#Healthcare Administration Degree

[prashasconsulting]

The Value and Importance of an Honorary Doctorate

An Honorary Doctorate is a prestigious recognition awarded to individuals who have made significant contributions to society in fields such as academia, arts, business, or public service. While it is not an academic degree earned through coursework, it acknowledges the individual's lifetime achievements, impact, and expertise.

Receiving an honorary doctorate enhances personal credibility and opens doors to greater opportunities in professional and social spheres. It’s a mark of respect and an endorsement of one's contributions to their field or society at large. This recognition can also boost one's profile, attracting new collaborations, speaking engagements, and influence in various domains.

At Prashas Research Consulting, we assist deserving candidates in securing honorary doctorates, recognizing their accomplishments, and helping them elevate their professional standing.

[projectchampionz]

THE EVOLVING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEALTHCARE MANAGERS IN THE FACE OF INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

THE EVOLVING ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF HEALTHCARE MANAGERS IN THE FACE OF INDUSTRY CHALLENGES ABSTRACT The healthcare industry has faced significant challenges in recent years, including rising costs, staffing shortages, increasing patient demands, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. These challenges have transformed the roles and responsibilities of healthcare managers, who are now…

[mostlyfrommemory]

How To Go To College As An Adult

I started my higher education career at Gateway College of Evangelism back in 2005. Fresh out of high school. But I left at the end of the semester to go work in youth ministry in Virginia. I did that for 12 years. I have no regrets. But I have always felt like college was a big ugly giant following me around every day. I knew that if I didn’t square up with him and whip him then he would never…

[dalniente]

What progress at home has biden enacted? What policies of his show that he is making progress that prove he is actually different than trump?

I like to pretend I have faith in humanity, so I'll answer as if you're asking this in good faith.

Biden's DEA has lifted restrictions on telehealth prescriptions to make appointments and assistance more accessible.

He put a funding package into place to help unhoused people get access to mental and physical healthcare, as well as short-term and long-term housing.

He has attempted and is still attempting to get student debt relief through - this was blocked by Republican judges appointed by Trump, but he's still working on it.

Infrastructure repair - his administration has budgeted funds to actually fix some severely-damaged and frequently-traveled bridges.

Trying to expand access to healthcare to include undocumented immigrants who came to the USA as children (Dreamers) under the Affordable Care Act. Support for Navigator programs and outreach has also been increased.

He has vetoed Republican-led bills that were attempting to overturn environmental protections - one that would have forbidden investment fund managers to consider climate change in their portfolios (I have two degrees in accounting and this is actually huge), and another that would have overturned restrictions on agricultural runoff into our waterways.

He and his administration worked for ages to get rail workers paid sick days.

This is just some of what he's been doing. Meanwhile, Trump and other Republicans want to criminalize the lives of LGBT people like you and me. They want to eliminate no-fault divorce and force births that will kill parents or devastate them financially. They have stated flat out that they want to install a military dictatorship in the USA. They attempted to put that in motion on January 6th, 2021. They failed once. They will do better next time.

One party wants to house the homeless and expand social safety nets, while the other one wants to criminalize homelessness. One of them wants a future in which I might be able to vote to change how much of a war machine my country is, while the other one wants to eliminate my ability to vote entirely. Those are not the same. Those literally are opposites.

At the end of the day, all you and I can do is choose to do the least amount of harm possible. You and I cannot choose to do no harm. This is the USA, we sell war, you and I cannot choose to do no harm. I wish we could, my god do I wish we could, but that is not an option. So we grieve for the harm we couldn't eliminate and work to minimize the harm that is done. Despite all the crap they support, Democrats are the minimum amount of harm right now. Acting like they aren't is exactly what brought us to an election where our options are a future where we are either wading in blood or drowning in it.

Not voting for Biden will not help Palestine. Not voting for Biden will guarantee a Republican president who will make the situation in Palestine WORSE. AND it'll hurt a lot of other places as well, both at home and abroad, because Republicans are about business and the USA is in the business of war! And I would very much like that to change someday! I would very much like to someday be able to choose to do no harm! And I know what I have to do to try for that future, so what are YOU going to do? There is no standing off to the side in this. If you aren't helping pull, you're the dead weight we're pulling. Are you going to dig your feet into the mud and blood and drown us there? Or are you going to get the fuck off your ass, grit your teeth, and help us pull free?

[224bbaker]

Time to be Earnest on Main here about theatre. If you’ve listened to our show you know we love theatre. We make fun of it frequently, too, but we like to think that our brand of making fun of it can only be done by people who really, truly love it. If you buy into theatre, into the artifice of it all, the silliness, if you throw yourself into it like James and Hampton and Madge and Fitzy and so many of our other characters do, if you move through it with dedication and passion, you can find truth in it. The idea that through disguise, through artifice, you can find the truth of yourself is at the core of everything we make.

It’s hard being an artist. It’s hard being anything right now, the world as it is, capitalism being what it is. But art gets thrown on the backburner as trivial and unnecessary when for so many of us it is our life.

