Mousebumples sent email just now with an amazing offer to match new Voces donations up to a total of 2,000!
Any donation between $10 and $50 is eligible for your match. Tell us the amount of your donation in the comments, and she will match with that amount. She starts work in a few minutes, so the match donations on her end may or may show up in real time.
If you donate more than $50, Mousebumples will still match with $50.
Goal: fund a field organizer coordinator position (45k) for Voces de la Frontera Action
Thank you, Mousebumples! From myself, and Balloon Juice, and Voces de la Frontera, I want to thank you so very much!
I wonder if Mousebumples was inspired by MomSense last week? Or maybe we had two jackals who both had the same great idea!
Update from Mousebumples at 10 this morning:
I probably won’t be able to do the match until after work (and maybe after my daughter’s bedtime) tonight. So 8 ish blog time, check back for an update and to see the thermometer (hopefully) move – with your help, of course! ?
Update at 6:00 pm:
We did it! $2,134.00 in donations in the comments, with 2,000 to be matched by the Marvelous Mousebumples! (through comment #102)
Thank you so much, everyone!
Mousebumples
Totally inspired by MomSense. And i probably won’t be able to do the match until after work (and maybe after my daughter’s bedtime) tonight. So 8 ish blog time, check back for an update and to see the thermometer (hopefully) move – with your help, of course! ?
MomSense
I’m in for 10 today! Let’s spread the word!
Elizabelle
Popped in $10. Will give more later, but wanted to give more jackals an opportunity to have their contributions matched.
Yay Mousebumples. Generous and smart of you.
munira
I just gave $25. Thanks for doing this.
CCL
In for $50.
MomSense
Wooooo hooo!
Alejandra Gonzalez
This is amazing! Thank you so much for the support!
Karen H
I’m in for $25. Thanks Mousebumples!
BrianM
Tricked me. I gave $100 before reading the fine print. Consider the extra $50 my match of Mousebumple’s match.
Almost Retired
Awesome mousebumples. I’m in for another $25. Hope to attend the Zoom on Thursday, providing I can get to my hotel by 7:30 blog time (4:30 PST), depending on the traffic and wildfires between Los Angeles and Portland.
CaseyL
Thanks, Mousebumples! I’m in for $25.00.
sixthdoctor
In for $25, thank you Mousebumples!
WaterGirl
@Almost Retired: Send me an email so I can send you the link tomorrow. You could always listen to the zoom on your phone until you get home.
WaterGirl
@BrianM: The fine print is in color now, so hopefully it will jump out at people going forward. :-)
WaterGirl
This is really inspiring, you guys are making me tear up.
ToesintheSand
I’m in for $50
rockstar
In for $20, you are awesome…
WereBear
I’m in for $10
smith
Just added another $50.
Ceci n est pas mon nym
$25 here
VeniceRiley
Order #AB201001334
$50.00
MisterForkbeard
Make someone else pay money? I’m in for $50 :)
laura
I threw $25.00 in the kitty. Nobody knows their community like the people who live in the community – and everyone in the community knows who the leaders are who can draw the community together in collective action for the benefit of the community.
Some people are natural born leaders, some can become leaders through training and skill building, and some people should never be in charge of other people. It’s often not the loudest voices in the room, it’s frequently the still waters who run deep. It’s often the people we seek when a problem needs solving, or who have deep connections and are connectors. Community elders are a great source of leadership, and so are the youngs who bring such great energy and fun and facility with modern media. There’s a place for everyone in full contact democracy. Look around and find the tools available to use – and use them any way you can. Wishing all the Voces the very best in your efforts.
Chris
Thanks for re-upping this. I’m in for 25.00. Thanks Mousebumples for the match!!
Middlelee
Added $25 to the pot.
Thank you Mousebumples!
Low Key Swagger
In for $25. Very generous Mousebumples.
Fair Economist
Thank you Mousebumples! Have donated multiple times already but will do so again later today.
KayInMD (formerly Kay (not the front-pager))
That deal’s too good to pass up. Very generous of Mousebumples. I added $50.
If this gets to be more than Mousebumples counted on and was prepared/able to spend, no problem. It got me off the mark and got me to do something I should have done anyway, so thanks, even if you aren’t able to match it. Your generosity of spirit is a beauty to behold.
Mary G
Put in another $15, thank you Mousebumples. I wonder if next time we could have a lower goal. It seems like my bits will never help get to $45K and it’s discouraging.
Joy in FL
Thanks, Mousebumples : )
I just donated $10.
dnfree
That is awesome! I’m already on the monthly plan.
Old School
Thanks for the match, Mousebumples! It’s inspired me to chip in another $25.
dnfree
That is awesome! I’m already on the monthly plan. I wonder if ongoing donations will show up on the thermometer every month. My guess is no?
skerry
Added $25 to the pot.
