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"The revolution will be properly minuted" Free signposting and governance advice for ethical business, social enterprise, charities, and campaigns. Find us also @inequalitynews.bsky.social #Coops #EmployeeOwnership #Charities #Mutuals #SocialEnterprise

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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Co‑operatives deliver good growth – and we can prove it. Our Co‑operative and Mutual Economy 2026 report is out. Co‑ops are: 📈 more than 2x as likely to survive five years 💷 4x more likely to pay the real Living Wage 📍 more likely to be based outside London and the South East 👉 www.uk.coop/economy
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
According to @rmeoc.bsky.social, worker-owned home care agencies pay higher wages and provide better employment stability compared to the industry average.
The Industry Average
75% annual turnover
$26,000 median earnings a year
83% of US home-care agencies are now for-profit.

At Worker-Owned Agencies
38% annual turnover
+$2 more an hour
Caregivers help set the training, the culture, and the finances.

Rocky Mountain Employee Ownership Center
https://www.rmeoc.org/
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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Net zero and economic development are deeply connected – but operate in silos. 🌱 CLES has released a new guide to help organisations better understand community wealth building and net zero, and how they relate to their work: increasing impact, efficiency and community benefit ⤵️
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This is an interesting article on a worker-owned bookstore and how economic democracy can help address widening wealth inequality. Bol Bookstore in Washington, DC, is managed by its workers. They make the decisions about operations and long-term direction themselves. Thanks to @inequality.org.
inequality.org
Co-op Bookstores Advance Economic Democracy in the Literary Space
A visit to Bol, the first worked-owned bookstore in Washington, DC.
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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Important update: Save the new date for the Community Wealth Building Summit! 📆 We’re moving the Summit to 24 March 2027 to make it the strongest, most impactful event possible 💪 Watch this space for speaker and ticket sales announcements, soon 👀
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Warwick Mill, Middleton's derelict Grade II-listed cotton mill, has sat empty for a decade. This week Rochdale Council announced a deal to buy it back – because that's exactly what residents asked for.
An image showing the exterior of Warwick Mill. A large red brick, derelict cotton mill with windows either broken or boarded up. The interior of Warwick Mill, a large floor space with tape bordering off a section.
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Employee Ownership Association (eoa) @eoauk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The UK’s employee owned sector is edging closer to a major milestone. Discover more in our Growth Strategy update alongside news on our industry dashboard, market intelligence, and more. ➡️ employeeownership.co.uk/Site/content...
Text reading 'UK Closes in on 3,000 EO Businesses' overlaying a light purple background. The eoa logo is in the top right corner.
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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🌱 Want to build a local economy that works for everyone? Join CLES online on the 10th of September for an introductory workshop on Community Wealth Building. 🎟️ Book your tickets here: cles.org.uk/event/an-int...
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We're proud to have attained the Fair Tax Mark for another year: proof that we pay the right tax, in the right place, at the right time. Proud to stand with 50+ co‑ops and mutuals doing the same. Our members get 10% off Fair Tax Mark from @fairtaxfoundation.bsky.social - learn more: buff.ly/Zq5iZ3A
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Are there other ways to organize our economy? Economic democracy expands the ideal of "one person, one vote" into the economy. Democracy in our economy is the next step in realizing a society that features genuine self-determination for all people.
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After Capitalism: A Cooperative Economy (Documentary)
YouTube video by Sarah Maria
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
If you'd like and are able to support the worker-owned and democratic economy, there's a directory that helps make searching for products easier. workerowned.info Thank you to @iesai.bsky.social for building it.
workerowned.info
Market Place | Shop worker owned online stores for apparel, home goods, food and more
Browse worker owned online stores by category or search 3,500+ products from cooperatives and employee-owned companies.
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Economic Justice Brum @econjusticebrum.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
