College grants for preemies

A place for financial aid info and assistance

2015.01.07 23:00 JudgySheebs A place for financial aid info and assistance

A sub for financial aid info and assistance. Connecting students with resources and information. The main goal of this sub to help students help themselves find ways to reduce the expense of college and other forms of higher education.
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2015.07.14 22:58 Mycd Ask Oregon

moving? traveling? Don't want to bother oregon or portland with the same questions each week? Ask it here!
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2014.06.06 21:42 Opechan Virginia Indians: Still Here.

Pamunkey. Mattaponi. Chickahominy. Rappahannock. Monacan. Meherrin. Nansemond. Nottoway. These and other Virginia Tribes now have a place on reddit to share our news, culture, stories, questions, discussion, events, and powwows. (Lumbees, Hallawas, Piscataways and other Natives in the DMV and on the internet are also welcome!) Attan Akamik wecomes you.
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2024.05.14 10:23 MeeloMosqeeto The secret to getting interviews?

Noticed a lot of people struggling to get call backs or responses on Indeed. I started my search at the start of May and have gotten interviews at warehouses, hotels, and even the Royal Caribbean, I applied kinda jokingly. My experience is ranching in middle and HS, running a warehouse in the summers in HS as well, 3 years of lifeguarding with one being the head pool supervisor. 9 months as the houseman at a Hilton hotel, the step above housekeeper. I've gotten interviews for over half my applied jobs, and the most brought up thing is my ranching experience. Fencing, working; cattle, goats, sheep, longhorn, zebras!!, several deer species, and more, heavy equipment operation, direction skills, and long hot days in the sun are the main take aways from that. I was the HS kid every old head had to come fix their computer, leaky pipe, help cover their 6 million pounds of silage, dredge their sheep etc. Granted my town had 1800 people and my graduating class was 36. I have since moved to college and live in a city with ~250000 people. My references are those exact old heads who likely answer, if jobs even call references still, with, "Who Aidan? oh that hard working sum bitch was the smartest kid I ever knew! Watcha wanna know?" Kinda sidetracked but felt it was relevant. All in all. "Put what sticks out" seems kind of redundant to say, but what I've experienced in interviews in that they are most interested in someone who has had a steady job history, does what the 'average' person doesn't, and a history is mentally/physically intensive jobs, at the entry level anyway. Where you can get that experience? I am willing to bet serious money a farmer outside your town/city would pay you extremely well to ride his side-by-side around his fields picking up rocks and sticks. They understand simply being out in the Sun is one of the most physically taxing things you can do, especially at their older age. I did this my first semesters of college for 20/hour doing 20 hours a weekend. That's just a specific example, but things always need to be done at these types of places and generally, as long as you do what you're told and supposed to do, you're left to yourself and can work at your own pace whenever. Finding 'contract' labor like this is the key to sticking out in this swamped jobs market. If you don't want to hang around small farming towns looking for work, they are all in Facebook groups just find someone looking for help or that looks busy and ask if they need help with anything around the place. "I am not familiar with this type of work but I can be taught anything and am willing to put in the work to learn" is all it takes almost anywhere to be given a chance at least.
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2024.05.14 07:53 Tomatonnaise Just lost Cal Grant, what can I do now

Hello,
For most of my undergrad my parents have had an income very firmly within the Cal Grant income limit; I've confirmed this with their tax forms each time I've filed. I've qualified for it for the past three years. This filing, they barely passed the upper limit, losing my Cal Grant. At the same time, my sister also is about to start undergrad and, assuming we were going to get Cal Grant, she committed to a UC. Of course, I am privileged to be in this position where my parents have a net income high enough. Still, their incomes are definitely not sufficient and our financial situation is not strong enough to support the both of us going to college simultaneously. Bad timing with the changes to the FAFSA sibling discount I guess.
Is there anything I can do? Can I negotiate with my FA office? I work full-time over breaks and part-time over the semester. I've applied to and gotten some scholarships. We also have the MCS, but that also just isn't enough. My family is panicked over this. I'm usually the one organizing the documents for FA, so it's my fault for not double checking things this time around because I just thought it would be the same as previous years. I feel especially bad about that. I'm sorry if this comes off as tone-deaf or too privileged, that isn't my intention. Thank you for any help.
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2024.05.14 06:51 prytanus Undecided on which college to attend

I'm having a hard time picking a college to attend as a transfer student who is majoring in business. I'm basically just looking to see things through the perspective of others, so I can take into consideration which college to attend.
My options include: CSUF (Pre-Business), CSULB (Accountancy), UCLA (Business Econ), UCI (Business Administration), UCR (Business Administration), and hopefully USC (Business Administration or Accounting) although I am still waiting for USC decisions to come out.
My tuition has been fully covered for all the UCs and CSUs, and I expect that if I get accepted to USC my tuition would be fully covered too. Additionally for the UCs I would receiving a decent amount (10k+) of grants/scholarships left over after covering my tuition.
The issue for me is that I feel tempted to go to UCLA since they're covering everything, its a well regarded school, it's a 30 minute drive there, no housing costs, and they're giving me a lot of leftover aid. However I don't wish to study economics, I prefer finance and accounting. Ideally I'd like to stay in Los Angeles since I am looking to get more involved within the film industry and some of the potential internships I am looking to attain are in Burbank, Culver City, and near the Los Angeles area.
Overall I am very convinced in attending USC but I need to prepare myself incase they reject me so I need some advice on which school would offer me the best opportunities in a finance career, accounting career, and entertainment industry.
(Sorry for the long post)
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2024.05.14 06:50 prytanus Undecided on which college to attend

I'm having a hard time picking a college to attend as a transfer student who is majoring in business. I'm basically just looking to see things through the perspective of others, so I can take into consideration which college to attend.
My options include: CSUF (Pre-Business), CSULB (Accountancy), UCLA (Business Econ), UCI (Business Administration), UCR (Business Administration), and hopefully USC (Business Administration or Accounting) although I am still waiting for USC decisions to come out.
My tuition has been fully covered for all the UCs and CSUs, and I expect that if I get accepted to USC my tuition would be fully covered too. Additionally for the UCs I would receiving a decent amount (10k+) of grants/scholarships left over after covering my tuition.
The issue for me is that I feel tempted to go to UCLA since they're covering everything, its a well regarded school, it's a 30 minute drive there, no housing costs, and they're giving me a lot of leftover aid. However I don't wish to study economics, I prefer finance and accounting. Ideally I'd like to stay in Los Angeles since I am looking to get more involved within the film industry and some of the potential internships I am looking to attain are in Burbank, Culver City, and near the Los Angeles area.
Overall I am very convinced in attending USC but I need to prepare myself incase they reject me so I need some advice on which school would offer me the best opportunities in a finance career, accounting career, and entertainment industry.
(Sorry for the long post)
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2024.05.14 06:19 Open-Platform-6529 How much would I have to pay for college?

