@ryanhoulihan I hope the actors' strike goes through. A double-strike will make them hurt. Aye, and you can throw in the UPS strike as well since that will hurt the whole "economy," which means it will also cut into their own profits.
Following the example of the German government and the European Commission, the government of the Netherlands is now running their own Mastodon server! No middlemen between them and their constituents! Welcome @minbzk!
@virtualbri Anyone with any sense of decency and self-respect would balk and fight against capitalist precarity.
We need to also have an independent labor movement outside the two main parties and create a dual power against the system, a working-class democracy with our own candidates and such, but also our own organizations outside the institutions that oppress us daily.
Hair cut today, so it's now under a little more control. The summer sun was expanding it upwards and outwards every day!
No doubt as soon as I wash it I'll be back to square one ☺️
Took a picture of the vintage #StarWars Kenner Hammerhead figure and processed it in HueForge. Might give 'er another go monochromatically. Is this #3dprinting model (STL) worth releasing?
Mastodon is really starting to build a solid #News#USPolitics and #Legal analysis sector. Some who've been missing for a while are back, and others who've been here the whole time are in full stride:
Yo #GameDev folks, maybe spread this one out a bit? I know very little about the fund itself / I can't vouch for it or anything, but more options to choose from is better than less when it comes to funding.
Kids are STILL being taught at school that Columbus discovered America. 😟
And being taught about him withour recognising his role as a slave owner.
For more...
"Did Christopher Columbus Discover the Americas?
No. Humans have lived in the Americas for at least 15,000 years. By the time Columbus arrived, the Americas were populated by hundreds of small nations and several full-out empires such as the Inca in Peru and the Aztecs in Mexico."
On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered his greatest speech, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" Resonating with principles of freedom & equality, this speech was a powerful indictment of American hypocrisy & moral decay, as a nation simultaneously celebrated freedom while it enslaved millions. He compelled white Americans to confront the inherent moral contradictions in their society or face dire consequences.
"I worry that the path to a skilled trade can be compromised when you offer an artificially high wage for, I hate the expression, but an unskilled job." ~ Mike Rowe (www.foxbusiness.com)
The host of Dirty Jobs said that when asked about the debate of the raising the minimum wage in April 2021.