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gwydion* "Who Is Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, Belarus’s Unlikely Opposition Leader?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/13/world/europe/belarus-opposition-svetlana-tikhanovskaya.html
* "Leo Varadkar just leapt to the defence of white, middle class men slap-bang in the middle of a global civil rights movement:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/leo-varadkar-ireland-white-middle-class-men-fine-gael-twitter-backlash-sinn-fein/
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* "U.S. reports highest number of covid-19 deaths in one day since mid-May:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-reports-highest-number-of-covid-19-deaths-in-one-day-since-mid-may/2020/08/12/4cafe146-dcae-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html
* "Trump adds coronavirus adviser who echoes his unscientific claims:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/12/politics/scott-atlas-donald-trump-coronavirus/index.html
* Can we stop forcing reopening now? "Rushing reopening could have devastating consequences, Dr. Fauci says:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html
* "‘This is no longer a debate’: Florida sheriff bans deputies, visitors from wearing masks:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/12/masks-florida-ban-billy-woods/
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* "US proposes change to shower rules after Trump's hair-washing moan:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/12/us-shower-pressure-trump-hair-water
* "Negotiators 'miles apart' on Covid funding, with little hope for deal until September:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/13/coronavirus-relief-talks-394829
* They aren't even pretending anymore. "Kudlow: Money for voting rights is a ‘really liberal left’ wish list item:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/13/kudlow-money-voting-rights-liberal-left-wish-list-394715
* "Nancy Pelosi on Trump’s executive actions: ‘What we’re seeing is illusion’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/nancy-pelosi-on-trump-s-executive-actions-what-we-re-seeing-is-illusion-89868869771
* "Rev. William Barber says Mitch McConnell, GOP have ‘disdain for the poor and low income’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rev-william-barber-says-mitch-mcconnell-gop-have-disdain-for-the-poor-and-low-income-89870917683
* "Sherrod Brown calls Republican inaction on COVID-19 relief ‘cruel, stupid policy’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/sherrod-brown-calls-republican-inaction-on-covid-relief-cruel-stupid-policy-89869893563
* "Civil society is last line of defense to protect U.S. from Trump authoritarianism:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/civil-society-is-last-line-of-defense-to-preserve-u-s-democracy-90048069944
* "Rice: Overwhelming vote needed to end Trump threat to democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rice-overwhelming-vote-needed-to-end-trump-threat-to-democracy-89990213891
* "Booker on why Trump’s racist tweet to ‘suburban housewives’ is extra personal:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/booker-on-why-trump-s-racist-tweet-to-suburban-housewives-is-extra-personal-90042949812
* "Biden calls for national mask mandate:" https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-08-13-20-intl/h_e18c953da1c7e03b79f3e2470cf32005
* Re: Kamala Harris. Given the givens, I think she's a solid choice. He needs someone with a national profile and he said a while ago he was picking a women. Stacey Abrams dropped out of the running herself, as she mentioned in an interview I saw about a week ago. (It doesn't surprise me. Given the level of voter suppression and out right cheating in the governor's race last time around, I'd bet real money she decided she needed to put her full attention into fighting for a fair election this time around. Like, I don't know, but that's ind of her thing.) The mayors on the likely list all had at least some national name recognition, but Lightfoot, and to a certain extent Bottoms, made some serious mistakes after George Floyd, and that's not a help right now. Klobacher would have been shooting himself in the foot, rather like Hillary did with Tim Caine last time only worse, because her prosecutorial record is palling enough to be a serious negative and her only positive is Biden gets along with her. They are about the same level of moderate, but she doesn't bring excitement or a new constituency with her. Honestly, Warren's better in the Senate, than as VP. Susan Rice was a solid option. Really bright, the right sort of stubborn and poise to stand up to the misgynoir that would be heaped on her, because she's weathered it before, and he'd worked well with her in the past, but she's not that charismatic, and turn out is everything right now.
Look folks, I am completely aware of her mixed prosecutorial legacy, but she's a lot better than Klobacher. She's shown a willingness to listen to criticism and learn from it. There's been an upward trend policy wise. She admits her mistakes. (Lack of flexibility was one of Bernie sander's weak points as a candidate. It's one of 45's worse traits. Both Biden and Harris have fucked up quite a bit over the years, but they actually learn and change positions based on new data. Don't discount it).
