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Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Disappointed to see this. 160 union workers are fighting for a fair contract at Individualized Shirts, a US factory that makes high-end men's button-ups. The managers there have rejected the union's request for fair wages and health insurance. The union is asking for support 🧵
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I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
October 1, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I found a flowchart which helps you navigate the IT landscape
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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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We gotta keep the pressure on!
Source familiar with MasterCard‘s internal workings: The company finds the censorship focus from consumers “profoundly irritating“ amid larger political issues — they want the controversy around paypros censorship to quietly disappear
October 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We gotta keep the pressure on!
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In any other context, imagine hearing about an adult zip tying children to each other. No really, what would you call that?
October 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
In any other context, imagine hearing about an adult zip tying children to each other. No really, what would you call that?
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Celi (a Black woman) was walking her dogs in B-ham when white cops decided to manhandle and cuff her, injuring her in the process. She is very likely (IMO) being targeted due to her work—work that doesn’t stop when she’s down. Help if you can.
Yesterday, Birmingham AL cops assaulted Celida Soto, co-director of Margins & former board member at Yellowhammer Fund. She is recovering from fractures, etc. Margins provides direct aid to ppl who need it NOW. They’re requesting help to do the work while Celi rests.
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September 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Celi (a Black woman) was walking her dogs in B-ham when white cops decided to manhandle and cuff her, injuring her in the process. She is very likely (IMO) being targeted due to her work—work that doesn’t stop when she’s down. Help if you can.
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They're actively targeting creators who call in & banning them, making it even more important to call if you're a customer & not a creator
Tell them they shouldn't be dictating how you get to spend the money you put your blood, sweat, and tears into earning
Tell them they shouldn't be dictating how you get to spend the money you put your blood, sweat, and tears into earning
CALL STRIPE
CALL PAYPAL
CALL MASTERCARD
CALL VISA
DO NOT. STOP. CALLING!
#rocktheboat
stop-paypros.neocities.org
CALL PAYPAL
CALL MASTERCARD
CALL VISA
DO NOT. STOP. CALLING!
#rocktheboat
stop-paypros.neocities.org
August 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
They're actively targeting creators who call in & banning them, making it even more important to call if you're a customer & not a creator
Tell them they shouldn't be dictating how you get to spend the money you put your blood, sweat, and tears into earning
Tell them they shouldn't be dictating how you get to spend the money you put your blood, sweat, and tears into earning
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Good morning everyone! remember:do your dailies , stay weird /kinky, and spread the word! Damage visa and master card's brand image.
After all, its all they have ( according to them )
After all, its all they have ( according to them )
August 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Good morning everyone! remember:do your dailies , stay weird /kinky, and spread the word! Damage visa and master card's brand image.
After all, its all they have ( according to them )
After all, its all they have ( according to them )
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When I see people on here unknowingly join moral panics around child safety and technology, I think about how the future of this very platform hangs in the balance of this legislation that is designed to force us back onto big tech platforms. It’s not about the kids. It’s about all of us
Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.
August 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
When I see people on here unknowingly join moral panics around child safety and technology, I think about how the future of this very platform hangs in the balance of this legislation that is designed to force us back onto big tech platforms. It’s not about the kids. It’s about all of us
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ALT: picture of dry land. text: "ai data centers in texas used 463 million gallons of water, as residents are told to take shorter showers."
#FuckAI
#FuckAI
July 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
ALT: picture of dry land. text: "ai data centers in texas used 463 million gallons of water, as residents are told to take shorter showers."
#FuckAI
#FuckAI
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cutting taxes on the wealthy and giving $75b to ICE then starting a gofundme lmao be serious
U.S. Treasury Department is now accepting Venmo and PayPal payments from those who want to donate money to reduce the nation's $36.7 trillion debt — NYP
July 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
cutting taxes on the wealthy and giving $75b to ICE then starting a gofundme lmao be serious
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I may be a SFW artist, but I support the freedom of artist expression among my peers who create otherwise. And I know full well the purging of adult content is the canary in the coal mine.
July 24, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I may be a SFW artist, but I support the freedom of artist expression among my peers who create otherwise. And I know full well the purging of adult content is the canary in the coal mine.
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Fuck itch.io for capitulating to fascists, and fuck this book burning bullshit being dictated by credit card companies and this administration
July 24, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Fuck itch.io for capitulating to fascists, and fuck this book burning bullshit being dictated by credit card companies and this administration
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When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
July 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.
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there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3
July 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
there are so many great things about generative AI! here are some of my favorites <3
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There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC.
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
July 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
There is currently an NWS flash flood warning in effect for all five boroughs of NYC.
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
But no City agency has posted it on this platform.
Please help spread the word.
“If you live in a basement apartment or low-lying area, be ready to move to higher ground.”
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Yall asking Grok questions like it’s not pumping out 1000 cubic meters of poison gas into South Memphis every 15 minutes all so MFs can get a corny ass screenshot to dunk on.
July 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Yall asking Grok questions like it’s not pumping out 1000 cubic meters of poison gas into South Memphis every 15 minutes all so MFs can get a corny ass screenshot to dunk on.
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This is some bullshit!
- me waking up
- me waking up
June 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This is some bullshit!
- me waking up
- me waking up
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trans rights btw this isn't up for debate
June 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
trans rights btw this isn't up for debate
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Fuck off
Is it wrong that I consider the entire state of Alabama as raw sewage
May 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Fuck off
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Crazy how long this conversation has been going on
May 11, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Crazy how long this conversation has been going on