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Happy Labor Day!

Today we're bringing you The First Union, as told by HBomberguy (@hbomberguy.bsky.social) and illustrated by Skutch (@skutchdraws.bsky.social) It's the dawn of the industrial revolution, and of the way many of us work...

Have you ever heard of the term "Luddite" from an elder?
Stanhill, Lancashire, 1764. Wear and carpenter James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny, the first practical spinning-frame, to make the tedious task of producing cloth a little bit faster. He doesn't know it yet, but this will destroy the world. Spurred by inventions like his, the industrial revolution will transform everything -- work power, the wealth of nations. Society as we know it began here, and it wasn't great for everyone. But a group of weavers and textile workers saw this future coming. And did their best to prevent it. "Curse you spinning jenny, you ruined everything!" The standard narrative does that LUDDITES were foolish lunatics who, in fear of technology, decided progress was bad, and started hitting it with sticks. But the truth is entire ways of life were being destroyed. Previously, skilled craftsmen were respected for the time and effort it took to do their work. The entire family usit would form a cottage industry - creating something valuable, and command a decent living. But when a machine can work 10 times faster its owner can charge less for the prodcts- craftsmen couldn't compete and were left out of work almost overnight. And as factories became a fixture of the british landscape, these now unemployed labourers often ended up working the factories that had just destroyed their way of life. Britain was the most prosperous nation in history, factory owners became extremely wealthy and influential. But the people doing the actual work saw almost none of it. Factory work paid little, since "the machines" did "the real work" human labourers were deemed unimportant and replaceable. FUN FACT!: Factory owners preferred to hire ORPHANS since less people would notice if they were maimed or killed on the job! Now the owners quickly realized the workers might notice they did all the work for almost no pay. If they went on STRIKE or ARGUED FOR HGHER WAGES, this would threaten their tremendous wealth. In 1799, Parliament passed the Combination Act, which made FORMING TRADE UNIONS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, AND GOING ON STRIKE ILLEGAL. Organizing against the rich became a crime. If you were living through it, opposing the industrial revolution wasn't techno-phobia. It was SELF-DEFENSE. The combination act forced unions underground into secret societies. And the greatest secret of all was their leader - Ned Ludd. Ned had been a folk character for years. In one version after being whipped by his master, he smashed two knitting frames in a rage. In more fanciful versions, he then escaped to the Sherwood forest, here he lived among the animals as their king. Some versions specifically call him 'Much Better Than Robin Hood'.
September 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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That Shodussy got my PPU acting funny
June 27, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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Roomba that eats ur ass
June 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Jackin it on the company WiFi so I can give stealth recommendations to the IT guy
January 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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thos fuckin bald ass bitches talking 'bout the trans agenda grooming children, what they don't know is that they need to teach children to groom them damn selves. wipe your fuckin ass, wash your face, scrub your legs and feet. the children need grooming because they're fucking filthy
December 10, 2024 at 1:28 AM
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A discord post by the user "CommonCold." The post says: "U ever think about the idea that ur asshole can just fall out of u" "Like damn, I thought that was one of the few things which were certain" "But nah, that bitch just up n leave"
December 10, 2024 at 1:24 AM
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A black and white photo of a cat. Underneath the photo is the caption text: "Goog..."
December 10, 2024 at 1:20 AM
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Twitter sucks
Large decorations hung on a wall that spell out the words "Eat" "Shit" and "Die" in reference to similar decorations that say "Live" "Laugh" and "Love"
October 18, 2023 at 6:58 PM