She's a little week in a bunch of policy areas, but she's incredibly fucking bright and motivated and I trust her to be able and willing to do the kind of work she'll need to do to get up to speed. Don't underestimate this quality either, because it's essential, especially given Biden's age. She has no shortage of mental and physical energy which she is going to need for both the campaign and if they (let us all hope) win. She was one of if not the most left of the moderate candidates in the primary cycle. In an ideal world, would I want more? Yes, but look out your window, we are living in the bad timeline, the one step away from apocalypse in our lifetime times line. Look at the first paragraph: This is as good as it was going to get after they way primary season shook out, and there's a reason she was on my VP short list once Biden looked likely.
I've seen her in debate and questioning witnesses in senate hearings. She will eat Pence (or any other VP 45 is likely to pick) for breakfast. One of the best arguments for her in the primary was that she would likely do the same to 45. The job of the VP is to fight. It's important in the campaign, but exponentially more important in governing. A lot of the vp job is running around behind the scenes and doing the carrot and stick to get votes lined up in congress to push the executive agenda through. (Does this sound like about half of what I said Nancy Pelosi's job was ina bunch of other posts? Yes. That's because most of the leadership jobs in Congress involve some mix of that and fundraising. The VP mostly does that and diplomacy, plus defend the president and show up for functions the President hasn't time for. A lot of real governing is sausage making). She's been senator long enough and has the right kind of relationships to make a kick ass vp as far as sausage making and she's excellent at thinking on her feet and being incredibly fucking tough with the kind of people we'll be up against in the campaign and the next five years. She has thick skin and will be up to handling the misgynoir already being dumped on her from the other side. I don't think the claims that she's a bolshevik are gong to stick, because, um, prosecutor, and a lot of the attacks I'm seeing are going to slide right off because they are about as mind numbingly out of touch with reality.
She can do this job, and she's the best we could reasonably have gotten at this point.
Please, please, let's the fuck elect them. We can push from the left after we get them in. They are rational people we can deal with, who actually think democracy is a good idea and don't want the world to burn, which puts them worlds ahead of what we have now. Don't let the perfect get in the way of good or better.
Are you registered to vote? Have you been illegally kicked off the voter rolls in the latest republican push to kill the right of ordinary people to vote? Go! Check now! While you are at it, order your absentee ballot so you don't have to breath Covid in a six hour line on November 3rd. If you haven't filled out your household census, do that too. It's like an extra five minutes and it does things like get money and congressional representation for your community. It also helps fight Republican gerrymandering.
Don't fuck around with this! Do it now if you haven't already!
* "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris put LGBT+ rights front and centre in first public appearance since becoming running mates:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/joe-biden-kamala-harris-lgbt-rights-black-lives-matter-presidential-election-delaware-speech/
* "Pose star Angelica Ross believes Kamala Harris ‘holds herself accountable’ on her uneven trans rights record:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-trans-rights-trangender-pose-angelica-ross-lgbt/
* "Kamala Harris blames Trump for severity of U.S. coronavirus outbreak: He failed to take it 'seriously from the start':" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-blames-trump-for-severity-of-us-coronavirus-outbreak-he-failed-to-take-it-seriously-from-the-start.html
* "Kamala Harris describes her incredible fight for marriage equality that changed LGBT+ history in America forever:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-marriage-equality-gay-lgbt-same-sex-prop-8-california/
* "Kamala Harris’ new chief of staff is proud Black lesbian and trailblazing political heavyweight Karine Jean-Pierre:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-chief-of-staff-karine-jean-pierre-black-lesbian-joe-biden-democratic-nominee-presidential-election-2020/
* "Right-wing lawyer takes a break from hating queer people to launch a ‘racist’ conspiracy theory against Kamala Harris:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/kamala-harris-joe-biden-vice-president-racism-birther-conspiracy-theory-newsweek-john-eastman/
* "Maxine Waters on Biden picking Harris: 'You can see that change is taking place':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/maxine-waters-on-biden-picking-harris-you-can-see-that-change-is-taking-place-89920581978
* "Cory Booker: Kamala Harris is my sister:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/cory-booker-kamala-harris-is-my-sister-90042949736
* "Howard U. President: Kamala Harris stood on the shoulders of those before her, now she clears a path:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/howard-u-president-kamala-harris-stood-on-the-shoulders-of-those-before-her-now-she-clears-a-path-89921093818
* "Joy: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris ticket belongs to 'the emerging America,' what Trumpism cannot stop:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/joy-joe-biden-kamala-harris-ticket-belongs-to-the-emerging-america-what-trumpism-cannot-stop-89921605626
