I know y'all hate 5ubst@ck but it's vital we know about this. It's happening, we know what results when the super-wealthy get mobilised, but I have no idea what to do:
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The thing that makes men terrifying is not only the rape but the permission structure which allowed them to BOTH recruit MORE RAPISTS AND NOT BE TURNED IN BY ANYONE! Even the guys who elected not to participate did NOT CALL THE AUTHORITIES!
7 Cornell Chi Phi fraternity brothers drugged & raped a woman for hours. 1 of the guys sent a message to a Snapchat group: "FREE P***Y UPSTAIRS." None stopped it.
2 were expelled. 5 had to write letter of apology. None were arrested. Police weren't called.
drive.google.com/file/d/18LL…
This just makes me ill. Of course it's a RW/#COC strategy because doing the ethical thing never mattered to them.
All the usual suspects clapping along...
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So, I went to our only bookshop - wildly indie and quirky but reliably plugged in to what's what - to ask for Dirty Work.
Not only had the owner not heard of it 🤦♂️ but they thought the author was female 🤦♂️🤦♂️
PeeWee out here lying his scrawny lil arse off.
Anyone in govt employment will tell you that contractors and consultants are plugging the gaps left when the #coc laid waste to the Public Service, at a cost of hundreds of millions
#nzpol
Water pollution up; contaminated drinking water up; climate pollution up; rainforest destruction for palm kernel up; profits up. Dairy corporations profit from human misery and environmental destruction. rnz.co.nz/news/business/1550…
Great game if you're a good sub-editor or headline writer!
Long Story Short #47
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Cut a sentence to five of its own words. sheets.works/s/2xt9p
The Gnats' latest bandwagon. If you believe this, you probably also believe their nursing recruit numbers, new Police numbers, etc
rnz.co.nz/news/politics_elec…
In OTHER book news, this astonishing book arrived yesterday - an early xmas present from my very perceptive partner, who took note when I yelled "I want that book!" at the telly recently - bless his adorable heart ❤️
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