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@PortlandDSA Co-Chair. Teamsters - Local 162. SHIMBY. Direct Democracy & Syndicalism Enjoyer. Everything is still possible for this world.
they.he/pronouns.in.locale Katılım Ocak 2019
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Consider this: I am employed but it's still quite difficult to pay my rent. I will never own a house.
Will Stancil@whstancil
Comically low economic approval during record low unemployment, and well after inflation peaks, just goes to show how much “the economy” is just a narrative constructed by media and memes, and the utter futility of running on it into that negative media headwind
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Nah it doesn't make sense at all. They should be paid more.
Petty LaBelle@PickleMamaa
so….all the other deep shit aside….yall really think $25/hr for Waffle House employees makes sense?
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NEW from LCRW: A Tualatin, OR middle school is the latest to get targeted by a bomb threat after an anti-trans outrage campaign got drummed up against it. And everyone's least-favorite grifter appears to be one of the main boosters of the campaign. leftcoastrightwatch.org/articles/orego…
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A big reason I don't go to Target despite one being within a five minute walk is that they lock their deodorant behind glass & do not staff enough people to get it unlocked within a 10 minute timeframe. So I go to Rite Aid, where they allow you to get the deodorant yourself.
Read Raising Expectations (and Raising Hell)@JPHilllllll
Down in paragraph 15
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@hereticalshrew I've had hardboiled eggs that were boiled for the correct amount of time. They are not good!!!
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This is exactly backwards — the American dream was never predicated on credentialization until recently. The better goal here is not to make higher education “affordable” but to decouple it from middle class aspirations entirely.
President Biden Archived@POTUS46Archive
I believe that college should be a ticket to the middle class, not a burden that weighs people down with debt for decades to come.
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Zenith Energy is under investigation for potential lobbying violations after it held private meetings with public officials last summer. The Portland auditor's office did not offer a timeline but confirmed the investigation is ongoing.
streetroots.org/news/2023/09/1…
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