Just in case you might be feeling some solidarity ...

"Brian, The Life of" (familycar)
10/30/2019 at 17:44 • Filed to: None

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DISCUSSION (32)

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 17:48

Mine’s already similar enough.

For Sweden > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/30/2019 at 17:57

It’s a good dog

CB > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 17:58

Is this how we all get banned?

Well, there’s worse ways to go.

DipodomysDeserti > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 18:01

Has their union intervened in any way? Looks like everyone just got fired or quit which is one of the things a union is supposed to keep from happening.

promoted by the color red > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 18:03

Just imagine I’ve got the text.

Spanfeller is a twat > DipodomysDeserti
10/30/2019 at 18:08

On twitter they’re just saying they’re organizing a plan of attack.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 18:09

Hows this?

Brian, The Life of > CB
10/30/2019 at 18:15

Maybe!

Brian, The Life of > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire
10/30/2019 at 18:16

Ye a don’t change yours

Alice > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 18:17

Done! Also, wow, G/O turned off the comments on Deadspin and everyone is quitting. (Magary is RTing many but it doesn’t look like he’s quit.) Peter Thiel can go fuck himself.

AestheticsInMotion > Spanfeller is a twat
10/30/2019 at 18:19

Lol

facw > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 18:21

Works for me!

Spanfeller is a twat > AestheticsInMotion
10/30/2019 at 18:24

They’ve spent the entire day tweeting deadspin articles that aren’t about sports....

I’m mostly worried about Jalopnik.... I know authors there aren’t particularly political (no matter what we think, they do mostly “stick to cars”) but I also think it’s the site with the most union members.

I hope they’re all OK this time tomorrow.

RPM esq. > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 18:24

Done.

DipodomysDeserti > Spanfeller is a twat
10/30/2019 at 18:26

I’m no Sun Tzu, but it seems like it would have been a lot beneficial to organize a plan before everyone got fired or quit.

Brian, The Life of > promoted by the color red
10/30/2019 at 18:29

I see it ... it’s red, right?

DipodomysDeserti > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
10/30/2019 at 18:31

Looks good!

Spanfeller is a twat > DipodomysDeserti
10/30/2019 at 18:34

This mass quitting is bizarre, I’m not sure how much it helps the Union’s argument over breach of contract.

But you know, maybe they had their reasons.

What I find ironic is that, despite not knowing the background of the people who quit today, I can absolutely imagine that they will all be replaced by old white men who do stick to sports and who will perform worse.

By quitting they gave management a big opportunity in a sense. But this is from what I know... internally we know very little.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 18:42

I definitely missed something here.

Is this why we were talking about moving Oppo to its own site? Was this related to the other Gawker site that recently got axed?

It took me a minute to piece it all together since I had no idea what GMG meant and why their union meant anything.

DipodomysDeserti > Spanfeller is a twat
10/30/2019 at 18:42

I think the quitting was just because the place was getting unbearable. I just don’t see how the union played a role in anything.

Dusty Ventures > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 18:44

I am the terror that flaps in the night

I am the comment section that can’t be deleted

Kinja'd!!!

Spanfeller is a twat > DipodomysDeserti
10/30/2019 at 18:46

I can’t know their motivations... I’m just saying that yesterday the management had more unionized workers to deal with than today... strength in numbers is key.... But again, I don’t think I can judge their decisions from outside.

Mercedes Streeter > Spanfeller is a twat
10/30/2019 at 18:57

The Union’s argument is still solid. Management still fired someone over something the contract says they actually have no power over.

Mercedes Streeter > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 19:02

Didn’t change my avatar, but my screenname shall reflect my support for however long this shitshow necessitates.

Chuckles > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 20:37

Thanks

Hello, America: Never Fuck a Republican > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 21:14

This is shitty for sure, but I do like that they seem to be going out on their own terms. Like, had they just “moved on” from yesterday, the site would continue under the new leadership. But it looks like they actively mercy-killed it.

Alice > Dusty Ventures
10/30/2019 at 21:23

I love this.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 21:40

Done!

promoted by the color red > Brian, The Life of
10/30/2019 at 22:39

Yes...yes it is!

Stef Schrader > Brian, The Life of
10/31/2019 at 00:10

Mine’s an homage to a beloved annual Deadspin post . This may even be the first time I’ve changed it since 2013, when I got the parsh.

I feel a little weird popping on the union logo in Rectum Bunny’s place given that I’m not in the actual union anymore . Yet the wave of red avatars is definitely a presence, and heartening to see . Needless to say, the staff sure as hell has my support standing up to these fools trying to ruin the entire network.

Maybe I’ll swap it out if the union’s like, “show your solidarity tktk,” but for now, I have what we stuck up our Puffalumps this year.

Stef Schrader > Dusty Ventures
10/31/2019 at 00:16

Chicken supports this duck.

VincentMalamute-Kim > Brian, The Life of
10/31/2019 at 00:50

Present.

(No, I don’t think this changes anything. Deadspin writers are screwed. They’ll be replaced. But I support underdogs. )