Last night was just the beginning. Here’s a list of the dozens of protests scheduled for TODAY, from Birmingham, Alabama to Seattle Washington.
This info in this list comes from GetGroundGame.com, and only includes protests taking place today; there are some scheduled for the days ahead that I have not listed.
The list at GetGroundGame will be updated throughout the day; my list here will not. So check there for the latest info and to see what protests have been added, as well as for protests scheduled in the coming days. If you have a protest to add to the list, contact @JessLivMo. on Twitter, not me.
If your city isn’t listed, see @JessLivMo‘s Twitter feed, which has info on it that hasn’t yet made it onto her big list.
I never expected to live in times like this.
@numerobis
Me too, but not in the least surprised. He likes to say a lot of pretty words about inclusivity and welcome, but he doesn’t seem willing to stick by his convictions when they are politically inconvenient. I’ve been disappointed with him ever since his everyday, business-as-usual response to Trump’s election. It’s easy to say nice things when you don’t have to back them up with action when the chips are down.
@wwth, I empathize with what you’re saying about community building. These are real relationships. There have been two times since I started commenting here that there’s been a huge blowup among the commentariat, with many people (incl me) leaving or refusing to speak to one another, and both times it was absolutely devastating. I have personally chosen to distance myself emotionally a bit from the community here, specifically to avoid feeling that way again. But I get what you’re saying, and it sucks, and I’m really sorry.
@oogly, this has been said by others, but you deserve so much better than the abuse you’ve been experiencing. You are important. You are perceptive. You make incredible contributions here. It’s okay to not be able to go to school or work. Your father is lying to you.
If anyone needs a cute kitty break for the sake of their stress levels, might I recommend John Scalzi’s Scamperbeast Twitter?
https://twitter.com/scamperbeasts
What is happening? Holy crap this is scary.
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/donald-trump-judiciary-judges-muslim-ban-immigration-government-white-house-website-branches-a7552566.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senate-democrats-donald-trump-department-homeland-security_us_588e26cae4b0b065cbbca5d6?ncid=engmodushpmg00000006
A little OT, but still ResistTrump related
Senator Burr of NC is keeping a tally of pro/against DeVos people who contact him.
https://mobile.twitter.com/Alt_DeptofED/status/826152389975609344
Quebec related:
http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/dossiers/attentat-a-quebec/201701/30/01-5064465-le-suspect-connu-pour-ses-critiques-sur-facebook.php
My translation:
So, right-wing troll commits a massacre. The motivation is looking pretty fucking clear. Thankfully our system calls a spade a spade: this is terrorism.
Thank you, @numerobis and everyone, for keeping up with all of this. I have no energy for it right now, and a pulsing migraine to boot. I’m still shocked by the attack. I’m really glad that they traced it back to an online troll, too. Pin that where it belongs.
As for Trudeau not confronting Trump directly – I have some sympathy for him. My opinion of him absolutely crashed a few months after the election, but there have been some things that have turned it around a little bit. He’s lowered income tax for people making under $200K, and raised it for those over. He’s also implemented a weapons ban on selling cluster munitions to some countries. It’s not everything, but they’re getting some progressive work done quietly, in the background.
I am reading this as Trudeau being the “nice, genial, no-offense public face” in order to prevent Trump from destroying our economy, and he really could.
Trump needs opposition, and I want our government to do something – I would love it if Trudeau condemned the actions of the Executive. I just don’t know what the government could do that doesn’t involve a reply of “Oh yeah? 35% trade tax” followed by our economy crashing into the ground – which could be exploited by the Conservatives to put Kevin O’Leary in power, who will be thrilled to work alongside the Putintate.
I don’t know what to think about it. All I know is that I sometimes feel like I need different friends here at home 😐
KOL is already attacking Trudeau for not being Trump incarnate.
Appeasing the monster next door isn’t going to work. It never does. The US under Trump will crush Canada the second it’s politically expedient to do so. It’s imperative we get Trump out before that happens.
@PreuxFox: Your point of view (and Lord Pabu’s) is definitely welcome — to me at least, and I would suspect to everyone here. I understand how tiresome constantly explaining yourself to others can be, but that goes with being out of the “normal” line. When was young, I went through it with regard to my non-violence. Perhaps you could look at it as a matter of educating people — of making things better for the trans people who come after you, as the original gay activists did for gay people. People like me want to hear from actual trans people, not transplainers (however well-intentioned they may be).
Having raised four children, I understand all too well that everyone is born with some apparently hard wired personality and temperament traits. My father was a pretty good Dad, but he never figured out how to deal with the fact that he was very outgoing and I was painfully shy. He seemed to think that I could just change if I wanted to enough.
I am willing to accept the possibility that there may be some sex-related differences in how the brain is wired, but considering the effort society makes to mold us into its stereotypes right from the moment of birth, I believe there is a very major burden of proof on anyone who claims that certain personality traits are sex-related. (It does seem almost certain that hormonal differences DO affect certain behavioral aspects, although not nearly perfectly, but that’s not the same thing.)
And, yes, our knowledge of the brain — though increasing quite rapidly — is still far too limited to draw anything more than tentative conclusions. My objective is simply to work for the day when people who don’t fit the stereotyped gender attributes, rather than believing that something is wrong with themselves, instead decide to work towards the discarding of the roles altogether. (As I said before, I tend to believe that destroying the role that we call toxic masculinity is necessary to the survival of the species.) As a parent (in a role-reversed household) I tried to avoid common things like calling your son strong and your daughter pretty that reinforce the roles.
And I think — in the long run — Trump is a speed bump on the way to liberation from the prison of gender, not a roadblock. But we still need to resist him. I just can’t stop myself from wishing that so many on the Left hadn’t bought into “Hillary is just about the same.”
