Has anyone had any luck recently making an appointment at the Washington Passport Agency? I’ve called them the past few days but their lines are always busy. Their website says the only way to make an appointment is via telephone. I know there’s a large backlog for passports right now so I imagine that’s why I can’t get through. Are they even accepting new appointments with this backlog? I’m trying to get a passport card, I already have a valid passport book.

Sorry I’m not sure if this is the right sub to post to. I’ve not been formally diagnosed with a chronic illness but have been consistently unwell for years and am trying to figure it out.
Right now I feel extremely overwhelmed as I’ve been trying to take care of myself by going to appointments but that’s resulted in me finding out the absolute horrific condition my body is in, and I’m becoming overwhelmed with what to do first as I legitimately cannot afford to deal with all of them at once despite being on a six figure salary.
I’d love some advice on how to approach these issues, in what order.
Here are some of the things I’m dealing with:
— ADHD potential (this is something I have no choice but to deal with later as every psychiatrist is booked for 12-18months)
— bone spurs & spine misalignment causes me daily pain (sciatica, arm pain, nerve pain) and I assume is where some of my near daily headaches come from)
— thyroid issues potential, while the standard blood test is not picking things up that are out of the ordinary, I’ve gained weight inexplicably and have become constantly cold
— PCOS (diagnosed) and potential endo, I have a mirena that is keeping these symptoms at bay but am coming to the end of it, and am considering removing it as I’ve been on hormonal BC since age 15
— depression/anxiety, potentially adhd in disguise but until I can deal with this I’m still stuck with dealing with the symptoms. I see a psychologist fortnightly, and I could also get anti depressants from my GP
— gut issues that seem to flare up at random times, not seemingly tied to a food allergy. I used to see a naturopath and acupuncturist for help with this but have stopped for financial reasons (not covered by insurance)
— headaches all the time, daily headaches that make it almost unbearable to work and live. I spend a lot of time curled up on the couch with migraine symptoms. GP seems less than interested in dealing with this
I can’t sustainably continue going to work everyday in a high pressure job with all of these things just getting worse, but if I stop working I won’t have the money to fix these issues. Or pay my mortgage. I’m starting to feel hopeless.

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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in New York to criticism from China, which warned the US of serious repercussions.
In response to her arrival in the US, China's senior envoy in Washington accused the US of advocating for Taiwan's independence by allowing Ms Tsai to "Make a splash" in their country.
"No matter [whether] it is Taiwan leaders coming to the United States or the US. leaders visiting Taiwan could lead to another serious, serious, serious confrontation in the China-US relationship," said Xu Xueyuan, China's Chargé d'Affaires in a press conference.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Taiwan Affairs Office have also strongly condemned the visit, charging that it violates the "One China" principle, whereby China insists Taiwan is an inalienable part of its territory to be reunified one day.
Last year, tensions between China, Taiwan and the US reached a high - after Mr McCarthy's predecessor, Nancy Pelosi, flew to Taipei to meet Ms Tsai.
Why do China and Taiwan have poor relations? China sees the self-ruled island as a part of its territory and insists it should be unified with the mainland, by force if necessary.

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my first post ever in any kind of forum, I came here just to look, see if anything resonates with me (gaslighting myself a little bit).
I’ve been diagnosed with Dysthimia and anxiety at 18 and have been treating it for at least 7 years (I’m 24) also with low self steem, problems with focus and motivation with things that I’m not interested in, forgetting some words (even when I know exactly what I want to say, I’ll even go as far as explaining to the person I’m talking to what I want to say but the exact word just won’t come out), also problems with food and self control (binging and vomiting)
After all this time thinking the food problem was just a me thing and that I just couldn’t control myself, after +7 years of treating my anxiety and depression (tried many meds, even Ritalin at some point when my psychiatrist suspected I had adhd but then discard) many episodes later I finally told my doctor about the food thing, which then she prescribed me Vyvanse for eating disorder (bulimia and binging, but in Brazil, binging is still not well recognized as a disorder itself, only as a symptom of other eating disorders).
After going on a hole of searching for effects of this new med I was about to take (as I did all the other times before), my fyp on tiktok started to show me some ADHD content and damn somethings started to resonate with me, which then led into some gaslighting of myself, no i don’t have that, I’m just interested in it because my boyfriend has it (he was diagnosed as a kid) and I’m only being considerate, trying to learn to better understand his condition.
Some things stared to click and there’s been this itch on my brain about it, and yesterday on my doctors appointment, after she asked how was the Vyvanse was with the ED, I told her this and she said she also thought about it and it made sense (my psychiatrist that has been with me since 2015), but I would have to get tested with a psychologist to be sure.
I won’t lie guys I came on this thread not expecting much, but I identified a lot with almost everything I've read so far. I’m a mix of happy bc I feel super validated by your stories and with myself but also a little scared of a new diagnosis, something seemly random that explains a lot of myself.
What should I do next? Is there any reliable free online test? I don’t have the money for tests with a psychologist at the moment.