Hello, I’m upcoming freshman and I was looking to get an idea of how much I would have to pay for college. I’ve received 75% bright futures in addition to the Pegasus Gold scholarship and was wondering how finances would look like assuming I based everything off the estimated rates provided by UCF. I know this is a very broad question but if anyone has been in the same boat pls let me know. Also I haven’t received my financial aid package but I’ve received around 3k in grants from other universities so I’m not sure if that helps.
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2024.05.14 05:28 Cute-Point-3583 Tamu or UTD for Mech Eng

Tamu will cost about 45k for my total expenses for the next 4 years. This is including that I will be doing Blinn Teab first year.
UTD would most likely pay me a little more than 5k per year to attend because my scholarships/grants outweigh the cost.
My main concerns with tamu is dealing with Blinn and ETAM. I was a little bit concerned with ETAM to begin with but having my gpa split makes it even worse cause I am somewhat set on getting Mech.
With UTD, ive heard it is quite depressing and antisocial. Im not really into parties or anything but I just fear that would mess up my ability to find job connections and good academic support.
I also know that Texas A&M has great connections and rankings for my major, I just feel a lot of pressure from my peers to take the opportunity to get paid to go to college since I come from a fairly low income household. I plan to pay for college myself. Would the benefit of going to a better school for engineering be worth the headache of etam/blinn and high costs.
What would you do?
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2024.05.14 05:27 AydenSchrader I’m almost 21 and have $38,000 of debt. What’s my best bet?

I just dropped out of college because it’s been a waste of time for me and I was going to keep switching majors because I can’t figure out what degree I want on the piece of paper (I’m not passionate about it all, willing to do online school but need available hours for serving at a restaurant.
I take home approximately $3600/month. I have $886
I have -$37,684 of debt - Credit card: $4,000 - Student Loans: $36,000
Can go to an in-state school (online) for free or get paid because of my scholarships + Pell Grant but currently on Financial Aid suspension (limited to 12 hours)
• Currently I have a $3500 paid-off car. • I do photography (and need to scale it) with a very nice camera. • I have a job. • I’m considering finishing my 2 years at school in an online finance degree
I feel the need to move out because my home situation is pretty difficult with my father.
I’m also engaged and hoping to get married next year and want to be prepared for that.
Please help, I’m open to any questions for more information.
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2024.05.14 04:51 EFlickerz Questions from a prospective IR student interested in CH-DE-AU.

Hey!
I'm a 17 y/o student in the US who has (via the dual credit system here) been able to rack up college credits during highschool. I'll be able to graduate with an associates degree in cybersecurity as a result, granting me the certificates and coursework to take on a entry-level cybersec job or internship. Over the last few years, I've had an intense interest in International Relations, specifically US-EU collaboration, trade, and defense, as well as Middle-East policy/affairs. As a Policy Debater, I've also had the the opportunity to write about, study, and research some of the surface tensions/debates/conflicts.
I hold both US and German citizenship, I'm roughly C2 in german language skills, and have limited knowledge of Farsi which I aim to expand through a critical language scholarship with the US Dep of State.
My first question is about where I could best study IR and diplomacy as a bachelors program. (And whether a bachelors program for IR or Diplomacy is worth it.) My dad is a Econ professor, so I agree with many in this forum indicating the need for finance related economics knowledge for IR careers. Due to my german citizenship and my language proficiencies/interest in the region, I've entertained studying in Suisse, Germany, or Austria. (several schools have great connections with international organizations, NGOs, internships.) Would this be worthwhile? Are there any schools in those 3 countries that I should consider learning more about?
I also recognize that the US has dozens of amazing schools with proximity to US governmental agencies. For Bachelors programs, are there any specific schools I should focus on or learn more about?
For those that had internships that helped narrow down IR related interests, do you have any recomendations or programs you found beneficial? Should I finish out a full BA in cybersec for more specialization to standout? Are there any individuals/books I should glean from while making these desicions?
I know this is kinda a lot of questions, but I appreciate anyone who takes the time to share their time/expertise.
Thanks!
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2024.05.14 04:16 Financial_Chemist286 New born positive for DS in NICU

Baby boy was born at 36 weeks gestation a few days ago. He is in the NICU due to having a pleural effusion that seems to be clearing. He also has pulmonary hypertension but they hope no surgery is needed right now. He is stable and doing well in the NICU. He doesn’t suckle or eat on his own because he is learning to swallow and breathe. Things we take for granted. I feel bad for my wife because she was looking forward to experience being a woman and breast feeding him.
They no longer have him intubated just on oxygen with the canula at 2 liters so we are making progress. Blood work came back positive for trisomy21. Asked Doctor about a microarray but she said he doesn’t need one?that he as tri21? I thought there were 3 types from what I am learning online.
Can’t say my wife and aren’t a little scared and confused. I did sign up today for down syndrome network news letter. I guess I just don’t know where to start since we are embarking on this journey.
I hope to give him the best life I can. I know early intervention is important but what exactly does that entail? What therapies should I be looking for to begin with? What recommendations or resources?
My wife is grieving and so am I a little because he is our first and I guess we had so many ideas of our marriage having a little one that would be our legacy in terms of growing up and growing older, college, girlfriends, maybe marriage and children for him but now I see he may never experience some of those things and we should be counting our blessings.
I have so many thoughts in my mind like what kind of life will he have and be able to live? Will he live a long quality life? Will he have independence? I get worried about who will take care of him when we die as I am 38m and wife is 36f. Then I read that I can expect his life expectancy to be maybe 50-60’s years of age and that some DS people live till 70’s maybe.
I know I should just enjoy the moment now of him being a baby but seeing the videos on you tube and realizing how much time and effort he will need to thrive scares me because he just won’t have a typical childhood. But I will do my best to be strong and be there for him and I want to give him the best start and base possible to thrive.
I see there was an institute for people’s potential and also know I will need to sign up for all the therapies I can. I know also I need him to have great nutrition and healthy lifestyle so he can carry himself with it for as long as he can because after my wife and I are gone he will really have no one else besides maybe a few nephews and nieces. Do I need to set up a trust or anything like that now or accounts to grow so he will have something in the future to use?
Thank you for reading my grief and cries here. I appreciate your experience and expertise on what I can do to give my newborn baby boy the best quality of life he can have.
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2024.05.14 04:06 Unlikely_Impact_7898 Getting married my senior year

Hi everyone. I know that often times, married students can get quite a bit of financial aide. I will begin my senior year of college in August 2024. I’m getting married in October 2024. I’m wondering if I will be eligible for any grants/scholarships/federal aid etc. Based on what I’ve found so far, it seems to me that I probably won’t be eligible since I’m getting married after the school year begins. Does anyone know anything about this? Anything I can apply for?
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2024.05.14 04:02 SteveDurin I miss her

I miss her
I could say whatever came to mind, it didn’t matter. The dumbest jokes would make her laugh, it’s an amazing thing being able to be your dumb self and still be so loved. I love her so much, I always tried to make sure she knew that, I tried to do everything I could to make sure she was happy and I still feel like I took her for granted.
I don’t know why I’m alive anymore, what the point is. There isn’t a single thing I’m looking forward to now that she’s gone, instead life is just a slog. I struggle to make it through anything I do, I have no motivation. I don’t care about life at all anymore and I don’t believe for a second that I’ll ever be happy again, so why even bother. Going to college won’t make me happy, finding a good career wont matter to me in the slightest.
Nobody understands. They think it’s just something I’ll get over as time goes on. But it’s not. She was everything, she was my happiness. Then she died. I wish I died with her.
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2024.05.14 03:37 StephenMiniotis Thoughts and Writings: "On Hearing Voices".

