#free healthcare is great

[mcskullmun]

We’re okay 95% of the time but sometimes we remember that we likely won’t be able to transition until we’re like 20-fucking-5 and get the insatiable urge to Throw Things

(Cw for some trans-related rage/desperation in the tags)

[zvaigzdelasas]

*taps the "there’s 0 appetite for any kind of lockdown for 97% of the population whether it’s paid or not" sign again*

Factually incorrect 💕

[caimitos]

saw a post about projecting your ethnicity onto a character and started missing vespa ilkay. so so bad

[eastsidepapi]

We live in Hell

[boyzteeth]

Hello World! Boyzteeth here!!

I am still alive!

I will deny this, but I am in fact a human... And like many humans, I found peace in solitude in isolation. I wove myself into a little cocoon, and found myself tightly wrapped in a shell of my own design. But it was very lonely in there, and much too quiet. In a loud symphony of synthesizers, I am slicing my way out! I am ready to create! I am shedding all the baggage I carry about being an artist (imposter syndrome, etc etc) and stepping out into a brave new world!

So, uh, what does that mean?

I'm gonna be making some efforts to re-organize my online presence. Maybe I'll make an instagram. I'm putting every song I've released on bandcamp onto my soundcloud, including some shiney new tracks. My goal is to start doing live shows in my home city! I'm working on connecting with other creative minds, and mutually powering up with other Queer creatives irl. This tumblr will still exist, and might even get a fancy new look.

I've never been good at this whole "internet presence" thing. If you are a fan of my work, congrats, because you are truly one of the coolest people on the internet! And you have probably have gone down an internet rabbithole finding my work. Hopefully, this new approach of mine will make it easier.

Knowing that people out there have heard my crazy creations blows my mind every day! Knowing that you have put my soundwaves thru ur speakers and into ur brainwaves fills my soul with rainbow colored energy!!! From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

Since becoming Boyzteeth, I have moved cities more than once, got a uni degree (and about to start another!), changed pronouns many times, made and lost friends, screamed and cried and laughed and created. Through my own musical exploration, I have uncovered more of my inner world than I ever though possible. I don't know what the future holds, but I want you to know that even if I've been quiet, I've still got more music in my brain than I know what to do with. Creating is a part of who I am, and I can never stay gone for long. My 5 year plan IRL involves starting a career in healthcare, finding more weirdos like me, and continuing to create.

PLUR,

Boyzteeth <3

[transingthoseformers]

I am having so many ideas for how this AU spirals into a larger one, but back to, a bit, Trepan, our "poor" Protagonist.

Trepan also recognizes Rung regularly and instantly. They are both much older, and Trepan remembers him vaguely from his co-worker Froid, having previously mentioned him occasionally. Heat first, he thinks he has an ally before Rung firmly contradicts him. Rung however went toe-to-toe with the Functionalist Council for literally generations and if Trepan thought Ratchet, who was still in his Prime, was annoying then the one ornamental who survived that hell while more mildly mannered is a far different creature. Especially when he keeps seeing through Trepan and is able to see what is going on.

Trepan is even tenser about Rung seeing through him because he does NOT want to come under review and is determined to be fine even when he isn't. His and Ratchet's habits are mixing, and it is getting worse. He spends a lot of his time off getting caught up on reading medical journals and reviewing techniques, a habit they had in common, but doesn't even realize he's been reading and understanding an article on virology or how out of character it is until a Pharma visits.

The official story is Trepan was attacked by a patient and us on forced recovery time.

He is checking up on his friend who is on forced vacation, lights up slightly, and gets excited or as excited as the morose jet has been lately. He had been wanting to read it himself and said he thought Antigen's discussion about the infection patterns was interesting and Trepan automatically counters it failed to take into account disease lingering in lower levels and places like the Dead End due to lack of equal treatment and if they really wanted to propose an effective counter, free and readily available virus screenings and treatments for ALL including casteless was needed.

Trepan begins to passionately argue for free and compassionate health practices, and Pharma looks ready to cry because he's both happy with his friend/semi-mentor, and he having more overlapping interests, and it reminds him of Ratchet. He mentions he's sad Ratchet never gave Trepan a chance because it turns out they had more in common than expected and apologizes for being weepy. Pharma leaves, not realizing he's thoroughly terrified Trepan who is reeling at what "he" said and throws the datapad away from him like he was scalded.

Trepan proceeds to go get drunk and try to pick someone up as a distraction only to balk because he can't remember if he is operating under his or Ratchet's preferences which is a very, very bad sign.

Trepan realizes his work may have had a point and spends the time reorganizing his mind and using an at home computer as a buffer to try and partition off the data ghost and rebuild his defenses. He can see where the contamination has started and blended and surgically goes through each and every memory file but only manages about 60%.

He knows safety standards mean he should request an extension, but he is feeling enough like himself to want to go back to work. It helps at first with him using his breaks to continue recovery, though he is still regulated to light work and teaching for the most part.

