Lit Lover: June 2020

Sunday, June 28, 2020

"Be kind"

To yourself and your body.
Healing is so good for humanity.

Body be like

"You can't ignore me now."
And later...
"Haha, made 25 minutes pass while you managed your ailments."

Saturday, June 27, 2020

It was Caturday

They missed their cat.
Miss miss cat
Best cat ever.
♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

Saturday: the art world is out there

as

https://medium.com/@nicolas.j.carter/how-to-know-youre-not-insane-and-how-a-cards-against-humanity-staff-writer-was-fired-40fe07fbbfe4

are

https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/4/18/18311745/wild-nights-with-emily-interview-madeleine-olnek-molly-shannon-lesbian

words

Saturday, June 13, 2020

The tea I need tonight

Lemon Ginger
Cozy Chamomile
Lemon balm
Lemon grass
Throat Cozy

Keep an eye out for acts of helpfulness

Because the possibility remains that it could help...

"Wonder what my next life will be like."
https://twitter.com/JasFly/status/1252372621338923009

"Hey all, so I've been thinking all morning about about #MeToo Is it over? Did it really solve anything? Did it extend beyond cameras? Industries? Race? Class? Do we (both men AND women) support accusers/victims unlike us? Did we learn anything? This is what I'm asking MYSELF..." https://twitter.com/JasFly/status/1255620629228740608

Good day, food bank time...

"PERRY: Ben Carson sees the future of pandemic relief in an Aurora food bank today"

https://sentinelcolorado.com/news/metro/perry-ben-carson-sees-the-future-of-pandemic-relief-in-an-aurora-food-bank-today/

This is familar

"Jonathan Matias, 26, the technical director for Univision 65 in Philadelphia, is a group member who used to pick cherry tomatoes when he was 14. He said he sees himself in the farmworkers and hopes the children being raised by those who harvest the crops see themselves reflected in the advocacy group.

“This is embedded in our roots, because for some, like our parents, this is the American dream. But, for others, like us, this is a way to show our respect and to show them that the field is a place where you sacrifice and persevere,' Matias said."

~ J. De Moya Correa

"These young Latino professionals provide South Jersey farmworkers ‘a voice to help them out of the shadows’ "

https://www.inquirer.com/news/south-jersey-farm-workers-coronavirus-youth-relief-effort-20200601.html

I wonder how to get a t-shirt?

"The migrant worker, who used his nickname to protect his identity, said he appreciates the efforts from the young adults who have organized to help the farm laborers, most with Mexican, Salvadoran, Haitian, and Puerto Rican backgrounds. He said he has not seen this type of engagement in his 16 years working the South Jersey fields."

"On Memorial Day, the group delivered cash stimulus and pamphlets in Spanish and English, with details on where to get tested anonymously and how to receive a package of food or have it delivered.

Now, wearing T-shirts that read “You too are essential,” the group has connected with other local organizations doing advocacy for farmworkers. They look forward to producing T-shirts to help the relief fund, to engage the public with the farmworkers’ plight, and continue to inform and feed the laborers."

~ J. De Moya Correa

"These young Latino professionals provide South Jersey farmworkers ‘a voice to help them out of the shadows’ "

https://www.inquirer.com/news/south-jersey-farm-workers-coronavirus-youth-relief-effort-20200601.html

"a voice to help them out of the shadows"

What a great thing to be able to do on this planet!

"They were the sons and daughters of migrant workers, most of whom had worked the fields themselves as children."

~ J. De Moya Correa

"These young Latino professionals provide South Jersey farmworkers ‘a voice to help them out of the shadows’"

https://www.inquirer.com/news/south-jersey-farm-workers-coronavirus-youth-relief-effort-20200601.html

Shelter for humans is a good idea

"Julián Castro on Twitter: 'We finalized the Equal Access Rule to ensure homeless trans Americans could shelter where they felt comfortable. This bigoted action by @SecretaryCarson will be reversed once Trump is out of office."

https://twitter.com/JulianCastro/status/1271618995616190464

That was a radical notion of 2020

"I wish the American public could appreciate that the agricultural community, that workforce, is continuing to work, putting themselves out in an environment by just being out of the home where they have a higher likelihood of having an exposure," Kohl says.

Because of that likelihood, hundreds of farmworkers went on strike for weeks this spring at seven of Yakima's fruit packing facilities, demanding protective supplies like masks, gloves, disinfectant and plastic dividers between workers. They also demanded a $2 per hour increase in to their $13.50 an hour pay, to make up for lost income and rising expenses."

