Thematizer

This news article is inspiring and encouraging, in some ways. But it also just reveals how close to the edge our society is. Even in places like... Seattle. Which seems to get a whole lot less bad press than Portland.

The myth of capitalism is that if you need an extra $500 each month to achieve your goals, you take a second job. But the very success of this program reveals how many people really desperately wanted to work, but couldn't without the capital to first stabilize their own situation. I am guessing that most of these UBI payments went towards transportation, child support, or being able to afford better housing. I have no way of knowing.

Seattle gave low-income residents $500 a month no strings attached. Employment rates nearly doubled. A guaranteed basic income program pilot in Seattle gave 102 low-income residents $500 monthly. Employment among the participants nearly doubled.

Ran across this data earlier in the week, while contemplating applying for a grant for fibroids awareness. I'm amazed these numbers don't get more attention. ** One percent of AFAB women equals more than a million people in the USA alone. **

This is a gory list of symptoms, but I had every single one. The last two years were the worst. If you have heavy periods and you think they're getting worse, please talk to your doctor about . Understand that this is a serious medical condition. Anemia and hemorrhage can be life-threatening.

Hey, I wanted to share something as a PSA. Because people make temporary moves across state lines all the time. Whether for a job, or for romance, or to take care of a sick family member.

If January 1st comes along but you're not yet ready to change your permanent state of residency, you most likely won't be able to purchase healthcare in the state that you're in.

Not through the ACA.

Not any other way.

This happened to me this year. It was completely disastrous because I had a hard to diagnose condition that lasted over three months. It turned out to be a systemic bacterial infection, and it was resistant to antibiotics.

Getting to a doctor meant I had to drive over six hours and stay overnight at a hotel. There were symptoms reminiscent of both COVID and cancer, so I was quarantining for most of that time.

The isolation was incredibly difficult. It took a huge toll on my mental health.

I'm not on social media much anymore, but I think it's really important people know about this.

We tend to take health risks more seriously in the era of , but this one caught me by surprise.

** If you're planning to relocate long enough to be getting mail at a new address, be absolutely sure that your health insurance travels with you. **

Because people get sick unexpectedly. At any age. Even if you have no prior medical history. Even if you pride yourself on being independent, resourceful, and levelheaded.

Everything you think you know about yourself kind of goes away when you can't breathe.

Never, in any language, has this saying ever been spoken:

"As pretty as an airport."

R.I.P.

The Creator Of The Gif Has Died Stephen Wilhite, who was 74, died with covid last week