Gentle information sharing that if you make under $19k a year you probably qualify for food stamps and state Medicaid. This varies state to state, but absolutely worth a Google.
It was extremely easy to apply and I now have full medical, some dental, psych, and $280 a month of food completely free.
No co-pays. And because Oregon is... slightly less bad than many states, many types of therapy are covered, a chiropractor, gender affirming surgery, it goes on. Abortion. I just got in with my free PCP who also offers telehealth.
Please look into benefits. It varies state by state, my experiences in the Midwest and South weren't as easy and all-encompassing. But SNAP and Medicaid made things possible for my dad and I in Indiana too, and I'm deeply grateful he taught me not to listen to internalized shame about it.
I've made a post about grocery shopping while poor that's still going around and helping people, let's add to this one too! Do you have information about government benefits? I just want to get people seeing and talking about this because it could change a life.
My big advice is to always go to your local extension office. Even if you don't qualify for food stamps or medicaid they will know of other local programs you might be able to use! Stuff like farmers market cash for senior citizens, childcare programs, low cost medical care, etc. They are there to make sure those resources get used!
!! Thank you! That last point is excellent. I've felt awkward reaching out for help but these systems are in place to help YOU, not some imaginary person who has it even worse than you
Also, program usage can help programs exist. If everyone goes, well, some folks have it worse and don't use it, then some programs might not have enough utilization to keep running. There have been food distributions in my hometown at times that literally said we aren't checking income just please come take it if you need or even just want it. Libraries rely on patrons. Like if you think you might need or want something apply for it, if only to keep it open for the other folks you think need it
tesla is not really a car or spaceship company. thats all smoke and mirrors. elon musk is actually 1 inch tall and is being projected to look larger. teslas real invention is the technology that makes him appear to be the size of a fully grown man when hes just an inch tall.
if we get enough people to say this he WILL try to disprove it instead of just ignoring it and i think that would destroy the last of his credibility. anyone still holding out on twitter please spread this theory
successfully navigating a social interaction really does feel like picking the correct dialogue option in a video game
person i'm having a conversation with: i really enjoy talking to you :)
the social success meter that lingers at the edges of my vision at all times:
I need you guys to pay attention
I need you to behold
I am observing
Observation appreciated
I FUCKING TOLD YALL THIS SHIT WAS COMING AND YOU DIDNT BELIEVE MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Watching yall say "trans rights" in ya bio but still talk about buying Hogwarts Legacy
Not letting this get buried as well as this
is anyone else just absolutely fucking sick of it
this obliterated me
Antigonick, Anne Carson
Punishment, Rabindranath Tagore (Translated by William Butler Yeats)
weight, jacqueline woodson
I haven’t had an original experience
just saw a billboard where all you could see was "yippee here's"
drove by it again