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Nando161<p>About 1 in 4 Americans are "functionally <a href="https://partyon.xyz/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a>," researcher says<br><a href="https://www.aol.com/1-4-americans-functionally-unemployed-155455839.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aol.com/1-4-americans-function</span><span class="invisible">ally-unemployed-155455839.html</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Nearly a quarter of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>. is ‘functionally <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a>.’ Here’s what that means </p><p><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91341084/functional-unemployment-what-it-means" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fastcompany.com/91341084/funct</span><span class="invisible">ional-unemployment-what-it-means</span></a></p>
SleepyCatten<p>Due to factors outside of our control, we were made redundant by our last employer.</p><p>Our last day with them was officially 30th April, but they put us on gardening leave for a couple of weeks beforehand.</p><p>We did get a moderate redundancy payout, equal to about 3 weeks' pay, as well as our final monthly pay amount for April, but we've been officially unemployed since 1st May.</p><p>After reviewing which unemployment and support benefits we were theoretically eligible for, we applied for <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/new-style-employment-and-support-allowance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new style ESA</a> immediately on 1st May, in order to reduce the risk of any delay.</p><p>Despite them claiming to get back to us within 10 working days (or 14 days according the the SMS text confirmation), we've had no letters, SMS texts, or emails. And we just wasted 2 hours attempting to get through to DWP this morning / afternoon before our call was automatically disconnected at the 2 hour mark 🤬</p><p>In the name of accessibility, you'd think that there would at least be a contact form or a way to create a support ticket for someone to answer. However, the only accessibility option they offer is for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. There aren't any accommodations for people who struggle with phone calls, particularly neurospicy folks with high anxiety and/or who struggle with auditory processing :Sighing_Face: </p><p>The most-stupid thing about this is that we don't even know whether we're going to pass the first hurdle for applying for this, since they might not consider us "disabled enough", where most of our struggles are non-physical, so we may be forced down the even-shitter, even-more-unsuitable, and arguably even-more-demoralising <a href="https://www.gov.uk/jobseekers-allowance" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">new style JSA</a> route 😖</p><p>Right-wing grifters push the false notion that everyone seeking benefits is some lazy scrounger out to game the system and get something for nothing, but it's such completely bullshit propaganda.</p><p>Despite time we've spent out of work between jobs or on sick leave, we've worked pretty much full-time our first job after graduating from university in 2005. </p><p>It's not that we don't want to work: we just don't want to work shitty jobs for companies that:</p><ul><li>force us to mask our neurodivergence;</li><li>won't make reasonable accommodations and resent us for asking;</li><li>"reward" hard work with more work;</li><li>don't match any of our interests or strengths;</li><li>want us to come into an office for arbitrary reasons several times a week, even if the entire job could be done remotely without any issues;</li><li>were designed for and are managed by extroverted neurotypicals or sociopaths;</li><li>don't provide any meaningful or compassionate help, support, or service to people or society;</li><li>only pay at most a minimum living wage unless you want to go down the managerial route.</li></ul><p>We're burnt out and broken from trying to work jobs like these.</p><p>Even our last job, which was the least-shitty one we'd had, became unsuitable for us after the team was shrunk and responsibilities were redistributed among those of us who remained. Plus the organisation was systematically enshittifying itself over time.</p><p>We're not lazy: we're AuDHD and need strong daily stimulants just to function even somewhat "normally" by neurotypical standards.</p><p>We're not being unreasonable by asking for reasonable accommodations for legally-recognised disabilities under the Equality Act 2010.</p><p>We're not trying to avoid work: we just won't do yet another shitty, low-paid job that doesn't even give us enough to invest money into savings accounts.</p><p>The stupidest thing is that the entire benefits system is fundamentally broken. It would be more ethical, progressive, pro-social, and cost-efficient to move to some form of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl39KHS07Xc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Universal Basic Income</a>, funded by a moderate increase in tax for the richest earners.</p><p><a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/redundancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redundancy</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/NewStyleESA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewStyleESA</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/FuckTheUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTheUK</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/UniversalBasicIncome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalBasicIncome</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/UBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UBI</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/neurodivergent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodivergent</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/neurospicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurospicy</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/AuDHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AuDHD</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a> <a href="https://cultofshiv.wtf/tags/GetFediHired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GetFediHired</span></a></p>
C.<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mindly.social/@Jvmguy" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Jvmguy</span></a></span> </p><p>I do stuff with Pis, both regular and the Pico. It's okay. But I came up in the 8-bit era on a 6502 machine, and always kind of wanted to see what the Z80 life was like.</p><p>I'm a software guy by trade (though <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a> - thanks, <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> hype!), but the program I attended was an offshoot of electronics engineering, so we did a bunch of lab stuff and electrical theory. So I do hobby electronics, and a mini Z80 system with one of those consolidated chips containing the CPU and most of its support circuitry has been sounding appealing lately.</p><p>I agree that seeing something you built and programmed actually have an effect in the physical world is cool - kind of a gateway drug.</p>
Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<p>As people inside and outside <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a> have told me recently, the company builds extraordinary hardware (if you are rich enough to afford it) 💰</p><p>I agree and remain a slavish <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/fanboy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fanboy</span></a> (even though right now, I am technically <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a> 🤣) </p><p>Their aggressive price discrimination manages to bring even only moderately well-off customers like me 😉 <br><a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/16e" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>16e</span></a> 1/2 🧵</p>
Martin Rundkvist<p>Imagine a life where you have no job to go to, no colleagues, no affiliation with any organisation, nobody who cares if you get up in the morning or get dressed, nobody who notices whether you actually work or not. That's what my 31-year career as a solo <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/Humanities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Humanities</span></a> scholar has mostly been like when I was *not* unemployed. So I gotta say, I was uniquely prepared to be actually <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a></p>
Andrew<p>Yesterday my company did mass layoffs — a "RIF" due to Trump's tariffs. The company is a startup, previously on track to break even this summer and turn a profit by the fall. The tariffs killed all our plans and then the investors pulled out due to the uncertainty, even with the "pause" on tariffs. </p><p>I'm out of a job but at least there's a silver lining - one of the original investors is apparently a big MAGA guy and is now left holding the bag. I'll take my meager 2 week severance with a side of schadenfreude.</p><p><a href="https://mnstdn.monster/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://mnstdn.monster/tags/tarrifs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tarrifs</span></a> <a href="https://mnstdn.monster/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a></p>