Ever since I joined I knew I wanted to one day commission and become an officer.
What’s the best way to do that ?
How do I make an OTS Packet ?
Is it better to go to OTS or get out use my Post 911 GI Bill and go to ROTC while going to college then come back to the military as an officer?

Hey everyone I’m trying to find a chair that will fit me and last. I am 6ft 2 and weigh about 130kg.
I live in a small city in Australia so trying chairs out is quite difficult. I currently use a Herman Miller Mira I bough second hand when I lived in Melbourne but I leaned on the back and snapped part of the frame. That’s now held on by a clamp.
At the moment I’m looking at:
http://www.gtchair.com.au/GTC-DV-10S.html - $815 aud including postage
https://au.northday.com/pages/ergotune - $749 aud inc postage
https://sihoo.com.au/products/sihoo-v1-ergonomic-office-chair - $569 inc post
https://sihoo.com.au/products/sihoo-a3-doro-c300-ergonomic-office-chair - $729 Aud inc postage (I’m not sure if this will be strong enough though)
I’ve used an ergo human before and I was t a fan. I cannot get used Herman’s/Humanscale here.
Anyone got any recommendations? Thanks.

This is a follow up diary from last year.
Some updates since last year: A merger at the toxic company was announced literally days after my diary and I was asked to stay. I gave it a shot since I was still looking for another job and it became much less toxic. M's manager was fired almost immediately, along with a slew of other people who didn't fit into the modern (or any) workplace. My manager resigned after I dropped the rope of doing his work and people started to ask him questions. I was also able to get a $20K raise and there is a potential for even more this year. There are still some processes that are being created / rebuilt and that shows in this diary but it's getting better every day. I maxed out my Roth IRA for 2022 and I'm on track to do it again this year. I'm out of the near-permanent credit card debt cycle. I found a great therapist. I left the country for the first time in my life. I built up my savings and started saving for a house (maybe).
Pronouns: They / Them

Section One: Assets and Debt

Retirement Balance: $27,917.16
401K: $16,423.98
Roth IRA: $7,410.31
Other Investments: $4,082.87
Savings Account Balance: $14,304.80
Sinking Fund: $3,753.75
Housing Fund: $4,536.44
Emergency Fund: $6,014.61
Checking Account Balance: $2,904.19
Credit Card Debt: $0. I use the cards like debit and pay my balance every week.
Student Loan Debt: $9,388.57
Car Loan Debt: $24,846.25

Section Two: Income

Income Progression: See my last Money Diary for the full progression.
Main Job Monthly Take Home: $3,382.76 post-tax/deductions
Taxes: $885.88
Retirement: $618
Dental and Vision Insurance: $0
Health Insurance: $142.08
HSA Contribution: $142.08
Side Gig Monthly Take Home: I make roughly $500 to $1000 a year from random freelance work

Section Three: Expenses

Rent: $0, my partner owns our condo
Retirement Contribution: $450+ into a Roth IRA, if I’m under budget for the month, I throw anything extra in here
Savings Contribution: $950+
Emergency Fund: $200
Housing Fund: $750, I’m currently rethinking if I even want this / what I should do instead. My state is being extremely hostile to (trying to take away healthcare from) trans people like A. and myself so that fund might be a Get Outta Dodge fund.
Sinking Fund: $25+, changes every month based on if I’ve met my goals for those funds.
Investment Contribution: $100
Student Loan Payments: $120, currently paused
Car Loan Payments: $487.00
Car Insurance: $91.33
Donations: $30+
Cellphone: $25
Gym membership: $188.00 total
Peloton Subscription: $44
Local Gym: $144 for 8 classes/month
Regular Therapy: $236

