I gotta get off of here before I cry myself to sleep once again being proven right that my and my family's lives are absolutely worthless in this country.

Anyway a great way to radicalize people is for them to realize that you just abandoned their chance at being able to access and afford health care because you didn’t like waiting in line at the airport.

I knew once the non-poors were affected it was only a matter of time. Starving the poor people - acceptable. Causing travel delays for the non-poors - unacceptable.

I could fucking cry. All of it was for nothing. I took out a fucking short term loan to buy groceries this month. For what? If I had only known these Dems made my life fucking hell for no reason when they could have accepted a worthless promise from the beginning.

So tomorrow is the day that we would normally get our SNAP. But no hope of that. I'm truly wondering how we're supposed to survive this. No, I have no community that can help. My parents are disabled and are going without SNAP themselves. The only other family I have is on SNAP too.

I haven't been to a rheumatologist in 6 months and have been unmedicated for 4. Tomorrow I have to drive 2 hrs each way to visit my new one. I'm actually very hopeful. PSA and HS are doing their best to completely wear me down. Most days I can barely keep my eyes open.

I've had my MasterCard debit card flag every tabletop Kickstarter I pledge to. Every one for the last year. I've been backing tabletop games for years with the same account.

My sister-in-law was just furloughed from the IRS. She handled calls from escalations of people that faced huge tax bills and couldn't figure out why or how they got those bills or those who received them in error. She said she would get calls from elderly folks so the time. Anyway, she voted for it

Just got my notice that my family is getting kicked off SNAP again because I can't work. I don't qualify as disabled because I haven't worked in 18 years and can't work now because I'm physically disabled. So make it make sense, please. Thanks Republicans, and the giant🍊💩 stain.

"all the left-wing violence" while calling for a cleansing. I don't know what it's going to take for people to realize what's going to happen here. all the "I just don't care about/pay attention to politics" people = regular Germans in Not-c Germany.

Have we even entered the era of the fascists controlling TikTok yet? I've already been hit with a suspension for talking with a friend in DMs about witchcraft and posting my witchy coloring book. So that's awesome.

Shameless piggyback plug. I just published my first hand drawn coloring book. It's 20 witchy pages. a.co/d/4efK7gH

KC has to do something about Butker. I think we can lay several games at his feet.

So fucking good!

*chef's kiss* to whomever edited Cathy Englebert's wiki.

We live in the dumbest timeline.

They’re gonna blame us no matter what, you know that right?

The fact that American govt institutions are launching a hate war over words about a private citizen is all you need to know that America does not have free speech. We, probably soon, won't have the 2nd either. They are insane and dangerous.

Welcome back to the era of McCarthyism. Same people, same mission.

rarely have I more acutely felt the dynamic by which Dems are held responsible for the rhetoric of every random left-leaning person on the internet and Republicans are not even asked to answer for their own personal words

This should be getting far more attention from the media, and it should be investigated as a hate crime. A 14-year-old Black teen was targeted, beaten, and dehumanized with racial slurs by white teens while people stood around cheering. 1/4

I'm just saying, should Caitlin Clark choose to become a coach, she'll make a great one. Lol

I am once again begging for help. My family's SNAP was cut despite not having any income changes. I've been trying to find out why. MO does not have a phone # you can call to get a live agent. I have tried all the # I can find. All automated. Next week I go to the food pantry. It's been 2 mo.

Welp. Another day wasted.

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Look, all the disrespect meant. If you're "writing" books with AI or using AI covers, I'm blocking you. If you recommend books "written" with AI or have covers with AI, I'm blocking you, too.

Starting off fresh today. It's day 4 or 5 trying to contact someone with the MO dept of social services. Reminder: there is no way to talk to someone on the phone. All phone #' s are automated and will not connect you to a live person. Computer chat is only option. 152 people ahead of me.

All I'm saying is that this administration is proof positive there's no good god and karma doesn't exist. Also that the worst people will always be popular and put in pedestals.