~ E. Perez De La Rosa

"During Pandemic, Farmworkers Kept Their Jobs And Raised Risk Of Infection : NPR"
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/13/875389223/during-pandemic-farmworkers-kept-their-jobs-and-raised-risk-of-infection

Berries are being harvested for you

What if you end up hanging out with these people in your next life?

Friday, June 12, 2020

And it can be fun

"data tells us what we decided to measure"

~ R. Gunn-Wright

"Why we need broader coalitions to combat environmental racism and climate change | MIT Technology Review"

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/06/11/1003162/a-green-new-deal-architect-explains-how-the-protests-and-climate-crisis-are-connected/

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Sheeeeepuuulll

"He tells it like it is."

https://www.reddit.com/r/LeopardsAteMyFace/comments/h11gkw/he_tells_it_like_it_is/

Employment graphic all over the states

"Biggest employer for each state in the US"

https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/comments/h07lzn/biggest_employer_for_each_state_in_the_us/

A bit shocking...really?

“For instance, there’s now a not very good series here called Mrs America and it gives you the impression that … Schlafly, who was a very religious and rightwing woman who opposed the equal rights amendment … it gives you the impression that she was the reason it was defeated."

"In actuality I don't believe she changed one vote."

~ G. Steinem

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/22/tv-account-of-1970s-feminist-history-not-very-good-says-gloria-steinem-hay-festival

World needs to get healthier

"These unfortunate events are not a standalone, rather they are a culmination of unhealthy cultural practices"

~ WARN

"Nigerian women take to the streets in protests against rape and sexual violence"
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/09/africa/nigeria-women-rape-protests/index.html

And this illness is normal because????

"Neither the president nor his ministers said a word about the women and the children murdered; there were no condolences to their broken families; no promises to prevent further femicides and infanticides. Meanwhile, powerful men including professors, a former judge, businessmen and some politicians were implicated in a scandal about a sexual exploitation ring targeting teenage girls that led to the death of a 17-year old in March. The male speaker of the lower house of parliament also repeatedly interrupted and attempted to silence a female legislator last week, while she was denouncing gender violence."

~ D. Caraboni
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/uruguays-shadow-pandemic-of-violence-against-women-is-out-of-control/

America's food harvesters need better living conditions

"Latino and Haitian migrant workers board early-morning school buses or hop into the roll-up backs of U-Haul trailers to reach the fields. They work side by side hand-harvesting mostly round green tomatoes that are later gassed with ethylene to ripen them. At the end of the day, workers hop back in those buses and trucks and head home to retrofitted trailer parks often owned by the growers, with between 6 and 16 workers bedding down in bunk beds and mattresses on the floor in single-wide trailers meant to be one-bedroom homes."

~ L. Reiley

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/11/migrant-farmworkers-many-who-have-tested-positive-covid-19-move-north-florida-other-farm-states/

"As of June 10, the Florida Department of Health, Division of Disease Control and Health Protection reported 899 positive cases in the Immokalee Zip code, out of roughly 2,500 tests conducted in the rural town. That is a 36% positive rate, far higher than the current 5.58% positive rate for those tested in Florida overall, and much higher than wealthier areas of Collier County."

~ L. Reiley

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/06/11/migrant-farmworkers-many-who-have-tested-positive-covid-19-move-north-florida-other-farm-states/

Speaking of leadership, it's sad a health officer actually resigned over death threats about masks

Behind door #1: mob mentality misogyny

https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/County-health-officer-quits-after-threats-over-15327163.php

Behind door #2: mob mentality coronavirus guidelines

Woke up again

"women’s economic empowerment should be a focus of green economics and climate change.

But not only should women be recipients of climate initiative, they should actively lead them."

~ N. Wang

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nancywang/2020/06/10/how-women-can-lead-the-resistance-against-climate-change/

"Womancession"???

"The current recession could be worse for women than for men"

https://www.vox.com/2020/6/10/21271170/coronavirus-great-recession-2020-pandemic-women-covid

In which era did someone say...

"The numbers are higher than ever but restaurants are opening up and bleach is in the grocery aisle again."

Do you ever feel lucky

Sin

Cere

Wednesday, June 10, 2020

It's good to get outside

On a trail...

Absence of Pain is So Awesome

I really like not having horrendous cramps...

