I'm So Far Behind Y'all

[gwydion]

* "Rebecca Long-Bailey on her unflinching support for trans rights and why Boris Johnson is the biggest threat to queer people:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/04/rebecca-long-bailey-labour-leadership-election-lgbt-trans-rights-boris-johnson/

* I'm going to section off coronavirus stuff in the aggregation between the dotted lines, so people who need to skip can skip without losing the other stuff.

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* "Coronavirus burial pits in Iran so vast that they’re visible from space:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2020/world/iran-coronavirus-outbreak-graves/

* "France's culture minister has coronavirus:" https://www.france24.com/en/20200309-france-s-culture-minister-has-coronavirus

* "Countries enforce mass closures to stem virus:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51862347

* "Coronavirus: Macron orders education shutdown but polls go ahead:" https://www.politico.eu/article/macron-orders-closure-of-french-schools-universities-due-to-coronavirus/

* "Health minister Nadine Dorries diagnosed with coronavirus:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/10/health-minister-nadine-dorries-diagnosed-with-coronavirus

* "Trump’s travel ban sidesteps his own European resorts:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/12/trump-coronavirus-travel-europe-resorts-126808

* "EU leaders condemn Trump’s travel ban:" https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-leaders-condemn-trumps-travel-ban/

* "Trump met with Brazilian official who tested positive for coronavirus:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/12/trump-coronavirus-photo-brazilian-aide-bolsonaro-contact-latest

* "How a country serious about coronavirus does testing and quarantine:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/how-a-country-serious-about-coronavirus-does-testing-and-quarantine-80595013902

* I keep hoping this pandemic ends mandatory hand shakes the way the 1918-19 pandemic ended people spitting all the time everywhere. I hate handshakes. I have always hate handshakes. Let's make this happen folks.

* "Lawmakers fume amid lack of coronavirus testing:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/12/politics/congress-outrage-testing-covid-19/index.html

* "U.S. ill served by Trump's repeated lying about coronavirus response:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/u-s-ill-served-by-trump-s-repeated-lying-about-coronavirus-response-80593989664

* "Chris Hayes: The failure of coronavirus comes from the top:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-the-failure-of-coronavirus-comes-from-the-top-80589893565

* "‘It's insane that we're leaving D.C.’ Sen. Merkley on Senate break amid coronavirus pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-it-s-insane-that-we-re-leaving-d-c-sen-merkley-on-senate-break-amid-coronavirus-pandemic-80588869573

* "Pelosi and Mnuchin closing in on a deal on coronavirus aid package:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/12/democrats-to-pass-coronavirus-economic-relief-package-126961

* "Trump expected to sign order unleashing coronavirus funding:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/12/trump-coronavirus-funding-order-127331

* "Trump and Pence try to reassure GOP donors they have coronavirus response under control:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/09/trump-pence-try-to-reassure-gop-donors-coronavirus-response-under-control.html

* "White House didn't want to tell seniors not to fly:" https://apnews.com/921ad7f1f08d7634bf681ba785faf269

* "Trump admin fails on basic guidance to Americans facing coronavirus:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-fails-on-basic-guidance-to-americans-facing-coronavirus-80596549998

* "Senate staffer tests positive for coronavirus:" https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/487162-senate-staffer-tests-positive-for-coronavirus

* "Trump Attacks Democrats Hours After Calling for Bipartisanship:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/12/us/politics/trump-coronavirus.html

* "Pence says there's been 'irresponsible rhetoric' from people downplaying the coronavirus:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/pence-says-there-s-been-irresponsible-rhetoric-people-downplaying-coronavirus-n1156371

* "Trump attacks second Democratic governor over coronavirus criticism:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/09/trump-attacks-second-democratic-governor-over-coronavirus-criticism-124216

* "Matt Gaetz made light of coronavirus by wearing a gas mask. Now he is in quarantine.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/03/07/matt-gaetz-coronavirus-florida/

