After over a month of arguing with administration, trying to ensure that immunocompromised students have the same level of education of our abled-bodies peers, @USATODAY published a piece on our letter & what still needs to be done to ensure equitability
https://t.co/BSyk3uRJCc
Josephine, Wirehaired Dachshund (1 y/o), Thompson & Houston St., New York, NY • “She loves pizza. We live above Prince Street Pizza, and she’s obsessed with the pepperoni on the sidewalk. It’s her sole mission in life to get pepperoni.”
Reminder that people with disabilities (such as t1 diabetes) have higher-risk pregnancies which can cause lifelong health complications, or death.
Overturning Roe v Wade is violence against our community.
The patent for insulin was sold for $1 so it would be available to all.
Insulin in the United States is now the 6th most expensive liquid in the world.
That is the power of Big Pharma's greed when it goes unchallenged. NOW is the time that we finally take them on.
Remy, Beagle/Dachshund (4 y/o), Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade, New York, NY • “We do a food theme every year. Past years were steaks, chicken wings, corn, and now pasta.”
Tomorrow is the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of insulin.
In 1921, insulin’s discoverers sold its patent for $1 so insulin would be affordable to all.
Today, a single vial of insulin that lasts me about a week is priced at $300+, only in the United States.
Riley, Golden Retriever (3 y/o), Washington Mews, New York, NY • “He’s really into watermelon right now. If it comes out he’s next to it. He likes all fruits except for lemons.”
This is Bilbo. Every time he visits his cousins in the highlands, he gets self conscious that his horns haven't grown in yet. They’re always nice about it, though. 13/10 we're sure they'll come in soon buddy
Joe Biden, while swearing in political appointees, says, "If you're ever working with me and I hear you treated another colleague with disrespect — talk down to someone — I promise I will fire you on the spot. On the spot...Everybody is entitled to be treated with decency."