Library Research Notes 43.5
Vote!
Hello lovely readers!
Just popping in here quickly to say, for the final time this election cycle, please be sure to vote! This is one of the most consequential midterms for the American people. We will be deciding the future of our country in a tangible way this time and if you sit this one out, you are basically allowing democracy to erode and, potentially, end.
We need to fight the fascism that is rising in this country by showing our support for those that are ANTI-fascist. You know, like those Americans during WWII, who fought and worked in the war effort, to ensure the future of our country and rid the world of fascism. If we let it creep in and take hold here, we are doing those citizens a disservice. We don’t need to fight in a war if we simply go to the polls and fight with our votes. Vote for the candidates that will keep religion and authoritarianism out of our government.
If you can vote early, please take a moment out of your day and go do it. On election day, the lines may be long, so it is always best to get it done early if you can. For more resources on how, where, and when to vote, click here: vote.gov.
I hope you are having a lovely Autumn season. Happy Halloween!
Links of interest this week
Homeowner uses Halloween yard display to support abortion rights (fox19.com)
Abortion and authoritarianism: Why women's freedom threatens male supremacy (salon.com)
‘I don’t feel safe.’ Abortion bans add new uncertainty to fertility treatment (healthcaredive.com)
How Strict Abortion Laws are Delaying Cancer Treatment (healthline.com)
Becca Andrews’s New Book Captures the Final Days of Legal Abortion (thenation.com)