I’m not seeing anything about this on social media. Certainly I don’t expect to see it covered by the mass media. This is truly something we need to fight back against. Even if you don’t have ComcastXfinity, please let your voice be heard.
Amidst a pandemic when we’re all trapped at home, when we’re working from home, schooling from home, and our only entertainment outlets are online, this is cruel and unacceptable. 1.2 terabytes might not be bad for an individual, but if you’re a household of 3 or more, this will be terrible for you.
When I visited the United States Holocaust Museum for the first time, I was struck deeply by one wall with absolutely nothing on it, except for this quote:
“Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?”
Hitler often used it to cite how history would forget about his “final solution”, as they didn’t remember the Armenian genocide, did they?
My family is in America for the sole reason that the first Armenian genocide drove them out. My grandmother knows nothing of what happened to her cousins and aunts and uncles, and still, to this day, the Armenian genocide is not recognized by Turkey.
It’s happening again. The Azerbaijan and Armenian conflict over Artsakh, an area that Azerbaijan claims is theirs, but is inhabited heavily by Armenians, has been restarted, and the people living there are in serious danger, as Turkey is now lending their military aid to Azerbaijan as well, while the rest of the world is turned the other way.
I know we’re all so fatigued from the shitshow that has been 2020, and how difficult it can be to comprehend yet another tragedy, but if you have a moment, please just educate yourself on what’s happening in Armenia and Artsakh, educate a friend, and take a look at the some of the resources I’ll link below, I would be so grateful. Don’t let history annihilate my people again.
the trump administrations failures and deliberate efforts of harm have caused a disproportionate amount of harm to Indian Country/Natives living on tribal lands. the losses we’ve seen are incomparable, and the devastation beyond repair. every Elder death due to the failures of trump and co. is another bit of culture, history, and language lost.
you won’t hear much about it because our numbers are small. because of the ongoing genocide of Natives on our own lands. the numbers are small, but the percentages by which we are being harmed are astronomical.
but so is our determination.
we are still here and we will not be silenced or forgotten.
And you know why so many southwest states are in play this year? It’s because Native people got out the vote. All the work that Stacey Abrams did, for which she is justly praised, a whole lotta tribes have been doing too.
I want to give a shout out to Menominee County, which is the bluest county (highest percentage of Democratic votes) in Wisconsin this year, despite being up in the majority-conservative northern part of the state and not having a major urban center like Milwaukee or Madison to help bolster Democratic support. In fact, Menominee has always been Wisconsin’s bluest county in every presidential election since it was formed in 1959.
Also, I hope this is okay to add on: for years, the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin has been fighting against the “Back Forty Mine Project,“ a proposed open-pit metallic sulfide mine on the shores of the Menominee River.
Menominee County and the Menominee people came through and indeed always comes through for Democratic candidates. If you can, maybe take a bit of time today to research this important issue and see if there is anything you can do to help!
40,000 rejected vote by mail ballots in DeKalb County need to be cured by Friday or they will be tossed (mismatch signature, etc.), verify your ballot status. https://mvp.sos.ga.gov
Every vote counts- if we can pull Perdue down below 50%, it goes into a run off in Jan – and that puts a 50/50 split for the Senate in play. A 50/50 split with Kamala Harris as tie breaker could be an amazing thing, guys. 40,000 votes for Ossoff could make the difference.
More than 1/8th of the White Mountain Apache Tribe has tested positive for Covid-19.
They have been hit EXTREMELY hard and I have seen no posts going around talking about it. It is one of the hardest hit places in ARIZONA, a state that already has horribly high case numbers.
They have a Covid relief gofundme. Please donate if you can and spread this if you can’t.
one of breonna taylor’s murderers was charged with wanton endangerment for firing into her neighbors’ apartments. not for murderering a young woman in her home. but for property damage. no other charges were filed.
if you can, now would be a good time to donate to the Louisville bail fund. hundreds of protesters are currently marching with a long day ahead.
Script: “Hi, my name is ____ I am one of your constituents. I am calling to ask Congressperson ______ to go on the record saying they will respect Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s dying wishes as well as the precedent set in 2016 to not nominate a new Justice until after a new president is installed. Thanks for your time.”
Call your senator:
(202) 224-3121 Capitol Switchboard Don’t know who your senator is? Find your senator
Script: “Hi, my name is ________ and I live in (STATE). I am calling to ask Senator ______ to go on the record saying the Senate will not hold hearings on any potential replacement for Justice Ginsburg until after a new president is installed, per Justice Ginsburg’s last wishes and the precedent set in 2016. Thank you for your time.”
