This Sparks Joy

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fate has smiled upon me today

I am looking neither respectfully nor disrespectfully. I gaze without recognition of your form, and without understanding.

So, this hasn't crossed my dash yet. (Not blaming anyone, there is soooo much going on in the world and I'd also missed it in the noise).

There is currently a strike at Frito-Lay. in Topeka. These workers are striking because:

They were being forced to work 84 hour weeks. The company's best offer so far is a 60 hour cap. This is shit we fought for a century ago, people.

Their generous offer also includes a whole 4 percent wage increase...over the next 2 years. I'm not sure what COL is in Topeka, but... Well, it's better than the entire 77 cents they've apparently gotten in the last decade.

There's also a report that a worker literally collapsed and dropped dead on the line and the foreman's response was to make them move the body out of the way and put in a replacement. (However, this is unconfirmed and, of course, the company denies it).

There have been multiple OSHA violations at this plant over the last few years, including a forklift accident that's under investigation.

They've now been striking since July 5 but, of course, it only hit the national media yesterday.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/07/14/frito-lay-strike-forced-overtime/

So, why am I signal boosting this?

Because Frito-Lay is refusing to budge. They are attempting to make the excuse that union leadership agreed to the 60 hour work week and crappy pay cut...when union leadership only agreed to put it to a vote.

And this means that we need to put the thumbscrews on them. Remember, this is about 19th century style working conditions.

So, I'm calling on my followers to boycott Frito Lay's until the strike is involved.

Frito-Lay owns:

Lay's

Doritos (Sorry. I really am. I KNOW there's no good alternative to Doritos, although Zapp's are good if you can find them).

Fritos

Tostitos

Cheetos

Ruffles

Sun Chips

Baken-ets

Chester's

Cracker Jack

Islen plantain chips

Funyuns

Grandma's (the cookies)

Matador Meat Snacks

Maui style potato chips

Miss Vickie's

Munchies

Munchos

Rolled Gold

Sabritones

Santitas

Simply

Smartfood

Stacys

The Walking Taco

NatuChips

PopCorners (this one wasn't on their website, but was bought by Pepsi's in 2019 with the intent of adding it. So best avoided just in case). Yes, this really is more than half of the snack aisle. Suggested alternatives:

Kettle Brand Chips

Zapp's (If you can find them. My supermarket had them once and not since, so I'm guessing the culinary cowards in this neighborhood were afraid of "Voodoo" flavored chips).

Pringles

On the Border for salsa.

Wise Cheez Doodles

Bugles

Utz

Store own brand alternatives, if your store has ones that are any good.

Cheez-its

Check before you buy and let's tell these people they don't get to treat workers like that.

Im pretty sure that every person with adhd ever has had this conversation at least once

Person A-*says a completely normal sentence*

Person B- sorry, could you say that again?

Person A-*says the exact same sentence, but with perfect articulation*

Person B- H u h?

Happy International Asexuality day! For the people out there who think asexuals are fakers or “just haven’t found the right one” I wish you a very fuck off. To my fellow aces I wish you a very lovely day ╰(*´︶`*)╯♡

I was talking to my friends and one of them said he was lazy because he couldn’t get his homework done and I shut that down very fast.

We both have adhd, but Im the one who hyperfixated on that and did a ton of research, so I found that all along my poor friend had been unaware of his own executive dysfunction.

They blamed their inability to do things that they really wanted to get done on “laziness” and their depression, and started believing that they were just making up excuses.

I was quick to inform him of how incorrect this was and that his struggle was very real and not something he could control.

Had I not gathered my own information and given it to my friend, they could have gone for years blaming them self for something completely out of their control. Can we please normalize education about mental disorders? this kind of self hate could have been avoided.

the other day I spoke to the wind. In it’s cold, raspy voice it spoke back. it made sound with the leaves on a tree and it answered my questions with the force of its flow. I said

“if you understand me, push the air harder against me so that I can feel your presence.”

the wind blew against my face and playfully twirled through my hair.

I waited for the breeze to slow and walked to a ledge, crouching on it and leaning forward. I asked the wind

”Would you slow me if I fell? Are you a friend, or not?”

the wind urgently pushed me back from the ledge, scattering twigs across the ground with its force. It wouldn’t stop pushing against me until I stood up and walked away from the ledge. Still curious, I stated

”If you are a real as you say you are, and if you are watching me, then I’m glad to be talking with you. Are you glad to be talking with me?”

the wind ran its gentle fingers through my hair and spoke in quiet rustles of the leaves. We spoke until the sun was setting and the air was freezing.

The wind nudged me towards my house, telling me to go home and be warm. I listened, and as I reached the door, I turned to wave a goodbye to the cold breeze around me. Today, as I sit inside of my quiet house, I can hear the wind whispering to come out and play.

Reblog!

We need to keep speaking up!

We need to try and trend a hashtag on Tumblr and try to overcome the media censorship. Use #SaveSilwan in your posts. We need to speak up and help our brothers and sisters in Palestine.

It’s just absolutely fucking insane that some emo kid saved Whoville by screaming

one of my teachers is the local “[city name] running man”

As a they/he/it pronouns user it would be a crime for me to not reblog this

Please reblog if you think that “they/them/theirs” is a valid set of pronouns.

Anyone who does not reblog this is an idiot.