* "Rep. Karen Bass: Kamala Harris as the VP pick is 'exciting all the way around':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rep-karen-bass-kamala-harris-as-the-vp-pick-is-exciting-all-the-way-around-89975877764
* "Another QAnon victory and 2 other takeaways in key primary races in Minnesota and Georgia:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/11/politics/primary-runoff-highlights-minnesota-georgia/index.html
* "Trump embraces QAnon congressional candidate, calls her ‘a future Republican star’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-embraces-qanon-congressional-candidate-calls-her-a-future-republican-star-89980997827
* "GOP takes step towards dangerous conspiracy theory with a primary win by QAnon supporting candidate:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/gop-takes-step-towards-dangerous-conspiracy-theory-with-a-primary-win-by-qanon-supporting-candidate-89976389776
* "When and how to vote in all 50 states:" https://www.axios.com/how-to-vote-by-state-2020-307c3d17-ee57-4a1b-8bad-182ca1cdb752.html
* "U.S. Supreme Court allows easing of Rhode Island voting restrictions:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-voting/u-s-supreme-court-allows-easing-of-rhode-island-voting-restrictions-idUSKCN2592BG
* "Trump says the USPS is too poorly funded to handle mail-in voting — while opposing additional funding for it:" https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-usps-lacks-funds-mail-votes-opposoes-more-funding-2020-8
* He’s open about this being an attempt to fix the election. "Trump Seemingly Admits Why He’s Blocking Postal Service Funding:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-postal-service-usps-mail-in-voting_n_5f3537a9c5b64cc99fe32d58
* "House Democrats demand Postal Service chief roll back changes ahead of Election Day:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/house-democrats-demand-postal-service-chief-roll-back-changes-ahead-n1236570
* "Judge orders Trump campaign to produce evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13/politics/trump-campaign-voter-fraud-lawsuit-pennsylvania/index.html
* "Postal service changes pose threat to voting, says former USPS deputy:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/13/united-states-postal-service-trump-republicans
* The Republicans claim removing sorting machines, breaking them apart, and throwing them out without replacinng them is essential to both cost savings and efficiency. A toddler could see through it. "The Post Office Is Deactivating Mail Sorting Machines Ahead of the Election:" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7wk9z/the-post-office-is-deactivating-mail-sorting-machines-ahead-of-the-election
* "Mail sorting equipment being “removed” from post offices, leaving mail to “pile up”: union leader:" https://www.salon.com/2020/08/12/mail-sorting-equipment-being-removed-from-post-offices-leaving-mail-to-pile-up-union-leader/
* "U.S. postal service reorganization sparks delays, election questions:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-postoffice/u-s-postal-service-reorganization-sparks-delays-election-questions-idUSKCN258197
* "Financial disclosures reveal postmaster general's business entanglements and likely conflicts of interest, experts say:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/12/politics/postal-service-dejoy-conflicts-amazon-trades-xpo-stake/index.html
* "Trump's authoritarian leanings threaten to corrupt 2020 election:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-s-authoritarian-leanings-threaten-to-corrupt-2020-election-90047045846
* "Trump postmaster downgrading of political mail draws scorn:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-postmaster-downgrading-of-political-mail-draws-scorn-89992773598
* Things you can do to help save the post office: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/626472377433358336
* I'm not kidding folks. If we lose this election, I don't think we'll have another real one here.
* "1,193 Quarantined for Covid. Is This a Successful School Reopening?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/us/georgia-school-coronavirus.html
* "New Jersey school district changes course on "fruitless" plan for in-person learning after over 400 teachers opt out:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-school-reopening-plan-new-jersey/
* "Rashad Robinson on How Everyone Wins When Black People Do:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/8/13/rashad-robinson-how-everyone-wins-when-black-people-do
* "Pramila Jayapal - How to "Use the Power You Have":"
* "After the Blast: Lebanon’s Largest LGBTQ+ Group Picks Up the Pieces:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/8/12/after-blast-lebanons-largest-lgbtq-group-picks-pieces
* "Polish MP labelled ‘lesbian plague’ in threatening letter after powerful show of solidarity with persecuted queer community:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/14/poland-spring-mp-malgorzata-prokop-paczkowska-note-andrzej-duda-homophobia/
* "Trans woman demands to speak to the manager after being misgendered by staff – and it only gets worse from there:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/14/manchester-misgendered-trans-woman-restaurant-20-stories-spinningfields-jamie-rose-dee/
* "Trans patients are being forced to wait up to 193 weeks for vital healthcare. The NHS target is 18 weeks:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/nhs-trans-patients-laurels-gender-identity-clinic-south-west-waiting-list-yeovil-pride/
