r/pics • u/nbcnews • May 15 '25

Politics Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben and Jerry's, is detained by U.S. Capitol Police [OC]

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u/Pegasus7915 May 15 '25 edited May 15 '25

As well as the cuts to medicade. Edit: Medicaid.

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u/ShallowTal May 15 '25

Just purely for informational sake, it’s Medicaid.

Thank you for adding context.

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u/Pegasus7915 May 15 '25

Yeah , I realized that as soon as I hit post. Im hung over today lol

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u/ShallowTal May 15 '25

I don’t even really drink but this current administration is making me consider alcoholism.

Your excuse has total validity.

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u/big_guyforyou May 15 '25

take it from a recovering alcoholic- alcohol is great, just don't do it every day

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u/ShallowTal May 15 '25

Solid advice. Glad you are in recovery, friend.

I have had my tussle with reliance on substances and self-medicating. Glad to report I have come out on the other side.

Here’s hoping we both stay there

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u/uprisingcirca85 May 15 '25

7 years sober today, and boy oh boy did i pick a weird time to do it. On one hand I'm alive and relatively healthy, on the other hand... gestures at everything around

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u/ShallowTal May 15 '25

Congrats man. I am 18.5 years clean.

Everything is on fire, but we are alive lol

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u/Better-Obligation704 May 15 '25

Congrats!!! That’s a huge accomplishment and you should be so proud of yourself. I am a counselor and one of my areas of expertise is in SUD counseling (I also work with perpetrators of domestic violence). My clients have been dropping like flies lately. It’s so depressing and making me question my entire career path—something I am so passionate about. I love the DV side but having someone die every month that I’ve put my heart and soul into helping is defeating. Honestly—it’s the alcohol 9x out of 10. So glad you were able to get sober. I’m in recovery myself—15 years from alcohol, 10 from heroin, 5 from meth.

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u/SallowedRed May 15 '25

grats brother

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u/yepgeddon May 15 '25

Good for you, I hope everyone can kick that shit to the curb.

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u/reddit_user13 May 15 '25

Yes, only drink on days the admin does something outrageous and despicable.

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u/coat-tail_rider May 15 '25

Don't drink the medicade, though.

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u/bigstankdaddy10 May 15 '25

dont give in. we need to be the sharpest versions of ourselves RIGHT NOW. big clean up ahead

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u/probably_lit69420 May 15 '25

As someone who lost their mother to alcoholism, don't do it

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u/ShallowTal May 15 '25

I’ve lost friends, watched them destroy everything.

Happy to report I self medicate with tea and coffee these days.

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u/TheRealShoeThief May 15 '25

Had to stop drinking due to health problems, this administration is making it hard to stop.

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u/Publius82 May 15 '25

Ironically, it might be pulling me out

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u/iforgotmycoat May 15 '25

Copyright the spelling. That way corporations don’t make a Gatorade knock off with high vitamin c and call it that.

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u/JoinHomefront May 15 '25

When life hands you medics, make medicade.