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After being sick overnight and almost completely non-useful for days, I relented and mounted the air-conditioner in our bedroom/craftroom. I’ve been managing for several months now by using a spray bottle with water. It’s very effective when you are in front of a fan. At work I use gel hand sanitizer. I rub it on my face and neck and when it evaporates I get a few seconds of cool. It’s a terrible thing health wise, but when the headaches start, I can make it through the end of my shift.
Written by Bill Blum for Truthdig As the presidential campaign heads for the stretch, the political and legal battles over voter suppression are also coming to a head. To understand the unfolding class warfare – and that’s exactly what it is – it’s important not just to grasp the specifics of the many suppression schemes sweeping the nation. It’s vital to place those schemes in the larger context of the American right’s long-cherished goal of redrafting the nation’s legal architecture and forging a new corporate political order.
