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suckingonluxury

“I’m used to it”

-The saddest thing you can hear someone say. (via suckingonlarry)

I literally say this every time I tell someone about my illness.

(via thischroniclife)

#the very truth #fibro sucks ass

kaijuno

Hmm maybe if the LGBT community wasn’t so sexualized, asexuals would feel more comfortable with aligning themselves with the community.

Maybe if the only LGBT spaces weren’t bars and clubs you’d have more asexual people participating in the community.

Maybe if people, hetero or otherwise, stopped making the LGBT community so sexualized, you wouldn’t get assholes that think “asexuality isn’t part of the LGBT community”.

MAYBE I’m getting fucking sick of asexual people getting excluded from the LGBT community because they’re not “gay enough”

kaijuno

This is making people that don’t think asexuals belong in the LGBT community mad keep reblogging it

#asexuality

of-another-broken-heart

So the USA is trying to starve its poor to death. Not even an exaggeration.

The SNAP program is getting some work requirements applied again which are expected to leave up to (or more than) a MILLION people without benefits. Of these people, 97% are at OR BELOW the poverty line.

And the only way to “earn” your benefits - the way to “prove” that you don’t “deserve” to starve to death - is to work 20 hours per week, or 80 per month.

Either pull a job out of your ass (earn your paycheck AND qualify for food assistance), OR participate in 80 hours of UNPAID labor (PLUS the expense and time of transportation to and from a set, unflexible location).

And after working 80 hours (plus paying money you don’t have for transportation to get to the designated “program” location/s) for the state to “prove” you don’t deserve to die, you get… are you ready?

I’m gonna use the Florida figures, because that’s what I was reading up on.

Less than $200 in food assistance. The average is actually less than 150.

Care to do the math?

$150 for 80 hours.

$1.88 per hour.

The USA is a fucking dystopia.

bloomingtears

What the ever living fuck.

selphinrose-deactivated20181217

@fullten @lady-feral I…what

bogleech

Yeah, I was hit with this. We’re okay right now since we’re staying with family, though feeding us puts a strain on them as well.

I make some internet money that works out to about 125 a week so if I wanna keep getting my food assistance I have to itemize that so it qualifies as a 20 hour a week job, which it probably does, but it’s ridiculous that anyone has to do this and most people under the poverty line will not be able to.

I HAVE had real jobs. I’ve had enough real jobs that the taxes taken out of my own past paychecks already cover all the food assistance I’ve used and plenty to come. I have already paid for this food myself.

And every day a politician somewhere in this country wastes enough money to feed our entire fucking population.

bogleech

I WANNA ADD SOMETHING IMPORTANT for anyone who thinks they might need to sign up for food assistance, cause a few people just asked me some stuff about it.

In your interviews and applications, they are going to ask “do you ever eat with other people.”

This is a trick question.

You’re gonna probably think “well, technically, yeah, I had lunch with my friend last week…my mom made me a dinner….”

STOP

Answer NO. Always always answer NO. This question is designed to weed people out. If you admit to literally ever sharing a meal with another human being, that actually allows them to deny or alter your benefit amount. Even though this is legally referred to as “supplemental” food assistance and it isn’t enough to live on by itself, Republicans already don’t want anyone to have even that, and they want to consider it “fraud” if you both receive food assistance and EVER share food with another person, whether you’ve used your benefits to buy ingredients for someone’s birthday dinner or your mom made you a casserole one visit.

The correct thing to say when asked these questions is “I purchase and prepare my own food” or “we eat separately.” Even if you’ve already told them you live with family or a roommate.

Remember: Republicans don’t even want assistance recipients to be able to buy “luxury” items like fucking pasta sauce. They would limit you to nothing but gruel if they could. They’ve fought and pushed to load the benefit process with “tricks” and catch-22′s like these to treat as wide a range of people they can as lazy fraudsters and moochers.

catrood

So; I’m going to add my own two cents here.

See; last fall (Fall 2014) I went back to school. I’m disabled, and knew without an education I’d never get anywhere. My kids were 14 at the time, plenty old enough to be left alone a little while, if I had to be at school after they were home from school.

I told my caseworker, like I was supposed to. Turned in all my paperwork, explained that I’m carrying a full caseload at school.

