I Have No Fear, I Have Only Love

Rachel. 20. Pennsylvania. Lover. Loser. Lion heart. I'm an English major who is just trying to figure things out. I'm a member of ΣΤΔ. I love Stevie Nicks, my basset hound, my cat, Marie Antoinette, and Clueless. My Other Half

[antoniporowski]

Me on Chopped: Today I’ve made you microwaved popcorn. Bone App The Teeth. 

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“Pokémom”

[onawhirlwind]

Britney omg why

[cloudfreed]

this is the birthday party she just threw for her kids

i am FASCINATED by how Britney is so supportive and excited about their interest in Pokemon even though I have absolutely no doubt she is utterly confused by Pokemon

[sodomymcscurvylegs]

Honestly, Britney Spears seems like an excellent mom.

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[hypnotic-flow]

omgggg

[spitblaze]

that vine of the japanese kids pouring monster on a corn dog and then plugging a phone charger into it is the Telepathy Club

[spitblaze]

[betaruga]

their scream at the end

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me listening to stevie nicks

[jessicahenwicks-deactivated2018]

First Lady Michelle Obama Gets Emotional Saying Goodbye

[fallontonight]

First Lady Michelle Obama offers some words of hope for the world.

[angel1137]

Me as well

[chronicdharma]

[cervinelich]

this is why its depressing to work in a pharmacy.

[iatrogenic]

I was definitely a profit killer when I worked in a pharmacy (which honestly was my favorite job in the entire world, but it was short-lived and nowadays you can’t work at a pharmacy like that, it’s all tied in with corporate retail and no one should ever trust me with a cash register ever). It was not, however, actually a profit killer for the pharmacy, just for the drug companies, so no one cared. These days I do medical billing, which means I actually bill OUT from hospitals so I’m mostly spending my professional time taking money away from insurance companies. 

I will now impart all of my profit killing resources onto you, in case you don’t know them. I think most of you know them, now. But just in case you don’t.

THIS IS US-CENTRIC. I’M SORRY. 

1. GoodRx - this thing has an app now, so you can look up the best places to get your expensive medicines at the lowest possible prices without insurance on the go, and you no longer have to print coupons because you can just hand over your phone or tablet. Times have changed for the better with GoodRx. Definitely use it before trying to fill your scrip, because it will tell you the best place to go. (You can do that on the website, too.)

2. NeedyMeds - Needymeds is basically the clearinghouse of drug payment assistance. They have their own discount cards, but also connections to many patient assistance programs run by drug companies themselves. They are good assistance programs, too.

3. Ask your county - This is not a link. This is a pro tip. Most county social services will have pharmacy discount programs for people with no and/or shitty pharmaceutical coverage. You can often just find them hanging around at social services offices; you can just pick one up and walk off with it. 

4. Ordering online - There are a few safe online pharmacies. I keep a little database in a text file on my computer. Most of them are courtesy of CFS forums, my mother or voidbat, so a lot of that is a hat tip to other people, but if you’re in need of a place to get a drug without a prescription … first I’ll make sure you 100% know what you’re doing for safety reasons and then I’m happy to turn over a link. 

5. Healthfinder - A government resource that helps find patient assistance programs in your area. This might also point out the convenient county card thing. RxHope is something a lot of people get pointed to via Healthfinder that’s a good program.

6. Mental Health America - Keeps a list of their best PAPs for psychiatric medications, which can be some of the most expensive and a lot of pharmacy plans don’t cover them at all. 

[forevrdreamingofbetterthings]

This is so important ppl.

Signal boost the shit out of it!

[dynastylnoire]

Booooooooooooooooooost

[dysfunctionalqueer]

Good Rx Saved my family a hundred dollars a month while I was getting signed up for CHIP seriously it’s a life savor especially for ridiculously expensive drugs like abilify

[motivation-gems]

Useful info, friends! ;)

[quietborderlineinfo]

Since many of our followers are on medications, I feel like this would be an important resource. -Luna

[will-work-for-spoons]

Also! Some drug companies have patient assistance programs where they send you the drug for FREE if you are uninsured, or if your insurance doesn’t cover that drug.

Do a Google search for “patient assistant programs” + (your med), or search the manufacturers website. Sometimes the info is online; other times you have to call.

Even some of the big name pharma companies have this. It’s certainly not all companies, or all meds, but it is worth a shot.

Before Obamacare, I lost insurance and couldn’t pay for my mood stabilizers (kiiiiinda important to have those when you’re bipolar.) I was on generic Lamictal, but I went to the official Lamictal website, filled out a form with a valid prescription, and they mailed my meds to me every month for free.

If you know anything about bipolar disease, you know that that was a literal life saver. Patient assistance programs ftw!

[comtessedebussy]

This is so important given the recent vote to repeal Obamacare. And the cartoon above is so on point They’re literally voting to kill people. Literally.