Ladies and brethren, I stand declared, a person who hears voices in his mind and communicates with himself. I have been diagnosed with Paranoia and Schizophrenia; and despite being medicated with what I call inhibitors, the voices in my head ever continue to harass, play, and entertain me.
I no longer fear the voices; certainly, they're a nuisance. I cannot drive, for example, or operate heavy machinery. I'm carefully distracted while reading; my reading speed has slowed to a crawl; I take just one course per year at the University, for which I recieve a grant, and am carefully distracted.
But despite the drawbacks and setbacks, I consider hearing voices to be an upgrade to regular consciousness. I can now emulate people in my mind, and calculate probabilities which, in all likelihood, won't occur. I hear dialogue and fiction spread itself before my mind, in ways unimaginable to a regular, "healthy" person. I have summoned einstien's emulation in my mind, just to hear him lecture on why he isn't dead yet in my mind; and wrote a treatsie on time, for example.
I dialogue with characters from the past and present - and some I've made up entirely. Anyone I think of isn't immune. Where this journey ends, nobody knows; but to consider me the ill one, and diagnose me, and medicate me, is, I think, doing me a disservice.
Fear is a low-level play of acumen. And if you are afraid of the voices, and still paranoid, then my brother, you might need medication, if only temporarily - but sometimes for life. But sometimes you just need someone to explain to you that nobody is in your mind, that you hear emulations, and that you'll be fine.
And once you realize that your mind emulates other people, and seize the day, so to speak, and seize control of the situation, then you have entered a higher realm of learning, one where dialogue and fiction are written in your mind, while you enjoy a laugh or two. Comeotragic, isn't it? And rather artistic, these fictitious characters, these emulations, these voices. And the beauty of it? None of it ever occured, but in your mind.
Never fear the voices, Never do what the say, and always laugh alone at the sheer ridiculousness of the situation, and you'll be just fine. Toughen up. Certainly the voices will berate you, belittle you, and beat you down if you let them. But if they come to fear and respect you some day, then maybe you'll be glad. And some writing may come of this.
note: at the request of his family, the artist will be taking meds for life. He's injected every three months to inhibit the voices.
An English Literature Undergrad
University Of Toronto
Part-Time Studies
St. Michael's College
Stephen M. Miniotis, a diagnosed Paranoid Schizophrenic.
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To be edited. This is just a rough draft. May, 2024.
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2024.05.14 03:17 Altruistic_Tonight18 I give out taxpayer funded crack pipes, contrary to the White House’s assurances that they aren’t using taxpayer monies to fund acquisition or distribution of crack pipes. AMA

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/02/10/biden-smoking-kits-pipes-addiction/6724719001/
I’m not trying to bash Biden and Harris, and will be voting for them a second time soon… The White House appears to have used misdirection and some fancy pants doublespeak to publicly deny it. Here’s how it really works:
We provide “safer smoking kits” to drug users at no cost to them. What the funding bill and resulting grants said is that we, the harm reductionists who run programs, get to decide what goes in to our kits. Technically, they’re not lying. So yeah, let me tell you how the White House is able to honestly say that they don’t fund crack pipe distribution.
Our crack kits don’t technically contain assembled crack pipes… In order to make a crack pipe, a user has to put the screen or Brillo pad (we provide both) in the glass stem in order for it to meet the legal definition of “crack pipe”. It takes about ten seconds to assemble one, and we give them out usually about 5 at a time, depending on how much crack a person smokes. The max I’ve ever given out was 50, to a guy who had an eighth a day habit and was pretty damn wealthy. They get to choose, and they understand that our stock is limited, so they only take what they need. We don’t ask for names or IDs. It doesn’t matter if you’re broke or a millionaire, we serve all drug users and the people who surround them.
Our kits aren’t just EZ-Build crack pipes; we give them lip balm (as crack pipes can get very hot with obsessive use or if it’s being used by multiple people), little wood pusher sticks which help them use crack more efficiently, rubber mouthpieces which prevent burns and disease spread, new lighters, and a few other knick nacks.
We give everyone narcan as well, so they can save their opioid user friends should one get a bag of dope that’s heavy on the fentanyl. Or if they somehow find pure heroin, which was hard to come by when I was using fifteen years ago. In those days, only paramedics carried narcan! Now your friendly neighborhood crackhead carries it as well, thanks to democrats like me!
But what about meth users, you might ask? What about people who smoke fentanyl? Do they get government funded pipes too???
Yes. Totally taxpayer funded, although we do have other grants and donations. The meth kits are pretty much the same, only with taxpayer funded meth pipes instead of crack pipes. For fentanyl smokers, we have hammerhead pipes. We also have clean sheets of aluminum foil with fresh straws for folks who smoke heroin.
We also do needle exchange… Until a few years ago, it was a one for one syringe exchange, but now we give out boxes of a hundred along with sharps containers to anyone except the diabetics trying to get free medical supplies from us… Hell, even then we give them out even though our grants specify drug users as recipients. We dispose of sharps containers, and we make our clients promise to use them to minimize needle stick injuries. We have contracts with a medical waste company, as do all other needle exchange programs.
My ultimate point here is that HELL YES WE GIVE OUT CRACK PIPES THAT ARE FUNDED BY TAX DOLLARS, and we save lives by doing it. That’s not just a bold claim; harm reduction has been studied, a lot (in part because young liberals going in to allied or public health hear the bizarre and ostensibly false things that some ultraconservatives say about harm reduction and love proving them insane using actual large sample scientific studies), and continues to be studied at the most reputable colleges you can find.
So yeah, AMA. And no, I’m not going to send you pipes or syringes. We only distribute to residents of the city I’m in!
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2024.05.14 02:41 Pyroski The Midterms of 1848 and 1849 Pine & Liberty

