KittyKaiju
@kittykaiju.bsky.social
Constantly curious, chaotic good
General reminder that the working poor exist, a sizeable number of Walmart and McDonald's workforce depend on public assistance programs. See also- Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Amazon, Burger King and FedEx
Article is from 2020, data is still compelling.
www.sanders.senate.gov/in-the-news/...
Article is from 2020, data is still compelling.
www.sanders.senate.gov/in-the-news/...
Walmart and McDonald’s have the most workers on food stamps and Medicaid, new study shows » Senator Bernie Sanders
By: Eli Rosenberg, The Washington Post A sizable number of the recipients of federal aid programs such as Medicaid and food stamps are employed by some of the biggest and more profitable companies in ...
www.sanders.senate.gov
October 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
General reminder that the working poor exist, a sizeable number of Walmart and McDonald's workforce depend on public assistance programs. See also- Dollar Tree, Dollar General, Amazon, Burger King and FedEx
Article is from 2020, data is still compelling.
www.sanders.senate.gov/in-the-news/...
Article is from 2020, data is still compelling.
www.sanders.senate.gov/in-the-news/...
For any friends still looking for that perfect costume inspiration, I give you various kinds of gay as listed in Richard Hauser's The Homosexual Society.
October 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
For any friends still looking for that perfect costume inspiration, I give you various kinds of gay as listed in Richard Hauser's The Homosexual Society.
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The brand-new Portland Street Response Committee, which was created by the resolution I co-sponsored, is accepting applications for 14 members who will advise the City Council on the development and growth of Portland Street Response. Apply today! Applications are due Monday, Oct. 27.
Volunteer (Non-Paid) Position - Portland Street Response Committee
APPLY HERE: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01988189184173e2a4f533359898a72dThe Portland Street Response Committee (“PSRC” or “Committee”) is a volunteer body that will advise City Council as it sup...
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/portlandor/jobs/5060003/volunteer-non-paid-position-portland-street-…"
October 8, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The brand-new Portland Street Response Committee, which was created by the resolution I co-sponsored, is accepting applications for 14 members who will advise the City Council on the development and growth of Portland Street Response. Apply today! Applications are due Monday, Oct. 27.
Mid September, I bought this adorable frog salt pig.
Thanks to recent local events [see 2nd slide], it may need to hold the cajun mix instead ..
Thanks to recent local events [see 2nd slide], it may need to hold the cajun mix instead ..
October 8, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Mid September, I bought this adorable frog salt pig.
Thanks to recent local events [see 2nd slide], it may need to hold the cajun mix instead ..
Thanks to recent local events [see 2nd slide], it may need to hold the cajun mix instead ..
Today, I'm choosing kindness. But we'll see... it's still early.
www.redbubble.com/people/jess1...
www.redbubble.com/people/jess1...
October 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Today, I'm choosing kindness. But we'll see... it's still early.
www.redbubble.com/people/jess1...
www.redbubble.com/people/jess1...
So many times I've wished I could be the quiet, demure lady-like human making others comfy. Then I remember so much unchecked hateful rhetoric resulting in uncountable, not remotely ok events... and I'm ok being having an unfiltered, rbf again.
October 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
So many times I've wished I could be the quiet, demure lady-like human making others comfy. Then I remember so much unchecked hateful rhetoric resulting in uncountable, not remotely ok events... and I'm ok being having an unfiltered, rbf again.
Don't know the original source. This is facts 110%, and while I don't know how to throw a proper punch, this is definitely a hill I'm willing to die on.
October 5, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Don't know the original source. This is facts 110%, and while I don't know how to throw a proper punch, this is definitely a hill I'm willing to die on.
For concerned friends outside of the Portland area, www.facebook.com/share/v/1ELZ...
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October 5, 2025 at 6:08 AM
For concerned friends outside of the Portland area, www.facebook.com/share/v/1ELZ...
See me on a rare outing? expect > RBF. please understand I'm feeling intense levels of responsibility, rage, fear, & a 1/2 dozen other things working w clients concerned about this sort of thing, who lack cognitive capacity & I've no way to effectively reassure them www.instagram.com/reel/DMweDyi...
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October 4, 2025 at 7:15 AM
See me on a rare outing? expect > RBF. please understand I'm feeling intense levels of responsibility, rage, fear, & a 1/2 dozen other things working w clients concerned about this sort of thing, who lack cognitive capacity & I've no way to effectively reassure them www.instagram.com/reel/DMweDyi...
