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OMG! How do I find a good mattress??

Evey where online seems to be astroturfed, just companies pumping themselves up, all the review sites I've found so far, if i dig deep, are also bought and sold. And, it seems like the industry has grown into further and further ways of obfuscating how terrible they are making their products now- eg. cutting down on the literal stitches in the side walls, so it doesn't last 5 years.

JFC! I just need a bed! I want to get it offline, cause in person(my town is small and dont even think we have a sales center) but they are all commission based, just used car salesman trying to take as much money as possible. Does anyone have any recommendations? My partner and I aren't rich but we are moving in together for first time(gleeful noises!), and both our beds already suck. Leaning toward a spring and foam situation, probably cant spend more that 1k, and are hoping for a king so theres plenty of wiggle room for both of us, and we dont end up having sleep problems with each other. Any help would be greatly appreciated- God I hate capitalism, literally ruins the entire earth and now wont even let me sleep. Thanks comrades,

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Librarian or Art Therapist? Applying to Colleges, trying to pick an undergrad degree.
  • Hey Comrade, I can offer some ideas as someone who is a therapist(LAC working toward LPC). also feel free to dm, i have a hard time responding to posts or dms timely- no hexbear at work is general rule.

    So, I dont know too much about art therapy, but have several music therapist friends, and they're wages are all higher than mine and they enjoy their work immensely. They do a lot of work with neurodivergent and child/adolescent clients. -Undergrad degree doesnt make too much of a difference, in a lot of ways it seems to be a hoop they want you to jump through just to prove you can. I got my BA in religious studies(focused on Tibetan Buddhism) not much of a link between that and my CMHC program(clinical mental health counseling). I did work in the field for my 20's before going back to school tho- so that made my application look great i'm sure. Only folks in my program with psych undergrad degrees were fresh out of undergrad, almost everyone else had a less direct journey. Trying to go straight from undergrad into a grad program is doable, but presents with some career issues if going the therapist route- you'll often find middle aged(or even just a few yrs older) cl's struggle taking people much younger than them as experts. A simple 'that isn't an issue for the majority of my clients, how about we try several sessions and if it is still an issue I will help you find referrals for another clinician' often does the trick, but not all the time. I would highly recommend volunteering or working in some fashion in both fields- it can be really hard to gauge a profession while just sitting on the sidelines, a few weeks of work will be a better guide than just about anything.

    Friends who are librarians love the work, complain bitterly about the student debt vs wages; often find it depressing that they are the only social services available, and often feel un/under prepared(sometimes un-safe) for what the job actually entails as far as working with the public, often folks with addiction, mental health concerns, etc. And, to my understanding they do make lower wages than therapists.

    both seems like excellent careers and ways to help our brother, sisters and others. Whatever you end up doing, one of these or mystery third option, looking for ways to engage that are creative and outside of the box are sorely needed. Hope something in there is helpful!

  • Anyone have a link for a pdf of 'A Fighting Dream: the political writings of Claudia Jones'?

    As per title, looking for a online copy of 'A fighting dream: the political writings of Claudia Jones'. If any comrades have one available, would greatly appreciate!

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    good streaming sites?

    My go to site got shut down recently(tragic), anyone have any suggestions for TV/movie streaming? Thanks in advance, comrades!! p.s. love my trans comrades!

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    Anyone know where a free copy of 'If we burn' by vincent bevins can be found?

    As title says, looking to read this bad boy, having trouble finding any pdf's or free copies at normal sites I would look. Any help, would be greatly appreciated!

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    I didn't do my taxes(USA) for 2 years
  • Very confident I would have received refund, grad student living on debt and pretty close to poverty line yearly income because only part time jobs. I'm assuming since I was late, that refund money is just gone

  • I didn't do my taxes(USA) for 2 years

    As title says, past two years I didn't submit my taxes- Was very emotionally overwhelmed, essentially had a sibling who was dying, it was incredibly stressful and I was in a grad program...managed to complete the grad program and be there for family, but just could handle getting it done for some reason(not knowing what i was supposed to do with grad loans and stuff probably was a piece). Now, I'm trying to get it together especially before this next years are due. Any advice, anyone been in a situation like this before? Am I totally fucked? I also pulled money out of a retirement account to pay bills, and think I ended up paying taxes 2x on it- again, any advice? Anyone know how to go about trying to recover from a screw up like this?

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