Full disclosure, our creators and several of our actors had work this summer at a wonderful theatre we’ve worked at for years, the Michigan Shakespeare Festival. We met most of our cast there or on their affiliated tours, doing shows together. We met the Holmes that so many of you love out there, who became the friend who officiated our wedding last month. The actors who play Hampton, James, Archie, Fitzy, Thomas, Dennis, Braddock, Desmond, Oskar, McMurphy, and so many more on our other shows appeared on that stage. We wrote shows out there, we workshopped with actors from the festival, we were encouraged by the mentors out there to make our shows real. We edited season 1 of F&S together between shows. We have MSF to thank for so much in our personal, professional, and creative lives.

This week, the day before the start of the season, the board voted to dissolve the season because funding fell through. Donors are scared, this administration is pulling funding in a massive way, and all revenue streams are drying up. This is not new. Every artist we know in every part of the industry has seen it coming for a very long time. It’s devastating, it’s demoralizing, it is paralyzing. To lose any cultural institution, especially one that gives artists their livelihoods, their healthcare, their stability, and the means of meeting and collaborating and building something new, is a tragedy. We are in mourning.

This is not a post to ask for anything. We know none of you can change anything and you all would change it if you could. But if you're looking for something to do this summer that's a little different, consider seeing a play. Consider seeing a play that isn't on Broadway or a huge national tour. See community theatre, storefront, children's theatre, free theatre, high school theatre, theatre in the park, college theatre, local pay-what-you-can-in-a-basement theatre, Zoom readings, those things on Instagram where people gather in a living room to read the script of Shrek together, (god forbid) improv theatre! Any of it, to even the smallest degree.

We need communal spaces and shared experiences, we need moments of finding truth in artifice together. Theatre will live, we know it will. It always has. But it just got a little smaller for now, for the people who create it.

[creekfiend]

friends, I am trying so so hard all of the time to keep it together, but my body is falling apart and I haven't left the house except for doctor appointments in months and the government is trying to start wwiii and people I am 3 degrees of separation from are being kidnapped by the 21st century gestapo in public and other people are being airplaned to concentration camps and THESE RACIST ANTISEMITES KEEP CLAIMING THEY'RE "FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM" WHEN THEY DO THIS, and whenever anyone is like "that is illegal you aren't allowed to do that" they just go "haha who will stop us :)" and do it some more and people are going to die because they don't have access to benefits, like, so many people are going to become homeless and die, people around the world are dying bc they destroyededical programs, I myself am on Medicare this year and deeply uncertain what my access to healthcare is going to look like in the next couple of years, I am sick in a really expensive way and I had been pinning some tentative hopes on long covid research leading to potential treatments for other post viral syndromes but they just gutted all the covid research entirely. there are no other countries that would take me* because I am not "productive" and this administration is now using the phrase "not productive" to justify selling human beings to concentration camps in other countries

*except Israel which is equally as evil as the US

um. haha. it's bad guys!!!!! it's bad!!!!!!!

[astrologydray]

♍️Virgo Mc in the each of the degrees♍️

If you have a Virgo Midheaven (MC), your career and public image are shaped by Virgo’s themes of precision, analysis, service, and mastery. You likely thrive in careers requiring problem-solving, organization, and attention to detail, such as healthcare, science, writing, education, research, or business administration.

• 0° Virgo (Aries Point) – A powerful initiator in service-based or intellectual fields. May gain recognition in medicine, science, or social reform.

• 1° Virgo – A perfectionist with strong critical thinking skills. Could succeed in editing, analytics, or quality control.

• 2° Virgo – A talented communicator; could thrive in writing, journalism, or teaching.

• 3° Virgo – An analytical mind, ideal for investigative work, research, or forensics.

• 4° Virgo – A love for learning and refinement; may excel in academia, law, or technical writing.

• 5° Virgo – A meticulous worker; likely to succeed in finance, administration, or data analysis.

• 6° Virgo – Naturally inclined toward healthcare, therapy, or alternative medicine.

• 7° Virgo – A precise, creative thinker; may find success in graphic design, architecture, or craftsmanship.

• 8° Virgo – Drawn to healing professions, including nutrition, physical therapy, or holistic medicine.

• 9° Virgo – A problem-solver with innovative ideas. Could thrive in technology, engineering, or logistics.

• 10° Virgo – A strong educator; may work in teaching, coaching, or mentoring.

• 11° Virgo – A tech-savvy, analytical mind; may excel in IT, cybersecurity, or programming.

• 12° Virgo – A perfectionist in fashion, music, or fine arts. Success through precise craftsmanship.

• 13° Virgo – A highly responsible worker; may thrive in law enforcement, military, or humanitarian work.

• 14° Virgo – Health-conscious with a sharp mind. Could be drawn to dietetics, fitness, or medical research.

• 15° Virgo – A master of writing, editing, or academic research.

• 16° Virgo – Business-minded; excels in consulting, financial planning, or business strategy.

• 17° Virgo – A detail-oriented expert; could work in surgery, pharmaceuticals, or scientific research.

• 18° Virgo – A deep humanitarian drive; drawn to nonprofits, environmental work, or psychology.

• 19° Virgo – A critical thinker who excels in law, politics, or policy-making.

• 20° Virgo – A master of their craft; recognized for expertise in specialized fields.

• 21° Virgo – Exceptionally intellectual; may thrive in philosophy, academia, or technical writing.

