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My request to expedite my FOIA request has been denied by USPS. I argued that Texas voters have a right to know who is sending their kids propaganda BEFORE we vote, and early voting has already started. Since many believe the mailers originated from the GOP / Paxton, a Senator in the Federal Government, I felt that "an urgency to inform the public about an actual or alleged Federal Government activity or operation" applied. Obviously, this didn't connect with whoever processed this. I have 90 days to appeal. 90 days? Federal law requires agencies to respond to FOIA requests within 20 business days 😑

This was a real napkin.

Independent counts.

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Story Time: Buckle up for this one. Patient called today pissed off. They weren’t pissed at me, more so pissed at their insurance company @DevotedHealth and @CVSHealthPBM For the past month, @DevotedHealth has been pestering them about switching their medications over to their mail order @CVSHealthPBM First it was atorvastatin and Jardiance, because they said the patient would have “cheaper” copays. The patient called us to verify those prices. Our prices were identical to what they would have paid at mail order. Patient told @CVSHealthPBM NO! They wanted to stay local. A few days later, patient gets a message from @CVSHealthPBM stating they had two prescriptions waiting to be sent to the patient. Just needed the go ahead to mail them out. It was for the same 2 prescriptions they had said no to a few days prior. Patient called them back and told them no, they want to continue getting them locally…. That was the end of it. Until today… Patient called back and said now @CVSHealthPBM has another prescription for metformin ready for me and has already mailed it out. It’s a prescription we have been filling at our independent pharmacy all of this calendar year at a $0 copay. Patient told them, I didn’t authorize you to get this prescription ready for me at mail order, how did you receive the prescription? @CVSHealthPBM told them that their Dr. had authorized a new prescription for them. Patient calls their Dr. Dr. states they never sent a prescription to mail order @CVSHealthPBM So, let me sum this up and put a nice little bow on it for you: @CVSHealthPBM requested a new prescription from patient’s Dr. without their consent. @CVSHealthPBM prepared the new prescription for patient without their consent. And finally, @CVSHealthPBM mailed out the prescription for the patient without their consent. I don’t know who is ultimately at fault for this, but it’s damn sure not the patient… The patient keeps saying NO, but @CVSHealthPBM says we don’t give a shit, we’re going to do it anyway. @CMSGov @DrOzCMS @RobertKennedyJr @realDonaldTrump

If you graduate law school, you’re a JD. If you pass the Bar, you’re an attorney. And even then…it depends. I passed the Bar, so technically I’m a lawyer, but I haven’t practiced or paid dues to a state Bar in more than a decade. I have occasionally referred to myself as a lawyer or attorney, but I can’t actually do anything, so it feels a little dirty. I work as a communications consultant and creative. I mostly use the title just for strongly worded letters to my parents’ HOA and to incite a tiny bit of panic in medical care providers.

U.S. ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION HITS RECORD LOW AS DRINKING HABITS SHIFT Americans are drinking less alcohol than ever recorded, according to Gallup, despite the country becoming less religious. The biggest declines are among Catholics, nonreligious Americans and infrequent churchgoers — groups historically more likely to drink. Meanwhile, concerns about alcohol's health risks are rising across all religious groups. Gallup suggests changing health attitudes, rather than religion, may be driving the nationwide decline.

🕊️ "Breaking Bad" star RJ Mitte has died at 34. tmz.me/4yfaoHe

Cool, cool. Sure, it wasn’t for sale. That’s the narrative Art of Play is gonna go with 👍 so the whole conversation we had when I asked you if it was for sale whilst pointing to the price tag hanging on the wall with the title Singing Bird didn’t happen as you elevator eyed me saying in a condescending tone “yes, it’s for sale but it costs 15,000 dollars so if you’d like me to find something comparable for you I can.” That all never happened and now it’s not for sale. Okay, cool. So you’re not only rude, you’re also a liar. Got it ✅ And by the way, I obviously support small businesses because I was literally at a small business trying to purchase things. I love small businesses and know they are important and I always support them, but you don’t get a free pass to treat people less than in your store just because you are a small business. It’s not that hard to be kind. I never blast people but you my friend were an exception. Your store is really cool. Unfortunately, you aren’t.