My foodstamps dropped from $440-ish to $183/month. I have two teenagers, who, thankfully, don’t have any food allergies or issues with food. But, we took such a hit that we eat the same thing day in and day out. Breakfast: Oatmeal or homemade pancakes (made without eggs). Lunch: Peanut butter sandwiches. Dinner: Pork chops, veggies and rice. That’s it. That’s what we eat. And that’s only because I know how to make homemade pancakes and homemade bread.

They consider me ineligible for foodstamps now that I’m in school. And they consider the financial aid I get to be “income”.

We’re very fortunate that my brother can come up to our house and run us around to get food (I don’t have a vehicle). But I’ve done this on the bus before. It’s not pretty.

All this boils down to: The politicians want me/my kids to starve, rather than support us while I attempt to better our situation.

#Food stamps

heartinelli

he’s working through the u n i m a g i n a b l e

#hamilton #mcu

Had a craft day yesterday. Still working on these projects but they’re actually coming along.

Hopefully, I’ll get the scarf done before XMas. And the cross stitch before I die.

#knitting #cross stitch #craft day #crafting

beggerprince72

reblog if you ever actually used a phone with a “rotary dial” on it

(via beggerprince72)

aboonoor-deactivated20180121

If you’re a Non-Muslim and you see a Muslim praying in public, could you please not pass in front of them?

Go behind them, but not in front. 👍

marquesadesantos-deactivated201

Oh, signal boost! I didn’t know this.

omnistruck

Okay, but also: if you see a Muslim praying in public and they have something in front of them, like a purse or a bag or something like that, you can pass in front of them, but pass in front of that object.

it’s called a sutrah, and it’s meant to act as a physical barrier between the person praying and someone who might happen to pass in front.

ramentic

Also, if you did this and didn’t know, please don’t beat yourself up over it. Now you know! Muslims aren’t supposed to pass in front of Muslims praying, either, because prayer is communication with God and you don’t want to break that connection.

zeaux-indigeaux-deactivated2018

Spread culture, respect customs, be good people. Simple as that.

ghdos-blog

Didn’t know this.

#signal boost #very important

zimriya

I feel like most of my life choices can be summed up with this gif:

#GPOY

sixpenceee

Amelia Valerio Weinberg Memorial Fountain

The Amelia Valerio Weinberg Memorial Fountain is located on the Vine Street Plaza in front of the Cincinnati Public Library. Conceived and executed by former Cincinnati sculptor Michael Frasca, this ornamental fountain was made possible by a bequest from Mrs. Weinberg and was dedicated in 1990. Affectionately known as the “book fountain,” the sculpture features water cascading over a stack of ceramic tile books, representing the free flow of information and ideas through the printed word. (Source)

#cincinnati

superheroesincolor

25 Yearr Veteran Still Serving, Needs Lift

“His name is Ronald Seaman; Ronald is in dire need of some new Tech assistance Ronald needs a Standing Wheelchair. My dear friend Ronald constantly gives of himself and has raised an amazing family that are all doing their part to make their parents happy and proud.

Ronald is a 25 year retired Army Veteran; Ronald faithfully served his country as a soldier, paratrooper and airborne participant. Ronald left his family for extended periods of time to serve his country all over the world and now because of degenerative disk damage and disease he is wheelchair bound. Daily this man gives of himself again and again.

Ronald is a Cosplayer, he builds the most amazing Battle suits and costumes for display. He gives seminars and public forums on getting out of the house no matter what your disability

Using common sense in building and what materials are available to you. He is known as Aracknoid3 on Face Book. Please feel free to take a look at his page. He is constantly re-habing and dreaming of standing tall again, walking and wrapping his arms around his wife and children, preparing a meal for himself and being able to build his suits more efficiently.

Simple for you and I not so simple for Ronald. His therapist believes the chair will help him work on rebuilding some of the muscles that protect his disks and will assist in even in standing on his own in spurts. Again Ronald gives constantly he is not paid for his appearances lives on military benefits. A true hero and role model. He is involved with the Shriners, Spine a Bifida, local school boards and anyone that needs his help reaching children and other veterans. So please help me help Ronald. Thank you.”

Check out the gofundme, share and contribute if you can.

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