• 22° Virgo – An innovative thinker; could work in product design, systems development, or efficiency consulting.

• 23° Virgo – A strong researcher; may specialize in history, archeology, or science.

• 24° Virgo – An excellent communicator; may succeed in broadcasting, publishing, or public relations.

• 25° Virgo – A sharp and strategic mind; could work in legal fields, investigative journalism, or intelligence.

• 26° Virgo – A healer at heart; may be drawn to nursing, surgery, or psychological counseling.

• 27° Virgo – A gifted analyst; could thrive in economics, data science, or cybersecurity.

• 28° Virgo – A precise and disciplined artist; success in sculpture, architecture, or technical art.

• 29° Virgo (Anaretic Degree) – A master strategist, perfectionist, or critic. Success comes through expertise, refinement, and precision. However, may struggle with overanalyzing or career indecision.

[petalruesimblr]

Hello everyone! Lately, I've been interested in creating part-time careers and have been brainstorming various kinds of realistic options that can be used for The Sims 3.

This time, I'm back with a Medical Support Staff part-time career. It combines different part-time roles in the medical field, such as Medical Receptionist, Medical Records Clerk and Medical Scribe and these roles don't necessarily require a license or a college degree.

If you are interested, click on ’Keep Reading’ below for more information and pictures of the Medical Support Staff Part-Time Career.

Medical Support Staff

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Join our Medical Support Staff Team in providing essential support services to our patients and medical professionals. Assist with administrative tasks, provide support to patients and be a vital part of our healthcare operations. Apply now and become a part of our dedicated team making a difference in healthcare!

Career Type: Part-Time Available for: Young Adults, Adults and Elders Available Languages: English Levels: 3 Rabbit Hole: Hospital Work Days: M, T, W, F Work Hours: 9AM - 12PM Does it have Carpool? Yes Does it have Uniforms? Yes (same uniforms used for the Medical career; Bed Pan Cleaner, refer to pictures above) File Type: Package Min. Required Game Version: 1.42 Packs Needed: The Sims 3 📣 All descriptions for the levels, tones and metrics as well as skills required, salary, uniforms and other details are provided on the pictures above.

NRAAS Careers Mod

I decided to use game screenshots from The Sims 3 that I took during the testing period instead of creating detailed images because it takes less time compared to the other one and I've been quite busy these past few days. You may have noticed my new post format, which I'm trying out to see if it works for me. Since I started my Simblr account, I've been experimenting with what works or looks good with my theme. Hopefully, I will find something that I'll be happy with. So, I hope you'll be patient with me as I tend to change things every now and then. The Charisma skill is added as one of its metrics because this part-time career mostly involves interacting with patients and fellow medical staff. This includes tasks such as checking in patients, scheduling appointments and coordinating medical procedures with different teams in the hospital. Logic is also the other Metric as I think the longer you work in that setting you will eventually learn the medical jargons especially if you have been promoted to the highest level and need to accurately record everything during patient examinations. As stated above, you will need NRAAS Careers Mod for these careers to show up in the game and as long as you have the latest version of it, it should work for higher patches. You can also read my #psa regarding these careers, click here. I’m not fluent in any other languages to translate so if anyone is interested in translating this career, please don’t hesitate to send me a message here, comment on this post or let me know in my new Ask/Contact form (if you don't have a Tumblr account) and will let you know the details. I have tested this career in my game, so far it is working and all scripts are showing up. All feedback is very welcome to help me learn and improve my skills so please let me know if you experience any problems on your end and I’ll do my best to sort it as soon as possible.

MissyHissy step-by-step tutorial Twallan for the Career Mod S3pe

[mintconditioned]

student debt is getting scarier. here’s how to protect your future.

if you’re a teen thinking about college, here’s something you might not know: the decisions you make now could either save you thousands — or lock you into years of student debt. and this moment in history? it’s making those decisions even more important.

why this matters:

1️⃣ interest rates are rising. the federal reserve raised interest rates several times recently to fight inflation. that means new federal student loans now come with higher interest rates (5.5% for undergrads in 2024–25, up from 4.99%). private loans? even higher. translation: borrowing today costs you more long-term than it did a few years ago.

2️⃣ student loan forgiveness is in flux. biden’s large-scale student loan forgiveness plan was blocked by the supreme court, but the administration is pushing new targeted relief (as of 2025, $146 billion in debt relief for about 4 million borrowers). great — but also unpredictable. future forgiveness depends on politics. counting on it is risky.

3️⃣ college costs are still climbing. average tuition at public 4-year universities rose 4% last year alone. in some states, budget shortfalls mean public universities are cutting programs but not lowering costs — so you may pay more for less.

4️⃣ economic instability is affecting job prospects. tech layoffs. hiring slowdowns. AI disrupting entire industries. a degree still matters, but planning for debt when the job market is uncertain? that matters even more.

so what can you actually do — beyond the basic “apply for scholarships” advice?

📚 know how to read a financial aid award letter. most teens don’t. schools may bury parent plus loans or high-interest private loans inside your “aid” package. use tools like nerdwallet’s aid letter decoder to understand what’s really free money and what’s expensive debt.

