Saturday Mostly

* "UK accuses China of 'gross' human rights abuses against Uighurs:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-53463403

* "Huge protests rock several countries as coronavirus ignites rage against governments:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/world/protests-israel-serbia-bulgaria-coronavirus-intl/index.html

* "Defying Kremlin, Protesters Stage Biggest Rally Yet in Russian Far East:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/18/world/russian-protests.html

* "More than 140 Russians protesting against homophobe Vladimir Putin detained and dragged into police vans:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/18/140-russians-protesting-homophobe-vladimir-putin-detained-dragged-police-vans-moscow/

* "Nantes Cathedral blaze investigated as possible arson:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/18/europe/nantes-cathedral-fire-intl/index.html

* I am following the EU recovery Package negotiation, but honestly, it's back and forth along the usual dividing lines with lots of the usual speculation, so I'm not bothering to link.

* "Forced to flee my country for rapping:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-middle-east-53451702/the-woman-forced-to-flee-her-country-for-rapping

* "Officer suspended over 'knee on neck' video:" https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-53443641

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* ""My patient caught Covid-19 twice. So long to herd immunity hopes?":" https://www.vox.com/2020/7/12/21321653/getting-covid-19-twice-reinfection-antibody-herd-immunity

* "Covid-19 Immunity May Rely on a Microscopic Helper: T Cells:" https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-immunity-may-rely-on-a-microscopic-helper-t-cells/

* "Immunity to Covid-19 could be lost in months, UK study suggests:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/12/immunity-to-covid-19-could-be-lost-in-months-uk-study-suggests

* "Iranian president's claim that 25 million are infected with COVID causes confusion:" https://abcnews.go.com/International/iranian-presidents-claim-25-million-infected-covid-confusion/story?id=71860435

* "India's Covid-19 cases surge past one million:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53440913

* "Public's disconnect from COVID-19 reality worries experts:" https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/507334-publics-disconnect-from-covid-19-reality-worries-experts

* "The Trump Administration Is Waiving the Public’s Right to Affordable Coronavirus Treatments:" https://theintercept.com/2020/07/01/coronavirus-treatment-drug-contracts-trump/

* "The party of grotesque selfishness:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/14/party-grotesque-selfishness/

* "If you aren’t filled with rage at Trump, you aren’t paying attention:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/07/14/if-you-arent-filled-with-rage-trump-you-arent-paying-attention/

* "Trump is trying to do to Anthony Fauci what the right did to Al Gore — but it's not working:" https://www.salon.com/2020/07/14/trump-is-trying-to-do-to-anthony-fauci-what-the-right-did-to-al-gore--but-its-not-working/

* "Hayes: Fauci is trying to fight coronavirus while Trump is trying to fight reality:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/hayes-fauci-is-trying-to-fight-coronavirus-while-trump-is-trying-to-fight-reality-87782469853

* "‘Wrong way for America to be exceptional’: Fmr. Surgeon General on U.S. COVID-19 failure:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-wrong-way-for-america-to-be-exceptional-fmr-surgeon-general-on-u-s-covid-19-failure-87904837929

* "Inslee pauses reopening of Washington’s counties through July 28 as COVID-19 cases spike:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/inslee-pauses-further-reopening-of-counties-through-july-28-as-covid-19-cases-spike/

* "Almost one-third of Florida children tested are positive for the coronavirus:" https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/507442-almost-one-third-of-florida-children-tested-are

* "Texas eclipses grim benchmark with 300,000 coronavirus cases:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-eclipses-grim-benchmark-300-000-coronavirus-cases-n1234169

* "'There's just too many positives a day': Texas county overwhelmed:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-there-s-just-too-many-positives-a-day-texas-county-overwhelmed-87915589873

* "Three California churches sue Newsom over singing ban:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-07-16/california-churches-sue-newsom-singing-ban

* "‘Nonsense’: McCaskill knocks Missouri governor’s pandemic response:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-nonsense-mccaskill-knocks-missouri-governor-s-pandemic-response-87845957683

* "Kentucky Bar Defies Mask Order: 'We Are Americans—We're Going to Do What We Want':" https://www.newsweek.com/kentucky-bar-defies-mask-order-we-are-americanswere-going-do-what-we-want-1517533