@ scildfreja
Bit confused here. I thought Canada had signed the Convention Against Cluster Munitions, so it shouldn’t be manufacturing or selling them at all. So maybe it was an absolute ban?
I totally, totally agree, @numerobis. I just can’t think of any good side effects of Trudeau calling Trump out. All I can see down that path is a trashed economy in Canada (and huge knock-on effects in the States, as we supply them with a lot of material) and renewed vigor against progressive positions in Canada.
I kinda like the idea of Canadians protesting – a lot – and the government supporting that right – a lot.
Frankly, I’m sure that my brain’s just run dry and I can’t imagine good outcomes very well right now. Something-something-serotonin-adrenaline-ACC-fatigue.
I’ve also lost a lot of places I can turn to to talk about this stuff. A number of my friends are all “Well, at least Trump has kept his campaign promises” and “don’t be a conspiracy theorist” and “you’re blowing this out of proportion.” I don’t have the energy to communicate with them on this, and it’s horrible finding out how uncaring your friends are.
Im’a go try to have a nap, I think. Soup and nap. Brain calories.
The Quebec City mass shooting, so sad yet so predictable.
I’m feeling a bit less apocalyptic than I was last night. Actually got something close to a good night’s sleep. Well, closer, not actually all that close but I will take what I can get.
@Alan, my mistake. Here’s the actual bill. It’s not passed, but it’s in its first hearing. Apparently strong support.
@David, soup and nap for you too! Brains can spit up terrible things if they’re not properly fed and rested and walked. Sorta like puppies.
@ scildfreja
Ah, that makes more sense, thanks. Although arguably such investments would be illegal anyway; it is tricky though in these days of international finance.
I like how the bill is in both English and French, but now another puzzler! The French version doesn’t have all the clauses.
All of our bills look like that, english on one side and french on the other. I’ve always found that it makes the documents look pretty, just visually. It’s also a good way to keep the multicultural aspect of our nation in mind while bills are being crafted. Certainly a pain to ensure that both versions say the same thing, though!
(If you think that’s bad, though, imagine India with it’s 26-or-so official languages!)
I imagine that the bill was framed in english and french originally, and then later modifications before the reading were done by english-speakers. They’ll be the same before it’s finished obviously!
@ scildfreja
Apparently* only English and a particular form of Hindi are the official languages in India. Weirdly the law stating that came in in the early 50s. It was envisaged that Hindi would be the only language, to be phased in by the 60s; but the the non Hindi speaking areas objected.
(*Got that from a couple of Indian barristers at a lawyers’ do. There was a free bar so take with a pinch of salt)
@Alan, I’ve heard and read the same.
@scildfreja: maybe go for a walk? 6:30 pm at the legislature if you’re in Edmonton, or at city hall in Calgary. I’m headed out now (just had to get better dressed).
Oh, Trudeau is openly thumbing his nose at trump already: the government is looking to fund NGOs affected by the Mexico City rule, likely in collaboration with the Netherlands.
@Rhuu
You don’t know what shoes are cute?!
Forget Donald Trump, this is a serious problem!
Luckily, there is a solution. Fashion magazines are very willing to let you know what shoes are cute — or at least are cute this season. Think of it as a public service. Without fashion magazines, we’d all be scratching our heads and wondering, What shoes are cute?
@numerobis, I would love to, but I’m positively flat right now. Can’t swallow, massive migraine, hot-cold shivers, nausea. It’s been going around and I guess it was my turn. I could potentially drive into the city, but I don’t think I trust myself on the road right now, and I’d be spreading whatever-it-is around the crowds. Please know that I’m there in spirit at least.
And thank you for the news update. I love the Dutch so very much. I’m sure it’s the congestion and sinus pain, but I’m in shaky tears over the reaction we and the Netherlands have had to these awful events. I really hope we can get those poor stranded people in to safety, and that we can raise our refugee acceptance limit to compensate for those who are now barred from the US.
Canada kicked the Nazis out of the Netherlands once before and we’ve been close ever since. I’m hoping that the two of us, together, are able to do much more now. Love you guys, Netherlands!
http://wpmedia.ottawacitizen.com/2015/05/for-story-on-library-and-archives-canada-acquiring-the-malak.jpg
There are thousands of people at the metro station closest to the vigil, moving at a snails pace just to get to the vigil.
Migraines suck! Sorry to hear.
Couldn’t be happier to be half Dutch. Pretty much all of the news that I hear come out of the Netherlands makes me incredibly proud of that part of my heritage. In fact I’m hoping to visit for the first time this summer, and maybe meet some relatives too! I’m 2nd generation Canadian, so there’s quite a few over there who aren’t too distant relation-wise, but simply haven’t had the chance to meet due to the geographical distance.
@Kat: ahahaha, thank you, i will definitely check in with the fashion magazines for that definition!
I realised that i should have perhaps expanded my list to qualities that are unnessesarily gendered, like empathy, compassion, aggression, the drive towards excellence (the word for which i cannot think of right now) because that is obviously more important than shoes.
(Also i think i found a pair that i actually like, i just wish my feet weren’t so comically small, so i could fit mens shoes. All i want is a plain leather combat boot with no zipper or extra buckles or high heel. A friend mentioned corcoran, and if i could just get a field boot.. sigh.)
I hope everyone feels better soon!
@numerobis and Scildfreja, I’m unable to respond in detail atm but I just wanted to say that I’ve read and considered what you’ve both said re: Trudeau.
@ rhuu
Try searching online for tactical boot rather than combat. They’re the same sort of thing but because they’re designed for police and security use rather than exclusively military, they tend to also come in smaller sizes.
ETA: search for ‘female’ as well as women’s size, cos you know, military 🙂