Did you know that the DOD has decided to order troops to make their own masks? Yes, we’ve applied just-in-time delivery to live-saving medical equipment, and now the true tactical tailors will have their time to shine: by making masks out of old brown t-shirts, 550 cord, and 100 mph tape. The story is here: https://www.newsweek.com/us-military-tells-members-make-their-own-masks-fight-coronavirus-new-guidelines-met-criticism-1496230 If you want to hear the Fall-of-Rome episode of Trashfuture that Nate referenced, it's available here: https://trashfuturepodcast.podbean.com/e/the-empire-steps-on-a-rake-feat-patrick-wyman/ This week's bonus episode features an interview between Nate and Ben Natan (@thebennatan). Ben's an actor based in New York City, and he's involved with left-wing Jewish activism in the US, a politics he came to after growing up Jewish with one Israeli parent and one American one. They talked about Israel's relationship to militarism, what Zionism and anti-Zionism actually mean, and what sorts of fault lines exist in the Jewish experience in the US. You can get the entire episode on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/35678774 *SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT* We now have a storefront to sell the patches, buttons, and magnets that we also give out as flair for our $10 tier. Buy some sweet gear here: https://www.hellofawaytodie.com/shop You may have noticed that the next issue of our zine has debuted, and you can get it in print by signing up at the $10 monthly Patreon tier. We have a YouTube channel now -- subscribe here and get sweet videos from us in which we yell in our cars like true veterans: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwlHZpNTz-h6aTeQiJrEDKw You can follow the show on Twitter here: @HellOfAWay Follow Nate here: @inthesedeserts Follow Francis here: @ArmyStrang