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For Your Crimes, You Have Been Sentenced to Unpaid Labor at a Pumpkin Patch

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For Your Crimes, You Have Been Sentenced to Unpaid Labor at a Pumpkin Patch You have been found guilty of being basic during the month of October. For your heinous act, you have been sentenced to a pumpkin patch, where you will consecutively serve one weekend a year, or possibly two or three weekends a year, in October, until you are eligible for parole. Before transport, you will dress yourself in such clothing as long…

McSweenys 582 2024-01-15

These are the biggest wins in the WGA’s new labor contract

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These are the biggest wins in the WGA’s new labor contract The Simpsons creator Matt Groening draws strike sign collectibles for picketers. | Image: Brittany Woodside / The Writers Guild of AmericaFrom its new writers room staffing minimums to guarantees that staffers will receive a bigger cut of streaming residuals, the WGA’s new labor contract is set to fundamentally improve working conditions in the …

The Verge 1.2k 2023-11-14

The Talk Shows Have Labor Pains

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The Talk Shows Have Labor Pains The Hollywood strikes and the trouble at “The Tonight Show” are a reminder that hosts are not just your TV friends. They’re also people’s bosses.

New York Times 1.1k 2023-10-16

Labor day breakfast

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Labor day breakfast 3 scrambled egges w/southern fried chicken thighs topped chives and hot sauce. Paired with waffles topped with blueberries and bananas. submitted by /u/propertymangr

Food Porn 148 2023-09-14

A History of Labor Day

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A History of Labor Day President Grover Cleveland made it a national holiday in 1894, during a crisis over federal efforts to end a strike by railroad workers.

New York Times 217 2023-09-12

The NYPD will police Labor Day parties with surveillance drones

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The NYPD will police Labor Day parties with surveillance drones A Skydio 2 drone. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The VergeIf there’s a drone flying over your backyard party this Labor Day / J’Ouvert / West Indian Day Parade weekend in New York City, it might be the police — because the NYPD have apparently granted themselves the power to surveil the city that way. “If a caller states there is a large crowd, a la…

The Verge 217 2023-09-05