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On this day in 1912, a riot broke out in Grabow, Louisiana when gunfire was exchanged between organizing lumber workers and private gunmen hired by the Galloway Lumber Company, just one event in the Louisiana-Texas Lumber War. The clash left three union workers and one company gunman dead, wounding an estimated fifty more.

The event took place in the context of workers in the sawmill town of Grabow joining the Brotherhood of Timber Workers (shown), a branch of the Lumber Workers Industrial Union (LWIU), itself affiliated with the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).

On July 7th, 1912, the union workers held a series of rallies at several different company towns, including Bon Ami and Carson, alongside Grabow.

The group that went to Grabow, around 200 people, spontaneously decided to hold a rally with several speeches - labor leader Arthur L. Emerson spoke on top of a wagon to roughly 25 non-union men, plus the additional union men who had come with him.

Shots began between these workers and a group of four others, including Galloway Lumber owner John Galloway, in the local mill office, all of whom had later been found to be drinking before the incident. It is not known for certain which group fired first. Three union men were killed alongside one member of the private company security force. Approximately 50 more were wounded.

Over the next few days, more than more than 60 workers were taken into custody by police. Although the mill owner himself was arrested, he was released without charges soon afterward. Sixty-five of the timber workers' group were brought up on charges ranging from inciting a riot to murder.

The IWW worked to aid the incarcerated workers, with "Big Bill" Haywood fundraising for their legal fund. The trial lasted until November 8th, and its jury returned a not guilty verdict for all of the union men. All of those arrested were set free.

Although they had limited success in Louisiana, the LWIU successfully organized later, winning an eight-hour day and vastly improved working conditions in the Pacific Northwest after a 1917 strike. Today, there is a historical marker at the site of the riot, located on what is now the property of DeRidder Airport, Louisiana.

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[–] edge@hexbear.net 2 points 35 minutes ago

Just saw someone unironcally say "lesser of two evils is about not making perfect the enemy of the good".

How does someone think this, type it out, see it on screen, and hit post with ever noticing the obvious contradiction?

[–] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I want to be in love so bad but I don't think I'm capable.

[–] edge@hexbear.net 1 points 36 minutes ago

What makes you say that?

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[–] WhyEssEff@hexbear.net 4 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

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[–] glimmer_twin@hexbear.net 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

So what’s actually the deal with RFK’s voice lol did he always sound like this?

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Feeling real Glooby tonight 😞

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Gaslight this, gaslit that, sometimes people are just deluded and wrong. Not everyone who is an asshole is a narcissist. Arguing with your partner a lot doesn’t necessarily mean you guys are trauma bonded or there’s abuse going on.

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I dislodged one that wasn't hampering my breathing but was making every nose itch painful. Glad we both got rid of them!

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The War on Boogers is one fought on many fronts by many brave soldiers

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Anyone else in the USA notice food getting expensive as hell this last month? My grocery trips are more frequent and more expensive lately.

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Wait until you learn LaTeX.

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bad sleep problems

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tiredness and brain fog preventing me from getting help for sleep problems

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I usually make too much salad but then think "this is just salad, it won't keep me full long enough" so I eat it all and then can't move

[–] Keld@hexbear.net 9 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

There is a significant overlap in the presence of the "Generically pathetic" stock character (You know, the character who serves as a "comic relief" solely by being perceived as pathetic and lame and that is the entire joke) and shows that forget the main character is actually a prick. I feel like there's something deeper to that, but I don't know what.

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Subtweeting Rick and Morty?

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I think I'm picking up what you're putting down, but also can't articulate it rn

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I'm watching NL play the horse girl game, and spent like two minutes wondering how they train the horses in real life to pace themselves for different length races. Completely forgot about the little guys riding them.

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I saw some fucked up stuff this morning that ruined my day, and I am always reluctant to tell anyone when this kind of thing happens. Telling someone else isn't going to make it better for me, it will only surely make their day worse. So instead someone friendly will ask how I'm doing, and I'll just say fine while trying to hold down the doomjak , and that's what really gets me. Given enough time it's all going to fade into the background noise of the awful shit going on all the time anyway I guess

[–] Carl@hexbear.net 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Same. I won't go into details because FUCK but we live in such an evil world and it gets to me sometimes.

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