Monday, October 4, 2021

Health export please save

Monday, October 4 2021 
6:33am


EST PT with Delvis
santana, MD

Scanner obviously not working 




Monday December 13 2:20 PM

I can't get the Sim card in my hands aren't steady enough and all of my nails broke so I can't get the top off of the prepaid cell phone  

I spoke to Missy and she can send me a new one same day I can get it delivered the issue is that this Sim card is linked to the FCC broadband benefit program. 

 Through it it registers to apply for multiple benefits across-the-board such as food stamps I could probably do the Medicare application through that but I can't do all of us by myself with my head exploded.

I don't understand Android it doesn't make sense to me. 

What will probably do is reactivate the other Chinese Cell and put like $10 on there to keep it active. 

 The issue with that phone is it has passwords saved it for Columbia I have since been compromise. 

Can't see the password I can't change the password but it's in that phone. Even when the phone is not active I can connect to Wi-Fi and still get Internet sometimes 

No but I was here I didn't watch him I wouldn't sit in the room with him because I didn't wanna make him feel like the criminal sidekick  that he is. 

 He did not fix ANYTHING. 

But I did find and I'm not gonna say who did it because there were multiple people at my apartment that day, But somebody disconnected the modem and it's in Karen's name I was there when she changed over she did it in the Miami hotel room fucking bitch. 

 But Darryl took my modem. What I found was that my TV splitter I've been removed there's dust everywhere and when I turn it on it's simply does not work. 

 When I called Comcast and ask them to send me a Recents and well it says that the phone number does not match what's on the account and they cannot give me the password or reset it v

At that point they said Karen a pin number to reset it that's only good for between five and 15 minutes to get your shit set up. 

Karen of course won't relinquish that number because that's the only bit of control that she has over me. 

Now I think it's really super Duper important that you recognize this is not a new thing this is an ongoing pattern with paren tries to control a communications and that is a very very simple like ABC 123 simple sign of neglect and abuse for children they disabled and elderly. Now I think it's really super Duper important that you recognize this is not a new thing this is an ongoing pattern with paren tries to control a communications and that is a very very simple like ABC 123 simple sign of neglect and abuse for children the disabled and elderly 

I know this for being a therapist and working with kids who were abused as soon as I called them are called the foster home and was told that they are not allowed to communicate with me I went over there with the police. 

You need to think about this carefully OK there's a security code to get into the building. 

NONE of the people who came last week use a security code to an agent they all just came and knocked on my door.  They simply said your mother sent me over to fix blah blah blah. 

I don't know what fixing the sliding doors or the closet door has anything to do with the electrical panel. 

But the jude Elijah from Israel he's 22 years old and what's with the bomb squad according to him put on rubber gloves to change a lightbulb in the utility closet he then try to cut the power to the electric 

Call Teas boss and his boss said that he could not fix the door either of the doors I am the curtains curtains in the closet door because it was too much of a liability issue. 

A LIABILITY ISSUE!! 

What that mean in Laymans terms is it so fucking day address because it keeps coming down crashing on my head but not gonna let some young apprentice Highgate back up and fix the door because it's dangerous What that mean in Laymans terms is it so fucking day address because it keeps coming down crashing on my head but not gonna let some young apprentice drill into unstable door frame back up and fix the door because it's too dangerous. 

Karen clearly hasn't thought this through. What is a violation of the building code and it's violation of my lease and it's liability where she has $1 million liability insurance as per the HOA code 

I'm not playing with Karen. She has millions of dollars comes of it still not shit just to make it a inconvenient. 

 Last time she was here she stole my fucking vacuum cleaner that's a second vacuum cleaner she took for me. 

Ray and I were talking about just the other day and she stole my little robot vacuum cleaner that like she obsessed about obsess obsess obsess RoboT cleaner 

And she obsessed about the  modem. The modem of the modem modem

Nobody seen her do that she comes into my apartment I switched our crazy shit and she switched out the silverware on me. 

Seriously fucked up because when you think about it everything about appointment was measured clinically can I have the paperwork to prove it so that if I fall all right then I can get out for my walker was measured to the couch so that I could stay on top of that shit is all fucked up now. 

It's gonna cost thousands and thousands of dollars to fix it I don't have thousands of dollars are the patience and I don't have the inclination. 

 I guess what I'm just venting which is very enjoyable to me and really good for my sake and for my service because when I vent scream and yell I don't feel the pain. 

Where is gonna be here in a couple of weeks I member last year when I was at the hospital this phone access at home I was unconscious and Karen will you bring my iPad iPhone to the hospital I said OK I'll just wait for Ray to get it. 

And Karen said where is that gonna be here for another month 

That was over a year ago fuck Karen. 

 All right guess here I'm sure he won't mind taking a quick look at the fucking cars in the door I can probably fix the door himself. 

 Ray put together my last test I had I think the table so I'm sure he will rise for half an afternoon how many pick out a desk that doesn't fall apart the Karen doesn't have access to. 

Ok. Construction of the biggest started there goes my silent day I have to rewrap my feet to things came off. 

