Melissa
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🌴Gardening in the Caribbean 🌴
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I needed a good laugh this morning. This did the trick 😂
November 20, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I needed a good laugh this morning. This did the trick 😂
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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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“Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them,” Trump said at a campaign stop in 2015. “They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”
Trump meets business partner In the Oval Office
From “bad situation” to “things happen”: How Saudi money changed Trump’s tune on Khashoggi's murder.
www.motherjones.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“Saudi Arabia, I get along with all of them,” Trump said at a campaign stop in 2015. “They buy apartments from me. They spend $40 million, $50 million. Am I supposed to dislike them? I like them very much.”
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Secretary Bedhead N. Buttoned says those planes wouldn't crash if you people would just pull up your pants
Trump's Transportation Secretary on how to improve air travel:
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
"People dress up like they're going to bed when they fly... We want to push people as we come into a really busy travel season, help people out, be in a good mood, dress up"
November 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Secretary Bedhead N. Buttoned says those planes wouldn't crash if you people would just pull up your pants
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I’m howling.
November 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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listen to this king. a team with low morale is ineffective. relatedly, a team with high morale is effective. also relatedly: we are going to win
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
listen to this king. a team with low morale is ineffective. relatedly, a team with high morale is effective. also relatedly: we are going to win
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"Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered."
-Dr. Seuss
-Dr. Seuss
November 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will be remembered."
-Dr. Seuss
-Dr. Seuss
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First Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published 40 years ago yesterday. 🐯 👦🏼
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
First Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was published 40 years ago yesterday. 🐯 👦🏼
The last one is my fave❣️ apple.news/A245XQWqhTOe...
Adorable, uplifting, gorgeous: 2025’s best dog photos revealed — BBC Countryfile Magazine
From leaping border collies to beach-loving retrievers, see the winning images for this year's Dog Photography Awards
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November 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The last one is my fave❣️ apple.news/A245XQWqhTOe...
Very little that time on the water won’t cure. A perfect day❣️
November 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Very little that time on the water won’t cure. A perfect day❣️
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A Klimt sold last night for the second-highest price ever paid at auction. Who paid the highest price? www.wsj.com/articles/sau... (Debatable whether it’s actually a da Vinci)
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Identified as Buyer of Record-Breaking da Vinci
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman used a distant relative as a proxy to purchase the 500-year-old “Salvator Mundi,” according to U.S. government intelligence and a Middle East art-world figure.
www.wsj.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
A Klimt sold last night for the second-highest price ever paid at auction. Who paid the highest price? www.wsj.com/articles/sau... (Debatable whether it’s actually a da Vinci)
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Once the feast from Thursday has settled, join us for Small Business Saturday, Secondhand Sunday, and Cyber Monday. Tuesday is the day to make a donation to the Prison Book Program, and then join us for our Winter Needham Warehouse Sale! Info at Harvard.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Once the feast from Thursday has settled, join us for Small Business Saturday, Secondhand Sunday, and Cyber Monday. Tuesday is the day to make a donation to the Prison Book Program, and then join us for our Winter Needham Warehouse Sale! Info at Harvard.com
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Cristiano Ronaldo attends White House dinner hosted by Trump and Saudi Crown Prince
Video. Cristiano Ronaldo attends White House dinner hosted by Trump and Saudi Crown Prince
Video. Cristiano Ronaldo made a rare visit to the White House as President Donald Trump hosted a formal dinner honoring Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
www.euronews.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Cristiano Ronaldo attends White House dinner hosted by Trump and Saudi Crown Prince
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The Duke of Wellington’s traffic cone has now been swapped for a pigeon sculpture, complete with a mini cone on its head and a little newspaper in its wings. 🐦📰
By The Rebel Bear
By The Rebel Bear
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The Duke of Wellington’s traffic cone has now been swapped for a pigeon sculpture, complete with a mini cone on its head and a little newspaper in its wings. 🐦📰
By The Rebel Bear
By The Rebel Bear
First to admit I have an odd sense of humor but this cracked me up. A Reddit discussion on soap for sensitive skin & someone asked if they should use conditioner on their public hair. THIS REPLY😂😂. Btw consensus is no conditioner & definitely Dove bar soap for sensitive skin😉
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
First to admit I have an odd sense of humor but this cracked me up. A Reddit discussion on soap for sensitive skin & someone asked if they should use conditioner on their public hair. THIS REPLY😂😂. Btw consensus is no conditioner & definitely Dove bar soap for sensitive skin😉
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Read the article here: https://learndirt.com/learn/how-to-make-compost-tea/
November 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Read the article here: https://learndirt.com/learn/how-to-make-compost-tea/
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Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.
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Because he’s SO worried about justice…🙄
“As a police officer, Clay Higgins was accused of beating a Black man who was handcuffed, then lying about it in an internal investigation.”
Louisiana, come get your boy.
“As a police officer, Clay Higgins was accused of beating a Black man who was handcuffed, then lying about it in an internal investigation.”
Louisiana, come get your boy.
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Because he’s SO worried about justice…🙄
“As a police officer, Clay Higgins was accused of beating a Black man who was handcuffed, then lying about it in an internal investigation.”
Louisiana, come get your boy.
“As a police officer, Clay Higgins was accused of beating a Black man who was handcuffed, then lying about it in an internal investigation.”
Louisiana, come get your boy.
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Khashoggi's widow's message to Trump after he met with MBS today at the White House.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/p...
Khashoggi’s widow’s message to Trump after he met with MBS | CNN Politics
Hanan Elatr Khashoggi, the widow of murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, spoke to CNN’s Jake Tapper about President Trump’s defense of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who the CIA assessed like...
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Khashoggi's widow's message to Trump after he met with MBS today at the White House.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/18/p...
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UMass-Amherst is hiring “a specialist in the visual arts, architecture, and/or material culture of the Islamic world” !
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
Details - Assistant Professor - History of Art & Architecture | Human Resources | UMass Amherst
careers.umass.edu
November 18, 2025 at 10:48 PM
UMass-Amherst is hiring “a specialist in the visual arts, architecture, and/or material culture of the Islamic world” !
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
careers.umass.edu/amherst/en-u...
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Keith Urban covered Chappell Roan's 'Pink Pony Club' during a private party at Mar-a-Lago this past weekend, while Trump was there .
How many layers of WTF is this?
How many layers of WTF is this?
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Keith Urban covered Chappell Roan's 'Pink Pony Club' during a private party at Mar-a-Lago this past weekend, while Trump was there .
How many layers of WTF is this?
How many layers of WTF is this?
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Pay attention to how Mike Johnson is trying to shift the narrative today - he’s saying some Epstein files can’t be released because they’re intelligence products and would harm national security.
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Pay attention to how Mike Johnson is trying to shift the narrative today - he’s saying some Epstein files can’t be released because they’re intelligence products and would harm national security.
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👇🏼!!!!!
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
👇🏼!!!!!