Lockdown Update Day 318

TWO PETITIONS:

This petition, calling on the government to restore the Overseas Domestic Workers visa, needs another 3,000 signatures by February. Without this visa, workers are vulnerable to abuse and exploitation by their employers. Please sign and share!
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Reinstate the pre-2012 Overseas Domestic Worker visa with a route to settlement

AND:

UK Gov: Reverse Decision To Close Legal Routes For Unaccompanied Minors Seeking Asylum

Which I found via this Twitter thread.

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The news keeps being weird:

Oh, you're laughing at the hedge fund that got juked by reddit? Well, they're bankrupt now. Are you laughing now? Is it funny now that a bunch of MBAs are out of a job? Can you laugh knowing they're explaining to their investors that they were out maneuvered by POTATO_IN_MY_ASS?

— John Field, "comedian” (@AmericasComic) January 27, 2021

(If you are unsure what this is all about, scroll down the thread there are some good explanations for how it all works.)

( A whole bunch of UK corona stuff )

ETA: If Tarot readings are your thing, a_phoenixdragon is doing readings at v reasonable prices. (And needs the money a lot more than other vendors!)