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A bilateral meeting is supposed to be a HAPPY occasion! Let’s not bicker and argue about who dismembered who with bone saws.
November 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A bilateral meeting is supposed to be a HAPPY occasion! Let’s not bicker and argue about who dismembered who with bone saws.
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
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Lowest strikeout rate since start of 2024, min 800 PA:
Luis Arraez: 3.7%
Nico Hoerner: 8.9%
Steven Kwan: 9.0%
Ernie Clement: 9.8%
Mookie Betts: 10.6%
José Ramírez: 11.5%
Mauricio Dubón: 11.7%
Luis Arraez: 3.7%
Nico Hoerner: 8.9%
Steven Kwan: 9.0%
Ernie Clement: 9.8%
Mookie Betts: 10.6%
José Ramírez: 11.5%
Mauricio Dubón: 11.7%
November 20, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Lowest strikeout rate since start of 2024, min 800 PA:
Luis Arraez: 3.7%
Nico Hoerner: 8.9%
Steven Kwan: 9.0%
Ernie Clement: 9.8%
Mookie Betts: 10.6%
José Ramírez: 11.5%
Mauricio Dubón: 11.7%
Luis Arraez: 3.7%
Nico Hoerner: 8.9%
Steven Kwan: 9.0%
Ernie Clement: 9.8%
Mookie Betts: 10.6%
José Ramírez: 11.5%
Mauricio Dubón: 11.7%
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I love how Chicagoans just DO NOT FUCK with these boondoggles
November 19, 2025 at 2:58 PM
I love how Chicagoans just DO NOT FUCK with these boondoggles
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I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
TurboTax is about to be integrated into ChatGPT, where customers will be guided through tasks tied to their tax filings or financial profile by the AI chatbot.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
TurboTax owner Intuit is also paying OpenAI more than $100 million a year to power AI agents.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I’ve been a FreeTaxUSA proselytizer for years and years and I strongly encourage everyone to make the switch. same kind of step by step “for dummies” interface, even for my complicated freelancer taxes, and you don’t have to give your money to one of our most evil lobbyists
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Once again: We are Wile E. Coyote after running off of that cliff. We haven't looked down yet, triggering gravity. But when we do....
The important thing to bear in mind as Trump's popularity begins to wobble is that the disastrous economic consequences of the things he's done in the first 10 months of this term have not even *begun* to hit. We've been coasting on the fumes of the economy he inherited and soon they'll be gone.
my wife and her entire team were fired over Zoom from their program manager jobs at a local nonprofit Seattle hospital this Spring because Trump just stopped paying Medicaid reimbursements. and this is a relatively affluent urban center
we're really not prepared for what's coming
we're really not prepared for what's coming
November 19, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Once again: We are Wile E. Coyote after running off of that cliff. We haven't looked down yet, triggering gravity. But when we do....
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This, too, is elite impunity
"$100k in credit card debt" is itself absolutely fucking crazy to me as someone who regularly represented poor people getting sued for like $600
November 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
This, too, is elite impunity
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The important thing to bear in mind as Trump's popularity begins to wobble is that the disastrous economic consequences of the things he's done in the first 10 months of this term have not even *begun* to hit. We've been coasting on the fumes of the economy he inherited and soon they'll be gone.
my wife and her entire team were fired over Zoom from their program manager jobs at a local nonprofit Seattle hospital this Spring because Trump just stopped paying Medicaid reimbursements. and this is a relatively affluent urban center
we're really not prepared for what's coming
we're really not prepared for what's coming
As a direct result of President Trump's Big Ugly Bill, almost 300 jobs will be cut from Providence Swedish's First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, and Issaquah hospitals and clinics. These are not the only layoffs we've seen in our health care system in Washington state in recent months.
November 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The important thing to bear in mind as Trump's popularity begins to wobble is that the disastrous economic consequences of the things he's done in the first 10 months of this term have not even *begun* to hit. We've been coasting on the fumes of the economy he inherited and soon they'll be gone.
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It was an honor for MK and me to meet with Pope Leo XIV – a son of Illinois – to express the pride and reverence of the people of this great state. Pope Leo XIV’s message of hope, compassion, unity, and peace resonates with Illinoisans of all faiths and traditions.
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
It was an honor for MK and me to meet with Pope Leo XIV – a son of Illinois – to express the pride and reverence of the people of this great state. Pope Leo XIV’s message of hope, compassion, unity, and peace resonates with Illinoisans of all faiths and traditions.
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So here’s what apparently happened: they tried to indict Comey on the last day of the statute with a three-count indictment. The grand jury rejected one. Rather than cross it out or indicate on the indictment that only two of the three counts were voted upon, Halligan creates…/1
NEWS: During a hearing in federal court in VA, prosecutors confirmed that the operative indictment in the case against James Comey was never shown to or voted on by the entire grand jury before it was presented in open court.
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
Defense counsel argued that’s a complete bar to further prosecution
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
So here’s what apparently happened: they tried to indict Comey on the last day of the statute with a three-count indictment. The grand jury rejected one. Rather than cross it out or indicate on the indictment that only two of the three counts were voted upon, Halligan creates…/1
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November 19, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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It's not even a morality issue---it's an equity issue.