By the time he is given his newest personal assignment, he is up to 85% and fully confident and only occasionally slipping.

He thinks he is ready.

Oooo on Trepan remembering Rung too, and it's because of Froid.

Trepan: wait I can use him!

Rung: think a–fucking–gain bitch

Rung's got many opinions on Trepan, especially considering how Rung basically adopted Pharma too. Rung's been around long enough to see Trepan for the Senate's hound he is.

And for the intriguing behavioral changes which have gotta fascinate Rung at some level

Ooo on Trepan engaging in virology research

For once, Trepan is right and we know why. In order to truly stifle a disease, you've gotta treat it at every possible point even in people you don't like. But also free and easily accessible healthcare. And advocating for more ethical practices in the cybertronian medical system. Yeppp, that's Ratchet bits alright. oh Pharma. you truly miss him.

Trepan has Opinions™️ on what just happened, and he's afraid to hit on anyone in the case he's gotten (in his opinion) Ratchet's bad taste in mecha too.

Look I know Cybertronian computers are probably more advanced but I imagined one of those old 2004 clunky monitors and the world's most plain desk, which is moderately hilarious.

MN yes of course he wants to get back to work, you're not fully you but work is more important than that I suppose.

He thinks he is ready

Is he?

[bookishfeylin]

“The way things are going I’ve kind of accepted that we are NEVER getting universal healthcare”

We can’t even AFFORD that or any of the other things you listed. Stop whining and acting entitled

I wrote that vent post weeks ago what--

Firstly I have great insurance MYSELF through my hospital, but I want my patients to have good health coverage. Wanting my patients to not have to worry about bills during and after discharge is not entitlement, actually. And secondly: we absolutely can afford healthcare, and free college, and everything else other developed countries offer their citizens.

I’ll start with healthcare first. Estimates for how much universal healthcare would cost vary WILDLY, with some estimates putting it closer to 32 trillion over ten years (so around 3.2 trillion a year) with others putting it at 50 trillion over ten years (~5 trillion a year). Admittedly, most sources I’ve seen place it around the lower number, but I have seen a few naysayers argue that it’ll cost the highest amount, around 5.2 trillion a year, so for the sake of argument, let’s pretend that’s what it costs. Let’s say we fumble the ball so horrifically it costs a total of 5.2 trillion a year. But guess what? We can still afford it.

In 2021 the government spent 901 billion on Medicare, 756 billion on Medicaid, and 150 billion on military related healthcare spending for a total of 1.8 trillion. i'm using 2021 numbers for consistency

Some have suggested a return to Eisenhower's 91% tax, at least for the billionaires kudos to a @qqueenofhades for explaining how that works, and if I've done the math right, then a 91% tax for billionaires alone, not millionaires or upper middle class but just billionaires, would raise 2.184 trillion. 1.8 trillion + 2.184 trillion= 3.984 trillion

We could then reduce the Bush tax cuts to raise 488 billion, the Trump tax cuts to raise 164 billion, take 300 billion from the US military budget, and completely pull out of Iraq (as ending the Iraq and Afghanistan wars raises 127 billion). If you add in a Carbon tax (180 billion) you raise 1.259 trillion. 1.259 trillion + 3.984 trillion= a total of 5.243 trillion raised for healthcare. And just like that, we've raised all of the money needed in the most expensive, wasteful scenario.

Now for college: I mentioned earlier that part of paying for healthcare could involve cutting the US military budget by 300 billion (that would look life reducing its current 816 billion to 516 billion). If we cut a further 100 billion from the budget (taking it down to 416 billion) and put that 100 billion towards college, there's more than enough money to pay for free college.

Likewise, if we end fossil fuel subsidies (saving 26 billion, or at least that was how much was subsidized as of 2018), that would pay for 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

We are more than capable of achieving universal healthcare, free college, and paid parental leave. We simply opt not to because our whole political apparatus is trash :)

[aleisters]

seriously considering a monthly goal to cover medication i need for weight loss (i need help losing weight faster because i am in constant pain due to my severely fucked kneecaps and alongside strength training and physio the immediate need is to lose weight to relieve pressure) but. i am struggling to sell my art for just funsies let alone for medical help

i could sell bracelets like the one i posted yesterday, but they would be £15-20 and i don’t know who would buy them at that price. i could do them in a number of set designs and maybe a little more expensive for custom designs? idk

[lil-gingerbread-queen]

