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Behold Japanese daisugi. The Japanese have been sustainably producing wood for over 700 years. This incredible technique ensures trees are not cut down but pruned as if they were giant bonsais. The resulting wood produced is uniformed and knot free - perfect for construction.
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Chicago Teachers May Be on the Cusp of Another Strike
The Chicago Teachers Union is locked in a standoff with the mayor as teachers defy orders to return to in-person teaching. If the mayor doesn't back down, she'll have a big fight on her hands — one that could look like the 2019 CTU strike that lasted fifteen…
You know it's funny, traditional Marxist analysis makes a pointed distinction between base (material conditions) and superstructure, (social/cultural conditions) but as capitalism goes on, the distinction fades. The term "consumer culture" is often thrown around. The idea that consumption comes to co-opt cultural concepts is an interesting one, if somewhat obvious.
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STOP SOMEONE MODDED BERNIE SANDERS INTO RESIDENT EVIL 7 IM SCREAMING