A Week Behind

* "Brazil’s supreme court authorizes investigation of Bolsonaro:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/brazils-chief-justice-authorizes-investigation-into-bolsonaro/2020/04/27/54d95f52-88f6-11ea-80df-d24b35a568ae_story.html

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* "Comparing COVID-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is like Comparing Apples to Oranges:" https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/comparing-covid-19-deaths-to-flu-deaths-is-like-comparing-apples-to-oranges/

* "The Pandemic Isn’t a Black Swan but a Portent of a More Fragile Global System:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-pandemic-isnt-a-black-swan-but-a-portent-of-a-more-fragile-global-system

* Well, shit. "Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus could be more contagious than original:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-05/mutant-coronavirus-has-emerged-more-contagious-than-original

* "WHO says 'there can be no going back to business as usual' after coronavirus pandemic:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/06/coronavirus-who-says-there-can-be-no-going-back-to-business-as-usual.html

* "Coronavirus was circulating in France in December, case report suggests:" https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-france-patient-zero-december.html

* "Japan Needs to Telework. Its Paper-Pushing Offices Make That Hard.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/business/japan-coronavirus-telework.html

* "Brazil: largest rise in Covid-19 deaths follows Bolsonaro 'worst is over' claim:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/06/brazil-coronavirus-deaths-covid-19-bolsonaro

* "Coronavirus in the U.S.: An unrelenting crush of cases and deaths:" https://news.uci.edu/2020/05/05/coronavirus-in-the-u-s-an-unrelenting-crush-of-cases-and-deaths/

* But provide no evidence. "Trump and some top aides question accuracy of coronavirus death toll:" https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-death-toll-d8ba60a4-316b-4d1e-8595-74970c15fb34.html

* "FDA reverses policy that let over 100 antibody tests on market without review:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/04/fda-enacts-stricter-rules-for-antibody-tests-after-congressional-investigation-233867

* "Kushner coronavirus effort said to be hampered by inexperienced volunteers:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kushner-coronavirus-effort-said-to-be-hampered-by-inexperienced-volunteers/2020/05/05/6166ef0c-8e1c-11ea-9e23-6914ee410a5f_story.html

* "Decreasing New York curve disguises national coronavirus increase:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/decreasing-new-york-curve-disguises-national-coronavirus-increase-83067461857

* "Trump touted reopening. Privately, his team sounded alarms.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/trump-fema-hhs-coronavirus-response-239652

* "Trump kicks off a day of whiplash over future of coronavirus task force:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/trump-white-house-coronavirus-task-force-239900

* "Chris Hayes on disconnect between Trump’s rhetoric and reality of coronavirus:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-disconnect-between-trump-s-rhetoric-and-reality-of-coronavirus-83087941954

* "Sen. Murphy on comparisons between coronavirus and gun violence in U.S.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-murphy-on-comparisons-between-coronavirus-and-gun-violence-in-u-s-83061829725

* "The White House has a plan. It just doesn’t involve you or me.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-the-white-house-has-a-plan-it-just-doesn-t-involve-you-or-me-83110469649

* "Trump contradicts nurse over PPE, Costco sees drop off as customers stay at home:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/06/coronavirus-latest-updates.html

* To sum up, the republican strategy for dealing with skyrocketing out of control infection in the South an Midwest is to: 1. Attempt to steal health care coverage from millions of Americans by trying to get the ACA declared unconstitutional. 2. Lie that there are enough accurate tests and supplies while refusing to actually supply enough accurate tests and supplies. 3. Make the infections ripping the rough nursing homes worse by loosening regulations designed to prevent infection. 4. Use the pandemic as an excuse for corruption and chronieism. 5. literally steal medical supplies from the VA and blue states to sell on the open market as a give away for rich profiteers and revenge against democratic governors. 6. Make it illegal for workers to sue fr CDC recommended safe conditions in meat packing plants which are spreading infection through their communities and killing people in droves thus removing all recourse and forcing workers to choose between infection and losing their jobs and benefits. 7. Blocking any plan designed to protect actual humans and keep them housed and able to pay bills while turning on the corporate welfare spigot and driving small businesses out of business. 8. Force economies open in areas where the pandemic is escalating fastest in order to maximize deaths, while knowing full well that killing all these people and driving small businesses to bankruptcy by withdrawing support when people are too afraid to patronize them will actually do more economic harm in the long run than lockdowns and will kill vastly more people than following the administrations own published health policy. 9 call on people to gather in large numbers in order to infect as many people as possible for the political and financial gain of those in power.

