Reading Time: < 1 minute I don’t know who the Democratic nominee is gonna be, but I know who it won’t be, and that’s just as important to me.
February 2019
- Informed
The most cost-effective way to help the homeless is to give them homes
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 2 minutes The more recent uptick in homelessness, however, is a reminder that housing scarcity remains a major problem in America. And yet when it comes to the chronically homeless, you don’t need to fix everything to improve their lives. You don’t even really need new public money. What you need to do is target those resources at the core of the problem — a lack of housing — and deliver the housing, rather than spending twice as much on sporadic legal and medical interventions.
- News
3 Stories You Should Read 2/20/2019: Nick Sandmann, Bernie Sanders, Mueller Report
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 2 minutes Confluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. In the…
Reading Time: 3 minutes “The presence of pets can help make people healthier – both physically and mentally,” said Mark Johnson, president of Mars Petcare North America. “We hope to inspire more cities to take real action that leads to a better quality of life for people and pets in their communities.”
Reading Time: < 1 minute National Emergency??? Nothing a little 80s pop throwback can’t fix. 🎶💄🎹👩🏻🎤🤥🌈👍🏻
Reading Time: 2 minutes To all the old white men out there who feel like they’ve got something special and want to lead, I have one suggestion for you:
PICK A CANDIDATE YOU CAN SUPPORT AND WORK YOUR ASS OFF TO GET THEM ELECTED. MAYBE IF YOU’RE LUCKY, YOU’LL GET A LEADERSHIP ROLL IN SOMEONE’S CAMPAIGN.
That’s what the rest of us will be doing.Reading Time: 2 minutes Confluence Daily is your daily news source for women in the know. House Dems…
- Elevate
Tom Brady says ‘good witch’ wife Gisele helps him win titles with altars, rituals
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 2 minutes “She always makes a little altar for me at the game, because she just wills it so much,” Brady said. “So she put together a little altar for me that I can bring with pictures of my kids, and I have these little special stones and healing stones and protection stones, and she has me wear this necklace, and take these drops she makes, and I say all these mantras, and I stopped questioning her a long time ago.”
Reading Time: < 1 minute This butterfly sanctuary near the U.S.-Mexico border is filing a restraining order against Trump’s wall.
- Thrive
Your Cold and Flu Arsenal #6: Five More Essential Oils to Treat and Beat Cold and Flu
by Confluenceby ConfluenceReading Time: 5 minutes I love essential oils because they’re basically concentrated plant medicine. The small bottles are so easy to carry with you and pull out at need.
A lot of people get confused because essential ‘oil’ is somewhat of a misnomer. These substances are actually not oily at all, and are created (most often) through a complex distillation method that extracts the medicinal essence of a plant from the water and plant matter.