* "An anti-LGBT preacher is being sued for selling a ‘coronavirus cure’ and you honestly just love to see it:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/13/jim-bakker-coronavirus-cure-silver-solution-missouri-lawsuit-tammy-faye/

* "Anthony Fauci, After Leading AIDS Fight, May Help Conquer COVID-19:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2020/3/12/anthony-fauci-after-leading-aids-fight-may-help-conquer-covid-19

* "SCOTUS, many other courts, restrict access over coronavirus:" https://www.reuters.com/article/lawyer-coronavirus-court-closures/scotus-many-other-courts-restrict-access-over-coronavirus-idUSL1N2B53LI

* "‘Extraordinary Measures’: Maryland to Close Schools, Ban Groups of More Than 250 People:" https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/maryland-to-close-public-schools-gatherings-of-more-than-250-people-banned/2239127/

* "Inslee orders all private, public K-12 schools in King, Pierce, Snohomish counties to close through April 24 due to coronavirus concerns:" https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/inslee-orders-all-private-public-k-12-schools-in-king-pierce-snohomish-counties-to-close-through-april-24/

* "Ohio Gov. DeWine announces 3-week spring break for Ohio schools to control coronavirus:" https://www.cleveland.com/news/2020/03/ohio-gov-dewine-announces-3-week-spring-break-for-ohio-schools-to-control-coronavirus.html

* "NYC declares state of emergency, de Blasio says coronavirus 'could easily be a 6-month crisis':" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/12/new-york-city-declares-state-of-emergency.html

* "California now has 198 confirmed coronavirus cases: What you need to know:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-03-12/coronavirus-sweeping-california-heres-what-you-need-to-know

* "Maryland closes schools, bans large gatherings as coronavirus shutdown expands:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-dc-maryland-coronavirus-news-thursday/2020/03/12/77d178ce-6410-11ea-acca-80c22bbee96f_story.html

* "A Growing Number Of U.S. Colleges Cancel Classes Amid Coronavirus Fears:" https://www.npr.org/2020/03/09/813750481/more-than-20-colleges-cancel-in-person-classes-in-response-to-coronavirus

* "D.C.-area coronavirus cases spike; hundreds of churchgoers told to quarantine:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-virus-christ-church-quarantine/2020/03/09/17567796-61fa-11ea-845d-e35b0234b136_story.html

* "New, drastic changes implemented in response to coronavirus:" https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/coronavirus-number-confirmed-cases-more-than-100-virus-moves-more-counties/XIDPHMLVOJAAREQ5YCL75367PU/

* "All Disney Theme Parks, U.S. Universal Studios Closing Amid Coronavirus Pandemic:" https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/disney-theme-park-closed-coronavirus-1203531795/

* "Broadway Goes Dark Amid Coronavirus Concerns:" https://variety.com/2020/legit/news/broadway-closed-coronavirus-1203531989/

* Also a bunch of Sportsball things.

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* "U.S. launches strikes in Iraq against Iranian-backed militias after attack that killed coalition troops:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2020/03/12/pentagon-awaiting-decision-trump-how-respond-deadly-rocket-attack-iraq/

* I hate having to cover this stuff, but I feel like some of it is relevant, so I'm doing it periodically. Do not ever think I care more about money than people. It's just the broad outlines of what I suspect is about to be massive economic disruption is relevant to humans who are likely about to live through a global economic crisis, and some of you may not have been adults for the last one. So I post the occasional thing. "Dow plunges 10 percent despite Fed lifeline as coronavirus panic grips investors:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/03/12/markets-live-updates-coronavirus-economy/

* "Trump urged Mnuchin to pressure Fed’s Powell on economic stimulus in explosive tirade about coronavirus:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/trump-urged-mnuchin-to-pressure-feds-powell-on-economic-stimulus-in-explosive-tirade-about-coronavirus/2020/03/11/db7bfeea-63c9-11ea-b3fc-7841686c5c57_story.html

"The stock market has fallen precipitously since mid-February because global supply chains are seizing up, consumers are pulling back sharply on spending, and companies are retrenching as they wait to see what the effects of the coronavirus will be. Interest rates are already very low after an emergency cut by the Fed last week, and they are typically lowered to spur more borrowing and spending. Right now, however, many businesses and consumers aren’t spending money because they don’t know what the future will look like."

