I want people to know about this, no, actually, I NEED people to know about this. I fear the news aren’t doing it for us, so I’m here. Ask away, ask anything about the protests, the reasons for them, the unconstitutional police brutality we were faced with. This is mainly to spread awareness about Portugal’s situation to the world and to let people know what’s actually going on here.

Reason they started, already stated in comment below: They started because Lisbon is right now the worst city to rent in in the EU, the prices are very abusive compared to the salaries. Minimum wage is 920€ after taxes and the government considers 2300€ a moderate rent. I don’t know how it is now in the USA but most people are earning values very close the the minimum wage. No one can afford that. And the government then tries to drop a new law on us that makes it easier to evict people and makes landlords be able to grab a bigger caution and more mints of rent before you even get in the house? Abusive, people went ballistic

Edit: reasoning

Ask away, because there’s a lot to it!! :))

In May, I developed focal seizures that were being caused by a brain tumor. I had the tumor removed in July, at which point I found out that it was a glioblastoma grade 4, which my doctor's said was the worst.

I've since gone through months of rehab to learn how to walk again and have had radiation and chemo. Now, I've started back at work, but I'm not sure if i should stay. I think now that I should just be spending time with my boys.

Hey my name is Victor Hernandez! Here is the story of how I broke 90% of my body. I was coming back from dropping my bestfriend(I call him my brother) at his home. While I was going home the time was about 5am. I was on the highway driving when suddenly, I lost consciousness, I wokeup later and I was dizzy, my vision blurry, I began screaming for help. I noticed my body was in the shape of an L. Except my upper body was on the passenger side and my lower body was still on the peddle. I then lost consciousness again. In total i lost consciousness about 5-6 times, and then spent 5 days in a coma. When I wokeup out my coma, I tried moving. Thats when I felt an intense pain. I started screaming at the top of my lungs and nurses rushed in that's when they told me I had a seizure behind the wheel and broke 90% of my body. I looked at my body and it was cut open from head to toe even on my stomach. I was told by the hospital it's more than a miracle I'm even alive, and even more of a miracle that I wasn't paralyzed from the neck below. This is what I broke. My whole entire right side of the body(my arm,leg,ankle,hip,femur,ribs,etc), and my left arm and shoulder. I was told I wouldn't be able to walk for a year. But I started taking my first steps 2 weeks after leaving the hospital. December 24th.

Ask me anything!

I’m not from London so it’s goes further but title is self explanatory I came from homeless when I was a child to food banks to earning close to a 100k a year and now planning on buying my first house next year.

Thank you for all the questions, I wish everyone well even the one negative person. Goodnight everyone and god bless.

I am a Pulmonary Critical care doctor in the US. I take care of the sickest of the sick patients in the ICU, see lung disease patients in clinic and do procedures. Feel free to ask me anything that interests you!

Under Bachir Gemayel leadership, my father fought the PLO of Yasser Aarafat and The Syrian regime led by Hafez el Assad in Lebanon. He got injured 4 times within 8 years, and was involved in the most iconic three battles Qnat, Achrafieh and Zahle.

8 months ago I was released from state prison after serving a 5 year sentence starting at age 18, now age 23. I was convicted for breaking & entering, burglary, and possession of a controlled substance.

I know this is probably the most “white bread” of AMAs, but I know this is certainly not the norm for a lot of families around the world, so I thought I’d take a moment to talk about my experience and how it’s shaped how I view finances today. For reference, my Dad owns a small/medium-sized business and my Mom is an architect.

I was born with an angiokeratoma circumscriptum on my foot that goes completely from the top side through to the bottom side of my foot. I have had 3 major surgeries on it, soon to have a fourth and it’s been predicted I’ll have over 50 on it before I die. Mine has never stopped progressing and my surgeons are now considering the option of partial amputation to stop its spread and maintain my ability to walk.

Jessica and I have been best friends for 10 years. She has a 4-year-old daughter who I help raise, and neither of us have any romantic feelings for the other. We’re married because it makes sense for us and our situation.
we have very “traditional roles” I handle the finances, and she takes care of the house.

My Mother had progressive MS since my birth and died Oktober 2025 a month before I turned 21. AMA

My Mother had been diagnosed with MS (Multiple Sclerosis), which slowly breaks down you nerve system and functions in your body. I was born right after she got diagnosed (2004). After my parents divorced, I lived with my mom together in a small one level house up until she passed. AMA

Hello friends, I am an amateur linguist. I do not have a professional degree, but I am a very serious hobbyist. I have taken on certain minor projects in the past, but this is my first large one. I am working on a critically endangered language known as Mandeali; it is a language from Himachal Pradesh(I will be working on other similar languages, collectively known as Pahadi languages). I would love to have an opportunity to discuss this project(It is going well, if I say so myself), and please ask me any questions related to language preservation, languages, and the native speakers, or really anything.

