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A thirteen-panel comic strip entitled “Pacey Pratt the Sabo Cat In No Pain, No Thane” Panel one shows a close-up of hands in rubber gloves attempting to glue a red ribbon into a bow using hot glue. The owner of the hands shouts “Yow!” as his left index finger touches the hot glue. “Glueing these bows together burns my fingers every time!” he says. In panel two The Boss, a giant rat in overalls, approacheds three workers as they glue ribbons together at their workbench. “Better toughen up,” he says, “because if it doesn’t hurt, you’re not doing it right.” A note says “This is a real quote by a real boss I had at this real job”, signed, the author, X423931. The three workers are Bella, Mattie, and Daniella. Mattie holds up his aching finger and asks “Are we going to take this? The boss should provide better gloves at least.” Daniella responds, “Eh, I’ll just bring gloves from home tomorrow. But if you can’t deal with it, stop complaining and stand up for yourself.” In panel three Mattie, his brow furrowed, leans towards Daniella across the work bench and asks, “You’de rather donate to the boss than work together to improve our conditions?” To which Daniella responds “You won’t catch me sneaking arouind having secret meetings—I handle my problems myself.” In panel four Daniella has gone back to glueing ribbons and says “Besides, this is barely even—ow!—a problem for me. Owww....” Mattie rolls his eyes and says “Wow, I never knew how badass you are.” At this, Bella raises her right arm, left hand on her hip, and says “That’s enough you two!” In panel five Bella says “You could fight until your fingers burn off, but it’s time to get organized!” At this, she squirts a huge mass of glue from her glue gun, the size of a person, onto the work bench. Within the molten glue is a dark figure with catlike ears. Mattie raises his arms in shock while Daniella protects her face with both hands. In panel six the mass his become an anthropomorphic cat with black fur and a white tabby mark on his head. He wears a black leather jacket, dark jeans, and black boots, and walks the length of the workbench with his left arm raised jaunitly at his side. “It’s Pacey Pratt—” gasps Daniella. “The Sabo Cat!” says Mattie. Pacey says “Instead of fighting with each other, tackle the problem at hand.” To which Bella groans and says “outside of work, please.” The bottom of the page notes the author is X423931, website TwistAway.Neocities.Org, page one.

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Cartoon: No Pain, No Thane!

Posted on January 3, 2025January 30, 2025 by x423931

Editors note: This is the sixth issue in the “Pacey Pratt the Sabo Cat” series. Today, Pacey Pratt...

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Si Kahn and George Mann Release “Labor Day” Album

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The IWW monument in Centralia’s George Washington Park. A rose sits on the plaque.

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Inslee Refuses to Pardon IWW Union Men in 100-year-Old Centralia Murder Case

Posted on January 10, 2025January 10, 2025 by X331980

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Group photo Dill Pickle Worker's Union members standing in front of the shop with their fists raised

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Posted on December 31, 2024January 1, 2025 by Jean-Carl Elliott

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A large black cat with exaggerated features is holding a salt shaker with one paw and is about to salt its "meal" at a table. The cat's "meal" is a small, model-like building with a sign that says "WORK" on it. The building sits on a plate decorated with small green objects (possibly cabbages or Brussels sprouts) around its base. It’s presented as if it’s a dish to be eaten. The setting is a table with a simple white plate, a fork held by the cat, a loaf of bread on a cutting board, and a bread knife visible in the bottom right corner. A vase with three red roses is situated to the left of the plate.

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Posted on December 19, 2024December 12, 2024 by x362014

It is not often that a book sets forth a well-constructed scaffold of detailed information and timely perspectives...

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Posted on December 5, 2024December 5, 2024 by x423752

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Waiters strike at Sherry's, 1910 in front of a building in NYC.

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Posted on November 29, 2024November 29, 2024 by Jean-Carl Elliott

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Hind Rajab, age 6, sits on a bench arrayed with flowers, with a flower crown on her head. She has long brown curly hair and big brown eyes and a warm smile.

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Posted on November 13, 2024November 14, 2024 by x383303

This photograph from the archives of the Lewis County Historical Museum shows the defendants in a 1920 criminal...