Tag: signal boost

justsomeantifas:

If you haven’t already heard, Donald Trump has slashed funding for advertising the Affordable Care Act enrollment period by 90%. He has also cut the funding for local organizations that help consumers navigate the buying process by 41%. The time period to enroll has also been cut in half, giving people only 6 weeks to sign up between: November 1, 2017 – December 15, 2017.

These cuts mean that less people will be aware of the enrollment period and less people will be insured. Less people uninsured will also mean a drive up in premiums, making insurance unaffordable for many more. This is an intentional move to make good on his promise to let the Affordable Care Act “implode,” but it will hurt many people in the process. Many people will unknowingly miss the enrollment period and we cannot let this happen. 

Since the president is unwilling to inform the citizens we must take action into our own hands. Spread awareness about open enrollment. I made the image above so you can save it and share it to Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and whatever other forms of social media you might use. Tell your family and friends. Do whatever you can to make sure that people who need this information get this information. 

For US friends – please pass this on.  

HOUSTON INFO

stoneyboboney:

stoneyboboney:

If you are in immediate need of evacuation due to flooding, DO NOT GO INTO YOUR ATTIC. YOU WILL DROWN. Get on your roof and tweet to the @USCoastGuard or call 281-464-4851. 911 is overloaded and cannot take any new calls.

DO. NOT. GO. INTO. YOUR. ATTIC. 

If you’re outside of Houston, have a watercraft and want to help, call the coast guard at 281-464-4851. They’ll coordinate rescue efforts with you.

If you’re outside of Houston and want to help, PLEASE consider the 700K animals who died in Katrina and donate to the Humane Society or the SPCA.

Please consider the disabled, the elderly and special needs folks who are most likely unable to get somewhere due to financial or health reasons. PORTLIGHT.ORG is the BEST resource for rescue and assistance in the country.

I’ve been checking in with my Houston friends (and my Buddhist monks) and it’s terrifying. And the rain won’t stop until LABOR DAY.

Please. If you can, help. We’re on our f*cking own as a people. We need to help one another.

DO NOT WASTE TIME WITH THE RED CROSS. Focus on charities that DIRECTLY HELP HOUSTON/SURROUNDING AREAS.

Click here to support Help David Taylor with Medical Bills

urbanhymnal:

Two weeks ago, my father was diagnosed with cancer. My Dad hasn’t been able to work for quite some time; he has a neurological/muscular disease in the same family as MS. He can’t do basic tasks, like cooking, cleaning, driving, or writing his name. Most days he can barely walk across the room even with the help of a cane and someone at his elbow. With this cancer diagnosis, his already poor health has taken a nose dive. 

I didn’t want to have to create a fundraiser for my Dad, but the fact of the matter is: we are alone. My Dad has no friends; getting out of the house for him is laborious and has to be reserved for days when he has doctors’ appointments. We have very little family. His side of the family is all dead and my mother died six years ago from cancer. Because of this, I find that I am his primary (and mostly sole) caregiver and his financial support. 

I am swallowing my pride and asking for help. I am struggling to keep him fed and pay his medical bills, which will only get worse as we begin treatment and management of his cancer. His bank account is already overdrawn from paying previous medical bills and his social security simply isn’t enough to make ends meet. I am doing what I can, but I simply don’t make enough money to pay for everything. 

Even if you can’t donate anything (and trust me, I totally get that), I would really appreciate it if you would help signal boost this. 

Click here to support Help David Taylor with Medical Bills

jamessunderland:

jamessunderland:

jamessunderland:

jamessunderland:

jamessunderland:

jamessunderland:

please read this if you can!
my brother tried to overdose on june 11. he just turned 13 and he’s dealing with a lot. he’s autistic and he has severe ptsd and depression due to sexual abuse in the past. he’s such an amazing kid, he’s the light of my life and he’s my best friend. my family is in a tremendous amount of debt and we’re struggling just to get by, and our money situation just seems to get worse and worse because we can’t catch up. our ac is broken and we’re struggling to pay our bills. we need your help, we can’t afford the hospital and crisis center bills. any amount of money would help, and i’d really appreciate it if you helped me spread this. thank you for reading
https://www.gofundme.com/matthewwhitney

please reblog this if you can so far we’ve made $115 and we need at least $2000 , thank you to everyone that’s donated so far , it means so much to me and my family

i’m going to cry it’s made $301 so far .. please keeping reblogging this if you can!!!

