@JustAddOtter@Kristen_Arnett You aren't alone, that happened to an old roommate of mine (minus the fire). Defiantly a tripped breaker and apparently massive blue sparks at an inopportune moment. They still replaced the strain relief and cord until they could get a new one.
Why do you think the fascists are putting things in their bills about how teachers and librarians can be arrested or investigated or have their licenses stripped? THEY know! THEY want to drive us out! That's the point: not just getting rid of the books, getting rid of us!
Ruth Hamilton was fast asleep when a 2.8-pound meteorite crashed through the ceiling of her home in British Columbia, landing between her pillows and barely missing her head.
“Oh, my gosh,” she told the emergency operator, “there’s a rock in my bed.” https://t.co/OODcIuO614
The Rochester African Americans Firearms Association mirror a surge in Black gun ownership fueled by uncertainty, skyrocketing violent crime, and polls that show half of Black Americans don't trust the police to treat them fairly, reports @jamesbrowntv. https://t.co/c2CUL4kzHc
A month ago, as stories kept coming about unruly passengers hogtied on planes and grocery cashiers murdered over masks, I started looking in to why American service workers endure so much casual abuse. Turns out, that's just how consumerism was designed. https://t.co/d2Upb0AnN9
2.5 million service workers kept New York City running, often at risk to their own lives, as it was ravaged by the pandemic. We spoke to and photographed more than 130 of them. Here are their stories. https://t.co/JoFC67d59S
Company violence at the #WarriorMet coal miners strike is ramping up. Last night, a striker’s wife was hit when a company foreman drove straight into the picket line. According to a witness, the police did nothing. Last month, her husband was hit as well. https://t.co/qBPK2V8K1x