Making this well known that I went to Vybe urgent care. I have insurance. I am waiting on a covid test. I recently met my out of pocket maximum. I shouldnt have any costs for my appointment. Vybe will not see me unless I give them pre-authorization to charge my card which I dont have to provide them because my appointment would be covered 100% by my insurance plan anyway because I met my out of pocket maximum. So just making it well known that Vybe Urgent Care facilities does not care if there is a nationwide pandemic, they will deny service based on income and their ability to charge you for their services. Give them a call and let them know how you feel about this companies that only care about making a profit during a pandemic 2159991217

https://www.inquirer.com/news/philly-protests-676-arrests-social-media-state-police-instagram-facebook-sammy-rivera-luke-cossman-20200731.html a reminder of the importance of not sharing pictures of yourself at protests. + even if you mask up for direct action, you should still hide your tattoos and when you’re in street/normie clothes. we know CPD is already using facial recognition tech, too.

Here is an explanation of how police started a program in Philadelphia distributing cameras and linking them to a database. Many of these cameras offer facial recognition software. Police use these tattoos, articles of clothing, etc to identify people who participate in actions.

https://billypenn.com/2015/07/16/how-thousands-of-private-cameras-help-philly-police-solve-crimes-and-maybe-you-should-sign-up/

Here is another example of how police used tattoos and Etsy to identify this individual from a protest by following the etsy link, to their businesses website and linked in, where they found videos of the individual they couldn't identify with their mask. This is exactly why you should always cover up when participating in protests, even if you do not plan on participating in any illegal. Make sure you wear clothing that cannot be identifying either as you see, they can figure out who purchases from smaller brands very easily.

https://6abc.com/philadelphia-police-car-set-on-fire-arrest/6252215/

Tackling poverty is good, but the endless incarceration has to stop. The recidivism is caused by this, the school to prison pipeline, and how our system focuses on creating an industry of prison laborers that took the jobs from most of the workers in prepackaged food factories in the region and across the nation. These prisoners are forced to work for less. Until this authoritarian system that punishes entire communities for their race and economic class is ended, and replaced with a system of restoration and healing, this homicide and crime rate will not escape Philadelphia's headlines. The system has stolen everything from its people and it must be tackled just as hard as we tackle the root causes of poverty.

https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/07/31/philadelphia-rolls-out-new-plan-to-curb-violence-as-city-on-track-to-have-highest-homicide-rate-in-more-than-a-decade/

They are listening, but this does not end until all our demands are met.

https://www.inquirer.com/news/philadelphia/penn-pilots-payments-taxes-philadelphia-schools-university-of-pennsylvania-20200801.html

It is insane that we just extended the moratorium to march, people are losing their homes and unable to afford to move. 50% of renters in some states are at risk of eviction. But the real estate market is doing great!

https://www.phillymag.com/property/2020/08/01/coronavirus-real-estate-market-philadelphia/

Note, the MLS jerseys do feature corporate sponsors on the front. Philadelphia's jersey features Bimbo bread products based out of Horsham. Their jerseys say either Bimbo or Artesano across the front sponsoring corporate bread.

Philly thank you for your actions in calling Vybe urgent care. We have received word that their CFO called the patient, and they are changing their policy to accept anyone regardless if they can provide a HSA/credit/debit card for appoinment costs. 25% of americans do not have a bank account, and having accessible, walk in covid testing sites is super important for them. A lot of those unbanked people have a physical disability that can prevent them from driving to a drive thru testing location. This is a huge pay wall knocked down for South Philadelphian's who rely on urgent care facilities for their covid tests if they are not already patients of the health clinic at Broad and Morris and cant use the drive thru at CVS

Hey Philly, the peak of the storm is about to begin and will last until the early afternoon. If you're in an area that floods, please seek higher ground. Please do not underestimate water.