Hey, thanks for educating me. I wasn't alive during the 70s and, frankly, not once in my entire life has anyone even thought to have a serious conversation with me about Jimmy Carter's presidency. Now that I know, I know. President Carter really ought to have vetoed that anti-labor legislation!
Correct. I thought it was a funny conclusion and so I made fun of it. What's the harm in allowing a fool to fool around? I didn't really think I was doing something so grand as threatening to present a thesis.
Oh wow, I wasn't actually sure there'd be three of them. Silly in retrospect, I know... by the way, is that a trans rights guillotine? I get that it's literally just a png, but -- hypothetically speaking, if the trans rights guillotine were real -- would it be chauvinistic of me as a cis person to request it? I feel like it might be OK as long as the executioner were trans and could vouch for me, but maybe that's asking for too much?
Well, in any case, thank you genuinely for sharing. This is a very new experience for me and so far it has been very enriching!
As I said, comrade, it's his fault and it's clear for everyone to see that he's a dirty hypocrite liar for trying to imply otherwise. Very terrible president, just like Eisenhower.
I am super gringe in person, Melina. You're probably better off pretending a person like me doesn't even exist. Even so, I still hope we two can get along.
Yes, what absolute gall he must have to criticize a system which he personally failed to reform given the opportunity he had during... (checks notes) one term in office over 40 years ago! He'll be the first one sent to feel the embrace of medame guillotine!
Lots of comments seem to be missing the forest for the trees. Putin knows he has a draft-dodger problem. Whenever rumors of conscription go around, able-bodied young men flee the country in droves and that's a big, salient problem. When the Defence Minister declares that they're not planning another mobilisation, that is not propaganda aimed at making Russia look good for you or me. It's propaganda aimed at making another draft seem unlikely to Russian citizens.
To that end, the Defence Minister just needs to tell the truth (albeit sanitized): "We vacuumed up a bunch of Wagner dropouts and made up the rest of the difference through selective impressment of people who won't be missed". That's good enough for the average young Russian man going about his day: "Well, I wasn't pressed into service and thanks to those other guys now I'm safe from getting drafted". Nobody panics, nobody flees, and business as usual in Russia continues on.
In my experience, hospital pharmacies tend to be really good for filling out stimulant prescriptions. The shortage issue basically comes down to Schedule-II quotas and those are generally set per-pharmacy based on patient volume vs. controlled substance fulfillments.
This unfortunately means that low-volume convenience pharmacies tend to hit their quota maximum rather easily. Hospital pharmacies on the other hand tend to get fewer visits related to chronic conditions (e.g.: ADD/ADHD) and obviously have way more patient volume than the average Walgreens, so they're a lot more likely to vend to you without putting up a big fight.
As a fellow ADD-haver, I advocate for you to continue trying new medications. Studies show that ADD/ADHD responds to medicine better than almost any other psychiatric disorder, even if it sometimes requires multiple revisions or a cocktail to achieve the desired effect.
If you're intrigued, I will refer you to this lecture by Dr. Barkley. The entire lecture is valuable, though I recognize that asking someone to watch 60+ minutes of jargon is not overly helpful! To make things easier -- if you'll pardon my layman's editorializing -- I've curated a list of specifically relevant timestamps:
Well, thank you for saying so... sometimes I can get a little self-concious about things like that. Next time I'll try to bring better material!