Section Four: Money Diary

Day 1
5:30 am - Alarm goes off. I make coffee from a local roaster and put on the LPN Deep Dives: ACOTAR podcast. I queue up a 20 min Peloton yoga class and follow it up with a 5 min morning meditation. I prep our stuff for a short hike and play Stardew Valley until it’s time to go to the DMV.
8:45 am - I’m first in line at the DMV to renew my license and I’m out in 15 minutes - bonus points for hamming it up and getting the woman behind the counter to laugh. ($28.81)
9:30 am - I make A. her morning cup of tea (yerba mate), turn on the latest spring Chillhop playlist, prep two bowls of chocolate chip cookie protein overnight oats, and feed F., our cat.
10:45 am - Out the door and on the road. Once we’re at the nature reserve, we take a beautiful trail that leads down to a river and up to a bluff overlook. While it’s still early spring, some wildflowers are blooming. It's free since my in-laws gifted us a membership at Christmas.
2:00 pm - After 5 miles, we call it for the day and head back home to a local deli. We order two of our favorite Italian sandwiches, a small latte for me, and a large tea for A.. We eat at home while we watch a free movie. ($43.62, includes a 30% tip)
6:30 pm - We start making gyros with homemade tzatziki for dinner. A. is on meats and pita, I’m on topping and sauces duty. We still cook together almost every night and it makes me so happy.
7:30 pm - We eat while watching the sequel to the first movie. We pause half-way through for a bit of the ice cream cake A. gave me for my sobriety birthday. It’s from a local shop and made with vanilla chocolate-covered pretzel ice cream and salted peanut butter brownies. It’s going to take us a week to finish but I adore it.
9:30 pm - Time for bed. A. and I cuddle with F. until I doze off.
Daily Total: $72.43
Day 2
5:30 am - Another day, another 20 min Peloton yoga class. I brew a pot of coffee and put on an episode of the Nutrition for Mortals podcast.
8:30 am - I snuggle with A. until she wakes up. I make her tea (Moroccan mint with a local lemon-infused honey) and put on another playlist while she feeds F.. We spend an hour snuggling on the couch ‘waking up’.
10:30 am - We get to the park where we check in for a coffee crawl that spans the downtown area of our little community. It’s a cold morning so between stops we hang out at a bookstore that’s warm and play with shop cats. We end up checking-in to all but two locations: a brewery and a location serving cold brew. The tickets were A.’s treat.
1:30 pm - A. gets a text from our friend B. asking for help with a crashing hard drive. A. drops me off at home and heads over to his apartment to rescue what she can. I pick away at some weekend chores and wrap up some freelance work I recently took on.
5:30 pm - A. returns home unsuccessful. We turn on an episode of The Dollop podcast while making Okonomiyaki. We share the shredding but A. takes on the frying and I’m on topping duty. We fire up an episode of a show we’re watching while we eat.
8:00 pm - I check my inbox and see that the edits I sent to my freelance client are approved. I invoice her for $660. I opened an email about summer pottery class openings. I’ve been trying to get into this specific 7-session class for two years and I immediately book. My heart sinks immediately but I’m calling this my birthday present and it’s covered by my Rainy Day / Treats sinking fund. ($187.00)
9:30 pm - After A. logs off of the latest video game she’s playing with friends, we catch up and get ready for bed. She rubs my back until I fall asleep.
Daily Total: $187.00
Day 3
4:45 am - I roll out of bed and onto my Peloton for a 20 min Mount Rainier scenic ride. I’m usually a class person but I haven’t been feeling it this month. I brew some coffee, put on an episode of the Today Explained podcast, and putz around on my phone until I have to get ready for work. I kiss A. goodbye and I’m out the door.
7:00 am - Clock in, settle in, and write my tasks for the day. My direct report, H., messages me saying she needs a PTO day so I cancel our check-in meeting and shoot a note to HR. Today is meeting heavy with weekly meetings for both domestic and international product development and my 1:1 with the new CEO.
12:00 pm - Reheat Italian Wedding Risotto leftovers and write some of this Diary at my desk. Lunch gets interrupted by our warranty lead wanting to review some items on the corporate website.
4:30 pm - Time to call it a day. I stop at a gas station on my way home. ($32.47)
5:00 pm - I catch up with A. before heading back out for my post-work half mile walk. B. sends me an invite to a queer and sober event and we text about future hikes.
7:00 pm - I jump on my virtual therapy call. I love my therapist but this session feels like trying to crawl through mud. I’m disappointed and frustrated with myself but A. calls me to dinner (One-Pan Miso Butter Chicken & Cabbage) before I can wallow too hard.
9:00 pm - We pause an episode of the show we’re watching and grab another slice of ice cream cake. Once the episode ends, I head to bed.
Daily Total: $32.47
Day 4
4:30 am - I brew some coffee, put on an episode of the You’re Wrong About podcast, queue up a quick 10 min arm workout, and putz around on my phone until I have to get ready for work. I kiss A. goodbye and I’m out the door.
6:50 am - I have a few projects to wrap up plus two interviews I’m leading to help fill out our department. I’m excited but I see red flags galore over the CEO’s top pick - I’m going to completely restructure my planned questions for the interviews and double down on the collaboration and leadership aspects of the position.