* "Anti-Mask Idiots Rally at Florida Restaurant as State Becomes Covid-19 Epicenter:" https://gizmodo.com/anti-mask-idiots-rally-at-florida-restaurant-as-state-b-1844359920

* "The Food-Processing Industry Is the Typhoid Mary of This Pandemic:" https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a33309725/new-yorker-mountaire-foods-covid-19-workers/

* "Access to public health official's emails will cost at least $8,000:" https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2020/07/14/access-to-public-health-officials-emails-will-cost-at-least-8000/

* He's dying and he wants the rest of us to join him. "Rush Limbaugh: Americans should “adapt” to coronavirus, like famous pioneers who “had to turn to cannibalism”:" https://www.mediamatters.org/coronavirus-covid-19/rush-limbaugh-americans-should-adapt-coronavirus-famous-pioneers-who-had-turn

* "‘Deep State’ Hawk Tom Fitton’s Latest Target: The ‘Medical Media Establishment’:" https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/deep-state-hawk-tom-fittons-latest-target-the-medical-media-establishment/

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* "Trump using properties to turn campaign cash into personal profit:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-using-properties-to-turn-campaign-cash-into-personal-profit-87915589956

* "Chris Hayes: RNC mess exemplifies Trump’s coronavirus failures:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-rnc-mess-exemplifies-trump-s-coronavirus-failures-87715909654

* "QAnon Devotees Plan Rally At Republican National Convention:" https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/qanon-devotees-plan-rally-at-republican-national-convention/

* "It’s the duty of the White House press secretary to hold briefings. But not like this.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/its-the-duty-of-the-white-house-press-secretary-to-hold-briefings-but-not-like-this/2020/07/10/1a61ae78-c2cc-11ea-b178-bb7b05b94af1_story.html

* "Ruth Bader Ginsburg announces cancer recurrence, will remain on the Supreme Court:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/17/politics/ruth-bader-ginsburg-cancer-chemotherapy/index.html

* "America’s Jobless Are About to Lose Their $600-a-Week Lifeline:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-14/america-s-jobless-are-about-to-lose-their-600-a-week-lifeline

* "‘Completely upside down:’ Pelosi on Trump push to reopen schools:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-completely-upside-down-pelosi-on-trump-push-to-reopen-schools-87784005512

* "‘Pure hypocrisy’: Kamala Harris on GOP opposition to coronavirus relief bill:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-pure-hypocrisy-kamala-harris-on-gop-opposition-to-coronavirus-relief-bill-87846981944

* "Culturally vibrant industries in danger amid flailing COVID-19 response:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/culturally-vibrant-industries-in-danger-amid-flailing-covid-19-response-87818309871

* "Jamaal Bowman wins New York primary in major victory for progressives:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/17/jamaal-bowman-wins-new-york-congressional-seat-progressives

* "Jamaal Bowman reacts to defeating longtime Rep. Engel in N.Y. primary:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/jamaal-bowman-reacts-to-defeating-longtime-rep-engel-in-n-y-primary-87906885825

* "OC School Board Votes To Allow In-Person Instruction This Fall Without Masks, Social Distancing:" https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2020/07/13/oc-school-board-classes-fall/

* "If coronavirus transmission levels don’t decrease, King County school buildings should not reopen in fall, report says:" https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/recent-coronavirus-transmission-levels-too-high-to-reopen-king-county-school-buildings-says-new-report/

* And here's some malevolent Republican nonsense. "Fox guest says teachers are “grooming our children for sexual predators to use them”:" https://www.mediamatters.org/laura-ingraham/fox-guest-says-teachers-are-grooming-our-children-sexual-predators-use-them

* "As reopening plan that calls for face coverings, school board members express resistance:" https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/health/as-reopening-plan-that-calls-for-face-coverings-school-board-members-express-resistance/article_0b67f362-9532-5832-a1fe-ef8662e55431.html

* "'A Nightmare': Georgia Tech Faculty Push Back Against In-Person Reopening Plans:" https://www.npr.org/2020/07/05/887471299/a-nightmare-georgia-tech-faculty-push-back-against-in-person-reopening-plans

* "Florida Education Commissioner mandates all schools to reopen in August:" https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2020/07/06/florida-schools-mandated-reopen-august/5387823002/

