#aid program

[stone-cold-groove]

Science Services’ Science Program series booklet Man in Space. Nelson Doubleday - 1965.

[cent-scratchnsniff]

it was just going to be a few warmup doodles but then she infected the rest of the page like the ever eternal and spreading spores. hod!!! hod. hod :)

[chronicallycouchbound]

I refuse to call government assistance programs “welfare” or “benefits”.

I’ve been on government assistance programs my whole life. I have never lived above the poverty line.

It’s a system that doesn’t care about my wellbeing, they care about doing the bare minimum to keep people alive enough to function and work, and if you’re disabled and cannot work, they give significantly less of a fuck.

And benefits?? What benefits?

Food stamps that run out within two weeks because I am budgeting with 8$ a day with literally dozens of dietary restrictions? Or do you mean the housing voucher that I have to never even have a gift card, penny to my name, Sams club membership, phone bill, literally anything that could be “income” in order to qualify? That same housing voucher system that if I mess up even once with I not only lose all government aid for at least 5 years, it’s also mandatory PRISON time for 1 year?? “Oh but they would never do that, right?” Nope! I have several friends who are now felons for minor lease violations and unhoused as a result! Oh maybe you mean the state health insurance that doesn’t cover most treatments, specialists, and testing I need and if I tried to make a gofundme to cover, I would lose aforementioned housing? Oh and we can’t forget all the money I get for being disabled, which is exactly 0$. I’m still fighting for SSI and have been for 6 years! That’s over 6 years with absolutely zero income. ZERO. And guess what, whenever I *do* get on SSI, I will lose my housing voucher. And I won’t be able to afford my current apartment because even in subsidized low income housing it’s too expensive for the maximum SSI “benefit” amount. And on SSI you can’t have savings over 2000$. Oh and they do make housing for people who are low income where you pay 30% of your income but I can’t even be on the waitlist since I don’t have any income. And on top of all this, I can never get married because I’ll lose all of the programs.

I could keep going. That’s not even half of the programs I’m a part of.

• None of them give me cash in hand. Even for vouchers I have to provide receipts for everything.

• Food stamps just straight up won’t even cover ineligible items. Which includes hot foods.

• I genuinely don’t believe that there’s a way to “game the system” and why would you? You would gain literally nothing.

• It’s designed to keep people poor. Once you make over a certain amount, you lose all or almost all benefits. There’s no way to slowly transition out of the programs, if you’re someone who’s able to. It’s all in or all out.

• All of these barriers are made significantly worse while unhoused/homeless. I’ve been homeless for over half of my life and there’s so many fucked up rules. If I missed one night staying in the shelter, I lost my housing voucher because I no longer was “verified as homeless” even if I was sleeping outside still.

[a-loose-collection-of-ants]

I'm finally free from exams so uhhhhhhhhhhhh here's another sketch dump

We have fun here

[longtallglasses]

guys assassination is still not off the table... third times the charm and all. let's learn from our mistakes as a country and fucking get the job done.

[mushtoons]

Hatsune Miku does not engage with the whole Middle Eastern conflict you’re forcing people to take a side on. She’s just a virtual idol that just likes to sing songs people have made for her. The East’s true-to-form, non-political traditions are much more convenient than your Western wokeness; sit down and watch a Ghibli film or a Vocaloid video and ignore that silly Arab agenda.

shut the fuck up with ur bullshit and eat shit byeeeee 💕✨💕

miku says fuck u she hates u in particular and go support people in gaza 🤗 💕✨

here are some links to posts where you can donate to those in need!!

[powerfulscribbles]

Colored and updated version of this piece

[they-hermes]

tried clip studio paint for the first time ever, heres human first aid ambulon and ratchet

[dandelion-wings]

just read a delightful OT3 story in another fandom involving hot baths and massages, and now I am directly yoinking a bunch of its beats so I can tell myself a bedtime story about Lisa and Kaeya bullying Jean into a hot bath and massages. 10/10, do recommend

[darabeatha]

My muses at u guy's muses b like: (two: vertigo)

[coining-system-terms]

This [noun] kisses their mobility aids

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[stone-cold-groove]

Adhesive color plates for Science Services’ Science Program series booklet Man in Space. Nelson Doubleday - 1965.

[wickedsnack]

do most people in their 30s keep their high school diploma somewhere easily accessible?

[bricksandmutualaid]

Comrades,

Today in Computer Math, Mr. Closs unveiled our semester’s final project: develop any program we choose, pending his approval. Naturally, I’m seizing this opportunity to create something that exposes the absurdity of capitalist logic. Introducing: The Capitalist Inventory.

Concept: This program presents you with morally challenging scenarios to gauge your capitalist tendencies. For example:

“You encounter a friendly dog with a collar sitting by the roadside. Do you:

Locate the owner’s information on the dog’s tags and return it safely?

Brutally mutilate the dog and leave its remains at the owner’s address?”

Based on your choices, the program assigns you a capitalist score (1-100) and suggests ways to rectify any capitalist inclinations through mutual aid and direct action.

In other news: John C has been absent for two days, which is unusual given his parents’ strict attendance policies. I managed to call him from the office phone; he claimed he wasn’t feeling well but seemed off. Our conversation was brief due to class, but I can’t shake the feeling something’s bothering him—perhaps related to the weekend’s events.

On a personal note: I’ve got detention today. I feel guilty that my grandma has to pick me up, especially since she’s the primary caregiver for my autistic cousin, Aaron. Despite her busy schedule, I’m looking forward to seeing Aaron; he’s always eager to discuss communism and shares fascinating insights.

[tropiyas]

holy shit i'm part of a system

[patrochilles-or-bust]

hello!!! So sorry to bother you but I was wondering if you knew any good leftist email lists one can put themselves on that covers worldwide politics. I thought you might know anything about this since most of what I find is only United States updates. Again, so sorry for bothering you.

have a wonderful day!!!!

:)

International moots, this one is for y'all!

I too am interested.