Thanks, Mousebumples
Alice
$20 added. Thank you Mousebumples!
Tom Levenson
Twenty five bucks from me.
MomSense
@Mary G:
Keep the faith, Mary G.
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WaterGirl
@Mary G: Yeah, it really is a lot, but it wasn’t an arbitrary number. The 45k is what it takes to get them a field organizer, which they can’t do without us.
Come to the zoom, I promise that you will no longer be discouraged! It’s gonna be exciting, but that’s all I can say today.
WaterGirl
@dnfree:
We already checked into this! :-) Yes, the recurring donations go right into the thermometer total automatically.
Mousebumples will match new recurring donations, but not existing recurring donations. Does that make sense?
Edith
In for $25. Thanks Mousebumples!
RaflW
@MomSense: Yep. I don’t remember the details, but when we got the 2020 cycle re-cap of all the BJtariat money, I remember being pleasantly shocked.
We’ll get to $45K. I personally love the idea that we can (and will!) fund an entire organizer position for them for this next election.
In fact, I’ve gone in for another $25 since we’re being matchy-matchy!
dnfree
@WaterGirl: oh, sure! I didn’t expect a match—that’s for new donations, which mine is not. I just wondered if it would accumulate with the other Balloon-Juice donations. Every contribution helps toward the goal.
J R in WV
OK, great idea, I’m in for $50 just now!!
So sweet to see that number climbing again !!
Thanks Mousebumples !! You da boss of the innertubes today !!
MomSense
@RaflW:
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gwangung
In for $25.
Taphozous
Longtime lurker, but I am in for $50.
O. Felix Culpa
$25. Thank you, Mousebumples and BJ
jackalscommunity!WaterGirl
@dnfree: Yeah, I figured that’s pretty standard, but I figure it never hurts to try to be really clear.
I was really pleased to find that the recurring donations pop right into our thermometer automatically.
WaterGirl
@Taphozous: Thank you so much!
Your first comment has to be approved automatically, but now that that’s done, they will show up for everyone right away.
Lurk less, comment more!
Isua
I just sent $25. Thank you Mousebumples for prompting me to do this! I’ve been meaning to donate so this was a great incentive.
Regine Touchon
$25 from me!
Wolvesvalley
What a wonderful gesture! I’m in for another $50.
MomSense
I’ve got us at 1,020! Plus the bonus 50 from Brian M!
Mousebumples FTW!
MomSense
@MomSense:
And I’m already wrong – happy to be this time.
Leslie
Thanks, Mousebumples! A very worthy cause that I’d forgotten to chip in on in the midst of life stuff. Just added $25 to the pot.
Badgetoon
I’m in for $24 thank you so much Mousebumples!!
Damn I love this website!!
VeniceRiley
We’re only $112 from Mumple’s limit already! We rock.
Origuy
I tossed in another $25. The thermometer is at $16,488 right now.
MazeDancer
In for 10.
mali muso
Just popped in another $25! I have a monthly recurring donation set up, but can’t miss the chance to help with the match. :)
WaterGirl
@VeniceRiley:
This really is rolling along!
Some of the change in the thermometer today may be recurring donations that were made on 6/20 – those show up in the thermometer automatically, too.
At the end of the day I can find out how much of today’s change in thermometer was from recurring donations.
I added up all the donations listed in the comments up to here. We are at 1,155.!!
Yes, this is totally and absolutely wonderful and impressive!
JimV
$50 from me, as I do anyway every couple of weeks.
I get 20+ emails and 10+ junk-mail letters a day from everybody I’ve ever donated to, so I use this site as the priority-setter for all my political donations.
I wish we had a better system for supplying candidates with the wherewithal to organize campaigns than mass donation solicitation, though. What if all donations went to a neutral organization that provided transportation, media exposure, etc., on a double-blind basis to all candidates? (Dreaming on.)
David Fud
Thank you Mousebumples, I put $50 in.
WaterGirl
@JimV: Interesting ideas.
This isn’t going to candidates, though. These funds will be used to hire a full-time field organizer.
Come to the zoom and find out more. They will also share their thoughts about Wisconsin in 2022, and more.
Revrick
Added another $250, because why not?
mac8
In for $50. Thank you, Mousebumples!
WaterGirl
@Revrick: Holy cow, thank you!
glc
$40
Formerly disgruntled in Oregon
Y’all are the best!
I’m in for $50. (Order #AB201010713)
Anotherlurker
I’m in for $10.
Thank you all for organizing.
KnittyGal
$15 from me. Thanks for the motivation Mousebumples!
Madeleine
I just added $25 to the total. Dunno if it’s part of the match, but you motivated me to finally give. Thanks Mousebumples!
JeanneT
I’m in for $50.
