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the reason it's dangerous to be spreading this narrative is because it puts a spotlight on and scapegoats an already vulnerable group of people (yes scapegoating can happen even when you don't intend it to). what the left calls "farmers not giving farmworkers a place to go to the bathroom or wash their hands" the right will call "illegal aliens shitting on our food." I wouldn't even be surprised to learn that this claim started on the right, and then some left-of-center folks immediately ceded the premise and are now just feeding into the narrative by claiming it's true without any evidence

the one article I did find that mentions farm workers specifically goes out of its way to not single out the workers as the source, but rather as the front line victims. the actual source, as usual, is most likely polluted water (water which, as an aside, is very very often polluted by runoff from factory farming facilities; facilities which this admin has removed almost all regulation for and has oversen major increases in the number of animals crammed into smaller space & "processed" at ever faster speeds).

this article is by Forbes which isn't exactly known for being a super pro-immigration outlet or anything lol

Liebman emphasizes, “I don’t think it’s the farm worker that is at the center of this. I think it has more to do with the crops being contaminated from other sources like irrigation water and then how we process and package our food.” She also speaks about “the fear that’s percolating through this population,” noting “workers being afraid to report anything, fear of losing their job, and fear of being deported.”

The farm workers aren’t provided with sick leave or with reliable access to medical care. Thus, they are the initial victims in this disaster, because of the conditions they are forced to work and live under. They are the proverbial “canaries” in this growing public health crisis.

I got the idea from cowcatchers old locomotives used to have.

Anyways, yesterday I uploaded the model to Thingiverse, and just hours after uploading it, the Community Relationship Manager of the whole website left a comment suggesting I enter the model into a competition that's currently being held on the site.

So I did... and now it's in third place not even a day later. First place is $500, but the competition still has a month to go.

Then the Community Manager contacted me again, telling me they want to feature my model in an upcoming design promotion.

Just, what is happening? I mostly made this thing for myself in, like, an hour, and now it's suddenly super popular? This is all a little bit overwhelming 😵‍💫

Other models I worked on for weeks didn't get nearly as popular. I swear, it's impossible to predict what people will like.

Anyways, if you want to print the wheel guards yourself, you can get the model here or here.

I also made a quiet version you can stick furniture felt pads on.

Drone incursions are becoming more and more of an issue when it comes to wildfires, so last year I designed these graphics, but I never got around to sharing them anywhere.

If you send your drone up during a wildfire, even if you don't feel like you are that close, all planes and helicopters in the area may have to be grounded which can have a massive and detrimental effect on first responders' ability to manage that fire.

If you send your drone up and a plane or helicopter hits it, no matter how small your drone is, it could crash that aircraft injuring or killing those on board and potentially people on the ground as well. Even if the aircraft stays up, it will have damage that could ground it for an indeterminate and potentially extensive amount of time, meaning one less resource is available for that fire and other fires.

Just don't do it.

These graphics are free to use and distribute for any non-profit uses! You can check out my Payhip store to download (for free, or pay what you want) a package of files that include vertical versions of each design, print sizes, and social media sizes.