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Still cheaper than Verizon.

It's not technically a "generic" (this term has a specific FDA meaning), so your pharmacist cannot substitute if your doctor prescribed Epipen. Or if you cannot afford it. Or if your plan doesn't cover it.

And many docs don't know about Adrenaclick (or any other epinephrine injectors available), so they usually prescribe Epipen- forcing patients to buy namebrand Epipen unless they're knowledgeable enough to ask for a script for a cheaper alternative.

Several years ago, I paid up-front to 24-Hour Fitness for 3 years and several sessions of personal training for about $500, with the added benefit of $50/year membership fees thereafter with the promise of being able to attend any clubs. I've been paying the yearly fees, but it seems like the number of locations I'm allowed to enter is shrinking- they now classify nearly all new locations as "Super Sport" or better which means I'm not allowed entry. The language in my initial contract doesn't seem to reflect this (it says any 24-Hour fitness club location). What recourse do I have in fighting this practice? Should I simply discontinue paying this fee?

False equivalence, and not remotely comparable.

Look up length of occupation, number of troops, and casualty counts of the Afghanistan War. Afghanistan wasn't a fullscale invasion, as the pro-Soviet Afghani regime asked the Soviet military for help (ie- USSR didn't fight their way in). USSR had some ~10k reported combat casualties over the course of a decade. They primarily fought guerilla factions outside of major cities, and had some ~65k peak forces (all personnel, not just combat units) stationed there.

In stark contrast, the invasion of Ukraine consisted of hundreds of thousands of combat units facing fierce resistance from the Ukrainian military, territorial defense units, and irregular militia from day 1. Russia had bombarded many major populated centers, as every major city was hit. There were tens of thousands of civilian casualties in the first month alone.

Needless to say, the refugee crisis that an occupation force fighting skirmishes with guerrilla factions in remote terrain away from major population centers isn't going to hold a candle to a fullscale conventional land war war fought largely with unguided artillery and rockets within a nation with a higher population density.

But clearly "muh racism" makes for a more convenient narrative, amirite?

Sheesh, you'd figure that Congressional staffers would've figured out proxies or VPNs by now...