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Jolson Lim

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Master of Public Policy, U of T Former parliamentary press gallery journalist Long COVID recoveree History and political economy dork

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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Why Canadians with long COVID feel forgotten by the health-care system: ‘The pandemic still isn’t over’ www.thestar.com/news/canada/...
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Why Canadians with long COVID feel forgotten by the health-care system: ‘The pandemic still isn’t over’
Five years after the dawn of the pandemic, thousands of Canadians still living with long COVID say they feel abandoned by the medical system.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Canada’s obsession with housing is stunting our future www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...
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Canada’s obsession with housing is stunting our future
Out of all G7 nations, Canada invests the largest share of GDP in housing, reflecting a persistent fixation on real estate
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Remembering Paul Martin’s disastrous 1995 federal budget www.policyalternatives.ca/news-researc...
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Remembering Paul Martin’s disastrous 1995 federal budget - CCPA
A few short years ago, we were talking about how to “build back better” from the devastation of the pandemic. Today, in the midst of a new economic crisis, the talk of prosperity and security now cent...
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Welcome back to Canada, military Keynesianism. www.theglobeandmail.com/business/eco...
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From established players to startups, Ottawa’s massive defence spending is set to transform the industry
Carney government’s focus on military spending presents an opportunity for major new lines of business and lucrative contracts
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/o...
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Opinion | I’m a Genocide Scholar. I Know It When I See It.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Found on the @nytimes.com homepage. News story on the pro-Palestinian movement with plenty of editorializing and where the only source interviewed was from the Anti-Defamation League. What are we even doing here? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...
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Pro-Palestinian Movement Faces an Uncertain Path After D.C. Attack
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
In these troubled times, Ottawa should consider spending more, borrowing more www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...
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Opinion: In these troubled times, Ottawa should consider spending more, borrowing more
As Canada faces a new generational challenge via Donald Trump, its international credit is good. Canada can borrow cheaply, and it should
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
West Kowloon, Hong Kong, 2025.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Disturbing video shows jail guards carrying out violent, hours-long retribution at Maplehurst www.thestar.com/news/investi...
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Watch: Disturbing video shows jail guards carrying out violent, hours-long retribution at Maplehurst
Ontario government lawyers tried to prevent the public release of the videos. But the Star won access in court.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Politicians should be preparing Canadians to face hard times, not showering us with gifts www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/toron...
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Politicians should be preparing Canadians to face hard times, not showering us with gifts
Mark Carney of the Liberals and Pierre Poilievre of the Conservatives are each dangling big tax cuts in front of voters in hopes of winning their support on April 28
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Carney's green funds at Brookfield used Bermuda tax haven to attract investors www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Carney's green funds at Brookfield used Bermuda tax haven to attract investors | CBC News
The legal structure of the Brookfield funds is complex and includes many jurisdictions. However, experts say their activities in Bermuda raise questions about Mark Carney's approach to fiscal policy i...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 04/03/2025
On March 4, 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt was inaugurated for his first term as president. He was the last U.S. president to be inaugurated on this date. In his inaugural speech, Roosevelt stated, “the only thing we have to fear is…fear itself.” Read more about what happened on this date: t.ly/k9wsb
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Last Friday, I said goodbye to my amazing cat Alice, who recently developed an aggressive form of cancer. She took over many virtual work meetings during Covid lockdowns. She opened my heart and made me a better person. She was loved by family and friends. Her memory is a blessing and forever so.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Economists call on Ottawa to reform employment insurance as trade war begins www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Economists call on Ottawa to reform employment insurance as trade war begins
The federal government is considering making tweaks to the EI system as part of a package of yet-to-be-announced measures designed to support workers
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Stephen A. Smith is the modern-day Walter Winchell in The Plot Against America by Philip Roth.
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Jennifer Robson 🇨🇦 @jrobson.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
The tariffs are indeed coming. Stop hoping they won't. We are going to have to support affected businesses. I would prioritize their workers, not their profits. Here are some lessons we can learn from the pandemic. #cdnpoli #cdnecon policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/fe...
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Pandemic-era lessons for the coming Trump tariff crisis
The lesson of the pandemic is not to do the same or less to support workers. The lesson is to use data to be smarter.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Canadians are calling it T-Day.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
The next Liberal leader will need to get serious about Palestinian rights www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
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Opinion: The next Liberal leader will need to get serious about Palestinian rights
If the party wants to prove its core values – that government can be a force for good, and that it can lead a diverse Canada toward justice – this is where it should start
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
What to say when someone is grieving is tricky. Sometimes actions speak louder than words www.theglobeandmail.com/life/first-p...
