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Florida schools will now teach that slavery benefited black and indigenous communities (www.thedailybeast.com)
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[–] ComradeSalad@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

They aren't given enough calories to survive. The 13 cents an hour is almost all used on Ramen noodles from the commissary in order to avoid starvation and death.

I’m not joking about this if anyone thinks so. Ramen noodles are an active currency and vital food source in US prisons ever since Cigarettes were banned.