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Honestly being overworked makes people unobservant and passive and it literally kills people every day. People don’t seem to realize that an overworked nurse might not notice your sepsis symptoms and a tired truck driver might not notice your car when he’s merging into the lane. Failing to protect worker’s rights impacts nearly everyone

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Through the leaves.

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Several years ago, on a crowded commuter train in southern england, I was standing in the aisle, being miserable with many other miserable people, and there was an annoying persistent rattling noise. it was loud, inconsistent but constant, and designed to inflict suffering. Eventually I worked out that it was a window, which obviously needed to be open because it was sweltering hot, but which (being a british train not in London) was a piece of shit falling apart.

I took a random scrap of receipt from my pocket, folded it up, and with a serene "pardon me" popped that fucker straight into the part of the window that was rattling. the rattle stopped instantly. silence spread like a balm. the bliss was intense, palpable, intimate. I felt powerful love and affection. sometimes things happen like that.

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Met with a local forester last week because there is a free tree program in my town and we signed up. The electric company just came by to mark where the trees are going!

We're getting a street tree and a yard tree. I requested a Black Walnut for the street. No one ever asks for those, I guess, and the forester was really excited that we wanted one. If that's not available, we'll be getting a White Oak.

The yard tree is what I'm most excited about. I asked if they had any native fruiting trees and she says, "Well we don't have a lot of options for that, but if you're looking for something that fruits..."

She flips to a page in her tree species book and shows me a Serviceberry! I was ecstatic.

If you own your home definitely look into free tree programs or greening initiatives near you. My city is pretty urban, so the goal of this project is to add more trees in order to support wildlife and reduce the "Urban Heat Island effect".

I will definitely be showing off photos of my new Serviceberry once planted.

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paladin oaths :)!

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Glastonbury Tor, Glastonbury (England).

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I love seasonal fruits they're like girl we're back lol

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something something lou wilson playing an older and wiser slightly magical man and befriending ally beardsley playing a young trans character who is learning about the world that lou’s character has experience in

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Mending a rather obvious rip in the butt of my dad's jeans, so I'm embroidering a dad joke on the pocket to make ironic

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Wim Delvoye (Belgian, 1965), Concrete Mixer (scale model 1:4), 2010. Corten steel, laser-cut, 69 x 63 x 35.5 cm. Unique

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Step-by-step guide to wield a ‘Golden Cudgel’ like the Monkey King Sun Wukong by 襄阳梅子

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Capitalism does not breed innovation.

Tech gatekeepers have escaped so many investigations and consequences from breeches of trust.

The People need to make a change.