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* "How Denmark reopened its primary schools:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-europe-52649919/coronavirus-inside-a-reopened-primary-school-in-the-time-of-covid-19

* "Amsterdam to embrace 'doughnut' model to mend post-coronavirus economy:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/08/amsterdam-doughnut-model-mend-post-coronavirus-economy

* "Ukrainian surrogate babies bound for U.S., Europe stranded by virus lockdown:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-ukraine-babies/ukrainian-surrogate-babies-bound-for-u-s-europe-stranded-by-virus-lockdown-idUSKBN22Q380

* "Tens of thousands under lockdown evacuate as Typhoon Vongfong strikes Philippines:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/14/weather/typhoon-vongfong-philippines-landfall-intl/index.html

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* "Virus symptoms multiply as pandemic deepens:" https://www.afp.com/en/news/826/virus-symptoms-multiply-pandemic-deepens-doc-1rc8yt1

* "Yes, COVID-toe. A bizarre post-coronavirus symptom causes purple fingers, toes ... maybe even ears:" https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/coronavirus/article_b0053f48-951e-11ea-8d0e-e78ae0a625c4.html

* "The human eye is ‘susceptible’ to coronavirus infection, new study warns:" https://www.orthospinenews.com/2020/05/11/the-human-eye-is-susceptible-to-coronavirus-infection-new-study-warns/

* "Male blood has more coronavirus-growing enzymes, study finds:" https://nypost.com/2020/05/11/male-blood-contains-more-coronavirus-growing-enzymes-study/

* "Black light experiment shows how quickly a virus like Covid-19 can spread at a restaurant:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/health/japan-black-light-experiment-coronavirus-trnd-wellness/index.html

* "Third of patients develop dangerous blood clots:" https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52662065

* "‘Second-week crash’ is time of peril for some covid-19 patients:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/second-week-crash-is-time-of-peril-for-some-covid-19-patients/2020/04/29/3940fee2-8970-11ea-8ac1-bfb250876b7a_story.html

* "'You think you're free, then it comes back': Doctors and patients explain what the coronavirus 'second-week crash' feels like:" https://www.businessinsider.com/what-its-like-to-experience-a-coronavirus-second-week-crash-2020-4

* "Fever, fatigue, fear: For some COVID-19 patients recovering at home, weeks of illness, uncertainty:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fever-fatigue-fear-some-recovering-covid-19-patients-weeks-illness-n1197806

* "Man who has 'recovered' from COVID-19 explains how its impact goes far beyond death tolls:" https://www.upworthy.com/recovered-covid-coronavirus-not-what-it-seems

* "‘Finally, a virus got me.’ Scientist who fought Ebola and HIV reflects on facing death from COVID-19:" https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/05/finally-virus-got-me-scientist-who-fought-ebola-and-hiv-reflects-facing-death-covid-19

* "Children face risk for severe complications and death from COVID-19: Most of the children admitted to pediatric intensive care units had underlying conditions:" https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/05/200511142153.htm

* "Kidney injury seen in more than a third of hospitalized COVID-19 patients: U.S. study:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-kidney/kidney-injury-seen-in-more-than-a-third-of-hospitalized-covid-19-patients-u-s-study-idUSKBN22Q0U7

* "The emerging long-term complications of Covid-19, explained:" https://www.vox.com/2020/5/8/21251899/coronavirus-long-term-effects-symptoms

* "Latin America’s Outbreaks Now Rival Europe’s. But Its Options Are Worse.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/12/world/americas/latin-america-virus-death.html

* "Deadly Rio police raid brings crowds into streets of quarantined favela:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-violence/deadly-rio-police-raid-brings-crowds-into-streets-of-quarantined-favela-idUSKBN22R3F4

"Several residents complained that the government was offering little aid to contain the novel coronavirus, but was still engaging in violent police operations that risked spreading the virus through low-income communities."

* "Brazil loses second health minister in less than a month as Covid-19 deaths rise:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/15/brazil-health-minister-nelson-teich-resigns

* "Yemen sees 'surge' in coronavirus deaths:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52669301

* "Young, Cardin Lead Effort to Continue Humanitarian Lifeline for Yemeni Civilians:" https://www.young.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/young-cardin-young-lead-effort-to-continue-humanitarian-lifeline-for-yemeni-civilians

* "Total quarantine in Santiago de Chile after coronavirus spike -:" https://santiagotimes.cl/2020/05/14/total-quarantine-in-santiago-de-chile-after-coronavirus-spike-2/

* "Where are the bodies? Missing remains mean no peace for grieving families in Ecuador:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/americas/ecuador-coronavirus-missing-intl/index.html

* "Global report: Trump threat to cut trade ties over Covid-19 branded 'lunacy' by Chinese media:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/15/global-report-trade-deal-fears-after-trump-threat-to-cut-china-ties-over-covid-19

* "Lancet editorial blasts Trump’s ‘inconsistent and incoherent’ coronavirus response:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05/15/lancet-editorial-trump-administration-coronavirus-response/

* "‘Trump death clock’ lights up New York’s Times Square with coronavirus death toll:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-clock-new-york-times-square-coronavirus-death-toll-a9512041.html

* "Trump names team to develop coronavirus vaccine at ‘Warp Speed’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/15/trump-coronavirus-vaccine-development-team-260678

* "Trump praises rapid coronavirus test despite FDA warning:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/15/trump-praises-coronavirus-test-despite-fda-warning-260759

* "Cuomo: The PPE shortage has now become a testing supply shortage:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cuomo-the-ppe-shortage-has-now-become-a-testing-supply-shortage-83491909951

* "Cuomo not hopeful for stronger federal role if second wave comes:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/cuomo-not-hopeful-for-stronger-federal-role-if-second-wave-comes-83492933629

* "When the U.S. president represents a global health crisis:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/when-the-u-s-president-represents-a-global-health-crisis-83535941682

* "We need a radically different model to tackle the COVID-19 crisis:" http://www.defenddemocracy.press/we-need-a-radically-different-model-to-tackle-the-covid-19-crisis-by-james-k-galbraith/

* "McConnell says he was wrong on Obama pandemic playbook:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/14/mcconnell-obama-playbook-pandemic-259969

* "Doctors Without Borders, UC San Francisco send health care workers to Navajo Nation:" https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-health/2020/05/12/coronavirus-navajo-nation-doctors-without-borders-uc-san-francisco-health-care-workers/3121198001/

* 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

* "67 new cases of COVID-19 reported in ND for May 13; total statewide is 1,712:" https://www.kxnet.com/news/state-news/67-new-cases-of-covid-19-reported-in-nd-for-may-13-total-statewide-is-1712/

* "‘It’s just cuckoo’: state’s latest data mishap causes critics to cry foul:" https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/just-cuckoo-state-latest-data-mishap-causes-critics-cry-foul/182PpUvUX9XEF8vO11NVGO/

"But among certain observers, the damage is done. Dr. Harry J. Heiman, a clinical associate professor at the Georgia State University School of Public Health, called the most recent mix-up “criminal” and said DPH has shown a pattern of reporting misleading data."

* "VA hiring jumps amid coronavirus crisis, but department opposes hazard pay for front-line staff:" https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2020/05/14/va-hiring-jumps-amid-coronavirus-crisis-but-department-opposes-hazard-pay-for-front-line-staff/

* "V.A. tries to hide supply challenges faced in coronavirus fight:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/v-a-tries-to-hide-supply-challenges-faced-in-coronavirus-fight-83536453512

* "Coronavirus deaths at Colorado nursing homes continue to grow; outbreaks at jails, prisons, meat plants worsen:" https://coloradosun.com/2020/05/13/coronavirus-deaths-nursing-homes-meatpacking-colorado/

* "Ricketts rejects calls to cancel TestNebraska contract, name nursing homes with coronavirus cases:" https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/ricketts-rejects-calls-to-cancel-testnebraska-contract-name-nursing-homes-with-coronavirus-cases/article_2fca6961-701b-51f8-a807-44ffcb3ced0c.html

* "‘Prison should not be a death sentence’: Chris Hayes remembers victims of COVID-19:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-prison-should-not-be-a-death-sentence-chris-hayes-remembers-victims-of-covid-19-83483717980

* "It's not about the meat: Cuomo cites worker crowding in outbreaks at food plants:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/it-s-not-about-the-meat-cuomo-cites-worker-crowding-in-outbreaks-at-food-plants-83492421729

* "Groups force Nebraska to release COVID-19 race data:" https://www.ketv.com/article/groups-force-nebraska-to-release-covid-19-race-data/32480352#

* "‘The best dancer in the neighborhood’: Rep. Maxine Waters remembers her sister who died of COVID-19:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-the-best-dancer-in-the-neighborhood-rep-maxine-waters-remembers-her-sister-who-died-of-covid-19-83529797562

* "Men are less likely to wear face masks because they’re ‘a sign of weakness’ and imagine how tired we are:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/14/face-mask-men-less-likely-coronavirus-pandemic-us-uk-research/

* "Chris Hayes to right-wing: Nothing is stupider than not wearing a mask as a 'badge of honor':" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-to-right-wing-nothing-is-stupider-than-not-wearing-a-mask-as-a-badge-of-honor-83526725965

* "This Wasn’t The Apocalypse They Were Promised:" https://first-draft.com/2020/05/12/this-wasnt-the-apocalypse-they-were-promised/

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* "Trump’s company has received at least $970,000 from U.S. taxpayers for room rentals:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trumps-company-has-received-at-least-970000-from-us-taxpayers-for-room-rentals/2020/05/14/26d27862-916d-11ea-9e23-6914ee410a5f_story.html

* "Appeals court greenlights emoluments suit against Trump:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/14/appeals-court-green-lights-emoluments-suit-against-trump-257884

* "As coronavirus roils the nation, Trump reverts to tactic of accusing foes of felonies:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-reverts-to-tactic-of-accusing-foes-of-felonies-as-coronavirus-roils-the-nation/2020/05/12/2028bf88-9467-11ea-9f5e-56d8239bf9ad_story.html

* "Trump continues abusing power to punish ‘enemies’ and reward associates:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-trump-continues-abusing-power-to-punish-enemies-and-reward-associates-83486789571

* "Barr's track record makes questions about Burr probe unavoidable:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/barr-s-track-record-makes-questions-about-burr-probe-unavoidable-83492421574

* "How much trouble is Sen. Richard Burr actually in?:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/14/politics/richard-burr-fbi-subpoena-stocks/index.html

* "‘This should worry all Americans’: Fmr. CIA head on Trump unleashing DOJ on ‘enemies’:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-this-should-worry-all-americans-fmr-cia-head-on-trump-unleashing-doj-on-enemies-83529797792

* "Court asks retired judge to oppose Justice Dept. effort to drop Michael Flynn case, examine whether ex-Trump adviser committed perjury:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/court-asks-retired-judge-to-fight-justice-dept-effort-to-drop-michael-flynn-case-and-examine-if-ex-trump-adviser-committed-perjury/2020/05/13/8c0deb0a-9567-11ea-82b4-c8db161ff6e5_story.html

* "Trump finally succeeds in corrupting DOJ, U.S. intelligence:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-finally-succeeds-in-corrupting-doj-u-s-intelligence-83535941709

* "Nonprofit run by Trump nominee to head U.S. media agency is under investigation, senator says:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nonprofit-run-by-trump-nominee-to-head-us-media-agency-is-under-investigation-senator-says/2020/05/14/2afa07ca-962c-11ea-8107-acde2f7a8d6e_story.html

* "Pentagon fires its point person for Defense Production Act:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/14/coronavirus-defense-production-act-ouster-258578

* "E.P.A. Opts Against Limits on Water Contaminant Tied to Fetal Damage:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/climate/trump-drinking-water-perchlorate.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage

“The decision by Andrew Wheeler, the administrator of the E.P.A., appears to defy a court order that required the agency to establish a safe drinking-water standard for the chemical by the end of June. The policy, which acknowledges that exposure to high levels of perchlorate can cause I.Q. damage but opts nevertheless not to limit it, could also set a precedent for the regulation of other chemicals, people familiar with the matter said. “

Republicans are arguing that preventing fetal brain damage is not in the Public interest, but causing it definitely is.