Here's my healthcare access pass. 

Oh shit load of my healthcare data got the latest one was on the phone parents of the others on the phone it doesn't start. Like the one you had does not mean that the information isn't that the information is there you just need a different way to tap into it. 

OK but mines race million and one things to do I don't have time to sit down and relax put my feet up seriously like I'm supposed to. 

All this shit is left over from last year and the year before the year before it's been over a year that I've been discharged hospital can I head to the back it's rehab because I was left alone with no healthcare for 13 days and unconscious according to the records Miami was able to get. 

We still don't know who called 911. 

Can't tell you how critical that is however for the meantime I'm going to just leave it at all there's no place to leave it there's just no place to leave it. 

When this shit isn't resolved all it does is go back into a cycle it's like when you program a computer you start was lying 10 you give it the first command at the end you put go to 10 it's an infinite Loop 

That's what is zero JS OK it's an infinite Loop. 

That's what is zero JS OK it's an infinite Loop

You can see my voice activation isn't working. 

 All the Russian hackers are all here I'm fucking Florida favorite TV series Russian  I have a Chinese keyboard… 

The Secret Service and FBI obviously now not only who I am but where I live because they came to talk to me. 

I really wish they'd arrest me so I can get a little team appointed I miss is really frustrating I can't handle this shit by myself. 

Last thing I order a mouse for computer because I can't use the touch up and it doesn't have the USB port in it so having problems your computer only has two US people I need more than two because I'm connecting portable drives 

The computer needs at least 100 GB to update and connect to my iPhone through iTunes so I can find my phone so I can manage my network. 

Make no Mistakes this is seriously illegal shit that she's doing under so many fucking laws can't even begin to tell you. 

I qualify for this FCC Broadband thing but I can't fucking use it. 

 OK seriously have to go and I said getting very stressed out I'm gonna take it out of it too overwhelmed and I can't start my day like this I need to just just quiet myself down get Cleo calm down Petco in lowest heart rate and just relax. OK seriously have to go and I said getting very stressed out I'm gonna take it out of it too overwhelmed and I can't start my day like this I need to just just quiet myself down get Cleo calm down petting her lowers my heart rate. 

I'm sorry. 


Saturday, September 11, 2021

Cleo 🐾

I spent an hour yesterday brushing Cleo and she slept with me ALL night so I could feel her soft fur. 



Before my first surgery,  I couldn't feel my hands at all. You could have stabbed me with a knife and I wouldn't have known so it made it super extra special to feel how fuzzy and soft she is. 

She's a very good cat. I can't imagine why anyone would kick her in the face and hurt her so badly but I think I know exactly how she feels and it makes it super special that she trusts me enough to pet her tummy. 

Dad says you can't train a cat. Maybe so, but she ate a treat out of my hands and brings me all her fresh mousies 🐁 and presents them to me in her mouth. 

I guess she doesn't realize I'm the one hiding the mice all over the apartment!! She thinks she's bringing me a gift and I showed her with praise when she gives them to me. 
--
ed/DailyDDose

Saturday, August 21, 2021

July 5, 2018

Flashbacks to the last time I lost my insurance benefits and my sanity almost a decade ago.

The state cut off my healthcare benefits because Karen claimed me as a dependent child living in NY and they based my benefits on her unreported income.

She claimed me as a dependent child and even for food stamps while she was living in a $750,000 two bedroom townhouse in New York.

When I went to file my taxes, my tax return was rejected by the IRS due to duplicate taxpayer ID. I had to file an appeal with the IRS and the State to reinstate my benefits and lost everything I owned.

The IRS eventually ruled in my favor but it took 7 months to get it straightened out. I was working for Tennessee Government and had a pension in Metro Governmentt in Nashville but it took 7 months to straighten out during which time Lauren was handling my accounts upon my request and couldn't get her shit straightened out to pay my bills on time lost EVERYTHING.

First my apartment, then my license because I was living in my car in my car until I got a new apartment for Spotty and I on August 8.

I got pulled over (for reason unknown) the cop asked me for my license, registration and proof of insurance. I had the legally required auto liability insurance but the dumb cop wouldn't accept a digital copy on my Blackberry Pearl 8120 and gave me a ticket I couldn't pay.

It was the Blackberry I bought at T-Mobile with the $100 birthday gift you got me during the Obama Campaign.

I still remember the day we celebrated at the Harvard Club in New York City when Obama won the election.

If you remember correctly, I was in New York and that ER physician asked me to marry him I was dating asked me to marry him and told me I could be his little Sarah Palin. We had spent the weekend in Oyster Bay and as much as I enjoyed the lifestyle I simply could not spend my life living in a Penthouse on 96th Street as a "wife" and give up all my passion and dreams for some rich doctor who was more interested in my looks than my brains.

He wanted to come in to the Harvard Club to ask for your "blessing" but after the Sarah Palin comment on our way Nazi into the City, I didn't know who to throw out of the car first. Him or myself.