The Midterms of 1848 and 1849 Pine & Liberty
In the final months of Daniel Webster's term, the economy, still reeling from the War of 1839 and the subsequent Panic of 1843, began a slow but steady recovery. William Lloyd Garrison, the incoming President who shattered the Federalists' grip on power, stepped into office with a bold agenda aimed at bolstering the economic upturn and lifting the nation's spirits. His initial flurry of legislative efforts included a proposed second bill of rights to prevent a repeat of the Sedition Acts, as well as measures to curb speech, the introduction of an equal rights and poll tax amendment, the reduction of the National Bank's influence, which Garrison branded as "corrupt" and "flawed," in favor of greater state control, and the full nationalization of the road industry. Congress has rejected every one of these, however, Garrison has managed to push through some reforms, such as removing Nathan Appleton as the bank's president in 1848, granting states more authority over monetary policies, the nonrenewal of the sedition acts, the District of Maine region's autonomy, imposing national limits on alcohol sales, and ban of the purchase of quantities over 16, and the ending of U.S. cooperation in the deportation of fugitives. However, widespread American fatigue over aggressive slavery policies, coupled with an indifferent Martin Van Buren administration, terms of the Treaty of Brussels, and interest in the settlement of new territories in the northwest, resulted in minimal diplomatic opposition to Garrison's fugitive policy.
Despite minor economic hiccups, trade has largely returned to its pre-war status as industries have stabilized. This was partly due to then-President Nathan Appleton raising interest rates in response to Garrison's funding cuts and minor currency instability resulting from the sudden influx of state control. Furthermore, despite Garrison's efforts to establish further independence from the increasingly close British empire by expanding trade with Haiti, Mexico, France, and the Netherlands, foreign investments, particularly by the British, in railroads and other industries continue, much to Garrison's chagrin.
Meanwhile, on the domestic front, with William Lloyd Garrison shepherding the more affluent Liberty party to adopt a more radical rhetoric against the establishment and secret societies as a whole, the Anti-Masonic party would see a sudden bleed of support, as several of its representatives switched their party affiliations in their 1846 and 1847 campaigns. This bleed would continue, as the party became Garrison's largest outsider ally on key legislative reforms, with Garrison championing the collapsing party's platform on issues such as poll tax and voting reforms, and fines for secret societies. By 1848, party officials would agree on a formal merge, as the remainder of party members switched over. As Temperance sentiment spreads far and wide across the nation, Natavist feelings soar to unprecedented heights; as Catholics and the Irish find themselves in the crosshairs of nativism, owing to stereotypes associating them with regular drinking and heavy alcohol consumption.
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Federalist
Led by their esteemed leader, George Evans, federalists have undergone a significant transformation following a series of setbacks, including major electoral defeats to the oligarchy during the "Revolution of 1846" in both the Presidential and House races, and narrowly retaining control of the Senate. They distanced themselves from the still-sensitive Daniel Webster administration, and addressing concerns over his well-known alcoholism and allegations of sympathy to liquor, they adopted a more pronounced pro-temperance stance; with states such as Connecticut and New Hampshire, where they held sway over governorships and state legislatures, implementing stricter regulations. Moreover, although initially backing the Sedition Acts and playing key roles in its creation alongside Federalist President Noah Webster in 1827, most of the party shifted its stance by 1847, opposing its renewal. While Federalists have supported specific measures during the Garrison presidency, particularly those related to Temperance and opposition to the Sedition Acts, the party has emerged as Garrison's main opponent, leveraging their status as the second-largest party in the House and their majority in the Senate, to block much of his agenda. Notably, Massachusetts representative Nathaniel Briggs Borden, supported by the party establishment, spearheaded Federalist efforts to censure Garrison for his attempts to rein in the National Bank. Nonetheless, with the defense of the Law and Order party, Garrison managed to evade censure with a vote margin of 19-35. Nevertheless, leveraging their control in the Senate, Federalists effectively obstructed Garrison's legislative agenda, halting proposed cuts to national defense meant to prioritize funding for education and infrastructure, as outlined in Garrison's Bill of rights. Additionally, they stymied social reforms proposed by Garrison, including provisions in The Penitentiary Act of 1848 aimed at alleviating penalties for tax evasion, victims of the Sedition Acts, and Dorr sympathizers. Furthermore, they thwarted the full implementation of Garrison's Land Reform policy, which aimed to repurchase all lands acquired by foreign investors.
Despite defeats amid the "Revolution of 1846" and a party identity crisis, the glimmer of victory at the end of the tunnel, driven by opposition to Garrison and his efforts to dismantle the National Bank, has spurred party unity. Centering their campaign primarily on one issue: The National Bank, Federalists argue that Garrison's attempts to curtail it are unconstitutional, citing the 13th amendment which established a strong permanent bank, and criticizing his use of the spoils system, particularly Arthur Tappan's appointment as bank president in the wake of Appleton's removal. Opponents criticize Tappan as too inexperienced, highlighting his close friendship with Garrison and lack of a banking background, exacerbated by Appleton's own nearly decade-long experience as its president, to allege cronyism. On economics, Federalists campaign on reinstating Appleton; passing legislation to ensure the bank's stability; and the further federalizing of the bank to its pre-Garrison status. Cooperation with private industries in the construction of infrastructure, to limit government spending so that the nation may pay off the heavy debts sustained from a lengthy war on top of an economic depression. They also contest Garrison's efforts to distance New England's ties with British trade and investors, advocating instead for a stronger connection with other European Powers; They champion a return to a close-knit relationship, both diplomatically and economically, with Federalists emphasizing Britain, which contributed heavily to their independence and later the diplomatic resolution of the War of 1839, as their foremost ally.
This political cartoon, prominent during the Revolutionary War to depict Yankees as British loyalists, has regained popularity as a means to mock the Federalists' affection towards Britain and pro-British policies.
Liberty
Unseating the long-standing single-party rule of the Federalists during the Revolution of 1846, the Liberty Party stepped into the fray amidst a transformative era following a return to stability. Conceived by now-President William Lloyd Garrison under the influences of transcendentalism and liberty, advocating opposition to the government and support for limited intervention, it proved easier said than done to translate ideals into reality. Garrison eventually faced the stark reality upon assuming office, facing a slim majority in the House and a minority in the Senate, which forced him to navigate within the system, leaving much of his agenda in vain. Furthermore, Garrison's failure to pass equal rights and his proposed bill of rights has led inner-party critics, led by George Ripley, a Unitarian minister, and Henry David Thoreau, an author and former campaigner of Garrison, who has returned to civilization from his isolation in the forests of Massachusetts, to label Garrison as "corrupted" by political institutions. Other intra-party critics criticize his national restrictions on alcohol, attempts to block foreign business and investment, and fines for secret societies as further increasing the authority and scope of the government when the party's whole platform stood against it. Nonetheless, allies argue that his restrictions and expansion of executive power are necessary evils to tackle the root causes of societal issues and special interests and to promote the nation's independence while also supporting local businesses and industries.
Despite the emergence of splintering anti-Garrison factions, the Liberty Party has sought to navigate controversy by upholding the core tenets of Garrison's presidency. These include his cessation of collaboration with the U.S. on the deportation of fugitives from the Hudson-Greenway line; dismantling what Liberators perceive as a corrupt National Bank, and his instrumental role in achieving Statehood for the District of Maine after a struggle spanning over a decade, resulting in the creation of two new states: Maine and Bangor. In addition to championing Garrison's established agendas, the party endeavors to garner support for unfinished initiatives. These include proposals to expand the House's seats from 65 to 86, with each state gaining two more representatives than its electoral vote in the Electoral College, thus aiming to bolster representation. Furthermore, they advocate for Garrison's Second Bill of Rights, seeking to amend the constitution to ensure rights for all citizens and to federalize the poll tax to a reduced fee of $1.80. Additionally, they push for legislation aimed at diminishing the influence of Jewish bankers and investments, echoing Garrison's public condemnation of them as "the enemy of the people and Christ" and their purported "stranglehold over our nation's wealth."
The origin of the party name and of its followers, William Lloyd Garrison's \"The Liberator\" has remaiend infleuntial even despite Garrison's dpearture, with followers hanging the cover of the paper to show their support for the party.
Law and Order
Despite suffering heavy defeats amidst the Revolution of 1846 and Thomas Dorr's rebellion, the cornerstone of the party's creation, now relegated to the back burner of voters' minds, the Law and Order alliance of Farmers, Liberals, Traditionalists, and former Federalists and Nationalists finds itself in an awkward position. Larger parties such as the Federalists have adopted the centerpiece coalition's platform, such as the Federalists now championing calls for cooperation with the U.S. and moderate views on black and women's rights, while the Liberty Party advocates for limited government and a smaller national bank; Nonetheless, the Law and Order coalition has attempted to carve out a platform wedged between the two current party giants. Led by the party's House leader Robert C. Winthrop, the party has strongly emphasized its economic agenda, in a bid to set it apart from the two leading parties. They advocate for a limited National Bank, arguing for its scope to be restricted to essential sectors such as agriculture, infrastructure, and trade. Additionally, they propose limits on the money supply to maintain a stable bimetal gold and silver standard, advocate for increased transparency regarding bank loans, and impose requirements for loan eligibility. Moreover, emphasizing a limited federal government approach in favor of state control, they argue for allowing states to charter their own banks to a certain extent. They have also advocated for giving full control to the states to set their whiskey and alcohol policies, supporting government rollbacks on Garrison's national restrictions. Critics from the Law and Order faction lambaste Garrison for what they perceive as insufficient efforts to rein in the National Bank. Instead, they accuse him of employing the spoils system by appointing his friend, Arthur Tappan, whom many consider inexperienced, to oversee it, despite most of the party voting to replace Appleton with him. The party has argued for lower tariffs, contending that high tariffs disproportionately affect the nation's farmers while benefiting wealthy foreign and domestic investors and businesses; Additionally, they argue that lower tariffs would benefit consumer interests.
Championed by Winthrop and fellow prominent Law and Orderites, including Senator Franklin Pierce, former Governor Edward Everett, Representative Charles G. Atherton, Rhode Island speaker John Hopkins Clarke, and a now one-legged John Fairfield, the party has attempted to adopt a "Proclamation of Neutrality" regarding foreign policy, believing their strength could be achieved through trade and cordial relations with any country, regardless of past relations or tensions with the nation's ally states. Most notably, their support for this policy extends to the nation's most infamous and longstanding enemy, the United States, with whom the nation has fought two wars. Any attempts to reconcile have been further complicated after the election of vocal anti-Fugitive ally, William Lloyd Garrison, who halted Yankee cooperation in the retrieval and return of fugitives. Nevertheless, this faction, derisively labeled the "Doughfaces" by critics due to their perceived willingness to bend to U.S. interests argues that cooperation was necessary. They point to the provisions of the Treaty of Brussels and the agreed-upon reward for captured fugitives, whom they claim weren't even citizens of New England, that the U.S. agreed to pay; Which they contend as a necessary evil to tackle and settle the burdensome debts the nation has accumulated in recent years. In stark contrast, the "Firebrands," nicknamed as such due to the fearmongering that their support for Garrison's policy will spark a third crisis between the two bordering nations, are led by Representative John P. Hale of New Hampshire and Associate Justice Marcus Morton, the 1841 National Party nominee. Famously during a party meeting, Hale would passionately argue, "After witnessing the sacrifice of countless lives, the toll of significant casualties, the devastation wrought upon our infrastructure, and the profound scars etched upon our nation, it would be nothing short of tragic to discover ourselves entangled once more in the very predicament we endeavored to escape..." This sentiment has been echoed similarly by the rest of the Firebrands as they emerge as the top faction opposed to inner-party calls for cooperation with the United States.
\"DIPLOMATIC SCALES, a true balance\" a pro-Doughface political cartoon, contends through a smudge of humor, that the only way that the two nations, New England and the United States could remain in harmony is through compromise. Meanwhile, highlighting their role in the Treaty of Brussells and War of 1839, a man in the bottom-right conner, the personifcation of Britian interjects with his own oponions.
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2024.05.14 02:30 redklouds I feeling lots of negative emotions towards partners mother negative pregnancy announcement

