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I mean, I don’t know why y’all are shocked when y’all run this value assessment on disabled peoples worth vs access every single day.
Here is Gurner Group founder Tim Gurner (Worth 677 million dollars) giving a little speech about how unemployment needs to rise so the poor's will learn their rightful place again, people will work for crumbs and be grateful for it.
Despite the largest wage gap in human history.
"We need to remind people that they work for the employer, not the other way around"
Pay people fairly Tim, pay them enough to live a decent life without worrying how they will survive and i bet you won't have an issue anymore.
Post-traumatic stress is going to impact the people of Lahaina for decades - this local org is assisting with mental health crisis response, please donate: hmhb-hawaii.org/donate-now/
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“Being comfortable with ableism means that at some point you would be comfortable with some form of fascism so long as it doesn’t overtly target you first. It will”
Please watch this entire video by EVN if you’re just now learning of ableism’s intersection with EVERYTHING.
It’s 10 min long and worth it. Promise.
tiktok.com/t/ZT8N4Cop9/
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If you are able to donate, we will double it.
CNHA is partnering with Alakaʻina Foundation Family of Companies and Kākoʻo Haleakalā to match up to $100,000 in community donations for ʻohana impacted by the devastating wildfires on Maui.
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the fact that this technology exists but is almost completely inaccessible to the masses should remind you that the one of the largest indicators of one’s health/lifespan will always be class
Kim Kardashian shares new photos after getting a Prenuvo full-body scan:
“[It] has the ability to detect cancer and diseases such as aneurysms in its earliest stages, before symptoms arise. It was like getting a MRI for an hour with no radiation. It has really saved some of my friends lives and I just wanted to share #NotAnAd”
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The American College of Radiology® (ACR®), at this time, does not believe there is sufficient evidence to justify recommending total body screening for patients with no clinical symptoms, risk factors or a family history suggesting underlying disease or serious injury.
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A lot of people keep saying that Elon’s decisions don’t make sense, but I have a trick. Simply ask “Is this going to get everybody talking about Elon Musk?”
If the answer is “Yes” then, to Elon, it is a good idea.
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Today my brother made a video about how the patent on a drug for Tuberculosis should be expiring, but that Johnson and Johnson is extending with a legal loophole for four extra years.
As a result, experts estimate that six million people will die.
youtube.com/watch?v=tMhgw5SW…
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(deep sigh) All six wildfires in the Pacific Cascade Region this weekend were caused by fireworks.
ALT Wildland firefighter Michael Scott expresses disbelief that someone would be reckless with their fireworks. "When I specifically asked you not to?" he says, reflecting on how he asked SO NICELY, too.
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Today we released our 2023 Accelerating Acceptance report, measuring American’s comfortability with and acceptance of LGBTQ Americans. The report this year reveals a high level of support for equality as LGBTQ Americans face rising rates of violence and harmful legislation.
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Last year, Washington state enacted a wealth tax on capital gains profits of the richest .2%.
It was fought tooth and nail by billionaire-funded groups & passed by one vote.
In one year, it's raised $850 million for child care & school construction—triple what was expected. 🧵
Games have incredible therapeutic and educational potential, yeah? Game to Grow is a nonprofit working tirelessly in this space, and their fundraiser is halfway to goal with $2200 of matching funds. Help em out if you can, every bit counts!
It's the final day of #GiveBIG and we're 56% of the way to our goal! Just $2,215 to go in the next 15 hours! Help us reach it at wagives.org/organization/Gam…. We've also got $2,215 of our foundry10 match still available - let's not leave any loot up for grabs! #GiveBIG
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Hi. I'm hoping to ask if developers with disabilities, who use Microsoft developer tools, in the Seattle/Redmond area would be interested in spending an afternoon in Redmond (3h, w/ gratuity) with our designers to discuss how we can make these tools better for you.
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Payton Washington is in the ICU after she was shot for getting in the wrong car in Texas
Kaylin Gillis was shot to death for driving into the wrong driveway in New York
Ralph Yarl was shot in the head for ringing the doorbell at the wrong house in Missouri
It’s the guns
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BREAKING: Twitter has quietly, covertly, removed its longstanding policy that protected transgender people from targeted misgendering & deadnaming.
More here 👇🏽
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