* "Inside Donald Trump and Jared Kushner’s Two Months of Magical Thinking:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/donald-trump-jared-kushners-two-months-of-magical-thinking

* "Coronavirus crisis compounded by disastrous Trump admin decisions:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/coronavirus-crisis-compounded-by-disastrous-trump-admin-decisions-83066949765

* This is very 1984. "AZ switches to Trump admin coronavirus model; moves up reopening:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/az-switches-to-trump-admin-coronavirus-model-moves-up-reopening-83118661610

* "Latest Atlanta coronavirus news: Georgia’s COVID-19 deaths pass 1,300:" https://www.ajc.com/news/latest-atlanta-coronavirus-news-georgia-covid-cases-near-30k/lwW4GD5N9hdTc6VK6lrIMI/

* "Two of the Country's Worst COVID-19 Hot Spots Are in Tennessee — Both Are Prisons:" https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pith-in-the-wind/article/21131644/two-of-the-countrys-worst-covid19-hot-spots-are-in-tennessee-both-are-prisons

* "Meatpackers cautiously reopen plants amid coronavirus fears:" https://apnews.com/83ef6383e6a437aae20962e3c9de8855

* "CDC: Almost 600 meatpacking workers in Nebraska tested positive for coronavirus in April:" https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/cdc-nearly-600-meatpacking-workers-in-nebraska-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-in-april/article_1050c4ad-0aaa-59db-8e1c-6892e2d709ab.html

* "58 percent of workers at Tyson meat factory in Iowa test positive for coronavirus:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/58-percent-workers-tyson-meat-factory-iowa-test-positive-coronavirus-n1200641

* "Trump agriculture secretary 'exhorts' meat plants to keep working:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-agriculture-secretary-exhorts-meat-plants-to-keep-working-83120197548

* "Trump makes odd choice of Iowa for coronavirus success narrative:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-makes-odd-choice-of-iowa-for-coronavirus-success-narrative-83117125985

* "State releases some data on nursing homes hit by COVID-19, but advocates push for more:" https://www.crainsdetroit.com/health-care/state-releases-some-data-nursing-homes-hit-covid-19-advocates-push-more

* "Detroit finds success against coronavirus with rapid testing strategy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/detroit-finds-success-against-coronavirus-with-rapid-testing-strategy-83068485658

* "Trump: Coronavirus briefings will return, blasts ‘angry’ CBS News reporter:" https://nypost.com/2020/05/05/trump-says-coronavirus-briefings-will-return-blasts-cbs-news/

* "‘Grammie’s Taking Food to Other People’: A Trucker Keeps Trucking:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/us/coronavirus-trucker-food-delivery-protection.html

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* "Fauci: No scientific evidence the coronavirus was made in a Chinese lab:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/05/anthony-fauci-no-scientific-evidence-the-coronavirus-was-made-in-a-chinese-lab-cvd/

* "‘We’re all trying to figure out the right answer’: Pompeo defends mixed messages on Wuhan lab:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/mike-pompeo-wuhan-lab-coronavirus-239985

* This reminds me so much of the Hornblower Episode with the shitty Royalist attempt to invade France, only the farce level is turned up to eleven here in reality. "Trump Just Inspired the Dumbest Damned Coup Plot in LatAm History, Complete with a QAnon Crazy:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/in-venezuela-trump-just-inspired-the-dumbest-coup-plot-in-latin-american-history-complete-with-a-qanon-crazy

* "CNN sends Trump campaign cease-and-desist letter for misleading ad:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/media/trump-campaign-ad-cease-and-desist/index.html

* Meanwhile in Autocracy News, Dear Leader is trying to buy a propaganda network outright. "“Trump Is Really Aiming to Take Down Fox”: A Group Associated With Donald Trump Jr. Is Buying a Major Stake in OANN:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/05/trump-is-really-aiming-to-take-down-fox?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=vf&utm_mailing=VF_CH_Exclusive_050420&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bda40263f92a40f7d4e1769&cndid=209222&hasha=6a46201277c146b20ed1b6b047f76ae2&hashb=6c9d3420c599969b86f88c2d5ad7ac0d96e1b563&hashc=0f58e2e45d9cdafe75207260e221fdd4ee1af9da63898e127ec9f8efb54b5041&esrc=GAsweeps&utm_campaign=VF_CH_Exclusive_050420&utm_term=VYF_Cocktail_Hour

* "House says it wants to keep investigating Trump for possible impeachable offenses:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/29/politics/mueller-grand-jury-house-impeachable/index.html

* "Ousted vaccine director files whistleblower complaint alleging coronavirus warnings were ignored:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/05/politics/rick-bright-complaint/index.html

* "Virus Whistle-Blower Says Trump Administration Steered Contracts to Cronies:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/us/politics/rick-bright-coronavirus-whistleblower.html

* "'Clear cronyism' included in HHS whistleblower allegations:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-clear-cronyism-included-in-hhs-whistleblower-allegations-83068485653

* "Trump says Fauci will testify before Senate, blasts House ‘setup’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/05/kellyanne-conway-fauci-kavanaugh-236640