"We have been shouting about this for weeks and I hope people will now listen. Not ending #FGM means, more girls out of school, more poverty and Global insecurity. Because a more fragile Africa post Covid will lead to more war."
https://twitter.com/NimkoAli/status/1270651638454329345

"Coronavirus threatens Kenya goal to end female genital mutilation"
https://news.trust.org/item/2020a0609134745-s11tw/

"MARY FROM HR on Twitter: "women and girls in some parts of the world go through female genital mutilation, pedophilia, rape, oppression and lack of women's clinics and care. This is all because of their sex. The minute we ignore sex we are doing women an injustice. #IStandWithJKRowling" / Twitter"
https://mobile.twitter.com/sinembangu/status/1269980491819745282

Knowing something new now

"Raw Agave Versus Light Blue Agave? | Inulin in Raw Agave is Healthy | Living Healthy Mom"

http://www.livinghealthymom.com/raw-agave-versus-light-blue-agave/

Tiny humans with health issues

How do they grow up to become the banished humans hidden away in the hamlets the "normal ones" don't want talk about.

Are there at least nicer hamlets where they can go and be invisible to the rest of society?

Why so slow to change?

"Not only have doctors, scientists and researchers mostly been men, but most of the cells, animals and humans studied in medical science have also been male: most of the advances we have seen in medicine have come from the study of male biology. Dr Janine Austin Clayton, an associate director for women’s health research at the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), told the New York Times that the result is: 'We literally know less about every aspect of female biology compared to male biology.'”

" Medicine has always seen women first and foremost as reproductive bodies. Our reproductive organs were the greatest source of difference to men – and because they were different, they were mysterious and suspicious. But the fallout of this difference is that for a long time medicine assumed it was the only difference. Because women had reproductive organs, they should reproduce, and all else about them was deemed uninteresting."

~ G. Jackson
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/nov/13/the-female-problem-male-bias-in-medical-trials

Misogyny is really bad for human health

Period.

Mom who received threats has resigned

Oh 2020,

"O.C. Chief Health Officer Dr. Nichole Quick resigns amid mask controversy, threats – Orange County Register"

https://www.ocregister.com/o-c-chief-health-officer-dr-nichole-quick-resigns-amid-mask-controversy-threats

The year that showed how many humans were really not that good at taking care of themselves.

I do think patriarchal culture treated her poorly

On the other hand, at least she will never be banished to the Worthless Womb Village in any country. I mean not in this life. Future lives? Who knows.

Feeling interested in....

This album...

https://www.wjbf.com/news/u-s-world-news/the-dalai-lama-to-release-his-first-album-in-july/

Truly good, truly helpful stuff...

Bears repeating

"STOP MENSTRUAL CRAMPS - "Luna's Touch" - Relaxation & Stress Relief Music Therapy - YouTube"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi8GWfU4Rk0

Tuesday, June 09, 2020

Psychological health is really important

What if this human, obviously in pain, wondered "What's the village where they send the fertility-challenged like?" But maybe he would never know, for they wouldn't send him there.

"Ghana man attacks mum with sword after blaming her for his infertility"
https://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/ghana-man-attacks-mum-with-sword-after-blaming-her-for-his-infertility-48335726

What if there were more films?

There have been some films.

"What if men had periods? It’s a question still worth posing" https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/28/what-if-men-had-periods

"If Men Could Menstruate"
https://www.period.media/quotes/men-menstruate/

"Transgender menstruation: the men who have periods and the women who don’t | South China Morning Post"
https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/2168930/transgender-menstruation-trans-men-who-endure-it-and-trans

If only they could have a menstruation-for-all-humans summit...

At the village amongst all those menstruation and fertility-challenged humans, the one where they send away all the humans who are having a hard time getting pregnant.

Maybe he could moderate it.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/08/entertainment/daniel-radcliffe-responds-jk-rowling-trans-tweets-trnd/index.html

Funny comments were found

"If You Want to Watch Something Bananas, Check Out This Interview With Roy Moore's Campaign Spokesperson"

https://theslot.jezebel.com/if-you-want-to-watch-something-bananas-check-out-this-1821014873

Interesting read

But she probably doesn't care if you think she's "crazy."

"....good old-fashioned single-issue pro-life tunnel vision, like this crazy lady opening a CNN interview by telling reporter Poppy Harlow, “congratulations on your unborn child,” before proceeding to defend Roy Moore."

~ K. Rife

https://www.avclub.com/alt-right-women-discover-that-bitter-racists-are-also-1821030509

These are the best comments sometimes

STOP MENSTRUAL CRAMPS - "Luna's Touch" - Relaxation & Stress Relief Music Therapy - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zi8GWfU4Rk0

So nice.

Life begins at conception people gotta vote too

Who do you think they're voting for?

Monday, June 08, 2020

What a day for a heating pad

What a day.
For a body.
To be in.

A good thing happening

Cat is eating!
Sprinkled probiotic in food.
Must make it taste better!!!!

Hope the humans
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/28/south-korea-faces-return-to-coronavirus-restrictions-after-spike-in-new-cases

can get it together
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/8/21281638/cbo-economic-forecast-recovery

Sometimes life is like a weird memory.