Left my cell in his fancy Mercedes and the Maître d' brought it over to our table on a silver platter. You told me to remove the battery since we were talking smack about the election and you were well aware of the long arm of big brother able to activate cell phones as listening devices even when they are not in use.

We were celebrating the election results and had quite a few cocktails before dinner. You took photos and forced me to join Facebook if I wanted to see them.

Cambridge Analytica, Dad?


After the election, inauguration and transition team, I went back to writing exclusively paid per word or per visit to the website depending on the publication contract (syndication, etc.) ans got sidelined when I went to file my taxes and learned that I couldn't file because someone already used my Taxpayer ID on another return.

I learned that it was Karen and she refused to file an amended return.

Once the new admin was in place I was offered a postititon with fhe Executive Service to handle Complex Medicaid cases that required investigations and a written response from the Governor himself. So I wrote the letters, and he signed them to make it official.

When that tax snafu happened it held up my FBI background check for 6 months and I lost my mind, my benefits and
eventually my job.

Then shit went from bad to worse.

Couldn't afford gas or to renew my registration and insurance and got a ticket while I was parked AT the Dept of Motor Vehicles for expired tags the day Michael Jackson died and then lost my license for a non moving offense.

My car died anyway and gas was over $6 gallon in Nashville at that time and there was no food, medicine, electric or cell service during the great flood of Nashville since the Army Corp of Engineers misappropriated federal funds to the wrong zip code and I was living in my closet for a while with Spotty because of the constant tornado sirens.

Karen got mad that I didn't return her phone call to to tell me she was marrying another asshole in Vegas and disconnected my cell phone and had my car towed when she learned my address from a third party.

Stupid c*nt told me she needed my address to send me a birthday gift she got me from Hawaii.

Needless to say, there was no gift and it was especially curious that she only remembered MY birthday in March two weeks before her own.
She then had ny cell phone (my ONLY lifeline to the world as I had no TV, cable or internet and then she had my car towed from my parking spot outside my apartment and donated it to charity for $115.

She took another charitable tax deduction on MY car, registered in MY name and has it towed from right outside my apartment without even telling me. I had to run out there and get my files out of the car for that because there was really nothing I could do to change his mind once it was up on the flatbed.

It is simply beyond me how she manages to repeatedly gain access to my information and accounts despite all the boundaries I've put up and the number of times she's told me that she doesn't want anything to do with me and my "vicious attacks" but you've seen the videos and everyone knows she's psychotic, hysterical, histrionic,
narcissistic delusional gold digging ho and a menace to society and my health and well being.

I was no longer able to drive to work anymore so I couldn't renew my credentials and licensing fees.

The end.

Love,

Your 3rd favorite child. Not including the dog.

#2ndCivilWarLetteers





/ed70

Sunday, August 8, 2021

DailyDDose 📓 August 8, 2021

I took fewer steps today because I walk at night when it's cool. 

It's too hot to go outside today. 

Rose is coming tomorrow morning. She doesn't know that the entire AC system was sealed and sanitized. 

That explains A LOT that they found black mold in the vents. 

Explains why I get so sick every time I come home from the hospital. 

Also, explains the high electric bills and the filth and film I see all over the walls and the vents. 

They've been replaced but the cabinets don't close. 

All of these things support what I've been saying. I haven't said anything to Karen yet because I need time off from her brand of crazy.  The only way to get her to do something is by addressing it legally. 

She still thinks she should have what Rita has and wants Gram's Picasso.

She sees my illness as her meal ticket to extort money from you. She thinks she is owed money from you for only god knows what but it's been going on for decades. 

She used to ask you and Grandpa Al to give her money for this amd that. Told him it was for me and she tried to get Grandma Lil's money before she died. Tried to have her body exhumed over a pair of earrings she was buried with. Told Scott they were for me. 

I sent him a letter telling him this and he did not cave to her sick obsession. 

Anyhoo… looks like I can finally get the apartment painted and I will pick out the color this time and insist upon it. 

Here's my yearly progress.
It was going down until recently. 

I go back on the 18th to the Endocrinology Institute and they will begin treatment. 

My thyroid is so bad, I can't even put on the necklace gram gave me when we went to Walmart to buy me a TV. 

I have to say I finally got my TV set up and I am loving having YouTube on my TV with surround sound!! 

Also, never send me that Anmie song again. 

I like The Stones, Beatles, Les Miz… 

I do my exercises to music. Now that I found my iPhone 8 I use it as an iPod for music. I can tune anything out as long as I have music, my phone and my vape. 

Love you,

Liz


Elyssa Durant
Research and Policy Analyst
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Elyssa Durant Research and Policy Analyst

Friday, August 6, 2021

Pain Log ~ Journal 📓 DailyDDose August 6, 2021

Very good!

 

 


Good morning!

I just wanted to give you a quick update things have been a little bit hairy around here it was a very big Karen incident yesterday I don't wanna dwell on that and I do want to let you know that I'm getting test back every 15 minutes so I'm logging in every hour and putting in what I'm doing what I'm eating what I'm feeling and so forth… 

i'm actually dictating this because I'm having trouble or typing but I have some good news yesterday I walked 1.5 miles. 