* "McConnell continues court-stacking mission during global pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mitch-mcconnell-continues-his-court-stacking-mission-during-global-pandemic-83111493539

* "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized, plans quick return to work:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-hospitalized-plans-quick-return-to-work-83063877648

* "Thomas Piketty - The Economic Outcome of COVID-19 and "Capital and Ideology":"

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* "Danny Meyer - America's Restaurant Industry in the COVID-19 Era:"

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* "ADP's April private jobs report shows worst losses in its history:" https://www.axios.com/adp-private-jobs-report-coronavirus-7b14ba73-863a-4375-849a-d9a1dc716791.html

* "U.S. Senate Republicans crafting 'narrow' business liability protections: McConnell:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senate-republicans-crafting-narrow-business-liability-protections-mcconnell-idUSKBN22H2NI

The Republican War on Workers continues to pile up corpses in the Midwest, so republicans need to protect companies refusing to implement CDC safety protocols from any consequences. After all, profits for the very richest people are worth so much more than the lives of American workers to them. Republicans insist orporations are people, but workers never are.

* They are still holding back half the money basically because 45 is racist. Meanwhile, people have been literally dying. "Treasury to begin distributing virus relief money to tribes:" https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/treasury-to-begin-distributing-virus-relief-money-to-tribes/article_d3963344-25a7-56fe-8c05-374dac9af984.html

* "Trump admin. left Native Americans waiting for COVID-19 aid for 39 days:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-admin-left-native-americans-waiting-for-covid-19-aid-for-39-days-83061829805

* Which is a lie, of course, since the pandemic is mostly wore in red states right now, and also we subsidize red states with our tax money. Also, we are one country. Also viruses don’t care about state borders and trashing the economy fucks us all, and.... "Trump says 'bailouts' unfair to GOP since states needing aid 'run by Democrats in every case':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-says-bailouts-unfair-gop-states-needing-aid-run-democrats-n1200116

* "Trump's push to reopen US risks ‘death sentence’ for many, experts warn:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/06/trump-economy-reopen-us-experts-warning

* You think? Estimate is 3000+ throughout the summer. "Trump to ABC's David Muir: 'Possible there will be some' COVID-19 deaths as country reopens:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-abcs-david-muir-covid-19-deaths-country/story?id=70515537&cid=clicksource_4380645_2_heads_hero_live_hero_hed

* "Texas Governor Admits Dangers of Reopening State on Private Call With Lawmakers:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-governor-greg-abbott-admits-dangers-of-reopening-state-on-private-call-with-lawmakers/

* "Trump cheers on governors even as they ignore White House coronavirus guidelines in race to reopen:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-cheers-on-governors-as-they-ignore-white-house-coronovirus-guidelines-in-race-to-reopen/2020/05/04/bedc6116-8e18-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html

* "The Daily 202: Barr memo threatening lawsuits against coronavirus restrictions is a warning shot:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2020/04/28/daily-202-barr-memo-threatening-lawsuits-against-coronavirus-restrictions-is-a-warning-shot/5ea7a78e88e0fa3dea9c4414/?no_nav=true&p9w22b2p=b2p22p9w00098

* "Making public transit safe a next hurdle in easing lockdowns:" https://apnews.com/abb17db0529df7d398fec6ca8711cc0b

* Republicans insist that stealing health care from millions of Americans is essential, especially in a Pandemic. "Trump will urge Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/trump-supreme-court-obamacare-240366

* "‘I’m qualified and ready’: Stacey Abrams on potential Biden VP tap:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-i-m-qualified-and-ready-stacey-abrams-on-potential-vp-tap-from-biden-83113029579

* "Trump order to paint border wall black could drive up cost $500 million or more:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/trump-border-wall-black-paint/2020/05/06/dbda8ae4-8eff-11ea-8df0-ee33c3f5b0d6_story.html

* "On the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a Modern Day Lynching:" https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2020/05/on-the-murder-of-ahmaud-arbery-a-modern-day-lynching.html

They proudly admitted to stalking and murdering an innocent unarmed black person, but the cops let them go because a black man going about his business in public is such a threat that it always justifies his murder in Georgia. The police claim that despite video evidence, he was somehow jogging so aggressively the white men had to jump in their car, chase him down and shoot him on site. The Georgia police also insist that unarmed black people are not protected by stand your ground so they have no right of self defense, whereas stand your ground does allow white men to freely chase people with cars to murder them.

* "‘It looks like murder’: Stacey Abrams on Ahmaud Arbery shooting:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-it-looks-like-murder-stacey-abrams-on-ahmaud-arbery-shooting-83113029519

* TW: Rape. "DeVos unveils rule that boosts rights for students accused of sexual misconduct:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/betsy-devos-sexual-misconduct-rule-schools-240131

* I wish rapey, racist Kevin Spacey would shut up and go away instead of reurning yet again to pretend he's somehow a martyr for experiencing extremely mild concequences for his pedophilia.

