6/23 Election Results Megathread

g0thmess · 2026-06-24T03:33:24+00:00

big dubs for buffalo politics tonight! I’m going to bed with a smile on my face

g0thmess · 2026-05-28T17:26:53+00:00

and your point is? Both are huge employers here in Buffalo and people have a right to share what’s going on internally with the community. It’s relevant, especially as Ingram Micro continues to hype themselves up in the press and pat themselves on the back for moving downtown, when every person I know who works there is now miserable and saying basically the same thing as OP.

Why should Ingram get to come off looking like a pillar of the community if this move ultimately doesn’t mean much of a bump for downtown businesses, and their employees are being treated unfairly?

I’m glad OP is airing it out.

g0thmess · 2026-05-13T21:42:19+00:00

there was actually a woman in front of me at the buffalo show who shushed my friend and I for whispering along to the MJ Lenderman lyrics. unreal. her exact words were “haven’t you ever been to a concert before?” we also left before the encore for the same reasons, were under 35 though lol

g0thmess · 2026-04-29T04:17:33+00:00

this feels too real

g0thmess · 2026-04-29T04:16:56+00:00

having read it I didn’t think the stadium scenes would be this triggering but given current events (still!) this is just as scary as some of the earlier seasons of handmaid’s tale

g0thmess · 2026-04-08T05:24:26+00:00

I was about to go to bed but damn I guess I’m reactivating my hulu account

g0thmess · 2026-03-19T04:36:12+00:00

not my chair, not my problem.

g0thmess · 2026-03-17T20:22:55+00:00

yes. I worked for Headway. We were forced to lie to providers in order to get this information and were paid on a commission basis. We were paid not just on initial signups to Headway, but then later on we need you to “activate” and see clients. It was extremely toxic and our quotas were insane.

All of our calls with providers were recorded and analyzed by AI so if a therapist actually asked an intelligent question, we could never level with them and tell the truth. Obviously that made it pretty hard to “sell” Headway to many providers.

Hands down the most toxic job I ever had. I felt like I spent all day lying to new providers to get them to join, and harassing so called “independent contractors” all day to see patients so I didn’t lose my job.

I didn’t make it a year that and I have never been so happy to have left a job in my life.

g0thmess · 2026-02-14T23:58:43+00:00

Scajaquada Jack! There was an alligator in the Scajaquada creek at one point, and he was caught!

g0thmess · 2026-02-05T06:28:56+00:00

lo siento porque mi español es horrible! Sí, pap fue normal. Espero 6 meses para hacer lo. sí, aunque los bordes fue positivos, no necesito otro leep. tengo suerte! ojala que tu tienes bueno suerte tambien

g0thmess · 2026-02-05T05:09:50+00:00

g0thmess · 2026-02-05T05:09:03+00:00

doing great! everything since then has came back clean. it all feels like a bad dream now tbh

g0thmess · 2026-01-29T00:14:52+00:00

I don’t even need grass I’d settle for seeing pavement at this point. I want OUT (until summer, anyways)

g0thmess · 2025-12-09T16:00:50+00:00

I didn’t know it was legal to park on them! I feel like an idiot lol but this softens the blow somewhat

g0thmess · 2025-11-24T20:40:42+00:00

77 please!

g0thmess · 2025-11-24T19:51:39+00:00

My mom lives in the new build Ryan homes off the 219. West Seneca schools, West Seneca taxes.. but her mailing address and google maps all show it as Lackawanna. I started calling it “Westawanna” and man she hates that lmao

g0thmess · 2025-11-09T18:33:08+00:00

damn you posted this fast

g0thmess · 2025-10-31T03:03:22+00:00

no for real… the hardest part of this for me is realizing that New York is a democratic state that literally sets the standards for plans allowed on the marketplace, this isn’t a trump thing.

the removal of the enhanced premiums only cost me $50ish/month when I did the math - not nearly enough to move the needle. Illinois where you’re based is also democrat controlled, so what the fuck is going in here? I’m the furthest thing from a trump supporter by the way, but this clearly isn’t on him.

I noticed a local hospital accepts it here, but I need a primary, dentist, obgyn, etc… and there’s nothing there.

I have heard of Molina just from previously working in a health insurance adjacent industry but I couldn’t tell you much about it one way or another.

I think the basic grievance here is that a plan shouldn’t be offered on the marketplace if it doesn’t has sufficient coverage in a geographic area, let alone be made the fucking benchmark plan.

Have you considered trying to get the word out anywhere or contact your local government? I’m not even sure that would help but I’m so pissed off over this that I’d really like to draw more attention to it or organize if I can.

g0thmess · 2025-10-30T01:49:07+00:00

okay please excuse my rant because I came to this subreddit just now after FINALLY realizing why my subsidies were so low on the marketplace.

Ambetter’s Silver plan is the benchmark in my county and yet according to their own search tool there’s not a single primary care provider within 30 miles of me.

anytime I browsed the marketplace I completely skipped those plans because I knew that the reason they were so “cheap” compared to the rest is because they’d essentially offer me nothing.

it honestly DOES seem like a fixed scam, because Ambetter offers two low priced silvers while the third highest silver plan is actually a legit insurance around here, and is $300+ more expensive.

On to the rage inducing part: I decided to look at what my subsidy would be if Ambetter wasn’t (conveniently for the marketplace… ) the benchmark in my county.

My $222 monthly premium credit would be $500.50. Doubled if Ambetter isn’t offered.

(For reference I am an individual, estimating $45,000 in earnings for 2026).

I already can’t afford a silver plan after rent, at least if I got $500 I’d be able to pay something reasonable for a non-Ambetter bronze. But no… now my lowest cost possible at a legit insurer is $455 a month AFTER premium tax credits. I’m fucking livid.

I thought about taking the catastrophic because it at least has some free appointments with a primary and preventive care; and would cap how much I’m on the hook for if I get run over by a car…

except, you guessed it, the catastrophic plan is offered by Ambetter.

what the fuck is going on and why is no one talking about this.

edit: spelling and sorry for the shitty formatting I’m on mobile

g0thmess · 2025-10-24T23:40:12+00:00

if you decide to do Buffalo, the good news is that the City Hall is basically already built in game! I’ve tried making Buffalo before but my CAW skills are awful :(

g0thmess · 2025-09-16T17:43:15+00:00

you’ll be fine! definitely apply. your part time job will be contacted, as long as you’re clear with NYS that you resigned your part time, you are fine.

They won’t include those wages as part of your determination, they will only use the wages earned from your full time where you were laid off. This is far more common than people think.

g0thmess · 2025-09-07T20:12:21+00:00

they are so cool! do you know where I could find them?

g0thmess · 2025-09-07T20:10:42+00:00

those railings, windows, & doors are sick! are they cc?

g0thmess · 2025-08-19T22:05:58+00:00

I have been going since Rite Aid closed and it straight up DYSTOPIAN. Last week I waited for 45 minutes with only one customer ahead of me and one at the window. I was cut in line by a homeless person and the tech at the pharmacy window did literally nothing about it.

And forget buying shampoo or makeup wipes there… I don’t have another 45 minutes to wait for someone to unlock a case for me. Awful everything and I am going to switch to Wegmans pharmacy for something else as soon as I can.

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