What happens when money intended for public services is extracted for private profit? @clesthinkdo.bsky.social is bringing people together in #Birmingham to look at wealth extraction, its impact on services & communities, and what we can do differently. 23 Sept | Priory Rooms luma.com/jb3hb866
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Plugging the leaks: in person meet up & workshops for people fighting wealth extraction · Luma
What An in person meet up for all those fighting wealth extraction from the resources and services we hold dear. History In June 2026 over 60 people attended a…
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
⏰️ Time is running out to grab early-bird tickets for the UK Social Enterprise Awards in Manchester. For the first time, the awards include a Co-op of the Year Award, co-produced by Co-operatives UK and @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social.🏅 🔗 Book before prices increase: buff.ly/GizzlUL
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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This. Is. Big. The Prime Minister just announced that he will hand mayors a share of income tax. Our response ⤵️
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The Radical Scribe @radicalscribe.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
PLEASE SUPPORT the #MissingPeople charity 🔽 in whatever way you can. They do excellent and much needed work. Thank You! ♥️
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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
📢 WE'RE SUPPORTING this excellent charity #MissingPeople. It's very simple to sign up as a "Digital Search Hero" (see link below 🔽) and you can then use your social media to amplify the search for people and generally help keep the issue in people's minds...♥️ www.missingpeople.org.uk/appeal-searc...
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Digital Search Heroes
What does it mean to be a Digital Search Hero? Our vision is for every missing child, adult and family left behind to find help, hope, and a safe way to reconn
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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
🚨🔽 Can you help find Scott? Please share across your social media. Thank You ♥️ #MissingPeople #ReportedMissing www.missingpeople.org.uk/help-us-find...
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Scott Fletcher
Scott we are here for you whenever you are ready; we can listen, talk you through what help you need, pass a message for you and help you to be safe.
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Why should public money for care end up as private profit? Following Andy Burnham's speech on social care reform this week, we're calling for a co-operative approach: buff.ly/nxNIvVd
Photo by Age Cymru on Unsplash
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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
📢 This charity does amazing work 🔽. Please support if you can...♥️ www.missingpeople.org.uk
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
There is evidence that individuals who work in worker cooperatives demonstrate higher levels of activism, volunteerism, and community involvement than demographically similar employees within traditional business structures.
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Civic Engagement at Work (SSIR)
A study of worker-owned cooperatives demonstrates how people see their civic engagement, whether in the workplace or out in the world, as one and the same activity.
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Read the full research from NEF, @clesthinkdo.bsky.social, @thrivingplaces.bsky.social and @cooperativesuk.bsky.social neweconomics.org/2025/11/endi... 3/3
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Ending extraction in the UK care system
How our care system facilitates the extraction of value and wealth from places and local public service budgets
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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Since 2013, Preston's approach has helped to shape community wealth building practice across the UK and beyond. It might also be helping to tackle child poverty in the city. Our latest research suggests that that local councils can also make a difference on child poverty. Link below 👇
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
What if union membership tripled? It would deliver a 14.5% raise for the median worker. It would shift $1.2 trillion to workers annually. It would significantly narrow racial wage gaps. It would increase the number of people with health insurance. This is the power of economic democracy.
epi.org
The case for tripling union membership: How rebuilding union power would strengthen workers, the economy, and our democracy
Foreword Imagine union membership tripling in the United States. It may sound radical—if you’ve forgotten history. In fact, more than 1 in 3 private-sector workers belonged to a union in the 1950s. Th...
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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
