On this day in 1911, the Japanese government executed twelve anarchists, including radical journalists Kanno Sugako and Kōtoku Shūsui (shown), as part of a widespread crackdown on left-wing activism. Among those executed were Uchiyama Gudō, a Buddhist priest and socialist who spoke out against the Meiji government for its imperialism and advocated for conscripted soldiers to desert en masse.
The pretext for this crackdown was the "High Treason Incident", a plot to assassinate the Emperor of Japan. The incident began when police searched the room of Miyashita Takichi, a young lumbermill employee, and found materials which could be used to construct bombs, concluding that there was a broader conspiracy to harm the imperial family.
On the basis of this plot, the Japanese government rounded up leftist activists from all over the country. 24 of the 26 defendants actually brought to trial were sentenced to death, despite the evidence against nearly all of them being circumstantial.
Among those executed anarcha-feminist journalist Kanno Sugako (some sources say she was executed on January 25th). At the age of 29, Kanno became the first woman with the status of political prisoner to be executed in the history of modern Japan.
Prior to his execution, Kōtoku Shūsui etched this message on the wall of his cell: "How has it come about that I have committed this grave crime? Today my trial is hidden from outside observers and I have even less liberty than previously to speak about these events. Perhaps in 100 years someone will speak out about them on my behalf."
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Someone who missing some gear locally asked if any venues have an extra 'straight mic stand with a heavy metal bottom'
tbh i do my best karaoke with a straight mic stand with a heavy metal bottom
It's been a bit since I've gotten to do vocals without playing an instrument as well, and I went about 50/50 between mic stand or none but if I had one, straight mic heavy bottom was best, you can loosen the height thingy and pivot the stand around the base and look pretty cool and also do the Johnny Rotten lean.
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The four leg kind thst are like a computer chair without wheels are the worst cause they catch cables
love too perform a duet with a patio umbrella
I work at a pizza place with a fire oven and paddles and will often do rock n roll music stand moves with the paddles. I also would never do stand up but I think there's a good bit in how you get to do weird shit with a microphone while singing but not any other time.
Chuck Berry moves with a pizza peel is a rite of passage tbf
That and ninja moves. We all have a 2d fighting game idle stance for when we're waiting to load in pizzas
i miss the pizza moves. i miss the kung fu sound effects of slapping dough on a screen and adding toppings
We have an open kitchen and toddlers always come watch us huck doughs around and play with fire. Even prior to knowing I could show off to kids I was just grabbing pizzas out outbthe oven bare handed cause long time cook and my hands are oven mitts, but Im doing it way more when we have an audience. A few of us have learned to toss doughs back and forth and whatnot when bored and kids fucking love it
I was never very good at juggling, but i got pretty good at tossing dough from knuckle to knuckle, like a figure 8, and you're right: the kids love that shit.
I've never tried a figure 8. I've got a method down that I try not to mes with too much at this point, I run expo and call orders so if I'm tossing at this point it's either cause I'm solo or it's a crisis
braver than the troops o7
Yknow when Ross from friends was in Band of Brothers? Our chef is getting there, he's not even a dick just super neurotic and needs the place to be busy or he starts getting squirrely. I can't really explain the details cause you don't work there but I'm genuinely concerned about some neurological thing, he was acting like my grand did when dementia started, just applying cause and effect at total random and speaking in borderline word salads. His logic has always been trash, dude cannot be convinced that eggs predate chickens, no exaggeration. He's just the most neurotic Gen x guy and is unfortunately in charge.
new type of guy just dropped.
He's a specimen for sure. He also thinks that the Peter Jackson LOTR movies are bad strictly because of Gollum. He wants Tom Bombadil but also demands Gollum be entirely cut.
Oh, also when I asked the kitchen in general what their favorite dinosaurs were his answer was sharks
Like, protect this himbo at all costs, he's also pushing 7 feet tall and is a kind hearted moose. But he should not have authority, he's too nervous with it.
Mine is based on the spear knights from Castlevania and if if it's not too crowded killik from soul cslibur via Mac from its always sunny
That's definitely code for something.
Naw, it's an accurate way to describe a mic stand