below the line crew earning $300/day (or acting as unpaid volunteers) on a production while sharing in none of the $200m profit of a runaway b.o. success*is* actual exploitation, even if it's normalized in the industry.
I've always told people in Texas that California's progressive reputation is undeserved. Its liberal politicians are expert at paying lip service to identity issues, but its a state ruthlessly run, top-to-bottom, by real estate, tech, and finance capital
BREAKING from The Atlantic:
Kash Patel has given out bottles of a personalized whiskey to FBI staff as well as civilians he encounters in his duties, according to eight people, including current and former FBI and Department of Justice employees and others who are familiar with Patel's distribution of the bottles. https://t.co/Yc9iyjzvLw