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What to say when someone is grieving is tricky. Sometimes actions speak louder than words
‘Widowhood confused me and everyone around me was just as flummoxed about how to deal with a young widow’
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Ottawa planning pandemic-level relief for workers, businesses if Trump imposes tariffs www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...
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Ottawa planning pandemic-level relief for workers, businesses if Trump imposes tariffs
Sources say the bulk of potential spending on new programs will require legislative approval, which could not take place until Parliament resumes in March
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 28/01/2025
Breaking News: Workers at a Whole Foods in Philadelphia voted to become the first unionized store in the grocery chain, which is owned by Amazon.
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Whole Foods Workers in Philadelphia Vote to Form Chain’s First Union
The union win comes as Amazon, which owns the grocery chain, is also fighting labor organizing in its warehouse and delivery businesses.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
DeepSeek’s ‘Sputnik moment’ sparks rout in AI-linked stocks www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/ar...
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DeepSeek’s ‘Sputnik moment’ sparks rout in AI-linked stocks
Emergence of low-cost Chinese model sparks concern
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Jameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Trump is calling for ethnic cleansing—“clean out that whole thing” was his phrase!—but the NYT manages to make him sound like a humanitarian.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
In the face of Trump’s tariff threats, Canada can emerge stronger than ever www.thestar.com/business/opi...
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Jim Stanford: In the face of Trump’s tariff threats, Canada can emerge stronger than ever. Here’s the plan
if we stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump with a new National Policy, Canada could emerge as a more independent country than we have recently imagined.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Canada’s digital services tax and online regulation bills are likely Trump trade targets www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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Canada’s digital services tax and online regulation bills are likely Trump trade targets
Donald Trump’s executive order directs the U.S. treasury secretary to investigate countries with tax rules that are ‘extraterritorial or disproportionately affect American companies’
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The Upper Class and those working hard to join it? www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
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Freeland would scrap capital gains tax changes if elected Liberal leader: source | CBC News
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland would scrap changes to the capital gains tax that she introduced as finance minister, CBC News has confirmed.
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Michael Colborne @colborne.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
When the inevitable excuses come out that it simultaneously was totally accidental and also meant to be ironic, my 2023 @bellingcat.com article on how (not) to interpret far right symbols www.bellingcat.com/resources/20...
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How (Not) To Interpret Far-Right Symbols - bellingcat
Far-right actors are increasingly creative and coy with their use of obscure and misleading symbols, presenting new challenges to researchers and journalists.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Carmichael: Goodbye to Trudeaunomics and its failures thelogic.co/comment/kevi...
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Carmichael: Goodbye to Trudeaunomics and its failures - The Logic
The Justin Trudeau era is a cautionary tale for those who believe it’s simple to turn ideas into change.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/01/18/u...
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Support for Trump’s Policies Exceeds Support for Trump
A new poll found the public is sympathetic to the president-elect’s plans to deport migrants and reduce America’s presence overseas.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Anthony Blinken has been consistency wrong on contentious topics and mediocre on easy ones. He supported the Iraq War and has Netanyahu walk all over him. He defended Ukraine and focused more on China but took too much of Biden’s attention from popular domestic policies, hence last year’s loss.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
Farmers slam Ottawa for approving Bunge purchase of grain handler Viterra www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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Farmers slam Ottawa for approving Bunge purchase of grain handler Viterra
The deal was approved after Bunge agreed to several concessions, including maintain domestic jobs and a Canadian head office in Regina
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/01/2025
this confirms something i have long suspected, which is that certain people are told that their professional and academic failures are because of “affirmative action” or “DEI” as a way to avoid difficult conversations about their mediocrity www.wsj.com/lifestyle/ca...
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You Blamed DEI for Hurting Your Career. Now What?
For people who pin their failures on diversity, corporate America’s DEI retreat removes a barrier—or maybe an excuse.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 15/01/2025
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer warned that potential 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada suggested by President-elect Donald Trump could harm the US auto sector, damage supply chains, slow production lines, and cut ‘jobs on both sides of the border’ reut.rs/3WnDYue
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Michigan governor warns Trump tariffs on Mexico, Canada could harm US auto sector
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer warned on Wednesday that potential 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada suggested by President-elect Donald Trump could harm the U.S. auto sector, increase vehicle prices and benefit China.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 15/01/2025
NEW: Israel has repeatedly crossed the Biden administration’s human rights red lines. But the U.S. continued to send weapons. Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State Department.
