On this day in 1863, the Richmond Bread Riot, the largest of several bread riots that took place in the Confederacy, began when thousands of hungry people began attacking government warehouses and stores, chanting "Bread or Blood!".
During the Civil War, Richmond, Virginia had been suffering an economic crisis in which overcrowding, skyrocketing rent prices, and unaffordable food led to widespread suffering among the poor. Thousands of people, mostly poor women, protested and demanded a meeting with the governor of Virginia.
When this meeting was denied, the crowd took the streets, chanting "We celebrate our right to live! We are starving!" and "Bread or blood!" They then began attacking government warehouses, grocery stores, and various mercantile establishments, seizing food, clothing, and wagons, as well as jewelry and other luxury goods.
Over sixty rioters were arrested, and the Confederate government censored reporting of the event in the press, fearing that it would hurt the morale of the war effort.
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Now all that hatred is transferring into hating trans people :yea:
Yeah I remember republicans hating gay people but nothing on the level it's on today where you have :live-tucker-reaction: every night openly advocating for genociding trans people on a major news network.
That's because they didn't know that trans was a real thing back then
you know what, i was just going to let this slide but i've had a few and it's pissing me off
why the fuck did you purposefully misgender me, then not apologise and just try to play it off?
My two cents.
You could strike out the original use of "my man".
You could let them have the last word.
going to do a reverse Yeonmi Park where I break into North Korea and make a living by making shit up about the United States
"In the US, you have to have an American flag in every room or the Freedom Police will fucking murder you and all of your neighbors"
The police will drive thousands of miles using resources they have directed away from Healthcare to kill a little girls goat
the police never get arrested for any of the crimes they commit because of a special carveout in the law that says they can't be tried for crimes they committed. they're also one of the largest sources of theft in the country
"in the US you risk getting expelled from public education if you do not stand up and place your hand on your heart for the pledge of allegiance every morning"
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We should have a one year ban on having children. Just one year when you're not allowed to have kids and we never mention it to anyone born after that year. Then when the next generation comes up we can fuck with them by being all mysterious about it. "If you keep misbehaving you'll end up like the 20xx kids".
Everybody is like watch Everything All the Time its about family its about trauma ✋ that's ok I've already got Fast & furious
They should do a slow cinema remake of EEAAO where they're just doing their taxes while you can hear the laundromat noises in the background.
Feel like my parents are getting more racist every time I see them. Mom said you can’t talk about black on black crime because they’ll call you a racist :cringe:
Probably woulda did nerd shit after high school instead of being awesome if I knew rent would increase by 5x since getting my first apartment. Am I the asshole for assuming I could just kinda go for not a bunch of money but a less thsn modest income and fairly humble living conditions in exchange for free time? I was led to belive that was an option, sustainable poverty.
It would be really fucking cool if it was still possible to live "like a student" whenever the fuck you wanted. You know, just be able to get by and thrive with a minimal amount of work so you can do what you want with your limited time in this shitty world.
The only people who get to do the “bohemian artist” routine in their 20s now are rich kids whose parents pay for their apartment and can move home to the McMansion at the first sign of trouble
this place is so cool even if im outta synch with my irl companions someone in the mega is as drunk & pissed off as i am
FUCK THIS FUCKIN SHIT FUCKING STUPID ASS FUCKING COUNTRY FUCK
I won a draw for a branded nalgene water bottle from a local hiking store :lets-fucking-go: I'm so hydrated rn