A met with the Director of the center for diabetes Metabolism and endocrinology I do not have diabetes however I do have something really bizarre go out with my endocrine system my face is very round Flushed puffy and my chest also so I'm keeping track of those symptoms and I'll be able to give you more information about that later. 

I just wanted to show you that you know the progress that I'm making because it is very slow and I've had a lot of deterioration but these graphs that I'm keeping in the snow so I'm keeping in my phone show you the progression from January it starts as when I got this phone and then you can see a salary goes down so I'm done for now I am I am able now all of a sudden I cannot lift my legs put them on to a store and I can put my shoes on I don't have shoes that fit but I can lift my leg and I can I can put my shoes on because it really big deal!! 

I also am working really hard with Rose to get my place clean and organized and we're doing quite well considering what we have to work with and I have completely completely changed my diet I can see I was eating all of the wrong foods. 

So for breakfast I have I have tea which has all sorts of stuff and benefits I have Greek yogurt walnuts and honey I have one small honey nut muffin and 6 ounces of orange juice. 















Elyssa Durant
Research and Policy Analyst

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Elyssa Durant Research and Policy Analyst

Thursday, August 5, 2021

DAILyDDoSe August 5, 2021: We have a Karen situation - Part One

Code Orange: Karen  

Agent of Chaos 



/ed70

Begin forwarded message:

From: Elyssa 
Date: August 5, 2021 at 4:42:20 PM EDT
To: Karen Kahn <karenkahn@ymail.com>
Subject: Re: AC Grills and mold

Well that clearly never happened so where is this guy and why are you not telling me that Darrell's going to do it who is completely incompetent? 

It's 438 I don't have time for this guy to come over so I can because I have to go up to deal with an emergency situation OK you have absolutely no idea what's going on with me and you don't care so as long as your concern the more comfortable I am the better it is for you so that you can rent the apartment to somebody else trust me that's not happening I'm not moving out but this place will be up to code. 

I want the name I want his license and insurance and insurance number and that he's bonded and we can start there because you're not just tell me the people are coming over that's not the way things are done I was very serious health condition had a spinal tap the other day they still have a deal idea just how bad it is and quite honestly I almost died because you left me on the floor screaming and said there's so many questions about that but I now have 14 neurosurgeon specialist trying to figure out what the hell happened because you won't even tell the truth to save my life. 

And to be quite honest the clear thing is you won't tell the truth to save your own life. 



/ed70

On Aug 5, 2021, at 9:06 AM, Karen Kahn <karenkahn@ymail.com> wrote:

Someone is coming this afternoon to address the grills and mold issue. He will be measuring your AC grills so that he can replace them with new clean ones. He will also wash down and treat the walls around the grills. He will take whatever means are necessary to eliminate the possibility of mold in the future. 

🌴 Karen 🌴
Sent from my iPad

Monday, August 2, 2021

Fwd: [DailyDDoSe] TechnologyGrants: UNWRITTEN: Application Denied

IRONY ALERT 🚨 

I found this while searching for my old articles. They used my article as a guide for young students filling out graduate school applications.

I found it particularly interesting when I started to find this all over different publications with my name the exact words but absolutely no credit or residuals or permission was granted to profit off my work. 

It meant an awful lot to see this and to remind myself of the person I used to before I got sick and turned into this horrible person. 


 

UNWRITTEN: Application Denied

Your Name: Elyssa D. Durant

Position Desired: YOURS


What are you seeking in a job at this point in your life?

An advocacy position working with children that would allow me to combine my academic training and educational background with my passion for grassroots policy planning and program development. I have been working at the grassroots level with a number of organizations for many years, and I enjoy seeing the public realize how effective they can be in advocating for themselves. I have witnessed many people take off personally and professionally once they experience how gratifying it can be to become empowered through expressing their views and making their voices heard. I enjoy leading people on this path of empowerment.

Why do you want to work with children?

Having participated in the head start program as a small child, I was fortunate enough to be given additional resources that allowed me to be on a level playing field when I started Kindergarten at 4 ½ years-old. I believe working with Stand for Children will allow me to give a voice to small children and some of the disenfranchised families who have the greatest need for strong, well-organized representation.


How would you explain community or grassroots organizing and what about it appeals to you as opposed to other ways to improve the lives of children?

Grassroots advocacy would allow me to work directly with stakeholders on critical policy initiatives and budget priorities. I enjoy helping the public have their opinions heard and consider myself empathetic to the needs of my target audience and population. I enjoy working towards a stated goal and seeing that programs be properly designed, planned, and implemented to allow for effective program development and policy implementation. In addition, working sat the grassroots level allows you to interact with those who are directly affected by the programs and policy reform initiatives. I enjoy listening to people and helping to empower the disenfranchised populations. Grassroots work allows you to see change happen and letting people know how important each and every voice is on the political spectrum. By establishing a positive network of community alliances and establishing a good rapport with the general public, they will feel that they had a direct role in creating the new programs and policies, and they are much more likely to remain active in their child's education and community programs long after I am gone.


