[entitledrichpeople]

Elder poverty is real

I get grossed out by how often things online suggest all older people are wealthy because I’ve seen time and time again poor old people being fucked over.

 Old women losing their homes because their husbands die and their lower social security can’t pay for rent or taxes.  Or old people whose spouse helped them manage things like health problems or memory difficulties not having any financial means to replace that support with care workers. 

Old people skipping meals and going hungry.  

Old people whose families have liquidated most of their assets because the family has guardianship and there’s far too little protection.

Old people whose medical bills have totally bankrupted them or who are losing medical care needed to stay in their homes instead of an institution for financial reasons.  

Old people whose age related disabilities mean that navigating the bureaucracy of the welfare system is impossible for them.

There’s so much suffering of the elderly poor swept under the rug in favor of focusing on the very small group of wealthy old people.  No serious anti-poverty movement or measure can exclude elder poverty from their work without harming millions.  Old people aren’t disposable.

[bonrealprophecies-deactivated20]

@ corny millennial posts

[theonion]

How To Talk To Your Child About The Election Results

Here’s some advice for talking to your child about the shocking outcome of the 2016 presidential election:

Children often understand more than we think, so start off by asking them if they have any idea what the fuck is happening.

Put their mind at ease by confirming that the results of this election aren’t the end of the world in any strictly literal sense.

Don’t be afraid to openly share your wine with them.

Avoid touching on any topic that might be distressing to a young child, such as the electoral college.

Reassure them that no matter what, the adults in their life will always feel obligated to tell them everything’s going to be all right.

Explain that testosterone is a naturally occurring steroid hormone that makes a person more aggressive and reactive.

Remind them that one day when they’re older, they’ll understand all of this a lot better and will get to decide for themselves whether or not they should forgive us.

Acquaint your daughter with the word “motherfucker” to equip her for what lies ahead.

If they have additional questions, direct them to your Twitter feed.

[plannedparenthood]

Planned Parenthood has been here for 100 years, and one thing is clear: We will never back down and we will never stop fighting to ensure that Planned Parenthood patients have access to the care they need and for the people who come from communities that need our continued support in this new reality.

Many of the people Planned Parenthood health centers serve may be concerned about their safety, and the safety of their families and friends. We will support our immigrant, Muslim, Black and Latinx colleagues, partners and patients in the face of threats made over the last several months.

Health care should not be political. Every morning, Planned Parenthood health center staff across the country wake up and open their doors, as they have this morning, to care for anyone who needs them, regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, income, or country of origin. They will do so today, they will do so tomorrow, they will do so every day as they have for 100 years.

[heathyr]

My problem with a lot of dudes is the fact that their idea of conversation is automatically “let’s debate” when most of the time I just wanted to share ideas and get to know a person. I feel like they want to somehow “win” the conversation and I’m sitting there just like… I didn’t sign up for this debate class

[cutbu]

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[haurchefant-greystone]

#I THOUGHT THIS WAS GOING TO BE INSPIRATIONAL

[vxngoghs]

it WAS inspirational

[nthmetal]

[gamechangershow]

Click below for more:

10 Ridiculously Funny Thoughts Tumblr Has About Sex

[gcrdons-deactivated20160917]

when someone younger asks for my help

[feigenbaumsworld]

The opposite of depression is not happiness, but vitality, and it was vitality that seemed to seep away from me in that moment. Everything there was to do seemed like too much work. I would come home and I would see the red light flashing on my answering machine, and instead of being thrilled to hear from my friends, I would think, “What a lot of people that is to have to call back.” Or I would decide I should have lunch, and then I would think, but I’d have to get the food out and put it on a plate and cut it up and chew it and swallow it, and it felt to me like the Stations of the Cross. And one of the things that often gets lost in discussions of depression is that you know it’s ridiculous. You know it’s ridiculous while you’re experiencing it. You know that most people manage to listen to their messages and eat lunch and organize themselves to take a shower and go out the front door and that it’s not a big deal, and yet you are nonetheless in its grip and you are unable to figure out any way around it.

Andrew Solomon, Depression - The Secret We Share, TED talks (via feigenbaumsworld)

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[turnipfritters]

you can beat up a skeleton and steal their arms to use as a weapon in the new zelda

[witchjock-deactivated20221208]

you can do it in real life if you’re not a fucking coward

[roxa-flor]

[educateforchoice-blog]

Absolutely the truth. 

We shouldn’t be defending Planned Parenthood by saying, “Only 3% of their services are abortion services.” Even if all Planned Parenthood did was abortions, it would still be legal, it would still be our right, and it would still be defensible.

[destinyrush]

[liberalsarecool]

Precisely.

[theonion]

How Do Construction Workers Push Their Bodies To Finish Olympic Stadiums On Time?

The Onion’s Sportology injects science directly into sports’ veins. Today in the lab: How fast are Rio’s Olympic stadium construction crews?

[angelicaelizaandpeggys-blog]

Lin Manuel Miranda and Alexander Hamilton his dude

[roxa-flor]

at family dinners

me: talk less, smile more

me: don't let them know what you're against or what you're for

[fueled-by-nightcore]

Can we just talk about how Alexander Hamilton just straight up hijacked Dear Theodosia from being another Aaron Burr solo? Like, the song wasn’t called “Dear Theodosia and Phillip”. I just imagine Hamilton starting to sing to his own kid and Burr is just standing there all “What the fuck, Alexander?”

[debzorski-deactivated20161226]

RIGHT!?!