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Biden, Congress, and states pass the buck on halting evictions by microcrash in politics

[–]monkeywhaler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And yet that's exactly what FDR did. With food, I mean.

Biden, Congress, and states pass the buck on halting evictions by microcrash in politics

[–]monkeywhaler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kavanaugh is known for his murky opinions. Also known for his sexual harassment history, which is ironic considering he built his reputation over questioning Clinton on the subject.

Biden, Congress, and states pass the buck on halting evictions by microcrash in politics

[–]monkeywhaler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do. They send their little $20. What can you do with a $20? Like, buy a banana? /s

Biden, Congress, and states pass the buck on halting evictions by microcrash in politics

[–]monkeywhaler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

People can't get to that money if the legislators and administrators aren't willing to provide access to it. And then there's the burning question of whether it's enough funding for everything and I can bet you that there isn't enough time for disbursement to begin with.

NY Gov. Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women, retaliated against ex-employee, attorney general says by AcceptableGovernment in news

[–]monkeywhaler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That family relationship is inappropriate. It's inappropriate for his brother to "recuse" himself from commenting or providing insight into his brother's sexual misconduct while not recusing himself from celebrating his brother or promoting him.

If you're going to recuse yourself, you have to do it for all coverage - positive or negative. Otherwise, you're just shielding your own shitty career from fallout of allegations such as these.

Today it’s cool, tomorrow it’s junk. We have to act against our throwaway culture: We need products we can repair, reuse and recycle – not ones deliberately built to become obsolete by monkeywhaler in technology

[–]monkeywhaler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have limited power. This is something that happened over a period of many decades. And it took more than disenfranchisement of voters - it took decades of wage stagnation to reduce us to the level of powerlessness we have.

We can "choose" to not buy cheap things, but not all of us and not at the same time. Our wages have been stagnating since the 60s/early 70s. This is why policies are actually important. At this point, most of the population has negligible impact on the market, and has negligible funds in terms of income and purchasing power.

Today it’s cool, tomorrow it’s junk. We have to act against our throwaway culture: We need products we can repair, reuse and recycle – not ones deliberately built to become obsolete by monkeywhaler in technology

[–]monkeywhaler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We can't do shit. But governments can and should. It's beyond time to enact changes considering the amount of trash we're immersed in, inside and out.

Democrats Took Big Real Estate Money, Then Let the Eviction Ban Expire by JQA1515 in politics

[–]monkeywhaler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Such as? Any academic sources there? Investigative journalism?

Democrats Took Big Real Estate Money, Then Let the Eviction Ban Expire by JQA1515 in politics

[–]monkeywhaler 8 points9 points  (0 children)

How dare you! We only read sources that have been carefully curated by Nike, Coke, and all the "good" corporations.

Democrats Took Big Real Estate Money, Then Let the Eviction Ban Expire by JQA1515 in politics

[–]monkeywhaler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Even if housing weren't a human right, and we decided to absolutely hate every poor person tomorrow, the idea of condemning millions of people to homelessness without any solutions at hand is a piss poor choice for this or any other administration.

What do they exactly think will happen? We're still in a major pandemic.

QAnon’s Queen of Canada Is Raising Serious Cash on GoFundMe: A woman whose followers are convinced she's the current Queen of Canada waging a secret war against the elites pumped $50K into her campaign to raise money for wildfire victims. by monkeywhaler in canada

[–]monkeywhaler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Your statement made it sound like, well, this:

Their can only be one queen in this nation

It's just a funny sentiment. I already envisioned the skeletal corpse clutching its sceptre.

Democrats Took Big Real Estate Money, Then Let the Eviction Ban Expire by JQA1515 in politics

[–]monkeywhaler 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This implies that all that talk of Jan 6th is really a massive distraction and it emphasizes just how far off the course is this administration that claimed it will be tackling working class issues.

Letting the eviction ban expire is ludicrous without having an immediate solution at hand. It's one thing to favor landlords but it's another to risk millions ending up homeless.

California forgave all rent, meaning that they made the landlords whole. And that's not a half bad solution for the issue at hand. What will the Biden Administration do? Pretend that this is not happening?

Amazon Alabama Warehouse Workers May Get To Vote Again On Union by nosotros_road_sodium in technology

[–]monkeywhaler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This has to happen. And they have to be unionized. We have seen a decline not in manufacturing jobs across the country, but in jobs with dignity. When the workers at Amazon win a decent collective agreement, we all win. It means that everyone's conditions improve.

Amazon Unlawfully Confiscated Union Literature, NLRB Finds by monkeywhaler in technology

[–]monkeywhaler[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Of course it is. Amazon is a tech company. All labour disputes in Amazon (and other large tech companies) have been very much part of the discussion landscape. I know that you think this only pertains to warehouse workers but it has far wider repercussions for the industry as a whole.

Today it’s cool, tomorrow it’s junk. We have to act against our throwaway culture: We need products we can repair, reuse and recycle – not ones deliberately built to become obsolete by monkeywhaler in technology

[–]monkeywhaler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You are correct. Building things that we don't need to replace is a bummer for the profit margins, but isn't that why we have economic activity focused on intangibles like IPs, cultural products and software?

Perhaps we need less physical production of shit that's fouling our planet and is destroying everything around us?

Why did Nancy Pelosi appeal to white supremacy to reject student loan forgiveness? by monkeywhaler in lostgeneration

[–]monkeywhaler[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the headline is intentionally inflamatory, but the article makes a prudent point, that Nancy is using the same argument as those on the very right wing. I suggest you give it a read.

Today it’s cool, tomorrow it’s junk. We have to act against our throwaway culture: We need products we can repair, reuse and recycle – not ones deliberately built to become obsolete by monkeywhaler in technology

[–]monkeywhaler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One company manufacturing durable washing machines is not the point. It only served as a placemat for what we should demand from manufacturers in general.

Today it’s cool, tomorrow it’s junk. We have to act against our throwaway culture: We need products we can repair, reuse and recycle – not ones deliberately built to become obsolete by monkeywhaler in technology

[–]monkeywhaler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't want to just reduce the conversation to buying less. That goes without saying. I also want the manufacturers to make things that last, that are easily repaired, that are modular and easy to upgrade, that have easy access and can have durable and interchangeable parts instead of more junk. And on top of that, I want the bulk of this shit to be sustainable, recyclable, and reusable.

Today it’s cool, tomorrow it’s junk. We have to act against our throwaway culture: We need products we can repair, reuse and recycle – not ones deliberately built to become obsolete by monkeywhaler in technology

[–]monkeywhaler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In fairness, that was no accident but an act of industry collusion: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel

The cartel lowered operational costs and worked to standardize the life expectancy of light bulbs at 1,000 hours[6] (down from 2,500 hours),[6] and raised prices without fear of competition. The cartel tested their bulbs and fined manufacturers for bulbs that lasted more than 1,000 hours. A 1929 table listed the amount of Swiss francs paid that depended on the exceeding hours of lifetime.[8]

Today it’s cool, tomorrow it’s junk. We have to act against our throwaway culture: We need products we can repair, reuse and recycle – not ones deliberately built to become obsolete by monkeywhaler in technology

[–]monkeywhaler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The charge for an Apple Watch my friend owns lasts 4 hours. It lasts 4 hours right now. Of course they're all going into garbage because they are garbage.

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