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Flamingchubster

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phasered

i am a grown ass woman, an academic, a published researcher, a criminologist, i even pay taxes and have a lease on a comfortable but reasonably priced sedan, but the second i see the number “69″ in any context its like i’m being possessed by the spirit of every 13 year old boy worldwide simultaneously. the lizard brain frantically slams the shutdown button on my reasonable mental processes with manic glee and the word ‘nice’ is out of my mouth quicker than a wildfire during a drought 

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Now, some of the country’s largest hospital systems are taking an aggressive step to combat the problem: They plan to go into the drug business themselves, in a move that appears to be the first on this scale.

This makes sense but is fucking weird

POWER MOVE

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iopele

I’ve been on the same genetic blood pressure medicine for close to 15 years now. I used to get 30 for less than $5, for YEARS. but in the last year or two, it’s abruptly gone up in price. when I filled it this month, they said it would be over $60 for the same 30 fucking pills at Walmart! that shit should be illegal. people should go to fucking JAIL.

if you’re in this same boat, go to https://goodrx.com and search for your prescriptions. the Walmart pharmacist told me to look into it cuz I was really upset when they quoted me the price and it really saved my ass. they give you different, LOWER prices for a lot of different pharmacies, so you can even search for the best price before you fill your meds. here’s an example, and remember Walmart said this shit was gonna cost me over $60:

and the website says that pharmacies are REQUIRED to honor this discount, and gives you steps to take it they refuse.

anyway, not all medications give this big of a discount (unfortunately) but gods, ANY savings is better than none, right? so this is definitely worth trying if your prescription costs have been inflated.

One of my meds, Wellbutrin, is ancient and used to cost me just about nothing.  Since last summer it’s gone up to ~$90 dollars.  My psychiatrist picked Wellbutrin because of its price, as he knows I’m usually a financial disaster.  This is INFURIATING.

ALSO there have been shortages of medication because multiple manufacturers will stop making it because it’s SO cheap they don’t feel they’re making enough of a profit.  The injectable antipsychotic Haldol had a shortage a few years ago, leaving an EXTREMELY vulnerable population unmedicated and providers scrambling to switch them to something that will be equally effective but *gasp!* more expensive and sometimes not covered by their insurance.

Capitalism has NO PLACE in healthcare.

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In a long-term fully committed relationship with myself. 

Photographer: Me

Stylist: Me

Model: Me

Haha, please don’t delete my credits, I worked hard on this shoot.

She’s a goddess, and the sleeping doggo is the second best thing about this shoot. 😍

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APPARENTLY PEOPLE NOT USING THE CROSSWALK TO CROSS THE ROAD BY MY SCHOOL HAS BEEN A PROBLEM RECENTLY SO THE SCHOOL SHOWED THIS THIS MORNING ICAN T BREATHE

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

/SCREAMING

oh god I thought it was going to be some messed-up graphic cautionary thing like they show of accidents in drivers’ ed

i’m so glad this went in a completely unexpected direction

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vastderp

Good shit hahahaaa

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vonbaghager

A faerie introduces himself. Then, holding out a hand, asks, “And your name, please?”

And, like a fool, you give it to him.

I got asked for clarification on this (but can’t reblog that particular post cuz on mobile), which I’m more than happy to provide.

In this post, a faerie is asking for ‘your’ name. The way he is wording it, however, and the accompanying beckoning motion, makes it seem as though he is asking for you to physically hand your name over. Which, because of how some faeries operate, he is.

In this instance, saying your name aloud to the fae would be literally giving your name over to him, the exact consequences of which are left up to the imagination–usually, a fae even knowing your name gives it some measure of power over you, but giving something your name would likely let it completely take over your life.

In this instance, the wording you want to use is something like “I will not give you my name, but I will tell you that it’s [name].” Alternately, you can just lie to him.

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ayellowbirds

Might i suggest the less direct yet still name-preserving “you may call me…”? It dodges the request while still giving an answer of a name, which does not even have to be yours, but any name you feel like telling the fae they can use to refer to you. I would recommend “Ainsel”.

Glad Tumblr is still dispensing useful real-life tips

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I don’t understand why books have shifted from having summaries on the back of the covers to having one-line reviews.

Seriously though. I want to know what the book is about. Not that someone from the Evening Standard thinks it’s a masterpiece. 

I have been waiting for this post my whole life.

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duckypi

why are old people so obsessed with doing this

me as a castaway spelling with leaves:

tfw u get stranded😱😱😱😞😞😞😞😞😞😩😩😩😩😩😩😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 succs 👎👎👎👎👎👎👎😾😾😾😾😾😡😡😡😡💩💩💩💩💩cause theres no pokestops 😂😂😂😂😂😂👌👌👌👌👌💯💯💯💯💯😜😜😜😜so whoever sees this 👀👀👀👀👀👈👈👈👈👈👈u know what to do😋😋😋😏😏😏😏😏😛😛😛😛😉😉😉😉💅💅💅💅💅💅

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