12:00 pm - One interview down, one more to go! Reheat some Goong Pad Nam Prik Pao leftovers and chill out at my desk. I call it short to prepare for the second interview.
3:30 pm - The candidate with red flags only raised more red flags. Shocker. I check in with HR to make 100% sure my recommendation and notes read as unbiased and send it off for the CEO to review. Check in with H. on her projects. She and I have been crushing it since my previous manager (my manager in my previous MD) left. I round out the day by crossing off all but one of the projects from my list.
5:00 pm - Run home to A. so we can kiss before she has to head to an orientation / happy hour for her new job and I skedaddle to a heavily discounted yoga class I impulse-booked weeks ago.
7:00 pm - That was the most intense Slow Flow I’ve ever participated in. I almost domino-ed a row of people but thankfully I had a wall spot and could stabilize myself. I whip up a quick dinner of Gochujang-Sesame Noodles for us. I cry and sweat through my helping while catching up on shows I’m not allowed to watch when A. is home.
9:00 pm - I fall asleep on the couch with F. and get woken up by A. coming home. I migrate to the bedroom and A. rubs my back until I fall asleep.
Daily Total: $0
Day 5
4:45 am - I roll out of bed and wiggle into my standard gym fit. I throw back my pre-workout drink, put on an episode of the Oh No, Ross and Carrie podcast, kiss A. goodbye, and head to the gym.
6:00 am - I added weight and reps to every movement this session so that feels amazing but I need to get better at my note taking. March is always a weird, stressful month for me and that was one of the habits that definitely fell off.
7:00 am - Clock in, settle in, and start putting out today’s fires. I won’t be able to get everything done today but I’m going to be able to meet everyone’s needs. And that’s all I can do. I check in with the CEO and schedule a follow up interview for the first candidate!
11:30 am - More reheated One-Pan Miso Butter Chicken & Cabbage leftovers at my desk. I take the full hour to zone out on YouTube. There are probably better ways to use this hour but my brain hurts.
4:00 pm - I have one more fire to put out before I can go home.
5:00 pm - A. joins me on my post-work half mile walk and we catch up with each other. Once we’re back inside, we put on a record and start making Gumbo. I whip up a batch of Fufu to serve on the side, untraditional but it’s a perfect side-carb.
7:30 pm - A. and I repeat our nightly routine of half-cuddling, half-eating on the couch while we watch our show.
9:30 pm - Time for bed. A. and I cuddle until I’m asleep.
Daily Total: $0
Day 6
4:45 am - I hop onto my Peloton for a 30 min scenic ride around Haleakalā National Park. Coffee, Maintenance Phase podcast, and kiss A. goodbye.
6:50 am - My entire commute faces the sun post daylight savings time and, since I can only wear glasses, it’s awful. Prescription sunglasses have been on my “want it but can’t have it” list for as long as I can remember. I can afford prescription sunglasses now. I make a mental note for my therapist and once I’m in the office parking lot, I grab the pair that’s been sitting in my excel sheet for at least two years and finally add to cart. ($48.42)
7:30 am - After getting emails squared away, I grab a bagel and break room coffee with one of my favorite coworkers who is retiring this month. He and I usually are the only people in the building at this hour and I’ll miss my AM buddy. We chat about life before everyone else gets in for the day and I have to spend an entire day on some tedious image editing.
12:00 pm - Gumbo leftovers at my desk and I once again take the full hour. This is decadence.
1:00 pm - Check in with H.- it’s a nice relief from Photoshop. She’s having some issues with a project and we share a screen for an hour while I teach her some tools that could help cut down on time and frustration.
5:00 pm - A. joins me on my post-work half mile walk again. We chat about her new job and this Money Diary. Once we get back in the house, we putz around on our phones until we make Asian-Style Ground Beef Cabbage Wraps for dinner.
7:30 pm - Same night routine until I head to bed.
Daily Total: $48.42
Day 7
4:45 am - I roll out of bed, drink some pre-workout, put on an episode of the Last Podcast on the Left, kiss A. goodbye, and head to the gym.
6:00 am - I once again add weight/reps to every movement and I once again don’t take decent notes. I’m the problem.
7:00 am - Today was supposed to be chill but it seems like everyone has a last minute emergency that I need to pull out of thin air. I make a new pot of coffee in the break room and get into it.
12:00 pm - More gumbo leftovers at my desk. I text A. a reminder to start the Crockpot for dinner. We’re going to have another day this week where we’re passing ships so she handles dinner while she works virtually. More fires until the end of the day but it's manageable.
5:00 pm - I catch A. before she has to head to her TA side hustle. I skip the post-work walk and finish cooking the Slow-Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala Meatballs. I eat dinner while watching another show A. doesn’t like and cuddling with F..
7:00 pm - I throw my plants in the bathtub for watering and queue up a 20 min Peloton yoga class before another episode. I grab a slice of ice cream cake and drift off waiting for A. to come home.
9:00 pm - A. is home and I am happy. We curl up in bed while she tells me all about her day and I fall asleep for the night.
Daily Total: $0

