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July 29th, 2023 - June 30th, 2025

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  • I would recommend https://fightchatcontrol.eu/ for reaching out directly to your country’s representatives.

    I used it today to make a template, that I could then edit to fit my writing style, and send from my own email provider really easily, because the site also let’s you copy the email addresses of your representatives in one click.
    But the site will also let you send a pre-made message with no effort really needed from you. I just had some time and energy today, so went the extra mile.

    I also really like how it tracks the stance of your representative, and you can read their response to the issue. Most of my country’s representatives are currently on vacation, but I did get an answer back from one of them, which was pretty cool (Very informally written, with an included “Sent from my iPhone” signature, hahaha).


  • Denmark could sent you our former franchise owner, Bjartmar Þrastarson. He managed to fuck it up here quite spectacularly. Even refused to shut down the stores, when HQ ordered him to.

    Basically, if I translate and summarize the articles that I linked: It came out that the locations in Denmark used a practice of re-labeling defrosted chicken with new dates to extend its shelf life. It was a widespread and routine procedure referred to by employees as “extending” the chicken. Evidence, including internal chat messages from multiple locations, showed this practice to be common over several years.

    Graphic showing some of the messages here.
    They’re in English, because some of the workers at the locations aren’t fluent in Danish.









  • Allow me to introduce myself ;)

    I quit smoking 8 years ago, because it was getting too expensive. Which definitely made it harder for me to quit, because I didn’t stop because I wanted to. Back then prices for the brand I bought were “only” at 4.69 euro / 5.48 usd, but I knew it was only going to get worse from there. Now they’re at 8.04 eur / 9.40 usd, and I’m so happy I quit, but even more so because of my health, which I didn’t care about back then.