chronicvixen

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[aspiringwarriorlibrarian]

I feel like a lot of Gen Z don't know that the ACA/Obamacare was the compromise.

The Democrats wanted Medicare for All. The Republicans wanted Free Market Healthcare (aka poor people die). Obama took a plan initially conceived by the Heritage Foundation (those project 2025 fuckers) and implemented by Romney for Massachusetts to say "hey, you can have a little free market, but we gotta cover other people too".

It was already a compromise. And the Republicans lost their shit and have proceeded to spend fifteen years crying about their own plan being rampant socialism and repeatedly trying to repeal it despite never actually having a back-up plan for healthcare, simply because they never really wanted compromise to begin with. The moment Obama got elected, they got into a meeting and vowed to tear down everything he tried to build no matter how much it agreed with their so-called values. Because racism, let's be honest, but also because any compromise they put forward is just a show.

"Meet me in the middle, says the unjust man" isn't just a hypothetical. It's literally what happened when we tried to meet Republicans in the middle with healthcare.

[quixoticanarchy]

some people’s new years resolution needs to be to stop going out in public while horribly sick with infectious diseases

[quixoticanarchy]

i see this post is going around again.. sort of like a bunch of infectious diseases i could name

[what-even-is-thiss]

Don’t join the army to get free college. First two years of community college is free. Peace corps and Americorps have scholarships and student loan forgiveness programs for their volunteers. If you’re not rich you probably qualify for Pell grants. Go to a state college. They teach you the same things they do at fancy colleges. Sometimes there’s scholarships for people of a certain background. Ethnicity. Sexuality. Gender. Religion. Go to a grad school that’ll give you free tuition for working there as a teacher or assistant. Become a stripper or something. Just don’t join the army.

[frogus-deactivated20231111]

the entire point of life is to be silly, kind, and really weird btw.

[nativenews]

[funnelcloudd]

Not to sound like a fuckin hippie but please for the love of god start noticing and appreciating the natural world around you. You don’t have to go hike the entire Appalachian trail or anything and I get that not everyone has access to the outdoors for various reasons, but just fucking … look around you when you’re outside. Notice the sky and the sun and the birds and creatures. Start caring about them. I’m begging you.

[aidashakur]

I love vibing with a mf just as goofy as me

[trainingseasons]

I need a day between every day to recover from the day before

[behaviornerdwithahat]

In case anyone finds it helpful because mobility aids are horrifically expensive and inaccessible…

And for those people who have access to mobility devices but might benefit from a second chair they can abuse without risking expensive damage…

Erik Kondo has made a website, Open Source Innovations, that details plans for DIY wheelchairs. These wheelchairs can be made from common materials like wood, plastic, and pvc. They are lightweight and can be custom fit to the user allowing from the same degree of movement you would get from a custom chair. And they are durable and easily repairable. (he has been stress testing his latest design by dropping it down stairs, dropping it out of a car, launching it across a driveway, and throwing it off a deck). Its 12lbs and I think he said its was in the $200 ish range for parts.

He also is working on cheap, open source, accessible designs for beach chairs, off road chairs, motorized attachments (think smart drive), and so on. Plus he skateboards in his wheelchair. Cool dude, helpful info, pass it on.

[sumi-sprite]

It's incredibly sad people have to resort to this, but it's a damn good resource. Use it. Spread awareness. Maybe one day people with physical disabilities won't need DIYs like this. But until then, reblog and share.

[la8icy]

[deepspaceboytoy]

Literally in what world would *kink* be the only thing absolutely exempt from critique and analysis. What kind of dumbfuck shit are you guys on. Don’t y’all jerk each other’s unshowered shit over how well-read and analytical you are? We both know you’re smart enough to know this point of view doesn’t hold up to scrutiny.

[depsidase]

[socialistexan]

Cis woman confronted by police officers in Arizona Walmart restroom for looking too masculine speaks out (exclusive)

“The only men in the women’s restroom were the cops,” Kalaya Morton said.

[pussymuncher7]

Daily reminder: Transphobia actively contributes to sexism. If you don’t fit the beauty standard and are seen as masculine in any way shape or form, you are seen as transgender and as a “problem”

[pisshandkerchief]

I think it's incredibly important here to not overlook the fact that she is a Black woman. Transphobia, racism, and sexism overlap significantly because of the incredibly eurocentric beauty standards women are judged on.

[liberalsarecool]

Republican war on women is very real.

Gutting research is pure evil. The misogyny within First Felon is pure poison.

[republicanidiots]

Gentle reminder that Republicans who don't object to these changes are complicit in every single struggle for breath and life lost.

[reallyreallyreallytrying]

everyone knows that space is very very cold, and the sun is very very hot. so i assume there's a bit of space kind of near the sun which is just right. balmy space

[reallyreallyreallytrying]

sick to bastard death of people saying "that's where we are". if you left earth's atmosphere you would freeze... i'm talking about somewhere in space where you could just hang out and it would be nice

[reallyreallyreallytrying]

the odyssey 2. this time odysseus has something to prove. he can come back from any boat trip. he can ascertain the virtue of any wife

[reallyreallyreallytrying]

when you stub your toe on the corner of the couch the couch should also feel pain. it should feel 50% more pain than you