* "The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List.:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html

* "Postal Service to review package delivery fees as Trump influence grows:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/14/trump-postal-service-package-rates/

* "36m Americans now unemployed as another 3m file for benefits:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/may/14/unemployment-us-data-coronavirus

* "The Bailout Is Working — for the Rich:" The Bailout Is Working — for the Rich

* "American billionaires have gotten $280 billion richer since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic:" https://www.fastcompany.com/90494347/american-billionaires-have-gotten-280-billion-richer-since-the-start-of-the-covid-19-pandemic

* She misappropriated funds intended to help low income students and schools to help wealthy ones and religious schools. "DeVos Funnels Coronavirus Relief Funds to Favored Private and Religious Schools:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/politics/betsy-devos-coronavirus-religious-schools.html

* "Private jet company founded by Trump donor gets $27 million bailout:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/14/private-jet-company-owned-by-trump-donor-gets-27-million-bailout.html

* "Company tied to Trump campaign manager gets PPP loan:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brad-parscale-trump-campaign-manager-cloudcommerce-paycheck-protection-program-loan/

* "Booker: Everybody knows Congress should take quick fiscal action:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-relief-demanded-on-bipartisan-basis-sen-booker-says-83549253867

* "‘Not an acceptable answer’: Trump rebukes Fauci’s concern over reopening schools:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/05/14/trump-fauci-school-coronavirus/

* "CDC releases scaled-back guidance on reopening after White House blocked earlier release:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/14/cdc-guidance-reopening-coronavirus-259565

* "Why it’s so difficult to safely reopen schools in the era of COVID-19:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/why-it-s-so-difficult-to-safely-reopen-schools-in-the-era-of-covid-19-83487301766

* "Ron DeSantis extends eviction and foreclosure moratorium to June 2:" https://floridapolitics.com/archives/332543-evictions-foreclosures-moratorium-desantis

* "Eric Garcetti - The Mayor of Los Angeles Discusses the Path to Reopening the City:"

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* "Scott Blubaugh - COVID-19's Devastating Effects on Food Distribution in the U.S.:"

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* "With Move to Remote Voting, House Alters What It Means for Congress to Meet:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/politics/remote-voting-house-coronavirus.html

* "Study ties 'Obamacare' to fewer cancer deaths in some states:" https://apnews.com/2345422037f0f330f4a8b523048324ca

* "Democratic party must engage black communities to win:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/biden-s-vp-pick-discussed-in-viral-op-ed-by-black-women-activists-83550277587

* "Trump Administration Plans to Extend Virus Border Restrictions Indefinitely:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/us/politics/trump-coronavirus-border-restrictions.html?action=click&module=News&pgtype=Homepage

* "New refugees struggle to find footing in US during pandemic:" https://apnews.com/5099729e6aed4a412594a9a18ffa33a7

* "Prison Operators' Negligence Caused Trans Migrant's Death, Suit Claims:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/5/14/prison-operators-negligence-caused-trans-migrants-death-suit-claims

"She “arrived at Cibola in septic shock, dehydrated, severely tachycardic, medically starving, febrile, and in the early stages of multiple organ failure,” the suit continues, adding that she “was in no condition to be transported or temporarily detained anywhere.”

“Had Roxsana received the proper health care screening within 12 hours of entering custody as required by ICE policy and prevailing standards of medical care, she, more likely than not, would have had a greater chance of survival,” the document says. The failure to provide her appropriate care amounts to discrimination against Hernandez as a person with HIV, contends the suit."

* The Breonna Taylor murder sure looks premeditated to me. They had no evidence that the EMT had done anything illegal at all so they lied to get a no knock warrant for a search for a suspect they knew wasn't there so they could have the fun of violently breaking into the apartment in the middle of the night to spray it with bullets, murdering her and endangering people including a sleeping child in a neighboring apartment whom they narrowly missed murdering, then lied to the police about what happened in statements that contradicted multiple eye witness reports. Then instead of arresting the police assassins for the multiple felonies they commuted they arrested the victim's partner for standing his ground against people breaking into his apartment to murder them. They also grilled the victims mother in a way that suggested they were trying to pin the clearly premeditated police assassination of her daughter on the innocent partner.

* "Taylor family attorney: Do blacks have second amendment rights?:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/breonna-taylor-police-killing-update-by-family-attorney-ben-crump-83546693855

* "Breonna Taylor’s mother: She was sweet, hard worker, good friend:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/breonna-taylor-s-mother-on-her-daughter-s-police-shooting-death-83549253945

* TW: Rape. "A 20-year-old lost his job and couldn't make rent. His landlord 'said he'd gang-rape him every day until it was paid':" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/15/landlord-gang-rape-tenant-sex-for-rent/

* TW: Rape. "ACLU sues Betsy DeVos over new campus sexual assault rules:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/see-you-court-aclu-sues-betsy-devos-over-new-campus-n1206981

* "This 9-year-old girl is living proof of what happens when you let trans kids live their truth:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/15/trans-girl-nine-haaretz-israel-supportive-parents-gender-affirming/

* "London’s oldest LGBT+ venue, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern, needs your help to survive coronavirus:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/15/royal-vauxhall-tavern-lgbt-venue-london-crowdfunding-coronavirus-gofundme/

* "Aimee Stephens died fighting for trans rights but was repeatedly deadnamed in obituaries. This is why that’s never, ever OK:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/15/aimee-stephens-trans-rights-supreme-court-death-obituary-deadname-chase-strangio/

"Strangio, a trans activist and staff attorney at the ACLU who represented Stephens, wrote a piece for NBC News about why “deadnaming is a way to shame trans people for who they are”.

He wrote: “To write about a woman who is trans and remind the reader of her deadname under the pretence that what she was called at birth is important to understanding who she is today actually evokes the image of a man for readers and contributes to the insidious social understanding that ‘this person claimed to be a woman but was really a man’.

“The ongoing understanding that our identities are not valid is what every trans person sees and hears whenever someone insists on referring to a trans person by using their deadname.”"

* "This school district is making sure trans students will always – and only – be referred to by their true name and pronouns:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/16/trans-students-philadelphia-virtual-classroom-misgendering-deadnaming/

* "Anderson Cooper: Being Gay Is 'One of the Great Blessings of My Life':" https://www.advocate.com/media/2020/5/15/anderson-cooper-being-gay-one-great-blessings-my-life

* "Post Viral:" https://feyandstrange.dreamwidth.org/1295768.html

* "Jerry Stiller, Comedian With Enduring Appeal, Is Dead at 92:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/11/arts/television/jerry-stiller-seinfeld-dead.html

* "A Ray of Sunshine - Justin Trudeau's Online Teaching, China's Viral School Video & NYC Soundscape:"

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* "Trump's "Obamagate" Raving, the Supreme Court on Trump's Finances & Anthony Fauci's Senate Testimony:"

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* "How the Coronavirus Can Wreak Havoc on the Body:"

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* "Richard Burr's Stock Scandal, Wisconsin's Lockdown Smackdown & Potential NYC Subway Reservations:"

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* "Trump and Fox News Push the "Obamagate" Conspiracy Theory:"

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* "Narcos in the Time of Coronavirus:"

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* "How Coronavirus is Starving The Nation Pt. 1:"

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* "How Coronavirus is Starving The Nation Pt. 2:"

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* "Reimagining The Nation Post-Pandemic:"

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* "USPS: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Trump's Rose Garden Hissy Fit, Plus The Dumbest Thing The President Has Ever Said:"

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* "Trump Insists We've "Prevailed" As Dr. Fauci Refuses To Sugarcoat His Coronavirus Outlook:"

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* "Great Big Sea - Captain Kidd:"

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* Thursday: The car started again, so that's two days keeping a charge. I came back to deal with a collection of arrivals which required me to finally start the livingroom furniture move I've been dreading. The issue is that I want one of the benches where the fish stand is, bbut to do that I need to move the tank onto a bench (a two person job and it's squirrel's game night so no chance of help at all. i moved small furniture so I could move the squirrel's wall bench which involved moving all the under bench storage so I could move the under window bench into the corner against the front wall which involved space the other bench needed to fit. i put a living room chair and my office chair temporarily against the window which sort of fucks up cat access to the window, though Tavy's found a way.

Some friends had ordered a new office chair they needed for working from home using stimulus check, only when it arrived it was the wrong chair and returning it was a hassle to I'm trying it out tonight in my office. I may end up switching the chairs back because this one, while brand new, more stable, lighter, and hardier isn't as well padded, but we'll see how it does with wheelchair cushions.

Another friend had mailed me three glorious tomato starts, hence the urgancy to get the new chair off the porch, because no way could I reach the bit of the garden these starts needed to go to get the best sun access without me making space in the living room for an extra chair, hence the tetris.

I used all the spoons, bruised a cheekbone, got mauled by an over excited Tavy who launched himself at me in his excitement, and am in extra pain, but it needed doing and now is half way done, even if it's not sustainable without moving the tank.

* Friday: I needed to get a few things done first, so Squirrel and I agreed he'd go get some sleep and we'd move the twenty tank when he got up. Which turned out to be very early Saturday morning. Moving an inhabited tank is a nightmare process, but better than moving the fish into a back up tank. All the equipment needs unplugging and putting somewhere safe. All the fish furniture which is saturated and muddy, need to be put somewhere they won't get contaminated or ruin anything. As much water as possible needs to me removed as possible without removing any fish and with as little loss of life as possible. It's still a shock to them, but less stress than chasing them around and inevitably missing some or stressing them so much they don't make it. My experience is I lose fewer fry and bottom feeders this way. It is also less work, but still a lot of work and exhausted. Inhabited tanks are heavy.

We got it over there and I gave it a good cleaning, refilled it and put it back together. Phase two complete. Tomorrow's plan involves a lot of futzing. I may have to excavate the spare living room lamp from the closet where it went during the Great renovation, which is a project in itself, as I fear this lamp may be Done. We'll see.

* Saturday: I am covered in Spider bits and dust, but I am vindicated in my belief that the furniture all fit in this configuration. (Squirrel kept asking if I was sure I'd measured right and would things really fit. Ha! I am really good at furniture tetris.) Of course it involved moving the chairs and the stuff stored under benches out, recleaning the floors, moving the stand, putting storage into the stand cabinet which I can now access, cleaning the floor again, moving the bench, cleaning the floor yet again, then putting the chairs and things back. I switched lamps, which involved digging it out of the closet, but I was tired of fussing with the glitchy one and this one is taller and thus better suited, if not nearly as pretty. Next I need to do more measuring and switch pictures around again. Phase five involves the nightmare of moving the Big Tank out of the office, which is going to be a major fucking issue.

However, as of tonight, the living room is in a way more functional configuration than we've ever had in this place. It would be better if it was bigger, but really getting the broken fireplace out of the corner is a massive fucking improvement. This configuration means that after there's a vaccine, I won't be doing a used furniture scavenger hunt for a large bookcase as I'd hoped, but when the time comes, I'm going to take measurements and see if I can't find a tall skinny one in the right dimensions or a suitable equivalent. I really do need more shelving, even with selling off a third of the collection last move. I may get rid of a chair. Well see how I feel once I've had time to live with this.

In Livia news, by Friday she'd worked out how to access her windowsill, and y bed time she'd decided to forgo the usual two weeks of observation for any new object before interacting with it, and sat on the new chair. She likes it! She likes the familiar chairs better, of course. Familiar things are always better than new ones, but it is nap worthy and defensible. Both of the Imperials have tried out the window sill bench now that I've put it back and they are pleased with this development despite their real distress at a third evening of furniture moving. Livia's tumm seems better today and she ate all her meat. Elder Kitty was latte for dinner, but I saved it for her. Livia was rather put out that other girl was getting dinner when she wasn't, but she was consoled for the loss of a hoped for Second dinner with a treat treasure hunt on my desk, so we are calling it a win.

Update: Livia spent most of the evening on her safety chair watching fish TV between naps. Someone finally put her fish TV back almost where it was only better!

