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Labor, Logistics, and Losing Our Minds
Um, Sir… why is everything terrible, radioactive, and somehow still about bathrooms?Emily and Samie are joined by Ryan Johnson, a veteran truck driver and Teamster, to unpack how trucking, labor rights, and basic human dignity collide. Ryan breaks down how trucking is structured to reward long hours, unpaid waiting time, and “pay by the mile” systems that leave workers absorbing all the risk — including the fight to secure something as basic as bathroom access.The conversation escalates (quickly) into fracking, radioactive wastewater, and how hazardous materials are moved and dumped with…
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