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But remember what happened when we thought Hillary had it locked up? ⬇️

We cannot become complacent!

We will sleep after 100 days.

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Ok so my kid had an ear infection, right? As kids often do.

The doctor scraped out a bit of earwax to have a better look inside.

I was sent a bill for $200 PER EAR for this 5 second procedure which I did not give permission for them to do.

That was key- they did not ASK me if they could do this "procedure". And, as I OWN a medical practice (it's me. The medical practice is me, sitting in my house on video calls) I knew to call them when this bill came in to be like "You did not obtain informed consent for this procedure, and it was not en emergency procedure. You had full ability to gain my consent and didn't. I'm not paying."

And the massive hospital who owned the bill said "yuh-huh you do have to pay."

And I said "I own a practice. I know these laws. I do not owe you money for this."

And they conducted an "internal review" and SURPRISE! Decided I totally owed them money and they had never done anything wrong ever.

And so I called my state's Attorney General office, and explained the situation because, as I mentioned, I know the law. The AG got in touch within a couple days to say they were taking the case and would send the massive hospital conglomerate a knock it off, guys letter.

Lo and Behold, today I have a letter where said hospital graciously has agreed to forfeit the payment.

"How not to get screwed over by companies" should be part of civics class.

Know your rights and know who to call when they're infringed on. This whole process cost me $0 and honestly less effort than I would have expected.

May this knowledge find its way to someone else who can use it.

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the only known photo of Abeer Qassim al-Janabi, an Iraqi girl who at 14 years old was gang raped and killed by US soldiers along with her entire family in 2006. Imagine how many women and girls received the same treatment by US soldiers that we don’t even know about.

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they could never make me trust cops

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obviously i blocked this person on sight (go fuck yourself etc) but what pisses me off about this is that i think a lot of people on here actually do agree with that first sentence and it's part of why this website (demonstrably used by more than a handful of wealthy imperial-core citizens!) is hard for palestinians to fundraise on. the people of gaza are undergoing a horrific genocide, and every single martyr killed is an unconscionable injustice. but gazans are also here, alive, speaking directly to you to beg for their lives! you don't get to just write them off as lost causes and sit there, safe in your own home, refusing to lift a finger and ignoring people who are in desperate need because it makes you feel bad or guilty or whatever your problem is. get over yourself, stop collaborating with the genocidal occupying force, and do what you can to help these people because they are actively, currently suffering and not a single one of them deserves to die.

if you need somewhere to start, mohammed's sister still needs proper treatment for her bullet wound, and all 27 family members, including the children, endured a terrifying amount of bombing right beside their tent less than 24 hours ago. they're verified by 90-ghost and i've explained numerous times before why i trust them so donate what you can and share on any platforms you have. no excuses, this is bare minimum.

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reminder that adhd medication isn't a luxury or preference, but a lifesaving medication. a 10 year long study in the usa showed that, when properly medicated, the rate of car crashes people with adhd get into goes down significantly--men's rate drops by 38%, and women's by 42%. the med shortage, denial of meds by doctors, rising prices, and war on drugs has killed--with such a car dependent society, not driving frequently isn't an option, which means we need better healthcare and need it now.

https://shorturl.at/8VD8B

edit because i forgot to explain: short link is to an article by the washington post, it should be free to read

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Daily post.

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MANIFEST

MANIFEST

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It has been 8 months and counting now, but every day I choose to be shocked and scandalized and rendered speechless by the utterly brutish, utterly horrific atrocities committed by Israel every single day. It should never become a new normal to know a whole country’s being genocided and to choose to distract ourselves w other things instead. It should never be standard to look at fundraisers of families suffering and choose to ignore them, to look the other way, to write them off as scams to alleviate any sort of guilt or gravity or moral implication that comes with ignoring these fundraisers. They should never ever be things we are okay with because it’s “just what Israel does now” “it’s just how people are” “it’s just racism.”

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5 days left!

Mohammed's GoFundMe organiser Ibrahim will be starting the next money transfer on Tuesday, August 20th. That means we have 5 days to raise as much as possible for the Iwais family before this transfer.

We've made a lot of progress on the campaign so far, and this is a great opportunity to keep that momentum going when the family really need us. Mohammed's sister still needs proper treatment for her gunshot wound, another family member is sick, and with the high prices of food and other necessities in Gaza, they are all in danger of going hungry.

Help the Iwais family survive: donate before Ibrahim makes the next withdrawal on Tuesday!

shared by @/90-ghost; more info about the campaign here

kr156,227 / kr500,000

*check the exchange rates! 5 USD = 54 SEK*

@papenathys @heliopixels @nimbooz @hiveswap @irhabiya

@feluka @anneemay @tumkaafiho @fleshdyk3 @balaclava-trismegistus

@heritageposts @ripley-stark @paandaan @itsfookingloosah @rooh-afza

@shesnake @akajustmerry

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Where's my Jewish phrase for when you people are being irrevocably horny?

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