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gmen6981 t1_ja0t5wn wrote

In Ohio you can pay with cash, credit card or debit card. However the retailers are allowed to decide what form of payment they will accept. Larger chain outlets and gas stations usually accept all forms while small operations usually require cash since they don't do as much business and retailers are required to keep a certian amount of cash on hand to be able to cash winning scratch offs etc......

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gmen6981 t1_ja0shtp wrote

Here in Ohio it's store by store. Some places allow any method of payment, others are cash only. It's usually the smaller "mom and pop" type stores that require cash because retailers are required to keep a certain amount of cash available in order to cash winning scratch offs etc.....

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46_notso_easy t1_ja0s0mb wrote

I mean, this particular incident might not be the worst in US history but it is genuinely horrible and part of the reason it has so much staying power in the news is because it is so directly traceable to recent deregulation and greed.

Every single disaster that happens is either A) totally ignored, B) nominally mentioned then dropped between other news items to keep the cycle going, or C) actually covered with moderate interest, but played down with pleas from industry shills and conservatives that it’s being overblown.

This same cycle applies to mass shootings, except replace step C) with “actually covered with moderate interest, but played down with pleas from the NRA/ other Russian funded GOP orgs that it’s too soon to discuss (until next week’s mass shooting).

Rinse and repeat this placative media cycle until the rich have figuratively stripped all the copper wiring from the walls and bailed on the shithole they’ve created in the depleted husk of this country, and the rest of us are left holding the bag.

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Dlinyenki t1_ja0rcuj wrote

Dominion, a documentary about the animal agriculture industry, is a brutal and very thorough exploration of these conditions. It's a gut-wrenching watch but everyone who eats meat and buys eggs or milk should know exactly what they are contributing to. I have no problem with eating meat or eggs/animal products in theory, but the industry is horrific and most of these animals will live short and deprived lives.

And obviously you're not bothered by your pets vocalizing in their carriers, they can come out afterward and it's for their own health.

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