Weekly Total: $340.32

Food + Drink: $43.62
Fun / Entertainment: $187.00
Home + Health: $48.42
Clothes + Beauty: $0
Transport: $32.47
Other: $28.81
I feel much calmer in this diary. So much has changed in a year. I'm still getting used to not constantly being worried about money / letting myself have treats within my budget without feeling bad or like I didn't work as hard for them. It's a work in progress.
Note: Since A. and I meal plan every two weeks, we didn't buy any groceries this week - but we each spend $250 - $300 on groceries per month with 1-2 meals eaten out.

"At first I was appalled, but then I began to understand. This was when the TV show Homeland was wildly popular, in which Claire Danes plays a CIA officer with bipolar disorder who sleeps with the terrorist she is hunting.
Similarly, Red Sparrow, starring Jennifer Lawrence as a Russian spy, shows the actor nakedly taunting one of the male trainees to prove that she’s unafraid to use her body in exchange for information. This was a widespread misconception among those inside and outside the agency about women at the CIA that I had to fight against constantly."
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📷 She should write a book, compiling your post over the years that interpret and analyze Carrie’s storyline? I’d buy it hell I ’d help proofread or anything else; NOW writing is hard!

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Backstory: I was in an extremely bad car accident and almost died twice before even getting to the hospital. I was having a really shitty past couple weeks, felt extremely sick for a few days leading up to the accident and on my way home from work and I said "Fuck it, I'm gonna stop at the store and get some drinks so I can go home and get drunk." I never made it home. I was at fault for the accident but I'm still not sure what happened due to head trauma. It was a single vehicle collision on an empty country backroad.
All of the alcohol exploded in my car (less than $10 worth of alcohol) and everyone on scene including the responding officers tried to claim I was wasted and treated me like shit because I was covered in beer and, because of my severe head injury, exhibited symptoms of being under the influence. My tests were clean but I made the mistake of being honest with everyone and telling them I was on my home to get wasted after a bad day.
They never asked how often I drink, how long, or how much I drink at a time when I do consume alcohol. If they had asked any of those few questions they would've immediately known what my lifestyle is like, but now I have 'Alcohol Abuse' on my permanent medical record.
I've never had a problem taking breaks, or even going without a single drink for weeks and/or months when I just don't feel like going out to local breweries or when money is tight. I'm on several medications after discharge because of my injuries and can't have a drop of alcohol because of it, and I couldn't care less.
The people at the ICU were wonderful but the staff upstairs when (where you go when you're 100% stable.and ready for discharge) treated me like absolute.shit, including leaving me in my room alone for several hours (up to 6 at a time) despite needing IV medication and assessments every 2-3 hours. They were extremely rude, and if someone who didn't know me personally were to read my discharge papers and/or medical record, they would think I'm a drunk piece of shit that got into an accident because of drinking.
What do I do? I'm absolutely furious, the hospital went from being absolutely amazing to utter hell in a matter of one floor change.
I apologize if there's any useless information or mistakes in this post. I'm still recovering from the blood-loss induced shock and severe head trauma.

