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Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?
Well, they may already be doing that thanks to a shady tactic called “surveillance pricing.”
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains what we can do about it. youtu.be/-cbtUYshYM8?...
Well, they may already be doing that thanks to a shady tactic called “surveillance pricing.”
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains what we can do about it. youtu.be/-cbtUYshYM8?...
The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)
YouTube video by Robert Reich
youtu.be
July 9, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?
Well, they may already be doing that thanks to a shady tactic called “surveillance pricing.”
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains what we can do about it. youtu.be/-cbtUYshYM8?...
Well, they may already be doing that thanks to a shady tactic called “surveillance pricing.”
Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains what we can do about it. youtu.be/-cbtUYshYM8?...
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~45% of US corn production is now used to make ethanol, mostly for mixing into gasoline.
That's ~13% of all US crop land already used for energy production.
Using some of the same land for solar panels would capture 50-100 times more energy per acre.
That's ~13% of all US crop land already used for energy production.
Using some of the same land for solar panels would capture 50-100 times more energy per acre.
May 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
~45% of US corn production is now used to make ethanol, mostly for mixing into gasoline.
That's ~13% of all US crop land already used for energy production.
Using some of the same land for solar panels would capture 50-100 times more energy per acre.
That's ~13% of all US crop land already used for energy production.
Using some of the same land for solar panels would capture 50-100 times more energy per acre.
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The first Democratic governor who sends their state troopers into an ICE field office to free someone ICE has kidnapped is going to be president in four years.
May 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The first Democratic governor who sends their state troopers into an ICE field office to free someone ICE has kidnapped is going to be president in four years.
THIS. THIS. 100X THIS ⬇️
I'm raising young men and they have zero difficulty understanding "I'm awesome and my friends love me" and also "men who are abusive manipulators suck and deserve derision". It's amazing what your self esteem can do when you understand that it costs nothing to just... not be part of the problem
It's a brutal time for young men, and to be raising one. The primary message they now is get is "YOU'RE BAD" without any meaningful attempt to offer healthy pathways beyond "Don't be a boy."
Absolutely perfect time for right wing monsters to sweep in with shitty answers.
Absolutely perfect time for right wing monsters to sweep in with shitty answers.
May 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
THIS. THIS. 100X THIS ⬇️
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Word of the day is ‘bugiard’ (17th century): one who distorts the truth beyond all recognition to fit their own agenda.
April 15, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Word of the day is ‘bugiard’ (17th century): one who distorts the truth beyond all recognition to fit their own agenda.
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If you don’t get your child vaccinated against measles, it can put them at a high risk of this serious infection, which can lead to severe complications or even death.
Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
March 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
If you don’t get your child vaccinated against measles, it can put them at a high risk of this serious infection, which can lead to severe complications or even death.
Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
Make sure your child’s measles vaccination is up to date.
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If it really was about bang for your buck...
March 12, 2025 at 10:40 PM
If it really was about bang for your buck...
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Elon and Trump are dismantling the government because they think government is poison to a struggling economy.
HAVE THEY EVER HEARD OF ‘THE NEW DEAL’?
HAVE THEY EVER HEARD OF ‘THE NEW DEAL’?
March 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Elon and Trump are dismantling the government because they think government is poison to a struggling economy.
HAVE THEY EVER HEARD OF ‘THE NEW DEAL’?
HAVE THEY EVER HEARD OF ‘THE NEW DEAL’?
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My husband ran a successful business and used our local rural post office daily. My elderly neighbor’s meds come through the rural post office.
The post office is one of the only places left open in my rural community. Losing it could quite literally kill my town and my neighbors.
The post office is one of the only places left open in my rural community. Losing it could quite literally kill my town and my neighbors.
March 7, 2025 at 1:28 PM
My husband ran a successful business and used our local rural post office daily. My elderly neighbor’s meds come through the rural post office.
The post office is one of the only places left open in my rural community. Losing it could quite literally kill my town and my neighbors.
The post office is one of the only places left open in my rural community. Losing it could quite literally kill my town and my neighbors.
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Economic anxiety rebooted
March 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Economic anxiety rebooted
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This content appeared as a full-page paid advertisement in today’s edition of The New York Times.
March 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This content appeared as a full-page paid advertisement in today’s edition of The New York Times.
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NEWS: The USAID official put on leave for disseminating two memos about Rubio's failure to push through life-saving foreign aid was in the process of writing a THIRD memo when fired. We obtained it. It's far more alarming than the first two.
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-a-wee...
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-a-wee...
March 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
NEWS: The USAID official put on leave for disseminating two memos about Rubio's failure to push through life-saving foreign aid was in the process of writing a THIRD memo when fired. We obtained it. It's far more alarming than the first two.
