just saw a really stupid post on tumblr where someone showed the prices of vegetables in china and how, when converted to US dollars, only costs a couple of cents, and the post was like, “ugh why must us americans suffer such high prices when the rest of the world doesn’t !!!” and it’s like. you are aware that you come from a country with an extremely strong currency, yes ? and that, just bc a loaf of bread costs R20 (or 1.06 USD) here in south africa, that doesn’t make it affordable to the average working class south african, just bc it seems cheap to you, yes ? u are aware that many ppl around the world make wayyyyy less than even the minimum wage american, yes ? that, even though you may be struggling financially in ur country, ur dollar still has significant power over the majority of the currencies around the world. yes ?
Just to make it abundantly clear, the minimum wage in South Africa is R27.58 an hour. That $1.48 per hour. That loaf of bread is not cheap to people earning rands
The air traffic controllers union responded Friday to claims by President Trump this week that diversity programs contributed to the fatal crash in Washington Wednesday night.
“Air traffic controllers earn the prestigious and elite status of being a fully certified professional controller after successfully completing a series of rigorous training milestones. The standards to achieve certifications are not based on race or gender,” Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA), said in a statement.
are there issues with the democrats? of-fckn-course but you’re making the “they’re both the same” in the face of what the republicans are doing, you’re either stupid or a double agent.
For those who don’t know, Elon Musk has recently been directing his assholery towards Wikipedia — calling them ‘Wokepedia’ due to the amount they spend on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and calling for people to stop giving them money “until they restore balance to their editing authority” —, now is a great time to consider donating to Wikipedia!
If you want to feel a little hope, consider dropping by r/fednews. They’re getting angry and sharing the emails and memos they’ve been getting.
This sub helped change my mood from despair and anxiety to hot flaming anger and resolve. Another refrain from there is “I ain’t fucking going anywhere!”
This is delightful, thank you for sharing.
The amount of “I was thinking of quitting, this is so disheartening, but now I’m mad as hell and they can pry my job out of my cold, dead hands” is just…inspiring.
The move came hours after FBI director nominee Kash Patel testified in his confirmation hearing he was “not aware of” plans to remove FBI officials who investigated Trump.
Trump administration officials have forced out all six of the FBI’s most senior executives and multiple heads of various FBI field offices across the country, current and former FBI officials told NBC News. They included the high-profile leader of the Washington, DC field office, which was involved in the prosecutions of President Donald Trump.
It was not immediately clear why the officials had been ousted. The FBI declined to comment.
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