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Open Thread & New $1,250 Angel Match for The Civics Center

by WaterGirl|  August 21, 20246:05 pm| 32 Comments

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Yikes, looks like we need an open thread!  So here we go.  I’ve been mired in work but it sounds like the 3 big speeches last night were all A+

Also, a brand-new Angel came forward today, so we have a $1,2500 Angel match in addition to the double external match, so donations will be 6x.   Big thanks to exbarrowboy!  Pretty sure there’s a story there.

You know the drill, to be matched, tell us about your contribution in the comments or send me email.  Matching up to $100 per person.

Update: our new Angel just told me “no limit” on the amount to match per person, until we complete the $1,250 match!

Open thread!

Update: Here’s a sneak peek at the Native-made Star Quilt for our upcoming raffle for Four Directions Montana!

Open Thread & New $1,250 Angel Match for The Civics Center

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  1. 1.

    comrade scotts agenda of rage

    August 21, 2024 at 6:08 pm

    https://www.teezily.com/stores/miamili

    I’m still chuckling at this shirt design.

  2. 2.

    Trollhattan

    August 21, 2024 at 6:10 pm

    Repost from downstairs, we may have had a Moti hit here this month.

    A prominent Sacramento-area Sikh leader’s pickup truck was fired upon on a highway near Winters in what his organization and an international expert believe was an assassination attempt.

    Satinder Pal Singh Raju, a Woodland resident and a leader in the Khalistan movement to establish a homeland for Sikhs, as well as two other Sikh activists were unharmed in the shooting, which happened about 11:30 p.m. on Aug. 11 along Interstate 505. Officer Rodney Fitzhugh, a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol’s Woodland office, said gunfire was reported on I-505 near County Road 27 in rural Yolo County, about 11 miles southwest of Woodland.

    According to a CHP log of the incident, Raju’s Dodge Ram 1500 was impounded as part of the investigation. The FBI would not comment on whether it was investigating the incident, or if it believes the shooting was part of a growing domestic and international threat it has been tracking. The threats involve foreign governments and are known as “transnational repression,” in which overseas states target perceived enemies living abroad.

    But an intelligence expert and the group Sikhs for Justice believe that the shooting was unlikely to have been random. They allege that India, which has been behind several plots against Sikh leaders in the U.S. and elsewhere, could be behind the troubling Northern California attack.
    https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/crime/article291234875.html#storylink=cpy

  3. 3.

    Trollhattan

    August 21, 2024 at 6:10 pm

    @comrade scotts agenda of rage:

    Exxxxcellent [Burns finger-bridge]

  4. 4.

    WaterGirl

    August 21, 2024 at 6:16 pm

    @comrade scotts agenda of rage: Stubborn orange stains!  Ha!

  5. 5.

    WaterGirl

    August 21, 2024 at 6:17 pm

    @Trollhattan: Why is that is that a good thing?

  6. 6.

    WaterGirl

    August 21, 2024 at 6:20 pm

    Wondering if I should pull this post since there’s another one right after it.

  7. 7.

    frosty

    August 21, 2024 at 6:20 pm

    It’s Payday!! So here’s another $50 from me.

  8. 8.

    WaterGirl

    August 21, 2024 at 6:26 pm

    @frosty: Thank you, frosty!

    I was just about to pull this post since there’s another one right on top of it, but then I saw your comment.  I guess I’ll give it a few more minutes.

  9. 9.

    frosty

    August 21, 2024 at 6:29 pm

    @WaterGirl: I think you can keep the fundraising posts up even though there’s another Open Thread on top of it. These are kind of their own thing and it’s good to have one handy.

  10. 10.

    Trollhattan

    August 21, 2024 at 6:29 pm

    @WaterGirl: The t-shirt? Hilarious.

  11. 11.

    CTlurker

    August 21, 2024 at 6:29 pm

    I’m in for $25.00.

  12. 12.

    H.E.Wolf

    August 21, 2024 at 6:34 pm

    Thank you to the extra-generous, brand-new angel!

  13. 13.

    BCHS Class of 1980

    August 21, 2024 at 6:37 pm

    $100 donation here for whatever matches still exist.

  14. 14.

    WaterGirl

    August 21, 2024 at 6:45 pm

    @Trollhattan: No, that was in reference to what comrade scott wrote.

    Did you add a capital T in your gym for some special occasion? :-)

  15. 15.

    WaterGirl

    August 21, 2024 at 6:45 pm

    @BCHS Class of 1980: That’s $600!

    There is over $1,000 left on the 6x match from exburrowboy!

  16. 16.

    Mousebumples

    August 21, 2024 at 6:57 pm

    Beautiful quilt! And great to have a match. Thanks for your generousity, Angel!

  17. 17.

    WaterGirl

    August 21, 2024 at 6:58 pm

    @H.E.Wolf: I like the way he thinks.  Paraphrasing:

    “Let’s move ahead quickly and try to get the Civics Center funding completed so we can move on to the next one!”

    I couldn’t agree more. :-)

    “

  18. 18.

    banditqueen

    August 21, 2024 at 7:03 pm

    Let’s see high school students get set up or registered to vote–thanks to the brand new Angel, WG, the Civics Center, all who contribute & volunteer–an awesome right of passage for our 18 y/o students! And the quilt is so beautiful.

  19. 19.

    banditqueen

    August 21, 2024 at 7:15 pm

    @banditqueen: well, rite of passage that’s the right thing to do :/

  20. 20.

    Another Scott

    August 21, 2024 at 7:24 pm

    +$165.

    Thanks exbarrowboy, WG, matchy-matchers, and everyone contributing. And especially the folks in the trenches. It’s important!

    Forward!!

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  21. 21.

    WaterGirl

    August 21, 2024 at 7:30 pm

    @Another Scott: Holy cow, with the 6x match, that turned into just shy of $1,000!

  22. 22.

    WaterGirl

    August 21, 2024 at 7:31 pm

    @Another Scott: Thank you.

    $900 left on the 6x match!

  23. 23.

    topclimber

    August 21, 2024 at 8:12 pm

    Eagle flies, so General Grant rides again.

    Gonna “fight along this line if it takes all summer,” all fall, and a chunk of winter to make sure we win and the GQP can’t steal our votes.

  24. 24.

    Louise B.

    August 21, 2024 at 8:23 pm

    In for $50.

  25. 25.

    EarthWindFire

    August 21, 2024 at 8:24 pm

    In for $25. Thank you WG and exbarrowboy!

  26. 26.

    WaterGirl

    August 21, 2024 at 8:56 pm

    @topclimber: @Louise B.: @EarthWindFire:  Thanks you guys!  With the 6x match, that’s $750!

  27. 27.

    Maxim

    August 21, 2024 at 9:11 pm

    Thanks, exbarrowboy! In for $100.

  28. 28.

    neldob

    August 21, 2024 at 9:48 pm

    I put in $100.

  29. 29.

    WaterGirl

    August 21, 2024 at 10:41 pm

    @Maxim: @neldob:  Thank you so much!

  30. 30.

    Avalie

    August 21, 2024 at 11:51 pm

    In for $50. That quilt is amazing!!

  31. 31.

    StringOnAStick

    August 22, 2024 at 1:38 am

    In for $25.

  32. 32.

    WaterGirl

    August 22, 2024 at 11:53 am

    Thanks, everyone! Just got the final two donations just above this comment!

    No longer checking this post for donations.  To be matched, please find a more recent fundraising post or send me an email message. thank you!

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