do you vow to keep each other's ship afloat?

GUILLERMO DE LA CRUZ AND NANDOR THE RELENTLESS WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2019-2024)

Banging on the walls chanting "OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR ACA THRU JAN 15" like some deranged town crier. Election results aside, you have options to access healthcare as a RIGHT through the ACA. NO one can dismantle the Affordable Care Act in less than 4 years, so SIGN UP! GET YOUR CARE! USE THE SYSTEM!

You have options RIGHT NOW that will be stable thru the next year, the one after that, and I'd be shocked to see them shrink even the year after that. That means RIGHT NOW you can get signed up for next year to gain 100% covered preventative care (your annual check ups, pap smears, dental cleaning, vision check). You have the option to get checked and screened as you need, do NOT be dissuaded from exploring ACA choices. They are SOLID, LEGISLATED, and WORK BEST WHEN PEOPLE USE THEM.

I can't change most things around me, BUT I CAN tell everyone I know that THEY CAN GET LIFE SAVING CARE. THEY CAN GET PRESCRIPTIONS. THEY CAN GET PREGNANCY CARE. THEY CAN GET CANCER CARE. AND THEY WILL GET THAT CARE!!!!!!

SIGN UP BY DECEMBER 15, 2024 FOR COVERAGE TO BEGIN ON JANUARY 1, 2025. ENROLLMENT AFTER 12/15/24 WILL HAVE COVERAGE BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1, 2025.

My fellow Americans

Take advantage of what our civil servants have built for you and spread the word.

exactly

do NOT be normal about aragorn around me ‘oh he’s such a badass he killed so many orcs’ yeah idc i’m here to talk about him all alone sewing up holes in his socks next to a campfire in his ranger days singing elven songs from his childhood and he sort of has a terrible singing voice but the ents love it and then later when he joins the fellowship and everyone’s up late singing goofy songs he’s so happy to have a chorus with him now and his voice keeps breaking and boromir is laughing so hard at him that he’s crying but not in a mean way and aragorn knows so he just sings louder and worse and he thinks he could get used to this

you can click on this button once daily to help palestine and support other causes in the middle east for free. it takes literally 5 seconds and could help save lives so please take the time to click and share this link.

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Proceeds are donated to the UNRWA, which is one of the major funding agencies providing aid to Palestine. Recently, the US and other major countries have escalated genocidal efforts by cutting funding from the UNRWA, as AlJazzera reports : Which countries have cut funding to the UNRWA and why?

This is a direct action you can take to say fuck you to the government directed genocidal efforts, bookmark the tab, add a calendar notification daily, do what you want. Or if your prefer: Donate Directly to UNRWA

I’ll be damned if I’m gonna let some glorified fanboy get the last word.

Dean Winchester | 15x03 - “The Rupture”

"you're a sick individual" actually i'm part of a sick union. there's quite a few of us i'm afraid.

yeah deancas is cool but you know what else is cool? they gave dean a best friend. dean who never stayed in a school long enough to bond with other boys. he never had inside jokes or slept over at his friend’s house. always an outsider, loner. john even suggested staying away from others in their line of work because no one survives. so they gave him a best friend who’s immortal and who lives with him. someone to have movie nights with and to laugh harder than he has in a while with.

rightfully people are posting a lot about abortion rights and trans rights but god i keep thinking abt climate change. it was 76 degrees in new england on election day.

there needs to be a cultural shift in america like im not talking about culture war bullshit i mean the average american needs to learn to care about their community and the rest of the world and not be a self-absorbed asshole with a "fuck you i got mine" attitude.

"i doubt this will change" "good luck" sorry we simply cannot afford to be fatalistic about this. go feed your neighbor and invite a friend to go with you.

hope is a skill

hope is a weapon you are trained to wield

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(Above tags written by @mumblesplash)

You cannot hide this in the tags, bestie. This is too lovely to keep a secret.

Just to be clear, Kamala conceded with grace and dignity but it is still well within everyone’s right to demand an investigation and even a recount with due cause despite a winner being declared. U.S.Americans have the right to demand free and fair elections (we don’t have a right to, say, start an insurrection like certain people did after the 2020 election).

Many, including major swing states, (Nevada, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and more) have already admitted to data and ballots not being recognized or lost and are recounting or calling for a recount. It usually takes days to count and record votes, a day after a bunch of election tampering is not enough.