From childhood.

Like the one where some dudes in a car were pointing weapons at us.

The adult driving the car didn't see it.

I said "Look at what they are doing." And described it.

"No they're not," she said.

I watched one hang out the window and point a weapon at us again.

"Probably just bee-bee guns," said to self.

Eventually they got bored and turned down another road.

Meadows of the sea

"Out of the Blue: The Value of Seagrasses to the Environment and to People | UNEP - UN Environment Programme"

https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/report/out-blue-value-seagrasses-environment-and-people

Sea grasses

"The well-being of human communities all around the globe is closely tied to the health of seagrass meadows." https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/seagrass-meadows-can-help-communities-hit-hard-by-pandemic-un

What if people didn't have to crowd together in tunnels

That would be nice

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-border/mexican-farmworkers-crammed-into-border-tunnel-despite-contagion-risk-idUSKBN23435D

Those guys

Unlawful police are a disgrace to their profession.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/denver-police-fire-pepper-balls-man-yelling-his-pregnant-fianc-n1225701

Also draining

The women who told me to have kids and when I mentioned that some women have health issues that make it hard they said "We don't talk about that. We send them away to live somewhere else." Like now. Not 20 or 50 years ago. Now. They learned that behavior.

So tiresome

The girls who are like "You dumb bitch!" about the girls who got drugs in their drink, blaming them for dressing a certain way. Ugh. They learned that behavior. They learned it from older people.

"May"?

May...

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/06/hbo-i-may-destroy-you-michaela-coel-sex-consent/612757/

Could be something to watch sometime.

Toxic masculinity is a woman sometimes

Her friends are like "NO JK Rowling."

https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/j-k-rowling-accused-transphobia-after-mocking-people-who-menstruate-n1227071

But all "Whatever" about celebrities drugging and raping people.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/azeenghorayshi/neil-degrasse-tyson-sexual-allegations-four-women

Just like a lot of places

Thailand deserves better.

"When education supports rape culture"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/1919760/when-education-supports-rape-culture

Sunday, June 07, 2020

So that's the change

In

https://www.vox.com/2020/6/7/21283207/barr-wolf-carson-trump-officials-no-systemic-racism-in-law-enforcement

2020

https://www.vox.com/2020/6/7/21283083/colin-powell-voting-biden-other-republicans-trump

Terrible virus. Terrible actions.

This is sad.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/06/egyptian-girls-tricked-fgm-covid-19-vaccine-200605051857815.html

And awful.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/18/fgm-risk-in-somalia-heightened-by-coronavirus-crisis

Love and 2 Uncle Davids!

From Maryland ♡

"2 Uncles And A 'Doorway To Imagination' Spread Love On Social Media"

https://www.npr.org/2020/06/05/871023673/2-uncles-and-a-doorway-to-imagination-spread-love-on-social-media

More about a song

Older & newer

"Billy Porter on New Single 'For What It's Worth,' Trump and the 2020 Vote | Hollywood Reporter"
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/billy-porter-new-single-what-worth-trump-2020-vote-1291690

"Inside Buffalo Springfield's Anthem To The Sunset Strip Curfew Riots : NPR"
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/20/693790065/buffalo-springfield-for-what-its-worth-american-anthem

"Billy Porter Covers 'For What It's Worth"— Flaunt Magazine"
https://flaunt.com/content/flaunt-premiere-billy-porters-cover-of-for-what-its-worth

From Kaja sabasin ~ Buffalo Springfield - For What It's Worth (U S 2020 Protests)

Steps

"How to actually stop police brutality, according to science"

https://www.livescience.com/evidence-police-brutality-reform.html

Cute inside

The mom and her kid talking to the pet store employee about why more adoptions are happening.

Saturday, June 06, 2020

A disabled vet in front of a pet store

After the cat came back from the vet, went to the petstore where a vet and a woman were talking to another guy and the woman said "I can't believe it. No canes?" The vet had a cane. "This isn't what you fought for, is it?" the other guy said to him.

Friday, June 05, 2020

O Department of Defense

Is something happening!

"The Department of Defense, led by Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper, appears to have made the decision without consulting the White House, where President Trump has ordered a militarized show of force on the streets of Washington D.C. since demonstrations in the city were punctured by an episode of looting on Sunday. Trump specifically had encouraged the National Guard to be armed."

~ P. Sonne, F. Nirappil, J. Dawsey

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/pentagon-disarms-guardsmen-in-washington-dc-in-signal-of-de-escalation/ar-BB1569Nm?ocid=spartanntp

Relevant

"The Unfinished History of ‘Mrs. America’ - The Ringer"

https://www.theringer.com/tv/2020/5/28/21272610/the-unfinished-history-of-mrs-america

That's ridiculous

So sick.

