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Happy Wednesday, Shit Givers.
Quinn’s away on spring break with his kids this week, so I’m filling in!
We have some big updates planned for this quarter that are really intentional and I think are going to take it to the next level, so stay tuned!
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Let’s go.
— Willow
Buy: The Defender LL6170 air quality monitor is a professional low level carbon monoxide detector, that protects your health by detecting the invisible, odorless gas at low levels that still have health risks, but are below what standard carbon monoxide detectors can detect (go)
Learn: About where wildfires are currently burning the US using this tracker from the New York Times (powered by Purple Air), because it seems like these days wildfires are always in season (go)
Donate or Volunteer: For grassroots, independent journalism that’s dedicated to fact-based reporting, because Lord knows we need it now more than ever. Join the ranks to fight in the ongoing information war with Demcast (go)
Learn: In a dystopian surprise to no one, border crossing anxiety is up! Everyone is getting up to speed on their rights to data privacy when crossing the border with this pocket guide from EFF (go)
Be Heard: We don’t have to sit idly by while federal science institutions are dismantled. Keep calling your reps about passing the Scientific Integrity Act (go)
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Learn about meaningful careers remains the number one search! Despite the fact that this may be a recession indicator, this can’t help but give me hope that some really talented people are looking into careers that will make the world a better place (go)
Get Help for anxiety was another top contender this week, again a surprise to no one because well, just look around! Good for you for asking for help. We got this (go)
Donate to disaster relief remains on the leaderboard, and since the disasters just keep piling up, keep those donations coming (go)
Donate: The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund helps get LGBTQ+ candidates elected at every level of government so they can continue championing pro-equality policies. Join them (go)
Volunteer: For a clinical trial near you using Power, a platform for finding promising new treatments where you can browse by condition, location, and drug type (go)
Learn: How climate friendly is your supermarket? Use this scorecard to determine how your favorite supermarket impacts the environment, and how they can reduce HFCs in refrigeration (go)
Thanks for taking action this week — every little bit counts.
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And thank you as always for giving a shit.
— Willow
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