If you used a mail-in ballot and haven’t yet, check if it was actually counted and “recognized.” A lot of mail-in voters from swing states found out that their ballots were uncounted today.

Before January 2025:

If you are a USAmerican in a relationship that might be affected by legislation that dissolves same-sex marriages, who may no longer be recognized as next-of-kin, especially if you have children, get your rights in writing!

Your marriage certificate may not be enough to prove you have rights to make medical decisions for non-biological children or for a same-sex spouse or partner.

Go to a lawyer, get it spelled out as clearly as possible that you have a voice in emergency medical and legal situations.

For those of us who aren’t lawyers or well-versed in law generally, can someone clarify what kind of document, by name, people should be drafting with their lawyers? Is it a type of letter, or is there a name for this classification of document? I’m aware that it probably varies by US state, but a lot of people are likely feeling extremely lost right now and don’t know where to start on this. I definitely don’t. I live in a state that isn’t likely to nullify existing marriages or prevent new ones from taking place, but who knows what they’re going to try at the national level and enforce from the top down.

Power of Attorney should cover most partners and spouses to ensure that they will be making each other's health care decisions in cases of serious illness. LGBTQ+ spouses and domestic partners must execute proper Health Care Power of Attorney documents listing each other as the highest priority agents for making each other's health care decisions in case of incapacity.

Here's a resource from GLAD.

Durable Power of Attorney and Medical Power of Attorney you will want both.

You will want to have both your names on bank accounts. Even with a power of attorney some banks may not grant you access.

Not only that, but it would be a good idea to make a Living Will and provide Advance Directives for medical decisions. Both of which you should have already if you don't want the worst-case scenario of next of kin deciding for you even if you have given Power of Attorney and alternates because all of you are incapacitated. Also, how you file these things may change depending on your state.

The Mayo Clinic has a good write-up on all of this.

Also, if you do not already have one, consider making a Last Will and Testament to name an executor of your estate. This doesn't just apply to your assets and property. It also applies to your children and your pets. Unfortunately, following your death, even if you state it in the will, your wishes for the handling of your remains cannot be dictated by a will and generally will be ignored. Make sure your Power of Attorney, alternates, and (if possible) family members know your final wishes. This document also doesn't hold up in place of a Power of Attorney or financial beneficiaries assigned at financial institutions. Don't let movies and television tell you otherwise.

These things must be filed separately even if you keep them all in the same place: your Last Will and Testament, your Power of Attorney, your Living Will, your Advance Directives, and your Financial Beneficiaries. I know this is a lot of documents to consider, but you should do them now if you care at all about what happens when you die or are incapacitated.

Most of these things you can do without an attorney (though one could help you if need be), especially if you have only a few things to consider for each document. However, most have to be printed, signed by you and a witness, notarized, and copies made and given to every doctor or institution you use, so it's good to have copies stored and readily available and make sure people know about them. You should also revise corresponding documents every time you have a life change: marital status change, change of dependents, get a new pet, or one dies, or if you get a new medical diagnosis -- or every ten years if none of those scenarios comes to pass.

Also, whether you are doing this for yourself or someone else, find out what documents are on file at your doctor's offices and institutions regarding all of these things, especially if you or the person you are helping is in someone else's or a care facility's care. Don't get me started on the nursing home that filed a DNR for my disabled uncle without his consent, and it wasn't even his signature on the form. That was a mess that took a while to clean up, and I still had to harp on it every time we went to the hospital until they finally removed it from his record.

If you're looking for places to donate to this November (Native American Heritage Month) my go-to is the Navajo Water Project/DigDeep. They work to bring running water to Navajo families and have a 100% rating on Charity Navigator!

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national suicide prevention

national domestic violence hotline

national sexual abuse hotline

trans lifeline and resources

💙INTERNATIONAL💙

list of suicide hotlines by country

domestic violence hotlines and resources by country

sexual (+ domestic) abuse agencies by country

international trans resources

I know there’s an existing post somewhere, but here’s the list of OBGYNs in the USA and other countries that will perform tubal ligation (aka female sterilization) without arguing with you

something you can do today is donate to an abortion fund in florida and to an abortion fund in south dakota since abortion rights measures failed there. you can find one to donate to in one of those states here: https://abortionfunds.org/find-a-fund/