With a couple hundred gorgeousss new faces around here, I thought it perfect time for an intro! I do more than scream about straws and accessibility. almost 😉. So hi! I'm Kaalyn. Queer. Disabled. Child exploitation survivor. Gymnastics fan. Educator. Sarcastic lil shit.

. knew I didn't really need to, but now neither of us got ours. First time in like 5 years I didn't get one.

I also have mine set up to automatically send it, but never trust them so I always go to the site to request it ahead of time. and they always say "you already did, you're good". But this time it said "cannot request at this time, come back later". I didn't bc i . .

Did anyone else not get their mail-in ballot? Neither my mom nor I got ours.

Like feet are twisted around like a vine of shriveled grapes, let's not play now.

The number of times my new ortho doc (who was totes autistic too lol) said the phrase "severe deformities" or "as severe of deformities as yours" should have made me feel some type way but I actually just appreciated the blunt acknowledgment of friggin *reality*.

suddenly Tom in 2194 is at the Bears game with his shoes on backward and half his body covered in glitter gel bc it's for the boys.

Sooo humans have really been slackin on our superstition game ever since we realized we could slingshot billionaires to space and still get em back but guess what. we can just make them up.

I think we're about 3-5 business days away from corporations discovering and buying the available ad space on people's literal bodies. Just tattooing logos and whole ass advertisements on vulnerable people and calling it marketing.

we gotta go back to the 90s where everyone was obsessed with the idea Jesus might come back as a homeless beggar or sex worker and blowing him off might cost you Heaven. cuz y'all KNOW Jesus is coming back as a trans woman. and a whoooole lotta y'all bout to miss the train.

The message my mom just received from me. doesn't read quiiite like I intended. Context added for reasons lol

It's insane to me that when kids 100 years from now are learning about the fall of the American Empire, they'll have to take a detour for the chapter to first explain.

Sources:.

(They also struggle to get any tax returns and are vulnerable to exploitation and scams. And have minimal to no recourse when this happens - unlike protections that exist for everyone else.).

Hundreds of thousands of undocumented folks are contributing more than their share to public services they can't even access, while those with the most to contribute give the least.

As for YOU paying for THEM through all your hard-earned cash (something the wealthy are often most upset about): The current tax rate for undocumented immigrants in Florida is 8% compared to the top 1% of the state at 2.7%. So. .

This is bc wages increase for legally recognized employees and making compliance with income tax laws easier and safer means more would be filed. They're doing more for less and in fear. Yet, current restrictions placed on them is actually throttling their contribution of more.

Myth: They're lazy, no one else wants to work, but MY labor pays for THEM?!. Facts: In addition to all they contribute mentioned above, undocumented immigrants would contribute $40.2 billion MORE per yr in federal/state/local taxes if they ALL had access to work authorization.

-tax returns can also document work history and presence in the US (something they lack without a SSN, W9, etc). This may help eligibility for legal immigration status (barring immigration reform passing.

Why would they pay taxes anyway, without any benefit to them, if no one knows they're here?. - it shows that they comply with federal tax laws anyway, which.- can help them demonstrate “good moral character” if they later attempt to legalize their immigration status,.

(ITINs are also used by some legally recognized immigrants, too.) It is only for filing taxes, not giving you a Social Security Number, change in immigration status, or qualifying you for SS benefits, etc. So why would they do it?!.