🔍 research state-specific aid + tuition reciprocity. look up whether your state participates in tuition reciprocity programs (like WUE for western states). out-of-state tuition can sometimes drop by 50% if your state has an agreement. most families never hear about this.

🛠 combine vocational training + college. instead of a full 4-year program, look at hybrid paths: 1–2 years of vocational training + part-time degree later. fields like tech support, healthcare administration, logistics pay well without requiring a full degree first. you can earn earlier and avoid full-time debt.

🖥 maximize low-cost online college credits now. through dual enrollment, clep exams, or online platforms like outlier.org, you can earn gen ed credits for ~$400/class instead of ~$1,500+. even one semester of credit saved = thousands in future loans avoided.

💬 talk to current college students about debt — not just admissions officers. schools will tell you about campus life. current students can tell you whether people are drowning in loans. if everyone says “yeah, most of us are $50k in debt,” listen.

bottom line:

student debt isn’t just a future problem. inflation, rising interest rates, shaky job markets, and political uncertainty make this the hardest environment for student borrowers in over a decade. the good news? teens today are savvier than ever — and if you start planning early, you can avoid some of the mistakes that trap millions of others.

your future self will absolutely thank you

[illberevolutionary]

Help a First-Gen College Student Create Change Through Healthcare

Hey Tumblr friends,

I’m Kyle D. Mack and I’m reaching out for support as I navigate my college journey. I’m currently studying Psychology at St. Cloud State University, and I’m in the honors program working toward a future in Hospital Administration. My dream is to help make healthcare more just, inclusive, and compassionate; especially for communities that are often overlooked.

This isn’t just a degree to me. It’s personal. I was inspired to pursue medicine after my mom underwent major brain surgery. That experience changed everything for me. It showed me how powerful the healthcare system can be, but also how broken it is for many people. I want to be someone who helps fix that.

I’m also a first-generation college student. I work early morning shifts to help fund my education, and I’m doing everything I can to stay on track. But right now, my college fund is empty and I’m asking for help.

If you’re able to donate or even just share my GoFundMe, it would mean the world to me. Every little bit helps keep me in school, closer to graduation, and one step nearer to making a difference in the world.

I believe in the power of community. I believe in learning, healing, and creating real change. And I believe we get there together.

Thank you so much for reading this and for believing in students like me. ❤️

[covid-safer-hotties]

On the first night of the DNC, Georgia Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock took to the stage to give a rousing call for disease control and community care:

"The pandemic taught us how. A contagious airborne disease means that I have a personal stake in the health of my neighbor. If she’s sick, I may get sick also. Her healthcare is good for my health… we are as close in humanity as a cough!"

He made this declaration about contagious airborne disease in a sea of contagious airborne disease. With nearly 1 million new COVID-19 cases in the US each day as of August 16, approximately 1/34 Americans are currently infectious with COVID-19, a quarter of them fully asymptomatic

The DNC, though it easily might’ve, implemented no COVID safety mitigations; no test requirement, no mask requirement nor even mask distribution, no air quality information, zero of the vaunted “tools” we supposedly now have to “keep us safe” from COVID infections. Long COVID has not been mentioned. While bragging about their unprecedented “accessibility” measures, the DNC ensured that no immunocompromised person would be safe to enter the United Center this week.

Without apparent irony or cognitive dissonance, Warnock seemed to make the case for public health measures controlling the SARS-COV-2 virus while celebrating an administration that oversaw the utter destruction of public health as we once knew it, in a building this is, objectively, full of the SARS-COV-2 virus.

As kids return to school amidst record-breaking August COVID levels, multiple schools have already shut down simply because infection levels were too high for them to continue operating. Meanwhile, the CDC issued guidance encouraging students to stay in class if they have lice or “mild” diarrhea, as the absence crisis “mysteriously” continues to worsen.

The event comes just weeks after a sprawling Nature Medicine review determined the global burden of Long COVID to be about 400 million individuals less than 5 years into the crisis, already costing economies a staggering $1 trillion annually. As quoted in Fortune, lead author Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly observed that:

"I think they (government agencies) are itching to pretend that COVID is over and that long COVID does not exist."

Pretend is certainly an apt word for what has been on display in Chicago this week.

A massive collection of close-packed delegates, electeds, lobbyists, influencers, celebrities and rich people cheered the idea of protecting each other’s health while participating in pandemic denial, refusing to use any mitigations, and purposely spreading COVID.

It was, frankly, bizarre.

The explicitly false nature of Senator Warnock’s statement- along with other Democrats’ varyingly inaccurate statements about beating the pandemic- begs several questions about exactly how far these delusions go.

Does Senator Warnock know we are in a massive COVID surge?

Does Senator Warnock know over a thousand Americans died of COVID-19 last week?

Does Senator Warnock believe that immunocompromised people deserve access to public spaces and representation in a setting like say, the DNC?

Does Senator Warnock know that millions of Americans have already been disabled by COVID-19 infections?

Does Senator Warnock understand that COVID did not literally, actually disappear when Biden took office?

Does anyone in that room?

For some time, it’s been clear that Democrats, like the Republicans before them, are now married to the COVID-is-mild-because-I-got-it-and-survived narrative and that nothing can pry it from their hot little 102-degree hands.