* Black Sails Season One Soundtrack Music Geekery: https://www.bearmccreary.com/#blog/blog/black-sails-season-one-thoughts/

* "Paw-den me: Polite cats line up, follow social distancing guidelines:" https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/good-news/2020/05/14/stray-cats-line-up/

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

* 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/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

* "Hong Kong parliament in chaos as politicians fight for chair:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/08/hong-kong-parliament-in-chaos-as-politicians-fight-for-chair

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* "The Answer to All of Your Social Distancing Loophole Questions Is No:" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/4agza3/answer-to-all-social-distancing-loophole-questions-is-no

* "Official COVID-19 Numbers Represent Just 6% of Total Infections, a New Analysis Suggests:" https://reason.com/2020/04/12/official-covid-19-numbers-represent-just-6-of-total-infections-a-new-analysis-suggests/

* "Two Antibody Studies Say Coronavirus Infections Are More Common Than We Think. Scientists Are Mad.:" https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/coronavirus-antibody-test-santa-clara-los-angeles-stanford

* "Pakistan to Ease Coronavirus Lockdown Saturday:" https://www.voanews.com/covid-19-pandemic/pakistan-ease-coronavirus-lockdown-saturday

* "Bolsonaro continues to dismiss Covid-19 threat as cases skyrocket in Brazil:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/08/americas/brazil-coronavirus-bolsonaro-response-intl/index.html

* "Covid-19 is rapidly becoming America’s leading cause of death:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/04/16/coronavirus-leading-cause-death/?arc404=true

* "White House’s pandemic relief effort Project Airbridge is swathed in secrecy and exaggerations:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/white-house-pandemic-supply-project-swathed-in-secrecy-and-exaggerations/2020/05/08/9c77efb2-8d52-11ea-a9c0-73b93422d691_story.html

* "Trump tightens grip on coronavirus information as he pushes to restart the economy:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-tightens-grip-on-coronavirus-information-as-he-pushes-to-restart-the-economy/2020/05/07/d4a05e42-9068-11ea-a9c0-73b93422d691_story.html

* "Trump officials' dysfunction harms delivery of coronavirus drug:" https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-drug-remdesivir-hospitals-pharmacies-86ad5bd0-d1ba-47dc-97f2-b19cc97603f4.html

* "Bernie Sanders: Pandemic is worst point in U.S. history since Civil War:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/bernie-sanders-pandemic-is-worst-point-in-u-s-history-since-civil-war-83233861740

* "Texas governor caught on mic saying reopening businesses will increase coronavirus spread:" https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/texas-governor-greg-abbott-coronavirus-reopening-spread-a9501891.html

* "Trump-loving Georgia governor issues dire COVID-19 warning less than two weeks after grand ‘reopening’:" https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/trump-loving-georgia-governor-issues-dire-covid-19-warning-less-than-two-weeks-after-grand-reopening/

* "Governor's back-to-business zeal leaves public less informed, less safe:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/governor-s-back-to-business-zeal-leaves-public-less-informed-less-safe-83239493847

* Republicans are out victim blaming instead of imposing rational worker safety measures again. "Azar faulted workers' 'home and social' conditions for meatpacking outbreaks:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/07/azar-coronavirus-meatpacking-workers-241915

* "Sen. Amy Klobuchar & Mayor Pete Buttigieg Comment On Trump's Move To Keep Meat Plants Open:"

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* 1000 people tested positive in the last two days at the Waterloo meat plant 45 forced open without making them put in any worker safety measures. Pence is hailing it as a great success for Republicans.

* "Number of workers with coronavirus at Waterloo Tyson plant more than double earlier figure:" https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/agriculture/2020/05/07/infected-workers-waterloo-plant-more-than-double-earlier-figure/3092376001/

* "Trump admin oddly eager to laud Iowa as COVID-19 crisis worsens:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-oddly-eager-to-laud-iowa-as-covid-19-crisis-worsens-83238469692

* "Map shows even 'regular people' can't avoid coronavirus spread:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/map-shows-even-regular-people-can-t-avoid-coronavirus-spread-83238981719

* "Katie Miller, Pence spokeswoman, tests positive for coronavirus:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/08/mike-pence-staffer-tests-positive-for-coronavirus-244816

* "White House Rattled by a Military Aide’s Positive Coronavirus Test:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/us/politics/coronavirus-white-house-military-aide.html

* "Chris Hayes explains COVID-19 testing to Trump who still doesn't get it:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-explains-covid-19-testing-to-trump-who-still-doesn-t-get-it-83233861700

* "Steve Mnuchin Urges Americans To Live Dangerously And Travel The Country:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/steve-mnuchin-coronavirus-summer-road-trips_n_5eb0db28c5b60a927781046a

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* "Understanding the twists and turns in the Michael Flynn case:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/05/07/understanding-twists-turns-michael-flynn-case/

* "Skeptical judge could hold up Trump administration's bid to clear Flynn, legal experts say:" https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN22J3HF

* "The Appalling Damage of Dropping the Michael Flynn Case:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/opinion/michael-flynn-trump-barr.html

* "Team Trump Wants Flynn Back for 2020, Sees Him as Its ‘Nelson Mandela’:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/team-trump-wants-mike-flynn-back-for-2020-sees-him-as-their-nelson-mandela

* "Federal Watchdog Says Coronavirus Whistle-Blower Should Be Reinstated as It Investigates:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/08/us/politics/coronavirus-rick-bright-whistleblower-trump.html?action=click&module=RelatedLinks&pgtype=Article

* "Sen. Schumer: I Would Call Dr. Birx & Dr. Fauci Before Congress, Without Trump Hovering Over Them:"

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* "Sen. Schumer's 'No PR Act' Would Prevent Trump From Adding His Name To Future Stimulus Checks:"

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* "Political fantasy battles economic reality after tens of millions of jobs lost:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/08/when-will-jobs-return-243925

* "How Bad Is Unemployment? ‘Literally Off the Charts’:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/08/business/economy/april-jobs-report.html

* "White House considers measures to boost economy without Congress:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/white-house-considers-measures-boost-economy-without-congress-n1202246

* "Chuck Schumer: GOP senators choosing inaction sound like Herbert Hoover:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chuck-schumer-gop-senators-choosing-inaction-sound-like-herbert-hoover-83235397815

* "Tx Republican on State Reopening: ‘There Are More Important Things Than Living’:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/dan-patrick-there-are-more-important-things-than-living.html

* "'We're going to fill it': Republicans ready for any Supreme Court vacancy:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/08/republicans-ready-supreme-court-vacancy-243574

* "Republicans praise Trump's pandemic response with Senate majority at risk:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/senate-republicans-trump-coronavirus-response-240454

* "How Do Democrats Win In The Midwest? Sen. Amy Klobuchar & Mayor Pete Buttigieg Weigh In:"

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* "Trump Administration Pushes to Extend Coronavirus Immigration Limits:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-administration-pushes-to-extend-coronavirus-immigration-limits-11588935603?mod=hp_lead_pos4

* "Early Data Shows Black People Are Being Disproportionally Arrested…:" https://www.propublica.org/article/in-some-of-ohios-most-populous-areas-black-people-were-at-least-4-times-as-likely-to-be-charged-with-stay-at-home-violations-as-whites

* "Blacks and Latinos are overwhelmingly ticketed by NYPD for social distancing violations:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/08/us/social-distancing-stats-nyc/index.html

* "Chris Hayes on ‘disproportionate’ enforcement of coronavirus lockdown:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-disproportionate-enforcement-of-coronavirus-lockdown-83234885670

* "More on the Mashpee Wampanoag Reservation and Reaffirmation Act:" https://amaebi.dreamwidth.org/1769250.html

* "Ask Who Paid for America’s Universities:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/opinion/land-grant-universities-native-americans.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

* TW: Pedophilia. "Sick predator who used Grindr to target 14-year-old boys jailed after police sting:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/08/grindr-teenage-boys-police-sting-prison/

* TW: Rape "Closeted trans youth chased home, naked and bleeding, after being stripped, handcuffed, raped and robbed by his date:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/09/ukraine-trans-youth-attacked-violent-gang-sexual-assault-dating-app-hate-crime-homophobia-transphobia/

* "Man escapes prison after hurling homophobic slurs at police officers and threatening to ‘spread coronavirus’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/08/southampton-police-coronavirus-homophobic-abuse/

* "With SCOTUS Ruling at Hand, Trans Plaintiff Aimee Stephens Struggling:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/5/08/sup-ct-ruling-hand-trans-plaintiff-aimee-stephens-struggling

* "Gabrielle Union says parents who ‘throw away’ trans kids are ‘bizarre, sad and pathetic’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/08/trans-kids-gabrielle-union-parents-dwyane-wade-zata-jimmy-fallon/

* "Lesbian couple bring historic legal challenge to overturn policy that allowed a state-funded foster agency to reject them for being gay:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/09/lesbian-couple-historic-court-fight-miracle-hill-ministries-aclu-lambda-legal-south-carolina/

* "As Coronavirus ravages the US, Republicans are making laws to 'warn' funeral homes about HIV in the recently deceased:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/08/oklahoma-4041-hiv-funeral-homes-kevin-stitt/

* "Heartbroken boyfriend pays beautiful tribute to ‘selfless’ healthcare worker who died of COVID-19 aged 34:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/08/scottish-carer-healthcare-worker-died-coronavirus-covid-mick-gallagher/

* Little Richard Music:

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* "Man arrested trying to quarantine on private Disney island:" https://apnews.com/1477395d92120263106c07ca9aeeb7a0

* "Jared Kushner Declares Trump's Coronavirus Decision-Making "A Great Success Story":"

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* "Isolated And Horny, Americans Are Getting Turned On By Basic Human Interaction:"

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* "Donald Trump Doesn't Talk Like A Guy Who Knows What He's Talking About:"

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* "Meanwhile... It Might Be Time To Take Harrison Ford's (Airplane) Keys:"

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* "Vote Him Away (The Liar Tweets Tonight) - Roy Zimmerman:"

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* "Mad World performed by Curt Smith of Tears For Fears:"

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* I think Mike Ruiz should be in there. Go on, google him. I'll wait. Dream Casting Tom of Finland: https://twitter.com/Wheeler/status/1258956842887249922

* The person selling these is really cool: https://avian30.threadless.com/

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

* "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/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

* "Brazil’s supreme court authorizes investigation of Bolsonaro:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/brazils-chief-justice-authorizes-investigation-into-bolsonaro/2020/04/27/54d95f52-88f6-11ea-80df-d24b35a568ae_story.html

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* "Comparing COVID-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is like Comparing Apples to Oranges:" https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/comparing-covid-19-deaths-to-flu-deaths-is-like-comparing-apples-to-oranges/

* "The Pandemic Isn’t a Black Swan but a Portent of a More Fragile Global System:" https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/the-pandemic-isnt-a-black-swan-but-a-portent-of-a-more-fragile-global-system

* Well, shit. "Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus could be more contagious than original:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-05/mutant-coronavirus-has-emerged-more-contagious-than-original

* "WHO says 'there can be no going back to business as usual' after coronavirus pandemic:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/06/coronavirus-who-says-there-can-be-no-going-back-to-business-as-usual.html

* "Coronavirus was circulating in France in December, case report suggests:" https://www.livescience.com/coronavirus-france-patient-zero-december.html

* "Japan Needs to Telework. Its Paper-Pushing Offices Make That Hard.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/14/business/japan-coronavirus-telework.html

* "Brazil: largest rise in Covid-19 deaths follows Bolsonaro 'worst is over' claim:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/06/brazil-coronavirus-deaths-covid-19-bolsonaro

* "Coronavirus in the U.S.: An unrelenting crush of cases and deaths:" https://news.uci.edu/2020/05/05/coronavirus-in-the-u-s-an-unrelenting-crush-of-cases-and-deaths/

* But provide no evidence. "Trump and some top aides question accuracy of coronavirus death toll:" https://www.axios.com/trump-coronavirus-death-toll-d8ba60a4-316b-4d1e-8595-74970c15fb34.html

* "FDA reverses policy that let over 100 antibody tests on market without review:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/04/fda-enacts-stricter-rules-for-antibody-tests-after-congressional-investigation-233867

* "Kushner coronavirus effort said to be hampered by inexperienced volunteers:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/kushner-coronavirus-effort-said-to-be-hampered-by-inexperienced-volunteers/2020/05/05/6166ef0c-8e1c-11ea-9e23-6914ee410a5f_story.html

* "Decreasing New York curve disguises national coronavirus increase:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/decreasing-new-york-curve-disguises-national-coronavirus-increase-83067461857

* "Trump touted reopening. Privately, his team sounded alarms.:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/trump-fema-hhs-coronavirus-response-239652

* "Trump kicks off a day of whiplash over future of coronavirus task force:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/trump-white-house-coronavirus-task-force-239900

* "Chris Hayes on disconnect between Trump’s rhetoric and reality of coronavirus:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-disconnect-between-trump-s-rhetoric-and-reality-of-coronavirus-83087941954

* "Sen. Murphy on comparisons between coronavirus and gun violence in U.S.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/sen-murphy-on-comparisons-between-coronavirus-and-gun-violence-in-u-s-83061829725

* "The White House has a plan. It just doesn’t involve you or me.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-the-white-house-has-a-plan-it-just-doesn-t-involve-you-or-me-83110469649

* "Trump contradicts nurse over PPE, Costco sees drop off as customers stay at home:" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/06/coronavirus-latest-updates.html

* To sum up, the republican strategy for dealing with skyrocketing out of control infection in the South an Midwest is to: 1. Attempt to steal health care coverage from millions of Americans by trying to get the ACA declared unconstitutional. 2. Lie that there are enough accurate tests and supplies while refusing to actually supply enough accurate tests and supplies. 3. Make the infections ripping the rough nursing homes worse by loosening regulations designed to prevent infection. 4. Use the pandemic as an excuse for corruption and chronieism. 5. literally steal medical supplies from the VA and blue states to sell on the open market as a give away for rich profiteers and revenge against democratic governors. 6. Make it illegal for workers to sue fr CDC recommended safe conditions in meat packing plants which are spreading infection through their communities and killing people in droves thus removing all recourse and forcing workers to choose between infection and losing their jobs and benefits. 7. Blocking any plan designed to protect actual humans and keep them housed and able to pay bills while turning on the corporate welfare spigot and driving small businesses out of business. 8. Force economies open in areas where the pandemic is escalating fastest in order to maximize deaths, while knowing full well that killing all these people and driving small businesses to bankruptcy by withdrawing support when people are too afraid to patronize them will actually do more economic harm in the long run than lockdowns and will kill vastly more people than following the administrations own published health policy. 9 call on people to gather in large numbers in order to infect as many people as possible for the political and financial gain of those in power.