* "'Harmful and unethical' conversion therapy finally banned in parts of Australia. Meanwhile, the UK twiddles its thumbs:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/conversion-therapy-ban-banned-australia-queensland-torture-new-law-steven-miles-boris-johnson/
* "Meanwhile, in Andrzej Duda’s Poland, a gay man was brutally attacked by drunk thugs in broad daylight. And nobody helped:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/14/poland-gay-man-homophobia-attack-warsaw-andrzej-duda-milosz-miklaszewski-police/
* "Ashlee Marie Preston on What’s Next for Black Trans Americans:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/8/13/ashlee-marie-preston-whats-next-black-trans-americans
* "Pandemic has driven Americans to depression and drinking, CDC says:" https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-is-devastating-americans-mental-health-cdc-says-170026332.html
* "Mississippi Says Including Giant Mosquito State Flag Redesign Was a Mistake:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/mississippi-giant-mosquito-emblem-state-flag-redesign-mistake.html
* "Beirut Explosion Sparks Protests & Biker Rally Draws Crowds:"
* "Trump Signs Dubious Executive Orders:"
* "Trump Tries to Sabotage the U.S. Postal Service :"
* "How Is This Still a Law? - Citizen's Arrest Edition:"
* "Kamala Harris Is Joe Biden's VP Pick:"
* "Republicans Fumble Their Response to Kamala Harris VP Pick:"
* Wednesday: Props to the Washington State medical System! I got my results back this evening, and I'm negative as expected. I have started my antibiotics as a result and am already queasy. This week and a half is going to suck, above and beyond the off the AS meds for the duration, but I can't afford to fuck around in a Plague Summer. I still have to go in for a doctor thing Friday for meds revision at the worst time of the day sleep wise, but this could all be much worse.
I got four phone calls today. I had just started to drift off when one of the usual scammers woke me. Unless there is a real emergency (someone in the hospital or dead) or a prior arrangement (like an airport pick up), no one legitimate phones at 7:09AM. About an our later a fucking Police PAC woke me up spewing robot generated hate and fear. Fuck those guys! Second number blocked. The other two were medical and completely reasonable. I was up, medicated, and dressed by the time the COVID test people called.
Alas, no cats came for bed pets. It's a work in progress.
* Friday: I very nearly finished the aggregate in time to go to my Doctor's appointment. Nearly is not did, alas.
She wants to make sure the rotater cuff isn't actually injured, before trying AS mitigation on the shoulder joint, so I had to go get rather a lot of x-rays. I get a shoulder ultrasound late next week, after which we'll see about sorting it one way or the other.
I am so used to things like this not having much that can be done beyond what I'm already doing, that it startled me when it turned out there actually might be things that could be done.
She wanted to double check some things before switching muscle relaxants, but odds are Monday or Wednesday, I'll have something I can use more often than every two or three days.
I had next to no sleep and an online social engagement that precluded me working as drugged as I need to be not to curl up in a ball and weep from the pain and nausea. The amount of holding my arm in extremely painful positions involved in the x-ray process really fucked up the shoulder again and I'm back in the sling. I'm going to post the aggregate, do bath and lungs and then go to bed. sorry about not doing any Friday news and the lateness of the Tuesday/Wednesday aggregate.
* "Alone Together Episode 2 - Alexander Siddig, Andrew Robinson & Cirroc Lofton:"
* "Alone Together Episode 3 - Alexander Siddig, Andrew Robinson, Cirroc Lofton, Nana Visitor:"
* "Alone Together Episode 4 - Alexander Siddig, Andrew Robinson, Cirroc Lofton, Armin Shimerman:"
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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* "When and how to vote in all 50 states:" https://www.axios.com/how-to-vote-by-state-2020-307c3d17-ee57-4a1b-8bad-182ca1cdb752.html
* Things you can do to help save the post office: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/626472377433358336
* Want to help people in Beirut? https://karolinadeaen.tumblr.com/post/625576504313741312
* 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
* 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 help Ritchie Torres beat a homophobe in New York? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dkendorsestorres?refcode=20200605fpdn1mid
* Want to help Doug Jones defend his seat against a Trumpist homophobe? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/stand-with-doug?refcode=gaa1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8n4rdfT6gIVvxitBh0BfQmNEAAYASAAEgJSwfD_BwE
* Want to help Sara Gideon unseat Susan Collins? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/adopt-me-dem-susan-collins-seat
* 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
* "Keep Me Safe! Help me get a gate organized by Briel Moore:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-me-safe-help-me-get-a-gate?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet+expWdV
* 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
* "Leo Varadkar just leapt to the defence of white, middle class men slap-bang in the middle of a global civil rights movement:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/leo-varadkar-ireland-white-middle-class-men-fine-gael-twitter-backlash-sinn-fein/