But his particular words struck me because they seemed a leap forward, a new frontier in the competitive field of pandemic denial. He stated not just that COVID is mild and safe for everyone to repeatedly catch forever - something that no public health body has ever claimed, and no scientific study supports - but that Democrats embrace disease control measures and believe in not coughing on one another, in a room full of people actively refusing to utilize disease control measures and instead coughing on one another.

And the crowd, an estimated 3% of it currently COVID+, cheered.

The Democrats perhaps first diverged from reality on COVID during Delta, when emerging evidence indicated that the vaccine-only approach would not work to control the virus. Vaccine protection waned rapidly, the virus proved capable of mutating to evade immunity from both vaccines and infections, and early days of plummeting transmission rebounded with a vengeance.

Instead of acknowledging reality, the party, with assistance from the slobbering media, doubled down on claims that only the unvaccinated would be harmed and killed by continuing mass infection policies. It wasn’t until after Omicron wave one that data emerged showing nearly 40% of those dead in the brutal winter ‘21-’22 reopening wave had been vaccinated. That summer, 60% of the dead were vaccinated. But by that time, the Democratic Party was happy on Earth 2.

No one called them out on their alternate universe fanfic where the virus had been vanquished; people kept dying, the public was sicker than ever, it became clear that Long COVID was a serious disease. But the call of the Disneyfied Pandemic Free Future was too strong. People bought the lies because the truth was just no fun.

In the three years since Delta, we’ve been on an unending roller coaster of massive waves followed by short-lived lulls, lulls during which 1/200 Americans are still testing COVID+. No sooner had we made it through JN.1 than KP.2 was surging; no sooner is KP.2 subsiding than KP.3.1.1 is right behind. New variants are emerging before the current wave is spent, with endless mass infection giving SARS-COV-2 the ultimate playground to experiment with genetic mutations and maximize its immune evasiveness.

Vaccines are updated but fail to keep up with the virus; the current booster is for XBB, the variant that was predominant in the winter of 2022-2023. The JN.1/KP.2 boosters still await FDA approval as the KP.3 surge crests.

Meanwhile, the Democrats’ Earth 2 fantasy persists. It goes a little something like this: In January 2021, the COVID-19 vaccines debuted. We all got the shots, a year later COVID also became mild somehow, everything went back to normal, and everyone lived happily ever after. There’s no Long COVID, there are no record student absences, there are no record disability numbers, hospitals aren’t overwhelmed, people aren’t sick all the time, disabled people aren’t unsafe in all public spaces, there are no worker shortages, there is no scads of scientific evidence showing long-term damage to all major organ systems following even mild infections.

None of that exists!

The Earth 2 story has even begun retroactively assigning Biden era deaths and outcomes to the Trump administration. Multiple times in recent months, both the Biden and Harris campaigns have referred to “a million people” dying under Trump. 400,000 Americans had died of COVID when Trump left office. The Biden administration even held a memorial event for those first 400,000 dead, the night before it took power and ceased to care about COVID deaths.

1.2 million Americans are dead of COVID today.

But those 800,000 dead bodies conflict with the Earth 2 story. How could hundreds of thousands of people died after COVID became mild and everything went back to normal? Maybe that somehow also happened under Trump! It doesn’t have to be true, it just has to feel true, and it sure feels like Joe Biden wouldn’t kill 800,000 people with negligence and scientific misinformation.

Just like it feels like we learned how to protect each other from airborne contagious diseases when Senator Reverand Warnock says it in a booming, inspiring, church-ready voice that invites us to relish our social justice credentials and love for our neighbors.

And doesn’t it feel like the DNC, an indoor event with hundreds of COVID+ attendees not wearing masks, is the most inclusive and accessible convention ever?

These delusions are so powerful, have been so propped up by the media, are so appealing to the public who wishes them real, that they have become indistinguishable from reality. Now, we all have to live on Earth 2, where the COVID infections never end but the pandemic is over.

“COVID no longer controls our lives,” declared outgoing President Joe Biden, who recently announced he would not seek re-election via twitter during his third COVID reinfection. It’s a favorite line of his, one that probably came to his comms people by process of elimination when they realized they couldn’t say:

“COVID is no longer a leading cause of death”

“COVID is no longer killing people”

“COVID is no longer disabling people”

“We no longer have to fear getting sick every time we leave home”

“Schools aren’t closing”

“Workplaces aren’t understaffed”

“Millions of people aren’t currently infected”

No, they settled on the most vague, subjective criteria for COVID victory, namely, “we don’t think about it anymore.” Sometimes they brag that people “aren’t wearing masks anymore.” And it’s certainly true. At the DNC, it’s quite clear, people are surely not thinking about COVID, nor wearing masks. Like Republicans in 2020, they aren’t letting some stupid old virus control their lives. Masks? More like face diapers! If a few disabled people can’t be exposed, those people should really stay home!

The Democratic National Convention is taking place on what sounds like a very nice planet. One where the oligarchs are working to solve climate change, which can be fixed with carbon credits and fracking. One where there’s no genocide in Palestine, and there aren’t any protestors outside either. Fascism is going to be defeated at the ballot box in November, and we’re all going to move forward together. COVID-19 was a virus that existed in 2020-2021 (RIP) and killed a million people under President Donald Trump (RIP), not because public services have been hollowed out over the course of decades of neoliberalism, but because one man is a rude Cheeto. We all went through something scary back then, during the pandemic. But now we know how to take care of our neighbors.

