#shelter should be free

[jazzyjesse]

working at a grocery store has only made me even angrier about inflation and how food, water, and shelter isnt free

like just looking at groceries (not water or shelter) i see just a few bags (maybe around 5 or so) of food costing over $125 USD regularly. I've seen orders upwards of $600. and sure those have been bigger orders but no food should cost that much.

my coworkers and i shouldn't be complaining about the price of food when we get employee discounts.

a single bag of food for myself (usually containing some small pizzas, crackers, milk, and cereal) regularly costs between $50-60. minimum wage in my state is 15/HR. thats about four hours of work for one bag of food

a coworker who works on the front end of our store prides herself on being able to catch theives. everyone says how good she is at it. and sometimes it makes sense, sometimes people are just stealing to steal. but how do you ever know?

when the card reader we take outside is broken we are supposed to have the customers come inside to pay for their groceries if they're paying with EBT. there's a woman who's a regular who has a few small children and when she comes to pick up groceries they're usually asleep in the car.

am i supposed to make her choose between leaving her children alone in the car or waking them up and taking them inside?

four hours of work for one bag of groceries. is this not also theft?

four hours of work. let that sink in. four hours for one small bag of groceries.

we aren't supposed to accept tips but if we don't accept tips then how else are we supposed to afford our groceries?

i haven't seen a single person stealing food. you cannot steal whats already stolen.

although im no longer a christian, the teachings of my childhood have stuck with me, and in the bible it says "When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you."

society has reaped right up the the very edge and beyond of its fields, so it's up to us to reap what we can

four hours of work for one bag of food

#kitty talks #idk what to tag this as #im just so fucking mad #no one can afford to eat anymore #all of our money is going towards constant genocides #food should be free #water should be free #shelter should be free #i dont even know if this post is coherent im just *angry* #no one should have to beg for basic necessities #there's a poem in this somewhere #theres a poem in the woman with the few months old baby who had to come in to take stuff off her order #because WIC didnt cover it all

[foldingfittedsheets]

Everytime I see one of your sex shop (and adjacent) stories, I'm struck by the fact that I think you'd make an AMAZING middle/high school sex educator, especially for a program like OWL (Our Whole Lives).

I meaaaaan. Maybe? I do like kids, but I struggle to cut back on cursing in my everyday vernacular. Also my only credentials are having worked in a sex shop and I thought generally they’d want actually licensed health people. Food for thought I guess!

#ask ffs #I should google it but if it’s volunteer based I’m more likely to go back to volunteering at the animal shelter when I get free time again #I can’t decide if my matter or fact manner would be more or less funny to teens #edit: I googled it and that program is probably not for me #several bullet points were all faith based #I think it’s coming from a Unitarian view but I have negative interest in religious groups of any sort

[slutdge]

listen the tl;dr here is that im not debating human rights with anyone on my posts and youre just getting blocked, and every time i say that my anons get their shit in a twist like THATS NOT FAIR YOURE BASICALLY A FASCIST FOR CENSORING PEOPLE CRITICIZING YOU

#people who dont want to understand wont and the 'criticism' of ''people should just die'' is not something im going to enable #anyways im going to bed cause despite what yall think even though im disabled and an addict i do actually work for a living #let me know where this magical place where your tax dollars go towards me having food and shelter for free is when you find it pals #thanks and eat my ass in advance

[sing-me-under]

I don’t know why, but I get really tired of fics where they’re like “Bruce has been sheltered his entire life and has absolutely no sense for normal people” as though he didn’t go on a world tour in literally every iteration of his existence before becoming Batman. Yes, he was absolutely sheltered as a teenager, and maybe he still held onto some naïveté in his early Batman years, but Batman literally faces every fucking crime there is, and I bet that little Bruce stubbornly traumatized himself with true crime shows and case studies. One does not become Batman and stay sheltered. Yes, unlike most people, he had the safety net of a home and a fat bank account to return to, but that really only applied in the States with legal identification. This man just kinda traveled the world with like the bare minimum and built a name and network for himself from scratch from pure skill, stubbornness, and his weird Mary Sue aura where everyone wants to fuck him. I can guarantee he’s nearly starved to death on multiple occasions, has slept in the worst conditions possible, and actually been fucking tortured in every sense of the word. You don’t need to be born and raised in poverty to have experienced food insecurities and the worst that humanity has to offer.