hi friends! wow my first reddit post. i've been going THROUGH IT after using the opr so i thought i'd also share my timeline in case anyone else is obsessively checking reddit like i've been trying to get this stuff done.
12/20: renew passport using OPR, paid for expedited shipping but not the expedited processing. quoted 6-8 weeks with travel date of 04/02.
3/15: i start to get really freaked out with so little time, check the OPR and find my status at in process / f12 trick saying "fulfillment", figure it's going to be fine and leave it be for a bit
3/21: still no update - f12 trick still says fulfillment. i call the passport line to figure out wtf is going on, sit on hold for four hours. when i finally got a hold of someone, they said they'd transfer me to the urgent travel line... where they put me once again on hold for another 4 hours. or, they would have but i gave up because it was like 11:30 at night and the office was closed.
3/22: panic starts setting in. contacted my congressperson's office and get a privacy release form signed.
3/23 - 3/26: obsessively check the OPR like 20 times an hour with no updates.
3/27: took the day off work to try and get this shit settled. i call the passport line at 7:55 attempting to get an emergency appointment (for reference, i live NOWHERE near any of the sites). at 8:00 when i hit the menu option to be connected following everything everyone posted, the line goes "Thank you for calling, goodbye!" and hangs up on me. no dice. i am so frustrated i'm losing it at this point. i call tech support line the second time, and they're at least able to connect me through to the line for a reasonable forty minute hold. the lady i talked to was SO nice, she told me she escalated my case, whatever that means, but no luck on emergency appointments so i'm still just kind of praying.
3/28: i reach out to my congressperson one more time. it turns out they lost my privacy release form (not great) but they are INCREDIBLY thorough and helpful once they get everything together. i give them my CC info if they can possibly upgrade anything at all no matter how much it costs, and they put in an inquiry.
3/29: still no update on the OPR. i'm in full on doomsday mode because i'm sure i'm going to have to cancel my trip, at this point. call representative one more time, and he's sweet enough to update me twice, even once on his personal number on his way out of work. ;__; unfortunately he tells me that there's not much they can do anymore, because it was online renewal. he offers to help me try and get an appointment somewhere starting today (3/30) since it was after business hours that he called. i'm desperately upset but agree. no update to the OPR overnight.
3/30 (today): I checked the OPR agin when i got to work today and it changed from fulfillment to closeout!!!!!!! i almost start crying at my desk. there's no tracking information or anything but i'll keep an eye on my informed delivery / the OPR because it is pretty early.
it's only 7:20 in the morning atm and i don't trust anything so i'm not going to stop my congressperson from attempting to get an appointment just in case - if i do end up getting one and my passport gets here, then i will happily cancel it and update this post with an edit!
i'm a teacher and i cannot stress enough A) how badly i want to go on this trip and B) how much of a pain in the ass it was for me to try and make these calls with the way my job works, but i want to echo what everyone else said in that reaching out to a congressperson really is helpful. i only needed one because my rep was just absolutely wonderful but it was the only thing that got my case even moving.
also, in terms of making calls, i had good luck getting through to the standard passport line around 10AM est with a short hour hold instead of several hours. the tech support line cut my wait down to about 40 minutes when i went through them first around the same time.
good luck, everyone!!!! and thank you for the moral support - reading everyone else's stories has helped me a lot LOL.

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Brazil's ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, has returned from his self-imposed exile in the United States.
The Liberal Party leader has said that he is keen for Mr Bolsonaro to campaign on behalf of the party ahead of local elections next year but Mr Bolsonaro told CNN before leaving Florida that he would not lead the opposition to the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Mr Bolsonaro left Brazil on board a Brazilian air force plane on 30 December, just two days before he was due to hand over the presidential sash to his rival, left-winger Luis Inácio Lula da Silva, known as Lula.
Lula narrowly beat Mr Bolsonaro in a presidential run-off on 30 October, a defeat the far-right leader never publicly recognised.
With Brazil's institutions, including the military, backing the democratic handover of power to Lula, Mr Bolsonaro disappeared almost completely from the public scene, rarely leaving the presidential palace and keeping uncharacteristically quiet on social media platforms.
While Mr Bolsonaro was in Florida when Brazil's Congress was stormed, investigators argue his rhetoric - repeatedly questioning the validity of the election result and saying that only God or death could remove him from office - incited the rioters.

