Three Weeks Behind

* "Pressure on Dominic Cummings to quit over lockdown breach:" https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/may/22/dominic-cummings-durham-trip-coronavirus-lockdown

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* "New coronavirus cases across the world jump by the most ever in a single day, WHO says:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/20/new-coronavirus-cases-across-the-world-jump-by-the-most-in-a-single-day-who-says.html

* "T cells found in COVID-19 patients ‘bode well’ for long-term immunity:" https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/t-cells-found-covid-19-patients-bode-well-long-term-immunity

* "No evidence hydroxychloroquine treats coronavirus, new study shows:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/22/hydroxychloroquine-chloroquine-coronavirus-study-274668

* "CDC estimates that 35% of coronavirus patients don't have symptoms:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/22/health/cdc-coronavirus-estimates-symptoms-deaths/index.html

* "How 'overreaction' made Vietnam a virus success:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52628283

* "Covid cases traced to church service in Germany:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52786242

* "Chechen tyrant Ramzan Kadyrov, who led the brutal gay purges, ‘hospitalised with severe coronavirus’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/22/chechnya-leader-ramzan-kadyrov-gay-purges-hospital-coronavirus-russia-homophobia/

* "Lockdown Delays Led to at Least 36,000 More Deaths, Models Find:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/20/us/coronavirus-cases-deaths.html?action=click&module=Spotlight&pgtype=Homepage#link-1c44e5e8

* How many more will die needlessly? "Trump says he won't close the country if second wave of coronavirus hits:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/21/trump-says-he-wont-close-the-country-if-second-wave-of-coronavirus-hits.html

* Oh look a no bid contract with no safety or efficacy testing is a massive waste of money, exactly like everyone but 45 was worried about. "Trump administration paying huge premium for mask-cleaning machines. Which don't do the job.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-administration-paying-huge-premium-mask-cleaning-machines-which-don-n1210896

* "Adequate PPE still a problem for American health care workers:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/adequate-ppe-still-a-problem-for-american-health-care-workers-83723845867

* "‘Morally reprehensible’: Sen. Brown on lack of health and hazard pay for frontline workers:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-morally-reprehensible-sen-brown-on-lack-of-health-and-hazard-pay-for-frontline-workers-83718725770

* "Coronavirus hot spots erupt across the country; experts warn of second wave in South:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/coronavirus-hot-spots-erupt-across-the-country-experts-warn-of-possible-outbreaks-in-south/2020/05/20/49bc6d10-9ab4-11ea-a282-386f56d579e6_story.html

* "With just one ICU bed available, Montgomery, Alabama, is sending sick patients to Birmingham:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/21/us/montgomery-alabama-icu-bed-shortage/index.html

* "North Dakota reports 90 new COVID-19 cases and one death:" https://www.kvrr.com/2020/05/22/north-dakota-reports-90-new-covid-19-cases-and-one-death/

* "New Mexico helps Navajo Nation where federal response falls short:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/new-mexico-helps-navajo-nation-where-federal-response-falls-short-83725381672

* "'Elbow to elbow': Coronavirus outbreaks at crawfish plants highlight migrants' working conditions:" https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_0bd1c0c4-9a26-11ea-b721-9f557eacd530.html

* "An eighth Amazon warehouse employee has died from COVID-19:" https://www.reuters.com/article/media-an-eighth-amazon-warehouse-employe/media-an-eighth-amazon-warehouse-employee-has-died-from-covid-19-techcrunch-idUSL4N2D44GM

* "Union: At least 36 UPS employees in Tucson facility tested positive for COVID-19:" https://www.kgun9.com/news/coronavirus/union-at-least-36-employees-in-tucson-facility-contract-covid-19

* "Midwest manufacturing workers sound alarm over COVID-19 outbreaks:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/midwest-manufacturing-workers-sound-alarm-over-covid-19-outbreaks-n1207391

* "Knoxville doctor suspects Monterey Mushroom COVID-19 cases were 'presymptomatic not asymptomatic':" https://www.wvlt.tv/content/news/57-workers-test-positive-for-COVID-19-at-Monterey-Mushroom-plant-in-Loudon-County-570550011.html

* "Covid-19 outbreak sickens dozens who work at Denver-area dessert bakery :" https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2020/05/20/steven-roberts-original-desserts-covid-outbreak.html

* "USPS Defies Orders To Close Denver Sorting Facility That Handles Mail For All Of Colorado:" https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/05/22/usps-refuses-orders-close-denver-sorting-facility-mail-colorado-wyoming/