Anyway, this is just me just being fed up with the fics and posts where they treat Bruce as if he’s never experienced a single hardship in his life beyond the death of his parents when he was 8 years old. Bruce Wayne is the most empathetic, self-sacrificing motherfucker in Existence. He’s still an over controlling asshole, but he’s self aware and tries to understand why criminals do crime things.

Batman deserves to have a backstory where he actually developed and experienced his own coming-of-age as a mature member of society instead of being some vengeful middle school syndrome kid maneuvering a skin sack of nearly 300 lbs of muscle and fancy technology.

#personal #dc #this is me liking the concept of The Batman #origin story of BRUCE WAYNE #I’d prefer he have his People Are People revelation before becoming Batman #but to each their own #I still dislike when people treat Batman as if he’s JUST a rich guy in a bat costume beating up people just trying to survive #or when they treat Batman like some Holier Than Thou Because Rich People Can’t Understand Being Trapped In Circumstances #I like the takes where the Bats’ patrols are primarily community service efforts #like subtly setting community networks of trustworthy and reliable free clinics shelters and the like #The government ain’t helping but Gotham’s beauty is in its people #Bruce Wayne loves Gotham #and he should deserve to be loved back #Batman is a terrifying force but he is still kind to criminals and victims alike #except when he’s grieving and on the verge of committing murder #in which case he needs to get his sense knocked back into him #god I love people #This whole post is an incoherent ramble

[royalberryriku]

It's gonna be 39C (102.2f) and we don't have an aircon fuckkk I hate Australian summers. Especially since, at least here, it's humid af as well.

#personal #vent #it's 29C today and I'm barely able to function im gonna die tomorrow #plan is to wake up at the asscrack of dawn and go somewhere that does have aircon all day #we can't even fix it ourselves because it's not our house and we don't have permission to like come on #like the mall or something #or the supermarket #just turning around in the frozen food department like a rotisserie chicken to be cooled down instead of heated #There's some places i can sit down and vibe that have at least some aircon #better than none #also fuck our real estate for refusing to fix stuff because it costs them money and they want to “”wait“” to be able to pay it #it's fucking summer and we're quite literally toast while they want to save more for christmas #like bruh #y'all are already rich as fuck at least pay off the investment of SHELTER YOU PROVIDE FOR VERY HIGH PRICES #when honestly shelter should be free but damn gotta buy that extra fucking ham or toy train set lest it spoil christmas #like damn imagine having a low key Christmas to save money while actually paying your bills it's almost like thats always us and for what #so y'all can complain you have it hard that we pay for your shit then act surprised you gotta maintain the thing we pay for?? #asshats probably don't even look at their electricity bill and ration the damn aircon and fans as if using too much means losing them ffs #anyway fuck the rich and this system that is centred around making basic shelter a commodity #rent is such a fucking scam and buying is like owning a black hole to throw your living expenses into if you dare to own your own shelter #housing should be free and this cabalistic capitalist system is a fucking nightmare #anyway back to the og point lol #it's fucking hot and i want winter back #Australian winters are so mild and great its like spring in other countries i think #spring here is also a nightmare of rain heatwaves and cold fighting in a parking lot so it's not nice here #but winter?? #nice and cool and mild #wish it was always less than 23C all the time that'd be amazing #i don't remember what that is in fahrenheit but yeah

[darkwood-sleddog]

I do think it’s pretty gross that so many people will see poor people managing their dog(s) to the best ability that they can while living in poverty and be like “imma ban that bc uwu animal cruelty”.