* "Inside Donald Trump and Jared Kushner’s Two Months of Magical Thinking:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/04/donald-trump-jared-kushners-two-months-of-magical-thinking

* "Coronavirus crisis compounded by disastrous Trump admin decisions:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/coronavirus-crisis-compounded-by-disastrous-trump-admin-decisions-83066949765

* This is very 1984. "AZ switches to Trump admin coronavirus model; moves up reopening:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/az-switches-to-trump-admin-coronavirus-model-moves-up-reopening-83118661610

* "Latest Atlanta coronavirus news: Georgia’s COVID-19 deaths pass 1,300:" https://www.ajc.com/news/latest-atlanta-coronavirus-news-georgia-covid-cases-near-30k/lwW4GD5N9hdTc6VK6lrIMI/

* "Two of the Country's Worst COVID-19 Hot Spots Are in Tennessee — Both Are Prisons:" https://www.nashvillescene.com/news/pith-in-the-wind/article/21131644/two-of-the-countrys-worst-covid19-hot-spots-are-in-tennessee-both-are-prisons

* "Meatpackers cautiously reopen plants amid coronavirus fears:" https://apnews.com/83ef6383e6a437aae20962e3c9de8855

* "CDC: Almost 600 meatpacking workers in Nebraska tested positive for coronavirus in April:" https://www.omaha.com/news/state_and_regional/cdc-nearly-600-meatpacking-workers-in-nebraska-tested-positive-for-coronavirus-in-april/article_1050c4ad-0aaa-59db-8e1c-6892e2d709ab.html

* "58 percent of workers at Tyson meat factory in Iowa test positive for coronavirus:" https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/58-percent-workers-tyson-meat-factory-iowa-test-positive-coronavirus-n1200641

* "Trump agriculture secretary 'exhorts' meat plants to keep working:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-agriculture-secretary-exhorts-meat-plants-to-keep-working-83120197548

* "Trump makes odd choice of Iowa for coronavirus success narrative:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-makes-odd-choice-of-iowa-for-coronavirus-success-narrative-83117125985

* "State releases some data on nursing homes hit by COVID-19, but advocates push for more:" https://www.crainsdetroit.com/health-care/state-releases-some-data-nursing-homes-hit-covid-19-advocates-push-more

* "Detroit finds success against coronavirus with rapid testing strategy:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/detroit-finds-success-against-coronavirus-with-rapid-testing-strategy-83068485658

* "Trump: Coronavirus briefings will return, blasts ‘angry’ CBS News reporter:" https://nypost.com/2020/05/05/trump-says-coronavirus-briefings-will-return-blasts-cbs-news/

* "‘Grammie’s Taking Food to Other People’: A Trucker Keeps Trucking:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/us/coronavirus-trucker-food-delivery-protection.html

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* "Fauci: No scientific evidence the coronavirus was made in a Chinese lab:" https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/05/anthony-fauci-no-scientific-evidence-the-coronavirus-was-made-in-a-chinese-lab-cvd/

* "‘We’re all trying to figure out the right answer’: Pompeo defends mixed messages on Wuhan lab:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/mike-pompeo-wuhan-lab-coronavirus-239985

* This reminds me so much of the Hornblower Episode with the shitty Royalist attempt to invade France, only the farce level is turned up to eleven here in reality. "Trump Just Inspired the Dumbest Damned Coup Plot in LatAm History, Complete with a QAnon Crazy:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/in-venezuela-trump-just-inspired-the-dumbest-coup-plot-in-latin-american-history-complete-with-a-qanon-crazy

* "CNN sends Trump campaign cease-and-desist letter for misleading ad:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/04/media/trump-campaign-ad-cease-and-desist/index.html

* Meanwhile in Autocracy News, Dear Leader is trying to buy a propaganda network outright. "“Trump Is Really Aiming to Take Down Fox”: A Group Associated With Donald Trump Jr. Is Buying a Major Stake in OANN:" https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/05/trump-is-really-aiming-to-take-down-fox?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=vf&utm_mailing=VF_CH_Exclusive_050420&utm_medium=email&bxid=5bda40263f92a40f7d4e1769&cndid=209222&hasha=6a46201277c146b20ed1b6b047f76ae2&hashb=6c9d3420c599969b86f88c2d5ad7ac0d96e1b563&hashc=0f58e2e45d9cdafe75207260e221fdd4ee1af9da63898e127ec9f8efb54b5041&esrc=GAsweeps&utm_campaign=VF_CH_Exclusive_050420&utm_term=VYF_Cocktail_Hour

* "House says it wants to keep investigating Trump for possible impeachable offenses:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/29/politics/mueller-grand-jury-house-impeachable/index.html

* "Ousted vaccine director files whistleblower complaint alleging coronavirus warnings were ignored:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/05/politics/rick-bright-complaint/index.html

* "Virus Whistle-Blower Says Trump Administration Steered Contracts to Cronies:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/05/us/politics/rick-bright-coronavirus-whistleblower.html

* "'Clear cronyism' included in HHS whistleblower allegations:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/-clear-cronyism-included-in-hhs-whistleblower-allegations-83068485653

* "Trump says Fauci will testify before Senate, blasts House ‘setup’:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/05/kellyanne-conway-fauci-kavanaugh-236640

* "McConnell continues court-stacking mission during global pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/mitch-mcconnell-continues-his-court-stacking-mission-during-global-pandemic-83111493539

* "Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized, plans quick return to work:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/justice-ruth-bader-ginsburg-hospitalized-plans-quick-return-to-work-83063877648

* "Thomas Piketty - The Economic Outcome of COVID-19 and "Capital and Ideology":"

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* "Danny Meyer - America's Restaurant Industry in the COVID-19 Era:"

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* "ADP's April private jobs report shows worst losses in its history:" https://www.axios.com/adp-private-jobs-report-coronavirus-7b14ba73-863a-4375-849a-d9a1dc716791.html

* "U.S. Senate Republicans crafting 'narrow' business liability protections: McConnell:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-mcconnell/u-s-senate-republicans-crafting-narrow-business-liability-protections-mcconnell-idUSKBN22H2NI

The Republican War on Workers continues to pile up corpses in the Midwest, so republicans need to protect companies refusing to implement CDC safety protocols from any consequences. After all, profits for the very richest people are worth so much more than the lives of American workers to them. Republicans insist orporations are people, but workers never are.

* They are still holding back half the money basically because 45 is racist. Meanwhile, people have been literally dying. "Treasury to begin distributing virus relief money to tribes:" https://lancasteronline.com/news/politics/treasury-to-begin-distributing-virus-relief-money-to-tribes/article_d3963344-25a7-56fe-8c05-374dac9af984.html

* "Trump admin. left Native Americans waiting for COVID-19 aid for 39 days:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-admin-left-native-americans-waiting-for-covid-19-aid-for-39-days-83061829805

* Which is a lie, of course, since the pandemic is mostly wore in red states right now, and also we subsidize red states with our tax money. Also, we are one country. Also viruses don’t care about state borders and trashing the economy fucks us all, and.... "Trump says 'bailouts' unfair to GOP since states needing aid 'run by Democrats in every case':" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-says-bailouts-unfair-gop-states-needing-aid-run-democrats-n1200116

* "Trump's push to reopen US risks ‘death sentence’ for many, experts warn:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/06/trump-economy-reopen-us-experts-warning

* You think? Estimate is 3000+ throughout the summer. "Trump to ABC's David Muir: 'Possible there will be some' COVID-19 deaths as country reopens:" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-abcs-david-muir-covid-19-deaths-country/story?id=70515537&cid=clicksource_4380645_2_heads_hero_live_hero_hed

* "Texas Governor Admits Dangers of Reopening State on Private Call With Lawmakers:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-governor-greg-abbott-admits-dangers-of-reopening-state-on-private-call-with-lawmakers/

* "Trump cheers on governors even as they ignore White House coronavirus guidelines in race to reopen:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-cheers-on-governors-as-they-ignore-white-house-coronovirus-guidelines-in-race-to-reopen/2020/05/04/bedc6116-8e18-11ea-a0bc-4e9ad4866d21_story.html

* "The Daily 202: Barr memo threatening lawsuits against coronavirus restrictions is a warning shot:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2020/04/28/daily-202-barr-memo-threatening-lawsuits-against-coronavirus-restrictions-is-a-warning-shot/5ea7a78e88e0fa3dea9c4414/?no_nav=true&p9w22b2p=b2p22p9w00098

* "Making public transit safe a next hurdle in easing lockdowns:" https://apnews.com/abb17db0529df7d398fec6ca8711cc0b

* Republicans insist that stealing health care from millions of Americans is essential, especially in a Pandemic. "Trump will urge Supreme Court to strike down Obamacare:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/trump-supreme-court-obamacare-240366

* "‘I’m qualified and ready’: Stacey Abrams on potential Biden VP tap:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-i-m-qualified-and-ready-stacey-abrams-on-potential-vp-tap-from-biden-83113029579

* "Trump order to paint border wall black could drive up cost $500 million or more:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/trump-border-wall-black-paint/2020/05/06/dbda8ae4-8eff-11ea-8df0-ee33c3f5b0d6_story.html

* "On the Murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a Modern Day Lynching:" https://www.patheos.com/blogs/lovejoyfeminism/2020/05/on-the-murder-of-ahmaud-arbery-a-modern-day-lynching.html

They proudly admitted to stalking and murdering an innocent unarmed black person, but the cops let them go because a black man going about his business in public is such a threat that it always justifies his murder in Georgia. The police claim that despite video evidence, he was somehow jogging so aggressively the white men had to jump in their car, chase him down and shoot him on site. The Georgia police also insist that unarmed black people are not protected by stand your ground so they have no right of self defense, whereas stand your ground does allow white men to freely chase people with cars to murder them.

* "‘It looks like murder’: Stacey Abrams on Ahmaud Arbery shooting:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-it-looks-like-murder-stacey-abrams-on-ahmaud-arbery-shooting-83113029519

* TW: Rape. "DeVos unveils rule that boosts rights for students accused of sexual misconduct:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/06/betsy-devos-sexual-misconduct-rule-schools-240131

* I wish rapey, racist Kevin Spacey would shut up and go away instead of reurning yet again to pretend he's somehow a martyr for experiencing extremely mild concequences for his pedophilia.