It’s official, Andy Burnham will become the next Labour leader and prime minister. In his speech today he will set out his ambition to fix the big things that politics has neglected. We're calling on him to use his first 100 days to show that those ambitions are not just political rhetoric
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Employee Ownership Association (eoa) @eoauk.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We look forward to working with the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his Ministerial team. We'll be engaging with the new Ministers when appointed to share our priority policy asks. Discover more in our latest blog. ➡️ employeeownership.co.uk/Site/content...
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
From #CoopCongress to Downing Street! There's more to this particular journey of course... Congratulations to @andyburnham.bsky.social – the UK's first Labour & Co-operative Prime Minister. We're looking forward to working with the new govt to help deliver good growth in every postcode #coops
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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
📢 Hot off the press 📢 Burnham wants to call time on trickle-down economics. Luckily for him, Tom Lloyd Goodwin has developed a plan to make it happen 📜 From devolving thinking to establishing a Good Growth Test, read the plan in today's @labourlist.bsky.social ⤵️ labourlist.org/2026/07/a-te...
labourlist.org
'A ten-point plan for ending trickle-down economics' - LabourList
Ten ideas to help Andy Burnham move away from the broken model of trickle down economics from the Centre for Local Economies.
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Co-op News @coopnews.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Co-operatives UK and Community Energy England have launched a dual membership offer designed to help #communityenergy organisations grow, collaborate and maximise their impact. @cooperativesuk.bsky.social #energy #renewables #coops www.thenews.coop/dual-members...
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The Radical Scribe @radicalscribe.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
📢 This is how we could structure the UK 🔽. We just have to believe that change is possible, that another better world is possible... #PublicOwnership #CommunityWealthBuilding #EmployeeOwnership #CooperativeOwnership #Mutuals
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
In an industry plagued by low wages and high turnover, this childcare company is trying something different. “Whatever your position is here,” said Tijuana Jackson, a lead teacher, “because we’re an employee-owned company, you also have a voice in the direction of the company. That’s what I love.”
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This Childcare Program Is 100% Employee-Owned. Will It Help Retain Workers?
At Imagine Early Learning Centers, all staff own a portion of the company. Could this model be part of a solution to retaining childcare providers?
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Employee Ownership Association (eoa) @eoauk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Tickets are now available for #eoaLive! October at The Lowry in Greater Manchester. Join employee owners, leaders, and EO advisers for practical insight, breakout sessions, networking, and real-world learning designed to help you keep #OwningIt ➡️ employeeownership.co.uk/Site/content...
Text reading 'Thursday 8 October 2026, The Lowry, Greater Manchester, #OwningIt' under the logo for eoaLive! It is overlayed on a picture of an arts and threat building
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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
"The foundational economy is where most people work – and where everyday living standards are determined." Julian Boys uses his Bdaily column to highlight the importance of putting the foundational economy at the heart of decision-making in the North East. bdaily.co.uk/articles/202...
bdaily.co.uk
Time for strategy built on the foundational economy
The North East is rightly proud of its cutting-edge sectors that include advanced manufacturing and clean energy. But new analysis suggests… | North East | Economy | Politics | Industrial Strategy | G...
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
🏆 Could your co-op be Co-op of the Year? 🏆 The UK @socialenterpriseuk.bsky.social Awards 2026 include a dedicated co-op category for the first time. But applications close this Sunday 12 July. Don't miss out. Apply today 👉 www.socialenterprise.org.uk/all-about-so... #coops #socentawards
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Studies indicate that worker ownership is generally linked to better productivity, pay, job stability, and firm survival. Worker ownership also supports a more sustainable distribution of wealth, with the potential to significantly decrease inequality. wol.iza.org/articles/doe...
Data shows that in the years of 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018, employee owners (EOs) are significantly less likely to be laid off in the previous year compared to non-employee owners (NEOs).

