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does anyone wanna hold hands until we feel a little braver

got some hella pretty brushes to use for this it was fun

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.

@dreamiann making some REALLY good takes

sorry for being dead these past two weeks lol

Getting references ready for art fight

Beware for Owl House fans of the user @Daystarvoyage (Homophobic/General Harassment)

This user also goes by "Daystarcosplay" on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. It is important you block them on every single one.

Despite claiming to be a "TOH Critic", their main problem with the show is the inclusion of LGBT characters. Homophobia is not criticism.

They have been going around harassing anyone who posts something TOH-related they don't like whether it be a ship (specifically going after gay ships, most notably Lumity) or an opinion. And will go on to stalk and harass their victims on every other social media after being blocked.

I first encountered this user after posting this artwork

They insisted that Luz should have ended up with Hunter and not a girl. After I told them no, they proceeded to harass me. (Tumblr deletes dms after blocking someone, but I still took some screenshots at the time)

They sent me hate fanfiction they wrote of TOH's creator Dana Terrace being harmed, and rants about how she is a bad writer for having Luz in a relationship with another girl, and including gay/trans people in general.

After blocking them, they immediately went after me on Twitter and Instagram (within the same hour of blocking them)

When I posted about this publicly, others came foward to tell me they were harassed by this person on every social media as well. And other shippers of Luz and Hunter expressing bad experiences with this person.

Though I was sent hate fanfiction this user wrote of Dana Terrace, they sent others smut fanfiction they wrote of Hunter raping Luz. Particularly under Pride Month posts.

Most recently they went after and stalked another artist this past month, last messaging them on New Years.

Here the user is again complaining about Owl House being "woke" under this artist's post (context is that this user was complaining the show focuses too much on gay and nonbinary characters instead of Belos).

After this interaction this user proceeded to harass the artist for a month and even messaged them on Etsy of all places with an alt account.

From my experience and hearing others, it seems like the common pattern this user goes on about when harassing someone is ranting about how much they hate Dana Terrace, how she's a terrible writer, complaining about the show being "woke" (having gay characters), Luz ending up with another girl instead of Hunter, Luz not being feminine/pretty enough, weird rants about their personal life, and claiming the person who they are harassing "started it" and is the toxic fan.

By how immature and bad their writing is, you may think this is a child, but unfortunately not. (Also yes English is their first language, revealed to me during thier rant about their personal life) Many of their harassment messages include ranting about "this generation" being too sensitive and calling their victims "kid/brat" as an insult.

Also, in a post they made defending villain characters like Belos and Odalia, they said those two were demonized for being an adult. Just like how THEY are demonized for being an adult by gen z apparently.

It's best if you block them now before they interact with you first, as they have started making alt accounts.

(Now edited to include more screenshots)

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