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Lindsay Owens @lindsayowens.bsky.social · 12h

Hello Kramer Books! Thanks to JBF for the pic. I’m up in NY for launch day but so happy to see these copies with *plum* placement at my local! Fysa: more copies from Ingram are en route to bookshop so the backorder should clear today! Keep buying local.

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Lindsay Owens @lindsayowens.bsky.social · 13h

Shocked by this? I’m not. I wrote about this exact problem in Gouged—McDonald’s purchased a minority stake in Plexure in 2019 to build out the infrastructure for personalized pricing. Of course they would eventually deploy it. 1/2

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Groundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social · 12h

Tired of being overcharged and ripped off? Is your head spinning from all of the sneaky ways corporations can gouge you? @lindsayowens.bsky.social shared with @npr.org four ways to protect yourself as a shopper. But this isn't an individual problem. We need basic protections.

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Reece @thiccreese.bsky.social · 10h

“Surveillance pricing is a technique that's at the intersection of two things Americans hate: getting preyed on and being ripped off.” Check out my interview with consumer advocate @lindsayowens.bsky.social today in @wired.com! www.wired.com/story/how-to...

wired.com

How to Beat Surveillance Pricing Before It Bleeds You Dry

Consumer advocate Lindsay Owen’s new book, Gouged, traces how corporations use software—from ever-changing prices to opaque algorithms—to squeeze every penny from you.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h

This is the book corporate America does not want you to read — which is exactly why you should pick up a copy.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5h

Super PACs aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have spent a combined $55.7 million and counting on the midterm elections. Almost none of their ads mention AI or data centers. Know their names and don't fall for their lies.

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Meet the Biggest Super PACs of 2026

Voters are increasingly opposed to U.S. aid to Israel, cryptocurrency, and AI data centers.That's why the Big Money grou

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4h

I hope Michiganders elect Abdul El-Sayed to the Senate. He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States. robertreich.substack.com/p/senator-…

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Senator Abdul El-Sayed

He would be good for Michigan and good for the United States

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"For months, a group of central Louisianans and its growing coalition of allies have come together to thwart the family and child detention facility from taking root in Alexandria..." veritenews.org/2026/09/22/o...

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Opponents of Alexandria ICE detention facility hold community forum - Verite News New Orleans

The England Authority Board of Commissioners is slated to discuss the planned ICE detention facility at a meeting on Thursday.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"An admission that the American president offered to sell arms to China is extraordinary. The Communist-ruled nation is considered by most policymakers and legislators of both parties to be the greatest military, economic and diplomatic rival of the United States..." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...

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Trump Offered to Sell Arms to China, U.S. Ambassador Says

President Trump made the offer to Xi Jinping, China’s leader, said David Perdue, the ambassador to China. The White House later said the U.S. had no plans for such a sale.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Step 1: "Tether’s stablecoin has become a primary means of payment for the Iranian regime and a tool for funding terrorist proxy organizations such as Hezbollah..." Step 2: Now google Howard Lutnick and Tether www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

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Exclusive | Senate Investigation Finds Rampant Use of Tether’s Stablecoin by Iranian Regime

Wallets sanctioned over Iran ties overwhelmingly dealt in Tether’s USDT stablecoin, according to Senate Democrats.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Glendy and Nixon's children are now orphans," the archbishop said... "The family was a beloved member of our community; their children received their first sacraments in our parishes..." "This is not a gray area... What is happening is gravely immoral." www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...

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St. Louis Archdiocese wants end to 'mass deportation,' says immigrant treatment 'sinful'

Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski called for a path to legal status for those without documentation.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"“Imagine losing a third of a city’s firefighters and then wondering why downtown is burning...” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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They Call Me Gary @theycallmegary.bsky.social · 10h

Not anymore Within moments, however, site began modifying answers After originally confirming Trump’s name is in Epstein files, & Biden beat him in 2020 election& that climate change is largely human-caused, it subsequently refused to answer questions, saying it didn’t answer political inquiries. 🙄

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Live updates: Trump’s new AI-powered ‘America.gov’ pivots political answers moments after launch

President Donald Trump on Tuesday unveiled the AI-powered America.gov site to simplify access to government information, but the site began modifying its answers on who won the 2020 election.

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MrsBeans57 @mrsbeans57.bsky.social · 9h

Someone who was able to look at their coding found out the data collected is being sold/shared with 3 third-party data aggregators; one of them based in Russia!

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 12h

The government's AI chatbot is able to say something that no Trump nominee is allowed to.

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Hart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 9h

👺"President Donald J. Trump was in office when U.S. retail diesel hit its highest recorded nominal price." The new America.gov AI chatbot immediately backfired on Trump by confirming retail diesel hit an all-time high of $6.29 per gallon under his administration🇺🇸

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Ray Beckerman @raybeckerman.bsky.social · 6h

New Mexico Dem governor nominee Haaland announces data center moratorium executive order if elected ictnews.org/news/new-mex...

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New Mexico Dem governor nominee Haaland announces data center moratorium executive order if elected - ICT

Haaland defends taking money from data center company.