* "People are selling ‘thank you NHS’ rainbow flags that definitely don’t resemble LGBT+ Pride flags at all. Not one bit:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/06/nhs-rainbow-flags-ebay-thank-you-lgbt-rainbow/

* "Trans Indonesians are being forced into torturous exorcisms in a cruel attempt to ‘save’ them from their gender:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/07/indonesia-trans-exorcism-islam-shamanism-purge-evil-spirits-conversion-therapy/

* Spoiler: It’s for venal reasons and only directed at China, not all country specific censorship. "Ted Cruz Blasts Hollywood's 'Kowtow' to China's Antigay Censors:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/5/06/ted-cruz-blasts-hollywoods-kowtow-chinas-antigay-censors

* "Mother accused of child abuse for letting non-binary 8-year-old do drag hits back at transphobic trolls:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/06/drag-kid-non-binary-salt-qween-mother/

* "Gambier Becomes First Ohio Town to Pass LGBTQ Protections by Zoom:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/5/05/gambier-becomes-first-ohio-town-pass-lgbtq-protections-zoom

* "The FDA's Blood Policy Still Frames HIV as a 'Gay Sickness':" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/5/06/fdas-blood-policy-still-frames-hiv-gay-sickness

* "The Things We Should Have Been Doing All Along! Brought to You By Coronavirus:"

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* "Coronavirus VI: Testing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:"

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* "Grim COVID-19 Death Toll Prediction, Mutant Coronavirus Strain & Faulty Antibody Tests:"

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* "Coronavirus Mask Wars:"

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* "China's Early Downplaying of the Coronavirus, Major Unrest at Amazon & Murder Hornets:"

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* "Anti-Lockdown Protests Erupt in the U.S. & Trump Moves the Death Toll Goalposts:"

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* "The FDA's Anti-Gay Blood Ban Holds Back Coronavirus Treatment:"

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* "A Ray of Sunshine - Baseball Resumes in South Korea, the Irish Return a Favor & Naked Bike Ride:"

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* "America's Meat Shortages, Jared Kushner's COVID-19 Cronyism & Alleged U.S. Coup Attempt in Venezuela:"

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* "The Pandumbic - Trump Visits an Arizona Mask Factory Without Wearing a Mask:"

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* When I went out to collect the cat food shipment today, I was scooting it back through the lobby with my foot while balancing on one crutch. I heard a door open in the hall. Luckily, they were down the other t, and the man waited with his head poking out instead of blythely proceeding as some of the Grad Students are apt to do. He saw me gimping along pushing the heavy box and huffing and puffing. Get this: he asked if I wanted a hand while staying in his doorway well over safe distance away. I thanked him, but explained I was high risk so best not. so polite and kind! He looked my ageish, though I'm bad at working these things out as people younger than me are sometimes all or mostly grey, but some are like me so idk. Genetics re weird. Also, he was masked up and at a distance. He had grey streaks though so odds are my agish: old enough to be considerate and vary; young enough to risk himself for a weird elder goth on a crutch. Anyway, it was textbook etiquette, I thought. He waited until I was scooting the thing inside to leave.

We're holding up well here supply wise. We have enough paper products for the nonce. We have about 2 month's supply of cat food carefully stockpiled as of today's shipment. Plan is to order the normal amount next month and rotate. Given shipping delays and lack of local supply I feel so much safer now we have a cushion instead of running out or nearly running out each time. The Millenials plan to go shopping soon and they have my list.

In bad news, I went out to drive the car around to keep the battery good during router reboot and discovered it wasn't. Let's hope Squirrel can recharge it for me when he gets home.

* Writing trans Characters: https://gwydionmisha.tumblr.com/post/617371362719301632/hey-writeblr-so-i-have-a-question-that-im

* Okay, I know the ad writers probably got "agape" from C.S. Lewis' four loves, but it doesn't mean God's love in the Christian sense. It's means Zeus putting his dick in Leda or Ganymede or the like, which puts an entirely different spin on this commercial. Is this corporation planning to physically manifest and start fucking people in response to the pandemic?

Like, okay, a sexy god turning up in my bedroom during quarantine isn't the Worst thing that can happen, but... The last shot of the add is a woman with a baby. Is this corporation impregnating people door to door?

Anyway ancient Greek gods didn't have an abstract love for all humanity. They had a particular interest in particular humans that sometimes resulted in wars and sometimes in demi-gods.

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

* "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/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

* NOTE: The outages are still destroying my workflow. I had 20+ links read and sorted, but I'm posting now because I suspect I will crash again before the aggregate goes up if I don't. I am so sorry.

* "NHS urges parents to keep up child vaccinations:" https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52499701

* "Kim Jong-un Resurfaces, State Media Says, After Weeks of Health Rumors:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/world/asia/kim-jong-un-resurfaces.html

* 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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* "Brazil's President: WHO Instructs Kids to Be Gay, Masturbate:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2020/5/01/brazils-president-who-instructs-kids-be-gay-masturbate

* "India Extends Nationwide Coronavirus Lockdown By 2 Weeks:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/05/01/849047693/india-extends-nationwide-coronavirus-lockdown-by-2-weeks

* "Peru jail riot: Nine killed after Covid deaths:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52468293

* "Yemen 'faces nightmare' as virus case confirmed:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-52249624

* "Debate about Prisoners’ Release in Argentina:" https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/05/01/debate-about-prisoners-release-argentina#

* "Rights groups call for probe into Venezuela prison riot that left 46 dead:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-venezuela-prison/rights-groups-call-for-probe-into-venezuela-prison-riot-that-left-46-dead-idUSKBN22E0NU

* "Russia's prime minister self-isolates after coronavirus diagnosis:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/30/russias-prime-minister-self-isolates-after-covid-19-diagnosis

* "Why the Coronavirus Is So Confusing:" https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/pandemic-confusing-uncertainty/610819/

* "Top intel agency rules out 'manmade' theory of coronavirus origins:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/30/intel-agency-rules-out-coronavirus-man-made-origin-theory-226269

* It’s not a cure, but it’s a help."FDA clears remdesivir for emergency use in treating severely ill COVID-19 patients:" https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-grants-remdesivir-emergency-use-authorization-covid-19-n1197576

* "Expert report predicts up to two more years of pandemic misery:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/30/health/report-covid-two-more-years/

* "Trump says he won't extend social distancing guidelines:" https://apnews.com/2867335427332ca7ed5e804475ba08e4

* "White House diverges from health experts on what's to come this summer:" https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/tale-two-summers-white-house-diverges-health-experts-over-what-n1195606

* "Miscalculation at Every Level Left U.S. Unequipped to Fight Coronavirus:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/miscalculation-at-every-level-left-u-s-unequipped-to-fight-coronavirus-11588170921

* "Trump and Kushner Engage in Revisionist History in Boasting of Success Over Virus:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/us/politics/trump-kushner-coronavirus-revisionist-history.html?referringSource=articleShare

* "Mock funeral procession protests Georgia reopening:" https://www.11alive.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/mock-funeral-procession-protest-georgia-reopening/85-a3a24114-8ee6-4c79-8375-19daa917172d

* "Georgia reported over 1,000 new coronavirus cases on the same day its governor lifted the stay-at-home order for most residents:" https://www.businessinsider.com/georgia-reports-1000-new-covid-cases-as-kemp-lifts-stay-at-home-order-2020-5

* "'We're modern slaves': How meat plant workers became the new frontline in Covid-19 war:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/02/meat-plant-workers-us-coronavirus-war

* "Hogan orders testing for all nursing home residents and staff:" https://marylandreporter.com/2020/04/29/hogan-orders-testing-for-all-nursing-home-residents-and-staff/

* "Nearly 900 at Tyson Foods plant test positive for coronavirus:" https://www.wishtv.com/news/nearly-900-at-tyson-foods-plant-test-positive-for-coronavirus/

* "Nebraska officials talk about beef industry and how to prevent COVID-19 spread:" https://www.1011now.com/content/news/LIVE-at-2PM-CT-Nebraskas-response-to-COVID-19--570118551.html

* ""The workers are being sacrificed": As cases mounted, meatpacker JBS kept people on crowded factory floors:" https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Nebraska+meat+packing+covid

* ""The workers are being sacrificed": As cases mounted, meatpacker JBS kept people on crowded factory floors:" https://www.motherjones.com/food/2020/05/meatpacking-coronavirus-workers-factory-jbs-tyson-smithfield-covid-crisis-sacrifice-outbreaks-beef/

* "Whatcom County continues to see coronavirus spread with 7 new cases reported Friday:" https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242438696.html

* "Marked change in tone in CDC meat plant reports raises questions:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/marked-change-in-tone-in-cdc-meat-plant-reports-raises-questions-82911301638

* "Coronavirus lesson: More testing turns up more cases:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/coronavirus-lesson-more-testing-turns-up-more-cases-82855493605

* "No coronavirus hot spot is an island:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/no-coronavirus-hot-spot-is-an-island-82854981728

* "Atlanta mayor: Governor's decision to reopen Georgia 'baffling':" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/atlanta-mayor-governor-s-decision-to-reopen-georgia-baffling-82853445747

* "Know where COVID-19 is taking the most lives in your community:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/know-where-covid-19-is-taking-the-most-lives-in-your-community-82922053578

* "80 Percent of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients in Georgia Are African-American:" https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/04/coronavirus-impact-on-black-georgians-may-get-worse-fast.html

* "Sexuality of coronavirus victims must be counted in official health data, lawmakers say:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/02/sexuality-lgbt-coronavirus-victims-counted-official-health-data-lawmakers-urge/

* This is heartbreaking, but not a surprise given the reporting out of NYC recently about body disposal and overwhelmed funeral homes. "Dozens of Decomposing Bodies Found in Trucks at Brooklyn Funeral Home:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/29/nyregion/bodies-brooklyn-funeral-home-coronavirus.html

* "‘Utter cold-heartedness’: Chris Hayes on Trump refusing to release relief funding for burials amid pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-utter-cold-heartedness-chris-hayes-on-trump-refusing-to-release-relief-funding-for-burials-amid-pandemic-82840645576

* "Trump Encouraged Sean Hannity to Go After the New York Times:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-encouraged-sean-hannity-to-go-after-the-new-york-times-for-its-coronavirus-coverage

* "Pence’s staff threatens action against reporter who tweeted about visit to clinic without surgical mask:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/media/pence-staff-threatens-action-against-reporter-who-tweeted-about-visit-to-clinic-without-surgical-mask/2020/04/30/27c63056-8b0a-11ea-9dfd-990f9dcc71fc_story.html

* "Karen Pence Accused of Lies After Defending Unmasked Husband:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2020/4/30/karen-pence-accused-lies-after-defending-unmasked-husband

* "Chris Hayes on Trump’s ‘desperate search’ for COVID-19 scapegoat:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-trump-s-desperate-search-for-covid-19-scapegoat-82842693714

* "‘We need moral leadership’: Rep. Max Rose on lack of empathy from Trump admin.:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-we-need-moral-leadership-rep-max-rose-on-lack-of-empathy-from-trump-admin-82841157538

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* This despite our own intelligence agencies saying it’s not true Covid-19 came from a lab. "Trump claims China will 'do anything' to stop his re-election as coronavirus row escalates:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/30/trump-claims-china-will-do-anything-to-stop-his-re-election-as-coronavirus-row-escalates?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX1VTTW9ybmluZ0JyaWVmaW5nLTIwMDQzMA%3D%3D&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=USMorningBriefing&CMP=usbriefing_email

* "Secret Service paid Trump’s D.C. hotel more than $33,000 for lodging to guard treasury secretary:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/secret-service-paid-trumps-dc-hotel-more-than-33000-for-lodging-to-guard-treasury-secretary/2020/04/30/cd38e864-8987-11ea-ac8a-fe9b8088e101_story.html

* "White House blocks Fauci from testifying before House panel next week:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/05/01/congress-fauci-coronavirus/

* "Roger Stone launches his appeal:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/30/roger-stone-launches-his-appeal-226205

* "‘Dirty, filthy cops’: Trump blasts Michael Flynn investigation after new FBI documents released:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/30/trump-blasts-scam-michael-flynn-investigation-after-new-fbi-documents-released-225509

* "Trump’s Domestic Policy Chief Joe Grogan Is Resigning:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-30/trump-s-domestic-policy-chief-joe-grogan-is-resigning?sref=MIBMEEoj

* "Worst Economy in a Decade. What’s Next? ‘Worst in Our Lifetime.’:" https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/04/30/worst-economy-in-a-decade-what-s-next-worst-in-our.html

* "30 million Americans have filed initial unemployment claims since mid-March:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/30/economy/unemployment-benefits-coronavirus/index.html

* He's holding the US economy hostage. He is threatening to cause a second great depression if democrats don't accede to his counterproductive demands. The worst hit states will mostly be in the south and Midwest, but 45 and Mitch McConnell want all the states to dramatically slash public health and education in the middle of an epidemic and fire state workers such as police/fire/EMT in the name of austerity in the middle of a GLOBAL PANDEMIC. "Trump Says He’s in No Rush to Give Money to States Short on Cash:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-01/trump-says-he-s-in-no-rush-to-give-money-to-states-short-on-cash?srnd=premium&sref=MIBMEEoj

* "Public companies received $1 billion in stimulus funds meant for small businesses:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/05/01/sba-ppp-public-companies/

* "The iconic brands that could disappear because of coronavirus:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/29/which-iconic-brands-could-disappear-because-coronavirus/?arc404=true

* "Coronavirus government response updates: Trump rejects a new normal: 'This is going away':" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/coronavirus-government-response-updates-trump-wh-social-distancing/story?id=70406822

* "America Looks to Reopen From Coronavirus but Disagrees About How:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-wants-to-reopen-from-coronavirus-but-disagrees-about-how-11588350721?mod=hp_lead_pos1

