I just came across this October article on how brutal job searching is now and how crushing the levels of job insecurity and financial instability are. I thought it was very well-done.

The Cut

The Job Search Has Become a Humiliation Ritual

“It feels like I’m trying to make my robots talk to their robots.”

#jobs #economy #jobsearch

Next to last run of the year. I’ll end up very near my second-highest mileage total since I started online tracking in 2014. I used to log in a notebook back in high school, college, early 20s, but I don’t know my annual totals. #running #runnersofmastodon #barcelona

What America Might Look Like Without Immigration. Answer: Terrible. A ghost nation. Economically weak and morally deplorable. Gift link

What America Might Look Like With Zero Immigration

The Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the foreign-born population are being felt in hospitals and soccer leagues and on Main Streets acros...

#uspol #immigration #usa #immigrants

Encontré este texto por Jorge Galindo muy bueno.

Ni mérito, ni solidaridad, ni futuro: os dieron un master y se quedaron con los pisos

Os prometieron que esfuerzo y solidaridad tendrían recompensa. No la hay. Y las ideologías dominantes gestionan la escasez, no desbloquean oportu...

#españa #pensiones #solidaridad #salarios

I’ve been craving Mexican food for weeks. It’s definitely the cuisine I miss most in Spain (yes, it exists here but not as prevalent as US & IMO not as good). I finally got it tonight - Merry Christmas to me - at Las Tres Mentiras, the best Mexican spot I’ve found in BCN. Margarita: excellent Costra gobernador (a shrimp dish): solid Guacamole: disappointing because no spicy options (!!). You can add salsas and their salsas are great, but I miss it with jalapeño. #mexicanfood #food #comida

This is tremendous and heart-wrenching reporting in the Chicago Tribune, on the attack on Chicago and Chicagoans by the US government as it tries to purge the country of immigrants and brown people while installing an atmosphere of fear and dread. I encourage all to read, it’s very well-done. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/12/28/chicago-immigration-operation-midway-blitz-2/ #chicago #immigration #uspol #journalism

An absolutely stunning day after torrents of rain the past few days. Almost 60F/15C and sunny. You can see debris washed up on the sand from the storm. #running #runnersofmastodon #barcelona