*sigh*
I really wish people would learn how our government actually works, because it’s a big part of the problem.
Don’t call your reps. They have nothing to do with SC appointments. The SENATE confirms nominations to the Supreme Court. Also, RBG’s final wish will not be a swaying point for any republican planning on confirming the nominee. It has no legal basis. Precedent, on the other hand, is a tool with which to bargain. Mitch McConnell set the precedent in 2016. It should be followed.
Do call your Senators, but not through the Capitol switchboard. The staff there is not responsible for speaking with constituents and your calls will fall on deaf ears (if you can get transferred to their office at all). Call their local offices. Their numbers should be easily accessible. E-mails are also good. Also contact their campaign offices (which should be separate from their established Congrssional offices within the state, but aren’t always) if they are running for re-election. And make sure you are calling YOUR senator, and not someone else’s. Also, make sure you use your own words, not a script, and do what you can to call during business hours and speak to a person. Voicemails do not always get listened to. The point of calling is to fill the time of the people working in the offices and bug the bejezuss out of them. Call during regular business hours.
Phone calls will also be much more effective once a nominee has been named. Then you will have concrete reasons why you want them to oppose the confirmation, as opposed to just not wanting a conservative judge confirmed.
i
struggle to announce this. i know my issues are not that big compared to
what is going on globally. it’s hard to see your life as worthwhile
when, in the grand scheme of things, it is insignificant. but i fear for
my life.
yesterday (9/7) i found out i have cervical cancer. after
months of waiting for an appointment,
despite having known since something
was wrong, due to the injustice that is the
American healthcare system. it has completely turned my world upside down + shaken me to
my core. with every breath i fear the cancer is spreading. i
don’t know how long my own body has been killing itself, all i know is
that i need to hurry to get the injured parts of it removed.
my family
has built itself from the ground up and is barely managing. especially
with the pandemic.. which has taken a tremendous toll on the alaskan
economy.. and as farmers, we lack the means to afford the medical care
i’m in dire need of. i struggle with my mental health during a normal day, and this news has virtually killed any light
i had left. my waking moments have felt like a nightmare. a nightmare with
no foreseeable end in sight.
if there is anyone out there who reads
this, by offering your help you are saving me. whether it be by thoughtful sentiments or contributions or spreading this post wherever
you can. my life is not in my hands anymore.
thank you for taking the time to read this. i appreciate all of you
paypal:
banhmibaby037@gmail.com
venmo: mercurialgirl
$139 in the first day?! you all are giving me hope ?
$275/$28000 day two!
i made a twitter today as well in case anyone wants to spread it around there too!!!
all of your words melt my heart into pieces, i want u to know i read the tags on this and cry (in a good way, people never fail to amaze me with their compassion)
$663/$28000 day four ? thank you thank you thank you
$809/$28000 and it’s day five!
i have so much hope in my chest i may burst
$925/$28000 on day six
any post interaction helps!!! if u know someone who is willing to spread this please! send it their way + as always.. thank you for being You ??
$1000/$28000!!!! holy moly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
$1399/$28000 on day eight
i can’t believe we are actually doing this like i might actually be able to schedule the surgery and it’s all bcus of you wonderful people
Hello Juliantina fans or former Juliantina fans out there
#RevoluciónJuliantina is a new campaign to try re focus on the beautiful love story of Juliana and Valentina brought to us thanks to Maca and Barbara’s wonderful job. Our intention is to bring back the good ol’ days, reach even more people with this and regain visibility.
Every day we have a different #
Monday: #FanArtMonday share your talent with us please…
Tuesday: #BárbaraLópezTuesday A whole day for our Queen B
Wednesday: #FanFicWednesday either is on AO3, Wattpad, Tumblr, etc
Thursday: #MacaBesoTuesday the entire day talking about our bebecita.
Friday: #JuliantinaFriday to remember and cry about Juliana and Valentina. On this day we will also stream together an episode of ‘El Destino nos encontró’ at 8pm (Mexico City) and live tweet, comment, post, (on any platform you use) using the name of the episode. This friday 09/11 we’ll start with DOS AÑOS ATRAS.
Join us and have some fun.
For Juliantina and its still loving, still present fandom…