Hey gang - I don't know where to vent - so i'll vent here, I'm not sure if i'm in the wrong mindset. My partner (33F) is 14 weeks pregnant. (WOOT!) prior to this, we've been together for over 2 years. We both have been out of college and have about 7 YOE. I own my own home, my own cars, and we are both financially stable. We both agreed to start trying (if it happens it happens) 2 years into our relationship. we are both extremely excited about this next step in our life! I first told my brother and my parents. They both were even more excited than I, I loved it, I even have recordings of their reactions, it is beautiful. Then we decided to tell her mother and brother, granted, I've gotten really close with her brother, and her mother (we lived with them for 3 months while i closed on my home). When we told her mother, her mothers reaction was more of a 1.5 hr screaming fest; the repeated statements were; "How could you do this to me, you embarrassing me", "I taught you better", "What is wrong with you guys?", "How could you skip this step?", "This is wrong", "I am embarrassed" , "This makes me look bad", "I am disappointed in you (her daughter)". different ways of saying that, just because we weren't wed. I proceeded to be clam, and stand my ground, to ensure her, that her daughter is the love of my life, the barer of my child, I will fight for this family, I will love both of these people with ever being of my fiber. I told her my reason was that I would rather have a larger finical safety net to bring a child into this world since we are both 33, than to spend money on a wedding, and risk later life pregnancy. She would have non of this. As i watched my partner cry her face off, while her mother just stood there laying waste with her unsupportive words. I was torn, I am a big family guy. I only have a tiny circle (my clan) that i keep close... I told her mom, "I'm sorry you feel this way, what can i do to make you feel better?" she continued to just yell the same sentiment.. I looked at my partner, knowing she should NOT be stressed during this time of pregnancy, and said 'lets leave and give each other space' my partner didn't want to (in respect for her mom - we are both asian) but I insisted we leave. We did, I told her "respectfully I think we all need some space, if you allow us, we would like to leave right now", she said "ok".
I could not sleep for a couple nights (its been 3 weeks) the words she said cut like knives.. I feel offended, I feel so angry. Logically, in my mind i think, if you are a parent, your job is to watch your children.. they fumble, they fail, but you guide them you support them. How could you ever tell them their actions are a mistake and embarrassment.. furthermore.. her daughter is pregnant, she is experiencing so many emotions, especially fear.. how could you not put aside your feeling, and know at this very moment your daughter is looking for your support.. how could you let your daughter down when she needs you the MOST. I am twisted up, because I thought I was a good judge of character.. but wow all i come up with is selfish individual... who just cares about themselves.. This mother is supposed to be an adult.. all that angry and anguish all because... ? we weren't married? because we 'skipped' a step? all because we didn't fit into their cookie cutter norms.. I spiraled further questioning myself.. then came back around.. I grew up in a trailer.. no money, I fought tooth and nail, to put myself in college, to learn, to grow, to buy myself a car, to buy myself a home, and to get myself to a point I love. Yet how am i so irked by this person.. how can this person even understand what I went through. they don't, I think i'm just so conflicted. Sometimes I wish I could go and let her know a piece of my mind, I love family, and the thought of putting a rut between my partner and her mother also kills me.. I don't want that, but I don't want someone with those values of "self", "me", "me" around my child. Ever since then, so much of my why my partner and her brother are the way they are makes sense. I just want to let this mother know, "I am disappointed in myself, for letting someone so selfish come so close to me, I forgive but I don't forget. Lastly Thank you, thank you for raising someone to NOT be like you"
sorry - I guess... in some big part of this whole post is my having this bottled up emotion, being conflicted, and not able or willing to put this stress on my pregnant partner.
Thanks for listening.
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2024.05.14 02:26 Pyroski The Midterms of 1848 and 1849 Pine & Liberty

The Midterms of 1848 and 1849 Pine & Liberty
In the final months of Daniel Webster's term, the economy, still reeling from the War of 1839 and the subsequent Panic of 1843, began a slow but steady recovery. William Lloyd Garrison, the incoming President who shattered the Federalists' grip on power, stepped into office with a bold agenda aimed at bolstering the economic upturn and lifting the nation's spirits. His initial flurry of legislative efforts included a proposed second bill of rights to prevent a repeat of the Sedition Acts, as well as measures to curb speech, the introduction of an equal rights and poll tax amendment, the reduction of the National Bank's influence, which Garrison branded as "corrupt" and "flawed," in favor of greater state control, and the full nationalization of the road industry. Congress has rejected every one of these, however, Garrison has managed to push through some reforms, such as removing Nathan Appleton as the bank's president in 1848, granting states more authority over monetary policies, the nonrenewal of the sedition acts, the District of Maine region's autonomy, imposing national limits on alcohol sales, and ban of the purchase of quantities over 16, and the ending of U.S. cooperation in the deportation of fugitives. However, widespread American fatigue over aggressive slavery policies, coupled with an indifferent Martin Van Buren administration, terms of the Treaty of Brussels, and interest in the settlement of new territories in the northwest, resulted in minimal diplomatic opposition to Garrison's fugitive policy.
Despite minor economic hiccups, trade has largely returned to its pre-war status as industries have stabilized. This was partly due to then-President Nathan Appleton raising interest rates in response to Garrison's funding cuts and minor currency instability resulting from the sudden influx of state control. Furthermore, despite Garrison's efforts to establish further independence from the increasingly close British empire by expanding trade with Haiti, Mexico, France, and the Netherlands, foreign investments, particularly by the British, in railroads and other industries continue, much to Garrison's chagrin.
Meanwhile, on the domestic front, with William Lloyd Garrison shepherding the more affluent Liberty party to adopt a more radical rhetoric against the establishment and secret societies as a whole, the Anti-Masonic party would see a sudden bleed of support, as several of its representatives switched their party affiliations in their 1846 and 1847 campaigns. This bleed would continue, as the party became Garrison's largest outsider ally on key legislative reforms, with Garrison championing the collapsing party's platform on issues such as poll tax and voting reforms, and fines for secret societies. By 1848, party officials would agree on a formal merge, as the remainder of party members switched over. As Temperance sentiment spreads far and wide across the nation, Natavist feelings soar to unprecedented heights; as Catholics and the Irish find themselves in the crosshairs of nativism, owing to stereotypes associating them with regular drinking and heavy alcohol consumption.