* "Barr Says It’s Time to Roll Back Virus Limits in ‘Sensible’ Way:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-01/barr-says-it-s-time-to-roll-back-virus-limits-in-sensible-way?srnd=premium&sref=MIBMEEoj

* "Trader Joe’s and other US firms suppress unionization efforts during pandemic:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/23/labor-unions-trader-joes-workers-coronavirus-us

* "Trump brushes off opinion polls showing Joe Biden in lead for president:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-election-exclusive-idUSKBN22C03K

* I keep saying I'm going to throw up in my mouth when I vote for him in November. Remember how he was on my emphatic do not want list last year? But hear we are. Sigh. "Biden Denies Tara Reade Assault Allegations: 'It Never Happened':" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/5/01/biden-denies-tara-reade-assault-allegations-it-never-happened

* "Republican politician who blamed mass shootings on same-sex marriage and drag queens just got booted out of her senate race:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/01/republican-politician-mass-shootings-same-sex-marriage-drag-queens-senate-ohio-candace-keller/

* TW: Suicide. She lived. "Trans woman sets herself on fire in Georgia’s capital to protest the country’s horrendous negligence during coronavirus:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/01/georgia-tbilisi-trans-woman-sets-herself-on-fire-protest-coronavirus-madona-kiparoidze/

* TW: Torture. "This church kidnapped, beat and traumatised gay people to turn them straight. Now its leader has fallen victim of gun crime:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/01/word-of-faith-stephen-cordes-brooke-convington-north-carolina-church-gay-conversion-coronavirus/

* "Fired Georgia Fire Chief Sues City for Anti-Trans Discrimination:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/4/30/fired-georgia-fire-chief-sues-city-anti-trans-discrimination

* "HIV ‘milestone’ as scientists announce development of experimental drug designed to be taken just once a year:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/01/hiv-university-nebraska-medical-centre-experimental-medication-treatment-cabotegravir/

* "There's backlash against a sculpture of gay war hero Alan Turing because it would ruin the 'character' of his former college:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/05/01/alan-turing-sculpture-anthony-gormley-kings-college-cambridge-historic-england/

* "Good Omens: Lockdown:"

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* What happened to Thursday's news? The outages completely borked my work flow and I eventually just gave up and went to bed.

* A while back someone got me a gift subscription to Out. It's good bathroom reading. So the new one just came. They clearly got one of the photographers who normally shoots sexy half naked men in queer inflected couture to take pictures of cocktails lounging languidly by a pool in the same way they'd normally shoot models. I have never seen such... It's weirdly sexual somehow. Don't worry, the cocktails appear to be social distancing from each other.

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

* "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/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

* 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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* "LGBTQ People Not to Blame for Pandemic, Global Groups Declare:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2020/4/28/lgbtq-people-not-blame-pandemic-global-groups-declare

* "Brazil’s densely packed favelas brace for coronavirus: ‘It will kill a lot of people.’:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/brazil-coronavirus-rio-favela/2020/03/20/2522b49e-6889-11ea-b199-3a9799c54512_story.html

* "Care home coronavirus deaths rising rapidly:" https://www.bbc.com/news/health-52455072

* "Why some Nigerians are gloating about coronavirus:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52372737

* "What is behind Nigeria's unexplained deaths?:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52454259

* "Isolating the Sick at Home, Italy Stores Up Family Tragedies:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/world/europe/italy-coronavirus-home-isolation.html

* "Inside the Dystopian, Post-Lockdown World of Wuhan:" https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-04-23/wuhan-s-return-to-life-temperature-checks-and-constant-anxiety

* "U.S. reports 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases — nearly a third of the global total:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-cases-1-million-confirmed-united-states/

* "Coronavirus shakes the conceit of ‘American exceptionalism’:" https://apnews.com/1283d176484e133f31080227bb15c5d1

* "Mike Pence ignores Mayo Clinic's face mask rule during visit:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/28/mike-pence-face-mask-mayo-clinic-visit-coronavirus

* Did I already post this? I've lost track. "Home Alone at the White House: A Sour President, With TV His Constant Companion:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/us/politics/coronavirus-trump.html

* "Cases rise to 1,637 on Navajo Nation, 59 total confirmed deaths:" https://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/cases-rise-to-1637-on-navajo-nation-59-total-confirmed-deaths/5710872/

* "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

* "Trump guidance puts burden on states to reach Covid-19 testing targets:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/28/trump-guidance-states-covid-19-testing-targets

* "New York Put Recovering Virus Patients in Hotels. Soon, 4 Were Dead.:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/nyregion/nyc-coronavirus-hotel-deaths.html

* "Months into coronavirus crisis, federal response has not improved:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/months-into-coronavirus-crisis-federal-response-has-not-improved-82649669720

* "The COVID-19 Crisis Reveals an Old Divide Between the Parties:" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/03/what-covid-19-debate-has-common-aca-fight/608797/

* "Thousands of people pack California beaches despite coronavirus concerns:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/27/california-beaches-coronavirus-orange-county

* "Trump orders meat plants to stay open as worker deaths rise:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/28/trump-to-order-meat-plants-to-stay-open-215555

* "Under Trump, formerly stalwart CDC goes soft on meat plants:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/under-trump-formerly-stalwart-cdc-goes-soft-on-meat-plants-82725957840

* The Republican argument is it's necessary to kill al these people to save meat processing plant owners the money and trouble required to keep their workers safe. "Trump admin forsakes worker safety in false choice over meat supply:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/trump-admin-forsakes-worker-safety-in-false-choice-over-meat-supply-82725445510

* "Trump rapidly uses wartime power for meat, hesitates to use it for ventilators:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/trump-rapidly-uses-wartime-power-for-meat-hesitates-to-use-it-for-ventilators-82720837584

* "Coronavirus hits hundreds of U.S. police amid protective gear shortages:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-police-insight/coronavirus-hits-hundreds-of-u-s-police-amid-protective-gear-shortages-idUSKBN21H2X6

* "'A Ticking Time Bomb': Advocates Warn COVID-19 Is Spreading Rapidly Behind Bars:" https://www.npr.org/2020/04/28/846678912/a-ticking-time-bomb-advocates-warn-covid-19-is-spreading-rapidly-behind-bars

* "Ohioans protest treatment of Marion prisoners left exposed to coronavirus:" https://www.marionstar.com/story/news/local/2020/04/26/ohioans-protest-treatment-marion-prisoners-exposed-coronavirus/3027722001/

* "Women in ICE Detention, Fearing Coronavirus, Make Video to Protest Unsafe Conditions:" https://theintercept.com/2020/03/30/coronavirus-ice-detention/

* "Meet the Gay Couple Helping NYC's Homeless Population in the Pandemic:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/4/28/meet-gay-couple-helping-nycs-homeless-population-pandemic#media-gallery-media-1

* "'Coronavirus Trutherism:' Chris Hayes on Fox News' COVID-19 hypocrisy:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-covid-trutherism-chris-hayes-on-fox-news-coronavirus-hypocrisy-82716741874

* 45 is now claiming he's now so impaired that he can't see any connection between him advocating people drink or inject bleach and people drinking bleach. "Trump said he takes no responsibility for any spike in people using disinfectants improperly:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/27/politics/donald-trump-disinfectants-coronavirus/index.html

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* "Consumer confidence plunges to six-year low:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/consumer-confidence-six-year-low/

* Oh look! No guard rails to stop them doing stock buybacks or requirements to not fire most of their work force. "The U.S. plans to lend $500 billion to large companies. It won’t require them to preserve jobs or limit executive pay.:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/28/federal-reserve-bond-corporations/

* "As Trump puts partisan spin on federal aid for states, Republicans and Democrats warn of coming financial calamity:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/as-trump-puts-partisan-spin-on-federal-aid-for-states-republicans-and-democrats-warn-of-coming-financial-calamity/2020/04/27/a542f19e-889a-11ea-8ac1-bfb250876b7a_story.html

* "McConnell dangles aid to states — with a catch:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/27/mcconnell-aid-states-coronavirus-212424

* "House drops plan to return after lawmaker backlash:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/28/house-drops-plan-to-return-to-washington-next-week-214714

* "McConnell tells GOP senators to "keep the White House in the box" on infrastructure:" https://www.axios.com/mcconnell-gop-senators-trump-coronavirus-ce94c044-0d2d-42d5-8c30-924196da1a42.html

* "Tammy Duckworth - Sustaining Vulnerable Businesses and Communities in Illinois During the Pandemic:"

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* "Trump tells governors to 'seriously consider and maybe get going' on opening schools:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/28/politics/trump-governors-call/index.html

* "Justin Amash announces exploratory committee for president:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/28/amash-announces-exploratory-committee-for-president-219357

* "A refugee tribunal said two men couldn’t possibly be gay because they couldn’t recall what they did after sex:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/29/refugee-status-h-i-australia-pakistan-tribunal-appeal-buzzfeed-news/

* "South African LGBTQ Group Says Homophobe Is Cruising Grindr for Sex:" https://www.advocate.com/world/2020/4/27/south-african-lgbtq-group-says-homophobe-cruising-grindr-sex

* "Man left with fractured face after vicious ‘transphobic and homophobic’ London tube attack:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/29/homophobic-transphobic-attack-hate-crime-london-underground-british-transport-police/

* "Alan Cumming has a succinct message for people who don’t like sharing pronouns: ‘F**k you’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/29/alan-cumming-pronouns-trans-ally-gender-coming-out-circumcision-genital-mutilation/

* "Trans Woman Murdered in Puerto Rico, Third This Month:" https://www.advocate.com/crime/2020/4/28/trans-woman-murdered-puerto-rico-third-month

* "North Carolina Police Looking for Missing Same-Sex Couple:" https://www.advocate.com/people/2020/4/28/north-carolina-police-looking-missing-same-sex-couple

* "Public rallies behind trans doctor leading the fight against coronavirus in the face of ‘blatant transphobic bullying’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/28/dr-rachel-levine-pennsylvania-trans-transphobia-bigotry-support-coronavirus-respect4rachel/

* "Woman at centre of bitter same-sex custody battle victim of ‘hoax’ accusing her of selling coronavirus food rations:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/28/custody-case-lesbian-kidnapping-coronavirus-hoax-emergency-food-janet-jenkins-lisa-miller/

* "Blood donation in Northern Ireland is being dragged kicking and screaming in line with the UK – but it’s not enough:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/29/northern-ireland-blood-donation-gay-bisexual-rules-deferral-period-stormont-dup/

* ""I just can't do this." Harried parents forgo home school:" https://apnews.com/a3e86445d1387ecd8d1df8f9f7743e1f

* "You’ll Probably Forget What It Was Like to Live Through a Pandemic:" https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/5dmxvn/what-will-we-remember-from-the-coronavirus-covid19-pandemic

* "Why your pet is acting like a weirdo during quarantine, explained by animal behaviorists:" https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2020/4/24/21231806/coronavirus-pets-covid-19-cats-dogs

* "A Ray of Sunshine - Potential Vaccine Breakthrough, Pantsless Reporter & The Pentagon's UFO Videos:"

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* "Sweden's "Herd Immunity" Goal, Trump's COVID-19 Intel Failure & Mike Pence's Maskless Hospital Visit:"

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* "How Big Companies and Banks Exploited the Paycheck Protection Program:"

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* "A Soundtrack For The Summer Of Social Distancing:"

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* "Burger Enthusiast Donald Trump Orders America's Meat Plants To Stay Open:"

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* "The Good Fight Short: Roy Cohn:"

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* "The Good Fight Short: Russian Troll Farm:"

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* "The Good Fight Short: The Legend of John Barron:"

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* I keep watching all the stuff with the ableds quietly loosing their minds with confinement and it really strikes me how different this experience is for me, a person who is medically fragile and disabled. I have had to surrender a big chuck of my remaining independence and periodic friend visits, but it’s not all that different from how I lived before. Like Monday errands are gone and I hate having to depend on other people or fresh food, but I physically couldn’t go out that much before and it was exhausting and painful. I can’t just pop over to ACE if I, say, run out of lightbulbs, but how often does that happen?

I knew back in late February I’d likely be mostly confined for the next year or two, assuming a safe and effective vaccine can be made in that time. I was expecting to have to do furtive off hour shopping in a mask, but the Millennials stepped up there. The things I’m bummed about are the visit I turned down in early March from I friend i hardly ever see for safety reasons. i am bummed out I won’t be taking the Millenials swimming come summer, that I likely won’t be able to manage doing the Gothmas display alone and we’ll miss decorating and wrapping the presents in late September/early October, that I’ll be missing secret pumpkins and my Birthday/Gothmas party next Autumn. It’s things like that I’m losing and I hate it, but again, this was obvious by the beginning of March. The timeline on this is out of my hands, so there’s nothing for it, but to keep on keeping on.