* "Thursday sees 7th strike by Yakima Valley farmworkers protesting conditions during COVID-19 pandemic:" https://www.yakimaherald.com/special_projects/coronavirus/thursday-sees-7th-strike-by-yakima-valley-farmworkers-protesting-conditions-during-covid-19-pandemic/article_6bcee867-37b0-5ae0-a065-ccfcd594ef9a.html

* "Nursing homes now account for half of all Illinois coronavirus deaths; protesters gather at Pritzker’s house:" https://chicago.suntimes.com/coronavirus/2020/5/22/21267954/coronavirus-deaths-illinois-nursing-homes-protest-pritzker-house

* "Investigation of a COVID-19 Outbreak in an Independent and Assisted Living Facility:" https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2766448

* "Iowa cities with meatpacking plants struggle to get information on COVID-19 cases:" https://www.thehawkeye.com/news/20200519/iowa-cities-with-meatpacking-plants-struggle-to-get-information-on-covid-19-cases

* "Tolleson will test 200 city and JBS employees for COVID-19 as virus hits meatpacking industry hard:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/southwest-valley/2020/05/20/tolleson-arizona-test-200-city-and-jbs-employees-covid-19/5221835002/

* "Months into COVID-19 crisis Trump still lacks basic understanding of key issues:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/months-into-covid-19-crisis-trump-still-lacks-basic-understanding-of-key-issues-83725381679

* "Black Americans dying of Covid-19 at three times the rate of white people:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/20/black-americans-death-rate-covid-19-coronavirus

* "Michigan attorney general warns Ford over letting Trump go maskless:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/21/politics/michigan-attorney-general-trump-ford-plant-cnntv/index.html

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* "Trump confirms US is withdrawing from another major arms treaty:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/21/politics/us-open-skies-arms-control-treaty/index.html

* "6 months on, Trump hasn't completed his physical. The White House won't say why.:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-remains-mum-questions-about-trump-s-annual-physical-n1213266

* "‘A moonshot mission’: Trump campaign eyes a return to megarallies:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/20/trump-mega-rally-campaign-269656

* "Supreme Court blocks release of Mueller grand jury documents to House:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/20/politics/house-mueller-documents-supreme-court/index.html

* "Michael Cohen to be released Thursday and will serve remaining prison sentence at home:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/20/politics/michael-cohen-release-thursday/index.html

* "Fired State Department watchdog was probing protocol office:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/20/fired-state-department-watchdog-was-probing-protocol-office-270660

* "Democrats blast removal of acting DOT inspector general:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/19/democrats-blast-removal-of-acting-dot-inspector-general-268611

* "Anti-LGBT+ judge who backed 'most homophobic bill in US history' moves closer to lifetime seat on court of appeals:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/21/cory-wilson-anti-lgbt-judge-most-homophobic-bill-in-history-lifetime-seat-court-appeals/

* "Unemployment claims rise by 2.4 million as states try to open for business:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/21/unemployment-claims-numbers-coronavirus-272868

* "LGBTQ+ People of Color Face Severe Economic Hardships in the Pandemic:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2020/5/21/lgbtq-people-color-face-severe-economic-hardships-pandemic

* "Top White House economic adviser expresses uncertainty about recovery despite Trump’s confidence:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/21/kudlow-post-live-economy-coronavirus/

* "McConnell vows end to enhanced unemployment benefits:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/20/mcconnell-unemployment-benefits-271661

* "‘Morally reprehensible’: Sen. Brown on lack of health and hazard pay for frontline workers:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-morally-reprehensible-sen-brown-on-lack-of-health-and-hazard-pay-for-frontline-workers-83718725770

* "'We've been muzzled': CDC sources say White House putting politics ahead of science:" https://edition.cnn.com/2020/05/20/politics/coronavirus-travel-alert-cdc-white-house-tensions-invs/

* "Dr. Anthony Fauci says staying closed for too long could cause 'irreparable damage':" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/22/dr-anthony-fauci-says-staying-closed-for-too-long-could-cause-irreparable-damage.html

* "Powerful image proves that while coronavirus is changing our way of life, it will never slow down homophobia or antisemitism:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/22/coronavirus-homophobia-antisemitism-nazism-california-lockdown-protest-gavin-newsom/

* "‘Dumbfounded’: Michigan Sec. of State responds to Trump attack over vote-by-mail:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-dumbfounded-michigan-sec-of-state-responds-to-trump-attack-over-vote-by-mail-83716677977

* "Trump fulfills 'cartoonishly evil' hypothetical; threatens states:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-fulfills-cartoonishly-evil-hypothetical-threatens-states-83724357801

* "Dual crises call for extraordinary effort from Michiganders:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/dual-crises-call-for-extraordinary-effort-from-michiganders-83774021518