Federalist
Led by their esteemed leader, George Evans, federalists have undergone a significant transformation following a series of setbacks, including major electoral defeats to the oligarchy during the "Revolution of 1846" in both the Presidential and House races, and narrowly retaining control of the Senate. They distanced themselves from the still-sensitive Daniel Webster administration, and addressing concerns over his well-known alcoholism and allegations of sympathy to liquor, they adopted a more pronounced pro-temperance stance; with states such as Connecticut and New Hampshire, where they held sway over governorships and state legislatures, implementing stricter regulations. Moreover, although initially backing the Sedition Acts and playing key roles in its creation alongside Federalist President Noah Webster in 1827, most of the party shifted its stance by 1847, opposing its renewal. While Federalists have supported specific measures during the Garrison presidency, particularly those related to Temperance and opposition to the Sedition Acts, the party has emerged as Garrison's main opponent, leveraging their status as the second-largest party in the House and their majority in the Senate, to block much of his agenda. Notably, Massachusetts representative Nathaniel Briggs Borden, supported by the party establishment, spearheaded Federalist efforts to censure Garrison for his attempts to rein in the National Bank. Nonetheless, with the defense of the Law and Order party, Garrison managed to evade censure with a vote margin of 19-35. Nevertheless, leveraging their control in the Senate, Federalists effectively obstructed Garrison's legislative agenda, halting proposed cuts to national defense meant to prioritize funding for education and infrastructure, as outlined in Garrison's Bill of rights. Additionally, they stymied social reforms proposed by Garrison, including provisions in The Penitentiary Act of 1848 aimed at alleviating penalties for tax evasion, victims of the Sedition Acts, and Dorr sympathizers. Furthermore, they thwarted the full implementation of Garrison's Land Reform policy, which aimed to repurchase all lands acquired by foreign investors.
Despite defeats amid the "Revolution of 1846" and a party identity crisis, the glimmer of victory at the end of the tunnel, driven by opposition to Garrison and his efforts to dismantle the National Bank, has spurred party unity. Centering their campaign primarily on one issue: The National Bank, Federalists argue that Garrison's attempts to curtail it are unconstitutional, citing the 13th amendment which established a strong permanent bank, and criticizing his use of the spoils system, particularly Arthur Tappan's appointment as bank president in the wake of Appleton's removal. Opponents criticize Tappan as too inexperienced, highlighting his close friendship with Garrison and lack of a banking background, exacerbated by Appleton's own nearly decade-long experience as its president, to allege cronyism. On economics, Federalists campaign on reinstating Appleton; passing legislation to ensure the bank's stability; and the further federalizing of the bank to its pre-Garrison status. Cooperation with private industries in the construction of infrastructure, to limit government spending so that the nation may pay off the heavy debts sustained from a lengthy war on top of an economic depression. They also contest Garrison's efforts to distance New England's ties with British trade and investors, advocating instead for a stronger connection with other European Powers; They champion a return to a close-knit relationship, both diplomatically and economically, with Federalists emphasizing Britain, which contributed heavily to their independence and later the diplomatic resolution of the War of 1839, as their foremost ally.
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Liberty
Unseating the long-standing single-party rule of the Federalists during the Revolution of 1846, the Liberty Party stepped into the fray amidst a transformative era following a return to stability. Conceived by now-President William Lloyd Garrison under the influences of transcendentalism and liberty, advocating opposition to the government and support for limited intervention, it proved easier said than done to translate ideals into reality. Garrison eventually faced the stark reality upon assuming office, facing a slim majority in the House and a minority in the Senate, which forced him to navigate within the system, leaving much of his agenda in vain. Furthermore, Garrison's failure to pass equal rights and his proposed bill of rights has led inner-party critics, led by George Ripley, a Unitarian minister, and Henry David Thoreau, an author and former campaigner of Garrison, who has returned to civilization from his isolation in the forests of Massachusetts, to label Garrison as "corrupted" by political institutions. Other intra-party critics criticize his national restrictions on alcohol, attempts to block foreign business and investment, and fines for secret societies as further increasing the authority and scope of the government when the party's whole platform stood against it. Nonetheless, allies argue that his restrictions and expansion of executive power are necessary evils to tackle the root causes of societal issues and special interests and to promote the nation's independence while also supporting local businesses and industries.
Despite the emergence of splintering anti-Garrison factions, the Liberty Party has sought to navigate controversy by upholding the core tenets of Garrison's presidency. These include his cessation of collaboration with the U.S. on the deportation of fugitives from the Hudson-Greenway line; dismantling what Liberators perceive as a corrupt National Bank, and his instrumental role in achieving Statehood for the District of Maine after a struggle spanning over a decade, resulting in the creation of two new states: Maine and Bangor. In addition to championing Garrison's established agendas, the party endeavors to garner support for unfinished initiatives. These include proposals to expand the House's seats from 65 to 86, with each state gaining two more representatives than its electoral vote in the Electoral College, thus aiming to bolster representation. Furthermore, they advocate for Garrison's Second Bill of Rights, seeking to amend the constitution to ensure rights for all citizens and to federalize the poll tax to a reduced fee of $1.80. Additionally, they push for legislation aimed at diminishing the influence of Jewish bankers and investments, echoing Garrison's public condemnation of them as "the enemy of the people and Christ" and their purported "stranglehold over our nation's wealth."
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Law and Order
Despite suffering heavy defeats amidst the Revolution of 1846 and Thomas Dorr's rebellion, the cornerstone of the party's creation, now relegated to the back burner of voters' minds, the Law and Order alliance of Farmers, Liberals, Traditionalists, and former Federalists and Nationalists finds itself in an awkward position. Larger parties such as the Federalists have adopted the centerpiece coalition's platform, such as the Federalists now championing calls for cooperation with the U.S. and moderate views on black and women's rights, while the Liberty Party advocates for limited government and a smaller national bank; Nonetheless, the Law and Order coalition has attempted to carve out a platform wedged between the two current party giants. Led by the party's House leader Robert C. Winthrop, the party has strongly emphasized its economic agenda, in a bid to set it apart from the two leading parties. They advocate for a limited National Bank, arguing for its scope to be restricted to essential sectors such as agriculture, infrastructure, and trade. Additionally, they propose limits on the money supply to maintain a stable bimetal gold and silver standard, advocate for increased transparency regarding bank loans, and impose requirements for loan eligibility. Moreover, emphasizing a limited federal government approach in favor of state control, they argue for allowing states to charter their own banks to a certain extent. They have also advocated for giving full control to the states to set their whiskey and alcohol policies, supporting government rollbacks on Garrison's national restrictions. Critics from the Law and Order faction lambaste Garrison for what they perceive as insufficient efforts to rein in the National Bank. Instead, they accuse him of employing the spoils system by appointing his friend, Arthur Tappan, whom many consider inexperienced, to oversee it, despite most of the party voting to replace Appleton with him. The party has argued for lower tariffs, contending that high tariffs disproportionately affect the nation's farmers while benefiting wealthy foreign and domestic investors and businesses; Additionally, they argue that lower tariffs would benefit consumer interests.
Championed by Winthrop and fellow prominent Law and Orderites, including Senator Franklin Pierce, former Governor Edward Everett, Representative Charles G. Atherton, Rhode Island speaker John Hopkins Clarke, and a now one-legged John Fairfield, the party has attempted to adopt a "Proclamation of Neutrality" regarding foreign policy, believing their strength could be achieved through trade and cordial relations with any country, regardless of past relations or tensions with the nation's ally states. Most notably, their support for this policy extends to the nation's most infamous and longstanding enemy, the United States, with whom the nation has fought two wars. Any attempts to reconcile have been further complicated after the election of vocal anti-Fugitive ally, William Lloyd Garrison, who halted Yankee cooperation in the retrieval and return of fugitives. Nevertheless, this faction, derisively labeled the "Doughfaces" by critics due to their perceived willingness to bend to U.S. interests argues that cooperation was necessary. They point to the provisions of the Treaty of Brussels and the agreed-upon reward for captured fugitives, whom they claim weren't even citizens of New England, that the U.S. agreed to pay; Which they contend as a necessary evil to tackle and settle the burdensome debts the nation has accumulated in recent years. In stark contrast, the "Firebrands," nicknamed as such due to the fearmongering that their support for Garrison's policy will spark a third crisis between the two bordering nations, are led by Representative John P. Hale of New Hampshire and Associate Justice Marcus Morton, the 1841 National Party nominee. Famously during a party meeting, Hale would passionately argue, "After witnessing the sacrifice of countless lives, the toll of significant casualties, the devastation wrought upon our infrastructure, and the profound scars etched upon our nation, it would be nothing short of tragic to discover ourselves entangled once more in the very predicament we endeavored to escape..." This sentiment has been echoed similarly by the rest of the Firebrands as they emerge as the top faction opposed to inner-party calls for cooperation with the United States.