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A Year of Empty Threats and a “Smokescreen” Policy: How the State Department Let Israel Get Away With Horrors in Gaza
Israel has repeatedly crossed the Biden administration’s human rights red lines. But the U.S. continued to send weapons. Exclusive records and interviews reveal what happened inside the State…
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Joe Biden’s presidency was a failure. He leaves the White House with the world less safe than when his term began. Many thousands dead in the ME. Austerity at home. The cost of living is up. The forces of far-right populism are marching. Biden is the worst Democratic president since Andrew Johnson.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
The U.S. FDA will ban red dye No. 3 from foods. It is still permitted in Canada despite bans in Europe, Australia and New Zealand. apnews.com/article/fda-...
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FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods
U.S. regulators are banning the dye called Red 3 from the food supply. The move comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics such as lipsticks because of potential cancer risk.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Canadian pension plans should sell off investments in natural gas before it’s too late, advocacy group says www.thestar.com/business/can...
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Canadian pension plans should sell off investments in natural gas before it’s too late, advocacy group says
A new report from advocacy group Shift Action says fund managers should divest from natural gas, saying the proposed switch to greener hydrogen is a 'hyped-up story.'
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
In Namibia, a Canadian copper company leaves a legacy of toxic waste www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
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In Namibia, a Canadian copper company leaves a legacy of toxic waste
Sickness has been common for years in Tsumeb, where Dundee Precious Metals was the biggest employer for more than a decade. Tests have now found the soil is contaminated with arsenic and other heavy m...
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Greenwashing 101: Enbridge received billions of dollars in green loans tied to curbing its impact on the environment. So why have its emissions grown? www.thestar.com/news/investi...
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Enbridge received billions of dollars in green loans tied to curbing its impact on the environment. So why have its emissions grown?
Enbridge says sustainability-linked financing is a helpful tool in its quest to go greener. To critics, these loans are often just “greenwashing.”
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion www.nytimes.com/2025/01/12/b...
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China’s Trade Surplus Reaches a Record of Nearly $1 Trillion
China’s vast exports in 2024 exceeded its imports on a scale seldom seen anywhere except during or immediately after the two world wars.
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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 11/01/2025
New: Mark Zuckerberg was warned he'd die in prison. Tim Cook said those who led the "shameful" insurrection "should be held to account." Google's founder said he was "deeply offended" by Trump's first win. Now all have fallen in line, giving $1 million to Trump's inaugural fund wapo.st/3PzjIC1
Chart showing Big Tech donations to inaugural committees
After giving sparsely to the swearing-in festivities of Donald Trump in 2017 and Joe Biden in 2021, some of the biggest tech giants have donated $1 million each to President-elect Trump’s inaugural fund.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
This was pretty much my cohort of millennials, except we had 4Chan.
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Banks Are Racking Up Wins Even Before Trump Is Back in White House www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/b...
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Banks Are Racking Up Wins Even Before Trump Is Back in White House
Lobbying by banks helped torpedo a major proposal, and a top regulator announced this week that he would step down from a leadership role.
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sarah jeong @sarahjeong.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
congressional hearings, subpoenas, state laws, the absolute wildest federal bills, jd vance saying he likes antitrust because google too liberal, republicans even went to the supreme court over facebook content moderation
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Looking forward to my future career smuggling un-tariffed Lego sets into the US across Lake Superior like I’m some Prohibition-era rum-runner.
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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
what elon musk has done to poison information (and stoke even more extremism with an algorithm he can control without any real accountability) is horrifying. more wildly, it‘s influencing other giants. it's not about the aunt who is spreading disinfo on facebook anymore... this shit will be the norm
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Translation: I am a Liberal MP and I am upset I did not get a ministerial role.
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Ann Telnaes, who has worked at The Washington Post as an editorial cartoonist since 2008, says her cartoon criticizing billions currying favor with Trump was spiked — and now she has quit the paper
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Why I'm quitting the Washington Post
Democracy can't function without a free press
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evy kwong @evystadium.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
i kid you not this is an article every single damn new year (and the same damn faces) and the income gaps between these CEOs and workers only gets larger every year
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Jolson Lim @jolsonlim.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Feels like a big part of Netflix’s business plan is putting out slop b-films to a loyal audience that neglect Prime Video, HBO and other streamers like Hulu.
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