Audi 🖤

letting them whine their way out of proper masks during a global pandemic really emboldened the nastiest healthcare workers to demand the right to be as unsanitary as they have always yearned to be

This is insanity. A woman loses her job and finds out she has to pay $2,308.93 a month for her family of 3 to stay insured. Not only is for-profit health insurance a scam, but attaching it to our jobs is an even bigger scam and why we need a nationalized health care system now!

I really wish I was a woman of few words. Unfortunately, you will hear from me. 👍🏽

Billionaires did not get rich by working harder. They got rich by making sure you work harder, get paid less, and spend more.

Amazon just got caught running a secret price manipulation operation with Levi's, Home Depot, Walmart, and many more. Every time you "comparison shopped" online, you were looking at prices that were already rigged. Here's what happened: Amazon would monitor prices on Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot, and Chewy in real time. The second a competitor listed a product cheaper than Amazon, they'd contact the brand directly and tell them to "fix it." And the exact emails are now PUBLIC. Amazon sent Levi's links to two Walmart listings with the subject line "styles of concern." They basically said the prices on Walmart are too low and we have a problem. The next day, Levi's responded: "I talked to Walmart and they have partnered with us to take Easy Khaki Classic fit back up to ladder SPP price, $29.99 immediately." Levi's literally called Walmart and told them to raise the price. Because Amazon told Levi's to make the call. Walmart complied. Then Amazon matched the HIGHER price. Both retailers ended up charging more. The customer paid extra. Nobody competed. Same playbook with Hanes: Amazon sent them links showing Target and Walmart prices were lower. Hanes confirmed they "reached out to Target and Walmart to have the prices increased." Target increased the prices. Walmart increased the prices. Amazon kept their margins. But it gets even worse... Amazon told Allergan (the company that makes eye drops) that their product was "suppressed" on Amazon because it was cheaper on another site. Allergan responded: "Walmart got their price back up to $16.99." Amazon then unsuppressed the listing. They did this with pet treats on Chewy. Furniture on Home Depot. Products across dozens of categories spanning YEARS. The mechanism is simple but terrifying: If you're a brand and you sell cheaper on Walmart than on Amazon, Amazon suppresses your product, removes you from the Buy Box, buries you in search results, and effectively makes you invisible to 300 million customers. Brands can't afford that. So they call Walmart and Target and say "raise your prices or we'll lose our Amazon listings." Walmart and Target comply because they need the brand's products. Amazon captures 40 cents of every dollar spent online in America. That gives them the leverage to set prices across THE ENTIRE internet. Not just their own platform. So turns out, you were never comparison shopping. You were looking at a coordinated price floor set by Amazon through backroom phone calls between brands and their competitors. "Amazon is working to make your life more unaffordable." 3 separate antitrust trials are now scheduled for 2027. The FTC has its own case. 18 states plus the DOJ are piling on. This is literally happening during the WORST affordability crisis in a generation. Groceries up 25% since 2020. Housing unaffordable. Wages flat. And the largest ecommerce company on Earth has been secretly coordinating with brands to make sure you can't find a cheaper price ANYWHERE. "Competition" in retail is just a fantasy.

I still can't believe this happened and they tried to claim he was just waving.

Veterans held red tulips in solidarity with the Iranian people during civil disobedience today in Congress against the war. Over 60 were arrested.

The US is crazy because when we are kids they tell us we have a bill of rights and a first amendment and then you grow up and see they literally arrest people for standing still while holding a flower and poltical beliefs that defy the will of the state.

@cheersitskatie @sydragosa Does she have a bossv?? Because wtf

@sydragosa i even did a bending over test when i got home in case that might have been the issue but you STILL could barely see anything so i have no clue what the fuck her problem was

got dress coded for "serious cleavage" at work today

I don’t want grocery brands engaging in mass surveillance. I want grocery brands to stop price gouging customers and stop lobbying for food safety deregulations.

The money from the tariffs that crushed the working class will go to the ruling class. Just remember your anger is a gift.

I cannot stand AI but I am especially upset at folks shilling AI as an accessibility tool. An AI notetaker is NOT the same quality as a human notetaker. An AI bot is NOT a stand in for a therapist. An AI bot is NOT equivalent of a teaching assistant. 1/3

We’re “not going to prosecute the predators”??? Nice AG we got here.

"They're not farmers. They're just people who have resources. A farmer is me, who spends the day in the field"

and the sad part on many levels is that it wouldn’t have completely ruined his career. she could’ve exposed him and she’d still be called a liar and shamed. 2 years later he could release a “banger” that goes viral and people would still stream him..

California democrats just voted against a popular single payer policy in the state despite having a super majority. This is why you shitbags lose. You had an open field and you still couldn't put the ball in the net.

Using people's personal data to charge them more should be illegal. I have a bill to ban it. Plan to hear from me, @JetBlue.

I'm seeing so many people in the comments be like "CANT THEY JUST READ CAPTIONS!? LMAO?" and like... yeah but you're missing the point? This is some pretty cool representation for the ASL community and one of the first cool things Disney has done in awhile.

@FLBlue Hey y’all! Just curious. What’s the point of having your insurance if you DENY chemotherapy???