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-a-wee...
www.thebulwark.com/p/what-a-wee...
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It's night-time on Mars, so you know what that means… Jiffy-pop and Yahtzee! LOL JK just cold darkness.
March 3, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It's night-time on Mars, so you know what that means… Jiffy-pop and Yahtzee! LOL JK just cold darkness.
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Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China went into effect last night at midnight so here’s a reminder from Ferris Bueller on how that’s gonna go
March 4, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China went into effect last night at midnight so here’s a reminder from Ferris Bueller on how that’s gonna go
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Da, Komrade. Truly, this is the beginning of a great leap forward. If anyone wants to organize an "illegal protest" at CMU (where I teach), I'm in.
March 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Da, Komrade. Truly, this is the beginning of a great leap forward. If anyone wants to organize an "illegal protest" at CMU (where I teach), I'm in.
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I frickin' LOVE this. Affordance > eye candy
Next year, the EU will require cars to have buttons & dials -- not just touchscreens -- to get a top safety rating.
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
This is a great move. Drivers can fiddle with knobs & buttons without taking their eyes off the road, but they can't do that with touchscreens.
(Even better: Tesla will hate this)
Cars will need fewer screens and more buttons to earn five-star safety rating in Europe
Euro NCAP will release new testing guidelines in 2026.
www.theverge.com
February 28, 2025 at 2:16 AM
I frickin' LOVE this. Affordance > eye candy
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It has to be said. Musk is evil, and I'm choosing my words carefully. Many rich people use their money to save people's lives. Musk uses his to accumulate power, which he then uses to ensure that children die.
Awful: Delivery of life saving treatment to nearly 400,000 severely malnourished kids abroad is in doubt amid USAID firings, the product's manufacturers tell me.
The treatment is a paste made of peanuts, milk and sugar for kids on edge of starvation.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
The treatment is a paste made of peanuts, milk and sugar for kids on edge of starvation.
Details here:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Ugly Turn, Putting Starving Kids at Risk
Two U.S. nonprofits that manufacture a treatment sent by USAID to help severely malnourished children abroad say the process is in chaos. This isn’t what Marco Rubio said would happen.
newrepublic.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It has to be said. Musk is evil, and I'm choosing my words carefully. Many rich people use their money to save people's lives. Musk uses his to accumulate power, which he then uses to ensure that children die.
Last week - "Hi Floyd, do you want to buy <spammy service>?"
Today - "Hi Floyd, following up on last week's email. Still don't want to buy <spammy service>?"
Next year - "Hi Floyd, following up on last year's email. Want some <spammy service>?"
Today - "Hi Floyd, following up on last week's email. Still don't want to buy <spammy service>?"
Next year - "Hi Floyd, following up on last year's email. Want some <spammy service>?"
February 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Last week - "Hi Floyd, do you want to buy <spammy service>?"
Today - "Hi Floyd, following up on last week's email. Still don't want to buy <spammy service>?"
Next year - "Hi Floyd, following up on last year's email. Want some <spammy service>?"
Today - "Hi Floyd, following up on last week's email. Still don't want to buy <spammy service>?"
Next year - "Hi Floyd, following up on last year's email. Want some <spammy service>?"
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This is Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
February 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
This is Trump’s pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
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Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
February 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Gregg is a former Marine and Forest Service ranger. He's saved the lives of hikers dangling off a cliff or going through cardiac arrest, and he's bravely fought forest fires to save small rural towns.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
100% of his salary is paid by WA state.
Elon fired him. Share his story.
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Current situation in Yosemite National Park
February 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Current situation in Yosemite National Park
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Just talked to a friend who works for the DoE and had 2 papers censored for violating an EO. One because it uses “toxicity” (about chemical leakage into drinking wells) & the other for “diversity” (as in “microbial diversity”).
We are at Soviet-level stupidity censorship.
We are at Soviet-level stupidity censorship.
February 21, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Just talked to a friend who works for the DoE and had 2 papers censored for violating an EO. One because it uses “toxicity” (about chemical leakage into drinking wells) & the other for “diversity” (as in “microbial diversity”).
We are at Soviet-level stupidity censorship.
We are at Soviet-level stupidity censorship.
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Trump wants to be a dictator and so far he’s nailed the first syllable
February 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Trump wants to be a dictator and so far he’s nailed the first syllable
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This is how it’s done.
Gov. Mills: I’ll comply with the state and federal laws
Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds.
Gov Mills: See you in court
Trump: We are the federal law. You better do it because you’re not going to get any federal funds.
Gov Mills: See you in court
February 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM
This is how it’s done.