavirus-lockdown-under-executive-order-restore-livelihoods-governor-says-1497371

* "Herald drafted a suit seeking ALF records. DeSantis aide pressured law firm not to file it:" https://www.miamiherald.com/news/coronavirus/article241942211.html

* "New Jersey mayor calls for probe into nursing home with 22 deaths amid COVID-19:" https://nypost.com/2020/04/08/nj-mayor-wants-nursing-home-probe-with-22-dead-amid-covid-19/

* "Florida Gov Ron DeSantis Skips Science, Math, Health, Logic And Ethics, Wants To Send Kids Back To Class:" https://www.wonkette.com/florida-governor-skips-science-will-send-kids-back-to-class

* "Governors Are Too Cowardly To Solve The Coronavirus Outbreak In Prisons:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/governors-coronavirus-prisons_n_5e8f8ed9c5b6b371812dd9db

* "For homeless in New Orleans, hotel living brings benefits and risks amid coronavirus outbreak:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/for-homeless-in-new-orleans-hotel-living-brings-benefits-and-risks-amid-coronavirus-outbreak/2020/04/11/66f1ef92-7ae1-11ea-b6ff-597f170df8f8_story.html

* "NYC homeless shelter in revolt over unsanitary coronavirus conditions:" https://nypost.com/2020/04/11/nyc-homeless-shelter-in-revolt-over-coronavirus-conditions/

* "The farmworkers putting food on America's tables are facing their own coronavirus crisis:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/11/us/farmworkers-coronavirus/index.html

* "During Easter, Some Religious Leaders Display Ungodliness:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/4/11/during-easter-some-religious-leaders-display-ungodliness

* "Welcome to the Trumpocalypse:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-evangelicals-apocalypse-coronavirus-981995/

* "Faith leader calls for social distancing, focus on vulnerable:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-s-evangelical-followers-coronavirus-and-easter-discussed-81953349743

* ""God will shield us": Some churches expect crowds for Easter.:" https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/04/easter-coronavirus-church-crowds/

“This is not how viruses work. Churches—like any other places where crowds might gather—can seed outbreaks of the coronavirus, the CDC demonstrated in one case study. In Chicago, at least 15 cases were traced back to a man who attended a dinner, a funeral, and a birthday party; three of those cases then went on to sicken more people at church services.”

* "Bigots are spreading conspiracy theories that gay people caused coronavirus using an old video from a Brazilian carnival:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/13/coronavirus-conspiracy-theory-gay-conference-italy-covid-19-facebook-twitter-instagram-lgbt-queer/

* "Virginia pastor who defiantly held church service dies of coronavirus:" https://nypost.com/2020/04/13/virginia-pastor-who-held-packed-church-service-dies-of-coronavirus/

* "Franklin Graham compares gay people to drug addicts as he justifies homophobic policy at New York tent hospital:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/13/franklin-graham-homophobia-gay-drug-addicts-new-york-city-coronavirus-hospital-bill-de-blasio/

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* "Trump likes virus briefings, some advisers worry he likes them too much:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-trump/trump-likes-virus-briefings-some-advisers-worry-he-likes-them-too-much-idUSKCN21T0PO

* "Donald Trump invites homophobic bishop who claims same-sex marriage is a ‘Satanic plot’ to give Easter blessing:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/13/easter-blessing-white-house-donald-trump-bishop-same-sex-marriage-satanic-harry-jackson/

* "Cult expert Steven Hassan: Trump's "mind control cult" now faces an existential crisis:" https://www.salon.com/2020/04/07/cult-expert-steven-hassan-trumps-mind-control-cult-now-faces-an-existential-crisis/

* "Virus threat prompts Supreme Court to set phone arguments:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/13/coronavirus-supreme-court-183223

* "Senate hits pause on confirming Trump’s judges:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/13/senate-trump-judges-coronavirus-175188

* This. Exactly This. "Trump reportedly said he would reject a bailout package if it included aid to keep the US Postal Service functioning:" https://conuly.dreamwidth.org/3007326.html

* "Trump again attacks the U.S. Postal Service with lies:" https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-04-09/trump-postal-service-lies

* "Rep. Omar: This is the time for federal government to step up:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-relief-for-workers-post-office-boosted-by-rep-omar-81952837707

* "Rep. Heck: We must act to help small businesses survive:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/rep-heck-we-must-act-to-help-small-businesses-survive-81953349534

* "Who’s getting these hundreds of billions in government aid? For now, the public may be in the dark.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/13/whos-getting-these-hundreds-billions-government-aid-now-public-may-be-dark/

* "White House still has no road map for restarting the economy:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/12/white-house-restart-economy-doesnt-have-solid-plan-182373

* "Governors, health experts push back on Trump’s goal to reopen economy in May:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/12/phil-murphy-reopen-coronavirus-180974

* "A payday loan chain is defying state shutdowns to collect debts in a pandemic.:" https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2020/04/a-payday-loan-chain-is-defying-state-shutdowns-to-collect-debts-in-a-pandemic/

