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Cake day: June 12th, 2023

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  • My concerns:

    How do I know that someone with access to the list of members won’t get bribed or blackmailed into sending it to the cops?

    How do I know that this isn’t just a front for cops?

    A strike needs simple demands that can be met in short order. If they can’t meet the demand, you can’t end the strike. Demanding “Climate Action” is a non-starter.

    Being composed of a large number of separate organizations makes a unified voice all but impossible. The message must be simple and consistent.

    IMO, first step is enumerate the new order. A clear and concise foundational document of some kind. A new constitution? A set of amendments? A new Bill of Rights? Get to the core, don’t just list grievances.








  • My wife got some postal mail about unclaimed funds that looked bogus. After several repeats, we found out that it was due to her uncle passing away intestate.

    My wife’s already deceased father and him had mingled their finances. But another cousin had found out first and had already moved on cutting us out.

    Fixing it has taken over a decade, but the estate finally closed last month. Our share total was around $350k. The thieving cousin probably got away with double that. But hey, a free windfall for retirement.

    Unfortunately, I’m out of work so we’re living off of that money now.





  • Me, too.

    However I am finding it hard to get a job. I got laid off in September. Employers want a square peg for a square hole. “Cisco engineer”, for example. I know enough to get around Cisco, Fortigate and a few others. And project management. And servers. And a dozen other technologies. With 20+ years experience. But I don’t find anyone paying enough for someone with a diverse skill set.








  • My GG grandfather was killed when soldiers fired into an unarmed crowd that was protesting for basic human rights. This was in Marineo, Sicily, on 3 January 1894. His widow had to flee to the NYC tenements with their 6 children to start fresh - as progressive sympathizers were not safe.

    She was poor in Sicily, she was destitute when she arrived in the US. Like many others, she did garment piece work to get by. Other Sicilian immigrants arrived in a wave and they made a new community.

    When the Triangle Fire happened, real labor reform began to happen through the work of the ILGWU and others. They did not stop protesting until they got results.

    Yes. Hard times ahead. Hard times behind may show us the way forward. Ad astra per áspera.