Watching Kimi ni Todoke and keep thinking, "oh yeah, I remember that feeling/ one time when..." oof
August 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Watching Kimi ni Todoke and keep thinking, "oh yeah, I remember that feeling/ one time when..." oof
Can't say I had an AI company hiring a forensic psychiatrist was on my BINGO card
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OpenAI Says It's Hired a Forensic Psychiatrist as Its Users Keep Sliding Into Mental Health Crises
OpenAI said it's hiring a forensic psychiatrist to help research the effects of its AI products on users' mental health.
futurism.com
July 4, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Can't say I had an AI company hiring a forensic psychiatrist was on my BINGO card
futurism.com/openai-foren...
futurism.com/openai-foren...
just a reminder that I'm still here. exhausted, but still fighting ... which unfortunately translates as a hard lesson in continuing to put work before my personal life...and, likely why I haven't seen many of you in far too long. I keep hoping I'll get better at that, but 🤷♂️ #relunctantpaladin
June 30, 2025 at 12:55 AM
just a reminder that I'm still here. exhausted, but still fighting ... which unfortunately translates as a hard lesson in continuing to put work before my personal life...and, likely why I haven't seen many of you in far too long. I keep hoping I'll get better at that, but 🤷♂️ #relunctantpaladin
Whoa... Mississippi- how y'all gonna make up that funding for public services?
"The new legislation, House Bill 1, cuts the individual income tax rate to 3% by calendar year 2030, with future annual decreases until it ultimately falls to 0%."
governorreeves.ms.gov/gov-reeves-s....
"The new legislation, House Bill 1, cuts the individual income tax rate to 3% by calendar year 2030, with future annual decreases until it ultimately falls to 0%."
governorreeves.ms.gov/gov-reeves-s....
Gov. Reeves Signs Historic Legislation Eliminating Mississippi’s Individual Income Tax
Governor Tate Reeves today signed historic legislation that eliminates the individual income tax in Mississippi. House Bill 1, or the “Build Up Mississippi Act,” empowers the state workforce by not ta...
governorreeves.ms.gov
June 11, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Whoa... Mississippi- how y'all gonna make up that funding for public services?
"The new legislation, House Bill 1, cuts the individual income tax rate to 3% by calendar year 2030, with future annual decreases until it ultimately falls to 0%."
governorreeves.ms.gov/gov-reeves-s....
"The new legislation, House Bill 1, cuts the individual income tax rate to 3% by calendar year 2030, with future annual decreases until it ultimately falls to 0%."
governorreeves.ms.gov/gov-reeves-s....
After noting she started receiving mental health services over 50 years ago, a client asked if I thought she deserved to have hope... if taking psych meds makes her "not human"....💔🤬🔥❤️
March 27, 2025 at 7:50 PM
After noting she started receiving mental health services over 50 years ago, a client asked if I thought she deserved to have hope... if taking psych meds makes her "not human"....💔🤬🔥❤️
One of the really fun part of growing up Catholic in the Bible belt is reflexively reciting prayers /hymns when watching horror movies with my partner.
Then, there are awkward things like my getting upset that some of y'all failed the Book report while talking in soundbites.
Then, there are awkward things like my getting upset that some of y'all failed the Book report while talking in soundbites.
March 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
One of the really fun part of growing up Catholic in the Bible belt is reflexively reciting prayers /hymns when watching horror movies with my partner.
Then, there are awkward things like my getting upset that some of y'all failed the Book report while talking in soundbites.
Then, there are awkward things like my getting upset that some of y'all failed the Book report while talking in soundbites.
WTFF
"Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, has filed House Bill 1343, which would abolish the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) and move the agency's functions under the Department of Corrections (DOC)."
www.okhouse.gov/posts/news-2...
"Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, has filed House Bill 1343, which would abolish the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) and move the agency's functions under the Department of Corrections (DOC)."
www.okhouse.gov/posts/news-2...
Humphrey Addresses OK Mental Health Crisis
Welcome to Oklahoma's House of Representatives website!
www.okhouse.gov
March 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
WTFF
"Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, has filed House Bill 1343, which would abolish the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) and move the agency's functions under the Department of Corrections (DOC)."
www.okhouse.gov/posts/news-2...
"Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, has filed House Bill 1343, which would abolish the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (ODMHSAS) and move the agency's functions under the Department of Corrections (DOC)."
www.okhouse.gov/posts/news-2...
Things like this make me thankful that I'll never understand the rugged individualism and drive to get ahead at the expense of others... though that gratitude does precious little to soothe the rage that this mentality is acceptable or preferred by so many.