Some olympian athletes (young, probably first olympic, often usamericans) complain like a spoiled brat about the Olympic Village, and how it's not a 5 stars hotel, as if that's not how the athletes have ALWAYS been treated at the Games, because it's not 20 teams of 40 players and their staffs that are being housed (to compare it to world championships for football or rugby), but hundred of athletes (more than 2000 athletes officially) and their staffs from hundred of countries. And the hotels are for tourists, for spectators, or do you not want people to not come to the games? These games are extremely expensive, let's not make them more because you are a lil baby that need staff to make your bed. The cardboard beds exist to not create more waste than what the games already produce (imagine buying more than 2000 beds to only be used for a month and than discarded... Every 2 years...) THEY ARE ATHLETES WHO HAVE RUN WITH NO SHOES, AND YOU ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT BUYING TOILET PAPER?! And I have seen so many comments saying awful shit about how 3rd world countries shouldn't participate so the lil usamericans can have a better treatment, and that's unacceptable. The games are about unity between the nations, the goal is not to win, it's to participate. To be together. It is always beautiful to see these countries being able to send their athletes to compete. They deserve their place here as much as any 1st world countries' athletes, they have work so hard to be here. Their whole fucking country gave money sometimes to help them have the equipment for the games. You're so spoiled you cannot even comprehend how privileged you are. "This is cheating to make France wins!" I literally know a French olympian. She has the same age as me, she is the daughter of an ex-colleague of my mother, so I saw her grow up and train to be an olympian. I know how French athletes are treated, and it's not good. What you are getting rn at the Olympic is better than what they get all year long. Damn, one of our best athletes who got multiple olympic medals in his career RAN NAKED IN THE STREET to find a sponsor so he could continue to be an athlete, because he had no money.

I am SO mad because, as a French, I know the REAL issues with these games. But will they talk about them? NO. It's only about their ass and being like "I deserve better because I'm an Olympian, I'm better than everyone!". DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY STUDENTS WERE KICKED OUT TO HOUSE COPS FOR THIS EVENT? Where are they suppose to go when everything cost all your organs rn in Paris? DO YOU KNOW HOW EXPENSIVE PARIS IS FOR PARISIANS DURING THIS EVENT? It cost more than 100€ every week for a parisian to go to work by metro rn. DO YOU KNOW PARISIANS DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO GO WHEREVER THEY PLEASE IN THEIR OWN CITY FOR THIS EVENT? They have to ask for a pass and it can be refused. They were asked to not leave their house as much as possible. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE KICKED OUT SO THEIR LANDLORDS COULD RENT THEIR PLACE ON AIRBNB FOR AN EXPENSIVE ASS PRICE FOR THIS EVENT? Same as the students, where do they go? DO YOU KNOW THEY DEPORTED HOMELESS PEOPLE, WHICH MEANS CHILDREN BECAUSE WE HAVE HOMELESS CHILDREN, OUT OF PARIS FOR THIS EVENT? They forced them into bus to other cities, so Paris could be "clean". No, they are not housed, they are still homeless. DO YOU KNOW SOME SHOPS WERE FORCED TO CLOSE FOR THIS EVENT BECAUSE THEY WERE JUDGED NOT "GOOD ENOUGH" FOR THE EVENT? This includes the small book stores at the edges of the Seine selling vintage books, which is one of the most classic thing about Paris. How are these people suppose to survive without making a dime for a whole month? DO YOU KNOW THAT CORALS WERE DESTROYED FOR THIS EVENT? DO YOU KNOW THAT FACIAL RECOGNITION CAMERAS HAVE BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR THIS EVENT? DO YOU KNOW MOST OF THE STAFF FOR THE EVENT ARE VOLUNTEERS, WICH MEANS THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE PAID A DIME AND WORK AWFUL HOURS, ALL BECAUSE THEY WERE MANIPULATED? DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE POVERTY CRISIS WE ARE GOING THROUGH IN FRANCE RN WHILE THEY PLANNED OLYMPIC GAMES FOR THE RICH ONLY?

They only give a fuck about shaming France to their own benefit, they never give a fuck about the people. We are going to ruin these games, and we do not feel bad for y'all ass. Cry about the cardboard beds, see how you manage the trash cans not being emptied (garbage collectors are on strike during the event, so nobody is going to do that) and people launching pavement, our national sport since 1789.

[breakerofcurses]

i have huge respect for the hard-working nurses aka the underappreciated pillars of the healthcare industry... they get the most done

[galactichelium]

I will not do the exercises given to me by my physio, whether that be because I forgot or I'm having executive dysfunction, and then be like "Man why am I in so much pain?"

[iskierka]

i don’t know how to tell people on here that “just giving vacant houses” isn’t going to solve homelessness. like yes making housing available to currently unhoused ppl is essential but there is SO much more

[six-of-ravens]

wait......as a canadian who primarily learns recent american history through true crime podcasts

they actually know who killed Kennedy??

[messinheaven]

Am I the only one feeling so so so bad so so so depressed hahah hahahaha help

[elegantcherryblossomsheep]

that feeling when you actually have to advocate for your own health because ive done my coeliac serology and a sample and everything is coming back normal but SOMETHING is not right

[vampyroteuthid]

i love going to the doctor