What adjectives would people who know you generally use to describe you? Name specific work situations in which these attributes have served you.

People often comment on my dedication: I do not take on causes that I do not believe in. I will do "whatever it takes" to see that I achieve results that are beneficial to the community I live in, the organization I represent, and the children who need my voice.

I am sincere and not easily swayed from my viewpoints. I am very true to my clients, and believe in what I say. I am outspoken. I am not easily intimidated and believe that I have a right to be heard, as do the children, families, and communities I represent. I am eloquent, logical, and persuasive. I can usually find a way to relate to my clients, and give them a reason to participate in the legislative process. I help them understand that they are a crucial in seeing effective programs implemented in a way that will best serve the needs of their children and communities. I help my clients feel empowered by showing them how their direct participation can improve their circumstances and the lives of their children. I try to demonstrate how easy it is to participate in developing effective policy and public programs. I encourage them to become more active in their own lives by showing them how important it is to be heard by their legislators, congressional representatives, and their community leaders.

I am effective because I get things done!


What would your former employers say about you? What areas would they suggest you work on?

  • "Her involvement with the class, her interaction with the students and teachers alike, and her willingness to listen while offering fresh insight of her own made working with Elyssa a very enjoyable experience."
  • "Her energy for the work and the educational process showcased both her abilities for problem solving and her well-developed communication skills."
  • "Elyssa's enthusiasm for knowledge and the process of learning impressed me a great deal. She has an active curiosity about education and the learning process."
  • Some employers have not been quite as enthusiastic regarding my level of personal involvement with my work... they may suggest I work on my objectivity in the workplace. I tend to take my work very seriously.


Please list your top five achievements at your last position.

  1. My clients still call me from school in the morning to let me know they made it there safely. None have dropped out and five will be graduating this May!
  2. One former client is no longer abusing small animals after we took a day trip to the animal shelter. He now demonstrates empathy towards animals and treats them with a gentle hand.
  3. Mental health parity has received considerable more attention from the press after the NBCNightly News picked up an article I wrote. NBC requested on camera interview, but my schedule was not the least bit forgiving at the time.
  4. New York State passed a bill for Medicaid buy-in the day after I had organized a trip to Albany for members of my community who were at-risk for losing their benefits.
  5. My persistence locating subjects (participants in a long-term study of children with severe emotional disorders) allowed for more reliable and valid results since a larger, more representative sample was achieved for the third and final wave of interviews. The methods and study results were discussed recently in a prestigious journal of public policy.


Describe an interpersonal challenge you faced with a co-worker and how you resolved it.

I learned that my supervisor had altered some of my case notes for a client file that was scheduled to be audited. After confronting him with my original documentation and the new paperwork that was in the child's file, he told me that it was critical not to reflect abuse in my client files since it would cause the company to loose referrals from the Department of Children's services. After speaking with my sister (an attorney) I decided to make copies and forwarded them anonymously to a child rights organization.


What did you learn from it?

I ultimately resigned since I felt I did not want to be part of an organization that would place financial incentives above a child's welfare.


What experience do you have working directly with children? Concerns for children?

For my undergraduate practicum, I worked as a social skills counselor in a school-based intervention program designed for high-risk youth. After working with various groups of children, I began to notice significant differences in their levels of self-esteem. This made me increasingly concerned about policy issues involved in special education, assessment, and placement. I think it is critical to explore alternative program options that would allow children to receive the special attention they need without jeopardizing their emotional development.


Have you ever been involved in an effort to change a policy or a budget priority? Please describe.

Yes-several years ago, I had the opportunity to participate in the Governor's Roundtable on TennCare. The new CEO had implemented cuts to the program without providing members (or providers) with adequate time or information prior to implementing a major change to the prescription formulary (the list of approved medications.) Because I had witnessed the fallout at my local pharmacy that weekend, my supervisor requested that I draft a written statement to the committee regarding the impact of these changes for beneficiaries. After the newly appointed CEO of TennCare denied receiving any negative feedback on his rapid budget cuts, my boss asked me if I would be willing to speak before the committee and call his bluff. Ultimately, this lead to the passage of the Grier Amendment. Grier provides beneficiaries with a formal procedure that must be followed prior to cutting off any medications prior to receiving a formal appeal. Grier provides beneficiaries with a form of "due-process" protection granting them access to an adequate supply of medication while their physician can has the opportunity to obtain the necessary authorization for medically necessary treatment.

I recently ran into the former CEO that implemented the poorly planned budget cuts. He now works at my local gas station in the mini-mart; however, he claims they offer excellent health insurance with unlimited pharmacy benefits.


Why, in your opinion, do schools, early childhood education, and other programs that give children a fair chance in life receive so much less funding than they need and deserve?

