Ashley Posted December 10, 2024 Posted December 10, 2024 I was listening to PSA this morning and they said a majority (can't remember the exact percentage) of Americans are happy with their health insurance even though many said they'd had problems with it and all I could think was "how?! Why?! How?!" I presume it comes from a combination of mistrust in the government (any government) to do it properly and "that thar is communism!" kind of thing but even so, it's so baffling to me.
bob Posted December 10, 2024 Posted December 10, 2024 I enjoyed a post i saw on Reddit that said that Americans had finally found a way to deal with their health insurance problem with their gun violence problem.
FalcoLombardi Posted December 11, 2024 Posted December 11, 2024 20 hours ago, Ashley said: I was listening to PSA this morning and they said a majority (can't remember the exact percentage) of Americans are happy with their health insurance even though many said they'd had problems with it and all I could think was "how?! Why?! How?!" I presume it comes from a combination of mistrust in the government (any government) to do it properly and "that thar is communism!" kind of thing but even so, it's so baffling to me. I'm "okay" with mine, definitely not happy. Our plan is pretty good for a company that has ~1500 employees. It's actually better than what my wife could get from her employer who, get this, is actually in healthcare and is one of the largest employers in our state. But why should our health insurance be tied to our jobs?
martinist Posted December 12, 2024 Posted December 12, 2024 I've just came back from day surgery. Never have a flexible cystoscopy. It's like sounding but they go right into the bladder. Fun times. Also my bladder is full of crystals and i'm pissing blood.
drahkon Posted December 12, 2024 Posted December 12, 2024 20 minutes ago, martinist said: Never have a flexible cystoscopy. Yeah...had that experience last year. A mate said: "hey, maybe sounding will be your new kink." I can, with 100% certainty, say: No, it won't! 21 minutes ago, martinist said: Also my bladder is full of crystals and i'm pissing blood. Oh boy, hope you'll feel better soon 1
Julius Posted January 20 Posted January 20 Just seen a couple of GIFs from the inauguration, and...good lord. Musk very clearing doing a Nazi salute...twice. The title of a Guardian article I saw the other day pretty much nailed exactly how I felt about all this: I knew one day I'd have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn't expect them to be such losers Good luck to everyone over the pond. 1
FalcoLombardi Posted January 21 Posted January 21 Yeah I expected it to be bad. But this bad from, like, just 10 minutes in? Good luck to us all. I don't like that I'm saying this but I'm just hoping a whole bunch of them get strokes and die. 2
Nolan Posted January 24 Posted January 24 Yeah it’s not swell, and there’s a staggering amount of defense for it. Banning Nazis is somehow controversial in the US 1
Glen-i Posted January 24 Posted January 24 On 1/20/2025 at 11:16 PM, Julius said: Musk very clearing doing a Nazi salute...twice. Yeeeah. Finally pulled the plug on my Twitter account after that. I'd been putting it off hoping this forum software would update to allow embeds from alternatives, but I'd rather deal with no embeds then being there any longer. Actual insanity. 3
FalcoLombardi Posted January 24 Posted January 24 I fully expect MAGA people to be doing the salutes soon. Heck, they were saying/shouting/yelling "grab her by the pussy" years back. Why would this be any different. Gotta own the liberals somehow. 1
Ashley Posted 11 hours ago Posted 11 hours ago I feel like for the next four years this thread may be used exclusively by you (for good reason). Witnessing it from afar and trying my best to avoid much of it is bad enough. Can't imagine what it must be like to have it forced in your face every day.
drahkon Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago (edited) Our parliament (Bundestag) will vote on a draft law which would limit immigration today. Two days ago a proposal for stricter immigration rules/laws has been accepted thanks to votes from the far-right extremist party AfD, which have been requested by the so called "centre party" (CDU/CSU). Same thing might happen today, too. Why do I have to live in these times? Fuck those fascists. Edited 3 hours ago by drahkon 1
drahkon Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago 1 hour ago, drahkon said: Same thing might happen today, too. It didn't. Our parliament voted against. Thank goodness. Still...the "centre" parties (in my opinion they are now right-wing) fucked up big time and I really hope the people notice and let their voice be known at the elections in three weeks.
Ashley Posted 1 hour ago Posted 1 hour ago Honestly saw you posted in here and thought it was going to be "need to wait a week for another Severance episode".
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