Not if we turn out and vote.
We must pay attention to the various voter suppression tactics across the country from now through Election Day.
One way to stay aware is to stay informed. Read this article, Donald Trump Has A Secret Plan To Win (Seriously) by Dan Pfeiffer.
Dan also has a new book out this year on how we can beat Donald Trump and Untrump America.
Continue reading“A republic, if you can keep it.”
As attributed to Benjamin Franklin when asked in Philadelphia if we have a republic or a monarchy.
As I did my morning news rituals – listening to What a Day and checking Twitter for headlines – I couldn’t help but see that the Vice President is lying about Oklahoma’s COVID-19 increases and downplaying the risks as the President plans on having his first rally since the pandemic in Tulsa.
Please pay attention to sources and double check things that sound incorrect, especially when coming from this Administration. Even when they’re not intentionally lying, they often get their facts wrong and need to walk back and correct their statements nearly on a daily basis and this inludes their surrogates.
Two excellent sources on Twitter are journalists, Soledad O’Brien, who calls out the media when they both sides and/or stammer their way through a headline and Yamiche Alcindor, who will add truthful context to anything she is quoting from her sources.
Use this helpful graphic to know which sources are reliable when researching or sharing information.
With the surge of justice Twitter, Black Lives Matter, Defund the Police, Vote, we are being bombarded with some messages that we may not have been exposed to before.
For those of us who are white, it is time to stop talking and listen to the voices of the black experience. What follows is several resources that I have found in the last week simply by listening to those voices.
Later this week, I will share some people to follow on social media (primarily Twitter). Please contact me through comments or email with any suggestions of black voices that you want amplified.
Racial Inequality and Injustice – A Panel facilitated by Misha Collins through GISH (his charity scavenger hunt)
NAMI’s Statement on Recent Racist Incidents and Mental Health Resources for African Americans (this link is a repost from yesterday)
The Anti-Racist Starter Kit by Brea Baker
5 Ways to Better Support the Movement
10 Documentaries to Watch About Race Instead of Asking a Person of Colour to Explain Things For You
Baratunde’s World-Saving Books
Unlearning and Relearning Through Literature (Victoria Alexander’s Twitter Link)
Anti-Racist Resource Guide created by Victoria Alexander, MEd
Today is a day to amplify Black voices. This will be my only post today, and I’ve decided to postpone this week’s scheduled posts. As I was looking at my writing in progress for this week, I realized that going on as if nothing were happening in this country was, at a minimum, tone deaf. I will continue to update my covid-19 posts, and if I find anything helpful to the protests and justice for George Floyd and David McAtee (killed by police in Louisville (just in the last few days) and so many others that have been victims of police and government brutality. Mine is a voice that hasn’t had to live in a Black man’s skin and I’ve always tried to listen. Listening isn’t something I can do if I’m posting.
This graphic links to the secure act blue donation page. These are the organizations that any monies raised by this fund will be going to. Thanks to Crooked Media for providing the graphic on their Twitter.
NEW DATES: AUGUST 17 – 20, 2020
These are the new dates of the Convention. They were changed from their original July dates due to the covid-19 crisis and it is still undetermined if the convention will be in full force or will be virtual or partially both. Click on the picture to go to the Convention website. To visit Joe Biden’s official website, click here.
Winning the White House is immense and more important than anything we’ve faced in my lifetime, but if we want to get anything done, help Americans through this global pandemic and restart our economy, we’ll need to retake the Sentate. Mitch McConnell, instead of working on helping working class Americans survive is returning to DC to push through more unqualified judges. This isn’t about their being too conservative for my liking; many of them are literally unqualified. Some have never even tried a case before.
Pick a Senate Race.
Donate time.
Volunteer to make calls.
If you live in those states, VOTE THEM OUT!
We need to get rid of:
Mitch McConnell (KY) Lindsey Graham (SC)
Susan Collins (ME) Martha McSally (AZ)
Cory Gardner (CO) Kelly Loeffler (GA)
Thom Tillis (NC) Jim Jordan (OH)
Devin Nunes (CA) John Cornyn (TX)
Matt Gaetz (FL)
Joni Ernst(IA) – Donate to Theresa Greenfield here
VP Joe Biden is the presumptive nominee for the Democratic Party, challenging incumbent (and incompetent) President Trump.
Please donate what you can, volunteer where you are able, and listen to the priorities and policies of the Democratic party and Joe Biden.
From the Website:
Michelle Obama and the other When We All Vote co-chairs are squadig up to make sure every single eligible voter is registered and ready to vote for the 2020 elections. But they need your help, too!
Visit When We All Vote, where you can register to vote, pledge to vote, and check your registration.
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