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* "U.S. reports highest number of covid-19 deaths in one day since mid-May:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/us-reports-highest-number-of-covid-19-deaths-in-one-day-since-mid-may/2020/08/12/4cafe146-dcae-11ea-8051-d5f887d73381_story.html
* "Trump adds coronavirus adviser who echoes his unscientific claims:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/12/politics/scott-atlas-donald-trump-coronavirus/index.html
* Can we stop forcing reopening now? "Rushing reopening could have devastating consequences, Dr. Fauci says:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13/health/us-coronavirus-thursday/index.html
* "‘This is no longer a debate’: Florida sheriff bans deputies, visitors from wearing masks:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/08/12/masks-florida-ban-billy-woods/
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* "US proposes change to shower rules after Trump's hair-washing moan:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/12/us-shower-pressure-trump-hair-water
* "Negotiators 'miles apart' on Covid funding, with little hope for deal until September:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/13/coronavirus-relief-talks-394829
* They aren't even pretending anymore. "Kudlow: Money for voting rights is a ‘really liberal left’ wish list item:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/08/13/kudlow-money-voting-rights-liberal-left-wish-list-394715
* "Nancy Pelosi on Trump’s executive actions: ‘What we’re seeing is illusion’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/nancy-pelosi-on-trump-s-executive-actions-what-we-re-seeing-is-illusion-89868869771
* "Rev. William Barber says Mitch McConnell, GOP have ‘disdain for the poor and low income’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rev-william-barber-says-mitch-mcconnell-gop-have-disdain-for-the-poor-and-low-income-89870917683
* "Sherrod Brown calls Republican inaction on COVID-19 relief ‘cruel, stupid policy’:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/sherrod-brown-calls-republican-inaction-on-covid-relief-cruel-stupid-policy-89869893563
* "Civil society is last line of defense to protect U.S. from Trump authoritarianism:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/civil-society-is-last-line-of-defense-to-preserve-u-s-democracy-90048069944
* "Rice: Overwhelming vote needed to end Trump threat to democracy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/rice-overwhelming-vote-needed-to-end-trump-threat-to-democracy-89990213891
* "Booker on why Trump’s racist tweet to ‘suburban housewives’ is extra personal:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/booker-on-why-trump-s-racist-tweet-to-suburban-housewives-is-extra-personal-90042949812
* "Biden calls for national mask mandate:" https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-08-13-20-intl/h_e18c953da1c7e03b79f3e2470cf32005
* Re: Kamala Harris. Given the givens, I think she's a solid choice. He needs someone with a national profile and he said a while ago he was picking a women. Stacey Abrams dropped out of the running herself, as she mentioned in an interview I saw about a week ago. (It doesn't surprise me. Given the level of voter suppression and out right cheating in the governor's race last time around, I'd bet real money she decided she needed to put her full attention into fighting for a fair election this time around. Like, I don't know, but that's ind of her thing.) The mayors on the likely list all had at least some national name recognition, but Lightfoot, and to a certain extent Bottoms, made some serious mistakes after George Floyd, and that's not a help right now. Klobacher would have been shooting himself in the foot, rather like Hillary did with Tim Caine last time only worse, because her prosecutorial record is palling enough to be a serious negative and her only positive is Biden gets along with her. They are about the same level of moderate, but she doesn't bring excitement or a new constituency with her. Honestly, Warren's better in the Senate, than as VP. Susan Rice was a solid option. Really bright, the right sort of stubborn and poise to stand up to the misgynoir that would be heaped on her, because she's weathered it before, and he'd worked well with her in the past, but she's not that charismatic, and turn out is everything right now.
Look folks, I am completely aware of her mixed prosecutorial legacy, but she's a lot better than Klobacher. She's shown a willingness to listen to criticism and learn from it. There's been an upward trend policy wise. She admits her mistakes. (Lack of flexibility was one of Bernie sander's weak points as a candidate. It's one of 45's worse traits. Both Biden and Harris have fucked up quite a bit over the years, but they actually learn and change positions based on new data. Don't discount it).
She's a little week in a bunch of policy areas, but she's incredibly fucking bright and motivated and I trust her to be able and willing to do the kind of work she'll need to do to get up to speed. Don't underestimate this quality either, because it's essential, especially given Biden's age. She has no shortage of mental and physical energy which she is going to need for both the campaign and if they (let us all hope) win. She was one of if not the most left of the moderate candidates in the primary cycle. In an ideal world, would I want more? Yes, but look out your window, we are living in the bad timeline, the one step away from apocalypse in our lifetime times line. Look at the first paragraph: This is as good as it was going to get after they way primary season shook out, and there's a reason she was on my VP short list once Biden looked likely.
