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Socialist Publication Current Affairs Fires Staff for Doing Socialism
Via: evilone • News & Politics • 11 Comments • 6 Likes • 5 years ago
“We were fired by the editor-in-chief of a socialist magazine for trying to start a worker co-op," five fired staffers wrote in a letter posted on...”
I just love the headline. Note the article is on a progressive news site - Vice, but reported by Motherboard - which is also liberal. Also I couldn't use the image of Mr Robinson from the current article.
Apple New Child Safety Features - UPDATED
By: evilone • News & Politics • 11 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago
In the upcoming iOS 15 update Apple announced it would introduce 2 new features for child safety. The first is for minors on a family iCloud account. The system's Messages feature would filter incoming and outgoing images. If sexually explicit content is detected it would blur the image and ask...
Rock Songs With A Disco Beat
By: evilone • Entertainment • 51 Comments • 5 Likes • 5 years ago
“A raise says like you're good, you know? You know how many times someone told me I was good in my life? Two! Twice! Two fuckin' times! This raise...”
In The Beginning From the Philadelphia R&B scene in the 60's & 70's with African-American and Latino musicians and audiences to dance parties in the New York gay community disco made a big splash on pop and rock music. DJs started moving from underground house parties into main stream...
Private companies must require vaccines for workers. It's the only way to get past COVID.
Via: evilone • Herding Cats • 44 Comments • 3 Likes • 5 years ago
“The private sector needs to step up and mandate COVID-19 vaccines for their workers. Vaccine mandates are legal, ethical and, most important,...”
I'm in a tiny office. Normally there are 3 or 4 people here at any given time and all, but one of my co-workers has gotten the vaccine. So this doesn't really apply. My partner's workplace, a local healthcare provider, has mandated the vaccine. At least one person in her office quit rather than...
Social Security COLA estimate for 2022 raised to 6.1%
Via: evilone • News & Politics • 6 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago
“This is the highest COLA I’ve ever estimated in my 26-plus years of researching the annual inflation adjustment”
It is my understanding that VA disability is tied to the same index and will increase at the same rate.
Netflix's Fear Street
By: evilone • Entertainment • 12 Comments • 2 Likes • 5 years ago
Next month Netflix will serve up 3 horror movies in 3 weeks based on R.L. Stine's trilogy of books. The first movie - In 1994, a group of teenagers discovers that the terrifying events that have haunted their town for generations may all be connected — and that they may be the next targets....
Exxon loses board seats to activist hedge fund in landmark climate vote
Via: evilone • Stock Market & Investments • 9 Comments • 3 Likes • 5 years ago
“It's a huge deal.”
More and more we are seeing people being more conscious of where they invest their money. Engine No 1's win here could very well be a watershed moment.
Two Trailers For Nerds
By: evilone • Entertainment • 13 Comments • 5 years ago
The Marvel Cinematic Universe phase 4 movie Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings movie synopsis: Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings stars Simu Liu as Shang-Chi, alongside Awkwafina, Tony Leung, Fala Chen, Meng'er Zhang, Florian Munteanu, Ronny Chieng, and Michelle Yeoh....