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What I’m telling my senator!

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Fascibating

Thanks missed the worker from India as was reading the American worker quotes. Cannot believe that an American defense company would treat foreign workers badly says I satirically.

This IS the question!

US contractors in Kuwait decry meager bunkers and pay cuts amid Iran war: ‘We’re treated as expendable’ Employees say they have heard little from major defense contractor V2X Inc about safety and evacuation protocols

This article seeems off- can’t imagine American workers in military support positions making just $500/month for that work. Had a friend do contractor airplane mechanic in Iraq - only did it to bring home big salary. @katiemcque.bsky.social is this a misprint? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Who controls innovation in agriculture?

The report examines how Big Tech is reshaping farming – and highlights farmer-led alternatives already building resilience.

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Not sure it’s the scientists so much as the insane metrics that universities (in the US in my case) push on their faculty. I’ve heard that some faculties will not consider MDPI journals in promotion processes.

Thanks Ian!

Auspicious Omens and Excellent Insubordination I started this out as a letter to a friend who's feeling down about where we as a nation are at in this moment, and I am still learning how this newsletter thing works so thought I could use the newsl...

In Dublin last year, an annoying interviewer demanded of me: “Your country has been overtaken by fascists. Why are you smiling?” I was too jetlagged to have a sensible answer so I said, “I’m smiling because I have a knife between my teeth.” The knife might look like this:

Wall Street Doesn’t Reward Resilience, Main Street Does Minnesota shows how small businesses can support their communities through crisis while large corporations make measured statements, or worse, cooperate with authoritarian overreach.

I live in Minneapolis, and witnessing the ways local businesses are boldly and creatively stepping up to meet community needs as large corporations offer mild statements or facilitate ICE reminds me why antimonopoly policy is central to a healthy democracy.

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At least Liam is with his father????? In prison for what????????

I mean I’ve seen him before and I thought he was nutty but not insane.

@pbsnews.org was Gary Abernathy the only conservative you could find? He has totally lost his mind. Surely there are other person?

Oh my god Gary Abernathy has lost his mind.

@stacyfmitchell.bsky.social are you having problems with your grocery map? It got blocked by our organization but yesterday I could open it in Safari on my phone. Today no. Any info?

Great news!!!

Stacy - shared with my colleagues but we are getting a forbidden error when we try to open so apparently our Microsoft blocker is not allowing access. Anyone else have this problem?

Mapping Food Deserts and Grocery Consolidation To help users explore how corporate concentration has reshaped food access across the United States, ILSR created an interactive map that shows food deserts alongside the location of different types…

1. We have a new tool for exploring how corporate concentration has hollowed out grocery access in your region: an interactive map that shows food deserts along with the location of every grocery store in the US by type — independent, small chain, large chain, or megachain like Walmart or Kroger.

Grocery Update #137: Amazon's Big Week. Like Skynet, but with a customer loyalty program.

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If you can and if 1) you want to hit at corporate supporters of ICE, 2) you support workers, and 3) you want to protest against data harvesting - stop using Whole Foods.

Amazing succinct thread!

But ICE has money to operate no matter what? From the big ugly bill? Or am I wrong?

One of the many destabilizing actions unleashed upon the world by this regime.

This is tragic

Walmart heirs….

Please please watch this seriously concerning video! @linamkhan.bsky.social is absolutely correct that this is an issue of reducing competition not just pricing!

If you’re scared of a Honda Pilot driving less than 5 miles an hour, with its wheels pointing away from you, you should not be working in law-enforcement…

You shouldn’t have a gun. You shouldn’t have a badge. You should find a new line of work.

I just skimmed this and it looks amazing. It’s a different way if looking at state/economy power than many sociologists use but really interesting.

There’s a debate about whether to focus on lowering prices or saving democracy. But both crises flow from the extreme concentration of economic power. The solution is to shift that power back into people’s hands — through strong public institutions, worker rights, and thriving small businesses.