In 2002, ~3.1% of EOs were laid off in the previous year compared to ~9% of NEOs.

In 2006, ~3.3% of EOs were laid off in the previous year compared to ~8.2% of NEOs.

In 2010, ~3.6% of EOs were laid off in the previous year compared to ~11.2% of NEOs.

In 2014, ~1.2% of EOs were laid off in the previous year compared to ~9.5% of NEOs.

In 2018, ~0.8% of EOs were laid off in the previous year compared to ~5.9% of NEOs.

Source: Author's own compilation based on data from the US General Social Survey, adjusted for tenure, occupation, gender, age, race, and education. Online at https://gss.norc.org/
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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
📢 The Burnham govt should put Community Wealth Building (CWB) at the core of its economic plans 🔽. We need to: ✅ Replace the idea of 'UK PLC' with 'Co-op UK' ✅ Invest to boost CWB ✅ Learn from existing CWB seen in places like Preston, Islington, Scotland etc... www.gov.scot/policies/cit...
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Community wealth building
How the Scottish Government is exploring community wealth building as an approach to deliver inclusive growth.
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Taxing billionaires alone does not abolish the system that allows them to exist. The economic structures that concentrate wealth and power remain intact. The implementation of a democratic economic system—one where becoming a billionaire is structurally impossible—is absolutely necessary.
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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
This Sky News dive into Andy Burnham, Manchesterism & what GM's economic model might tell us about a possible Burnham premiership features our Victoria Bettany. Manchesterism has asked how to make growth fairer. Its next evolution must be to ask who owns it. 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nIH...
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
A new legal right to buy community assets needs practical support behind it. That is why we welcome the £61m Community Right Buy Fund – announced by Housing, Communities & Local Gov Secretary of State Steve Reed – with finance and capacity support for communities: www.uk.coop/news/communi... #coops
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Big news from #CoopCongress. Rachel Blake MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, announced that govt will soon appoint a mutual & co-operative sector champion. It'll be an important and new touchpoint with gov. As Rachel said: “The member-owned model does something different, and I think vital.”
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Marginalized communities often turn to cooperative economics to resist the system that prioritizes profit for the few. Throughout U.S. history, Black communities have established cooperatives, worker-owned enterprises, and mutual aid networks as a means of pursuing economic self-determination.
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A Brief History of Black Cooperatives in the United States — Civil Rights Teaching
Interview of Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard By Mira Luna For as long as there have been Africans in America, there have been examples of Black social, cultural and economic solidarity. Often formed in ...
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Canada has recently made its tax incentive for employee ownership trusts permanent. This supports the creation of worker-owned businesses in the country and contributes to an economic system where wealth stays with the workers and their communities rather than extracted by billionaires.
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Permanent EOT legislation providing incentive for employers, supporting wealth distribution: expert | Benefits Canada.com
The federal government’s recent announcement that it will make the employee ownership trust tax exemption permanent is a major incentive for employers to transition their businesses to employee owners...
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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
We're launching "Community wealth building around the world" — a new series exploring how places across the globe are putting community wealth building into practice. First stop: The Basque Country Read the first instalment from Andoni Egia Olaizola and Oliver Chan 👇 cles.org.uk/community-we...
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The Centre for Local Economies (CLES) @clesthinkdo.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Are you a councillor looking for practical ways to create a stronger, fairer local economy? Join CLES for a free online workshop exploring how community wealth building can help address the challenges facing your area. Register now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-...
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Employee Ownership Association (eoa) @eoauk.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
There’s less than 25 days until #EODay 2026! This year, we’re uniting behind the theme of #OwningIt Head over to the EO Day page to download the campaign pack and get involved! ➡️ employeeownership.co.uk/Site/Site/co...
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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
😢 The cancer of "capitalist values" is sadly dripping, more and more, into the mutual and co-op sector these days... www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Mutual retailer triples boss’s pay to £2.2m despite fall in profits
OurCoop criticised by members after withholding annual profit-share payment despite soaring executive pay
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The Radical Scribe @radicalscribe.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
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The Cooperative Economy @cooperatives.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Cooperatives and labor unions can work together to form a more democratic economy. Abundance Food Co-op (Rochester, New York) is a unionized community-owned cooperative. It's a business where both the community and the workers have a voice.
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Abundance Food Co-op Ratifies First Union Contract
“Cooperatives exist to serve our community, and the workers are a part of our community.'
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
🌍 Co‑operate and we can change the world! 💗 That’s the theme of #CoopFortnight 2026 – starting on 22 June. To celebrate, we want to showcase the incredible positive impact co‑operatives are making every day. We want to hear from our members about: 🧵 (1/2)
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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
The structure matters. If companies are owned by shareholders who may never set foot in the communities they affect, decisions follow that logic. Returns come first. Everything else becomes secondary. Think about water companies. It’s not failure. It’s how the system is designed to work.
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