More than Three Weeks Behind

[gwydion]

* 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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* "Coronavirus in Africa Tracker: How many covid-19 cases & where?:" https://africanarguments.org/2020/04/05/coronavirus-in-africa-tracker-how-many-cases-and-where-latest/

* "Mexico declares health emergency as coronavirus death toll rises:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico/mexico-declares-health-emergency-as-coronavirus-death-toll-rises-idUSKBN21I05K

* "It Was Already Dangerous To Be Muslim in India. Then Came the Coronavirus:" https://time.com/5815264/coronavirus-india-islamophobia-coronajihad/

* "Lockdown: Nursing homes in Spain a vector for deadly coronavirus:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-spain-lockdown-ins/lockdown-nursing-homes-in-spain-a-vector-for-deadly-coronavirus-idUSKBN2190N1

* "Spain's deaths soar but infection rate slows:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52117883

* "How Mexico Is Coping With A Coronavirus Outbreak Partially Imported From Vail, Colorado:" https://www.cpr.org/2020/04/01/how-mexico-is-coping-with-a-coronavirus-outbreak-partially-imported-from-vail-colorado/

* "Drive-through funerals in the epicenter of Spain's coronavirus pandemic:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/06/europe/spain-coronavirus-drive-thru-funerals-madrid-intl/index.html

* "Military flies Italian and French patients to Germany for treatment:" https://metro.co.uk/2020/03/28/military-flies-italian-french-patients-germany-treatment-12471328/

* "Spain, Italy Coronavirus Outbreak Slows as Japan Declares National Emergency:" https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2020-04-06/spain-italy-coronavirus-outbreak-slows-as-japan-declares-national-emergency

* "Chinese families should be sweeping graves now. But thousands still haven’t buried their dead.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/chinese-families-should-be-sweeping-graves-now-but-thousands-still-havent-buried-their-dead/2020/04/03/5a6daa50-7234-11ea-ad9b-254ec99993bc_story.html

"Using photos posted online, social media sleuths have estimated that Wuhan funeral homes have returned 3,500 urns a day since March 23. That would imply a death toll in Wuhan of about 42,000 — or 16 times the official number. Another widely shared calculation from Radio Free Asia, based on Wuhan’s 84 furnaces running nonstop and each cremation taking an hour, put the death toll at 46,800."

* "Iran Says U.S. Sanctions Are Taking Lives. U.S. Officials Disagree.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/01/world/middleeast/iran-virus-sanctions.html

* "Health expert: We must reduce activity as pandemic peaks:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-peaking-requires-reducing-movement-over-next-two-weeks-81661509662

* "Congressmen from WA, CA call for ramped-up coronavirus testing:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-testing-increases-needed-to-end-pandemic-reps-say-81660997712

* "Trump’s Breakdown:" https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/04/01/trump-breakdown-threaten-sink-presidency-158321

* "Sen. Tina Smith: Trump is treating pandemic like PR war:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-pandemic-responses-of-trump-critiqued-by-sen-smith-81660485806

* "Trump's coronavirus press briefings criticized by media expertsTrump's coronavirus press briefings criticized by media experts:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-responses-of-trump-cuomo-surgeon-general-compared-81663045581

* "Is press overly-praising Trump's pandemic response 'tone'?:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-s-treatment-by-the-press-during-pandemic-analyzed-81662533532

* "‘That's a nasty, snarky question’: Trump’s media assault rages on in midst of coronavirus crisis:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/01/us-coronavirus-outbreak-donald-trump-media-latest

* "Journalists challenge Trump's 'revisionist history' regarding coronavirus response:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/31/media/donald-trump-coronavirus-response-reliable-sources/index.html

* "‘We could get wiped out’: American Indians have the highest rates of diseases that make covid-19 more lethal:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/04/04/native-american-coronavirus/

* "The particular peril of coronavirus for poor people - and then everyone else :" https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2020/03/07/the-particular-peril-of-coronavirus-for-poor-people-and-then-everyone-else

* "Rural areas fear spread of virus as more hospitals close:" https://apnews.com/2ff8980e3c6ad674dfd7cefce02105ee

* "Cruise ship docks in Florida with two dead and 12 testing positive for coronavirus:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/04/coral-princess-cruise-ship-docks-florida-coronavirus-pandemic

* "Hunt for medical supplies creates marketplace of desperation:" https://apnews.com/829280426e49dfdf7f2cb1be4b0cfe05

* "Pastor who thinks homosexuality is evil and Jesus will save him from coronavirus could face jail for holding church services:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/01/pastor-homosexuality-evil-jail-church-services/

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* "'Mom & Pop' shops worry they will be squeezed out of small business coronavirus aid:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-small-business/mom-pop-firms-worry-they-will-be-squeezed-out-of-small-business-coronavirus-aid-idUSKBN21L1EG

* "Black Businesses Left Behind in Covid-19 Relief:" https://www.citylab.com/perspective/2020/03/coronavirus-relief-racial-equity-black-business-covid-19/609055/

* "‘Essential’ Laundromats Under Strain as NYC’s Wash Culture Shifts:" https://thecity.nyc/2020/04/new-york-citys-laundromats-strain-in-coronavirus-crisis.html

* "Candidate jolts battleground congressional race with ad blasting China for coronavirus:" https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/02/texas-congressional-candidate-kathaleen-wall-blames-china-coronavirus/

* "How Social Distancing Could Lead to a Spike in White Nationalism:" https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/covid-19-coronavirus-pandemic-extremism-white-nationalism-southern-poverty-law-center-969079/

* "Neo-Nazis and homophobes are among the supporters of the ‘anti-trans’ group LGB Alliance:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/03/lgb-alliance-neo-nazi-homophobia-spinster-death-head-charity-commission/

* "Nowhere to go: Some inmates freed because of coronavirus are 'scared to leave':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/04/politics/freed-inmates-challenges-coronavirus/index.html

* "Cuomo’s Bail Reform Reversal Risks Explosive Coronavirus Spread in Jails:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/04/cuomo-bail-reform.html

* "Catholics for Trump Coalition Loaded With Anti-LGBTQ Extremists:" https://www.advocate.com/election/2020/4/03/catholics-trump-coalition-loaded-anti-lgbtq-extremists

* The gift purifier and the tub have been helping a ton, but I had an Incident Sunday because I didn't wash my hair before bed and so lost most of my sleep. Monday I needed to stay up to order second quarter OTC benefit box, which got messy because they were out of things and rationing things, but my contingency plan held. Unfortunately, the space where I planned to close out the aggregate while waiting for the OTC people to open was the space in which we had sporadic outages. The good news was, I gnawed through a lot of news. The bad for my sleep news was I then needed to stay up to post all the links. They somehow did landscaping today despite the shelter in place (Is lawn mowing really vital), so I definitely need another lung treatment and bath before bed. I may be wreck tonight. idk.

* "Sunday Sweets Is All About April:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2020/4/5/sunday-sweets-is-all-about-april

* "After the hydra:" https://claudeb.dreamwidth.org/7670.html

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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

Comments

[claudeb]

Thanks for the shout-out!

[gwydion]

It was really impressive. That you for writing it. :)