Oh hey there, MOV. I probably know your family lol. I grew up in Belpre. And I hear ya about the culture shock. It took me a long time to realize that Appalachian is a thing I can identify as
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Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot charged with attempted murder after trying to stop engines mid-flight
They'd have had a fight on their hands probably. FedEx 705 all over again:
Correct. While technically "white" in that I am able to access the benefits of white privilege by masking my accent and dressing "fancy," we are not the WASPs most people think of when they think "wypipo"
Yeah...as a white person from Appalachia that's definitely not the case in large swaths of the country where the actual plan is "fuck those poor hillbillies, let em die."
That's actually not the case.
"courts have consistently refused to hold directors liable for failing to maximise shareholder value"
"In 2014, the United States Supreme Court voiced its position in no uncertain terms. In Burwell v Hobby Lobby Stores Inc., the Supreme Court stated that “Modern corporate law does not require for profit corporations to pursue profit at the expense of everything else”. "
Just more corporate propaganda, that's all.
https://legislate.ai/blog/does-the-law-require-public-companies-to-maximise-shareholder-value
In the context of modern times, women are six times more likely to be abandoned by their spouse after receiving a devastating medical diagnosis like cancer than men are.
Aphantasia is the word for that
The biggest problem, I've found, is that elderly people who are hard of hearing to begin with struggle so much to understand you with a mask on. Through the whole pandemic, I was losing my voice from what I affectionately call "shouting at old people" all day. Especially with ventilation fans and monitor alarms and people talking in the hallway.
When my hospital finally lifted their mask mandate earlier this year, I initially thought I'd never go back. Then the creeping convenience, "well let me just pull the mask down because Meemaw doesn't understand me, just this once." It's especially helpful with dementia patients who really need that nonverbal communication of facial expression.
I still mask vigilantly if I have any patient with respiratory symptoms, even if they're negative for Covid/fly/RSV because I learned the hard way that viruses were don't test for still exist. And of course, with the recent (completely manageable) influx of Covid patients, I'm religiously wearing my N95.
So that's kind of the what we're dealing with when considering to mask or not to mask.
Then the people have to be organized enough to keep the food going! It's not magic, the world doesn't just run without any planning or direction.
And I'm just saying be careful of who and what you support and make sure they're planning to have these things covered.
This is it, right here. I'm a little older than the age range listed in the article and I literally became a nurse with the explicit expectation that I will have to work until I can't stand up anymore. At least this pays well and gives me lots of options for working environments that might be a little more compatible with old age.
But the idea that I'll ever be able to not work AND also afford healthcare? Impossible. Not going to happen. Might as well accept it.