End table for Orphans!

Last post about my teeth slowed down a lot! So much so, in fact, that despite my best efforts my cavities have worsened to the tune of 1k more than the expected additional $3.5k bill to get them and my exploded molar dealt with.

Add in the inevitable interest rates, and I'm looking at an additional $5k to fix my teeth.

There's a limited silver lining, rather than needing to do the whole thing in one go for a minimum of 50% down payment, we can break things up into 3 treatments with, at least with the first one, 25% down.

So I need to come up with $530 initially and $205 a month for the next year. (At least, until the next part of the treatment gets done, which is gonna add to that monthly amount. I don't have the full finance plan on that though, I already cried in the office and that was embarrassing.)

Point being, I'm looking at any help I can get. Donations, online work, whatever. (We already have a Care Credit line in use because my dad's in the hospital for the next month while his foot heals from a major infection exacerbated by his diabetes, and if I have one more person recommend it to me, I'm gonna set something on fire.)

GoFundMe

Short version, my girlfriend has been covering the monthly payments out of her savings despite being fired from her job. It also means that my food stamps were cut off because of "unearned monthly income" from her, despite my appeal clarifying that it's money covering medical bills and that's it.

So, y'know. I'm stuck relying on Mom's shoestring budget (unreliable) or Dad's good mood (more unreliable) to be able to feed myself more than ramen and fish sticks until it's paid off. My last little speck of self-sufficiency being ripped out of my hands has done some really fun things for my mental health and handling of interpersonal relationships, not to mention what not getting enough nutrition does to a bitch.

We're at least down to the last $975 of the bill, but that's still 4 months of payments at the rate things are going.

day 15: oral fixation

mutual 1: i have to quit my job

mutual 2: i have to quit my job

mutual 3: i have to quit my job

mutual 4: i have to quit my job

mutual 5: i have to quit my job

mutual 6: i have to quit my job

mutual 7: i have to quit my job

mutual 8: need to peel him like a banana

mutual 9: i have to quit my job

back of the head scratch

a character shaking their head in disbelief or disgust with hand on their forehead, looking down

that kiss animation used since origins and in every mass effect game where they very slowly go in, hesitate, bop their heads around, and really go in for the kiss 

when a character, usually female, talks and puts their two hands in front of them like a robot and shakes them to illustrate their point

a character leans back on one leg with their arms loose

the exit-stage-right an NPC does after a conversation ends

angry limp wrist pointing

neck/collar bone scratch 

a slow crossing of the arms in times of suspicion

that punch animation 

drinking alcohol and violently shaking head

a character gives a half smile with an eyebrow raised

Steven J. Demetriou, guest 92 of 93 as photographed by Backgrid

He is the executive chair of Amentum, a company that provides engineering and technology to the USA’s army and nuclear programs. They operate the most test and training ranges of any contractor if their site is to be believed.

It appears they run the East Montana concentration camp, the largest in the USA. While much of the abuse, including sexual and physical abuse, occurred under the camp’s previous contractor, Acquisition Logistics, the ACLU has confirmed Amentum was WORKING AS SUBCONTRACTORS at the East Montana camp during this time. Amentum's current role as sole contractor from March onwards proves no less deadly, with 2 overdoses with the intent to commit suicide from inhumane conditions. Representative Escobar confirmed nothing has changed since Amentum’s takeover. Lawyers representing prisoners report being unable to reach their clients.

The following conditions are BY DESIGN, as "Guards tell people detained at Camp East Montana who complain about conditions that if they do not like the conditions, they should self-deport." Civil Detention Centers are not supposed to be punitive. This is only a civil detention center on paper. It is a concentration camp.

The ACLU lists: I already linked this but I'm doing it again bc if you read one source, it should be this one.

Medical neglect, including for people with pregnancies, diabetes, cancer, and HIV.

Severe beatings. One man was beaten to death for requesting his asthma medication.

solitary confinement

unclean water

Tuberculosis and Measles outbreaks

Limited to no sunlight

no or limited hygiene products

rotten food, not enough food, no special diets for medical conditions

SEXUAL ASSAULT

No ventilation in a DESERT leading to lung damage

Not enough toilets, overflow often, whole tent smells of urine and feces

No privacy to use said toilet

Threats and beatings for those that refuse to sign deportation papers, sometimes to places they are NOT FROM

No activities, punished for attempting to make art from recycled items like cracker boxes, can only practice own religion at guards' discretion

no dental care. This is likely universal across US concentration camps. Note Emmanuel Damas, the Haitian immigrant that died from a dental infection due to lack of care

Unable to receive legal representation if not already represented

LOCATED ON FORMER JAPANESE DETENTION CAMP BECAUSE TIME IS A FUCKING CIRCLE

Taylor Swift's guest is directly responsible for these. This is the LARGEST CONCENTRATION CAMP IN THE US, made to hold 5000 people. He's not just any ICE contractor he is the biggest and baddest. At least this will get people talking about just HOW bad this camp is.