In essence, about half the student body has to manage the prospect that approaching the professor for help, professional advice, guidance, or feedback is going to go sideways.
Women in his classes are not getting the same class.
In essence, about half the student body has to manage the prospect that approaching the professor for help, professional advice, guidance, or feedback is going to go sideways.
Women in his classes are not getting the same class.
I know that at this point it's a subplot in the Epstein files drama, but I feel compelled to point out, once again, that Larry Summers HAS NO BUSINESS teaching students at ANY university ever again!
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
My latest cries into the abyss, in @thenation.com
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why Is Larry Summers Still Employed?
The revelations about the economist’s attempts to pressure a women into a “relationship”—with guidance from Jeffrey Epstein—should finally disqualify him from teaching students.
www.thenation.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It's not even a morality issue---it's an equity issue.
In essence, about half the student body has to manage the prospect that approaching the professor for help, professional advice, guidance, or feedback is going to go sideways.
Women in his classes are not getting the same class.
In essence, about half the student body has to manage the prospect that approaching the professor for help, professional advice, guidance, or feedback is going to go sideways.
Women in his classes are not getting the same class.
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If I were sick, I would simply choose to be healthy. Bing bang boom bsky.app/profile/atru...
Markwayne Mullin: "Reward people for being healthy. Think about this. Healthcare is the only industry that you're not rewarded for taking care of your responsibility. If you think about homeowners insurance, if you're within 500 feet of a fire hydrant, your insurance goes down."
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
If I were sick, I would simply choose to be healthy. Bing bang boom bsky.app/profile/atru...
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... goddamit.
November 19, 2025 at 7:05 PM
... goddamit.
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Miss Piggy would have stood up for that reporter!!!
kermit the frog and miss piggy from the sesame street
Alt: kermit the frog and miss piggy from the sesame street
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Miss Piggy would have stood up for that reporter!!!
Mask up, y'all! It doesn't just help protect against Covid. 😷
The US may be headed for a rough flu season, with a virus that causes more severe symptoms than the one last year and seems to be spreading more rapidly and earlier than usual.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/h...
Early Signs Point to a Harsh Flu Season in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Mask up, y'all! It doesn't just help protect against Covid. 😷
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The Great Khan of the Plains receives the mandate of heaven
Pritzker Shares Beers, Books and Well-Wishes With Pope Leo XIV in Vatican Visit
Pritzker Shares Beers, Books and Well-Wishes With Pope Leo XIV in Vatican Visit
Sharing art, books and local beer, Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday called it an “honor” to meet with the pope in the Vatican to express “the pride and reverence of the people of this great state.”
news.wttw.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The Great Khan of the Plains receives the mandate of heaven
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BILL MAHER: seems like everywhere you look these days women are saying sir we asked you to leave
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
BILL MAHER: seems like everywhere you look these days women are saying sir we asked you to leave
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❝Training is a hopeful act.
We can choose goals that are worthwhile and attainable, albeit challenging, and we can make good choices in pursuit of these goals long-term.
— @sabrinablittle.bsky.social
www.irunfar.com/training-is-...
#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning
We can choose goals that are worthwhile and attainable, albeit challenging, and we can make good choices in pursuit of these goals long-term.
— @sabrinablittle.bsky.social
www.irunfar.com/training-is-...
#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning
Training Is a Hopeful Act
Sabrina Little examines how the virtue of hope can play into our running and lives.
www.irunfar.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:11 PM
❝Training is a hopeful act.
We can choose goals that are worthwhile and attainable, albeit challenging, and we can make good choices in pursuit of these goals long-term.
— @sabrinablittle.bsky.social
www.irunfar.com/training-is-...
#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning
We can choose goals that are worthwhile and attainable, albeit challenging, and we can make good choices in pursuit of these goals long-term.
— @sabrinablittle.bsky.social
www.irunfar.com/training-is-...
#running #trailrunning #ultrarunning
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This is a good thread because it goes beyond "get a lawyer" and into "here's the sort of lawyer you need and how to find them."
SINCE THIS HAS COME UP AGAIN...
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THE TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU FIND YOURSELF THE TARGET OF A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION.
two men in suits and ties with a fbi badge on their jacket
Alt: you should be so lucky to meet Agents Winchester and Winchester
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This is a good thread because it goes beyond "get a lawyer" and into "here's the sort of lawyer you need and how to find them."
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This is...sort of brilliant.
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
This is...sort of brilliant.
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Because it should have provoke a reaction from her peers and colleagues and in general adults in the room and it didn't because its grandpa Trump, and that's morally and ethically wrong, and staring at it and sitting in it doesn't help any of that
I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Because it should have provoke a reaction from her peers and colleagues and in general adults in the room and it didn't because its grandpa Trump, and that's morally and ethically wrong, and staring at it and sitting in it doesn't help any of that
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International Men's Day does a great job of raising awareness but unfortunately we're still no closer to finding a cure.
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
International Men's Day does a great job of raising awareness but unfortunately we're still no closer to finding a cure.