* "Bernie Sanders Endorses Joe Biden: 'We Need You in the White House':" https://www.advocate.com/election/2020/4/13/bernie-sanders-endorses-joe-biden-we-need-you-white-house

* "Democrats fear for November after Wisconsin voting spectacle:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/13/democrats-fear-november-wisconsin-voting-spectacle-179585

* "Wisconsin Supreme Court and Statewide Election Results:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/07/us/elections/results-wisconsin-spring-elections.html

* "Trump could face international human rights law consequences for his coronavirus pandemic response:" https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-coronavirus-response-international-human-rights-law-us-cases-a9459731.html

* After all they are doing vital work at great personal risk during a pandemic, so of course he wants to lower their wages with no thought to how they will live on almost nothing. "To Help Farmers, White House Wants To Lower Migrant Wages:" https://www.npr.org/2020/04/13/833010445/to-help-farmers-white-house-wants-to-lower-migrant-wages

* TW: Rape "Inmates at women’s prison horrifically abused by guards and forced to have sex with each other, investigation finds:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/14/new-jersey-womens-prison-sexual-abuse-report/

* "Homophobes are still going around and spitting on gay people, as if we aren’t in the midst of a deadly pandemic:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/13/homophobic-teenagers-spit-gay-couple-attack-amsterdam-coronavirus-covid-19-deadly-pandemic/

* "Gay Sex Still a Crime in Singapore Thanks to Dubious Legal Rulings:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/4/13/gay-sex-still-crime-singapore-thanks-dubious-legal-rulings

* "Anti-LGBT groups accused education programme of 'promoting transgender ideas'. Now it's been scrapped:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/13/warwickshire-council-lgbt-education-christian-institute/

* "Landmark lawsuit launched against preacher who claims coronavirus is 'God's punishment for same-sex marriage':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/14/ukraine-patriarch-filaret-orthodox-church-kiev-patriarchate-homophobia-insight-lawsuit-coronavirus/

* "Americans Aren't Polarized on LGBTQ Equality, Survey Finds:" https://www.newsweek.com/texas-ease-coronavirus-lockdown-under-executive-order-restore-livelihoods-governor-says-1497371

* "One year on since the ban on trans people joining the US military, the coronavirus crisis is inspiring a fresh call to lift it:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/12/us-military-trans-troops-ban-one-year-anniversary-trump-administration-coronavirus-pandemi/

* "Virginia Gov. Signs First LGBTQ-Inclusive Civil Rights Law in South:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/4/11/virginia-gov-signs-first-lgbtq-inclusive-civil-rights-law-south

* "Police chief suspended after claiming officer and ‘protector of the LGBT+ community’ died of coronavirus ‘because he was gay’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/12/florida-coronavirus-shannon-bennett-dale-engle-davie-broward/

* TW: Hate speech and calls or genocide. "Make America Straight Again is gearing up for its 2020 conference and at least three speakers want LGBT+ people dead:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/14/make-america-straight-again-2020-conference-line-up/

* "Man arrested after allegedly hurling homophobic slurs at police who told him to put his exposed genitals away on a crowded train:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/14/boston-man-arrested-red-line-train-exposed-genitals-transit-police-homophobic-slurs-adam-smith/

* "Chernobyl fire under control, officials say:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52277414

* "These are the trade-offs we make when we depend on billionaires to save us:" https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/4/7/21203179/coronavirus-billionaires-philanthropy-bill-gates-larry-ellison-mark-zuckerberg-jack-dorsey

* A blast from the past, but relevent. "Disease! Crash Course World History 203:"

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* "The Holocaust,Genocides, and Mass Murder of WWII: Crash Course European History #40:"

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* "COVID-19 and AIDS crisis: NYC gays see parallels, contrasts:" https://apnews.com/031ff4340ebff7ff6b9178a780d9bc1e

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

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* "Trump's Mishandling Of The Covid-19 Crisis Is Confirmed By Dr. Fauci:"

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* Cats enact a peaceable kingdom: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/tagged/My-cats

* Sunday I went out to pick mint from garden to put in my sweet tea and ultra tart lemonade. I am now rather wishing I'd bought another flat of lemon juice before the quarantine. I have quite a bit left, but if i'm not going to be able to get orange juice much any more... In any case, I've a pitcher of each in my fridge, a sure sign of Spring.

Now to figure out how to get potassium without access to bananas.

* My ranting about how the Black Death didn't just "go away" and how centuries of deaths on that scale aren't acceptable losses. https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/615292253809868800/and-then-it-came-back-a-generation-later-and

* "Westworld: How the Music Unlocks This Week's Big Twist:" https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/04/westworld-genre-music-movie-score-caleb-flashback-who-is-caleb

* "Couple go on walks in historical outfits including Tudor and medieval costumes:" https://metro.co.uk/2020/04/09/creative-couple-go-daily-walks-wearing-historical-outfits-including-tudor-medieval-costumes-12531010/

* "Is it a girl Robot or a Boy Robot?:" https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1249072689353854976

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

* "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

* "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