Irish dock workers striking to prevent the export of food to Britain during a period of food insecurity in Ireland, 1920

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• TheOctonaut@mander.xyz ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We were also in the middle of the Irish War of Independence, that feels like important context.

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• PugJesus@kbin.social ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  As a note, this strike was successful, and significantly relieved food insecurity in Dublin.

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• TIN@feddit.uk ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Off topic but It’s always interesting to me how people always used to wear hats, and now seldom do. What happened to discourage daily hat usage?

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  • ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    What happened to discourage daily hat usage?

    The ability to wash your hair daily?

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• DestroyerOfWorlds@sh.itjust.works ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “the FUCK you gonna do?” on their faces makes me immeasurably happy

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