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Geriatric Gardener<p>Hey <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> Mastos! </p><p>Read &amp; remember this ⤵️ when Quisling Starmer or one of his cronies tells you to buy <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s meat products!</p><p>“The Slaughterhouse Speed Trap &amp; The Laws of The Jungle”</p><p>by Elizabeth Kucinich in The Kucinich Report on Substack</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>UKLabour</span></a></span></p><p>“A century after Upton Sinclair’s exposé ‘The Jungle’ ripped open the carcass of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>’s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/meatpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meatpacking</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/industry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>industry</span></a> [..], the horrors of America’s <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/slaughterhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>slaughterhouse</span></a> industry just got worse”</p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/kucinichreport/p/the-slaughterhouse-speed-trap-and?r=27oltk&amp;utm_medium=ios" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/kucinich</span><span class="invisible">report/p/the-slaughterhouse-speed-trap-and?r=27oltk&amp;utm_medium=ios</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Boycott" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boycott</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Food</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a></p>
getmisch<p>How cool is this? Somebody got a picture of me at the march down fifth avenue today! A favorite sign I saw was "They're cashing the checks. They're cashing the dividends."<br><a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/deport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deport</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/PresidentMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentMusk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nazi</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Swasticar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Swasticar</span></a> we <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/elected" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elected</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/OurPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OurPutin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/HandsOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandsOff</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resist</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/FightBack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FightBack</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkCity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/meatpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meatpacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/district" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>district</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/BryantPark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BryantPark</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/FifthAvenue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FifthAvenue</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/march" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>march</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> = <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Gestapo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gestapo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/first" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>first</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/amendment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amendment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/CapturedCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapturedCourt</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/KingTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KingTrump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/kiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kiss</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/ring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ring</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>free</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/speech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>speech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/asleep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asleep</span></a></p>
getmisch<p>Protest Tomorrow Saturday at TESLA's NYC MEATPACKING SHOWROOM, Washington Street &amp; West 13th Street, 1:00 pm - Promises to be noisy and peaceful, w/ a large flat sidewalk to use.<br><a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/PresidentMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentMusk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/TeslaProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaProtests</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/TankTesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TankTesla</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/end" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>end</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/revolt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>revolt</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/against" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>against</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/OurPutin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OurPutin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/traitor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traitor</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictator</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocrat</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/regime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regime</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Constitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitutional</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Crisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crisis</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/meatpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meatpacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/district" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>district</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>car</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/showroom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>showroom</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/picket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>picket</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/line" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>line</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Washington</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Street" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Street</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Manhattan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manhattan</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/wheelchair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wheelchair</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/accessible" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>accessible</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/eat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eat</span></a> the <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/rich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rich</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> Department of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> secures agreement with JBS <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>, nation’s largest <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/meatpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meatpacking</span></a> processor, to address <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/childlabor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>childlabor</span></a> compliance </p><p><a href="https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20250113" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/</span><span class="invisible">whd20250113</span></a></p>
IAintShootinMis<p>Writing tonight about <a href="https://digitaldarkage.cc/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://digitaldarkage.cc/tags/meatpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meatpacking</span></a> <a href="https://digitaldarkage.cc/tags/monopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>monopolies</span></a> <a href="https://digitaldarkage.cc/tags/corporatism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporatism</span></a> <a href="https://digitaldarkage.cc/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> <a href="https://digitaldarkage.cc/tags/LinaKhan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LinaKhan</span></a> <a href="https://digitaldarkage.cc/tags/Tyson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tyson</span></a> employing <a href="https://digitaldarkage.cc/tags/Children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Children</span></a> <a href="https://digitaldarkage.cc/tags/Project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Project2025</span></a> <a href="https://digitaldarkage.cc/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> and <a href="https://digitaldarkage.cc/tags/Listeria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Listeria</span></a> </p><p>Not as clear as I want it to be, but I'm trying to get into the habit of knocking out longer essay pieces without as much polish. Not because I want to be a less polished writer, but b/c I too often allow perfect to be an enemy of good. </p><p>Check it out, let me know what you think, style, word choice, content, etc</p><p><a href="https://justinmcafee.com/posts/2024/yogurt_chicken_and_childlabor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">justinmcafee.com/posts/2024/yo</span><span class="invisible">gurt_chicken_and_childlabor/</span></a></p>
Philip Luke Johnson<p>More brilliant reporting by Alice Driver about <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/migrant" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>migrant</span></a> workers trying to organize and survive within the <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/meatpacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>meatpacking</span></a> industry in <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Arkansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Arkansas</span></a> &quot;Working in Their Sleep&quot; for <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/NYRB" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NYRB</span></a> <a href="https://www.nybooks.com/online/2022/12/23/working-in-their-sleep/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nybooks.com/online/2022/12/23/</span><span class="invisible">working-in-their-sleep/</span></a></p>