* "Four States Are Sharing Driver's License Info To Help Find Out Who's A Citizen:" https://www.npr.org/2020/07/14/890798378/south-dakota-is-sharing-drivers-license-info-to-help-find-out-who-s-a-citizen

* "New International Students To U.S. May Hit Post-WW2 Low:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/stuartanderson/2020/07/13/new-international-students-to-us-may-hit-post-ww2-low/#52687892267f

* "Portland mayor demands Trump remove federal agents from city:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/18/portland-federal-agents-protests-trump-mayor

* "‘Terrifying for citizens’: Oregon gov. reacts to Trump’s ‘invasion’ of Portland:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-terrifying-for-citizens-oregon-gov-reacts-to-trump-s-invasion-of-portland-87904837678

* "Federal Law Enforcement Use Unmarked Vehicles To Grab Protesters Off Portland Streets:" https://www.opb.org/news/article/federal-law-enforcement-unmarked-vehicles-portland-protesters/

Neither state or local authorities asked for this. 45 sent people to arrest random protesters without them having committed crimes. The secret police are denying people basic rights.

This is the death of free society, folks.

* "Unmarked federal troops snatching protesters raise local alarm:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/unmarked-federal-troops-snatching-protesters-raise-local-alarm-87910469866

Secret police are kidnapping people for interrogation without any charges or civil rights. The secret police in this case are the ones 45 constituted without congressional authority to protect confederate monuments, but really they can grab anyone off the streets anywhere in the absence of a crime whenever they feel like nowhere near any monuments it because 45 says so.

It's terrorism. It's a fundamental threat to our country and our tax money is paying for it.

* "Pres. Trump on federal officers in Portland: 'we quelled it':" https://katu.com/news/local/pres-trump-on-federal-officers-in-portlandwe-quelled-it

* "Partially blinded by police: Video evidence undermines official accounts of injuries at George Floyd protests:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/video/national/police-partially-blinded-eight-people-on-the-same-day-of-protests-after-george-floyds-death/2020/07/14/6be427dc-436a-4558-bf4d-c9f3c67c3fa5_video.html

* "U.S. Marshals probing protester’s shooting by federal officer in Portland, mayor says:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/u-s-marshals-probing-protesters-shooting-by-federal-officer-in-portland-mayor-says/

* "Off-duty officer who drove car through protest crowd ‘no longer employed’ by Seattle police:" https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/off-duty-officer-who-drove-car-through-protest-crowd-no-longer-employed-by-seattle-police/

* "Cop who threatened to kill protesters shoots, kills colleague who knocked on door, affidavit says:" https://www.kiro7.com/news/trending/cop-who-threatened-kill-protesters-shoots-kills-colleague-who-knocked-door-affidavit-says/BMAXC27P7FA7LMIAXFQUJAHZJE/

* The police are proudly breaking the law because they are ideologically opposed to protecting people's lives. Seriously, it's way past time to disband and start over. "Oregon State Police don’t wear coronavirus masks while patronizing coffee shop, despite governor’s order:" https://www.oregonlive.com/coronavirus/2020/07/oregon-state-police-dont-wear-coronavirus-masks-as-they-patronize-corvallis-coffee-shop-despite-governors-order.html

Weird personal note: That was my favorite coffee shop when I lived there and my friends and I would order Italian sodas and si around playing bridge.

* "Leaked Documents Show Police Knew Far-Right Extremists Were the Real Threat at Protests, not “Antifa”:" https://theintercept.com/2020/07/15/george-floyd-protests-police-far-right-antifa/

* So there you have it. They are now claiming anyone opposing facism or who thinks black lives matter is tthe antichrist. The Christian extremists aren;t even pretending not to be evil, are they? "Robert Maginnis Ranks Barack Obama, George Soros Among ‘Satan’s Greatest Human Proxies:" https://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/robert-maginnis-ranks-barack-obama-george-soros-among-satans-greatest-human-proxies/

* "The Police Have Been Spying on Black Reporters and Activists for Years. I Know Because I’m One of Them.:" https://www.propublica.org/article/the-police-have-been-spying-on-black-reporters-and-activists-for-years-i-know-because-im-one-of-them

