its fig!

are we drawing the connection between worker safety and consumer safety & public health yet?

More on the health point:

"US Department of Labor proposes more than $1M fine following worker fatality at New Jersey vegetable processing facility"

Name the chains! At this point in the article it seems like contracting with prisons is the default for meat plants ☹

was it Hillary Clinton who lived in a mansion staffed by prison slaves? somebody please tell me which politician was called out

hey prev why make this about my relationship with meat when i say something that confronts your relationship with slavery? :/

I wish avoiding slavery was as simple as going vegan, but it's not. There's no unethical consumption under capitalism. We all know this. but. that doesnt mean you should choose the most unethical options available to you.

This is Every Mention from the article. I didnt mean to emphasize meat products— that's just how it is! Sorry! Don't get mad at me becuase your fav food is all over the slavery list.

anyway.

There was a brief moment where western books on UFOlogy (among other things) were made available in a few libraries around the country as part of some govt effort. And people LOVED them. Went absolutely nuts for UFO stuff. UFO's became a sudden big thing in the urban legends of the DPRK. But crucially, it lead to a sizeable number of the people who read the books to get investigated for anti-state speech, as the idea that there were worlds beyond this one, and technologically advanced and unknown beings out there, had some people quite innocently beginning to wonder aloud to friends and family if maybe The Party didn't know everything and might not be making the right decisions all the time.

and listen, this was a fairly limited number of people, and I don't wish to give the idea that every country the western powers are against is full of poor brainwashed people yearning to pay for health insurance and buy starbucks coffee.

But.

Source

Video of Tama

^Nitama majestic, and below with Yontama

Yontama.

The shrine of Tama Daimyōjin (Great gracious deity Tama), next to the Kishi station where she worked.

And they are announcing the winner of the “up and coming god” award, and of course, Yato thinks it’s him.

But no-

If you are a socially anxious person, you have to socialize. Your panic/anxiety attacks will only get worse and trigger more frequently if you constantly avoid contact with The Public. Not saying that you need to be a social butterfly- but there is a genuine problem with not being able to order your own meal at a restaurant. And it cannot be solved by always having someone else do it for you.

ok this is fucking me up goddammit goddammit goddammit what the fuck is wrong with this world i hate everything!!!!!! stop targeting trans women!!!!!!!

Ríhanna Kelver, a bartender and trans rights advocate in Laramie, has been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a deadly weapon with unlawful intent after a 13 September 2025 confrontation outside the Crowbar & Grill, whereshe worked. Kelver could be sentenced to up to 15 years in prison if convicted on both charges.

Despite Wyoming’s “Stand Your Ground” statute, which allows people to use reasonable force in moments of self defense, Kelver faces up to 15 years in prison for both charges, as well as up to $11,000 in fines, per Cowboy State Daily. Kelver faces an additional year and $1,000 fine for a charge of interference with a peace officer. [...]

Hope you don't mind me adding to this, i live in laramie and ive known ríhanna personally for several years and this incident has been so difficult for her, and additionally the attack exacerbated health issues for her.

a local reporter posted this article this morning that delves into her attacker's affiliation with the fascist patriot front org and the fact that since he moved to laramie in 2023 there has been a significant uptick in hateful activity and propaganda being spread throughout the town. this man was prevented from walking at his high school graduation by his own admission due to his racist, queerphobic, and antisemetic behavior.

one of the things that has been infuriating to me is that her attacker is not the one pressing charges. not the literal man she pulled a gun on, it is the police who are threatening her with 15 years in prison.