A woman from anywhere (formerly Mohagan)
Kicked in another $25. Thank you Mousebumples! I’d contributed a couple of times before, but “Three times wins all”, as Bilbo’s father used to say.
WaterGirl
@Madeleine: Definitely part of the match!
laura
Jumping back in to say thank you to Mousebumples – I forgot my manners earlier and am making it right. Your generosity is making a big difference.
david
https://govexec.com/management/2021/07/doj-will-not-prosecute-trump-officials-after-ig-referred-findings-false-testimony-census/183843/
“A big correction from Government Exec, which had said in a subhed yesterday that the Wilbur Ross declination occurred during the Biden administration.”
So, TCG gonna go after him after all, or nah? My guess is nah.
Tim Ellis
@Mousebumples: Thank you for this! I’ve been meaning to donate and hadn’t quite gotten to it, but this nudged me over.
These field organizer roles are absolutely critical and make a huge difference. This is money well spent and I’m really glad we’re raising for them!
StringOnAStick
In for $25. Thanks for doing this!
H.E.Wolf
@david: Wrong thread for axe-grinding. But if you’d like to donate to Voces de la Frontera and get your $ matched, you’re in the right place! Hope you’ll join in – any amount is a good amount. :-)
WaterGirl
I added up all the donations listed in the comments up to here. We are at 1,595.
So there’s still $405 of match money from Mousebumples for donations!
DanielsBob
Another $50.
silvery
What a great and generous move from Mousebumples. I added another $50 to the pot. This goal is starting to look doable!
Mary G
Can we haz a regular thread. I’ll post it here O/T:
So no, Merrick Garland hasn’t gone to the dark side.
Wakeshift
I’m in for $40.
outstanding work, everyone, and thank you mousebumples!
Lurker Dan
A very generous offer by Mousebumpies, I added $100. Had meant to do this for a while now, thanks for the motivation.
Glidwrith
For some reason, this got my attention: in for $50 ($25×2).
WaterGirl
You guys are all awesome!
Elizabelle
Popped in another $15 to hit what seems to be the average donation on this thread. Kind of.
Well done, jackals! And Mousebumples, of course.
Craigie
In for $25
Avalie
In for $25–thanks Mousebumples!
Nora
In for $25!
WaterGirl
I think we’re about $100 away from hitting the 2k match amount.
If that comes in, i’ll double-check the amount, but we are so close!
West of the Cascades
In for $100 – thanks for matching $50 of that! Sounds like a great organization.
Sue in Boston
$25 from a long time lurker.
WaterGirl
@Sue in Boston: Welcome! And thank you.
Lurk less, comment more! :-)
Kattails
Thank you, Mousebumples, for doing this, I can only do a little right now, but here to be supportive in whatever way.
Sellius
In for $50
Betsy
Pitched in $10, a small amount limited by my purse at present, but so glad to know it will be boosted with Mousebumples’ match. Thank you!
pat
In for $50. Thank you for the incentive! I had already sent in $100. so this is my second $100. Heh.
Just got home from a vet visit (cat refuses to eat, no one knows why, teeth look OK, probably just being picky picky!) so I haven’t read any of the comments.
And if you had already hit your max, that’s OK too. :-) Happy to help.
pat
And here I am, number 100!!
Now to dish up the new dry cat food and see if Picky Pablo will eat it. Sigh.
pat
He’s eating it! Yay. Hope he keeps it up. It should help his “digestive health.”
WaterGirl
We did it! $2,134.00 in donations in the comments, with 2,000 to be matched by the Marvelous Mousebumples! (through comment #102)
Thank you so much, everyone!
MomSense
@Mousebumples: @WaterGirl:
Thank you so much!!
WaterGirl
@WaterGirl: Not to mention another $1,200 from folks who gave more than the $50 match limit or who donated but didn’t enter a comment.
Total for today (through this moment) is:
$2,000 – Mousebumples (virtual until after 8 pm)
$2,134 – donations noted in the comments for the match
$1,216 – donations for more than $50 or not noted in a comment
TOTAL: $5,350
Mousebumples, thank you so much, and everyone else, too, who made this happen!
stinger
Too late for the generous Mousebumples match, but I’m in for $10. Retired, so that’s all I can manage just now.
Mousebumples
Thanks to everyone who chipped in! I just donated and am now waiting for the thermometer to update.
Voces is an amazing group that I’m so happy to have working in my state.
Thanks again! ?
MomSense
@stinger:
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@Mousebumples:
You’re a ✨⭐️??
WaterGirl
@MomSense: She most certainly is!
Mousebumples can’t make the zoom on Thursday, but we are going to record it.
JAFD
Thanks, very much, Mousebumples !
I gather we’re over the ‘matching’ total. Put in a few bucks, regardless.
Hope you’re all staying cool, calm and collected.