The Atomic bombs were not dropped on Japan to save China. Don't be naive. The Japanese were already surrendering because of the Chinese and Soviets. And yes, some Americans fought alongside. The bombs weren't saving anyone. Were the bombs for revenge? Yes. To warn the Soviet? Yes. To save China? No. Whether they were justified or not is another issue.
the NYPD is on pace to blow past its allotted overtime budget for FY2023 by ~$366 million which is 16X what it would cost to keep public libraries open on the weekends. Keep in mind, $366 million isn’t their OT budget, it’s what the NYPD went OVER their allotted OT budget ($374M)
Maurice Bishop, socialist leader of Grenada, on why the US empire saw their revolution as even more dangerous than the Cuban: "The people and leadership speak English and are predominately black, so they can have a dangerous appeal to black people in the US."
@Onebiskuit @Gritty20202 @drmatthewhardy This is what I have been thinking too! Trying to compile a list of series/movies that are unique to the experience of people in the U.S. (i.e. devastating medical debt for life-saving procedures) that as members of this society we don’t even realize is a distinct genre.
@DougJBalloon I’ve been lied to and called them out and been in the room when other educators call them out when they’re lying to their face. Very uncomfortable and unprofessional.
Until this week, everyone in NATOland agreed "only state actor" could've carried out sophisticated Nord Stream bombing.
But then Hersh's scoop exposed US as that "state actor", so the new Party Line blames non-state freelance actors—"entities" or "groups"—to fit new narrative.
@UnionDrip In recognition of being “essential” in our work with students with special needs my school promised $50 Amazon gift cards that never came but were taxed as income on paychecks.
@Gritty20202 I used to work as a one-to-one at a school. My second job was working with a few of them after school. I played music and brought some scratch in that way. And once or twice a month I sold my blood to a bandmate who worked in a lab for $20 a stick.
"Win, lose, or not even close to an election, workers at all kinds of workplaces can fight for their unions and win demands here and now. It's a strategy called “pre-majority” unionism."
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