If you love wine ✅ are willing to move to California for a year ✅ and wouldn’t mind earning $10k a month ✅ this thread is for you: ietv.co/3ltiCaS
1/6 @MurphyGoodeWine is pulling out all the stops in pursuit of finding the right candidate to join their team in Sonoma wine country. The offer includes earning a $10,000-a-month salary while living ‘rent-free.' ietv.co/3ltiCaS
2/6 ”Do words like Cabernet, Rosé, and Chardonnay just roll off your tongue? Tell us why you want A Really Goode Job." @MurphyGoodeWine.
The company is asking interested applicants to submit a video resume explaining why this is their dream gig. ietv.co/3ltiCaS
3/6 @MurphyGoodeWine was founded in 1985 by three good friends who decided to make their love of wine official. As their website explains, "their serious winery is built around a common concept: don’t take life so seriously." ietv.co/3ltiCaS
4/6 @MurphyGoodeWine shared job duties that included "pivoting your career/life to create an adventure of a lifetime in the wine industry, acquiring strong knowledge of vineyards, winery operations, and learning the growing world of E-commerce." ietv.co/3ltiCaS
5/6 Ready to apply? Candidates must be over 21 years old and authorized to work in the U.S.
@MurphyGoodeWine also encourages those who view the company's website to read all the fine print. Applications are due June 30, 2021. ietv.co/3ltiCaS
6/6 For @RuthBashinsky’s full story California Wine Company Will Pay You to Drink Wine and Live Rent-Free for One Year: ietv.co/3ltiCaS
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The #YearOfTheOx begins with the #ChineseNewYear on Friday, but for many Asian Americans, this year’s holiday is marked by anxiety and unease, a stark contrast to the usually hopeful attitudes for luck and prosperity. 🧧🧵 by @johannacli: ietv.co/3jH3tBV
1/ Ever since the coronavirus pandemic began, for business owners in Chinatown, life has been harder than ever. ietv.co/3jH3tBV
2/ “We’re trying to be as hopeful as we can because that’s what the New Year is – having hope that the new year will be better. But realistically, the next three or four months will be very tough for us.” – Patrick Mock, manager of 46 Mott Bakery in NYC ietv.co/3jH3tBV
As millions of Americans are reeling from unprecedented loss because of the coronavirus pandemic, @DeborahHasting8 reports on overwhelmed food banks, where many are waiting for hours and sometimes overnight to receive sustenance for their families. THREAD: ietv.co/3aAIBtB
1/ In record numbers not seen since the Great Depression, more and more families have stepped forward to accept help in the form of food. ietv.co/3aAIBtB
2/ According to a recent study, one in three families with children don't have enough to eat. Most federal benefits, like $600 weekly unemployment checks, have expired, while a new COVID-19 stimulus bill is currently awaiting President Trump’s signature. ietv.co/3aAIBtB
Spencer Sheehan, a lawyer from Long Island, is fed up with fake vanilla. @AnabelRsosa reported on why he says he has nearly 100 lawsuits pending against companies he alleges falsely advertise their products as "vanilla." THREAD: ietv.co/2LPfvfJ
1/ Sheehan has filed various suits in four states on behalf of consumers who he says have been deceived when buying products like milk, cake mix, or yogurt, to name a few. ietv.co/2LPfvfJ
2/ “'Vanilla' only describes the way the product tastes. It's not [always] real vanilla,” Sheehan said, asserting that the issue is that many products are labeled "vanilla," but they are not made exclusively with vanilla beans. ietv.co/2LPfvfJ
On Dec. 14, 2012, 20 children and 6 adults were killed in a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. In this piece for #IETheIssue, @RuthBashinksy reports on the toll conspiracy theories about the massacre continue to take on victims’ families. ietv.co/37yXhX3
1/ Lenny Pozner’s son Noah was one of the 20 children killed by gunman Adam Lanza, who opened fire using a semi-automatic rifle in Noah’s classroom before turning the gun on himself. Hours before, Lanza had fatally shot his own mother at their home. ietv.co/37yXhX3
2/ All 20 children were either 6 or 7 years old. Six adult staff members were also killed in the shooting. ietv.co/37yXhX3
Earlier this year, the story of a missing soldier named Vanessa Guillén set off the #IAmVanessaGuillen movement, inspiring countless others to share their own stories of abuse and assault in the American military. @DeborahHasting8 reports. THREAD: ietv.co/3nXFtvd
1/ Private first class Vanessa Guillén vanished on an April Sunday, in broad daylight, from Fort Hood, the 3rd largest Army base in the country. Her family would later say she spoke of being sexually harassed there, and of being afraid to report it. ietv.co/3nXFtvd
2/ Guillén’s disappearance went largely unreported in the national media until her relatives began holding press conferences, accusing officials of deliberately misleading them. National marches followed and politicians and celebrities took up her cause. ietv.co/3nXFtvd
For our 2nd edition of #IETheIssue, we’re examining the modern misinformation landscape. In this piece, we report on how the CIA used disinformation to support the violent “Jakarta Method” in order to influence global politics. THREAD: ietv.co/2IYzqaW
1/ On Oct. 1, 1965, in Jakarta, Indonesia, military officials said they believed their superior officers were organizing a coup, and so they kidnapped some of them. ietv.co/2IYzqaW
2/ Six generals ended up dead. A general named Suharto immediately took control of the country against orders from then-President Sukarno. ietv.co/2IYzqaW