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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 09/05/2026

They boast about their "personalized pricing" swindles, whereby they use surveillance data to figure out how desperate you are and jack up the prices you see in their apps: pluralistic.net/2025/12/11/n... 14/

pluralistic.net

Pluralistic: Instacart reaches into your pocket and lops a third off your dollars (11 Dec 2025) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 09/05/2026

Trump has the power to put a stop to *all* of this, but still, he *can't*, because his oligarch pals would squeal, and when they squeal, Trump jumps. In theory, Trump has lots of power, but in practice, Trump can't *do* anything. 15/

thebignewsletter.com

Beef Is Expensive. So Why Are Cattle Ranchers Going Bankrupt?

Independent cattle producer advocate Bill Bullard explains the problem. It's the monopolies, stupid.

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 09/05/2026

Which brings me to the cost of meat. Meat inflation has raced ahead of other forms of food inflation, even as the payments to ranchers and other producers fell sharply, leading to waves of bankruptcies: www.thebignewsletter.com/p/beef-is-ex... 16/

thebignewsletter.com

Beef Is Expensive. So Why Are Cattle Ranchers Going Bankrupt?

Independent cattle producer advocate Bill Bullard explains the problem. It's the monopolies, stupid.

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