#dogblr #poverty #ah America. #anyways this is about dogs on tie outs #a very secure and relatively cheap option to safely contain strong dogs #fences are expensive #shelter is expensive #outright banning dogs outside or on tie out will hurt people and dogs #instead your governments both local and federal should be helping people #to 1.) get paid a fair amount and be able to afford adequate dog care #but I don’t see how providing low cost or free shelter is a bad thing #nor is low cost spay neuter clinics #nor is any low cost vet care #so many people want to do better by their dogs #and it’s difficult af #of course letting poverty get to this point #where dogs are only able to be afforded a tie out and no adequate anything else #is a problem of our society failing PEOPLE #and dog peoples lack of empathy over this constantly astounds me #of course when people are living bare bones others are able to get away with the same lack of care #even if they could afford better care #so maybe start by uplifting people at the bottom #instead of banning one of the few ways they can afford to not let their dog roam

[edgepunk]

I think the MCU dynamic between Peter and Tony would've been infinitely funnier if Peter was sort of pretending to be a huge Stark fan, so he can constantly get free shit from Tony. He's earned the right to mooch off rich people

#t #what is it about billionaires latching onto peter 😭 #he's too proud to accept their money and tells them to donate money to shelters instead but still lmao #he SHOULD get free shit. he deserves it.

[nightfallsystem]

its just weird when ppl get mad when im like 'we shouldnt have to pay just to live' like do u want ppl to suffer?????

#like if u dont think u should be allowed to live (every basic need met including shelter food water etc for free) for free im convinced u #- just want ppl to die at this point.

[akkivee]

i like how in death respect, jakurai called samatoki a ‘single cell organism,’ which ichiro later uses himself to insult/not insult samatoki and in war war war, jiro calls samatoki ‘ahotoki’ which ichiro calls samatoki much further down the line lmao

#this is vee speaking #he do be vibing with those insults to samatoki in song form LOL #i’m CERTAIN sasara has called samatoki ‘ahotoki’ in ichi’s face lol this is me wishing i could make this another ‘adults ichi admires’ post #but ichiro admires individuality which jiro has plenty of when not trying to emulate ichiro so ye 👍 #i miss crying over ichiro lol so like on that vein of individualism it hurts me sooooo much that he knows he doesn’t have that sense himself #and you know that’s because he’s crafted himself to be whatever his bros need and nothing else 😭😭😭 #the way he was about to panic at the the thought of his brothers leaving the coop eventually #just means he really doesn’t know what to do/who he is without the grind and i HATE it he grew up too fast and not in anyway for himself 😭😭😭 #i really hope he goes his rhyme anima route and takes up travelling or something 😭😭😭 #(and not to make this ichikuu lol but sheltered temple boy kuukou who’s living wild and free to experience as much as possible #(should travel with ichiro lol ichiro can find himself and kuukou can grow as a person pls—)

[crossbackpoke-check]

bring a friend home today! adopt, don’t shop 🐶@metroitdetroitanimals 6.28.2022

#vladislav namestnikov #dallas stars #be the red wings content you want to see in the world i guess #absolutely devastated by these thanks. it’s been like a week and i’m finally able to post this because i had such an unreasonable reaction 😭 #we don’t need to talk about the fact that i liked this it’s fine just ignore it & instead we can not talk abt how i went 🥹🥹 vladdy came home #realized. that i typed be the ‘red wings’ content you want to see right when i needed to type the tags & move them so they show up &. he’s. #i was trying to be clever with the caption but my entire brain just kept wailing ‘BRING HIM HOMEEEEEEE’ but actually now that i look w/ the #draft coming up… adopt don’t shop bring vladdy home we can buy a new little defenseman at the store we already have centers at the shelter #all of the terrible articles i have been reading that are like ‘why the red wings should acquire claude giroux’ and i’m like actually yeah #we can adopt that one guys!! adopt don’t shop!!! also should mention i was reading an article about what free agents yzerman should sign & #it wasn’t even about vladdy for the main one but it was some dude & at the bottom of each profile they had like ‘other options’ and for one #of them one of the other options was just ‘vladislav namestnikov’ & i did screenshot it & highlight it & cry bc i love him & i still forget #that vladdy isn’t a red wing anymore. like my brain simply REFUSES to acknowledge it every time it hits me all over again he’s in dallas now #dallas stop taking the men i love & ruining my narratives i want you to put them back #detroit ride or die forever & always #vladdy with DOGSSSS have y’all SEEN his little frenchie he and fabs are frenchie besties please you need to bring them back together #just like how aspen & millie are girlfriends & if you won’t bring moe back for the team’s sake do it for the dogs like what about ellie???? #vladdy coming back to support the charity he picked back when he was still a wing makes me (oozing pile of tears in the middle of the marsh) #vibes of pk STILL being one of the biggest supporters of the montreal children’s hospital except it’s not little kids it’s an animal shelter #to explain to you the extent that i have not stopped thinking about this post the other day when i was at work i was thinking about how mtl #did like a ‘tourists in mtl’ thing & was like okay but i want them to take the mojoe show around to show people detroit but then i went wait #do you remember connor’s farm workout like what hockeys do i want to see on a farm & i immediately went ‘VLADDY’ like can’t you just see it #he would just be absolutely delighted to be on a farm & he’d be so excited to see all the animals & i want them all to take a trip to belle #isle & go to the aquarium & the conservancy & i just think that vladdy would love hanging out w/goats & then i had to go ‘hE’S nOt On ThE-’ #what i’m saying is: detroit bring vladdy home so that i can see him hang out with cool animals. i want to take vladdy to the zoo #he seems really nice & he would sit at one enclosure with me for four hours & we would just watch them chill out & he should come home pls