[thebibliosphere]

Some of my meds are no longer going to be partially covered by my ridiculously expensive private insurance. I just used the GoodRX website to look it up, and I can either spend $40 at Target to pay for one of them out of pocket–per month–, or I can get it at Sams Club for $4. No that is not a typo. The drug I need to take every single day to keep my allergies from spiraling out of control (yay auto-immune bullshit) is literally ten times cheaper at Sams Club. Holy shit.

[emmersdrawberry]

I can get my antidepressants for $4 cash from Walmart through this site this is literally going to save me

[gunnm]

[machawicket]

Ryan on Defunding PP

Defunding Planned Parenthood will be in reconciliation bill.

Y’ALL.

CALL YOUR REPS AND YOUR SENATORS. MAKE NOISE.

“Hi, I’m a constituent from [town], and I’m calling to urge [rep name] to oppose all attempts to defund Planned Parenthood.”

[finnglas]

I want to tell you a thing about Planned Parenthood: Planned Parenthood is the reason a lot of people are alive. They offer medical services – anything from annual check ups to “i have a bladder infection” to “I need a prescription for antidepressants” – to people, and most of them have a sliding scale payment system that allows them to offer services to low-income people and people without insurance. 

That is why they receive federal funding at all – so that poor people who are sick can see a doctor. So that poor people who aren’t sick can receive preventative medical services. That is why they are subsidized by the federal government. Part of the government’s money goes to make up the difference between what poor people can pay for their medical treatment and what that treatment actually costs Planned Parenthood.

Regardless of where you stand on issues of abortion, you should know that they are already prevented from using federal subsidies to fund abortion services. So when conservatives talk about defunding Planned Parenthood and try to hide behind the excuse of “well I don’t want my tax money paying for abortions,” they are full of absolute shit. They are just trying to take away one of the few sources poor people have to stay healthy and treat their illnesses, and it’s not like they’re contributing to our GoFundMe’s when we end up in the emergency room because we couldn’t afford to receive preventative treatment. Fuck that shit.

Don’t stand for this.

[wrangletangle]

Phone calls from constituents blocked the gutting of the congressional ethics office. Phone calls from constituents can block this, too. (You are still a constituent if you are represented by someone, whether you can vote yet or not; this is something teens can do.)

People in the US: get on your phone on Friday. Call your rep, regardless of party. If your rep is a Republican, especially call them. The call will take less than 5 minutes, unless the office is overwhelmed, in which case, stay on the line. Most offices only count you if you speak to someone.

[bigfootcryptid]

This is way more effective than tweeting at them or making petitions or whatever! Boosting this!

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by caseyleighwiegand

[enoughformetolove]

Me: Where are the owls? WHERE ARE THE OWLS?

Hooters Waitress: Please sir, you're causing a fuss and disturbing the other customers-

Me: *banging my hands rhythmically on the table* WHERE-ARE-THE-OWLS? WHERE-ARE-THE-OWLS? WHERE ARE THE OWLS?

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“I am my own muse, I am the subject I know best. The subject I want to know better.” -Frida Kahlo 

[sensuthissensuthaaat]

frida💕

[clearancecreedwatersurvival]

Some reminders about Dr. King before tomorrow:

The United States Government was found guilty of his murder in a civil trial in 1999 that his family fought for years.

He spoke out against police brutality, capitalism, and war.

He believed that white moderates were and are the greatest threat to civil rights, moreso than any hate group.

He was arrested over 10 times.

He was considered a dangerous radical by the majority of white Americans. 

He refused to condemn rioters, because “a riot is the language of the unheard.”

Any white person who voted for Trump who tries to use MLK or his words as a rhtetorical tactic to justify their bigotry and complain about people protesting can personally come to my apartment in the next 24 hours for an ass-kicking.

[hebegb]

[mothersnewsofficial]

[goodmanthethird2]

WHY DOES THIS MAKE ME SO HAPPY EVERYTIME I SEE IT

[anem0nesiac-deactivated20231104]

this is like, the opposite of loss

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[ambarnuit-deactivated20190908]

full offense but being considered stylish when you’re skinny is pretty easy

[stversace]

what does this even mean?

[softlyfeel]

It means skinny girls can wear anything and it’s considered “a look” but fat girls have a smaller pool to choose their outfits from cause everyone tells them they have to wear things “for their body type” also clothes for plus sized people are not only more expensive but most stores dont even sell larger sizes so skinny people also have more access to “stylish” clothes

[renaissanceenby]

also when you’re fat and you wear “women’s” clothes you’re expected to perform femininity to a higher degree and be more put together. which is why 90% of mainstream plus size fashion is corny pinup bullshit

[jennytrout]

Skinny girl with a sloppy bun, no make-up, shopping in yoga pants = Hot.

Fat girl with a sloppy bun, no make-up, shopping in yoga pants = disgusting.

It’s bullshit.

[hairrington-blog]

I don’t wanna be alone. 

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