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
DOGE job cuts bring pain to Trump heartland
Jennifer Piggott proudly hung a red-and-blue Trump campaign flag outside her one-story home during the November election race. Now, after she was abruptly fired from her civil service job, her days of supporting the president are over.
www.reuters.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Things like this make me thankful that I'll never understand the rugged individualism and drive to get ahead at the expense of others... though that gratitude does precious little to soothe the rage that this mentality is acceptable or preferred by so many.
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
Well, that'll teach me to go looking to reseach articles in hopes of finding some sort of good news.
Global 19-year study shows "only 6.9% of individuals with mental health or substance use disorders receive effective treatment."
scitechdaily.com/shocking-stu...
Global 19-year study shows "only 6.9% of individuals with mental health or substance use disorders receive effective treatment."
scitechdaily.com/shocking-stu...
Shocking Study Reveals That Only 6.9% of People With Mental Health Disorders Get Effective Treatment
Only 6.9% of people with mental health or substance use disorders receive effective treatment, largely due to lack of recognition and inadequate care. A global study highlights the need for better-tra...
scitechdaily.com
March 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Well, that'll teach me to go looking to reseach articles in hopes of finding some sort of good news.
Global 19-year study shows "only 6.9% of individuals with mental health or substance use disorders receive effective treatment."
scitechdaily.com/shocking-stu...
Global 19-year study shows "only 6.9% of individuals with mental health or substance use disorders receive effective treatment."
scitechdaily.com/shocking-stu...
Nightmare fuel of deer seeking revenge on humans wasn't on my BINGO card, but here we are thanks to:
"Second positive case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in Indiana"
cwd-info.org/in-second-po...
"Second positive case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in Indiana"
cwd-info.org/in-second-po...
IN - Second positive case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in Indiana
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed Indiana’s second positive case of chronic wasting disease (CWD). CWD is a neurological disease that affects deer, resulting in their eve...
cwd-info.org
March 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Nightmare fuel of deer seeking revenge on humans wasn't on my BINGO card, but here we are thanks to:
"Second positive case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in Indiana"
cwd-info.org/in-second-po...
"Second positive case of chronic wasting disease confirmed in Indiana"
cwd-info.org/in-second-po...
If you have Regence BCBS, I'd recommend checking that your providers are still in-network. Just got a letter from a local hospital about patients getting the full cost for care passed on to them by Regence now that they're out of network.
March 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
If you have Regence BCBS, I'd recommend checking that your providers are still in-network. Just got a letter from a local hospital about patients getting the full cost for care passed on to them by Regence now that they're out of network.
Hoping findings like this will encourage community agencies and medical institutions to start treating people as whole people .
www.sciencealert.com/the-seeds-of...
www.sciencealert.com/the-seeds-of...
The Seeds of Schizophrenia May Be Planted in The Earliest Moments of Life
There's a window of time in our lives we've all passed through yet still know so little about: early gestation.
www.sciencealert.com
February 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Hoping findings like this will encourage community agencies and medical institutions to start treating people as whole people .
www.sciencealert.com/the-seeds-of...
www.sciencealert.com/the-seeds-of...
Just sent this to a co-worker, without taking life stuff into account, this timeline is overwhelming.
"Between the weight of news and clients alone, I've noticed my heart being too heavy. The result is a drastic increase in unproductive brain malfunctions."
"Between the weight of news and clients alone, I've noticed my heart being too heavy. The result is a drastic increase in unproductive brain malfunctions."
February 13, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Just sent this to a co-worker, without taking life stuff into account, this timeline is overwhelming.
"Between the weight of news and clients alone, I've noticed my heart being too heavy. The result is a drastic increase in unproductive brain malfunctions."
"Between the weight of news and clients alone, I've noticed my heart being too heavy. The result is a drastic increase in unproductive brain malfunctions."
Her: are you the person who gave me dinosaur?
Me: 😸
Her: they've had so much play time! Thank you! I forget your name, though.
*cue happiness that only comes from sharing small plastic dinos with strangers that you find in random pockets while out and about as a 40-something childless human*
Me: 😸
Her: they've had so much play time! Thank you! I forget your name, though.
*cue happiness that only comes from sharing small plastic dinos with strangers that you find in random pockets while out and about as a 40-something childless human*
February 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Her: are you the person who gave me dinosaur?
Me: 😸
Her: they've had so much play time! Thank you! I forget your name, though.
*cue happiness that only comes from sharing small plastic dinos with strangers that you find in random pockets while out and about as a 40-something childless human*
Me: 😸
Her: they've had so much play time! Thank you! I forget your name, though.
*cue happiness that only comes from sharing small plastic dinos with strangers that you find in random pockets while out and about as a 40-something childless human*