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Get your reblogs in while you can bc I'm about to turn them off

Look, it's simple. If a person has to actively work to make money, they're not "the rich" and they're not the problem. A surgeon making $200k a year still stops making money if they stop showing up to do surgery, because they're still selling their labor. The radical discrepancies in how we value different skills are certainly a problem, but the guy who makes money when he doesn't even get out of bed is the one making money on the value of other people's labor.

Notice billions ain't even on there. Outliers something something.

I also want to point out that a lot of people are going to look at this and think it's talking about income. It's not. It's talking about liquid arrests which means easily available wealth that can be converted into cash. The highest paid surgeons are neurosurgeons and might get close to the seven-figure salary but because they're so in debt from medical school may not actually have much in the way of liquid assets.

their needs are changing rapidly, they mostly need Sudecon wipes and gas masks, last I heard, but the only way is to bring them directly there. for the most part they are asking people to join them there and hold the line, if possible. next best thing is to donate and call NJ reps to demand an end to the detention and torture!

An additional resource you all can visit to see how you can help is this website. For those who can’t click on the link, it’s handsoffnyc.com/delaneyhall. Shoutout to @mycatisadictedtogarbanzobeans for the additional info.

there was enough room on the raft 

I was told that I’d get used to not having a headphone jack. I still want a fucking headphone jack. I hate that phones don’t have them. It’s stupid and awful and I hate it

men love to make fun of women for overreacting in emergencies when they are, in fact, massively under-reacting

we have this conversation every hurricane season but if your man is refusing to evacuate for a natural disaster or shelter for a tornado because “it’s not that serious”, just leave, stop arguing, let him die. that’s my opinion. don’t die with him. write your number on his arm in permanent so they can call you when/if they find him in the floodwater and go. if he’s right, he’s already shown you his true colors by mocking your concern. if he’s wrong, he’s fucked.

According to the National Weather Service, 65% of direct hurricane victims are men. Not deaths during cleanup efforts, direct hurricane victims. So leave his ass to join that 65% and do not die with him.

It’s the general consensus from the safety community too, evacuate yourself and your pets and your children even if your spouse is stubbornly refusing to go. Do not kill yourself, other people you love and potentially future rescuers because your spouse thinks he’s stronger than a hurricane.

really love keeping up with my mutuals through their little tags and vent posts. getting updates on how they’re doing is something like: glad to know your job at the library is going well. i’m sorry you haven’t gotten that raise. glad your finals went well. i’m sorry your teacher is so unhelpful. glad your tv show got renewed. i’m sorry they killed your favorite character. glad that you scored tickets to see your favorite artist. i’m sorry they aren’t touring near you at all. glad your cat is doing well. i’m sorry your mom is sick again. glad you’re feeling better now that it’s your favorite season. i’m sorry your meds aren’t working. glad you’re married now. i’m sorry you have to step back for your mental health. glad you’re still here. i’m sorry life is so hard. glad you’re alive, i hope things get easier for you soon