Fuck Today, Continued

it sounded like someone bought a legitimate but bankrupt biotech company, then moved all the things into a random warehouse? very strange

re: @anon97585346 's link above:

Two teachers have been pressured out of their jobs in a small German town after denouncing the alleged right-wing extremism of their pupils

i definitely don’t blame them for transferring after getting little to no support at the school, and being targeted in the community

it’s a really tough question, what do you do when the parents and community support bigotry? how do you help the kids grow up not to be monsters?

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Maybe, though that doesn’t equate to “illegal terrorist lab.”

Should we be frightened??

Scared Dog GIF

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Random warehouses seldom have the type of HVAC and other special systems required for animal, biological, or research labs employing dangerous pathogens. They were up to no good, imo.

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Just watched this Kurzgesagt video on the availability of these supplies and how they should be tracked better:

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Yes, it’s bizarre. Reedley is a smaller town in southern Fresno County. The closest med school is the one at UC Merced that is set to launch this year. That school is close to 90 miles north of Reedley.

There are many agricultural labs throughout the Central Valley (I worked at one in Fresno County during my college years), but an highly infectious disease lab anywhere in Fresno County makes me suspicious.

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BBC News - At least 35 killed in Pakistan after explosion at Islamist political rally

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Stuff like residential schools, I first heard about them as something of the 1930s. “Horrible, thank goodness they’ve stopped.” Sixties Scoop, “Uh, they’ve stopped, right?” …

Indigenous genocide, it’s standing right behind me, right now, isn’t it?

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This is true of far too many types of inequity and inhumane treatment. It just shows how those in power really control the narrative delivered to the masses. At the moment I can’t think of a single horrible practice (mostly committed against members of marginalized groups) that’s truly been eradicated. Hell, we’ve got the forces of misinformation bringing almost-eliminated diseases back from the brink, too, but as long as they don’t mention any outbreaks they figure we’ll believe everything is just fine - until we’re not. :woman_facepalming:t4:

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One of the largest trucking companies shut down. 30,000 employees.

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They got a $700 million dollar loan from Trumpy’s Treasury department which they’ll never pay back but are trying to blame the upcoming bankruptcy on the union.

Wonder how much of the $700 million went to Trumpy and Mnuchin?

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They didn’t like the deal they made so they’ll get it revoked by the bankruptcy court.

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U.S. averaging 2 mass shootings per day so far this year

https://www.axios.com/2023/07/31/us-mass-shooting-2-every-day-2023-stats

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If that elevator isn’t repaired within a week, there should be hell to pay. Honestly, it should be repaired within a day, but I’m willing to cut them some slack if it’s a smaller, more indie theater. If it’s a major one, like AMC, then no. They should have that fixed within a day. No excuse. I spent half my childhood in a wheelchair. And most of that was before the ADA was passed. I remember the US when inaccessibility was the norm. I remember having to be let in through the back employee’s only entrance of my home town’s post office. I remember not being able to go to the movies at all. The ADA has been one of the true legislative success stories in our nation’s history, and we’re letting it get watered down, and it’s going to die if we’re not careful.

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