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You are here: Home / Political Fundraising / Political Fundraising 2021-22 / Voces Fundraising: Just When You Need One, An Angel Appears! (Your $50 turns into $200!)

Voces Fundraising: Just When You Need One, An Angel Appears! (Your $50 turns into $200!)

by WaterGirl|  May 5, 20222:28 pm| 56 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Political Fundraising 2021-22

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We have our first Balloon Juice Angel for this round of fundraising for Voces de la Frontera!

Donations matched up to $25k!

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Voces de la Frontera Action

There’s more than one way to fight this SC ruling.
We need the House and the Senate and the statehouses.

Just When You Need One, An Angel Appears! (for our Voces Fundraising)

 

Mousebumples is our first angel for our Voces fundraising this week. I offer this photo in honor of Mousebumples and the new Mouse Baby – now 7 weeks old – you can have a baby mouse sticker for your donation, if you wish.

She is matching up to $50 of Voces donations that are listed in the comments for a total of $1,000.

Thank you, Mousebumples!

 

Open thread.

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56Comments

  1. 1.

    eponymous

    May 5, 2022 at 2:09 pm

    I’m in for $100! Thanks, Mousebumples.

  2. 2.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 2:11 pm

    @eponymous: Thank you so much, With the match and the angel match, that’s $300 for organizing in Wisconsin!

  3. 3.

    Omnes Omnibus

    May 5, 2022 at 2:33 pm

    Hey, mousebumples, I hope you forgive my use of the threat of you cutting people if they didn’t donate as encouragement yesterday.

  4. 4.

    the pollyanna from hell

    May 5, 2022 at 2:34 pm

    OT. Does Mike Myers read BJ? Someone in my house was watching Pentaverate this morning, and balloon juice was clearly named.

  5. 5.

    eachother

    May 5, 2022 at 2:46 pm

    Thank you generous people.

    Open Thread:  names to add to yesterday’s list:

    Bill Nye

    Malcolm Nance

  6. 6.

    Mousebumples

    May 5, 2022 at 2:51 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: no worries. I tend to leave my violent thoughts for, like, Celtics fans right now, though. ?

    #BucksIn6?

  7. 7.

    H.E.Wolf

    May 5, 2022 at 3:04 pm

    This is wonderful! What we’ll collectively cut is the Republicans, off at the knees.

    Also, a warm welcome to the newest member of the angel Mouse family. :)

  8. 8.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 3:05 pm

    @Omnes Omnibus: Mousebumples is super busy so she hasn’t been reading the comments.

    So this can be our little secret, or I can send her your comment by email.

    edit: oh, and here she is!

  9. 9.

    Omnes Omnibus

    May 5, 2022 at 3:06 pm

    @Mousebumples: Excellent.

  10. 10.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 3:09 pm

    @eachother: Bill Nye isn’t political, is he?

    We are not including all the interesting people, just those we think have some influence.  Perhaps there is more to Bill Nye than just being the science guy?

  11. 11.

    stacib

    May 5, 2022 at 3:19 pm

    @WaterGirl: And, isn’t Malcolm Nance in Ukraine helping them fight?

  12. 12.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 3:26 pm

    @stacib: Yes, he is.  I added him when eachother suggested it.

  13. 13.

    janesays

    May 5, 2022 at 3:49 pm

    OT: Very cool news…

    Karine Jean-Pierre has just been named the new White House Press Secretary. I’m really gonna miss Psaki, but I think her successor is a great choice.

  14. 14.

    Mousebumples

    May 5, 2022 at 4:08 pm

    @WaterGirl: yeah, I’m super behind on blog things and only checking in the comments periodically. Maternity leave is great – but with 2 kiddos, it’s not terribly restful! ?

    I asked WG to let me know when the match was met since I’ll probably miss that, but I’ll try to keep an eye on this thread, as time allows… Though it may be hours before I come been here, or i might be distracted by something shiny and forget altogether…

  15. 15.

    MazeDancer

    May 5, 2022 at 4:15 pm

    Yay, Mousebumples!

    WG, you might consider more blaring of “Double Match” in the headline. Like adding “Doible Match Time!” after “appears”. Or something more elegant.

    Double Match brings in donors both high and low. It makes even 5 bucks worth something nice. And $50 is suddnly ooh-la-la.

  16. 16.

    Alison Rose ???

    May 5, 2022 at 4:24 pm

    @janesays: That’s really cool. First Black person in the role, also first out queer person.

  17. 17.

    SiubhanDuinne

    May 5, 2022 at 4:24 pm

    In for another $50.00. Thank you so much, Mousebumples!

  18. 18.

    SiubhanDuinne

    May 5, 2022 at 4:26 pm

    @janesays:

    I really like KJP. She’s a great choice!

  19. 19.

    Geoduck

    May 5, 2022 at 4:29 pm

    @the pollyanna from hell:  The blog didn’t invent the phrase “balloon juice”, so probably no, Myers doesn’t read it.

  20. 20.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 4:30 pm

    @janesays: Oh, I’m bummed. I wanted it to be Kate Bedenfield (sp?) I thought she was much better than Karine. But i know a lot of people like her; i just think Kate is better.

    Oh well.

  21. 21.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 4:31 pm

    @MazeDancer: Well, “double match” is what I call it when there are two external matchers.

    But yeah, right now, with the Mousebumples angel match, a $50 donation turns into $200!

    edit: I did add (your $50 turns into $200) in the title just now.  Let’s see if that helps!

  22. 22.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 4:32 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: Thank you, SD!

    As I just mentioned, your $50 just turned into $200!

  23. 23.