* "Fed announces massive cash injection to relieve U.S. debt market:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/12/fed-announces-massive-cash-injection-to-relieve-us-debt-market-127284

* "Joe Biden Releases Plan for LGBTQ Equality:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2020/3/05/joe-biden-releases-plan-lgbtq-equality

* "Stacey Abrams Is Building a New Kind of Political Machine in the Deep South:" https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/stacey-abrams-census-voting-rights-vice-president-953173/

* "Toxic masculinity is literally toxic, causing health problems for men in later life:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/12/toxic-masculinity-mental-physical-health-men-gender-roles-study-aging-michigan-state-university/

* "Britain’s longest-serving trans prisoner is now helping trans people locked up in the wrong prisons:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/12/trans-prisoner-gender-affirming-women-prison-sarah-jane-baker-transprisoner-alliance/

* "Court rules against gender-neutral passports and says people must define as either male or female:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/10/christie-elan-cane-court-appeal-battle-gender-neutral-passports-home-office/

* "Canada on Brink of Banning Conversion Therapy Nationwide:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2020/3/09/canada-brink-enacting-nationwide-conversion-therapy-ban

* "Virginia just became the 20th state in the US to ban traumatising conversion therapy for vulnerable minors:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/03/virginia-conversion-therapy-ban-20th-state-us-ralph-northam/

* "Never mind coronavirus, this politician thinks a rainbow sticker will cause the collapse of humanity:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/12/coronavirus-politician-rainbow-sticker-collapse-humanity/

* "LGBT+ people are far more likely to smoke than straight people, landmark study finds. Here’s why:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/10/lgbt-smoking-smokers-cigarettes-tobacco-nicotine-queer-voices-heard-stu-hosker/

* "Piercing portraits reveal desperate past:" https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-44547160

* "Tom Hanks Contracts Coronavirus, the NBA Cancels its Season & Monkeys Invade Thailand:"

* "President Trump's Coronavirus Address Fumble:"

* "Daily Life Is Changing For Millions Of Americans As Coronavirus Crisis Grows:"

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* Antibiotic brain fog or not, today, I did necessary things. Bits of prep for Friday. Bits of cleaning. The surprise time sensitive bureaucracy that turned up last Friday. I was saved by my anal retentive copying of documents. No really. I make copies every scrap I need for the wave after wave of bureaucracy required to keep a household going at this poverty level and to keep all my disability stuff up to date. That means forms. That means documentation of any random thing the various agencies require.

Remember when I went to turn in my stuff to keep my property taxes frozen a the disabled person rate, I'm thinking last Friday? I stopped at the library to make copies of stuff in case they did not make their own. sometimes with the city, they copy what you hand them themselves, but you can't count on it and amoung other things, I was handing them my tax return, which I definitely need a copy of. So I made copies. They made copies. I had a spare tax return and proof of income to fold in with the surprise bureaucracy form, tucked away with all the other bureaucracy stuff I've had in that pouch since the start of December bureaucracy season.

There has been a bunch of extra bureaucracy things this year, because all the periodic reviews for various things happened to align.

Normally, all the stuff would be filed away by now, but I have a rule that I don't do that, until everything is completely cleared up because sometimes things like this come back wanting extra proofs or extra forms or what have you.

Exactly like happened this time.

Seriously, there is a reason I am anal retentive about paper work. The poorer and sicker you are the more you need and the less energy you have to play paperwork scavenger hunt.

This year's bureaucracy stack doesn't go away until the three lesser pending items are sorted and I get the confirmation letter on the bureaucracy I just put in the mail, because these folks in particular like both ambiguous directions and exact things that they do not spell out clearly on their forms. I don't trust them at all.

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

* 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