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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

RULES:

  1. Your post must be a screen capture of a microblog-type post that includes the UI of the site it came from, preferably also including the avatar and username of the original poster. Including relevant comments made to the original post is encouraged.
  2. Your post, included comments, or your title/comment should include some kind of commentary or remark on the subject of the screen capture. Your title must include at least one word relevant to your post.
  3. You are encouraged to provide a link back to the source of your screen capture in the body of your post.
  4. Current politics and news are allowed, but discouraged. There MUST be some kind of human commentary/reaction included (either by the original poster or you). Just news articles or headlines will be deleted.
  5. Doctored posts/images and AI are allowed, but discouraged. You MUST indicate this in your post (even if you didn't originally know). If an image is found to be fabricated or edited in any way and it is not properly labeled, it will be deleted.
  6. Absolutely no NSFL content.
  7. Be nice. Don't take anything personally. Take political debates to the appropriate communities. Take personal disagreements & arguments to private messages.
  8. No advertising, brand promotion, or guerrilla marketing.

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(FYI - the article that the guy is replying to is misinformation. Two commenters have provided snopes links for anyone curious.)

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[–] potatopotato@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The implication is they're farm labor camps, so less living with nature and more picking cotton in the sun all day.

[–] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes but slaves who pick cotton learn valuable, marketable skills!

(big fuckin /s just in case)

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like the prison slaves who fight fires in California but are denied firefighting jobs once they are released?

I saw your sarcasm tag but I just couldn't help myself.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Jesus Christ, I had just repressed that memory

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Less picking cotton all day and more fruits and grapes. Or other crops that are still tended by hand, generally by undocumented immigrants.

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

This is to replace Migrant workers when they kick the Mexicans out.