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Do you have rewards?

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Target had a policy for cashiers (for a while anyways) where you had to push red cards and you would get written up/verbal warnings if you attempted to skip the prompts or avoid it the team lead overheard. It was the fucking worst.

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Who still has a rift in their family due to differing opinions over Covid?

I got my shots in secret due to needing them, didn't tell my family (they went full Q) until a recent health crisis had me hopeful admitting to it would get a member to get their shots (they're hilariously high risk).

It did not work, but they shut up about all of the BS and basically exclude me from it now. So I will say it's a win; they also shifted goal posts so I'm no longer going to die, be sterile, or autistic from getting shots.

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Lo, His first miracle!

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While this is true, I feel like this is more a jab at how jesus is so whitewashed he'd make wainscoting blush, given that we have a pretty good idea that he would in fact, not be SO light skinned.

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Phones are distracting students in class. More states are pressing schools to ban them

This is a result of the US teaching for arbitrary ass tests, pushing bullshit curriculums, and using 40 hour school weeks + homework as a prepping ground for their shitty 9-5 future job, while underpaying + under supporting teachers. This isn't a "moody kids with phone" problem. Are phones an issue in classrooms everywhere? Yes. Could kids use less screentime? Yes. Is the US schooling system a well studied topic of how not to construct teaching curriculums for children? Also yes.

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Sweden, Norway rethink plans for cashless societies over fears that fully digital payment systems would leave them vulnerable to Russian security threats

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It's largely a non-issue in the Nordic countries as you basically have to voluntarily opt out of any government aid programs to be homeless, which understandably most don't. This goes for most, if not all, vulnerable groups; most of the help is decently robust, at least enough to keep you fed and in housing. So I don't think it's a very large portion of the consideration, almost everything is paid via mobile pay, checks (any, not just from working) are all done digitally as well.