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'Mass firing' at conservative site RedState
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"Of those who make less under their contracts, they mostly tossed those who had been openly critical of the president," the source said. "It seems to have been a cost saving measure, but the deciding factor between any two people seems to have been who liked the president and who didn't."
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As it pertains to a lot of things these days, I found this video series as an informative primer on the current blended smoothie of fascist branches"
First of several and ongoing:
If I were to pick one favourite to dive into it would be the latest one, and possibly of the most interest to the philosophy wonks here:
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And a bit from Syria:
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Super inspiring! ... except
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A new rival bus line Megurin began operating on April 27 with some routes overlapping those of Ryobi and offering a cheaper fare. If that all wasn’t bad enough, Megurin buses have cute little faces too.
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So going fully on strike when a new, cheaper competitor has just started might not really support their aim of job security.
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That's probably one of the reasons they do it this way.
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05-07-2018, 03:51 PM
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A new rival bus line Megurin began operating on April 27 with some routes overlapping those of Ryobi and offering a cheaper fare. If that all wasn’t bad enough, Megurin buses have cute little faces too.
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So going fully on strike when a new, cheaper competitor has just started might not really support their aim of job security.
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They do things differently in Japan.
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As a result, Ryobi drivers are feeling threatened and are asking management for improvements to their job security under the added competition. It would seem Ryobi was less than enthusiastic to accommodate and a strike was declared.
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So maybe, maybe not. The technique comes from Cleveland though, so a large proportion of the origins likely involves a lot of "MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, BUDDY".
Can we call it cultural appropriation?
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I read some of your foolish scree, then just skimmed the rest.
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John Oliver buys Russel Crowe's Jock strap for one of the last remaining BlockBuster Video stores in Anchorage Alaska, Russel Crowe then donates the money to help save Koala's who've contracted Chlamydia.
There's now a "John Oliver Koala Chlamydia ward"
Russell Crowe names koala chlamydia clinic after John Oliver | Television & radio | The Guardian
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We truly are the alternate reality all the other realities make fun of.
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Sounds like a bit of a geezer!
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Fun with bilingualism
The French portion is quite different from the 'sooth the baby' pablum in the English section.
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TIL that French is 50% more winning: not just a win-win deal, un accord gagnant-gagnant-gagnant.
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