If I may bring up my experience being a vegan: people don’t like being wrong on a subject. If someone is made to feel like an evil person, even if I explicitly never said anything close to that, their rage metre goes to 100%. I’m sure plenty of non-vegan leftists have similar reactions with other modes of oppression. I’m guessing people get pretty illogical when called a racist or misogynist?

As someone who is also vegan and anti-COVID/anti-letting-pandemics-spread-in-perpetuity, yeah, I think some liberals and even self-identifying leftists feel offended and maybe experience some kind of cognitive dissonance when someone around them is doing an action that is reducing harm more than their own action (assuming they have the capacity to do so, I know masks can be expensive and not in everyone’s budget, and maybe not everyone has access to a local mask bloc, but I digress). And sometimes resort to whataboutisms that are annoying as fuck to justify their own behavior (“You say we should all veganize our lifestyles as much as we practically can, but what about the Inuit, or people with food insensitivities, or people who rely on others for meals?” or “You say we should all be masking, but how do you expect deaf people to understand you with a mask on?”) Acting as though there aren’t alternatives (like speech-to-text apps or even learning ASL) for the latter, and as if I’m specifically asking those specific groups of people to go vegan in the former (emphasis on the “as far as practical” part applies).

Anyways, I’m sorry you’re going through all of that bullshit.

It’s just the seasonal summer flu, trust me bro

COVID is back? I thought it went away? First time I’m hearing this

But seriously, solidarity with anyone out there still trying to protect themself and/or their community, especially if you are surrounded by a bunch of reactionaries who have profound mask trauma from not being able to drink inside a Starbucks for like four weeks in 2020.

Hmm yeah I might need to look into that, thanks

Hell yeah, I salute you, fellow bidet enjoyer

Good advice, will look into the wipes. More fiber is also good advice for all the westerners who eat the standard American diet (or similar), my shits were way worse before I went vegan and started eating all the

Edit: hmm wait I don’t think wipes are considered flushable generally

Despite the knowledge I have of the superior shitting experience, it is apparent I have failed to do the praxis and I do deeply apologize.

I pledge to dedicate my life to making sure every single public toilet has a bidet, thereby making bidets accessible for all in the western world–yes, even for the chuds who can no longer poop properly from their carnivore diets.

It’s just too bad no one has invented a thing that can significantly reduce the transmission of viruses and the likelihood of hospital-acquired infections. Maybe a piece of cloth that can be worn over the face and mandated in medical facilities, for instance.

As long as such a thing doesn’t exist in the present, best to continue open-mouth toddler coughing in public when feeling under the weather, I suppose.

I forgot to ask, if you don’t mind, since you said you’re someone who has helped with hiring employees, I was wondering if you had any advice on whether to focus on one specific reason for a gap, or whether to mention all factors. Because in my case, it was definitely multiple factors that have contributed to my gap, between the loss of my father and then caretaking. I’m also feeling like maybe I shouldn’t mention anything at all about being a stay-at-home parent but idk.

I really have trouble figuring out the best way to explain the gap if it comes up (which it often does). My hunch says it might be best to just focus on one thing and keep it succinct, mention how it’s resolved, and then turn it around and say some shit about how I’m eager to work again and excited for this role blah blah blah, but I’m honestly not sure.

Yeah it’s a bullshit field that’s is kind of tech related, but it is definitely something that can be done via contracting/consulting/freelancing, yeah

Ah damn, solidarity, my friend. Don’t you just love how remote work, something that is far more inclusive than in-person work, was demonized by the capitalists and a shit ton of companies did RTO mandates in lockstep? I honestly never realized how overstimulating and draining in-person work could be for my neurospicy ass until I worked remotely. I wish everyone could have the option to work remotely, if desired.

I definitely have had to take little breaks from job searching due to a bit of burnout as well, can’t imagine doing it nonstop for 2 years, damn.