I've seen her in debate and questioning witnesses in senate hearings. She will eat Pence (or any other VP 45 is likely to pick) for breakfast. One of the best arguments for her in the primary was that she would likely do the same to 45. The job of the VP is to fight. It's important in the campaign, but exponentially more important in governing. A lot of the vp job is running around behind the scenes and doing the carrot and stick to get votes lined up in congress to push the executive agenda through. (Does this sound like about half of what I said Nancy Pelosi's job was ina bunch of other posts? Yes. That's because most of the leadership jobs in Congress involve some mix of that and fundraising. The VP mostly does that and diplomacy, plus defend the president and show up for functions the President hasn't time for. A lot of real governing is sausage making). She's been senator long enough and has the right kind of relationships to make a kick ass vp as far as sausage making and she's excellent at thinking on her feet and being incredibly fucking tough with the kind of people we'll be up against in the campaign and the next five years. She has thick skin and will be up to handling the misgynoir already being dumped on her from the other side. I don't think the claims that she's a bolshevik are gong to stick, because, um, prosecutor, and a lot of the attacks I'm seeing are going to slide right off because they are about as mind numbingly out of touch with reality.
She can do this job, and she's the best we could reasonably have gotten at this point.
Please, please, let's the fuck elect them. We can push from the left after we get them in. They are rational people we can deal with, who actually think democracy is a good idea and don't want the world to burn, which puts them worlds ahead of what we have now. Don't let the perfect get in the way of good or better.
Are you registered to vote? Have you been illegally kicked off the voter rolls in the latest republican push to kill the right of ordinary people to vote? Go! Check now! While you are at it, order your absentee ballot so you don't have to breath Covid in a six hour line on November 3rd. If you haven't filled out your household census, do that too. It's like an extra five minutes and it does things like get money and congressional representation for your community. It also helps fight Republican gerrymandering.
Don't fuck around with this! Do it now if you haven't already!
* "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris put LGBT+ rights front and centre in first public appearance since becoming running mates:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/joe-biden-kamala-harris-lgbt-rights-black-lives-matter-presidential-election-delaware-speech/
* "Pose star Angelica Ross believes Kamala Harris ‘holds herself accountable’ on her uneven trans rights record:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-trans-rights-trangender-pose-angelica-ross-lgbt/
* "Kamala Harris blames Trump for severity of U.S. coronavirus outbreak: He failed to take it 'seriously from the start':" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-blames-trump-for-severity-of-us-coronavirus-outbreak-he-failed-to-take-it-seriously-from-the-start.html
* "Kamala Harris describes her incredible fight for marriage equality that changed LGBT+ history in America forever:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-marriage-equality-gay-lgbt-same-sex-prop-8-california/
* "Kamala Harris’ new chief of staff is proud Black lesbian and trailblazing political heavyweight Karine Jean-Pierre:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/12/kamala-harris-chief-of-staff-karine-jean-pierre-black-lesbian-joe-biden-democratic-nominee-presidential-election-2020/
* "Right-wing lawyer takes a break from hating queer people to launch a ‘racist’ conspiracy theory against Kamala Harris:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/kamala-harris-joe-biden-vice-president-racism-birther-conspiracy-theory-newsweek-john-eastman/
* "Maxine Waters on Biden picking Harris: 'You can see that change is taking place':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/maxine-waters-on-biden-picking-harris-you-can-see-that-change-is-taking-place-89920581978
* "Cory Booker: Kamala Harris is my sister:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/cory-booker-kamala-harris-is-my-sister-90042949736
* "Howard U. President: Kamala Harris stood on the shoulders of those before her, now she clears a path:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/howard-u-president-kamala-harris-stood-on-the-shoulders-of-those-before-her-now-she-clears-a-path-89921093818
* "Joy: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris ticket belongs to 'the emerging America,' what Trumpism cannot stop:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/joy-joe-biden-kamala-harris-ticket-belongs-to-the-emerging-america-what-trumpism-cannot-stop-89921605626
* "Rep. Karen Bass: Kamala Harris as the VP pick is 'exciting all the way around':" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/rep-karen-bass-kamala-harris-as-the-vp-pick-is-exciting-all-the-way-around-89975877764
* "Another QAnon victory and 2 other takeaways in key primary races in Minnesota and Georgia:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/11/politics/primary-runoff-highlights-minnesota-georgia/index.html