I’ve had twelve years to adapt to making my own schedule in the absence of work and structuring my own life around confinement and illness. I’ve had fifteenish or so to get used to being to ill to socialize sometimes and to learn to live with infection precautions. A big chunk of my social life has been online for a decade and a halfish.

It is so weird watching the able bodied people having to en masse and all at once adapt to a life style familiar to a whole lot of us who have these kinds of disabilities. Discovering the survival skills we use to stay sane during long confinements.

I have spent decades wishing people who are sick would stay home or at least where a mask if that had to be out at places like the doctor’s office because things that are a nuisance to them can land people like me in the hospital or worse. I am often the only person I see in smoke season or allergy season or when I can’t work out if I’m sick again, but have to go out. I hate handshaking, I hated it even before I became sick for sensory reasons. assuming I don’t die of covid and they find a good vaccine, I’ll be lot safer in a world where makes were normalized and assholes with obvious lung infection don’t refuse masks and sit filling the air in the Doctor’s office with infectious coughing, where I’m required to touch strangers or me considered impolite.

I’m not heartless. Trust me, the adjustment was hard for me too. Every day I mourn the dead in the pandemic. I don’t know how long this will really be and a lot of people and important things that made up community are going to be lost.

So much depends on what we build from this. We need basic income, universal free health care, a system that automatically pays rents for people and small business in emergencies, and salaries for furloughed workers. We need environmental protection and green technologies, not the rolling back of regulations that protect people and the planet. We need a progressive tax system, not the regressive one republican have spent my life time building over my objections. We need election reform and an end to gerrymandering.

Things are going to change regardless. What happens after this horrific passage depends so much on what we build now. Together. Remember, this time it’s essential we don’t leave anyone behind.

* Monday they shut off the water for a while. We knew this was happening and it was when we are generally asleep anyway.

The water pressure has always been bad in my sink particularly, and last week i noticed it was going bad on the tub. Kitchen was still fine, and I have always assumed this is some problem with my bathroom pipes. I’ve been kicking myself for not putting it on the fix list for the city. It never occurred to me to complain because again, I thought it was a i’m responsible forit situation and also because getting management to fix anything is a nightmare game of telephones that usually involves months of them ignoring whatever and a half ass fix it job at best.

Last night I took a bath during an internet outage and there was so much hot water pouring out of the spout. I checked the sink and there was a tun of hot water coming out there too. O.o I have no idea what they did, but thumbs up.

* Something I've learned over the years is, if one is having trouble starting a task, it generally helps if one breaks the task down to smaller steps and gives oneself permission to just do one for now. At minimum one is a step closer to finishing. sometimes one keeps doing steps after that first one. If the step is too big, get smaller steps.

I stalled out on the fish equipment stuff and the boxes were making it hard to do other getting the house in order stuff. Today I did a smaller step and there is now one reasonable sized box of equipment in the bathroom waiting for a water test. I'm calling it progress.

* A hummingbird buzzed
The Winter lettuce flowers at dusk
Life continues still.

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

* "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/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

* 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 causes sudden strokes in young adults, doctors say:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/22/health/strokes-coronavirus-young-adults/index.html

* "U.S. coronavirus death toll surpasses 50,000:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/24/us-coronavirus-death-toll-surpasses-50000/

* "House to Examine Ouster of Health Official Who Doubted Drugs Trump Pushed:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/us/politics/rick-bright-trump-hydroxychloroquine.html

* "Ignorance among our nation’s leaders is not a lonely condition:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/ignorance-among-our-nation-s-leaders-is-not-a-lonely-condition-82555973856

* How many people are going to die because Brian Kemp fixed that election? "Georgia's Covid-19 reopening pits white governor against black mayors:" https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/22/georgia-reopening-kemp-governor-mayors

* "Why Georgia Isn’t Ready to Reopen, in Charts:" https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/24/opinion/coronavirus-covid-19-georgia-reopen.html

* "Georgia gov. decision to reopen slammed as politically motivated:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-response-in-georgia-slammed-as-politically-motivated-82568261867

* "Atlanta mayor won't 'experiment with public health' for economy:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-response-of-ga-gov-questionable-says-atlanta-mayor-82568773523

* "Deaths at Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke surpasses 70 as 5 more veterans with Covid-19 pass away:" https://www.wwlp.com/news/local-news/hampden-county/deaths-at-soldiers-home-in-holyoke-surpasses-70-as-5-more-veterans-with-covid-19-pass-away/

* "Thorough testing reveals surprising extent of coronavirus spread:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/thorough-testing-reveals-surprising-extent-of-coronavirus-spread-82554437947

* "Health of long-term care facilities crucial to coronavirus fight:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/health-of-long-term-care-facilities-crucial-to-coronavirus-fight-82556997511

* TW: Elder Abuse. I have no fucking words that are printable. "https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/coronavirus-assisted-living-facility-queens-new-york-covid-19-epicenter/:" https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/coronavirus-assisted-living-facility-queens-new-york-covid-19-epicenter/

* Seriously the stay at home orders are working. "For fourth straight day, Whatcom sees one new coronavirus case, no deaths Saturday:" https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/coronavirus/article242294496.html

* Republicans did this on purpose by forcing in person voting. "40 Coronavirus Cases In Milwaukee County Linked To Wisconsin Election, Health Official Says:" https://www.wuwm.com/post/40-coronavirus-cases-milwaukee-county-linked-wisconsin-election-health-official-says#stream/0

* "Omar Sharif Jr: COVID-19 Has Super-Charged LGBTQ Marginalization:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/4/24/omar-sharif-jr-covid-19-has-super-charged-lgbtq-marginalization

* "Anderson Cooper Blasts Trump for Lying About Disinfectant Comments:" https://www.advocate.com/politics/2020/4/24/anderson-cooper-blasts-trump-lying-about-disinfectant-comments

* "Public health expert: Trump disinfectant idea 'bizarre, ignorant':" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/trump-coronavirus-disinfectant-treatment-idea-slammed-by-doctors-82568261994

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* "Trump owed tens of millions to Bank of China:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/24/trump-biden-china-debt-205475

* "Trump Speech to Bring 1,000 West Point Cadets Back to Campus:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/24/us/politics/coronavirus-trump-west-point.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

* "Palantir as a U.S. coronavirus tracker alarms privacy watchdogs:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/thiel-tech-firm-palantir-to-help-trump-admin-track-coronavirus-82568773869

* "U.S. House passes $500 billion coronavirus bill in latest relief package:" https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa-congress-idUSKCN22525G

* "Trump says he will block coronavirus aid for U.S. Postal Service if it doesn’t hike prices immediately:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/us-policy/2020/04/24/trump-postal-service-loan-treasury/

* "Sen. Harris: Fed. gov. has responsibility to support states:" https://www.msnbc.com/am-joy/watch/coronavirus-bill-complaints-from-gop-criticized-by-sen-harris-82566725535

* "The whiteness of anti-lockdown protests:" https://www.vox.com/first-person/2020/4/25/21234774/coronavirus-covid-19-protest-anti-lockdown

* "Right-Wing Nutjob Thinks Pop Culture is 'Mass Producing' LGBTQ People:" https://www.advocate.com/religion/2020/4/24/right-wing-nutjob-thinks-pop-culture-mass-producing-lgbtq-people

* "Major Win for Louisiana Police Officer Denied Job Over HIV Status:" https://www.hivplusmag.com/news/2020/4/23/major-win-louisiana-police-officer-denied-job-over-hiv-status

* "Gay Man Turned Away From Blood Center, Despite Passing Screenings:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/4/24/gay-man-turned-away-blood-center-despite-passing-screenings

* "Beauty in Ugly Times | Philosophy Tube:"

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* You may remember that the site for direct deposit stimulus payments glitched out on me when I tried to use it so I thought I was going to be waiting until may with the SSI people who didn't file. (The free service I file through uses Turbo Tax). It turns out I didn't and they sent me a check in the mail today.

I was bad. On the way back I went into the grocery, masked up with one of my few heavy duty masks, of course. It was a half hour before close and they are usually fairly empty then anyway, which they were. It was the neighborhood one, so full of college age people at that time of night. I was shocked only half were masked, though all the workers were. People were being good about social distancing and the aisles are wide. They had one way signs, floor spacing lines, and sneeze guards.

I know I'm not supposed to go out; I haven't since early March, but we've hardly any new cases here, though many still on the ventilators, and I felt pretty safe with people being obviously careful with spacing.

I managed to score a mega big package of my personal favorite TP that may last me up to two months, the good kleenex that doesn't chafe my nose, though in the smaller sizes, bagels, and fresh veg. Alas, the starts there sucked, so I didn't get any, but I expected that and the place with the good starts closes at 8.

It was more money than I should have spent, but no the fuck way was I turning my nose up at that much good tp.

I had salad with dinner! And bagel sandwiches so good I nearly orgasmed. Toasted everything bagels, soft and fresh. Whipped philly chives cream cheese and a slice of swiss melted. Fresh lettuce. An extremely ripe, juicy, flavorful heirloom tomato sliced up and the seeds carefully buried in the garden in hopes of volunteers. Omnomnom.

I also managed to brain myself but good with a falling lamp. The crack when it hit was alarming, the bump is massive, and it hurts. I may or may not be mildly concussed. squirrel says my pupils seem okay. Plan is to keep an eye out. Really, I'm safer here than going to get checked given the situation p at the hospital.

Speaking of which, the hospital mass mailed a letter trying to convince us the whistleblower is lying and it's perfectly safe up there. Riiiiight. This hospital is dodgy for a whole bunch of reasons and I haven't trusted them for decades. Obviously I can't verify the whistleblower account myself, but I trust the reporting there a lot more than I trust admin. It's not like one really has a choice unless one has time to drive down to Mount Vernon for their significantly better hospital, so.... Yeah.

NOTE: Most of this aggregation was done yesterday, but I was too tired to post. I can't read for extended periods of time without pain. (see head Injury).

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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

* 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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* "World Health Organization warns: Coronavirus remains 'extremely dangerous' and 'will be with us for a long time':" https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/22/world-health-organzation-warns-coronavirus-will-be-with-us-for-a-long-time.html

* "Sydney beaches re-open to ease mental strain:" https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-52351881/coronavirus-three-sydney-beaches-re-open-for-exercise

* "Covid-19 in nursing homes: ‘It feels as if I’m watching my parents slowly die’:" https://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/covid-19-in-nursing-homes-it-feels-as-if-i-m-watching-my-parents-slowly-die-1.4233344

* "Autopsies reveal first confirmed U.S. coronavirus deaths occurred in California in February:" https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-21/autopsies-reveal-first-confirmed-u-s-coronavirus-deaths-occurred-in-bay-area-in-early-february

* "‘A crippling blow to America’s prestige:’ The government struggles to meet the moment:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/21/government-response-coronavirus-199992

* "An Honest Trump 2020 Slogan: 'I Dithered While They Died':" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/4/22/honest-trump-2020-slogan-i-dithered-while-they-died

* "Health Chief’s Early Missteps Set Back Coronavirus Response:" https://www.wsj.com/articles/health-chiefs-early-missteps-set-back-coronavirus-response-11587570514

* "Top vaccine expert claims he was fired for resisting Trump on hydroxychloroquine:" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/22/rick-bright-trump-hydroxychloroquine-coronavirus

* "Use of drug boosted by Trump, Fox News not borne out by science:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/use-of-drug-boosted-by-trump-fox-news-not-borne-out-by-science-82428997928

* "‘11 on the corruption scale:’ Chris Hayes on Trump admin. forcing out top vaccine doctor amid pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/-11-on-the-corruption-scale-chris-hayes-on-trump-admin-forcing-out-top-vaccine-doctor-amid-pandemic-82428997510

* "Dozens of long-term care facilities in Maricopa County have COVID-19 cases:" https://www.12news.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/dozens-of-long-term-care-facilities-in-maricopa-county-have-covid-19-cases/75-2638974a-de68-4566-8793-628f77607101

* "Illinois reports largest daily increases in COVID-19 cases, tests:" https://thesouthern.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/illinois-reports-largest-daily-increases-in-covid-19-cases-tests/article_1453e2c2-8040-5d47-8e52-40ed740687a1.html

* "COVID-19 caused more deaths among CT nursing home residents than initially reported:" https://ctmirror.org/2020/04/20/covid-19-caused-more-deaths-among-ct-nursing-home-residents-than-initially-reported/

