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@paulwermer@sfba.social
2025-07-14 00:51:52

Important, informative thread re farmworker pay.
#agriculture

Sarah Taber (@sarahtaber@mastodon.online)
Ex-farm worker here. We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing. Not true AT ALL. Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are. The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour. At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.

@PaulWermer@sfba.social
2025-07-14 00:51:52

Important, informative thread re farmworker pay.
#agriculture

Sarah Taber (@sarahtaber@mastodon.online)
Ex-farm worker here. We need to talk about this whole "But a living wage for farm workers would spike the cost of food!" thing. Not true AT ALL. Y'all don't understand how fast experienced farm workers are. The average tomato picker pulls 650lbs per hour. At $20/hr, that's $0.03/lb for labor.

@Erikmitk@mastodon.gamedev.place
2025-06-16 10:40:43

Great stuff in this article but I do not know if unplugging from the broligarch's platforms is the solution to end their delusional grandeur.
It is the same with the climate crisis. This cannot hinge on the individual to solve but the whole system has to change. Individual action is good but that is not enough.
(For all its shortfalls the EU is regulating parts of the tech industry, but there has to be more.)

What You’ve Suspected Is True: Billionaires Are Not Like Us
Why Elon Musk and other tech billionaires have a different perspective

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-06-14 15:25:50

Salt Lake City, which faces a staffing shortfall, plans to implement AI-assisted 911 call triaging to handle ~30% of about 450K non-emergency calls per year (Salt Lake Tribune)
sltrib.com/news/2025/06/14/slc…

When you phone 911 in SLC and Sandy, AI soon may take your call
SLC eyes moving to AI for handling nonemergency 911 calls

@BBC6MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk
2025-06-15 07:21:42

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RadcliffeAndMaconie
Scritti Politti:
🎵 Boom! There She Was
#ScrittiPolitti
scrittipolitti.bandcamp.com/tr
open.spotify.com/track/4fcOVzX

@kexpmusicbot@mastodonapp.uk
2025-07-13 06:22:51

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SonicReducer
Scared of Chaka:
🎵 Nobody
#ScaredofChaka
slovenly.bandcamp.com/album/sc
open.spotify.com/track/0QXF3xs

@memeorandum@universeodon.com
2025-07-12 14:06:09

Donald Trump could trigger another market shock, investors warn (Financial Times)
ft.com/content/d3f2510b-f4df-4
memeorandum.com/250712/p17#a25

@UP8@mastodon.social
2025-07-09 11:37:53

🪡 Military doctors say they’re not getting enough hands-on experience for combat care
#military

Military doctors say they're not getting enough hands-on experience for combat care
A federal watchdog found that Army and Navy doctors are not maintaining their wartime medical skills, causing some to leave the service.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2025-07-13 05:56:04

Insiders describe Linda Yaccarino's tumultuous partnership with Elon Musk and say the two failed to gel as Musk's blunt style clashed with Yaccarino's polish (Financial Times)

@Techmeme@techhub.social
2025-07-13 04:40:55

Insiders describe Linda Yaccarino's tumultuous partnership with Elon Musk and say the two failed to gel as Musk's blunt style clashed with Yaccarino's polish (Financial Times)