Now we know, if they get sick, I may get sick too.

Now we know, we’re as close in humanity as a cough.

But none of us are sick anymore, and none of us are coughing. Not on the planet where the Democrats live.

[kiingkiismet]

You ARE selfish. Why should I vote for the ones who have been actively committing genocide against my people for almost a year?

Why do you all expect Palestinians and other Arab-Americans to get over it and vote to protect your rights and lives when you’ve all done everything you can to show us that OUR rights and lives are apparently the only ones that don’t matter?

First of all—no matter what we do, voting is supposed to be harm reduction and there’s always going to be something negative. Black Americans (psst: that’s me) for the longest time have been voting for the “least harmful option” for decades even IF those people are still harmful to some degree. Honestly, the best case scenario that could’ve happened is if colonialism didn’t happen 400+ years ago, but here we are.

Like I said in my original post, there IS no perfect option, and doing nothing will only allow the OTHER option to succeed. Yknow, the orange fuck and his posse of conservatives who objectively want to strip everyone of their rights and will definitely still be supporting Israel with what they’re doing. Instead of narrowing in and making it an individual moral matter, it should be “what else are we to do that will cause the LEAST amount of harm possible?” Which is what I and others are trying to do. Pointing fingers and telling people, especially other people of color in the same fucking boat that we are selfish is very unhelpful. Read the room, we are ALL in danger here!

Because if you missed it when I said it time and time again, I am ALSO a minority in this country. I will ALSO get harmed and if I am at risk of harm and death (more than I already am given police brutality, threat of trans healthcare, lack of investigation in murders of BIPOC and queer folk, etc.), how can I help other people further?? Dead people can’t help others.

I DO care about Palestinians AND other minorities in this country and outside of it, we are all in the same fucked up boat here. No one is telling yall to get over it, that’s wrong and that’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying the other option will not care about me, and they sure as shit will not give a shit about yall.

I do not think Kamala is a saint, but she’s leagues better than two white men who are so damn myopic and can’t see the suffering of anyone who is not them, at least it will buy us time (4 or 8 years) to find another suitable candidate that better represents the people and hurt us even less than her. There was no time between the beginning of this year and now to get a new candidate that all Americans can collectively agree upon to stamp trump out. That is virtually impossible—and if you say it isn’t, you have clearly forgotten what happened in 2016 where we tried that and ended up getting trump.

Do not tell me that I do not care when it’s yall and other minorities ALL AT ONCE in danger when the trump administration wants ALL OF US dead and will CONTINUE wreaking havoc internationally as well. We CANNOT let that happen so Kamala is literally the ONLY option.

[arthropodboy]

Joe Molloy Runs for Seattle Mayor From Tent City 3

Tumblr, I think you'll be all over this.

Today I found out about Joe Molloy (age 36)

They are running for Seattle Mayor with their main goal being to end homelessness in Seattle. They're running their campaign from a tent.

Here is an article from The Guardian written about Molloy:

"Joe Molloy says he never planned to enter politics. But after moving to Seattle and losing his job during the pandemic, a year ago he found himself evicted and living in a tent encampment.

After losing his home, he learned the hard-scrabble skills of what was required to live on the streets from other homeless people, the location of free food banks, and which organisations offered showers and toilets. At the encampment, he’d speak to other residents and hear stories very similar to his.

He became convinced there had to be a better, long-term solution than the dozens of tents pitched alongside his own. It was from this tent that Molloy launched his unlikely bid for Seattle’s highest office, seeking to unseat the incumbent mayor by tackling the crisis “head-on” and pushing a progressive agenda including everything from a living wage and access to healthcare.

Working out of a shared office space in the city-sanctioned encampment, known at Tent City 3, Molloy is running his campaign via social media and “word of mouth”. He still sleeps in a cot, braving the elements in the famously rainy city where temperatures often fell below 20F this winter.

“People just toughed it out,” he says of life on the street. “It’s hard. It’s not an easy experience.” Despite never having held public office, Molloy says these struggles make him the best qualified candidate to lead in a city where some 16,000 people are unhoused and the housing crisis is arguably the largest issue.

Molloy, 36, does not think much of current mayor, Bruce Harrell, 66, who took office in January 2022, and especially the way he has approached things. According to a recent survey known as a point-in-time count, Seattle has America’s fourth largest homeless population after New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, with the number of unhoused people up 23% from 2022.

And so Molloy decided to challenge Harrell and place his first-hand experiences front and center. “Sweeps [of homeless people] have been increasing since he’s been in office. Deaths of unsheltered people have increased,” Molloy tells the Guardian in a bookstore located in the university district.

Molloy, who speaks with both precision and passion, is dressed for the weather, with a beanie, a thick sweater and a Parka jacket.

“It’s a humanitarian crisis at this point. The situation is heartbreaking, but it’s also embarrassing.” Tackling misconceptions Malloy’s path to politics was unconventional: he was born in Dearborn and studied in Michigan, where he received a bachelor’s degree in public administration, and then worked in real estate in Wisconsin.

