Oliver then proceeded to detail how with $50 and knowledge of the law he was able to successfully apply online to create a debt buying company named “Central Asset Recovery Professionals,” or as Oliver put it, “CARP” named after “a bottom-feeding fish.”

After setting up a rudimentary website for CARP, the satirical, but still real company was offered a $15 million package of medical debt for $60,000.

Oliver explained that the debt was out of statute, which means it is the kind of debt that a collector can only continue to collect, but not sue the debtor for.

Then, instead of chasing down the 9,000 debtors in the debt package as a normal collection agency would, Oliver decided to stage the largest one-time giveaway in television history and work with the nonprofit RIP Medical Debt to forgive the $15 million with no consequences for the debtors.

Okay but now I know what I want to do of I get rich?

You dont have to be rich to do a bit of this actually

RIP Medical Debt is a charity (and therefore takes donations). They buy the rights to medical debt and then forgive them. So far they’ve forgiven over 1B in medical debt.

So a little ray of hope for someone out there today.

Donating $10 buys $1,000 of medical debt. This is real, it works, and we’ve done it ourselves. You can too.

As of June 29, 2024, the charity is still active under a new name, Undue Medical Debt

Jellyfish Skirts // June Secrets

i have the opposite of that “everyone is an npc” mentality people have embraced where i’m instead like. the person next to me in line has someone they can’t wait to go home to, the person picking up their mail has felt devastation before, everyone in this grocery store is doing their sunday shopping, maybe the person that just honked at me is having the worst day of their life, my neighbor has doctors appointments and favorite foods and a song they can’t stand to hear anymore… you are all fully realized complex people and that is overwhelming me on a spiritual level…

Some preliminary thoughts on lunarpunk v solarpunk:

So this is how I define Lunar Punk v Solar Punk from my exposure to the genres so far:

Colors:

L: Cooler tones: Blues, Purples, Greens, Silvers.

S: Natural tones with Bright Greens and Cerulean Blues: Creams, Yellows, Browns, Gold/Brass etc.

Clothing:

L: Draping fabric, incorporation of metal accents, with a focus on comfort and tactile richness. Sensual. Often outer garment is transparent or semi transparent, to give illusion of depth.

S: Natural and Printed fabrics, Simple styles with no hard lines. Nature motifs.

Philosophy:

S: Optimism, Sustainability, Solar Energy, Self-Sufficiency, Technological Marriage to Nature.

L: Optimism, Sustainability, Space and Ocean Exploration, Harmony, Perpetual Curiosity, Openness to New Ideas, Cultural and Social Marriage to Nature.

Recurring Themes:

S: Sun, Sunflowers, Copper, Wheat, Feathers, Occasional Art Deco or Boho throwbacks, Bees, Honeycomb, Leaves, Moths, Flowers, Wings, Butterflies, Trees, Ferns, Gears.

L: Moon, Ocean, Dragonflies, Art Nouveau throwbacks, Stars, Circuitry within Constellations, Saturn, Waterfalls, Papyrus, Beatles, Fish, Lanterns.

Remember, even if it's not turned on, plugged in devices and appliances use electricity.

Some examples are Lamps, Fans, Heaters and Chargers.

Unplug what you're not using. Save some energy and money.

Do you believe the future could be good?

If so, what makes you think so?

Because the same people who say nothing could be done so we might as well keep polluting told my mother that smog was just part of life, and now she can see the mountains from her childhood home and live in a suburb without getting sick. Hope is a weapon.

later, winter ❄️ greetings, spring 🌸

Worth butterfly fancy dress ca. 1912

From Whitaker Auctions

Boujie Beetle

As we conclude our week-long sea-lebration of her birthday, let's reflect on Rosa’s time at the Aquarium!

We’re so grateful for the opportunity to care for Rosa 💙 Help us wish her the fluffiest, happiest 24th birthday!

A beaver in a rehab facility decided to build a dam by the doorway

The lil hops! So excited about their dam!! 🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫🦫

I think the text from the tweet makes this funnier:

As a reward for good behavior towards her new roommate, Nibi was allowed to have the rehab room to herself while Ziibi enjoyed the semi aquatic enclosure. Nibi immediately started building a dam at the door where her roommate exited…you know…in case Ziibi tries to come back.

yeah I have an inner child but I think holding her other hand is an inner grandmother and she wants me to get strong enough to grate cheese without changing arms and to make my environment even more of a sanctuary and to practice better patience w and compassion for myself and not veiling my inscrutability but instead wearing it like perfume and to hightail it away from the modern trivialities of life whenever I can, whenever I feel them clinging too close to this perceptive skin