mentalisttraceur:So today I learned that it is technically possible for a person in the US to order.

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mentalisttraceur:

So today I learned that it is technically possible for a person in the US to order insulin online from Canada without a prescription.

And that it costs less than the copays/deductibles that many US insurance policies will charge along the way to getting insulin here in the US. And I realized this requires a PSA.

Because this is technically illegal to do. You might be easily misled into thinking that it is legal because:

US customs only rarely rejects such shipments,

as far as I know the US has never prosecuted a person for ordering quantities that are reasonable for a couple months of personal use,

Canada does not have any laws making it illegal for their pharmacies to ship insulin to US patients,

Canada does not require a prescription at all for insulin,

Canada often gets their insulin from the same factories that the US does, literally often the same exact drugs, and with comparable standards of quality and safeguards and regulations,

Canadian pharmacies consider shipping to US customers a significant part of their business model, so much so that they have payed for quite a lot of advertising to US customers through Google, and

some US citizens and residents already choose to get their insulin from Canada that way.

Wow, just look at all those reasons why you might mistakenly think it is legal - it is affordable, legal and widely accepted on Canada’s side, and the insulin comes from legit sources. But to reiterate it is definitely illegal.

So you should absolutely never do it, no matter how much you might need insulin to not die.

No obligation, but if you could help spread the word of how this seemingly innocent method of getting insulin is actually illegal, you’d be doing a great service to the people who medically need insulin.

Otherwise, in a moment of desperation when they cannot afford it or their prescription for it cannot be renewed in time, they might make the wrong decision and buy insulin this illegal way, and that would be bad.
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booooomstrawberries: Since I’ve not really seen

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booooomstrawberries:

Since I’ve not really seen anyone talking about this, I wanted to talk about the Arathim. Specifically, their puppetry. The way their bodies come together isn’t just a creative bit of filmmaking, it’s actually steeped in the history of puppetry. The method of making a face from bodies is a callback to a form of puppetry referred to simply as “Bare-Hand Puppetry.” It’s sort of puppeteering, and also a form of mime. It was modernised and further developed by French actor, mime, and puppeteer, Yves Joly. It’s even been used by the Jim Henson Creature Workshop in various ways, but perhaps most famously as the Helping Hands from “Labyrinth.” As early as the 80′s, Jim Henson was interested in the potential of CGI. Augmenting this simple art form with CGI and what I would assume is mocap technology is something I think Henson would have been incredibly proud to see. It’s an example of one of many reasons “The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance,” is such a success. It doesn’t seek to exploit nostalgia. There’s real love and respect for the artistry that came before it. 
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holytragedyqueen: veryduck-somanyduck: licoricesnaps:

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holytragedyqueen:

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licoricesnaps:

reasons why draco malfoy should’ve had a redemption arc

not wanting to kill dumbledore

lowering his wand and about to join the order

took care of luna lovegood while she in his house

not turning harry in when he was captured

gutted by the death of his friend

throwing harry his wand

was literally a fucking CHILD

reasons why Snape shouldn’t have gotten a redemption arc

- killed Dumbledore

- bullied children

- was a death eater

- felt no remorse about his betreyal till he was physically dying

- held a grudge against someone for over 10 years and took it out on his son

- crawled over the dead body of his crushes husband to hold her dead body while her infant son was crying alone in his bed

- was not a child lol

Also, Snape would have remained a death eater if Neville became the chosen one
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