He sabotaged Vietnamese peace talks

He bombed the shit out of Cambodia and Laos, which led to the rise of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge

He helped overthrow a democratically-elected president and put murderous dictator Augusto Pinochet in charge of Chile; Pinochet murdered tens of thousands of people

He supported genocide in Pakistan

He tried to stop Carter’s government from ending mass-murder in Argentina

He supported Indonesia’s invasion of East Timor, which led to the deaths of about a quarter of East Timor’s people

5. Walk with your keys in your hands and keep a key between each finger

6. If they put you in the trunk kick out the headlights

E.g.

If your gut is telling you to cross the street or change your path, do it. Don’t risk it. Your body knows.

If you can, buy a large umbrella and walk holding it. Studies say that predators are less likely to attempt an attack on someone that could fight back. Keys around your knuckles is fine but you’ll need to get very close to do damage. Umbrellas are more precise.

Avoid wearing headphones if you are alone on an empty street. Look aware.

Again: Stay. Away. From. Walls.

Entering an uber alone? Call your father (or anyone you trust) and say “hey dad! Yep, I’m almost there, I’m sending you the route.” outloud. Then proceed to send them the route so they can follow the uber drive. This will most likely intimidate the predator.

If you see someone in an uncomfortable or possibly dangerous situation, walk up to them and say “Betty, oh my god, I haven’t seen you in so long!”. If she gets slightly confused, you can whisper and let her know you’re trying to help and that she should follow along. Walk together to another station or away from where you are. The man will most likely not follow. I have done this one 2 times and can be very helpful.

If you are unsure she needs help, you can pass her a note saying something like “hey, I noticed this man beside you is making you uncomfortable. If you’d like help, fake a sneeze right now and I will come up to you and pretend we are friends.” This is a long note, but its an example. Be discrete. If she follows along, proceed with the previous tip. This is helpful when you’re in a crowded train and you notice harassment.

Yesterday, A lady in our society went for a morning run there was this guy in a scooter following her and when she looked back he gestured something to her but she sprinted back to her house.

This is so fucking important for Latin America. Let's hope all of LATAM legalizes it. 💚

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If you prefer talking in person to texting, tell people. 

If you’re seeing several people at the same time, tell them.

If you’re looking for sex rather than dating, tell the person you’re seeing.

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And that it costs less than the copays/deductibles that many US insurance policies will charge along the way to getting insulin here in the US. And I realized this requires a PSA.

Because this is technically illegal to do. You might be easily misled into thinking that it is legal because:

US customs only rarely rejects such shipments,

as far as I know the US has never prosecuted a person for ordering quantities that are reasonable for a couple months of personal use,

Canada does not have any laws making it illegal for their pharmacies to ship insulin to US patients,

Canada does not require a prescription at all for insulin,

Canada often gets their insulin from the same factories that the US does, literally often the same exact drugs, and with comparable standards of quality and safeguards and regulations,

Canadian pharmacies consider shipping to US customers a significant part of their business model, so much so that they have payed for quite a lot of advertising to US customers through Google, and

some US citizens and residents already choose to get their insulin from Canada that way.

Wow, just look at all those reasons why you might mistakenly think it is legal - it is affordable, legal and widely accepted on Canada’s side, and the insulin comes from legit sources. But to reiterate it is definitely illegal.

So you should absolutely never do it, no matter how much you might need insulin to not die.

No obligation, but if you could help spread the word of how this seemingly innocent method of getting insulin is actually illegal, you’d be doing a great service to the people who medically need insulin.

Why is it better for you to do it this way than ordering from Canada?

1. It will run through your insurance and then through the patient assistance. If you have a maximum out of pocket, the amount the drug company writes off will apply to your out of pocket.

2. Your cost for insulin will drop precipitously. Done this way, the brand names are cheaper than generic and I could rant for hours on why this is a horrific thing for the system as a whole while largely shielding customers from the cost of the product. But I don’t care about that when we’re talking about you getting your insulin affordably. Revolution next week, put your oxygen mask on first.

3. Depending on how much and which drugs you are taking, this may get you very quickly to your out of pocket max, which will make ALL your medical care cheaper for the year.

If you do not have insurance or you do not have an out of pocket max, there are a variety of things that may be options:

1. Medicaid if you do not live in a Medicaid expansion state but would qualify for Medicaid in another state, consider going there. It may be hard and expensive but it’s probably better than dying. If you are in a Medicaid expansion state, sign up.

2. Financial based patient assistance: many companies have programs for those who don’t have insurance. Do some research, your doctor may be able to switch you to one of those brands.

3. There are a few older, cheaper, less optimized forms of insulin that can be gotten for much less money. Walmart has a thing. Switching to a less ideal form is better than doing without.

4. Yeah, Canada’s cheaper. If you do not have an out of pocket max and do not qualify for patient assistance and can afford the Canada option, it’s there. But it’s a last resort.

And yes, we need universal healthcare and drug price regulation.

hi all! i don’t suppose anybody here knows me so here goes: my name is Bennett and I am a bisexual queer immigrant currently residing in Canada.

i feel v stupid posting this here rn, but i am in need of help, big Time.