Five Weeks Behind

[gwydion]

* "Netanyahu, Gantz sign coalition deal to form government:" https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/elections/.premium-gantz-netanyahu-expected-to-sign-coalition-deal-on-monday-evening-1.8783533

* I'm sectioning 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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* "Covid-19 virus can produce more than thrice as many pathogens than Sars strain:" https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3079502/coronavirus-causes-covid-19-can-produce-more

* "The Coronavirus Can Travel on the Soles of Shoes, According to the CDC:" https://footwearnews.com/2020/focus/news/shoes-can-carry-coronavirus-cdc-1202965214/

* "WHO chief warns the worst of the coronavirus is still ahead:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/who-chief-warns-worst-coronavirus-still-ahead-n1188031

* "This country’s high court blocked its coronavirus lockdown in a bid to protect the poor:" https://qz.com/africa/1840687/malawi-court-blocks-coronavirus-lockdown-to-protect-the-poor/

* "COVID-19 is exacerbating neo-colonialism, including in Egypt:" https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20200417-covid-19-is-exacerbating-neo-colonialism-including-in-egypt/

* "Kenya police kill more during curfew than COVID-19:" https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/kenya-police-kill-more-during-curfew-than-covid-19/1807930

* "U.S. sent millions of face masks to China early this year, ignoring pandemic warning signs:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/us-sent-millions-of-face-masks-to-china-early-this-year-ignoring-pandemic-warning-signs/2020/04/18/aaccf54a-7ff5-11ea-8013-1b6da0e4a2b7_story.html

* "The Coronavirus in America: The Year Ahead:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/18/health/coronavirus-america-future.html

* "Antibody research indicates coronavirus may be far more widespread than known:" https://abcnews.go.com/Health/antibody-research-coronavirus-widespread/story?id=70206121

* "US on track to learn coronavirus lessons the hard way:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/us-on-track-to-learn-coronavirus-lessons-the-hard-way-82316869923

* "Phil Murphy - Personal Health Will Lead to Economic Health During the COVID-19 Crisis:"

* "White House still scrambling to cover virus treatment for the uninsured:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/20/coronavirus-treatment-uninsured-195218

Reminder: He’s actively perusing a complete repeal of the ACA in courts in order to steal health care from ordinary Americans in the middle of a pandemic as well as failing to make any provision for the uninsured.

* "Antibody Test, Seen as Key to Reopening Country, Does Not Yet Deliver:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/19/us/coronavirus-antibody-tests.html

* "Trump invokes DPA for testing swabs, weeks after reported shortages:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/19/trump-dpa-testing-swabs-reported-shortages-195721

* "Contamination at CDC lab delayed rollout of coronavirus tests:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/contamination-at-cdc-lab-delayed-rollout-of-coronavirus-tests/2020/04/18/fd7d3824-7139-11ea-aa80-c2470c6b2034_story.html

* Which are 45′s fault. "Trump lashes out at governors over testing shortfalls:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/18/politics/trump-governors-testing/

* "Meat processing plants prove particularly vulnerable to coronavirus:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/meat-processing-plants-prove-particularly-vulnerable-to-coronavirus-82318405836

* "73% Of Inmates At An Ohio Prison Test Positive For Coronavirus:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/20/838943211/73-of-inmates-at-an-ohio-prison-test-positive-for-coronavirus

* "Where testing is possible, way more coronavirus cases turn up than predicted:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/where-testing-is-possible-way-more-coronavirus-cases-turn-up-than-predicted-82317381997

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* "Internal Documents Show Federal Agencies Supported the WHO Before…:" https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-own-officials-depended-on-who-to-fight-coronavirus-then-he-turned-against-it

* "Trump Campaign Secretly Paying $180,000 A Year To His Sons’ Significant Others:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-secret-payments-sons-wife-girlfriend_n_5e9a1c46c5b635d25d6c747a

* "Trump won't say whether he will pardon Manafort and Stone, calls FBI investigators 'human scum':" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/19/politics/trump-manafort-stone-pardons/index.html

* "Trump administration official in charge of coronavirus testing was forced out of vaccine research job:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/20/politics/brett-giroir-coronavirus-vaccine/index.html

* "A watchdog out of Trump's grasp unleashes wave of coronavirus audits:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/20/watchdog-trump-coronavirus-audits-192272

* "White House, GOP face heat after hotel and restaurant chains helped run small business program dry:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/20/white-house-gop-face-heat-after-hotel-restaurant-chains-helped-run-small-business-program-dry/

* "Proposed: $2,000 Monthly Stimulus Checks And Canceled Rent And Mortgage Payments For 1 Year:" https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanguina/2020/04/18/proposed-2000-monthly-stimulus-checks-and-canceled-rent-and-mortgage-payments-for-1-year/#65b0274d2b48

* "Trump’s plans to reopen the country face major obstacles:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/18/trump-reopen-country-coronavirus-193182

* "White House Tells Federal Workers to Prepare to Return to Office:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-20/white-house-tells-federal-workers-to-prepare-to-return-to-office?srnd=premium&sref=MIBMEEoj

* "Trump Calls For Reopening America’s Gyms Day After Call With SoulCycle’s Owner:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-calls-for-reopening-americas-gyms-day-after-call-with-soulcycles-owner

* "Temperature Checks at the Shoe Store? Social Distancing While Browsing for Handbags?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/us/coronavirus-nebraska-mall-reopen-business.html

* "Trump, Head of Government, Leans Into Antigovernment Message:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/us/politics/trump-coronavirus.html

* Bring tissues. "Farewell, Sarah Jane | Doctor Who:"

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* "Royal Portrait Painting to Mozart:"

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* "Coronavirus V: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "A Ray of Sunshine - Dogs Might Sniff Out COVID-19 & Automatic A's for San Francisco's Schoolkids:"

* "The Plummeting Price of Oil, Bill de Blasio's Controversial Hotline & Extra-Greedy Big Businesses:"

* "Right-Wing Protesters Lash Out at Stay-at-Home Orders:"

* Free lessons on a variety of topics for grades k-6 "Center for Interactive Learning :" https://www.cilc.org/Interactive-Content/Community-of-Learning.aspx

* "Sunday Sweets: Wedding Cakes For Music Lovers:" https://www.cakewrecks.com/home/2020/4/19/sunday-sweets-wedding-cakes-for-music-lovers

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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:
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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