[m-an-u]

My dad’s so funny he believes in socialism but would rather die than admit it

#Dad. Father. if you believe that food should be free water should be free healthcare should be free shelter should be free. #if you believe that no one should have to earn the right to live #if you believe that business is unethical because it is selling at a profit which is wage theft & tricking customers #I don’t know how to tell you this 😭 #honestly he gives me hope if he regularly works with banks and somewhat rich people and is still like this so can I #he’s like ‘you shouldn’t be left or right. bjp sucks btw’ FATHER DO YOU NOT SEE YOU ARE LEFT WITHOUT KNOWING IT

[falcqns]

this dog fucking sucks

#shut the fuck up ava #she ate my fucking food so now i don’t have anything to eat for lunch #should have got a shelter dog instead #adopt don’t shop people #if uou shop they’re just spoiled little brats who think they have free reign over the house

[chronomally]

Endlessly entertaining to me that Qi Yu thinks Qi Feng is an idiot when this clown is 20 years old and is just learning that sometimes you have to go along to get along

#please feel free to ignore this #I'm reading BBVBB #Qi Yu realizes that even though Si Hang is tacky and annoying he really likes showing off (for) Qi Yu #so he should just suck it up and be nice for a couple hours whenever Si Hang invites him out #He says that Qi Feng was sheltered and spoiled by their doting mother #but I think Qi Yu's mature prince upbringing hasn't exactly done him any favors #He's so used to being the smartest and most mature child at the kids' table but um you're an adult now babe #and you are hardly the smartest or most mature adult at the adults' table

[hervench]

being exposed to more and more people has made me somehow even more self conscious than i ever was like if i thought it was bad in my 300 person high school…

#like omg. should i kill myself for being different. i shouldve went to regular high school bc i was so free in my comfort zone and sheltered #COMPARATIVELY to now. when i was in hs i wouldve sworn that was the worst it got lollll

[5-htreuptakeinhibitor]

what i dont understand is, why isnt building housing out of homeless encampments, using the existing infrastructure as bones, to create real shelters with utilities, while directly improving both the city and the unhoused people who are staying there, and keeping the community formed there in tact?

#they should be able to move whenever they want too obviously #like idk this seems like a pretty good low density small town solution #ofc it couldnt happen all at once and it would have to be like #somewhat consensual #but it would be yknow barebones with utilities cooking equipment and bed #or cooking and laundry facilities could be shared it would just depend #but all that rly matters is a. giving an unhoused person a direct solution and b. directly improving public safety by establishing a safe #shelter #also of course no inspections but i think they should be encouraged to work with some sort of case worker #but full privacy in their lives and home #but if theyd like to move someone else can move in free (first come first serve with exceptions for those who safe up to code shelter is #most needed) #idk that doesnt seem too unaffordable imo

[lxkeee]

MY LOVE, IS MINE ALL MINE

pairing: Lucifer Morningstar x angel! fem! reader

fandom: Hazbin Hotel

genre: semi-angst

notes: will probably make more parts to this if anyone wants me to

PART TWO | PART THREE

Lucifer paced back and forth in his chambers, avoiding the piles of rubber ducks as he anxiously bit his nails. He had just opened the portal for his daughter to enter heaven for a meeting. He never felt this much fear in his whole life, he's worried for her daughter—he fears the higher beings would crush her the same way they had crushed him.