I believe there are several reasons that contribute towards the pattern of under-funding educational programs. First, I believe that the "war on terror" has misrepresented our budget priorities to the general public. Second, I believe that there is a hesitation to re-distribute funds so that they can be used in the communities that would benefit the most from additional sources of funding. Third, I think that the people designing the budget are not sympathetic to the needs of the underprivileged, and they are reluctant to offend wealthier constituents by allocating funds towards impoverished districts. Fourth, I believe that the general public is quite comfortable believing that all is well in American schools, and if we keep adjusting the SAT's to reflect this myth, the true state of education will most likely be ignored. As a society, we must decide that education is a top priority and fund education in the same way we fund the military. I could go on, but I will not!


What specifically can be done to ensure that more public funding goes to schools, early childhood education and other programs that give children a fair chance in life?

We need to think of educational policy reform initiatives and programs in terms of equity rather than equality. Equality is a myth. Some children, schools, communities, and parents simply need more if they are to benefit from the large number of pre-k programs soon to become available to young Tennesseans. We must meet their needs by matching them with appropriate programs and opportunities by virtue of their parent's financial resources. We must reframe the educational model in terms of equity not equality; all homes and all schools are sadly not equal.

I was a head start child myself, and I am proud of my academic achievements. With the new lottery in place, many children will have a new source of opportunity: scholarship money can provide a completely new funding source beyond the standard K-12 public education. We need to reframe the educational model so that we can improve the system for children who are "at-risk" of falling behind so that they have true equal opportunity. There are many new opportunities to be had in the state of Tennessee. Not only can children now benefit from the new pre-K programs being developed, but they can also benefit from educational funding that has become available in the form of Hope scholarships that the lottery program offers for college.

We need to give children a fair shot at actualizing their inherent capabilities and help them to develop a love of learning before they have an opportunity to be lost in the "system."


Share experiences you've had in forming or building an organization.

As the director of special programs for NAMI, I had the opportunity to work with consumers and their families by planning special events and programs. I made frequent trips to the local psychiatric hospital to talk to consumers about how they need to take an active role in planning new programs-especially if they were unhappy with the current programs in place for SPMI (severe and persistent mentally ill) populations. I was amazed at how much you can accomplish on a long road trip by providing a school bus and free lunch for all who were willing to participate and make their voice (and their votes) count!


ESSAY SELECTED FOR PUBLICATION IN "GUIDE TO WRITING GRADUATE SCHOOL ESSAYS FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES"


STATUS: APPLICATION DENIED


 IRONY: PRICELESS


--
Elyssa Durant Research and Policy Analyst

Tuesday, June 8, 2021

DailyDDoSe: Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort is a hacker's dream, investigation alleges

DailyDDoSe: Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort is a hacker's dream, investigation alleges - SO TEMPTING

Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort is a hacker's dream, investigation alleges - SO TEMPTING

SciTech

By Shanika Gunaratna / CBS News

Dismal internet security at Mar-a-Lago and other Trump properties leaves the president — and U.S. national security interests -- egregiously exposed to hacking threats, according to a joint investigation by ProPublica and Gizmodo published Wednesday.

The investigation exposed a long litany of security vulnerabilities at Mar-a-Lago and three other Trump family-owned properties frequented by the president, including:

  • Three weakly encrypted Wi-Fi networks, a Wi-Fi-enabled "open" printer (which can be used by hackers as an entry point to infiltrate a larger network), and an unencrypted router at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.
  • Two open Wi-Fi networks, which anyone could join without a password, at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.

  • A long list of weaknesses -- "weak and open Wi-Fi networks, wireless printers without passwords, servers with outdated and vulnerable software, and unencrypted login pages to back-end databases containing sensitive information" -- at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., and a Trump golf club in Sterling, Virginia.

The presence of weakly protected or unsecured Wi-Fi networks across Trump properties is particularly concerning, as hackers could leverage these networks to infiltrate computers and smartphones, potentially gaining a pair of ears on the ground where sensitive conversations and high-level presidential business are unfolding.

Questions about national security briefing in Mar-a-Lago dining room

The situation is "bad, very bad," Jeremiah Grossman of cybersecurity firm SentinelOne told ProPublica and Gizmodo. "I'd assume the data is already stolen and systems compromised."

Mar-a-Lago is a frequent base for the president's meetings with U.S. officials and foreign dignitaries, and an obvious target for hackers. The president has met with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, British politician Nigel Farage, and Chinese President Xi Jinping at his family-owned Mar-a-Lago club. The president also conducts high-level operations on these properties: for instance, he authorized the April strike on a Syrian airbase while meeting with Xi at Mar-a-Lago.

In March, the U.S. Government Accountability Office agreed to Democrats' demands to open an investigation into the president's stays at Mar-a-Lago, and specifically explore information security, screening standards for guests, and travel expenses billed to taxpayers. Two months later, that report is still in its "early stages," ProPublica and Gizmodo said -- which is what prompted the two outlets to test security levels themselves.

A Coast Guard boat patrols outside the Mar-a-Lago Resort on Feb. 11, 2017 in Palm Beach, Fla. Getty

The reporters set up a 2-foot wireless antenna aboard a rented boat and piloted it within about 800 feet of the beachfront club in Palm Beach.

