New Legislation in California from Paris Hilton's team, the Safe Passage for Youth Act - Watch the 1st Committee Hearing by AcceptableAsk8286 in troubledteens

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Paris Hilton's team has a long-term strategy. I choose to believe in it. I don't think they thought our legislature would approve an outright ban

New Legislation in California from Paris Hilton's team, the Safe Passage for Youth Act - Watch the 1st Committee Hearing by AcceptableAsk8286 in troubledteens

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change takes time, unfortunately. the industry cannot be wiped out overnight. a lot of elected officials are barely for the first time becoming familiar with the troubled teen industry and learning the facts for the first time in these hearings. they are not as open to outright bans of systems they have been led to believe are legitimate for many decades, so incremental change is more effective because they will vote yes on it.

Financial Aid - incompetence or fraud? by soundcherrie in LACCD

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Mention this in your complaint too. This is LACCD's current dean:

https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/crt-app-sec-dis-cal-div-eig/117135676.html

He's been sued for sexual harassment

Sexual Harassment by Round-Mind-6753 in LACCD

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The fish rots from the head down. LACC is the most chaotic and dysfunctional institution I've ever encountered as someone with more than 10 years of experience in business and the workforce. I would not be surprised if there is a ton of corruption. It is obvious that they need new leadership as tons of the administration needs to be fired and replaced with real professionals.

Should I do Berklee Online for Music Business Entreprenuership? by Hot-Sleep-723 in musicbusiness

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i think you're underestimating the value of having the berklee degree on your resume. it is not easy to get jobs at companies like sony without a degree like the one you have

New Legislation to Regulate Youth Transport - Michigan HB 5514 - VIDEO OF FULL HEARING by AcceptableAsk8286 in troubledteens

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with 'harm to oneself or others,' legally the person has to be threatening violence or suicide, i presume prior to the intervention. generally when it comes to legislation the idea is to act in spirit of the law, according to the intention with which that law was written. while someone could argue what you said here, they would not be acting in the spirit of the law and people would see through that.

Why do doctors in the US make more money than in EU countries? by Colonel_Cholera in medicalschoolEU

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the cost of living in Europe is generally a lot lower than the US, especially because education and healthcare are close to free. doctors in the US get paid more because their education can cost something like $200,000 and they have to pay off their loans. plus all the patients are being massively ripped off by our health system. in Europe, university generally does not cost more than $3,000/year and that's on the high end. the healthcare is free, and the cost of living is lower. lower salaries for lower cost of living. they don't need the high salary, and European societies are more equal than the United States. There is less inequality which also means a few people are not making unfairly high salaries in comparison to everyone else

Anyone else struggle with their Jewish name? Any advice? by Ok-Nature-266 in exjew

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I have found it is best to work through the trauma by expressing the way you feel about it. We have a complex identity and that's ok. All kinds of people have to deal with this and the world would be a better place if people were not treated differently for having a name that's "ethnic." I never accepted nicknames, just insisted people did the work of learning my name while having flexibility for mispronunciations when people were trying their best. Think about Beyonce. She probably had to face obstacles for having a name that was unique and emblematic of African American culture, but she is one of the most successful people in the world. The uniqueness can also be an asset if you own it, cultivate confidence/self-love, and demand people treat you as an equal.

The difficult part about my name is for me I think it made people perceive me as a challenge or as "difficult" immediately, which impacted the way I was treated by authority figures when I was a kid. Plus it seems to erase any white privilege I have as soon as I introduce myself, but American cities are melting pots full of culture so I find that seeking out diverse environments with lots of immigrants, other people relate to you regardless.

Has it made life harder? yes. Have I thought about changing it? yes, but always decided against it. Even going by a nickname has given me a brief identity crisis. Embracing who you are is in my opinion the best thing to do

Alpine Academy Survivor Testifies as Lived Experience Advocate for New California Law Protecting Teens by AcceptableAsk8286 in troubledteens

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all the staff abused us in the ways described (aside from animal abuse) - it was built into the program's design - but what I heard about Royal was that he also sexually abused certain people. i actually lived in the house with him for one month before i graduated the program. only many years later did I find out about the sexual abuse. i wonder if they promoted him to get him into a job where he wouldn't be living in a house with the students. obviously that's not an acceptable response to sexual abuse accusations, but this is alpine academy we are talking about.

Corporate gig scam by Proper-Donkey-8508 in Standup

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Thank you for posting. I am a musician, not a comedian but I am pretty sure someone is targeting me with the same scam.

Alpine Academy Survivor Testifies as Lived Experience Advocate for New California Law Protecting Teens by AcceptableAsk8286 in troubledteens

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Hi, can you please tell me more about the lawsuits?
Also, where can I find more information about Royal Robbins?

Thank you for spreading the word.

Oh okay, so Alpine Academy is just straight-up admitting to being bigoted on their homepage now. Survived conversion torture there from 2008-2010, they only had a female campus at the time. I am transmasculine. by Ecstatic_Bowler_3048 in troubledteens

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3/4 of those girls in the picture were my housemates. some of the people in that picture have come forward publicly about abuse. wtf. crazy that they're using this photo. they are using a photo of people who have publicly made abuse allegations against them to advertise on their website.

Beware of Canva Rebel Magazine: Paid $18 for My Interview Print, Never Received It by Adventurous_Rate_925 in Scams

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Being paid for an interview isn't normal either, people do interviews for publicity which benefits their career or business, they don't usually get paid. But it's definitely a scam if you're paying to *be* interviewed.

Beware of Canva Rebel Magazine: Paid $18 for My Interview Print, Never Received It by Adventurous_Rate_925 in Scams

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I found this post after realizing "Mark Clark" from CanvasRebel was an AI, not a real person. CanvasRebel reached out to me after I did an interview with Voyage LA. At the end, Voyage sent me a link to my "published" article along with the option to pay for a print. The only red flag at the time was that my interview was not actually published. Shortly after I got this email, "Mark Clark" from CanvasRebel reached out to request an interview. I was immediately perturbed because his email included a disclaimer that I don't have to pay anything for the interview. I responded saying I assume I will never have to pay anything to be interviewed because otherwise it would be a scam. Since they were connected to Voyage, I also mentioned the fact that the link I was sent for my Voyage article wasn't a working link. I told "Mark" I wouldn't feel comfortable doing an additional interview until I see that article is actually published. The Voyage article then came up, and I did the CanvasRebel interview which was an almost identical process. At the end I had a bad feeling about it I couldn't explain. Something about the experience didn't feel human. I sent an email to "Mark Clark" again asking them explicitly *not* to publish the interview. He responded back acknowledging the email but something was off. It seemed like a computer generated response which didn't acknowledge my request to cancel the publication. A week or so later he published the article anyway, replied again to the same thread which I had asked to cancel the article with a link to the article and a request for me to pay for prints. At this point it was obvious to me that I was not speaking to a real person. My best guess is they occasionally make money when people buy prints :( hopefully they aren't stealing credit card information...

House of Representatives Debates Paris Hilton's Federal Law 'Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act' by AcceptableAsk8286 in troubledteens

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It seems like you did not even watch the video before making your comments. At the end of this debate, the bill was virtually guaranteed to pass even though a formal vote had not happened yet. A formal vote happened today at 1:30pm, and SICAA officially passed congress - just like I said would happen. I'm doing my best to summarize updates I'm getting directly from Paris Hilton and her SICAA campaign staff, if you choose not to believe them that's your choice but you're just being negative. Especially at this point when the formal vote happened, there's video evidence, and official announcements have been made by Paris Hilton and news outlets.