So, I’ve historically worked in bullshit roles in a bullshit industry that definitely can be done as freelancing, and it is something I’ve considered putting on a resume before. I actually thought about using one of those freelance sites for real to build a portfolio, but was dissuaded when I heard that it can be really hard to even start nowadays, so idk. But regardless, I could probably get friends to pretend to be clients if I wanted to go that route. Thanks for the advice

Yeah that’s a good idea, I’ve been applying to roles through staffing agencies that are basically the same industry as my past jobs, but yeah, I might need to expand the search a bit since I’m not having great luck so far. But definitely have been looking at contracts, part time, temporary roles, etc.

Hmm okay I’ve been wondering about this because this is what I’d prefer, since saying something like that is more or less the truth. And yeah that was also kind of what I was thinking as well in regards to a sympathetic workplace, i.e. a place that isn’t sympathetic or understanding of a gap may not necessarily be the best environment to begin with. Thanks for the advice

Seems like a deliberate attempt to manufacture consent for the purported end of the pandemic in front of millions of viewers on national TV. I know I’m just stating the obvious, but wouldn’t want to remind people about how thousands of people are still dying from COVID in the US in the most recent weeks or how 800,000 people have officially died from COVID under the Biden administration (which the Biden admin continually tries to attribute to the Trump admin when they’re both complicit).

I mean the overwhelming majority of people (including most leftists) already treat it as over, but ya know.

If you live in the US, the rapid tests are absurdly expensive–like sometimes $10 per test. Which also isn’t great because rapid tests have a not-insignificant false negative rate, and, well, sometimes you just get a shitty test that straight up doesn’t even work (i.e. the control line doesn’t even show up).

I recently used this site in the UK to purchase some FlowFlex tests: https://www.visionpharmacy.com/products/flowflex-antigen-rapid-covid-test-1-test-kit

I believe there’s a flat rate for worldwide shipping is £19.99, which is currently just under $26 USD. So larger purchases make more sense if you can swing it or split the cost of an order with someone else. So if you purchased like 50 tests, that would be like a little under $2.50 per test. Free shipping on orders over £50. I also used the discount code WELCOME10 to get an extra 10% off.

My recent order had an expiration date on the tests of October 2025, so, pretty good! But your mileage may vary.

As for why I suggest FlowFlex specifically, well, when the other two people in my household got COVID at the beginning of the year, on the very first day of both of them having symptoms, FlowFlex immediately showed a positive test for both of them. I’m pretty sure the quick detection was a big reason why I avoided getting infected myself (obviously the bigger reason was because of quarantining, but I digress).

My understanding is that FlowFlex is also one of the better rapid tests out there. An excerpt from their site:

The performance of the Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test was established in an all-comers clinical study conducted between March 2021 and May 2021 with 172 nasal swabs self-collected or pair-collected by another study participant from 108 individual symptomatic patients (within 7 days of onset) suspected of COVID-19 and 64 asymptomatic patients. All subjects were screened for the presence or absence of COVID-19 symptoms within two weeks of study enrollment. The Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test was compared to an FDA authorized molecular SARS-CoV-2 test. The Flowflex COVID-19 Antigen Home Test correctly identified 93% of positive specimens and 100% of negative specimens.

Obviously a few years old, so idk how well this holds up against the current dominant variants out there. I am unfortunately having trouble finding the original study, and I know anecdotes only count for so much, but yeah, these are the best rapid tests I’ve used so far.

Very cool that this is happening in big cities, too. Remember to for the Democrats to keep the fascist Republicans out of office! Pay no attention to the fascism already happening under the Democrats!

Also, I’m sure the recent overturning of the Chevron deference couldn’t possibly stifle efforts to fight any potential pandemics (say, H5N1) even further. :yea:

Jeez, that’s grotesque. Seems like the decision to hold an event extremely repugnant like that at a synagogue was also deliberate so then the Zionists could cry antisemitism at the inevitable protests, too.

Even though Ashish Jha doesn’t officially work for Biden anymore, you can tell his morally bankrupt ass is still angling for a position in a future admin cuz he’s still trying to be the admin’s mouthpiece for COVID minimization. Fucking hate that piece of shit and wish for horrible things to happen to him.

Please, just give me this one laugh.