Hi! Let me recommend what turned out to be an extremely timely read for me last month about feminism and how the battle over the ERA in the 70s shaped the conservative movement we see today. We are living in Phyllis Schlafly’s world.

https://twitter.com/LaurenGolden__/status/1299785949740756992

Ha then I googled “amy coney barrett phyllis schlafly” and found that @onesarahjones just published this: nymag.com/intelligencer/…

Finally read the Hungarian Pastry Shop piece and... I’m crying? Have always missed it since moving away from the neighborhood, so relieved and glad it’s surviving. nytimes.com/2020/08/21/t-m… When I first met @NathanEnglander in Paris at @Shakespeare_Co years ago I was feeling homesick and we talked about how much we loved the Hungarian Pastry Shop and that “Taxi” was streaming on youtube and it was the best and now all a jumble of good associations.

Currently looking up early voting period for every state, what are you doing this Friday night? Ok so as I’m going through all the states, am learning that some states you can vote quite early: Michigan early voting starts *Sept 21* and Illinois early voting starts Sept 24.

Do we need to encourage safe-during-a-pandemic in-person early voting??

Well, the one cop I see here so far is wearing a mask.

https://twitter.com/MutualAidNYC/status/1276928308819697665

Now at #KingsCounty: “BLACK WOMXN DIE IN HOSPITALS 2”
#BlackLivesMattters #blackhealthnatters

Morning thread! Over the past several days, I’ve been working with a small amazing group of people creating #ProtectOurProtestNYC @ProtestsProtect 1/
protectourprotest.com As we gather in protest, we must continue to take care of each other, and this includes taking precautions against spreading COVID-19. We created #protectourprotestnyc to be a resource on how to stay safe before, during, and after hitting th streets. Our mission statement: 2/

“There were political decisions that were made... we lost 20,000 hospital beds in the past decade.” @zellnor4ny on persistent healthcare disparities in central Brooklyn; problems such as asthma are as prevalent as they were when he grew up inhaling the fumes of the B41 buses. “They got incredibly aggressive at the drop of a dime.” @zellnor4ny discussing being pepper sprayed and cuffed by police at a peaceful protest at Barclays last weekend

Parkside and Ocean Ave Crowd growing at Parkside and Ocean. Everyone I can see is wearing a mask. Cops monitoring space for car traffic but so far no aggro behavior.

“Janet Wasserman, 85, a historian, is using the time to research an article on the infamous Dutch forger Han van Meegeren, a model for Patricia Highsmith’s character Tom Ripley. “With the internet,” she said, “everything I need is all there.”
nytimes.com/2020/04/24/nyr… Cc @amandahess @sarahw

Went to my bodega that has the good flowers, they were totally out except for these green beauties. The woman at the register said no flowers are coming in, no planes from South America. And now I am curious how the pandemic is affecting the whole cut flowers industry... Did see these flowers popping up around PLG though. One of these is of course not like the others.

IF YOU HAVE SHARED MY TWEET ABOUT MASK DONATIONS FOR NYC HOSPITALS, THANK YOU + PLEASE RETWEET THIS THREAD

My friend, the dr in the first tweet, and her colleagues have sent updates with resources.

PLEASE READ FOR INFO ON GETTING MASKS TO NYC HOSPITAL STAFF IN NEED OF PPE 1/

https://twitter.com/LaurenGolden__/status/1240848374024359936

First, update from my friend/doctor at NYC hospital stressing immediate need for PPE - personal protective equipment. I will link to organizations facilitating mask donations in the next few tweets, so retweet and read on pls 2/