He moved to Seattle five years ago and admits he has no experience of running large organisations. Is it right to force someone into rehab? The man whose life inspired a landmark law Read more What makes him unique, he believes, is the ability to make himself a public face of homelessness, something that for many still carries a stigma.

“There are many misconceptions about homelessness,” explains Molloy. “A friend told me [homelessness] is a cardinal fear of so many people, but ‘You’re willing to talk about this openly and not be ashamed and instead use it as a reason to drive change.’”

Molloy says his campaign supports the Seattle Solidarity Budget, a set of progressive policies backed by various grassroots organisations and based on seven main topics, including access to healthcare, affordable housing and a living wage.

Its mission statement says: “We demand the City of Seattle provide the residents of our city with basic guarantees that provide a base standard of living and quality of life for all people in Seattle. The city has prioritised punishment as a means to attempt to mitigate social issues.”

In terms of addressing homelessness, he says a number of things already in place are doing useful work, but there is often a breakdown in communication both between different agencies, and the people they’re intended to help. He says studies show the most effective way to truly reduce homelessness is a process that helps a person not only find a place to live, but continues to support them after that initial step has been taken.

He says there is also an inherent flaw with the current system. A housing provider, which receives funding from local state and federal sources, for instance, constantly needs a flow of low-income people or those who have been evicted. “There is a perpetuation of the problem. So we need to focus on transitioning and diverting,” he says.

In terms of his lack of experience, he says he is not so arrogant to think he knows everything that is required to run a city of 750,000 people. But he believes there is already a lot of expertise to tap into. “There’s a very capable central staff in our city, a very capable network of representatives, of experts to our boards and commissions,” he says.

“The most valuable quality anyone representing our city needs is open-mindedness and a willingness to work together.” He adds: “It also requires a deep understanding of our most critical issues. That’s what I bring that nobody else does.” Harrell’s office rejected Molloy’s assertions, claiming the mayor had worked with “urgency and compassion to help address immediate needs and root causes”.

It said he had swiftly formed a dedicated unit that pulled together the work of a dozen departments. Over the past three years the city had created 5,161 units of affordable housing and provided thousands of offers for shelter and supportive services, his office said. The mayor had also taken on the challenge of drug deaths with new investments in detox beds, an overdose response team, and emergency responders with buprenorphine to treat both opioid overdoses and withdrawal symptoms.

Seattle was the first city in the country with emergency responders to provide the overdose services, the mayor’s office said. While overdose deaths in Kings county have spiked in recent years, fueled by the fentanyl crisis, hitting a high of 1,339 fatalities in 2023, the mayor’s office points out that overdoses in Seattle fell by 25% in 2024. “While much work is still needed to address this ongoing crisis, these data points help illustrate tangible progress,” his office said in a statement.

‘Homelessness is a policy choice’ Dr Sara Rankin, of Seattle University and a national expert on legal and policy issues about homelessness, says there was no genuine doubt about the primary driver of homelessness. “It is the housing market – rising housing costs and the lack of affordable housing,” she says, adding that while the city has made some investments in permanent supportive housing, it could do more and still places too much focus on “temporary responses such as emergency shelters”.

“Ultimately, homelessness is a policy choice. We already know many of the evidence-based choices that reduce it and many of the counterproductive choices that fuel it,” she says.

Figures obtained by the alternative news organisation Real Change suggest sweeps of unhoused people and encampments tripled in 2023. Meanwhile, in 2022 – the year Harrell took office – 309 unhoused people died in King county, according to the county medical examiner’s office, a record number that represented a 65% increase from the year before.

More than half were the result of fentanyl-related overdoses. The mayoral election is due to take place in November, with a primary in August. Among those also running are transport activist Katie Wilson, business owner Rachael Savage, military veteran Thaddeus Whelan and artist Ry Armstrong.

In a crowded field, Molloy hopes his unique backstory will help him break through. “I need to talk about this stuff,” he says. “I need to fight to bring these issues front and center.”

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If you live in Seattle, consider voting for Joe Molloy come this August, then November.

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Current Madison Family Tree

Current family tree of Madison Hernandez from Hunger is So Heavy under the cut

So at the top we got.. Rosa and Manuel Hernandez. I'm using the format of the family tree website- Rosa was a School Administrator. Interesting facts: Rosa, despite her husband's generosity, is a known penny pincher. When Manuel passed, it was up to her to distribute his wealth among their children. She didn't. Currently, she is a Dementia Patient in an assisted living facility.

Manuel was a Post Master. Interesting facts: He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, Manuel attended a segregated school, and learned to read English from a man at a gas station. He worked hard in life to give his girls the world. 100s attended his funeral (100s more than Madison predicts will attend their grandmother's).

