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MikeDunnAuthor @MikeDunnAuthor@kolektiva.social · Jul 24, 2026
Today in Labor History July 24, 1777: The Boston Coffee Riot occurred when a mob of at least 100 working-class women seized coffee from Thomas Boylston, who was deliberately hording it to further inflate prices. When he refused to hand over the keys to his store, they seized him by the neck and tossed him into a cart, threatening to deport him from town, according to Abigail Adams. She also claimed that the women spanked Boylston, while a crowd of men watched. There were regular food shortages in the revolutionary period of the early United States, from 1776-1779, and merchants often exploited these shortages by inflating their prices, resulting in over 30 riots, mostly led by women. In August, 1777, there was a food riot in East Hartford, CT, in which the mostly female crowd seized over 200 pounds of sugar being stored for the Continental Army. #workingclass #LaborHistory #women #inflation #foodprices #revolution
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NPR Topics: Business @npr_business@robot.villas · Jul 10, 2026
Tacos are getting more expensive in Texas as beef prices continue to rise https://www.npr.org/2026/07/10/nx-s1-5862130/tacos-are-getting-more-expensive-in-texas-as-beef-prices-continue-to-rise #Business #Economy #FoodPrices
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