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jeffw OP , 1 month ago to news in Pickleballers were losing their court to tennis. So they staged a sit-in.

There’s always at least one open tennis court at the parks near me. You can make like 4 pickleball courts out of 1 tennis court, so I feel like there’s gotta be a nice middle ground here

jeffw OP , 1 month ago to news in Students Target Teachers in Group TikTok Attack, Shaking Their School

Gotta plug my other communities for a sec… come join us at !pennsylvania and !philadelphia if you live in the area!

jeffw OP , 1 month ago to news in Rubio Dismisses Project 2025 as 'Think Tank Stuff' Despite Trump Allies Authoring Parts of It

He’s auditioning for VP so hard rn

jeffw OP , 1 month ago to news in These queer farmers and ranchers are boycotting Tractor Supply and want you to join them

You made a claim. Your source did not support it. Sorry

jeffw OP , 1 month ago to workreform in ‘Call the police, he’s on drugs': But the worker was dying from heatstroke.

No lol, those article are about the same Incident. Although I’m sure it has happened some other time

jeffw OP , 1 month ago to news in These queer farmers and ranchers are boycotting Tractor Supply and want you to join them

What local agricultural supply stores? I’m only half joking (I live close to one) but there aren’t a ton left

jeffw OP , 1 month ago to technology in Child predators are exploiting kids on OnlyFans despite vows of safety

Fansly exists, there are others that’s I’ve seen referenced but it’s not something I’m super familiar with.

jeffw OP , 1 month ago to news in A scrap of cloth found in Goodwill turns out to be part of American history

But that’s the thing, it’s not less. If a typical worker assembles 10 widgets an hour and the worker with a disability completes 3, they get paid 30%. Like I said, there’s an ethical question there about the value of labor and what work means, even what it means to be “typical,” since those workers have varying productivity. The original justification for 14b of the FLSA was the productivity thing. It just allows people who couldn’t typically hold jobs to get some sort of work. Many of the people in 14b settings could not hold a regular job. If 14b is banned, most employees will switch to other non-work activities, should the funding even exist for those.

jeffw OP , 1 month ago to news in Four killed in Kentucky mass shooting before suspect turned gun on himself

Right, it just doesn’t get media coverage because we don’t sympathize in those cases. And it doesn’t fit into people’s mental concept of “mass shooting” as a result. Someone elsewhere in these comments already tried to say this doesn’t count as a mass shooting

jeffw OP , 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to news in A scrap of cloth found in Goodwill turns out to be part of American history

So, I used to work in the disability services sector and the 14b argument is more complicated than most people want to admit.

I’ll use one guy I knew as an example. He loves work. He loves getting his paycheck. His idea of work? Assemble one widget in the morning and then talk to his friends for the rest of the day. He doesn’t give a shit that his paycheck is $2. This man would not be able to hold down a regular job without some paid full time to support him 1:1. So, if we eliminate all 14b facilities (and Goodwill is not alone in running these, in fact none are run by Goodwill in my area), what do we do with those individuals all day? They would end up sitting in their home all day unless we accompanied a 14b ban with a significant increase in funding for disability services. I do not believe that will happen. Politicians will ban 14b facilities and say “look, no more subminimum wages!” and leave it at that.

And I’ve had the conversation with many people. “Wouldn’t you rather have a regular job?” Very few say yes. They like the slow pace of the work and the ability to socialize. Those that do work at a high pace generally make minimum wage (the pay is set to be equal to minimum wage when they do work at a typical rate. They are paid by widget completed at a piece rate. The employer runs “time studies” with their staff to see what a reasonable amount of work is. If that’s 10 widgets per hour, you get paid 1/10th of minimum wage per widget). So, if the people with disabilities are telling me they like it, who am I to say they need to all find regular jobs?

Obviously there’s also an ethical question about the value of labor and what it means to “work”.

Edit: I hadn’t actually read that specific article. The allegation of not cleaning someone after an incontinence issue is entirely separate from the subminimum wage discussion because that’s something abuse happens to people with disabilities, unfortunately, regardless of setting. Does the worker making the video realize that her individuals have the choice to go to work each day? Also, she infantalizes them by calling adults “boys and girls,” a classic no no in disability services and a personal pet peeve. If she cares about them, she should have a conversation with them about their preferences, not post a video online for views.

jeffw OP , 1 month ago to news in Cyclist fined for kissing wife during Tour de France

Not the French one lol

jeffw OP , 1 month ago to world in Russian Wrestlers Refuse Olympic Invite to Participate Under Neutral Flag

Listen, I hate Putin and Olympic cheaters as much as the next guy, but not every athlete should suffer because some people higher up are nut jobs. I wonder if these guys actually made their own decision or were pressured by the wrestling president this article mentions

jeffw OP , 1 month ago to news in These queer farmers and ranchers are boycotting Tractor Supply and want you to join them

Wow ig I always just assumed. Never actually been inside, just walked by

jeffw OP , 1 month ago to news in These queer farmers and ranchers are boycotting Tractor Supply and want you to join them

Ok Hank

jeffw OP , 1 month ago to technology in Child predators are exploiting kids on OnlyFans despite vows of safety

From my understanding, it’s higher than OF alternatives