    SiubhanDuinne

    May 5, 2022 at 4:36 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    The great thing is the deep bench. Joe chose well from Day One. Kate Bedingfield also would have been great in the job — and given the shelf life of press secretaries, she may very well have her chance in a year-18 months.

  24. 24.

    SiubhanDuinne

    May 5, 2022 at 4:36 pm

    @WaterGirl:

    That makes me feel ridiculously wealthy even though I’m not.

  25. 25.

    David Fud

    May 5, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    I donated $100 yesterday and forgot to say so in the comments.

  26. 26.

    eachother

    May 5, 2022 at 4:40 pm

    @WaterGirl: Seeing Nye debate religion vs evolution, talk about the environment, young people’s affection for him, his long term popularity on media platforms might be he has a widespread political influence.

    There is a streaming program about him other than the Science Guy. A biopic.
    Also I recall a realism addressed to TFG and the like which made me go humm. To me it seems he has become more political than my dated perception of him at the time.

  27. 27.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 4:45 pm

    @David Fud: We’ll count it!

    Your $100 just turned into $300!

  28. 28.

    lowtechcyclist

    May 5, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    Just tossed $50 into the bucket.

  29. 29.

    joel hanes

    May 5, 2022 at 4:50 pm

    I’m in for $64

  30. 30.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 4:53 pm

    @joel hanes: not 128? :-)

    Just speculating where the choice of 64 came from, guessing computer related, so I thought of 128.

    Of course, your $64 turned into $256! $226! (only the first $50 gets the angel match)

  31. 31.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 4:54 pm

    @lowtechcyclist: Your $50 turned into $200!

  32. 32.

    banditqueen

    May 5, 2022 at 5:10 pm

    Yesterday for $10 and today for $10. It’s something, I guess. Glad to see all the voces y votes.

  33. 33.

    Xentik

    May 5, 2022 at 5:11 pm

    I’m in for $50 as well.

  34. 34.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 5:12 pm

    @banditqueen: Okay, we’ll count both.  That’s $80 for you!

  35. 35.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 5:13 pm

    @Xentik: Your $50 turned into $200!

  36. 36.

    ghost cat

    May 5, 2022 at 5:36 pm

    I donated $40 on Tuesday but didn’t leave a comment.

  37. 37.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 5:47 pm

    @ghost cat: Your $40 turned unto $160!

  38. 38.

    eachother

    May 5, 2022 at 6:09 pm

    Off Topic

    • bill nye trump 
    • Opens with an ad.  Sorry.
    • Was searching Nye to find out if thinking of him in a political frame was appropriate.  This video suggests to me yes.  This is a soft spoken individual, a restrained individual.  But I think this 2018 video convinces me I did see something political in his presentations of the time. He does possess an assertive, political personality.
    • Many connections to Bill degrasse Tyson.  A couple of big Bills.
  39. 39.

    grandmaBear

    May 5, 2022 at 6:19 pm

    In for $100.

  40. 40.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 6:33 pm

    @grandmaBear: grandmaBear, your $100 just turned into $300!

  41. 41.

    JaySinWa

    May 5, 2022 at 6:52 pm

    $50 in the pot.

  42. 42.

    ghost cat

    May 5, 2022 at 6:54 pm

    You all are probably already aware of this, but in case you aren’t, Democracy Docket has a Q&A tomorrow with Marc Elias at 2pm ET for news on voting rights and redistricting, with questions accepted in advance.

    (sorry–I don’t know how to properly insert a tweet)

  43. 43.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 6:59 pm

    @ghost cat: I tracked down your tweet.

    Join @marceelias and @paigemoskowitz tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. ET to discuss voting rights & redistricting updates in Nevada, New York, Georgia and more.

    Set your reminder here so you don’t miss it!https://t.co/JRA4ixbrPw

    — Democracy Docket (@DemocracyDocket) May 5, 2022

  44. 44.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 7:00 pm

    @ghost cat: Hey ghost cat.  You did fine except for one detail – You have to click the Text tab instead of Visual before you paste in the tweet.

  45. 45.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 7:01 pm

    @JaySinWa: Thank you, your $50 just turned into $200!

  46. 46.

    emrys

    May 5, 2022 at 7:01 pm

    $25

  47. 47.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 7:01 pm

    We are nearly halfway through the $1,000 from Mousebumples.  Let’s keep it going.

  48. 48.

    ghost cat

    May 5, 2022 at 7:06 pm

    @WaterGirl:
    Thanks! Which script should be used–the URL or the Embed Tweet text?

  49. 49.

    There go two miscreants

    May 5, 2022 at 7:18 pm

    In for $100.

  50. 50.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 7:20 pm

    @ghost cat: Embedded tweet.  So you chose the right one, you just didn’t know to hit the Text tab before you pasted it in.

  51. 51.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 7:20 pm

    @emrys: Thank you!  That’s $100!

  52. 52.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 7:21 pm

    @There go two miscreants: Wowser, that’s $300!

  53. 53.

    WaterGirl

    May 5, 2022 at 7:22 pm

    We just passed the $500 mark!  So nearly $500 left for the external match + the angel match that multiplies any donation up to $50 by a factor of 4!

  54. 54.

    Mercy

    May 5, 2022 at 10:07 pm

    I am late, late late late, but in for another $25.

  55. 55.

    Glidwrith

    May 5, 2022 at 11:34 pm

    Just now found the thread, but in for $50

  56. 56.

    WaterGirl

    May 6, 2022 at 5:54 pm

    @Mercy: @Glidwrith:

    Never too late!  Your notes made me realize there was no longer a donation post on the front page, so I remedied that and then forget to respond to you here. :-)

    Thank you.

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