“I am sure she'll be fine...” he mutters, his eyes landing on the picture frame of him and charlie that's on his table—beside his newly created fire breathing rubber duck. It's not fine, Charlie is his pride and joy. He wants to preserve her smile and shelter her but she's a grown woman now and he regrets missing out on her life as he was busy wallowing in self pity.

Lucifer's shoulders hung low as he let out a long and tired sigh, his legs brought him to the balcony of his chambers, grabbing his newly made fire breathing rubber duck in the process, pushing the doors open and leaning against the railings, placing the duck on the railings. “Now that I've thought about it, I made so many regrets in life.” he mutters sadly, his eyes gazing at the smoke filled skies of hell. He couldn't see any stars or moon. He remembers when he was still up there, always gazing up in the sky with, “[y/n]....” says sadly. She was the only angel who believed in him, who agrees with him. They were best friends, he used to fly around the skies with her. She was one of the first few angels God created, he is one of those angels of course. His the one that got away.

“....and with that, I think humans should have free will, they shouldn't be stuck following so many rules.” Lucifer mutters, avoiding the gaze of his best friend, “I know, you probably think it's idiotic to think like tha—” his voice was cut off as the girl beside him placed a shushing finger over his lips. His wings fluttered from the contact of her skin against his lips, cheeks heating up slightly. “Don't think like that, your dreams for mankind are amazing and I agree, too many rules aren't fun.” [y/n] giggles softly as she removes her finger away from his lips.

At that moment, Lucifer was able to gaze at her smiling face. Her three pairs of wings flutter behind her—so warm whenever she hugs him, her hair perfectly framing her face—so soft to touch, the golden halo on top of her head—like a crown, her beautiful smiling face—especially her lips, he wonders what it feels like against his own. Oh god, he's falling for her isn't he?

Lucifer shakes his head, he shouldn't be thinking inappropriate thoughts about her. He just composed himself and pretended his golden heart isn't pounding so hard against his ribcage.

Lucifer laughs softly, gazing at the city of hell. “I wonder what would've happened if I didn't back out of my confession that day, she looked excited too..” he wonders.

“[y/n], can I please talk to you... Alone.” Lucifer nervously says as he looked at the female angel before him, he had to take a deep breath in hopes of his beating heart to calm down for a second or else he'll end up with a heart attack. “Oh? You needed me for something?” she asked him gently with a smile, he would've responded “I needed you in my life” if he had the confidence, “I just needed to talk to you, that's all.” He answered meekly and [y/n] was worried because he seemed nervous, she nodded and followed him to an area where there were no other angels.

“Is there something wrong?” [y/n] asked him softly, holding his hands. Her hands were soft against his own. He avoided her gaze and he could hear his heart thumping loudly in his chest. This is it. “I just wanted to tell you that...” he pauses, voice shaking. [Y/n] looked at him expectantly, “that I like you...” he continued and her eyes widened, her cheeks heating up slightly, her heart beating loudly too unknowingly to Lucifer but the poor man misunderstood her reaction and quickly panicked, “to be safe out there when you do your roundly checks on the Garden of eden.” he finishes quickly and nervously.

“I couldn't forget her reaction, she looked so disappointed.” Lucifer mutters with a sad chuckle as he remembers how her face fell in slight disappointment. He didn't know why back then and it took him years to realize that she wanted him to confess. “I am such an idiot, right?” he says and looks at the rubber duck beside him. No response.

Even though he regrets not confessing as he planned that day, even though a part of him wished the outcome was different. He would've been happy with [y/n] but part of him is thankful he didn't, because if he did, Charlotte wouldn't be here.

Speaking of Charlotte, he is now back to worrying for her. “I spent my time thinking about my past love when my daughter is up there talking to them!” he exclaimed, running his fingers through his blond hair. He hopes someone is kind enough to help his daughter up there.

Unknown to him, a certain angel he was just recalling is currently talking to his daughter up in the skies and showing her around.

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