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I struggle with frizz and fixed it by swapping out the shower heads here to really inexpensive ones with filters in them. Skin is better too. I like culligan but love sprite Also use a heat protectant and sunscreen and never blow dry from wet. Only from damp.

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Tragically, I think 2025 is a moment for restraint about public healthcare discussion between patients. We can get y’all out of prison but if they repeal the ACA we can’t get you hired, protected, or healed. With every fiber of my being, I hope I am wrong, but I fear I will be proven correct. 7/7

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I don’t think we’re far from an America where one can be fired for admitting to ADHD or PTSD. I suspect that discussing depression may soon keep Americans from having robust health insurance. Do you have RA, IBD, Diabetes, melanoma or migraines? No. No you do not when it’s in writing. 6/7

Psychiatry is under attack. The brain worm guy is running things now. I know how important it is to talk about all the ways we are outliers. I traveled the world talking about a chronic condition. Be careful. Maybe the Canadians need to take over those discussions for a bit. 5/7

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They want you pregnant. Before 2010 pregnancy was a preexisting condition. That’ll be cash please - I hope you have no complications… doesn’t really matter if you’re insured because there are so few people brave enough to be OB/GYNs in this very strange version of America. 4/7

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We can be sure that Obamacare is one of the next targets. The ACA eliminated lifetime maximum caps. Imagine an insurance company saying “you spent $2m, the rest of your cancer treatments aren’t covered.” It has happened. If you weren’t in the workplace by 2010 it’s hard to imagine 3/7

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This administration is at war with its own citizens taking away the protections Biden, Obama and Bush put into place (CA-4 - thanks W, it was nice while it lasted). When you’re paying student loans and going to the *right* bathroom (don’t tap your foot if a closeted GOP senator is there)… 2/7

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Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

I spent 2008-2015 suggesting my fellow bloggers not share their children’s names, images and birthdates. Everyone said I was overreacting. Go talk to a 25 year old about their mom’s blog and you’ll learn how right I was (I wish I wasn’t) 1/7

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I'm just gonna watch Midcentury Modern and spend 30 minutes pretending everything is okay. Then I"ll remind myself that Palm Springs was somehow able to stay fabulous under McCarthayism, and she'll find a way to thrive even with The Orange Scare. www.desertsun.com/story/money/...

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Airlines end seasonal flights between Canada, Palm Springs early amid Trump tariff tension

WestJet and Flair are both ending seasonal flights to cities in western Canada weeks ahead of schedule.

Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

There is so much happening here. I can hardly decide which cretin to focus on.

Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Everyone is fearful, our healthcare system is run by a lunatic, our education funding has been dismantled & the media is under attack. I worked my ass off to get dems to the polls - but we failed. I’m sorry and we miss Canadians, even you.

Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

xoxo Stefani In fairness I’m not particularly nice all the time. Tourism, especially from snowbirds drives the economy there. Palm Springs is an LGBTQ+ haven and losing Canadians matters to us. We are fighting for our kids’ rights to exist & for their financial & physical futures.

Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Palm Springs is suffering. We miss Canadians.

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Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

If beautiful and ugly aren’t opposites in your personal thesaurus you might enjoy reading this. I certainly did. barrenmagazine.com/king-of-the-...

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King of the Skinks - Barren Magazine

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Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Do I know a single person who pays for Amazon music?

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Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Endless stream of these. I presume they are super scoopers?

Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

In 2022 15% of LAFD firefighters lived in the city of Los Angeles. 100+ lived out of state. ens.lacity.org/lafd/lafdrep...

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Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

@ajfeuerman.bsky.social my pants are at the drycleaners so the best I can hope for is a good day today, not a great one.

Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Tomorrow will be 6. If I’m lucky.

Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

Question for the writers out there. I'm increasingly uncomfortable with cloud services. Is opting out of gemini/copilot/whatever enough? Do I dust off an ancient computer and stay offline? I love AI. I also am notoriously protective of my IP. I also loathe autocorrect. Are we doomed? #AmWriting

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Amanda Litman @amandalitman.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

What happens in a red state never stays in that red state. Literally.

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I have a tabbed spreadsheet reflecting 27 years of my husband’s healthcare. I love him today more than I loved him all those years ago. Marriage is wonderful but if he was anything less than my perfect mate I’d rather be single.

No. They like being reelected and that looks very much like a room full of donors.

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Particularly to those who need it most: veterans, first gen Americans, first gen to college, below the poverty line…. Giving away other peoples money to these students is seriously fun.

Admissions is its own expense - if she’s applying to public universities the reason is because federal funding was slashed by the GOP. Today’s college admissions does not resemble my college admissions, which is why I am so involved with my university and making sure that it stays affordable.

I’m not opposed to a $200 bra, but I am profoundly offended to be offered a bra that lacks cup and band sizes.

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Five years ago we sold a house we’d lived in for 15 years, threw out all the furniture and decided to pause in our empty new home while we decided how to decorate. I do not have a success story to share.

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The “perpetual underdog” feeling is deeply entrenched in the Bay, not just our industry (eg Leland Stanford). @beccalew.bsky.social does great work on the history of conservatism and tech. See: techwontsave.us/episode/251_...

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The Forgotten Story of How Conservatives Shaped the Internet w/ Becca Lewis - Tech Won’t Save Us

A left-wing podcast for better technology and a better world.

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Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Quick reminder for all the parents out there: The truly terrible parents don’t lay in bed at night wondering if they were good enough to their kids.

Welp. I’ve lived in Los Angeles my entire life and today is the first time I got stuck in a police chase. Stay off the 10 kids.

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And to clarify, this is not an affiliate link, it’s a text that I got. I guess as a once upon a time blogger I need to explain that.

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Explains why im seeing the bios pop up. I’m having so much fun seeing the evolution.

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I’ve been wearing it for many years - charge it when you’re showering and it’s a fab investment in your health.

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Jessica Gottlieb @jessg.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Doctors should have a friend contact their office and share their experience. I’m waiting for a solo practitioner right now and I’m guessing all his patients are as cranky as his nurse and office manager.