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nadinbrzezinski

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21. We have been talking about it

Sat May 9, 2015, 05:42 PM

May 2015

and the future of large media is actually under quite a bit of a threat.

Millenials do not sit down for the evening news. An actual newsprint paper is not something they curl up to either.

So a lot of the future of media, while it looks like not right now, is what many of us have started doing. There are standards. there are some independent media that has grown beyond their wildest dreams that I trust as far as I can throw. Mostly I have caught them making serious errors, and when told they just cop out an attitude and never correct that.

So it will be growing pains, but we will see, I predict, a series of smallish internet based media.

Things will get rather fragmented.

But if some of these groups do not start correcting things like sourcing, even their ardent readers will notice.

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Ah yes Mexico... [View all] nadinbrzezinski May 2015 OP

Safeway is full of Driscoll's berries. Drat! I need some guerrilla stickers. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #1

Read the label nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #2

"Product of Mexico." Those blackberries are huge, but I'll have to swear 'em off for now. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #4

Then they are likely from that region nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #6

And what the hell, let's kick it for cross-border solidarity, too. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #3

To be honest not even in San Diego nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #5

Good work malaise May 2015 #9

Thanks these days the FB and skype make this nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #10

You know a lot of what looks local to some folks is actually national malaise May 2015 #15

Yup. and the language used nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #17

Sadly the impression managers at M$Greedia decide what is news malaise May 2015 #20

We have been talking about it nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #21

I had no idea that so many young folks could or would be so malaise May 2015 #23

You are confusing not reading the news paper nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #25

I wish that were true malaise May 2015 #27

People who watch the news nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #28

It's my experience too. hunter May 2015 #36

And that is worst with some channels than others, but yes nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #37

Well thank you for making people aware of this. I have a feeling that if the TPP passes there will sabrina 1 May 2015 #40

I have the sneaky that TTP passes nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #41

I remember Cesar Chavez. I even still have the boycott Gallo bumper sticker. One of the grocery jwirr May 2015 #7

Read the label nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #11

Just recently. I will start reading the label. jwirr May 2015 #19

Solidarity malthaussen May 2015 #8

Does this include blueberries? That's mostly what I buy from Driscolls. True Blue Door May 2015 #12

Once again check the label nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #13

But how do I know if "Produce of Mexico" applies to that specific town? True Blue Door May 2015 #22

It can apply to the Bajio Central nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #24

So would it help anything to stop buying their blueberries? True Blue Door May 2015 #26

The same problem was faced by Chavez nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #29

Best bet is not to buy any Driscoll's "made in Mexico" berries for the time being. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #30

K & R nt okaawhatever May 2015 #14

I forwarded this to the expat community in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato Divernan May 2015 #16

Good, they should know nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #18

Meh. I met expats in San Miguel who took a perverse pride in knowing no Spanish. Comrade Grumpy May 2015 #31

Non-organically grown strawberries roody May 2015 #32

Very true nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #35

TPP has worker protections. But Americans will have to pay more for their berries and tube socks if Fred Sanders May 2015 #33

This is a result of NAFTA (TLCNA) nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #34

What worker protections? Where did you find that out? sabrina 1 May 2015 #42

There are a lot of misconceptions, as Obama as said, and one of them is how workers in low Fred Sanders May 2015 #46

You will have to forgive me for laughing in your general diretion when you say nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #51

You are not just allegedly snickering in my direction, Obama is standing right in front of me in the same area. Fred Sanders May 2015 #52

It was the same claim made for nafta nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #53

I have a suspicion about the Dollar Store produce olddots May 2015 #38

The produce still (should) be labeled nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #39

There is a real need for a Global Workers Movement. Corps have been Global for decades sabrina 1 May 2015 #44

I have the suspicion that one is starting to take shape nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #45

KnR Hekate May 2015 #43

I've worked in the American berry nilesobek May 2015 #47

I realize this nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #48

It's Mexico who allows USA corps to pay their citizens $7.00 a day to work in their border factories Sunlei May 2015 #49

Actually more complicated than that nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #50

yes it is more complicated, but many of our consumer goods like washers are made by exploited, Sunlei May 2015 #54

who benefits nadinbrzezinski May 2015 #55

SOLIDARITY! bvar22 May 2015 #56