"There, we picked up signals from the club's wireless networks, three of which were protected with a weak and outmoded form of encryption known as WEP. In 2005, an FBI agent publicly broke this type of encryption in minutes," write co-authors Jeff Larson, Surya Mattu and Julia Angwin.

"By comparison, the military limits the signal strength of networks at places such as Camp David and the White House so that they are not reachable from a car driving by. It also requires wireless networks to use the strongest available form of encryption."

The investigation comes as the world reels from a massive cyberattack last week, in which hackers used so-called WannaCry ransomware to cripple Britain's nationally run hospitals and businesses and government offices in countries around the globe.

Trump's weekend trips to Mar-a-Lago cost taxpayers millions

Mr. Trump has spent seven weekends at Mar-a-Lago and one at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, out of his first 17 weekends as president. The Center for American Progress, a liberal organization tracking his travel, estimates the cost to U.S. taxpayers at $26 million.

The president's travel habits are a departure from those of his predecessors: both President Obama and President Bush took weekend getaways at Camp David, where the Defense Information Systems Agency is responsible for digital security.

A spokeswoman for the Trump Organization told ProPublica and Gizmodo that the company follows "cybersecurity best practices" and is "confident in the steps we have taken to protect our business and safeguard our information." 

The White House did not respond to repeated requests for comment, according to ProPublica and Gizmodo.



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Friday, April 30, 2021

DailyDDose (c) April 30, 2021 COVID

April 30, 2021 

My dad told me to clean my room. 

It's not like I have a backdrop of loaded guns on zoom like Don Jr. cuz THAT would be weird. 

I'm still looking at desks and table to do work on. 

I've been trying really hard to get organized but it's very hard for me. 

When Rose is here tomorrow or Sunday I'm going to lift the glass on my night table and clean the wood cuz it's very yucky. 

I moved a little bin next to my bed because I cannot reach or see the night stand due to my neck and back surgeries. 

I don't expect that to change according to Dr. Urakov. So rather than me adapting to the furniture, I have by I adapt the furniture to me. 

That's NOT so difficult to grasp. That's why we have the ADA and accessibility mandates. 

I want to get a rug / mat for the living room. My feet are terribly blistered and bruised from going out in my broken shoes on Tuesday. 

I have an appointment with the Podiatrist on Tuesday, May 4 and that's where I bought the shoes last year so I will get another pair. 

Cleo sleeps with me but I've placed her litter box on the balcony and then brought it in when it rained. 

I ordered her a new one with a cover that will be here today. 

I've completely rewired the TVs and internet.  Dr. Pottash asked me about this because he was pretty impressed and he told me how his wife was in the hospital for a month when she gave birth and the cable went out so he called the head of the hospital. 

I told him how the TV went out when I was in the hospital and when I spoke to Gram and said, "the whole neurology floor has no Comcast" she said, "ooh.. good. Just like home!" and made me laugh. 

Anyway, it's taking some time. But I'm getting there slowly. 

I'm sending Karen the invoice from Miami of all the modifications they made that she threw out in her haste and she will have to replace them. It's that simple. 

My meds are stabilized now for the most part. My pain is pretty severe and my hands have lots of pins and needles and numbness. 

That is all very normal after neurosurgery. And I still have considerable spasticity and "jerky" hand and arm movements. 

I am doing Thai Chi so that my movements are more natural and fluid. 

The doctors are trying to get my pain under control but my insurance company keeps denying any interventions so it looks like I just have to do the best I can until I switch Insurance Companies during open enrollment next October. 

I've switched psychologists / psychotherapists and I think my new one is a much better fit. 

She doesn't take my insurance but the only one that does has a two year waiting list and I got tired of waiting. 

I'll send more pics as I get more settled. 

I got COVID a little over a week ago. I am coughing and have a very sore throat but I got both vaccines and as promised, I got sick but I did not have to go to the hospital and die!! 

Isn't science amazing?? 

Love you all, 

Liz 


Elyssa Durant
Research and Policy Analyst

Wednesday, February 10, 2021

The Trial

DailyDDoSe © February 10, 2021
Update 11:22am 

... 

There are rumors that flying TVs are raining down outside of Mar-a-Lago. 

I'm literally right here and I can confirm that isn't true. And shame on you for thinking Donald Trump could even lift a TV!! 

There are news crews outside and I already took my morning "walk" so Baby Penguin 🐧 and I are totally chilling with a HUGE sandwich waiting for THE TRIAL to begin. 

We have chips, we have dip... we have MASKS because we are not idiots. 

"We" waited FOUR years to see justice!! Don't forget, I was on LOCKDOWN when Trump tried to do a photo op from MY hospital room and I kicked them out. 

Yeah, so what if I got a Secret Service lockdown. 

Big. 

Fucking. 

Deal. 

Life is good. 

CONVICT TRUMP!! 



--
Elyssa Durant Research and Policy Analyst

DailyDDoSe © February 10, 2021

DailyDDoSe © February 10, 2021

Things are very noisy here with the construction but I'm doing well. I'm going back to Miami for a week for some neurology testing but it's nothing to worry about.