Minor Party

This section is dedicated to minor parties that lack ballot access or cannot field candidates beyond specific races, making their chances of winning impossible.
Drunkards
Amidst the backdrop of anti-immigrant and Catholic sentiments fueled by campaigns advocating Temperance and the implementation of anti-alcohol measures on the national agendas of leading political factions, a coalition of politically engaged Catholic and Irish immigrants has emerged. Spearheaded by the influential editor of The Boston Post, James Gordon Bennett Sr., a Scottish Roman Catholic, their collective efforts have given rise to a small yet significant political organization: the Workingman's Party. With minor political connections, the party has largely remained native to Massachusetts, where it has contested several seats across the state, on a platform consisting of only three issues: equal protections for immigrants and immigrant workers, labor rights, and most infamously of all, opposition to temperance and alcohol restrictions. As a consequence, despite its intended role as a champion for laborers and immigrants, the party has more famously become to be known the mocking moniker of the "Drunkards" party, a label crafted by detractors to smear its reputation and insinuate that the party is run by a bunch of alcoholics who only became politically active after attempts to take or limit their bottle consumption
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2024.05.14 02:00 Georgeo57 pushback against the genocide. a short story.

they had already had enough of the atrocities. when lindsey graham recently suggested that israel should drop a nuclear bomb on gaza, that crossed the line.
someone came up with the idea that they should carpet bomb the republican national convention so that graham and the others would know firsthand what it is like to be bombed like that.
the idea was to purchase a 2000 lb. bomb, and drop it from a plane. someone suggested that the airspace would probably be monitored, so the idea was proposed that smaller bombs be fired at the convention from within a mile radius. the thought was that if they concurrently launched several hundred decoy drones, the missile defense system would be easily defeated.
some in the group felt that perhaps this was going too far. they wanted to maintain their faith in the icc and the icj indicting netanyahu and israel for war crimes including genocide. but now it was revealed that republicans were threatening the families of icc personnel, so perhaps the thing to do would be to threaten the families of republican lawmakers.
it's interesting to note that this was not a pro-palestinian group exploring these options. it was a group who understood that both israel and the united states were trying to get away with the genocide of the palestinian people, and there was no way that they were going to let that happen.
they set a timetable. if the icc convicted netanyahu and his top commanders before july, they would put aside their counter-atrocities, and allow the legal and political systems of the world to put an end to the genocidal state of israel. they of course expected that the icj would soon thereafter convict israel and the united states for their financing and conducting the genocide.
but apart from what they were considering doing, the most interesting thing about this group is that they were not partisan in the israeli-palestinian conflict. to them this was about a crime against humanity. to them, for the united states and israel to be conspicuously conducting genocide - and even bragging about it - while trying to gaslight the world into believing that they were justified was a step too far. these were moralists who had concluded that those without morality needed to be very forcefully counter-attacked.
so they waited for the icc conviction. they waited for the nations to stop trading with israel and for the united nations to revoke their membership. they waited for even the united states to finally, from moral compulsion, turn against israel.
what set this group apart from most extremist groups is that they were far better aware than most of the root cause of the united states continuing to support israel even after its genocidal atrocities in gaza. they knew that the jewish lobby had threatened democratic politicians that if they dared abandon israel, that lobbying money would be used to defeat them in 2024.
but the group had no answers for how to address this. how does one stop money from controlling our politics? until that happened, their hope was that the college protests would turn into massive public protests all over the world during the summer and fall, and because of all the truth that will have been revealed and faced, jewish lobby money would be rendered powerless to influence democrat politicians.
being peaceful by nature, the group was very much hoping that very soon the bombing of gaza would stop, massive humanitarian aid wood flood into the region, the palestinians would be granted their own sovereign state, the united states would denounce israel, and apologize for its complicity in the genocide, the nations of the world would stop trading with israel and impose boycotts and embargoes on israeli goods, and that the israeli people would rise up against the monster netanyahu, and finally depose him.
they hoped that this was a turning point in the world. those who want their way regardless of how their actions affect others will now lose that ungodly power. that's what they expected would happen. they knew that it was a matter of weeks, or perhaps a few months, before they would be either placated or forced to rebel. they knew that what the world most needed now was unflinching moral courage to stand up to the predatory oppressors among us. they were confident that this would happen over this next year much more expansively and comprehensively than anyone could have imagined. they were confident that the world was experiencing a very rapidly evolving moral reformation. israel and the united states and many american zionist jews who have pretended to be good while being immersed in evil would finally be exposed as very evil, and disempowered. they saw this all as a turning point. the evil among us had over-reached, and through their own evil were destroying themselves. while ready to fight, their abiding mood was that of confidence.
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2024.05.14 01:57 Georgeo57 pushback against the genocide. a short story.