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When I found out I was pregnant, I was so excited to go to a birth center and see a midwife. The birth center has amazing Facebook and Google reviews. However, when I went for my first appointment & US, it was very clear they are understaffed but apologized for the chaos from that day. I guess that wasn’t the experience I was looking for because I’ve read other midwife experiences being unrushed and pleasant. Anyway, I chalked it up to it just being an isolated bad day for the practice.
However, I noticed it took 2 weeks for them to check up on me after I had my beta tests done. Thankfully I did check their portal for my results. But is midwife supposed to call and explain the results to you once they’re ready? Maybe I’m being unrealistic with my expectations?
There was an issue with having midwife fax over the right orders for my US and beta test. Both places told me the orders were missing a diagnosis and they couldn’t continue with the screening until the midwife sends over a revised order. This delayed my US by 5 days. For beta, I was turned down at Quest Lab and wouldn’t be let in until midwife’s office sent over the orders. This was my breaking point. I was told the Quest process would be instant and seamless because the midwife’s office would send it over digitally. That was not the case at all. I told myself I’d get through my second US then switch to a new provider.
So I had a second US on 3/21. But to date I haven’t heard anything from my midwife about my US report. The imaging center I went to said they couldn’t explain results to me and so they faxed it over to my midwife immediately. I even asked them to fax it again if possibly the midwife’s front office missed it. Thankfully again, the imaging center has a portal to self interpret the results. But heart rate and age of little bean are unclear and require midwife’s interpretation.
I’m a bit anxious because I might need to change my provider if this response rate (or lack of attention) is unacceptable. And admittedly, I’m a little bitter about this overall FTM experience. The imaging center didn’t even have a printer to print out my little bean’s photos. I know my midwife isn’t to blame for that. But maybe my saltiness from disappointment is clouding my judgement? I also do want to make sure I’m not being too hard on overworked healthcare workers. So I’m seeking your experiences and opinions. Thank you !

Please pakiexplain bakit red flag ito? Palagi kong nilalagay ang mga docs ko sa small plastic envolope (yung half the size ng bond paper) kapag aalis ako para hindi malukot. Then may nabasa akong post mula sa isang IO:
"3.) DO NOT, I SAID, DO NOT PLACE YOUR PRINTED DOCS SA PLASTIC OR BROWN ENVELOP TAPOS HAHAWAKAN NYO. No. please don’t. PUT ALL YOUR DOCUMENTS INSIDE YOUR BAG. Hindi kayo mag aapply ng work, i personally dont want to see a LEGIT TOURIST na may hawak na envelop. huhu That envelop for me is already a screaming RED FLAG.
And pag may need ka e-abot sa officer, remove it from ANY CONCEALED ENVELOP. Kasi baka may pera ka na naiwan sa loob and the officer might feel insulted with it, baka akalain bribe money.📷"
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So, saan ko ialagay docs ko nang hindi nalulukot?
PS: Sobrang napapraning na ako sa mga horror stories sa Immigration. Yung excitement kong magtrevel napapalitan ng anxiety T____T

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Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has arrived in New York to criticism from China, which warned the US of serious repercussions.
In response to her arrival in the US, China's senior envoy in Washington accused the US of advocating for Taiwan's independence by allowing Ms Tsai to "Make a splash" in their country.
"No matter [whether] it is Taiwan leaders coming to the United States or the US. leaders visiting Taiwan could lead to another serious, serious, serious confrontation in the China-US relationship," said Xu Xueyuan, China's Chargé d'Affaires in a press conference.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Taiwan Affairs Office have also strongly condemned the visit, charging that it violates the "One China" principle, whereby China insists Taiwan is an inalienable part of its territory to be reunified one day.
Last year, tensions between China, Taiwan and the US reached a high - after Mr McCarthy's predecessor, Nancy Pelosi, flew to Taipei to meet Ms Tsai.
Why do China and Taiwan have poor relations? China sees the self-ruled island as a part of its territory and insists it should be unified with the mainland, by force if necessary.

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