I need to see Italians with deep (and silly) beliefs about authenticity react to this. I once worked with an Italian that got very angry about American pizza. Pizza with tomatoes didn't even exist until nearly 1900 and wasn't popular in Italy until it was already popular in the US.
Perfect your pasta soup recipe, comrade.
Sometimes what the world needs is guillotines.
The negative effects of this are the axe constantly held over those countries via US "aid". All it takes is the stroke of a pen to starve large populations. Better not step out of line.
If there is any silver lining I hope that countries can become morr food sovereign from this. I hope that they will receive multipolar aid to bridge them to food sovereignty.
And then his son Guaidito will take his rightful place at the throne.
That's awful. I hate roaches.
Since this is the room you sleep in, be careful about using sprays, borax, and diatomaceous earth there. All of those things are also bad for you if yoi breathe them in. So you would want to apply them, open a window, and leave thw room for a while. And diatomaceous earth creates dust that is not great for you, so set up an air filter and vacuum + reapply regularly if you use it.
If the entire unit starts doing something about the roaches, then you'll want to make your place inhospitable and hard to get to for roaches. All food secured in glass or hard plastic. Water sources plugged up when not in use. Clean and vacuum every day. No crumbs! Treat the area by the refrigerator condenser (in the back) with roach killer. And seal up little cracks everywhere, especially under doors.
Electoralist Lenin in shambles
Hell yeah bicycles are great.
I definitely recommending getting a tune-up or, if you are a nerd like me, some basic tools to do it yourself. Make sure that thing is safe! Bicycle co-ops will often offer free or reduced cost tune-ups and have cool people to talk to.
What kind of saddle is it? Saddles are a personal preference thing but some are still better than others.
Aluminum cranks are really common and should be okay as a material. I would guess that that particular one is old and/or busted assuming it isn't the pedal. Replacing a crank requires a special tool called a crank puller so you might be able to get this all done in one go going to a co-op. That would also be a good opportunity to see how the bottom brackey is doing because bottom brackets can be a nightmare to remove if you don't have penetrating oil and a huge wrench in addition to the special tool for bottom brackets.
Some teachers / professors are criminally unfair and lazy when it comes to grading. Most are dealing with their own very unfair situations and are trying their best but some are just selfish jerks.
Be sarcastic and never take them seriously unless they are harassing someone. They want to feel smarmy and knowledgable and waste time and make people upset. "Yeah, sure, okay champ" is more devastating than trying to explain things to them.
No jokes this might mean you need to work on your core strength, particularly abs, and maybe glutes. Back problems are usually due to the back doing work it isn't supposed to because the other muscles aren't pulling their weight.
Here are some signs of a weak core that leads to back problems:
Hips are anteriorally rotated when standing (very common and corresponds to many muscles being weak).
Your lower belly (the very lowest part) sticks out a little while standing (this is usually from weak inner abdominals).
Your default stance has your lega pointing outwards, like the opposite of pigeon-toed (this is related to hips / lower abs, e.g. psoas)
Don't feel pressured to confirm or deny or share details. Just wanted to drop this info in case it is helpful. For most people all of this can be addressed with pretty easy physical therapy.
Not me but I have had friends ask for a reduced increase and had it work. I think it is basically petitioning a lord to takw pity, not really a negotiation. I'm sorry this is happening to you.
Build an organizing committee first. Use a small agitation that is not about unionization to figure out who you want for the OC.
Do not let management know you are trying to unionize until at least 3 people have your back.