* "Trump embraces QAnon congressional candidate, calls her ‘a future Republican star’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-embraces-qanon-congressional-candidate-calls-her-a-future-republican-star-89980997827
* "GOP takes step towards dangerous conspiracy theory with a primary win by QAnon supporting candidate:" https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/watch/gop-takes-step-towards-dangerous-conspiracy-theory-with-a-primary-win-by-qanon-supporting-candidate-89976389776
* "When and how to vote in all 50 states:" https://www.axios.com/how-to-vote-by-state-2020-307c3d17-ee57-4a1b-8bad-182ca1cdb752.html
* "U.S. Supreme Court allows easing of Rhode Island voting restrictions:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-voting/u-s-supreme-court-allows-easing-of-rhode-island-voting-restrictions-idUSKCN2592BG
* "Trump says the USPS is too poorly funded to handle mail-in voting — while opposing additional funding for it:" https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-usps-lacks-funds-mail-votes-opposoes-more-funding-2020-8
* He’s open about this being an attempt to fix the election. "Trump Seemingly Admits Why He’s Blocking Postal Service Funding:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-postal-service-usps-mail-in-voting_n_5f3537a9c5b64cc99fe32d58
* "House Democrats demand Postal Service chief roll back changes ahead of Election Day:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/house-democrats-demand-postal-service-chief-roll-back-changes-ahead-n1236570
* "Judge orders Trump campaign to produce evidence of voter fraud in Pennsylvania:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13/politics/trump-campaign-voter-fraud-lawsuit-pennsylvania/index.html
* "Postal service changes pose threat to voting, says former USPS deputy:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/13/united-states-postal-service-trump-republicans
* The Republicans claim removing sorting machines, breaking them apart, and throwing them out without replacinng them is essential to both cost savings and efficiency. A toddler could see through it. "The Post Office Is Deactivating Mail Sorting Machines Ahead of the Election:" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7wk9z/the-post-office-is-deactivating-mail-sorting-machines-ahead-of-the-election
* "Mail sorting equipment being “removed” from post offices, leaving mail to “pile up”: union leader:" https://www.salon.com/2020/08/12/mail-sorting-equipment-being-removed-from-post-offices-leaving-mail-to-pile-up-union-leader/
* "U.S. postal service reorganization sparks delays, election questions:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-postoffice/u-s-postal-service-reorganization-sparks-delays-election-questions-idUSKCN258197
* "Financial disclosures reveal postmaster general's business entanglements and likely conflicts of interest, experts say:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/12/politics/postal-service-dejoy-conflicts-amazon-trades-xpo-stake/index.html
* "Trump's authoritarian leanings threaten to corrupt 2020 election:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-s-authoritarian-leanings-threaten-to-corrupt-2020-election-90047045846
* "Trump postmaster downgrading of political mail draws scorn:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-postmaster-downgrading-of-political-mail-draws-scorn-89992773598
* Things you can do to help save the post office: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/626472377433358336
* I'm not kidding folks. If we lose this election, I don't think we'll have another real one here.
* "1,193 Quarantined for Covid. Is This a Successful School Reopening?:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/us/georgia-school-coronavirus.html
* "New Jersey school district changes course on "fruitless" plan for in-person learning after over 400 teachers opt out:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-school-reopening-plan-new-jersey/
* "Rashad Robinson on How Everyone Wins When Black People Do:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/8/13/rashad-robinson-how-everyone-wins-when-black-people-do
* "Pramila Jayapal - How to "Use the Power You Have":"
* "After the Blast: Lebanon’s Largest LGBTQ+ Group Picks Up the Pieces:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/8/12/after-blast-lebanons-largest-lgbtq-group-picks-pieces
* "Polish MP labelled ‘lesbian plague’ in threatening letter after powerful show of solidarity with persecuted queer community:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/14/poland-spring-mp-malgorzata-prokop-paczkowska-note-andrzej-duda-homophobia/
* "Trans woman demands to speak to the manager after being misgendered by staff – and it only gets worse from there:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/14/manchester-misgendered-trans-woman-restaurant-20-stories-spinningfields-jamie-rose-dee/
* "Trans patients are being forced to wait up to 193 weeks for vital healthcare. The NHS target is 18 weeks:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/nhs-trans-patients-laurels-gender-identity-clinic-south-west-waiting-list-yeovil-pride/
