turns out insurers in washington have 24 months to request refunds on payments. payment was made, you guessed it, 23 months and 3 weeks ago. now *I* get 30 whole days to try to contest this before I have to pay. FUCK Cigna Healthcare.

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you do not have to wish a fascist well. it is enough that he gets medicine and his human rights are observed. you don't have to commiserate or care. you especially don't need to use your large public platform to normalise performative well-wishing when someone's death is good.

happy to report @cigna has continued to drop the ball

In this week’s Real Change: Tobias Coughlin-Bogue & @mhgreen3000 detail Mayor Bruce Harrell’s new drug criminalization bill; Guy Oron covers last weekend’s protests against the Seattle APEC forum; and more! Cover 🎨 by the amazing @papasbrains.

Hot queer summer isn't over yet! henry 🌈 they/them shares a list of shows to catch at Yun Theatre, @WestOfLenin, and more this August before summer officially ends. Check it out ⬇️ realchangenews.org/news/2023/08/0…

I had no idea this was the origin of The DAP. Black people will always find ways to communicate with each other when white people seek to take that away from us.🖤✊🏾

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In this week's Real Change: Tobias Coughlin-Bogue and henry 🌈 they/them explore Forest For the Trees, a free arts festival in Pioneer square; jas keimig reviews “Fantasy A Gets a Mattress”; and so much more! Buy a copy from your local Real Change vendor: tinyurl.com/find-a-vendor 📰💕

disappointing this @Crosscut piece doesn't even mention community theaters? #WeExist crosscut.com/culture/2023/0…

can't wait for this! #SeattleTheater

yall calling a beautiful, vibrant painting of indigenous Hawaiians murdering the vile Captain Cook racist ... why did I come back to twitter

One of my big obsessions is how to legitimize and professionalize restaurant work and I got to write about some people who are doing it in the most leftist way possible — dream article, loved writing this, hope you all like reading it realchangenews.org/news/2023/08/2…

Thank you Real Change for covering #FantasyAGetsaMattress and publishing @JasKeimig's positive review!! Full article here: realchangenews.org/news/2023/08/2…

he hates the beach

Pick up this week’s Real Change from a vendor to read Guy Oron’s takeaways from the APEC summit that was held in Seattle this month. Find a vendor who sells the paper near you: tinyurl.com/find-a-vendor

Cartoonist @davidstoesz.bsky.social read Tobias Coughlin-Bogue’s July 5 profile on Kimber, an unhoused Seattleite, & turned it into this moving comic with Marie Bouassi for @seattlemag. Thank you! Read Tobias’ update that covers what Kimber’s been going through since then: tinyurl.com/mprsvcv7