tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post4634353438839569804..comments2024-03-28T22:33:29.066-04:00Comments on The Philosopher's Stone: FRIDAY LIST 7Robert Paul Wolffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970360952872431856noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-41735547396312315792017-03-19T19:02:19.121-04:002017-03-19T19:02:19.121-04:00How come everybody's donating to Ossoff and no...How come everybody's donating to Ossoff and not to Rob Quist?Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02998793914690685677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-40738316143395324952017-03-18T20:52:26.341-04:002017-03-18T20:52:26.341-04:00I signed a bunch of petitions. I demonstrated out...I signed a bunch of petitions. I demonstrated outside of congressman's Pat Meehan's office demanding that he hold a live town hall meeting (he has phone meetings on which any contrarian rarely gets to speak--I've tried--he is a rather ineffectual republican deep back-bencher, a kind of go-along guy who is a reliable party-line vote). I wrote to Senator Casey agreeing with and celebrating his votes against all (or almost all) DT's nominees and cheering him on (he has been a rather weak democratic force against the right wing tide but seems to have grown a spine of late). I worked with other members of our chapter of Veterans for Peace to support the New Sanctuary Movement to defend undocumented immigrants from the predations of ICE. I increased my monthly donation to the UN High Commission for Refugees. I sent a shipment of books to a Facebook friend in Gaza who is trying to establish an English language library for students in Gaza. Alas, the Israeli customs refused to accept the shipment and returned the books to me (minus $250).C Rossihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01296866350625800103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-26617964054337105982017-03-18T00:47:59.424-04:002017-03-18T00:47:59.424-04:00This week I sent money to the Jon Ossoff campaign....This week I sent money to the Jon Ossoff campaign. A warning: I did this through Daily Kos, which splits the money evenly with itself and Ossoff. The desktop site makes this clear just before you contribute, but the mobile site, which I used on my phone does not make this sneaky default obvious at any stage of the transaction, at least as far as I remember. I tried checking on the mobile donation site for Ossoff through Daily Kos and seemed to be unable to find the link to change the allocation. Perhaps I need a new prescription. Perhaps in my zeal I overlooked the obvious. In any case, be warned. I was not pleased.<br />F Lengyelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16870219925438756983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-19990475070117765622017-03-17T19:07:28.629-04:002017-03-17T19:07:28.629-04:00I honestly have not done anything this week or las...I honestly have not done anything this week or last. Life intervenes, and a little fatigue has set in. But breaks are good too. Tomorrow I am attending an organizing meeting for our county's Our Revolution, where we will presumably set some plans in motion for protesting ACA repeal. DMLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02578180458879730376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-75593048621095546162017-03-17T18:57:46.509-04:002017-03-17T18:57:46.509-04:001. Continued drumming up support for three educato...1. Continued drumming up support for three educators in their grievance against the district. This includes encouraging building staff to sign a group letter addressed to the head of labor relations in our district.<br /><br />2. Donated again to Jon Ossoff.<br /><br />3. Discussed with our union President and building staff the prospects of a May-Day strike.<br /><br />4. Called Rep. Jayapal to thank her for her vocal opposition to the decimation of the ACA.<br />Ludwig Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17145442092958521609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-47770997489918601582017-03-17T15:15:14.324-04:002017-03-17T15:15:14.324-04:00Donation to Ossoff campaign. Donation to Ossoff campaign. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01601151117159492920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-68637933194270364122017-03-17T15:14:40.412-04:002017-03-17T15:14:40.412-04:00Gave money to the ACLU.Gave money to the ACLU.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08250295324149056708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-66915175733474217182017-03-17T13:14:03.594-04:002017-03-17T13:14:03.594-04:00I'm noticing something in myself that we all f...I'm noticing something in myself that we all feared would happen, and the dropoff in Friday reports may bear this out: resistance fatigue. I only gave some more money to Alejandra Campoverdi in California and to the League of Conservation Voters for their EPA lobbying effort. Tom Cathcarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136970056480275148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-45513940786990052342017-03-17T11:44:29.043-04:002017-03-17T11:44:29.043-04:00I donated money to the muslim center in Tampa Bay ...I donated money to the muslim center in Tampa Bay that was attacked and I, as an IDF veteran, sent Senator Gillibrand a strongly worded email against Trump's pick for ambassador to Israel, plus there was a survey for the democratic party I completedhowie bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5687347459208158501.post-8060375761293503992017-03-17T11:24:32.819-04:002017-03-17T11:24:32.819-04:00After a hiatus, I have resumed contributing to Our...After a hiatus, I have resumed contributing to Our Revolution.<br /><br />I sent some emails and made a few calls to my "representatives". Also called a Florida representative's office (I can't remember her name) to thank/support her for promising to vote against the Trump and Ryan Don't Care Plan.<br /><br />Read "On Tyranny" by Timothy Snyder as well as some of Emma Goldman's essays and other Anarchism books. Also read The Shipwrecked Mind (Mark Lilla) which was a good series of essays about reactionaries.<br /><br />Got the paperwork to get my children passports,, just in case...RedRosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10178450004471570106noreply@blogger.com