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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Clearly. The question is: what is being done about it?

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Bill is not a fan of the Bills, but even less a fan of space pets and other people's friends.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Impossible to see a scenario where they are not relegated.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

He realized that late interception saved his job, and he was praising his maker.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Lisa Cook made two grave mistakes...being born a woman, and being born with too much melanin for the Tangerine Wankmaggot.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I see zero reasons to be mad that you had grilled cheese for breakfast. That sounds fantastic, and you still have the ice cream left. Win-win.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It's disgusting and reprehensible. I am so unbelievably ashamed of what my country has become. We are the Bad Place.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

When they're finished with Justin, have them take a look at Josh Allen. Dude's decision making is incredibly confused lately.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Gamblers aren’t looking to the NY Times for wagering advice, though. That makes this even more sad.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

When a store is found doing this, there should be a coordinated effort of hundreds of people all shopping at once, filling carts, getting line, and then leaving the store without buying a thing. Make that store have to scramble to return everything back to the shelves. Waste their labor hours.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This pig has zero understanding of the phrase 'artificial' and has zero experience with intelligence.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

They cannot be permitted to remain in the league.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You continue to prove your IQ is smaller than your shoe size. Self-checkout is a CHOICE, Einstein. You're truly a clown, man. Have the day you deserve.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The opinion of a writer is not the fact of law.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

What a ridiculous take. You know nothing about me. Go fuck yourself.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you look quickly above your head, you’ll see the point flying right by. You’re lying when you claim self checkout isn’t a timesaver. And you have terrible reading comprehension. Before coming at somebody, you should actually read the posts and at least try to understand what they’re saying.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The government forcing a private business to give discounts is not legal. They can offer the business incentives to employ more cashiers, but they cannot force the business to discount their products.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The government cannot force private businesses to give discounts. That is why the bill was dead before it even started. Even the Assemblywoman who introduced it knew that.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I understand the point, but this would also apply to ANY business that offers a self-checkout. Should the local mom & pop hardware store that has a key-making kiosk also have to offer 10% off? Yes, corporate greed sucks, but this would affect ALL self-checkout, not just corporations.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Exactly! People do zero research and just promote whatever their confirmation bias feeds them, which is why we are where we are in this country. For the record, I'm a huge Mamdani fan, and a fan of stores having more humans employed. I'm just against the blind sharing of misinformation.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

He's doing amazing, fantastic things. But he had nothing to do with this.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Then wait in line where there is a cashier. Simple.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So, do you demand to be paid when you pump your own gas? How about when you fill up your own fountain drink at a convenience store?

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

First, Mamdani had nothing to do with it. There was a bill introduced by a Brooklyn Assemblywoman named Nikki Lucas that never made it out of committee, because it is not legal. Her intent was to bring awareness to stores needing to hire more people. She knew it would not pass as written.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Did you have a legal agreement with the supermarket in which you officially worked for them, and therefore they owe you an employee discount? Do you carry this same energy to the gas station? Do the gas stations also owe you an employee discount?

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

He's fantastic, no doubt. But he didn't introduce this bill. The graphic's misleading. And, the bill is dead, because there was no way it was going to pass legal scrutiny. The Assemblywoman that sponsored it, Nikki Lucas, knew it would not pass, but presented it anyway to bring attention to it.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🤣🤣🤣 Giants are making Cleveland Browns-type moves.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Well, it's obvious that you refuse to understand the entire scenario, so I'm not debating you on it. Especially when you call me a 'moron.' Also, get your facts straight if you want to be an ass. Mamdani has nothing to do with this. Assemblywoman Nikki Lucas sponsored the bill. Moron.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

(2/2) ...cases of price gouging. However, randomly stating a business must discount their items when customers use self-checkout is absurd. Ultimately, if retailers are forced to abandon self-checkouts for cashiers, prices across the board will rise considerably. Do cashier-supporters want that?

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

(1/2) Sure, we all would like 10% off our items, but this is not legal, and not something any government body is trying to institute. The government cannot apply arbitrary discounts to products a private business sells based on the method of transaction. The government can step in when there are...

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Would you still feel that way if it bounced off the helmet? Most likely not. He's had better throws than this.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Understand, but how is this any different from waiting in line for a cashier to ring the items up and then bag them? How are you saving time this way? It is a personal preference for each individual, so why do so many people want to take away the personal choice of someone else in this situation?

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Understand, but there is no way corporations are going to hire more cashiers and also maintain self-checkout. So when they ditch the self-checkout to hire more cashiers, the prices will rise further. They're not just going to hire more employees and not pass the cost on to us.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

He should worry about just making it to the play-in first.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

No one remembers this missed call in the end zone that would have given Buffalo the ball at the 1 at the end of regulation. Moss clearly holding Cooks arm down so he could not make the catch for the TD.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

They did the same thing last January.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Denver is the new Kansas City with the officiating nonsense.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Officials will make sure that doesn't happen, just like they made sure the Broncos TD did happen.

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A Whisp of Whelm @erikswartz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

NFL was drunk in the early window

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