* "LGBT+ activist Peter Tatchell discusses PTSD: ‘I was physically violently assaulted almost every week’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/23/peter-tatchell-lgbt-rights-activist-ptsd-mental-health-outrage-assaulted-gay-campaigner/

* "To Carry on My Uncle Harvey Milk’s Legacy, We Must Elect Joe Biden:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2020/5/22/carry-my-uncle-harvey-milks-legacy-we-must-elect-joe-biden

* "Jose Antonio Vargas - Humanizing Undocumented Immigrants During the Pandemic & Immigrad 2020:"

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* "Trump’s preferred construction firm lands $1.3 billion border wall contract, the biggest so far:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/trump-border-wall-fisher-contract/2020/05/19/d22943f2-99de-11ea-b60c-3be060a4f8e1_story.html

* "BD Wong, Activist Amazin LeThi on Being Asian and LGBTQ+ in 2020:" https://www.advocate.com/people/2020/5/22/bd-wong-activist-amazin-lethi-being-asian-and-lgbtq-2020

* "Thugs push gay man into the road and beat him senseless – twice – in ‘vicious homophobic attack’ in central London:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/22/london-homophobia-attack-piccadilly-circus-underground-met-police-witnesses/

* "There’s a simple truth trans people everywhere want Liz Truss to know: ‘We simply want to live and exist without being scared’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/21/dear-liz-truss-trans-gender-recognition-act-reform-equality-letter-writing-campaign/

* "Nina Pop was the fifth Black trans woman to be violently killed in the US in a month. A man has now been charged for her murder:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/21/man-charged-murder-nina-pop-transgender-woman-knifed-to-death-in-apartment/

* "Rachel Maddow is Still The Smartest Lesbian on TV:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/5/22/rachel-maddow-still-smartest-lesbian-tv

* "The haunting yet hopeful last words of gay pioneer Harvey Milk that still hold true today:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/22/harvey-milk-last-words-tape-assasination-dan-white-san-fransisco-coming-out/

* "Remembering the lasting legacy of Harvey Milk on his 90th birthday, the gay pioneer who tragically became a martyr:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/22/harvey-milk-gay-birthday-legacy-tribute-retrospective-dan-white-san-fransisco-california/

* "A Ray of Sunshine - Jazz Concert for Health Workers, Centenarian Charity Walker & Alternate Universe:"

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* "Trump's Mail-In Ballot Threats, Reopening States & Georgia's Manipulated Coronavirus Data:"

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* "Coronavirus Face Masks - Good News and Wild Developments:"

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* "Ruby Rose quits her history-making role as Batwoman after just one season leading the queer superhero series:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/20/ruby-rose-quits-batwoman-cw-recast-queer-superhero/

* "Possibly-Explicable Things People Sometimes Say About Cooking Beans:" https://www.shatnerchatner.com/p/possibly-explicable-things-people?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0NTk4NjAsIl8iOiJINmxnVyIsImlhdCI6MTU4OTk1ODM5NSwiZXhwIjoxNTg5OTYxOTk1LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.COX7ao-eC9KVpOihFkfLljNg7Zd85NSRasl85BFTNXQ

* "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Badly:" https://www.shatnerchatner.com/p/the-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner-badly?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNjEzMzc4LCJwb3N0X2lkIjo0Njc3OTAsIl8iOiJINmxnVyIsImlhdCI6MTU4OTk1ODI4OCwiZXhwIjoxNTg5OTYxODg4LCJpc3MiOiJwdWItNSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.FuqbVNNvVKcNxp4QnbAu8HlqAE9G7PMRyKSCVJXFOe4

* "How Scooby-Doo's Origins Are Related to the RFK Assassination:" https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-scooby-doos-origins-are-related-robert-kennedys-death-180974856/

* "Kathe Koja: Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this the tale of the hole that made things fucked up:" https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1262833216475430912

* J.K. Rowling at the Midnight Society":" https://twitter.com/midnight_pals/status/1262513923116261378

* I actually really love K.J. Charles' m/m Victorian Supernatural romances, and it's good to see the championing of consent. https://twitter.com/kj_charles/status/1262618284928774146

* Someone solved the mystery of Mr. Scott's season one behavior in Black sails! https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/618632410700087296/black-sails-xxii

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

* How to donate to Doctors Without Borders: https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/onetime.cfm?source=ADD200U0U00&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=googlepaid&utm_content=brand&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz8D9kYu46QIVqh6tBh2WogxQEAAYASAAEgK4FfD_BwE

* "More on the Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation and Reaffirmation Act:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/1769250.html

* "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