Real Ways You Can Help the #NoDAPL Protesters

Just issues, news, and other stuff that matters to you [Fusion] [sprint] November 2, 2016 There’s only six days till the election, which, depending on how you look at it, either means there’s six days left in which [something truly crazy can still happen] or there’s only six days till [sanity returns.] In the meantime, there’s no escaping the news. In all things Donald Trump, he’s been endorsed, again, [by the KKK]; he held [a Wawa] patron captive in Pennsylvania; his supporters are [burning black churches] and coming up with [crazy racist schemes] to keep minorities from casting ballots; the Latinx vote [continues to elude him]; and he’s said [neyt! to ties with Russia]. As for Hillary Clinton, this Texas Republican [called her a horrific name]; she def [needs more bodyguards]; she’s really going [Florida or bust]; and you should probably stop making [those Janet Jackson “nasty” memes]. P.S. Remember when [Donald and Hillary were BFFs]? In news that in no way relates to this election because [oh-god-can-it-just-be-over], sometimes [a movie is more than just a movie]; a job in social media can lead to [a residence in the “pink ghetto”]; and Venezuela’s crisis [gets a salsa soundtrack]. Can Obama save [sacred land from the DAPL]? Will Latina workers [ever make as much as white men]? Does Lil Wayne [even know what year it is]? The questions, it seems, never end. —[Laura Feinstein] TODAY IN... BEYOND FACEBOOK CHECK-IN Practical steps on how you can [help the #NoDAPL protesters] IRL. SPEAKING OF The fight for Standing Rock is important, but did you know all indigenous lands are [critical to fighting climate change]? UNFAIL WHALE Why Facebook [should buy Twitter]. DIA DE LOS MUERTOS We spent the evening in a Mexican graveyard [looking for ghosts and hipsters]. SENSITIVE SIDES How Chance the Rapper and D.R.A.M. helped one writer [find his #BlackBoyJoy]. THE READ [I Am Not a Lampshade] [MK photo] by Marisa Kabas Last month, a male, non-Jewish reporter friend shared a photo on Twitter of a neo-Nazi rallying for Donald Trump in Henderson, Nevada, a city 20 minutes outside of Las Vegas. The image, which featured a man holding a sign suggesting he was a Holocaust denier, was disturbing—and yet, it didn’t pack the same punch as it might have before this election cycle began. In the past year, anti-Semitism has creeped its way back into the mainstream. But as the granddaughter of a Holocaust survivor, this image filled me with rage. And my rage led me to reply to the tweet—responding that, by some estimates, even more than six million Jews were systematically murdered in Europe at the hands of Hitler’s Nazis. I made the comment so quickly, and so confidently, it escaped my thoughts seconds later. Then my feed began lighting up with anti-Semitic replies. [Read more]. TODAY IN LADIES HELPING LADIES We’re really feeling [iFundWomen], a new crowdfunding platform for women-led businesses and ideas. Projects like these are especially important since there are still [so few women in the boardroom]. #RealGirlPower TODAY IN... [A Louisiana official made a horrifying lynching joke about an NAACP chair] [Read More] --------------------------------------------------------------- [Why did pro-choice advocates reject this Latina abortion rights pioneer?] [Read More] [Facebook] [Twitter] [Vine] [Instagram] [Youtube] Remember, you can always [click here to unsubscribe] and never see another one of these emails until the apocalypse (at which time it'll be nothing but emails). This email was sent to {EMAIL} Fusion · 419 Lafayette St · New York, NY 10003 · USA