EDIT: Mandeali is definitely endangered, not critically.

Yes, this is my actual living situation. And no, it’s not nearly as dramatic as it sounds. 💀
A few months ago, I moved out of my parents’ house and into my ex-boyfriend’s childhood bedroom. He moved away for law school, and I essentially took his place in the house.
So now I live with his mom and younger sister.
Here’s where it gets interesting:
My ex and I are still friends. His family and I are genuinely close. His mom is technically my landlord, his sister is my roommate, and I have an entirely different boyfriend.
And somehow? Nobody thinks this is weird anymore.
I pay rent, have my own space, and live a pretty normal life. Except whenever I explain my living situation to someone new, I realize how ridiculous it sounds.
I feel like there’s a million questions people could ask about this arrangement, so go ahead.
AMA. 😂

Hello! I am a social worker in the child welfare field and for over a decade I have been a home study practitioner - someone trained to interview and assess people who are looking to be foster or adoptive parents, or who are kinship caregivers (people who already know the child) who want to obtain permanent guardianship of a child. In this role, I have to use charisma and personality to quickly earn the trust of strangers and convince them to reveal the darkest parts of their lives to me - and you’d be surprised at how often it seems like they’ve just been waiting for a chance to tell someone. I’ve had some insane conversations, uncovered some crazy information, and have even had to make reports on people who have divulged crimes to me. I think I have some interesting stories and insight to provide, so AMA!

he had a heart attack right after we had a toast for his 66th birthday. the ambulance came but it was too late.

i miss him so so so much, talking about it and about him helps me process what i've been through, so ask me anything :)

when I was 14 and got drunk for the second time I went to an abandoned building I used to go to with people I knew. The abandoned building had broken windows and I had leaned into one of the window windows and cut my arm open completely. I am now 20 and still have the scar across my right arm AMA

Please read FAQs before you ask questions :)

YES, I know who my bio parents are.
NO, I do not live with my non bio parents.
YES, my non bio parents have their own kids.
NO, I do not call my non bio parents mom and dad.
NO, my parents were not together when I was born.

STILL TAKING QUESTIONS, I JUST MIGHT NOT ANSWER PROMPTLY!

My father was a very successful commercial/voice actor from the years of 1996-2011, and he got diagnosed in 1998. We’ve been living on SAG-Aftra’s disability payments as our only income since, as my mother is his full-time caretaker. For reference I am 18 years old.

Edit: For clarification, he got diagnosed at 30 years old.

My father and uncle owned multiple funeral homrs during my childhood. I often went there with my father while he was working, so I spent a LOT of time there. I would play hide and seek with our dog behind the coffins (and sometimes in them if my dad wasn’t watching lol). And would pick which urn or casjet I’d like to be buried in. I also went to ”zombie jobs” as I liked to call it, with my father. We just basically nailed flower toppings on the casket. I made up the name because I used to joke that I could take on a zombie if they came out because I had a hammer.

I know this is not a usual childhood experience, so I wanted to give you an opportunity to ask questions about not only being in a funeral home as a child but also the ”inner workings” of it.

I got laid off yesterday with 550 other employees. We didn't get a meeting, an email or even a message over MS teams. We all lost access to our official accounts and got forcefully signed out of the computers. The HR stayed silent till the end of the day and then sent emails on our personal email IDs. AMA

Thank you all for asking questions. All of you are extremely nice and kind people. all the best for everyone going through the same.

I just thought this would be fun. I am a public librarian in a big metropolitan area in the US. My library is over 165,000 sqft.

I have worked in libraries for about 5 years and I love to chat about books, people, and all things library! AMA!

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Hey everyone! I'm a 25-year-old MD working in a police force clinic, treating officers and their close families. It's a unique mix of family medicine, tactical injuries, and high-stress occupational health.

At 27 in April of 2025, I had a total hysterectomy. I do not have children of my own. I had begged providers for 9 years to have the surgery done after finally finding a doctor that gave me the green light. Ask me anything!

Good evening! I’m Ray I’m from the uk and as of writing this it’s 2 hours until I turn 20! I was born completely blind with no sight whatsoever. I use a screen reader to use my phone and iOS has a feature called braille screen input which lets me calibrate my fingers on the screen and type in braille. I love playing blind football and goalball and a bunch of other stuff!