they had already had enough of the atrocities. when lindsey graham recently suggested that israel should drop a nuclear bomb on gaza, that crossed the line.
someone came up with the idea that they should carpet bomb the republican national convention so that graham and the others would know firsthand what it is like to be bombed like that.
the idea was to purchase a 2000 lb. bomb, and drop it from a plane. someone suggested that the airspace would probably be monitored, so the idea was proposed that smaller bombs be fired at the convention from within a mile radius. the thought was that if they concurrently launched several hundred decoy drones, the missile defense system would be easily defeated.
some in the group felt that perhaps this was going too far. they wanted to maintain their faith in the icc and the icj indicting netanyahu and israel for war crimes including genocide. but now it was revealed that republicans were threatening the families of icc personnel, so perhaps the thing to do would be to threaten the families of republican lawmakers.
it's interesting to note that this was not a pro-palestinian group exploring these options. it was a group who understood that both israel and the united states were trying to get away with the genocide of the palestinian people, and there was no way that they were going to let that happen.
they set a timetable. if the icc convicted netanyahu and his top commanders before july, they would put aside their counter-atrocities, and allow the legal and political systems of the world to put an end to the genocidal state of israel. they of course expected that the icj would soon thereafter convict israel and the united states for their financing and conducting the genocide.
but apart from what they were considering doing, the most interesting thing about this group is that they were not partisan in the israeli-palestinian conflict. to them this was about a crime against humanity. to them, for the united states and israel to be conspicuously conducting genocide - and even bragging about it - while trying to gaslight the world into believing that they were justified was a step too far. these were moralists who had concluded that those without morality needed to be very forcefully counter-attacked.
so they waited for the icc conviction. they waited for the nations to stop trading with israel and for the united nations to revoke their membership. they waited for even the united states to finally, from moral compulsion, turn against israel.
what set this group apart from most extremist groups is that they were far better aware than most of the root cause of the united states continuing to support israel even after its genocidal atrocities in gaza. they knew that the jewish lobby had threatened democratic politicians that if they dared abandon israel, that lobbying money would be used to defeat them in 2024.
but the group had no answers for how to address this. how does one stop money from controlling our politics? until that happened, their hope was that the college protests would turn into massive public protests all over the world during the summer and fall, and because of all the truth that will have been revealed and faced, jewish lobby money would be rendered powerless to influence democrat politicians.
being peaceful by nature, the group was very much hoping that very soon the bombing of gaza would stop, massive humanitarian aid wood flood into the region, the palestinians would be granted their own sovereign state, the united states would denounce israel, and apologize for its complicity in the genocide, the nations of the world would stop trading with israel and impose boycotts and embargoes on israeli goods, and that the israeli people would rise up against the monster netanyahu, and finally depose him.
they hoped that this was a turning point in the world. those who want their way regardless of how their actions affect others will now lose that ungodly power. that's what they expected would happen. they knew that it was a matter of weeks, or perhaps a few months, before they would be either placated or forced to rebel. they knew that what the world most needed now was unflinching moral courage to stand up to the predatory oppressors among us. they were confident that this would happen over this next year much more expansively and comprehensively than anyone could have imagined. they were confident that the world was experiencing a very rapidly evolving moral reformation. israel and the united states and many american zionist jews who have pretended to be good while being immersed in evil would finally be exposed as very evil, and disempowered. they saw this all as a turning point. the evil among us had over-reached, and through their own evil were destroying themselves. while ready to fight, their abiding mood was that of confidence.
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2024.05.13 23:30 EnternalMangekyo Finally, my time to shine! EB2 NIW Greened.

After living in the US on non-immigrant status for almost 13 years, I have finally made it. Here is more info and my timeline:
First entry: 2011 on F1 to attend a community college
Transferred to a 4-year college in 2013
Graduated with Bachelor's in May 2015
Joined PhD program in August 2015
Granted Temporary Protected Status in 2016
Graduated with PhD in 2020
Didn’t request OPT since I had TPS EAD with no restriction on employment
Started working as a Research Scientist in late 2020
Filed EB2 NIW NOV 2022 (PD) --- Chen immigration
Filed AOS (I485), I130, and I765 in Dec 2022
EAD parole combo approved Apr 2023
Impacted by visa retrogression
Case remains pending: Dec 2023
Service request: Feb 2024
Generic service request reply received: March 2024
NEW CARD BEING PRODUCED: 05/13/2024
Good luck to you all!

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2024.05.13 23:18 bastianbred Would I get all this money back?

Okay bear with me this might be the dumbest post you will probably ever see here. After 2 years at the current college I’m at right now, graduating this month by the way. I have been paying my own tuition because I thought I wasn’t getting anything. I just realized I wasn’t accepting my grant offers on CUNYfirst. I literally just realized last week and I went on a spree accepting all the offers and this is probably around $8k plus. I was just wondering will I get all this money back after paying my tuition for the past 2 years and finally accepting all this grants?
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2024.05.13 23:13 Individual-Pop5980 Coop opportunity questions

I'm in a community college for a computer science programming degree. I'm nearly finished with the associates (5 classes left). I also intend to dual enroll, Starting in July, at WGU for a bachelors in software engineering and then a masters right after that. so for a bit ill be doing double duty. This is NOT a work term type "coop" you still go to school while doing this job. I feel I was offered a relatively low wage at $19 an hour. The expectation is 40 hours a week and the term is 1 year. Now they do offer benefits and all this but I don't need them as I have health insurance, the lady in the interview stated I could forgo the insurance and get reimbursed on my check like $5 extra an hour. She did state in the interview that because of my resume and other experiences on my resume such as manager at at&t and security businesses that they would see about getting me more than $19 an hour... fast forward to today and the hr guy sent me the offer letter.. it was $19 an hour, I called and asked him if it was negotiable at all and they said because of what they job is he and that manager talked about it and decided that's all they could pay. Now if it was truly software related I would still probably take it. The issue is the offer letter calls it a "QA intern". in the interview the manager stated she mostly needs someone to fix their QMS system (AlisQI) and get that setup and fix a couple other things like their barcode scanner isn't linked to the database anymore and just several little tasks like that like setting up a dashboard (she didn't go into details on that) . I will not have a senior programmer with me, just the QA manager to answer to who doesn't really know much about programming. My question : is it worth it for a QA internship that is actually software related but I'm not learning from anyone and I'll also have no help other than a little from the IT department. Will this help me on my resume for software engineer or look unrelated as a QA intern? Will I have time to do this job and dual enroll at 2 colleges? She said she will work with my schedule but that still seems like it might be alot. And last question, is $19 an hour an insult? Granted I was making $70k a year at at&t 5 years ago.
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2024.05.13 23:11 After_Pollution5719 Transcript Ransom. Help!

In 2010 I attended Armstrong Atlantic university in Savannah, Ga. I was on academic scholarships as well as grants or some kind of aid for being a foster kid in high school. As a very ignorant college kid who had no guidance from family members (or really anyone) I failed out first semester. This university is now “closed” and has been merged into Georgia Southern university.
Fast forward to 2012, attended art institute of Pittsburg. Bad idea. But long story short I accumulated some debt which is now being taken care of by the Biden administrations debt relief. These are through Nelnet.
I’m trying to apply at ASU and obviously need my transcripts. Georgia southern is holding them due to money owed. I’ve emailed the Bursars office twice, no response, gotten them on the phone once and was told I owe ~ $1100. I asked how to start repayment or anything regarding this and was told to use Nelnet. Nelnet has no account info for this. Just that my loans r being forgiven.
This debt is 14 years old and is beyond statute of limitations for debt (to my limited understanding). What do I do? How can I at least see an itemized or a reason I owe this? I’ve called them again since speaking with Nelnet and was on hold for 30 mins. I’m also active duty military if that matters.
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