Day 78
This week is the 100th year anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Or, better yet, we should remember that this week is only the 100th year anniversary of the 19th Amendment.
Even more timely? Last night, being the sci-fi nerd I am, in watching Lovecraft Country last night many pointed to how Lovecraft Country included several images such as the tribute to Gordon Park’s 1956 photograph outside a department store in Mobile, Alabama demonstrating the only to recent segregated past of the United States.
I want everyone to notice how @LovecraftHBO recreated powerful imagery from the segregated south.
— James Paul (@curiousjamesp) August 17, 2020
On the LEFT is Gordon Park’s 1956 photograph outside a department store in Mobile, Alabama.
On the RIGHT is a brief scene from #LovecraftCountry.
👏👏👏@JordanPeele @jjabrams pic.twitter.com/oH4qUbLP8e
One of the simplest things each of us can do is to reach out to people within our network, help them develop a voting plan, and keep your folks engaged.
News
- Save USPS - Blockchain Patent U.S. Postal Service Counters Trump Attacks On Mail-In Voting With A New Blockchain Patent)
- Save USPS - Vote Funding Bill Pelosi to Call House Back Into Session to Vote on USPS Bill
- Election Prediction Five Thirty Eight - Our Election Forecast Didn’t Say What I Thought It Would
- COVID19 WBEZ - 50 Lives In 4 ZIP Codes
Events
- Democratic National Contention 2020 August 17 2020 through August 20 2020! Join tonight from 8:00pm CDT to 10:00pm CDT and watch live. Senator Bernie Sanders will speak at 10:00pm CDT as well as Forme First Lady Michelle Obama. Full schedule here.
- An Election Conversation with NPR’s Asma Khalid & Ron Elving on August 18 2020 @ 12:00pm CDT. Register here.
- Cyber Security and the 2020 Elections Part II class on August 20 2020 @ 12:30pm CDT hosted by the Campus for Creative Aging. The class will discuss both technical and non-technical issues particularly focused on mail-in ballots. Register here.
- Decoding the Election hosted by San Francisco’s Computer History Museum on September 16 2020 @ 1:00pm CDT. Panel moderator Steven Levy, Wired editor, will engage panelists to learn about role of social media and AI in USA elections. Register here.
Call to Action
- Join the conversation with the DNC on social at @DNCWarRoom
- Text VOLUNTEER to 43367 to find volunteer opportunities with the DNC
- Read more on the DNC online organizing hub
Just for fun
- If you ever wanted to know what the 1996 DNC Convention Macarena dance along with Cardi B - WAP feat. Megan Thee Stallion looked like …. look no further
— kyle van fleet #blm (@kfcvf) August 17, 2020