Maureen Ogle

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The cover of The Price of Plenty: A History of Meat in America, by Maureen Ogle. The cover is reddish in color and in the middle is an 1870s image showing cuts of meat and livestock.
A food market in NYC in 1915, this one located beneath one of the new elevated trains. Hundreds of people are buying produce and other goods from dozens of peddlers.
From 1910. A group of Jewish women standing on a sidewalk discussing the latest meat boycott (based on high prices).
A 1906 Puck magazine illustration. A figure wearing a black suit and whose head is a skill is holding a tube labeled Packingtown. He's forcing animals in one end, and out the other come "Pure Meat Products."
The Chicago Union Stock Yards in 1909. In the background is an enormous brick plant with a huge sign that reads "Armour." In the foreground are row upon row of cattle pens. Several men are standing on the rails between the pens.
A drawing of a women dressed in red, white, and blue from head to toe, with her arms out and a pleading look on her face. The text reads "Be Patriotic/Sign your country's pledge to save the food."
A young man is standing in front of a machine that consists of a rotating drum that is covered with what looks like some kind of gritty material. He's holding a bird against the drum, which is partly covered by its now removed feathers.
An 1898 photos of men and boys stuffing sausage casing at an Armour processing plant in Chicago. One guy pulls the long snake from the casing machine and the others tie them off into separate sausages. The sausages are draped over a horizontal rod. It's hard to tell exactly what they're doing but in effect they're tying the links. The youngest person looks like he's ready to haul away a section of sausage-laden horizontal rod.
An 1879 cartoon depicting William Vanderbilt as the king or railroads. He's an immense figure straddling two of several rail lines. In his hands, he holds the reins of locomotives. Two other rail barons are strapped to his knees, he being their puppeteer.
A train locomotive is pulling 2 passenger cars. Passengers are leaning out of the windows shooting at the bison on both sides of the train and in front of the locomotive.
A depiction of a gruesome butcher standing in front of a table full of tainted meats. Behind him are shelves of the toxins he adds to the meat.
THE PRICE PLENTY A History of Meat in America MAUREEN OGLE
A reddish book jacket. The title is The Price of Plenty: A History of Meat In America.
An image of a book titled The Process of of Plenty. It’s reddish w a 19th century image of a poster that shows livestock and cuts of meat.
A reddish book cover that reads The Price of Plenty: A History of Meat In America, by Maureen Ogle
A butterfly perched on purple and yellow aster blooms.
Moon obstructed by a tree.
A mass of smoky rose blooms of the Heptacodium.
The price of Plenty: A History of Meat In America. Maureen Ogle
A black poster from 1921
A woman standing on a block of limestone in a median strip, holding an American flag.
A poster announcing BeBraveDay.
A book. Martyn Cornell. Porter and Stout: A Complete History.
Two large orange/yellow daylily blooms with bright green grasses in the background.
Woman holding a sign. “Come on people, now smile on your brother,everybody get together and impeached this motherfucker now.”
Woman holding sign reading “have a terrible birthday you demented cunt.”
Women wearing a sash banner reading “I Miss America.”
Guy holding sign reading “ Did you know that 1 out of 3 DJT supporters are as stupid as the other 2!
A cartoon image of trump as hitler. He’s wearing a jester cap
An image of Hitler holding a trump mask
A big crowd protesting to save the republic
Oenthera in bloom. Bright yellow.
A lot of trees and plants,and a pergola with a sign reading “Old Crows Gather Here.” And most of an iron sow named Perpetua.
Moon, blue sky, and sun-lit leaves.
Leaf shadows on a wall.
Oil at the bottom of a wok.
Photo of a newspaper page w headline reading “Sen. Grassley: District Judges Becoming ‘VERY DANGEROUS.’
A bunch of angry people shouting at a useless maga senator.
Woman wearing black shirt that reads Lutheran Crime Syndicate.
A red, black, and white sign reading: Elon Musk has your SS# and other private data. Republicans are doing nothing to protect you. Call congress now 202 224 3121
A red, white, and blue sign reading RESIST!
Even better shot of guy on stage holding microphone in hopes of saving the republic.
Guy from across border in Minnesota, in Iowa, sitting on a stage, holding a microphone and trying to save the republic.
A young man breathing in and out in very cold temps.
Five men, four of whom own big companies whose initials equal MAGA.
At OPM.gov / Fork in the Road Below is the email that was sent to federal employees on January 28, 2025 presenting a deferred resignation offer. If you did not respond to that email and wish to accept the deferred resignation offer, you may do so by following these steps. A Fork in the Road 1) Send an email to hr@opm.gov from your government account. Only an email from your gov or mil account will be accepted. 2) Type the word "Resign" into the "Subject" line of the email. Hit "Send". Deferred Resignation Email to Federal Employees January 28, 2025 During the first week of his administration, President Trump issued a number of directives concerning the federal workforce. Among those directives, the President required that employees return to in-person work, restored accountability for employees who have policy-making authority, restored accountability for senior career executives, and reformed the federal hiring process to focus on merit. As a result of the above orders, the reform of the federal workforce will be significant. OPM memo (left) vs. Musk's memo (right) Going forward, to build a breakthrough Twitter 2.0 and succeed in an increasingly competitive world, we will need to be extremely hardcore. This will mean working long hours at high intensity. Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade. Twitter will also be much more engineering-driven. Design and product management will still be very important and report to me, but those writing great code will constitute the majority of our team and have the greatest sway. At its heart, Twitter is a software and servers company, so I think this makes sense. If you are sure that you want to be part of the new Twitter, please click yes on the link below: forms.gle Anyone who has not done so by 5pm ET tomorrow (Thursday) will receive three months of severance. Whatever decision you make, thank you for your efforts to make Twitter successful. Elon
Trees reflected in water in winter.
Newspaper headline reads “FBI Chief To Resign As Trump Forces His Early Exit.”
Three bags of weirdly flavored crisps from England.