Wikipedia screenshot that reads: "...with The Philadelphia Inquirer's James Franklin writing that, 'Saw VI aims to give viewers the vicarious pleasure of seeing the American health insurance industry, personified here as a bunch of back-stabbing jerks, get what's coming to it. Most Americans, however, would probably prefer to pay lower premiums than witness their HMO manager being dissolved from the inside out by hydrofluoric acid.'"

the philadelphia inquirer's James Franklin could not have anticipated the events of 2024

River Valley Co-op workers allege toxic workplace conditions, unjust firing Following a dress code crackdown in November and the firing of a unionized staff member in January, the River Valley Co-op union has moved into bargaining, where workers say they have been met with…

Following a dress code crackdown in November and the firing of a unionized staff member in January, the River Valley Co-op union has moved into bargaining, where workers say they have been met with contention.

By R. Nicholas and @shelbyyy-xo.bsky.social

theshoestring.org/2025/02/16/r...

River Valley Co-op workers allege toxic workplace conditions, unjust firing Following a dress code crackdown in November and the firing of a unionized staff member in January, the River Valley Co-op union has moved into bargaining, where workers say they have been met with…

i have a new article out at @theshoestring.bsky.social today cowritten with @shelbyyy-xo.bsky.social on ongoing tensions at River Valley Co-op in #NorthamptonMA #EasthamptonMA

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‘Tis the season.

screenshot of bsky reply No offense meant, but couldn't the sports peeps just stay over on Twitter? I really hate when trending topics are a list made entirely of sportsball. I mean sports twitter probably isn't too affected by the Nazis over there right? November 22, 2024 at 11:03 PM (0 likes, 0 retweets, 0 replies)

I’m gonna stuff you in a locker

Unionized Legal Workers to be Laid Off in Northampton Firm’s Closure As negotiations for a first contract continued into a third year, employees at the Northampton immigration law firm learned this month they would be jobless in two weeks.

currently busy dropping out of school to start a substack about movies & publishing less but for new followers here for my reporting, here's some recent work:

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posting dumb jokes and watching questionable tubi films over at boxd.it/1rCkH for the real ones

and as a guy who loves the library so much that i ran for trustee this past july - support your libraries too! rent fuckin video games, they have more than books now! contribute to circulation so our libraries don't lose funding! get books there that you DON'T want signed! idk! i love my library!

as a dvd collector + bookstore regular, i can't stress enough the magic of owning physical media - buy a book from your local bookstore so you can get it signed by the author later! buy a DVD to see special features! streaming services aren't giving you the gift of deleted scenes!! #booksky #filmsky