They had two children, Faith and Selina. Faith is older by 6 years. Faith stopped Nursing school just before graduation to marry her first husband. Two years later, they divorced. Then she married her second husband and had Vickey, during this time period she became a radio host. She then divorces Vickey's dad, and marries her third husband. One month before Madison's birth, she has Jameson. Vicky was the first girl in the family to get diagnosed with ADHD, and she inspired Madison to pursue a diagnosis as well. She works as a marine biologist. She isn't really one to answer her phone, but she started really thriving when she moved out of state for college. Jameson is a kind of classic jock. His parents held him back a grade, explicitly so he could do better in sports. It created a real rift between him and Madison. Madison thinks a dumb jerk, he thinks they're a pretentious jerk. They fought so bad as kids that playdates stopped when they were seven. Selina works in healthcare cybersecurity, though she originally graduated with a degree in art history. She briefly worked for Paul, her now husband, in his architectural office. She went back to college with Madison was 14 to get her masters in Cybersecurity, and is happier with where she is now. Is still a Hernandez; she kept her last name when she married.

Paul Hernandez is an architect. He travels quite a lot for work. Madison really thinks he's the one they got the ADHD from, but they think they might have gotten the autism from their mother's side. Paul really cherishes having such a large family through his marriage to his wife, as he is no-contact with his own. Alexander Burr is the oldest son of Paul and Selina. Madison knows he used to want to be an author, but nowadays he works as a herpetologist. Alex really always wanted to become an author, but his mother urged him to go into STEM, lest he end up like her (At the time, an unemployed stay-at-home mother.) Fun Fact: He was the only child Selina planned on having. Oh well. He was the first to change his name to distance himself from his family. He also acted as Madison's primary caregiver until he left the state for college at 22 Thomas Hernandez ran away from home when he was 17, an he ended up doing online schooling as he hung around with a band in their tour bus. Eventually, the lead singer got busted for some nasty allegations about his interpersonal relationships, and Tom did what every Texan guy does when he needs a job. He got his associates and went into Oil and Gas, where he now works offshore most of the time. Fun Fact: He was the baby that happened when Selina had an IUD Madison Hernandez was the third and final child, as Selina went on to have her tubes tied after delivering her much awaited baby girl. Selina was pretty excited to have a girl, for the first few years. She enjoyed having a baby to dress up again. Madison uses they/them pronouns, though she/her doesn't exactly bother them. They are attending community college and pursuing a degree in Public Health, and live alone in what was once their childhood home. They are also diagnosed AuDHD with dyslexia, dyscalculia, and anxiety and depression that they are medicated for. Additionally, they use a cane due to a mixture of joint issues and lasting effects from a gymnastics injury they got when they were fifteen.

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Exclusive Interview with Ljudmila Vetrova- Inside Billionaire Nathaniel Thorne's Latest Venture

CLARA: I'm here with my friend Ljudmila Vetrova to talk about the newest venture of reclusive billionaire Nathaniel Thorne- GAMA. Ljudmila, could you let the readers in on the secret- what exactly is this mysterious project about?

LJUDMILA: Sure, Clara! As part of White City's regeneration programme, Nathaniel has teamed up with the Carlise Group to create a cutting-edge medical clinic like no other. Introducing GAMA– a private sanctuary for the discerning, offering not just top-notch medical care and luxurious amenities, but also treatments so innovative they push the envelope of medical science.

CLARA: Wow! Ljudmila, it sounds like GAMA is really taking a proactive approach to healthcare. But can you tell us a bit more about the cutting-edge technology behind this new clinic?

LJUDMILA: Of course! Now, GAMA is not just run by human professionals, it's also aided by an advanced AI system known as KAI – Kronstadt Artificial Intelligence. KAI is the guiding force behind every intricate detail of GAMA, handling everything from calling patients over the PA system to performing complex surgical procedures. Even the doors have a touch of ingenuity, with no keys required- as KAI simply detects the presence of an RFID chip embedded in the clothing of both patients and staff, allowing swift and secure access to the premises. With KAI at the helm, patients and staff alike benefit from streamlined care.

CLARA: A medical AI? That's incredible! I've heard much of the medical technology at GAMA was developed by Kronstadt Industries and the Ether Biotech Corporation, as a cross-disciplinary partnership to create life-saving technology. Is that true?

LJUDMILA: It sure is, Clara! During the COVID-19 pandemic, GAMA even had several departments dedicated to researching the virus, assisting in creating a vaccine with multiple companies. From doctors to nurses and administrative personnel, the team at GAMA is comprised of skilled individuals who are committed to providing the best care possible. All of the GAMA staff are highly educated with advanced degrees and have specialized training in their respective fields.

CLARA: Stunning! Speaking of the GAMA staff, rumors surrounding the hiring of doctors Pavel Frydel and Akane Akenawa have made headlines, with claims that they supposedly transplanted a liver infected with EHV, leading to the unfortunate demise of the patient shortly after. Such allegations might raise questions about the hospital's staff selection process and adherence to medical guidelines and ethical standards. Do you have any comment on these accusations, Ljudmila?

LJUDMILA: Er- well, Clara, the management of GAMA Hospital has vehemently denied all allegations of unethical practices and maintains that they uphold the highest standards of care for all patients. They state that they conduct thorough background checks on all staff members, including doctors, and that any individuals found to be involved in unethical practices are immediately removed from their position. The hospital has a strict code of ethics that all staff must adhere to, and any violations are taken very seriously. In response to the specific claims about the transplant procedure, GAMA states that they are investigating the matter in cooperation with the relevant authorities.

CLARA: Wonderful! I'm afraid that's all we have time for at the moment- lovely chatting with you again, Ljudmila!

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