* "Selah city attorney warns family they could be prosecuted for creating more chalk art:" https://www.yakimaherald.com/news/local/selah-city-attorney-warns-family-they-could-be-prosecuted-for-creating-more-chalk-art/article_e88672e7-e72c-5140-a4b7-ece27ac83925.html

* "The Violent Politics Behind Karenism:" https://medium.com/@RomeroAlexis/the-violent-politics-behind-karenism-a9c593a750f9

* "Washington’s NFL team drops ‘Redskins’ name after 87 years:" https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/seahawks/ap-source-washington-nfl-team-dropping-redskins-name/

* "Gov. Bill Lee signs controversial Tennessee abortion restriction measure into law:" https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2020/07/13/tennessee-governor-bill-lee-signs-restrictive-abortion-bill-into-law/5349100002/

* "Trans people are twice as likely to be victims of crime in England and Wales than cis people, new figures reveal:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/17/trans-crime-victims-england-wales-cis-office-national-statistics-data-gender-identity/

* "Trump Signs Anti-LGBTQ Child Welfare Executive Order:" https://www.lambdalegal.org/blog/20200630_trump-admin-child-welfare-executive-order

* "Grassroots campaign raises over $250,000 to build neighbourhood of ‘tiny homes’ for Black trans women:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/07/19/black-trans-women-my-sistahs-house-memphis-tiny-homes/

* "A Bomb in the Desert:" https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/07/75-years-after-bomb/614260/

* "Artists install anti-Trump living statues around DC:" https://thehill.com/homenews/news/507877-artists-install-anti-trump-living-statues-around-dc

* "John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/us/john-lewis-dead.html

* "Producer of ‘John Lewis: Good Trouble’ on life of late icon:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/-john-lewis-good-trouble-producer-on-late-civil-rights-icon-87938117512

* "Barber: To honor John Lewis fully restore voting rights:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/john-lewis-remembered-by-rev-dr-william-barber-87937093681

* "Capehart on historical throughline linking Lewis and Obama:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/john-lewis-relationship-with-barack-obama-remembered-by-capehart-87934021913

* "Booker: Lewis was called bravest person in Civil Rights Movement:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/john-lewis-as-civil-rights-hero-remembered-by-sen-cory-booker-87932998002

* "Lewis called ‘patron saint’ of voting rights amid ongoing battle:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/john-lewis-life-inspires-u-s-senate-candidate-raphael-warnock-87934533813

* Sunday I got awakened by what turned out to be a really long, badly designed lumber industry push poll after an unsatisfying 5 or 6 hours of sleep It wasn't obvious it was a push poll from the early question rounds and by the time I worked it out and it got frustrating to deal with because of the design, I was too awake to go back to sleep. I eventually wandered out and discovered my primary ballot had arrived for the state and locals, so I did that after food and lungs.

There was also a letter from the HOA threatening to fine us because some neighbor hallucinated we had a dog, which, being imaginary, we had failed to register!?!?! I left them a message pointing out that we were cat people and registered as such if they'd check our file. My best guess at the time was some upper middle class asshole busy body saw our raggedy counter culture asses trying to catch Elder Kitty in the bushes last week and decided to fuck us over because, you know, we're not upper middle class assholes and they think we bring down property values just by existing.

The called me back today, and it turns out that the upper middle class busy body had zeroed in on the large, incredibly ugly, banana coloured...idk, range rover, maybe? Something like that. Anyway, it's massive an stands the fuck out, but we're counter culture people and I'm driving a rusted clunker that's old enough to hang around in bars if it were a person, and i'd have likely turned it in to an art car if I had more money, so I would never cast the first stone. Drive the fuck you like; it's none of my business unless you are endangering people, and I'm pretty sure other drivers can see them coming miles away. It parks next to the building disabled space and Asshole Busy Body decided it must be ours and therefore the nuisance loose dog must be ours. Not our space, not our vehicle, not our dog.

Case closed.

In other news, last night I found myself staring in utter bewilderment at John Cena's abs. My exhausted brain couldn't parse them at all. I think I'd forgotten some people's bodies looked like that and I just couldn't grasp the topography. in my defense my taste in men always ran along the lines from outright nerdy to wiry built runner or martial arts types. Like I and some of my guys lifted weights now and then, but not for bulking up, since what you want is enough core strength for endurance or enough strength to pack a good punch without fucking up your speed. It's working muscles, not body builder muscles. Like, occasionally one will see a body builder type in a movie or whatever, but they aren't images i seek out or particularly notice.

