elle
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Post by elle on Nov 11, 2022 13:50:37 GMT -6
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trueblue
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Post by trueblue on Nov 11, 2022 14:17:19 GMT -6
Dang it. Twitter is such an amusing dumpster fire I broke down and re-activated
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athn64
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Post by athn64 on Nov 11, 2022 14:22:20 GMT -6
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richard
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Post by richard on Nov 11, 2022 14:37:03 GMT -6
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richard
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Post by richard on Nov 11, 2022 15:25:18 GMT -6
Almost put this in the election thread on accident, lol.
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richard
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Post by richard on Nov 11, 2022 15:27:41 GMT -6
This is fascinating policy work.
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iruntodrink
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Mostly namaste. A little bit fuck you.
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Post by iruntodrink on Nov 11, 2022 16:09:54 GMT -6
Insulin should absolutely be free though, or just about. I think that about a lot of meds. I know they can be expensive to research or develop, but it's ridiculous. *****snip /quote] this is my wheelhouse. I work for an insurance broker but our mission is battling the absurdity of our systems with alternative plans. We routinely kick the cost of meds back to the pharmaceutical company by using patient assistance programs as an example.
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Post by TheoV2 on Nov 11, 2022 16:14:17 GMT -6
I submitted an opinion piece on the need for universal preschool in Ohio to a local paper and they just emailed me that they are going to print it. I need to cut it down slightly for the print edition and then they'll have a date for me.
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richard
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Post by richard on Nov 11, 2022 16:18:36 GMT -6
I'm sorry...I just can't stop laughing.
"Another account with a check mark pretended to be Nintendo of America, sending a tweet featuring the video game company’s Mario character making a rude hand gesture."
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richard
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Post by richard on Nov 11, 2022 16:20:57 GMT -6
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Post by blurnette989 on Nov 11, 2022 16:55:18 GMT -6
Like, the hits just keep coming. I knew it would be messy but this is intense.
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Post by mrsweasley on Nov 11, 2022 16:56:17 GMT -6
I have long believed that all health care should be non-profit. Too much greed and fraud over people's literal lives
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Post by byjove on Nov 11, 2022 17:20:35 GMT -6
I submitted an opinion piece on the need for universal preschool in Ohio to a local paper and they just emailed me that they are going to print it. I need to cut it down slightly for the print edition and then they'll have a date for me. Way to go!
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byjove
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Post by byjove on Nov 11, 2022 17:49:05 GMT -6
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athn64
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Post by athn64 on Nov 11, 2022 18:33:29 GMT -6
I have long believed that all health care should be non-profit. Too much greed and fraud over people's literal lives Universal Healthcare! I agree. It's criminal how much basic healthcare costs in this country.
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richard
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Post by richard on Nov 11, 2022 18:47:09 GMT -6
We had staff from an abortion fund present to us today and they shared a stat that, since Dobbs, legal abortions have gone down 95% in states with restrictions that were triggered and only up 11% in states that continue to provide access. That’s such a huge gap.
There’s not enough funding (so continue to give to abortion funds that are seeing a drop off in donations) but it’s the larger systemic issues of childcare, potential job loss, not having documents to travel, etc.
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Post by enchanted on Nov 11, 2022 20:42:12 GMT -6
It seems the GQP is turning on Mitch and you just hate to see it.
😂
For real, though, the names I've seen interested in taking over minority leader do not have his ability to hold things together like he did, for worse or worse.
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elle
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Post by elle on Nov 12, 2022 6:18:26 GMT -6
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Post by blurnette989 on Nov 12, 2022 7:33:47 GMT -6
The best response is someone saying it makes sense Elon would confuse selling something with inventing it.
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Post by bubblehape on Nov 12, 2022 8:40:27 GMT -6
Just saw Katie Porter on the new Fair Play documentary on Hulu and was fangirling that I already knew who she was. Great watch! It's based on the book by the same name about women's extra burden of household/childcare responsibilities, where we need to go as a country and also minimally on how to help have the discussions to make it more equitable with a partner.
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richard
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Post by richard on Nov 12, 2022 8:56:56 GMT -6
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elle
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Post by elle on Nov 12, 2022 10:10:26 GMT -6
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Post by mrsweasley on Nov 12, 2022 10:24:18 GMT -6
I submitted an opinion piece on the need for universal preschool in Ohio to a local paper and they just emailed me that they are going to print it. I need to cut it down slightly for the print edition and then they'll have a date for me. Congratulations, that's amazing! Our school district has a preschool. It's free for qualifying special needs students 3+ and then based on ratios they take typical kids (I think 3 typical to each qualifying) that pay tuition. DS is attending this year, tuition is currently $1200/school year. Demand greatly outpaces availability and the preschool has grown so much that the building (less than 10 years old) is already too small and they had to move some of the classes to other buildings. They plan to overtake the adjacent school board building in the next 5 years and move them elsewhere.
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clucky
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Post by clucky on Nov 12, 2022 10:34:03 GMT -6
I’m in this picture and I don’t know how to feel about it.
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elle
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Post by elle on Nov 12, 2022 10:42:40 GMT -6
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robot
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Post by robot on Nov 12, 2022 11:54:57 GMT -6
Lower cost insulin would make a huge difference to my family and we have decent health insurance. One of the preferred types gives MH migraines so instead for an alternative he pays $80 a month, can only get one month supply at a time, and has to go get it from the pharmacy every month as opposed to being able to mail order a 3 month supply. Not to mention things like, insulin needs are not the same every month and he regularly runs into things like insurance trying to charge him double for a “31 day supply” as opposed to a 30 day.
Anyhow. I know most everyone here supports lower cost insulin but I think a lot of people just have no clue how awful it is. And I know how privileged we are compared to many diabetic families.
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origami
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Post by origami on Nov 12, 2022 12:06:56 GMT -6
I think the twitter technical breakdown is starting. It's becoming glitchy as hell. Seriously like watching a ship slowly sink.
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elle
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Post by elle on Nov 12, 2022 13:01:31 GMT -6
I think the twitter technical breakdown is starting. It's becoming glitchy as hell. Seriously like watching a ship slowly sink. Yep. Not surprising obviously, considering nearly everyone was fired.
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sweetpea
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Post by sweetpea on Nov 12, 2022 13:15:48 GMT -6
Dang it. Twitter is such an amusing dumpster fire I broke down and re-activated so did I. I’m weak and have FOMO
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clucky
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Post by clucky on Nov 12, 2022 13:15:48 GMT -6
With all the techy people looking for jobs, this would be the perfect time to right the “space force” ship and turn it to or create a cyberspace force. Who do I contact to make this happen?
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