"I have cochlear implants and I can only buy parts to fix them or upgrade then from 1 #corporation bc of tech exclusivity. upgrades to get new processors for both ears cost $23k & insurance only covers 90% (and it’s “good” insurance)"
I know I don't shut up about this but frankly not enough #people are angry about the 5-day/40 hour workweek (and I am AWARE a lot of people #work even more than that). I feel like a lot more people should be absolutely furious that we only really have two days a week and some occasional hours in the evening to socialise, run errands, do chores, or relax.
It's no wonder so many people are profoundly lonely and disconnected from their #communities when maintaining a social life in what little free time we have is incredibly difficult. If you have kids, a second #job, a very long commute, or other responsibilities, it's nearly impossible.
We literally aren't meant to live like this and I'll never stop being shocked how many people just take it as the natural state of things and don't want to throw a brick through a #billionaire's window every time they think of it.
"hamas is Isis, though (or will have been, soon). and Zionism is sexy. did you know Jews are the original indigenous inhabitants of the land of Israel and it's not even close, living there for thousands of years continuously, speaking the same language and keeping the same traditions?"
Saw on the local news the other day how #SalvationArmy was struggling for donations during the pandemic and all I said was “Good.”
#Reminder this upcoming holiday season to not give any money to the Salvation Army, but don’t harass the collectors because they’re often people who are desperate, receiving help from SA, and their next meal/place to sleep depends on them ringing the damn bells and asking for donations.
Idk about you but I’ll never forgive them for denying homeless trans women shelter in winter, leaving them out in the bitter cold. This is before I knew anything else about them.
It’s especially fascinating seeing different reactions to accents in telephony work environments.
I’ve heard complaints that friends working for gov agencies have gotten like ‘I want to speak to an Australian’.
This is despite the legal requirement of all employees to be Australian when working for AusGov agencies.
I get people compliment my ‘British accent’ despite never setting foot in Britain.
The #Western#Media did not broadcast #SouthAfrica's argument, while some dared to only show #Israel's defence. Never before in my life have I seen mainstream medias only broadcast one side of the trial.
These actors read out South Africa's case and did what the mainstream media was supposed to do and failed to do.
Proud of them for using their power and privilege the right way.
#zionists and #israeli leaders can say shit like “anyone waving a #Palestinian flag shouldn’t continue living on the face of the earth” and some of yall still out here discussing if “from the river to the sea” is #antisemitic 😭😭😭😭😭
I think that when we tell teenagers that their #lives will be over if they don't have the most perfect possible trajectory through the #education system, that this is, perhaps, if I may be bold, not good for them.
“I will be no longer complicit in #genocide. I am about to engage in an extreme act of #protest, but compared to what #people have been experiencing in #Palestine at the hands of their #colonizers, it is not extreme at all. This is what our ruling class has decided will be normal. #FreePalestine. Free Palestine. Free Palestine.”