"Ava💛 on Twitter: 'People who are out past curfew can spend up to 6 months in jail. That’s more time then Brock Turner spent for raping an unconscious girl.'"
https://mobile.twitter.com/avaxfoster/status/1267861463689019407

"AMLO and Mexico’s Femicides"
https://jacobinmag.com/2020/05/amlo-president-mexico-femicides-women-protests

Ppl can't afford to rent an apartment

When is that going to get fixed?

https://www.shondaland.com/act/news-politics/a32501691/moms-4-housing-homeless-activism/

What's beautiful to see on World Environment Day?

This!!!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2020/jun/05/world-environment-day-celebrating-the-uks-precious-biodiversity

The forces

"The mayor also praised Smith’s actions. 'It is officers like Krystal Smith who help prevent tragedies like what happened in Minneapolis. Officers should stand up and speak up when they see colleagues engage in questionable behavior.'"

~ C. Rabin

"Suspended Ft. Lauderdale officer has use-of-force history"
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article243234261.html

"Soledad O'Brien on Twitter: 'Imagine being this Black female officer working with these guys.'"
https://mobile.twitter.com/soledadobrien/status/1267285284103827456

Water

From the people
For the people

"💥 J O K E R 🤡 💥 on Twitter: "You will hardly see these types of clips on media,but this is what we all should be sharing!!! #BlackLivesMatter #blacklifematters #blacklivesmatteraustralia #pelakor #cynthiamorgan https://t.co/LM1PsHfqWy" / Twitter"

https://mobile.twitter.com/abbahmustaphaa/status/1268691556220964864

Wondering

After seeing a clip

"CongressionalBaseballFan⚾️🔴 on Twitter: 'This is how it’s done! Protesters in DC stayed all night and outlasted the Army National Guard. Right as day broke this protester gave a masterful and hilarious lesson on forming a phalanx. Credit to Kittykat Lounge on YT. https://t.co/oZuJw1FPOB" / Twitter"
https://mobile.twitter.com/congbaseballfan/status/1268484778405158913

And then looking up NCO

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/commissioned-vs-non-commissioned-officer

How do they afford to live?

Thursday, June 04, 2020

Some good news...

"It Took an Advocate for Farmworkers to Do What Gov. Kate Brown Wouldn’t—Reveal Oregon’s Largest Workplace Outbreak - Willamette Week"

https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/06/03/it-took-an-advocate-for-farmworkers-to-do-what-gov-kate-brown-wouldnt-reveal-oregons-largest-workplace-outbreak/

"Jalen is only 17 years old, but organized a march in O’Fallon, Missouri, that brought together thousands. Our country’s future is in good hands."

https://twitter.com/JulianCastro/status/1268013043453173760

Wednesday, June 03, 2020

Essential food providers can be appreciated more

"OSHA, CDC release pandemic guidelines for farmworkers"

https://www.thepacker.com/article/osha-cdc-release-pandemic-guidelines-farmworkers

"Oregon Department of Agriculture distributes free masks to farmworkers"
https://www.hermistonherald.com/news/oregon-department-of-agriculture-distributes-free-masks-to-farmworkers/article_2d7d7c3a-a521-11ea-9c5b-d7e15a927f14.html

"Episcopal farmworker ministries respond to needs during COVID-19 pandemic - Episcopal News Service"

https://www.episcopalnewsservice.org/2020/06/03/episcopal-farmworker-ministries-respond-to-needs-during-covid-19-pandemic/

Seems true enough

"Donald Trump likes chaos" ~ M. Nutter

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/a-sheriff-and-a-former-mayor-on-hearing-protesters-while-maintaining-peace

Also:

"He has REALLY lost his mind, the level of megalomania that he displays."

https://twitter.com/Michael_Nutter/status/1251855418101563392

Ever find a self reading what it's hearing

in it's head

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-making-of-r-e-m-s-iconic-losing-my-religion-video-55002/

well interesting

https://www.shondaland.com/act/news-politics/a32704293/mrs-america-fight-for-womens-rights-not-over/

Discrepancies

"As of January 2020, the minimum wage in Oakland is $14.14. But, the housing wage — defined as the hourly wage that a full-time worker would need to earn per hour to pay rent — is $40.33 for a two bedroom rental."

~ N. Jordan

"Moms 4 Housing Is Fighting to Make Sure Everyone Has a Home"

https://www.shondaland.com/act/news-politics/a32501691/moms-4-housing-homeless-activism/