It's 5:03 and I am 3rd in line. They haven't put the closed message out yet. So frustrating.

I've been accused of being too negative and depressing. But if you view the lived experiences of disabled people living in poverty depressing or negative, that's a you problem. Maybe look inside yourself and figure out your privilege.

So I have spent half the day on hold to talk to MO DSS. While on hold I tried to find a new rheumatologist and dermatologist. Closest female derm and rheum were 75 miles away in St. Joe. But I have to get referrals to see them do more work to be done. Tried to get an appt for pap with my gyno

Today's part in the saga of trying to connect with someone at MO DSS over why our SNAP was cut. Started at 1245 with 102 ppl before me. It's now 345 and there are 17 ppl in front of me. What are the odds I'll be able to chat with some1 today? I have to use chat bc there's no way to contact on phone.

My family lost our SNAP benefits. I'm disabled and working on gaining disability benefits but it doesn't look good bx I haven't worked since my kids were born. My husband works 2 jobs and brings home about 2400$ a mo. I'm so stressed about finding food for my kids. I'm basically surviving on pickles

Interesting. My son doesn't have a girlfriend and yet, he hasn't turned to the alt right because of lack of sex. Maybe because I taught him that women are more than sex objects and he's not fucking entitled to any one else's fucking body. pathetic men.

On hold with Missouri DSS since 130p. Got down to 8 people at 5 when they shut it down for the day. Been 8 people in the queue for the last half hour.

It fucking sucks not having food.

I wish the media would quit with the narrative that showing an 🧊 agent's face and name is doxxing. It fucking isn't. There is no expectation of privacy in public.

Makes me wonder what's at nearby seaboard barns. This can't just be a plant problem. There's probably a breakdown throughout the ecosystem.

I don't know what to do. Without any fanfare or recourse I just found out that the specialty clinic I've been going to for 3 years for rheum and derm has never accepted my Medicaid that they've accepted since the beginning and that I have to find new care somewhere else.

Emergency request. After paying our bills we have $80 to last until Aug 15. We lost SNAP this mo.We haven't been able to buy groceries this mo. It's no big deal to me, but need help because kids, ya know? if you need proof I'll gladly send you a screenshot of my acnt. $app- $snickademous venmo

My medications went up in cost this month compared to last month. Idk why I decided to start tracking the costs of my medications but just started last month. This month, every one has gone up nearly $2+ so far.

I just read about how bad Tylenol is for your liver. That even recommended dosages can lead to liver damage or death. I take a medicine that can also cause liver damage. I took Tylenol right before my quarterly blood scans and my liver enzymes were high enough I may lose my arthritis medication.

My husband refuses to tell me what my life insurance policy is worth.

In 2020 Vance & Thiel launched investment firm Narya Capital, through which they funded the startup AcreTrader – an app that makes it easier for buyers to gain quick access to ordinarily expensive agriculture farmland. As a key investor, Vance profits off of every sale. His next step for land grab.

I'm going to cry. On hold for 3 hours just to be told try another day. How the fuck am I supposed to feed my family this month?

So today I tried contacting DSS to find out why they took away our SNAP benefits and guess what? there's no way to actually talk to anyone at the phone numbers. the only way I found to "speak" to someone is through chat where 135 people are waiting. these phone numbers are useless, Missouri.

Honestly I'm just tired of fighting to survive every day in this country. At some point I'll just give up. A person can only handle so much.

Well I've been subjected to enough stress tonight that my vision is going and that means a migraine is coming on. Found out that I'm on a people that are depressing blocklist and yeah, funny how being poor and watching the country attack you personally doesn't make you fucking chipper. Gfy, honestly

Don't forget, food banks and pantries have already received serious cuts. They are already unable to help everyone who needs help. More people are going to starve.

I remember eating toast soaked in milk for breakfast because we were so poor growing up. I'm so glad I'm getting to introduce that to my kids.