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09-30-2019, 09:52 AM
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i love kickstarter now.
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/...200juu4YQqcqW8
A number of workers at Kickstarter are currently trying to organize a union, an effort the company has actively opposed from the start. The CEO made it clear that the company doesn’t want a union and would not voluntarily recognize one. Several weeks ago, during the middle of the organizing campaign, Kickstarter suddenly fired two of the lead organizers. Sources inside Kickstarter confirmed to the press that the firings were not, as the company insisted, merely performance-related.
https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/...200juu4YQqcqW8
The company doubles down on its anti-union stance and says it plans to fight its workers to the bitter end…
by NATHAN J. ROBINSON
by NATHAN J. ROBINSON
A number of workers at Kickstarter are currently trying to organize a union, an effort the company has actively opposed from the start. The CEO made it clear that the company doesn’t want a union and would not voluntarily recognize one. Several weeks ago, during the middle of the organizing campaign, Kickstarter suddenly fired two of the lead organizers. Sources inside Kickstarter confirmed to the press that the firings were not, as the company insisted, merely performance-related.
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09-30-2019, 12:24 PM
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https://defensemaven.io/bluelivesmat...eiGP-aYDOkPmOg
Frederick, MD – A 59-year-old man was beaten to death by two teens on Friday, after the man refused to give the boys a $1 bill (video below).
The attack occurred at the Great Frederick Fair, after 59-year-old John Weed was approached by two brothers, ages 15 and 16, WRC reported.
Prosecutors said that Weed, who was with his family, refused to comply with the teens’ request for a $1 bill, so the boys “harassed and followed” him, WJZ reported.
“There was some sort of dialogue that ensued after that that made it a negative situation,” Frederick County State’s Attorney Charlie Smith said.
That’s when the 16-year-old took a swing and punched Weed in the back of his head, according to Smith.
The attack occurred at the Great Frederick Fair, after 59-year-old John Weed was approached by two brothers, ages 15 and 16, WRC reported.
Prosecutors said that Weed, who was with his family, refused to comply with the teens’ request for a $1 bill, so the boys “harassed and followed” him, WJZ reported.
“There was some sort of dialogue that ensued after that that made it a negative situation,” Frederick County State’s Attorney Charlie Smith said.
That’s when the 16-year-old took a swing and punched Weed in the back of his head, according to Smith.
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09-30-2019, 12:38 PM
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So either communism is one of the worst atrocities ever inflicted on mankind, responsible for millions of deaths, or communism is a complete fantasy, akin to vampires, unicorns, and the immortal Fountain of Youth? Why is it worth killing a fuckton of people to pursue, in either case?
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09-30-2019, 02:08 PM
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https://www.vice.com/da/article/nnma...ting-on-people
vice.com is why we live in a clown world.
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09-30-2019, 02:34 PM
I identify as a bear.
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(Not sure how the crickets thing is relevant. People have been eating crickets since long before social-justice was a recognized concept.)
Also, I came across this handy guide for white people recently. Hopefully it will help you to understand all of the various ways in which are a racist:
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09-30-2019, 03:29 PM
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I used to love the Judge.
Except that whole part where it didn't happen and the Ukrainian gov't corroborated with Trump.
Fox News legal analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano said Monday on “Americas Newsroom” that President Donald Trump has already admitted to impeachable offenses.
Napolitano said, “The president has admitted to holding up nearly $400 million in aid until he got a political favor, his word favor from the president of the Ukraine. That’s arguably impeachable.”
He added, “This issue of the whistleblower’s complaint based on hearsay is now moot. The best evidence is the transcript itself. The president acknowledges those are his words.”
Napolitano said, “The president has admitted to holding up nearly $400 million in aid until he got a political favor, his word favor from the president of the Ukraine. That’s arguably impeachable.”
He added, “This issue of the whistleblower’s complaint based on hearsay is now moot. The best evidence is the transcript itself. The president acknowledges those are his words.”
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