* "'Harmful and unethical' conversion therapy finally banned in parts of Australia. Meanwhile, the UK twiddles its thumbs:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/13/conversion-therapy-ban-banned-australia-queensland-torture-new-law-steven-miles-boris-johnson/
* "Meanwhile, in Andrzej Duda’s Poland, a gay man was brutally attacked by drunk thugs in broad daylight. And nobody helped:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/08/14/poland-gay-man-homophobia-attack-warsaw-andrzej-duda-milosz-miklaszewski-police/
* "Ashlee Marie Preston on What’s Next for Black Trans Americans:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/8/13/ashlee-marie-preston-whats-next-black-trans-americans
* "Pandemic has driven Americans to depression and drinking, CDC says:" https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-is-devastating-americans-mental-health-cdc-says-170026332.html
* "Mississippi Says Including Giant Mosquito State Flag Redesign Was a Mistake:" https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/08/mississippi-giant-mosquito-emblem-state-flag-redesign-mistake.html
* "Beirut Explosion Sparks Protests & Biker Rally Draws Crowds:"
* "Trump Signs Dubious Executive Orders:"
* "Trump Tries to Sabotage the U.S. Postal Service :"
* "How Is This Still a Law? - Citizen's Arrest Edition:"
* "Kamala Harris Is Joe Biden's VP Pick:"
* "Republicans Fumble Their Response to Kamala Harris VP Pick:"
* Wednesday: Props to the Washington State medical System! I got my results back this evening, and I'm negative as expected. I have started my antibiotics as a result and am already queasy. This week and a half is going to suck, above and beyond the off the AS meds for the duration, but I can't afford to fuck around in a Plague Summer. I still have to go in for a doctor thing Friday for meds revision at the worst time of the day sleep wise, but this could all be much worse.
I got four phone calls today. I had just started to drift off when one of the usual scammers woke me. Unless there is a real emergency (someone in the hospital or dead) or a prior arrangement (like an airport pick up), no one legitimate phones at 7:09AM. About an our later a fucking Police PAC woke me up spewing robot generated hate and fear. Fuck those guys! Second number blocked. The other two were medical and completely reasonable. I was up, medicated, and dressed by the time the COVID test people called.
Alas, no cats came for bed pets. It's a work in progress.
* Friday: I very nearly finished the aggregate in time to go to my Doctor's appointment. Nearly is not did, alas.
She wants to make sure the rotater cuff isn't actually injured, before trying AS mitigation on the shoulder joint, so I had to go get rather a lot of x-rays. I get a shoulder ultrasound late next week, after which we'll see about sorting it one way or the other.
I am so used to things like this not having much that can be done beyond what I'm already doing, that it startled me when it turned out there actually might be things that could be done.
She wanted to double check some things before switching muscle relaxants, but odds are Monday or Wednesday, I'll have something I can use more often than every two or three days.
I had next to no sleep and an online social engagement that precluded me working as drugged as I need to be not to curl up in a ball and weep from the pain and nausea. The amount of holding my arm in extremely painful positions involved in the x-ray process really fucked up the shoulder again and I'm back in the sling. I'm going to post the aggregate, do bath and lungs and then go to bed. sorry about not doing any Friday news and the lateness of the Tuesday/Wednesday aggregate.
* "Alone Together Episode 2 - Alexander Siddig, Andrew Robinson & Cirroc Lofton:"
* "Alone Together Episode 3 - Alexander Siddig, Andrew Robinson, Cirroc Lofton, Nana Visitor:"
* "Alone Together Episode 4 - Alexander Siddig, Andrew Robinson, Cirroc Lofton, Armin Shimerman:"
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* Full list of Resistance and charity links has been migrated to my profile as it was getting out of hand.
* "When and how to vote in all 50 states:" https://www.axios.com/how-to-vote-by-state-2020-307c3d17-ee57-4a1b-8bad-182ca1cdb752.html
* Things you can do to help save the post office: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/626472377433358336
* Want to help people in Beirut? https://karolinadeaen.tumblr.com/post/625576504313741312
* 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
* 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 help Ritchie Torres beat a homophobe in New York? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/dkendorsestorres?refcode=20200605fpdn1mid
* Want to help Doug Jones defend his seat against a Trumpist homophobe? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/stand-with-doug?refcode=gaa1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIx8n4rdfT6gIVvxitBh0BfQmNEAAYASAAEgJSwfD_BwE
* Want to help Sara Gideon unseat Susan Collins? https://secure.actblue.com/donate/adopt-me-dem-susan-collins-seat
* 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
* "Keep Me Safe! Help me get a gate organized by Briel Moore:" https://www.gofundme.com/f/keep-me-safe-help-me-get-a-gate?utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet+expWdV
* 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