* "Nursing homes must report COVID-19 cases to residents and families, federal government says:" https://www.newsadvance.com/news/state/nursing-homes-must-report-covid-19-cases-to-residents-and-families-federal-government-says/article_3aa0c253-8bb9-5496-8c43-8d39a2a30728.html

* "Michigan to identify nursing homes infected by the coronavirus:" https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-health-watch/michigan-identify-nursing-homes-infected-coronavirus

* "Gov. Baker: Mass. is a 'National Hotspot' for Coronavirus Infections:" https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/mass-gov-baker-to-update-public-on-coronavirus-response/2111887/

* "Meat shortage fears deepen as Tyson Foods closes its largest pork plant:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/22/tyson-waterloo-meat-shortage-coronavirus/

* "As COVID-19 moves through America's meat processing plants, St. Louis' lone facility knows what's at stake:" https://www.kmov.com/news/as-covid-19-moves-through-americas-meat-processing-plants-st-louis-lone-facility-knows-whats/article_f66620be-84d5-11ea-8a42-1b42fa748d35.html

* "Sean Hannity's Denialism May Be Killing His Viewers, Study Says:" https://www.advocate.com/media/2020/4/22/sean-hannitys-denialism-may-be-killing-his-viewers-study-says

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* "Chinese Agents Helped Spread Messages That Sowed Virus Panic in U.S., Officials Say:" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/coronavirus-china-disinformation.html

* "Trump says he directed Navy to "destroy" Iranian vessels that harass U.S. ships:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-iran-tweet-us-navy-shoot-down-destroy-gunboats/

* "There’s a growing possibility of a W-shaped economic recovery — and it’s scary:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/04/22/theres-growing-possibility-w-shaped-economic-recovery-its-scary/

* "McConnell slams brakes on next round of coronavirus aid:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/21/mcconnell-slams-brakes-coronavirus-aid-199890

* "DeVos bars undocumented college students from emergency aid:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/21/betsy-devos-undocumented-college-students-aid-199465

* "Top economist: US coronavirus response is like 'third world' country:" https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/apr/22/top-economist-us-coronavirus-response-like-third-world-country-joseph-stiglitz-donald-trump

* "Washington State welcomes new Black, gay, female, disabled immigrant judge:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/22/grace-helen-whitener-washington-state-supreme-court-judge-black-lesbian-immigrant/

* "Nigerian police officer caught having anal sex ‘red handed’. He was beaten and stripped naked by thugs:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/22/nigeria-anal-sex-beaten-stripped-the-national-orlu-imo/

* "Tory MP pledges support for anti-trans LGB Alliance while doubling down on opposition to equal marriage:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/22/jackie-doyle-price-tory-mp-lgb-alliance-same-sex-marriage-conservaitve/

* "29 lesbian activists who're loud, proud and making the world a better place:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/21/lesbian-visibility-week-activists-icons-women-ellen-page-jaqueline-wilson-megan-rapinoe/

* "The Women Issue: 28 Stories That Are Changing World:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/4/21/women-stories-lesbian-trans-gay-advocate

* "Attorneys General: Lift Restrictions on Blood Donations by Gay, Bi Men:" https://www.advocate.com/health/2020/4/22/attorneys-general-lift-restrictions-blood-donations-gay-bi-men

* "Netflix Doc Reveals the Queer Romance Behind 'A League of Their Own':" https://www.advocate.com/film/2020/4/22/netflix-doc-reveals-queer-romance-behind-league-their-own

* "The ebookbike Lawsuit is Over:" https://madgeniusclub.com/2020/04/21/the-ebookbike-lawsuit-is-over/

* CW: Taxidermy, Clowns, Dolls Cursed/Creepy Museum Exhibits: https://twitter.com/YorkshireMuseum/status/1251074717408264192

* "‘Leverage’ Reboot Starring Noah Wyle Ordered By IMDb TV; Original Series’ Team, 4 Cast Members Set To Return:" https://deadline.com/2020/04/leverage-reboot-noah-wyle-timothy-hutton-not-returning-imdb-tv-beth-riesgraf-gina-bellman-christian-kane-aldis-hodge-amazon-studios-1202912578/

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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

* "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:"

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* "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:"

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

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

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* 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:
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

* 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 patients recovering quickly after getting experimental drug:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/16/health/coronavirus-remdesivir-trial/index.html

* "China increases death toll in outbreak city by 50%:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52321529

* "'Undocumented virus explosion' sweeps Brazil:" https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-52307339

* "Brazil President Bolsonaro replaces health minister:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/16/americas/brazil-health-minister-fired-intl/index.html

* "Italian police probe nursing home with 190 reported COVID-19 deaths:" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-in-italy-nursing-home-190-reportedly-dead-covid19-police-investigation-today-2020-04-17/

* "Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega reappears to call coronavirus 'a sign from God':" https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/16/daniel-ortega-reappears-nicaragua-coronavirus-sign-from-god

* "Influential Covid-19 model shouldn't guide U.S. policies, critics say - STAT:" https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/17/influential-covid-19-model-uses-flawed-methods-shouldnt-guide-policies-critics-say/

* "What's in Trump's three-phase reopening plan:" https://www.politico.com/news/2020/04/16/trump-reopening-plan-191959

* "4 states may be able to reopen in early May, researchers say:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/17/health/us-coronavirus-friday/index.html

* "Chris Hayes on how uniquely devastating and deadly the coronavirus is:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-hayes-on-how-uniquely-devastating-and-deadly-the-coronavirus-is-82236485753

* "The Coronavirus’s Unique Threat to the South:" https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-unique-threat-south-young-people/609241/

* "Highest Number of Coronavirus Cases Reported Friday in Illinois and Indiana:" https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/highest-number-of-coronavirus-cases-reported-friday-in-illinois-and-indiana/2257906/

* "New COVID-19 Cases in Nebraska Hot Spot Doubled This Week:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-covid-19-cases-in-nebraska-hot-spot-doubled-this-week

* "This Iowa mayor is fighting to protect workers at a local food plant from coronavirus:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/17/politics/quentin-hart-iowa-mayor-interview/index.html

* "Gov. Stitt Talks About Oklahoma's Coronavirus Situation, Reopening State:" https://www.news9.com/story/42021245/gov-stitt-talks-about-oklahomas-coronavirus-situation-reopening-state

* "Workers' Advocate Says South Dakota Pork Plant Delayed Action On Coronavirus:" https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/17/837530494/workers-advocate-says-south-dakota-pork-plant-delayed-action-on-coronavirus

* "Ravaged by COVID-19, nursing homes are pleading for help. Are they getting enough?:" https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2020/04/16/massachusetts-coronavirus-nursing-homes

* "Nursing home deaths should be obvious target of COVID-19 response:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/nursing-home-deaths-should-be-obvious-target-of-covid-19-response-82189381550

* "Long-term care facilities an unsung front line in COVID-19 fight:" https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow/watch/long-term-care-facilities-an-unsung-front-line-in-covid-19-fight-82189381547

* "Yuval Noah Harari on COVID-19's Impact on Humankind:"

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* "Trump foments resistance to Democratic-imposed shutdowns, but some Republican governors are also wary of moving too fast:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-foments-resistance-to-democratic-imposed-shutdowns-but-some-republican-governors-are-also-wary-of-moving-too-fast/2020/04/17/5595e5fa-80c2-11ea-9040-68981f488eed_story.html

* I've loathed him literally for decades over the transphobia. "Dr. Phil Claims Shutdowns Deadlier Than Coronavirus In Wild Fox News Appearance:" https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dr-phil-fox-news-coronavirus_n_5e9917b3c5b63639081c07c2

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* "City leaders to Trump: help us fight the coronavirus by paying your bills – Center for Public Integrity:" https://publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/city-leaders-to-trump-help-us-fight-the-coronavirus-by-paying-your-bills

* "Trump campaign vows 'never fear' rallies will return; experts warn large events should return 'later part of 2021':" https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-campaign-vows-fear-rallies-return-experts-warn/story?id=70205855

* "Trying to See a World Beyond an Evil President and a Deadly Pandemic:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/4/17/trying-see-world-beyond-evil-president-and-deadly-pandemic

* "Roger Stone denied new trial, gag order lifted:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/16/politics/roger-stone-trial-gag-order/index.html

* "Michael Cohen will be released from prison due to pandemic:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/16/politics/michael-cohen-to-be-released-prison-coronavirus/index.html

* "Top Chef judge on ‘restaurant apocalypse’ in wake of coronavirus pandemic:" https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/top-chef-judge-on-restaurant-apocalypse-in-wake-of-coronavirus-pandemic-82236997794

* "Breitbart host says American citizens don’t deserve emergency coronavirus aid because trans people exist:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/19/breitbart-news-tonight-transphobia-coronavirus-aid-right-wing-watch-ed-martin/

* "Millions are out of work, but this homophobic preacher wants his followers to give their stimulus cheques to his church:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/17/anti-lgbt-pastor-tony-spell-church-stimulus-cheques-checks-coronavirus-covid-19-unemployment/

* "Christian Privilege Is Spreading Like a Virus:" https://www.advocate.com/commentary/2020/4/17/christian-privilege-spreading-virus

* "Democrats grapple with questions about Tara Reade's sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden:" https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/17/politics/joe-biden-allegations/index.html

* "Army Gives GOP Donors $569 Million to ‘Build the Wall’:" https://www.thedailybeast.com/army-decides-a-coronavirus-pandemic-is-a-good-time-to-give-gop-donors-dollar569-million-to-build-the-wall

* "Smugglers sawed into Trump’s border wall 18 times in one month in San Diego area, records show:" https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/sawing-trump-border-wall/2020/04/17/39df8926-8007-11ea-8de7-9fdff6d5d83e_story.html

* "Queer PE teachers reveal how students still call them f****ts and gay boys: ‘It’s the last bastion of homophobia’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/17/pe-teachers-gay-homophobia-schools-discrimination-bullying/

* "Make America Straight Again pastor says if he dies of coronavirus from going to church it will be ‘worth it’:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/17/make-america-straight-again-pastor-patrick-boyle-coronavirus-baptist-revival-church-ron-desantis/

* "ACLU Files Lawsuit Challenging Idaho's Ban on Transgender Athletes:" https://www.advocate.com/transgender/2020/4/17/aclu-files-lawsuit-challenging-idahos-ban-transgender-athletes

* "Judge compares gay people to paedophiles as he sues for the right to be a homophobe in public:" https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/03/19/texas-judge-brian-umphress-homophobia-same-sex-marriage-lawsuit-paedophilia/

* "Disabled LGBTQ Activists Are Redefining Sex and Sexuality:" https://www.advocate.com/exclusives/2020/4/17/disabled-lgbtq-activists-are-redefining-sex-and-sexuality

* "Husbands Die Two Days Apart of COVID-19 in Texas:" https://www.advocate.com/news/2020/4/17/husbands-die-two-days-apart-covid-19-texas

* "Meet Trump's New Press Conference Advisor:"

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* I'm sick again, apparently. Odds are it's not COVID. I'm not showing a fever. I do have a runny nose, headache, sore throat, and a really annoying cough with shortness of breath. I need more time to disambiguate virus vs bacteria, but as scary as the cough was for about two hours after dinner, I suspect it's just one of the things I come down with all the fucking time. Odds are it came via the mail as Squirrel isn't showing signs of it.

We are still waiting for test results, but he's clearly fine. It definitely was not what I have now and was a milder version of whatever I had back in March.

In other news, the Special Girl food came. We now have a whole canister of safe for everyone kibbles and a whole lot of shreds. I expect mailing delays to get worth, so this is a real comfort.

I'm not getting a stimulus deposit until May it looks like, so my dream of a toaster that toasts both sides at once is on hold likely until mid May. I plan to do another extra large Chewey order next month once my regular SSI processes just in case. I know some brands are having shortages and I live in fear of running out of the Livia safe food that all three can agree is delicious.

The gift air purifier has really been helping. I can tell the difference between safe bedroom air and out here. It still startles Livia when I turn it on at night, but it's quiet enough that it doesn't scare her, which is an important consideration. Alas she is scared of the fan, which I've had to use twice in the last week as a force multiplier for the air conditioner. I staid in bed extra long after turning it off so she could come and nap on the bed with the Emperor and I.

I am making progress on getting things put away. I finished sorting the fish stuff and the flats are now stowed properly under their bench. The last phase of this project segment is a pain in the ass. It's the one where I go through the spare parts box and to water tests to see if any motors are salvageable. Ugh.

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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