we’ve made $451 im going to cry thank you so much we’re almost ¼ of the way there

I’M LITERALLY CRYING WE HIT $751 i don’t even have the words to thank everyone that’s donated so far, oh my god , i don’t even know what to say .. thank you all so much

WE HIT $1036!!!! i wish i could hug everyone that’s donated you have no idea how much this means to me and my family

projektfealty:

‘HORiZON’ is a visual novel rewrite of the loo season 3 in its entirety.

Horizon follows the point of view of the protagonist, Clarke Griffin, in the immediate aftermath of season 2 of ‘the 100’. 

Horizon is a choose your own adventure, with separate story lines and arcs, that integrate side plots and other exciting features giving readers a new and individualized experience with each new episode.

 

This free –not for profit– work will be available via APP and our website.  

How can I get involved?

If you’re interested in getting involved, in whatever capacity, send us an email/ask/message with your interests and talents.

This isn’t a huge project and we want people who are willing to volunteer their time to be aware that this current project is already in progress and thus we have specific needs and assignments for you.

Right now, we are looking for a few talented artists to help alleviate the burden on our artists, who are AMAZING, but INCREDIBLY overworked.

What if I don’t have an artistic talent or much time? 

REBLOG AND SHARE our posts. This is incredibly important.Liking a post contributes to notes, re-blogging spreads awareness!

Visit us at www.projektfealty.org 

supervillainesses:

Please help me cover the costs of my cancer surgeries

My health for the past few months has been gradually worsening, culminating in an emergency surgery and a diagnosis of endometrial cancer last February. Just days after my birthday actually,  how’s that for irony?

I have a hysterectomy scheduled for April 3rd, 2017. It will take me a long time to recover from that surgery, meaning I will not be able to work for a long time. At the moment, I work as a freelance artist specializing in LGBT+ themes, but even this work will be put on hold for a long while while recovering for this surgery.

As it stands, I’m already phenomenally in debt from the first surgery (the kind of surgery is kinda TMI but it is tied to my diagnosis), and I am currently offering cheap emergency commissions.

My current debt is at precisely $15,556.97

If you would like to commission me, please visit my art blog at the link below, or email me, which you can also find at my Tumblr. Even if I don’t make the goal to cover my medical bills, I hope to at least cover the weeks I won’t be able to work in order to support myself.

If you would like to donate, I’ll link to my PayPal, YouCaring, and Ko-Fi as well.

I’m going to remain strong. Thank you for all your love and support.

Art Blog – PayPal – Ko-Fi – YouCaring

Let’s get this boosted everywhere.

Help Isla

This fundraiser has only 16 days left and is pretty far from their goal.  

Can we signal boost this again and see if we can get them a little closer? 

I’ve had family go through this and I can tell you how heartbreaking, frustrating and frightening it is to live with every day.  It doesn’t always have a happy ending. The more and better help you have, the better are the chances.

Let’s help this little girl and her family have a better chance and happy ending.

autistictsoni:

floating-dreamer:

Do any other autistic people have tips for how to stop yourself from banging your head? I’ve started doing it more and more often even though I know it’s bad for your brain to be sloshed around like that.

It depends on why you’re headbanging. Is it because of frustration/anxiety/some other negative emotion? Or are you doing it as a stim?

I used to do that a lot when I was younger and my mother would do her best to steer me to my bed, or try to place a thick pillow or duvet near my head. It was more out of stress/anxiety than stimming, though.

Do you know if you respond well to music or other self-soothing influences? If you can be redirected in someway? Someone talking quietly to me, no inflections, just specific topics (like maths) usually helped, but that isn’t for everyone. Wish I had a good response on this.  If it is stress/sensory related, placing yourself in a calmer environment, dim lighting, no noise, might help. I find gentle, rhythmic noises helpful, too.  

Sharing this to get other responses.  Hope you find what works for you.