HOT LABOR SUMMER DESERVES A BEER 🍻
"Anchor Brewing Co. executives told brewery employees that the historic San Francisco firm would be shut down after over a century and a half in business. One week later, employees have something to tell the executives: if you’ll sell us Anchor, we’ll figure out a way to buy it.
"[The] workers of Anchor have met, discussed, and decided to launch an effort to purchase the brewery and run it as a worker co-op.”
https://vinepair.com/booze-news/anchor-employees-brewery-takeover-bid/
A Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Serve
"“When I first became mayor, [a white woman told me] the town was not ready for a Black mayor,” Mayor Patrick Braxton recalls.
"The town is 85% Black, and 69% of Black people here live below the poverty line.
“What did she mean by the town wasn’t ready for a Black mayor? They, meaning white people?” Capital B asked.
“Yes. No change,” Braxton says."
"60 Minutes Australia" coming out of nowhere with an amateur submarine disaster #conspiracy theory. 📼 👀
"Manuel Diego Soza had no idea the trouble ahead when he threw out his old Texas license plate at an AutoZone earlier this year.
"Months after throwing away the old plate and putting his new CO plates on his silver Subaru Forester, police officers showed up to Soza’s Denver apartment and took him to jail on theft charges.
"But the thief had a neck tattoo; Soza does not. And the thief’s vehicle was a different model and color than Soza’s Subaru."
NW Denver cops DGAF
https://www.denverpost.com/2023/07/17/westminster-theft-arrest-false-manuel-soza-attorney/
An egg avatar AND a feed full of only political YT videos and shout outs to left-wing agenda accounts?
In-N-Out thinks you're prettier when you smile
"In-N-Out Burger has informed employees in five states that they will no longer be allowed to wear medical masks unless they have a note from their doctor.
“We are introducing new mask guidelines that emphasizes the importance of customer service and the ability to show our Associates’ smiles and other facial features while considering the health and well-being of all individuals,” the memo reads. "
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/in-n-out-burger-employees-barred-from-wearing-masks/
"Smokey, who also goes by Blacky, Midnight and of course, the Coors Field Cat, has been cared for by a dedicated team at the stadium who brought him food every day no matter the weather. According to the rescue, Smokey spent the past 10 years exploring the ballpark, chasing mice and napping in the sun.
"He has been a staple for fans visiting the ballpark. But as he has aged, Smokey is now looking for a quiet home where he can spend the rest of his days."
https://kdvr.com/news/local/coors-field-cat-up-for-adoption/
"Thankfully, plenty of us do see what is obvious here. Sarah Brady is a bitter ex using Instagram as an outlet to seek revenge and align with “survivors” because she knows victimhood is a currency that society readily celebrates these days. Her actions are sure to inspire countless other young women who see humiliation as retaliation as a respectable way to respond to an ugly breakup."
https://jessicareedkraus.substack.com/p/jonah-hill-follow-up
For the first time since the pandemic started, excess deaths are near zero
“ After three horrific years, in which Covid has killed more than one million Americans and transformed parts of daily life, the virus has turned into an ordinary illness.”
Can the World Make an Electric Car Battery Without China?
"The only winner so far is China.
Despite billions in Western investment, China is so far ahead — mining rare minerals, training engineers and building huge factories — that the rest of the world may take decades to catch up.
Even by 2030, China will make more than twice as many batteries as every other country combined, according to estimates from Benchmark Minerals, a consulting group."
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/16/business/china-ev-battery.html
A high-powered mutant of some kind never even considered for mass production.
Too weird to live, and too rare to die.