Also in my defense, I was dead exhausted all last night and couldn't concentrate for fuck and did no work beyond voting.

So not long after I the me trying to grasp that was real skin over muscle and not plastic over god knows what, Elder Kitty gets up on the desk, be moving my water to keep her from knocking it over and then lifting her over the wax melt thingie lest she hurt herself. The Emperor had been napping behind Rupert Laptop as he's wont to do. Me: Shit! There is about to be a fight on my desk!

Elder kitty wobbles over and sniffs him extensively for about a minute, before drifting off along the sofa arm root for a nap in the comfy chair. Tavy stared at her the whole time with much the same bafflement I had just experienced in contemplating Mr. Cena's torso.

Stroke brain damage confirmed.

She's perfectly happy and living her best life. We have to watch her because in her fearless state, she occasionally needs rescuing from decisions she'd not have made nine days ago. We definitely think she hasn't much time, but if she wants to spend what she has soaking up pets, sleeping in the best spots, and generally giving no fucks, good for her.

Anyway, no work at all was done Sunday, not even putting out the mostly finished Saturday news. I am deeply concerned by how worn out I am just from doing the library curbside pick up run and dealing with laundry, so odds are I'll post Saturday's aggregate before trying to tackle Sunday and Monday.

* "9 Bizarre and Beautiful Fancy Pigeons:" https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/54359/9-bizarre-and-beautiful-fancy-pigeons

* "17 Insane Illusion Cakes That Are Guaranteed To Make You Look Twice:" https://www.buzzfeed.com/jasminnahar/illusion-cakes-that-will-make-you-say

- 7.15 Lower Decks. Riker and Deanna do crew evaluations. The episode is mostly from the perspective of the ensigns. Two people are up for the same promotion. The male one thinks Riker hates him. The woman one has doubts about being good enough for ops. It turns out she was one of the ones involved in the cover up at the academy, something Picard dresses her down for later, which explains why she's vaguely familiar, but that season was a while ago and I forgot. An ambitious Vulcan has lots of ideas for increasing efficiency and really annoying personality, even compared to the guy up for the ops job. The medical one has personal problems involving a relationship which is resolved with no real development later. There's also a civilian? IDK.

Something's going on and a bunch of the ensigns get barred from sick bay and the bridge while it's going on. Vulcan engineering guy keeps arguing with Mr. LaForge. He points out it looks like they are making it look like the shuttle was fleeing an attacker. The medical one is ordered to synthesize a liter of Cardassian blood for the person they beamed off the shuttle.

Both groups are playing poker separately and give each other advice regarding the other group. Riker agree to have a more open mind about Civilian one's attempts to ingratiate himself. Geordi decides to do the Vulcan's nacelle tests with him. Worf does a surprise martial arts test on the woman ops candidate, which she passes by saying the test it unfair. It's an object lesson about standing up for herself. She goes and tells Picard he's being unfair. It turned out this was a test and he'd requested her for the enterprise so she could get a fair shake. Now she's going on a dangerous mission with the Cardassian spy. She thanks Worf before going. The spy is angry about Ambitious ghuls warmongering, hence working with Starfleet.

The annoying male ops candidate pressures the others to tell him what's going on. The Vulcan and the medical one behave correctly, which leads to him pouting. I take back what I aid before. Ops man baby is way more annoying than the Vulcan. They find debris from the Bajoran ship. The Cardassians blew her up as an escapee. Picard does a beautiful eulogy.

I really wasn't feeling this one. Everything felt too obvious.

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

* Organizations to help trans folk: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620857152453640195/about-us

* "How to Safely and Ethically Film Police Misconduct:" https://www.teenvogue.com/story/how-to-film-police-safely

* Master Post for how to help organizations fighting Police violence: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/620861026680881152/oberynmartell-list-of-black-lives-matter-and

* 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/mcgrath2020-dd-om-gsearch?utm_source=g&utm_medium=om&utm_campaign=dd&utm_content=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&refcode=om_g_dd_20190709_g-dd-namenat-search_namedon-nat_amosdn&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI5IL1uLKa6gIVcz2tBh1njwpEEAAYASAAEgLCYvD_BwE

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