I'll just pack my penguins, take the outfits Gram got me and go for a few days. I'm thinking of it like a vacation so hopefully I'll get some answers about the muscle spasms, pain and swelling on my head and neck now that we have ruled out epilepsy.

Things are quiet over at Mar-a-Lago. I try to go out every morning to sit by the water and always keep an eye out for suspicious Russian yachts, submarines and helicopters!!

Hopefully the next big event will be when they arrest Trump and take him away.

He belongs in prison. Are you watching the Impeachment Trial? The defense is ridiculous! I wonder if dad is rolling his eyes up there in New Hope??

I asked Dad if there is ANY amount of money he would take to defend Trump and he said "NOPE!"

I know everyone deserves a good defense but Trump needs to rot in prison for all he's done.

I take it very personally because I feel that I would have received better healthcare if Trump wasn't spending all our money on wasteful projects that I feel comes directly out of our pockets through healthcare, education or whatnot.

We certainly didn't win any prize with DeSantis and certainly not with Rick Scott or Marco Rubio.

So here we are. I hope you're well.

I love you,

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

DAILyDDoSe January 17, 2018 ©️ 2021 Falling Angels

Remember when I made this for you?

January 27, 2018. I told you I would be like a guardian angel to you and your offspring. You may not see me there, but I would always bee looking out for her.

I thought I was doing you a solid, looking after your most precious "commodity" you were leaving behind.

I planned all her birthday special gifts to be sent from YOU after your passing.

All of it done anonymously.

I think It's time to cancel that. I had the very best of intentions but you and your wife never did see that.

I even called to see if I could donate a healthy A+ kidney anonymously.

They said no. They needed proof that I knew ypu.

Your wife stirred up such a commotion at Mt. Sinai they were getting random donors and that was not their protocol.

I didn't know what to say because toy you had already cut me out of your life and they wanted to know how often I speak to you and lied.

I told them were friends since the age of 15 and stayed close through college, high school, college and graduate school.

They asked when I spoke to you last and lied and said a couple of weeks ago.

I wanted you to have that kidney so you're could watch your little girl grow up.

I have no idea what happened or why they told you off the list but that's what altruism is all about.

You're wife should look it up someday.

Broken Wings

Cutting ties that bind.

Now neither of us can fly.

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Fwd: Hackers Hit Hospitals in Disruptive Ransomware Attack - WSJ



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Hackers Hit Hospitals in Disruptive Ransomware Attack - WSJ

I was in the hospital on October 23, 2020 and I can assure you that 

Hackers Hit Hospitals in Disruptive Ransomware Attack

Government agencies, cybersecurity companies fear catastrophic consequences amid rising Covid-19 cases

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in Washington.

Photo: Caroline Brehman/Zuma Press

By

in Washington and

in San Francisco

Hospitals across the U.S. are bracing for aggressive cyberattacks that could threaten patient care amid a national rise in Covid-19 hospitalizations, after security companies and the federal government warned that Russian cybercriminals had already hobbled operations at several hospitals over the past week and were targeting hundreds of others.

The attackers have disrupted hospital systems in Vermont, New York, Oregon and elsewhere within the past few days, deploying a type of malware called ransomware that infects computers...



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Saturday, January 9, 2021

Mental Health, Trauma and isolation after Trump Virus 🦠

Gee,  I heard the exact same words when I 22 years old and my  father put my incompetent, psychotic mother in charge and if I wanted to use the insurance I would have to have an evaluation and she would need to be present for all medical appointments. 

 So that going to a hard pass because  he is in effect saying that he doesn't care about my physical health and  thinks the "emergency" is all in my head. 

Now, just so are clear, I have had  quite a few psych evaluations and paid for them myself because I was so haunted and traumatized by these events that I wake up screaming every morning because the nightmares are so vivid and I am terrified to leave my own home. 

The nightmares became so horrific I was afraid to go to sleep and now it's 100x worse because I've woken up quite a few times without shoes, keys, my phone or my medical ID and no idea how I got there or why would they move me without my neck brace; communication devices or any form of identification so doctors know that's I have a severe spinal cord injury, autism and do not communicate well without my iPad and phone to write down my emergency contact info. 

I went through this 1000 times before and I been screaming at the top 🔝 f my lungs that I need a trauma therapist. 

My dad told me that I he won't support me and hung up on more times than I can remember. 

For crying 
For using too many words 
For panic attacks that I get each time I call him. 

I can't feel by hands again and I can't pour water without spilling it. 

I can't hold my  cell phone, turn the buttons of and on and I can't use my remote control or the Internet because it was never paired to my voice or TV. 

For "some" reason I'm the only person in the building who doesn't get emails about the construction or gas leaks and the neighbors complain about the noise and heard me yelling HELP HELP HELP for days until days or weeks later when Seth calls Karen to call an ambulance. 

The ambulance drivers know me and I don't believe they would transfer me without my "go bag" 

They also wouldn't transfer me to an locked enhanced COVID unit with NO medical ID band and refuse WATER, ICE or juice. 



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