* "People are selling ‘thank you NHS’ rainbow flags that definitely don’t resemble LGBT+ Pride flags at all. Not one bit:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/06/nhs-rainbow-flags-ebay-thank-you-lgbt-rainbow/

* "Trans Indonesians are being forced into torturous exorcisms in a cruel attempt to ‘save’ them from their gender:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/07/indonesia-trans-exorcism-islam-shamanism-purge-evil-spirits-conversion-therapy/

* Spoiler: It’s for venal reasons and only directed at China, not all country specific censorship. "Ted Cruz Blasts Hollywood's 'Kowtow' to China's Antigay Censors:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/5/06/ted-cruz-blasts-hollywoods-kowtow-chinas-antigay-censors

* "Mother accused of child abuse for letting non-binary 8-year-old do drag hits back at transphobic trolls:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/06/drag-kid-non-binary-salt-qween-mother/

* "Gambier Becomes First Ohio Town to Pass LGBTQ Protections by Zoom:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/5/05/gambier-becomes-first-ohio-town-pass-lgbtq-protections-zoom

* "The FDA's Blood Policy Still Frames HIV as a 'Gay Sickness':" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/5/06/fdas-blood-policy-still-frames-hiv-gay-sickness

* "The Things We Should Have Been Doing All Along! Brought to You By Coronavirus:"

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* "Coronavirus VI: Testing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Grim COVID-19 Death Toll Prediction, Mutant Coronavirus Strain & Faulty Antibody Tests:"

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* "Coronavirus Mask Wars:"

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* "China's Early Downplaying of the Coronavirus, Major Unrest at Amazon & Murder Hornets:"

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* "Anti-Lockdown Protests Erupt in the U.S. & Trump Moves the Death Toll Goalposts:"

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* "The FDA's Anti-Gay Blood Ban Holds Back Coronavirus Treatment:"

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* "A Ray of Sunshine - Baseball Resumes in South Korea, the Irish Return a Favor & Naked Bike Ride:"

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* "America's Meat Shortages, Jared Kushner's COVID-19 Cronyism & Alleged U.S. Coup Attempt in Venezuela:"

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* "The Pandumbic - Trump Visits an Arizona Mask Factory Without Wearing a Mask:"

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* When I went out to collect the cat food shipment today, I was scooting it back through the lobby with my foot while balancing on one crutch. I heard a door open in the hall. Luckily, they were down the other t, and the man waited with his head poking out instead of blythely proceeding as some of the Grad Students are apt to do. He saw me gimping along pushing the heavy box and huffing and puffing. Get this: he asked if I wanted a hand while staying in his doorway well over safe distance away. I thanked him, but explained I was high risk so best not. so polite and kind! He looked my ageish, though I'm bad at working these things out as people younger than me are sometimes all or mostly grey, but some are like me so idk. Genetics re weird. Also, he was masked up and at a distance. He had grey streaks though so odds are my agish: old enough to be considerate and vary; young enough to risk himself for a weird elder goth on a crutch. Anyway, it was textbook etiquette, I thought. He waited until I was scooting the thing inside to leave.

We're holding up well here supply wise. We have enough paper products for the nonce. We have about 2 month's supply of cat food carefully stockpiled as of today's shipment. Plan is to order the normal amount next month and rotate. Given shipping delays and lack of local supply I feel so much safer now we have a cushion instead of running out or nearly running out each time. The Millenials plan to go shopping soon and they have my list.

In bad news, I went out to drive the car around to keep the battery good during router reboot and discovered it wasn't. Let's hope Squirrel can recharge it for me when he gets home.

* Writing trans Characters: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/617371362719301632/hey-writeblr-so-i-have-a-question-that-im

* Okay, I know the ad writers probably got "agape" from C.S. Lewis' four loves, but it doesn't mean God's love in the Christian sense. It's means Zeus putting his dick in Leda or Ganymede or the like, which puts an entirely different spin on this commercial. Is this corporation planning to physically manifest and start fucking people in response to the pandemic?

Like, okay, a sexy god turning up in my bedroom during quarantine isn't the Worst thing that can happen, but... The last shot of the add is a woman with a baby. Is this corporation impregnating people door to door?

Anyway ancient Greek gods didn't have an abstract love for all humanity. They had a particular interest in particular humans that sometimes resulted in wars and sometimes in demi-gods.

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

* "Covid 19 Support for Indigenous Communities:" https://bibliomancer7.tumblr.com/post/616704253038395392/covid-19-support-for-indigenous-communities

* "Navajo Nation COVID-19 Relief Fund:" http://www.nndoh.org/donate.html

* "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

* "Support Artists Impacted By the Covid-19 Pandemic:" https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-covid-19-fundraiser

* 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