S31bz<p>Every day that I spend applying to jobs is another day I feel like the economy is telling me I'm unwanted.<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/jobseekers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobseekers</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/jobhunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobhunting</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/searchingforwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>searchingforwork</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/getmastohired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>getmastohired</span></a></p>
Art 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✊🏿🇺🇦🇵🇸<p>When you're <a href="https://lounge.town/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a>, why not build a thing to track your <a href="https://lounge.town/tags/job" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>job</span></a> applications? </p><p>Data is not 100% accurate (perhaps, 80% accurate haha), but I like it still.</p><p><a href="https://lounge.town/tags/FediHire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FediHire</span></a></p>
Jasper Fox :therian:<p>I just want everyone to understand that is not actively job hunting just how bad the overall job market is right now. Can you tell that I was ghosted yet again, from a situation that I have no control over?</p><p><a href="https://furries.club/tags/Jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jobs</span></a> <a href="https://furries.club/tags/Unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployed</span></a></p>
Fiona :transbian: :autism:<p>As of this evening I am now <a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/unemployed" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#unemployed</a><span>. (Contract ran out.)<br><br>There is a small chance that I might come back to TU/e, but that depends on funding and that doesn’t look great right now. In other words: If you are looking for a cryptographer (with Dutch PhD-equivalent) specialized in post-quantum key-exchange protocols in the Netherlands or fully remote (I am currently somewhat tied to staying in the Dutch healthcare system), feel free to contact me.<br><br></span><a href="https://blahaj.zone/tags/GetFediHired" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GetFediHired</a></p>
Jasper Fox :therian:<p>I despise asking for help in such situations, but if anyone reads this that is charitable enough, my Ko-Fi is listed below as any donation would be helpful to cover keeping a roof over my head.</p><p>Reposts are appreciated and thanks in advance for any assistance. ❤️ 🙏</p><p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/jasperfuchs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ko-fi.com/jasperfuchs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://furries.club/@Redfuchs/114342875532892256" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">furries.club/@Redfuchs/1143428</span><span class="invisible">75532892256</span></a></p><p><a href="https://furries.club/tags/FediHire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FediHire</span></a> <a href="https://furries.club/tags/GetFediHired" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GetFediHired</span></a> <a href="https://furries.club/tags/Laidoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laidoff</span></a> <a href="https://furries.club/tags/Layoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Layoff</span></a> <a href="https://furries.club/tags/Jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jobs</span></a> <a href="https://furries.club/tags/Unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployed</span></a> <a href="https://furries.club/tags/Mutualaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mutualaid</span></a></p>
Shingyō Kōsei (心行 光生) 🧘🏻⛩️🪷<p>Today's "I'm laid off and running out of things to do" task. Potting some wild plants from the backyard. Every spring we get these beautiful flowers wild in the lawn which I believe are Viola sororia.</p><p>Anywho, now they're in my room making it even beautiful. </p><p><a href="https://dmv.community/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildflowers</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/laidoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>laidoff</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/Violasororia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Violasororia</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/hobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hobby</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/hobbies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hobbies</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>flowers</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/violets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violets</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buddha</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/zen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zen</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/buddhism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buddhism</span></a></p>
a̸m̵n̵e̴s̴i̶a̸c̷7̷ 👊🇺🇸🔥<p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/03/layoff-announcements-surge-to-the-most-since-the-pandemic-as-musks-doge-slices-federal-labor-force.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnbc.com/2025/04/03/layoff-ann</span><span class="invisible">ouncements-surge-to-the-most-since-the-pandemic-as-musks-doge-slices-federal-labor-force.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/us" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>us</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/employment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employment</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>layoffs</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/layoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>layoff</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/terminations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>terminations</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/firings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>firings</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/sackings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sackings</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/consumer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumer</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retail</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/spending" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spending</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/tax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tax</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/families" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>families</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/goods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>goods</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/pandemic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pandemic</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/covid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>covid</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/furloughs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>furloughs</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/nazi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nazi</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elon</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascist</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musk</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a></p>
☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑‍💻<p>Day four: 🍻🍺 vs 🎓💰</p><p>While some issues are being discussed, one isnt HECS DEBT. We can talk about having a beer with the Prime ministerial candidates but not EDUCATION costs and spiralling debt. </p><p>While we’re at it. UNEMPLOYED? Has the living allowance been raised? At all, does it match inflation? Is it below the poverty line? </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PubTest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PubTest</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PrimeMinister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrimeMinister</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/HexDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HexDebt</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/HECSDebt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HECSDebt</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/HECS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HECS</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/University" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>University</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployed</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/PovertyLine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PovertyLine</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LivingWage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LivingWage</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/LukasCoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LukasCoch</span></a> / AAP &lt;<a href="https://theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2025/apr/01/from-babysitting-to-keeping-a-secret-the-pm-is-preferred-but-it-is-the-literal-pub-test-where-albo-stands-out" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/commentisfree/2025/apr/01/from-babysitting-to-keeping-a-secret-the-pm-is-preferred-but-it-is-the-literal-pub-test-where-albo-stands-out</span></a>&gt;</p>
Geriatric Gardener<p>“Starmer’s plan for unemployed people into army for Ukraine resurrects US plan that killed 3x more soldiers”</p><p>by Skwawkbox <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@skwawkbox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>skwawkbox</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.cloud/@UKLabour" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>UKLabour</span></a></span> </p><p>“US Vietnam-war ‘Project 100,000’ saw huge casualty rates among soldiers drafted from unemployed”</p><p><a href="https://skwawkbox.org/2025/03/30/starmers-plan-for-unemployed-people-into-army-for-ukraine-resurrects-us-plan-that-killed-3x-more-soldiers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">skwawkbox.org/2025/03/30/starm</span><span class="invisible">ers-plan-for-unemployed-people-into-army-for-ukraine-resurrects-us-plan-that-killed-3x-more-soldiers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Labour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Labour</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Austerity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Austerity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeGearKier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreeGearKier</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployed</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Recruits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Recruits</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BritishArmy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BritishArmy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BenefitsHarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BenefitsHarmer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreezeAndStarve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreezeAndStarve</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TwoChildBenefitCap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TwoChildBenefitCap</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChildPoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChildPoverty</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Genocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genocide</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Complicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Complicity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocrat</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hypocrisy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hypocrisy</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lies</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ToryContinuityParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToryContinuityParty</span></a></p>
I wonder...<p>Today is <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/TransDayOfVisibility" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TransDayOfVisibility</span></a> </p><p>I'm a <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/blind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blind</span></a> <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/trans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trans</span></a> man.</p><p>I live in <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/TX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TX</span></a> and I can't afford to leave. I'm also <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a>. </p><p>If you believe in <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/ReproductiveJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveJustice</span></a>, and that <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/abortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abortion</span></a> is <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a>, please also vocally advocate for access to gender-affirming healthcare. </p><p>The <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> must not have the <a href="https://lgbtqia.space/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> to control what people can or cannot do with their own bodies.</p>
Alex Thurston<p>Social Media Influences, my arse. MLK Jr. didn't have a dream in 280 characters or less.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/instagram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>instagram</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/twitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>twitter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmediainfluences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmediainfluences</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/influences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influences</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mlk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mlk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/martinlutherking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>martinlutherking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>Putting top doctors in areas with high unemployment sees waiting lists plummet | The Independent<br> <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nhs-waiting-lists-unemployment-sickness-streeting-b2715797.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.co.uk/news/uk/home</span><span class="invisible">-news/nhs-waiting-lists-unemployment-sickness-streeting-b2715797.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/NHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHS</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unemployed</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/WaitingLists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaitingLists</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/BackToWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BackToWork</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/LongTermSick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LongTermSick</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disabled</span></a></p>
Shingyō Kōsei (心行 光生) 🧘🏻⛩️🪷<p>Today's "I'm laid off and bored" project.</p><p>Figured a torii gate for my desk would be really nice. So why spend $10 and buy one when I could 1) Pinch the skin between my thumb and finger between a hammer and chisel. 2) Make a mess everywhere. 3) Aggravate my lower back pain by bending over chiseling. 4) Realize how much of a pain in the ass cutting a mortice in a round dowel is.</p><p>Thankfully wood filler exists. 🤣</p><p><a href="https://dmv.community/tags/mindfulness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mindfulness</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/torii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>torii</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/toriigate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toriigate</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/handcrafted" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handcrafted</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/handmade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>handmade</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/woodworking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woodworking</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/layoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>layoff</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/unemployment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployment</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/unemployed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unemployed</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/shinto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shinto</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/japaneseart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japaneseart</span></a></p>
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