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Webanalyst @webanalyst.bsky.social · 10h

My take from the Smith hearings: To be a GOP senator today, you have to be a lying piece-of-shit, who puts loyalty to party & our lying piece-of-shit president, above their oaths to the Constitution & their obligations to tell the truth & do what rights to the American people! Repost if U agree

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 5h

THIS WAS MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE. A Florida grand jury found $10 MILLION meant to help provide health insurance for poor children was misappropriated for political purposes. Moody & DeSantis took money meant for kids. #GOPWarOnHealthcare

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 22h

Russia plans to spend 17.1 trillion rubles or $202.58 billion on Putin's war in 2027. This is a 206% increase from Russia's 2021 pre-war military budget of $65 billion. Putin will bankrupt the Russian people before he will give up on his dream of restoring the Russian Empire.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

At a time when the most influential leaders of the U.S. need to stand up loudly and clearly for the rule of law, they are leading the charge in the opposite direction. But not Jack Smith. Kudos to him for continuing to be a much needed voice of clarity.

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AgentJoeMcJoe 🇺🇸 @joemcjoe11.bsky.social · 11h

JACK SMITH IS AN AMERICAN HERO AND SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY HIS BRAVERY. 100 YEAR OLD CHUCKY GRASSHOLE IS STILL AN ASSHOLE.

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MadGreek 🧿 @madgreek2024.bsky.social · 9h

What did we learn today? That Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clack fan and that Senator Eric Schmitt is a dirtbag! The senator mistook the Atlanta Hawks for the Iowa Hawkeyes and tried to accuse Jack Smith of perjury. Epic fail. I'm still a fan of Jack Smith. A real American patriot. 🇺🇸

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Anne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 5h

This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...

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What It Feels Like at Cornell Right Now

As a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 9h

It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 8h

Today I learned that Jack Smith is a Caitlin Clark fan and that Amy Klobuchar knows more about sports than Eric Schmitt.

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Donna Stern @dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Look at what Mamdani has accomplished in NYC in 9 months! Memphis needs an Mamdani! #momsky#sheshed

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Prism @prismreports.org · 28/09/2026

100+ people were arrested outside the U.N. amid mass protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech, @alexmar.bsky.social reports. Protesters demanded Netanyahu’s arrest, referencing his ICC warrant for war crimes & called on U.S. leaders to cut off funding & arms shipments to Israel.

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Over 100 arrested outside U.N. amid protest of Netanyahu’s speech

Some activists criticized New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani whose police department detained protesters despite his previous pledge to arrest the Israeli prime minister

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Charlotte “Pure True Love” @charluv.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Reason Number 55,945 on Why I Love Mayor soon to be Governor🤞 Zohran Mamdani

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Sean Chiplock 🟡 🔜 SiouxperCon (Sioux Falls, SD) @sonicmega.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Man, if only there were a way for Mamdani to be the mayor of like…every city. Could you imagine? Like a “country mayor” for the United States, or something…

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28/09/2026

Mamdani: "It's always surreal to see a depiction of yourself on Saturday Night Live. I had no idea it was coming. But to be featured on the same episode as the king of New York, as well as OG getting to relive the glory of the tip in, was incredible"

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BHoswell [Money doesn't change men. It unmasks them.] @benhoswell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I still can't believe they backed someone who sexually harassed 12 women in his office when he was Governor and had to resign (Cuomo) over Mamdani because he's Muslim, and the right pooled $22m to fund a smear campaign against this man, and he still won, in a resounding victory! Karma, bitches.

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🏳️‍⚧️ Ani 🧹 say Ah-nee @zerokijz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Hell yeah. Although the post makes it sound like it's already done. It's in progress. And if you need to check, here's the official .gov outlining it. www.nyc.gov/mayors-offic...

A post in the WorkReform subreddit
Original poster says :The reason the right are so anti Mamdani is pretty obvious. They don't want you to see what your tax dollars being put to work the right way would actually look like. Then everybody would wa to happen everywhere.
Then they share a tweet that says the following.

NYC Mayor Mamdani converts a city-owned office building into approximately 4,000 new homes, with around 1,000 permanently affordable and rent-stabilised At no cost to the city, the project will nearly double the number of affordable homes built in the area over the last decade

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Po-LINA-tergeist 👻 لينا @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If Mamdani was British these dipshits would call him a populist

"Too often, centre-left governments force themselves into the role of defender of the status quo, taking the blame for failures that often aren't even their fault, being the one to explain why things are bad, instead of being the people making them better."

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Memo to Burnham: this is how you beat the populists
Carney, Mamdani and Ossoff are all showing you can take on the raging right and win. But there's one cru...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Mamdani on what he was thinking about while he stared off into space as Trump ranted and raved next: "In that moment, I'm just thinking about 12,000 homes, 30,000 jobs, largest housing development since the early 1970s... we also spoke about Haitian NYers... they're a part of the fabric of the city"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23h

Mamdani in response to Kimmel asking him to send Trump a selfie of the two of them: "I love you, but I love housing more"

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

These are the Cornell rapists:

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 27/09/2026

THIS SHOULD BE NATIONAL NEWS This has been public for more than a week, and I can’t find a single national TV report. Just local. Why? REPORT: A female Cornell student alleges she was pressured into taking ketamine, then sexually assaulted for hours by multiple Chi Phi fraternity members in 2024.

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Meidas Charise Lee 💙🌊🌴🥥🫘 @chariselee.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thousands of workers and students flooded the streets of Argentina in a “March of anger“ against President Javier Milei’s cuts to public funding and education

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 27/09/2026

Araghchi, Iranian foreign minister, explains why US is untrustworthy: "In 2025 they offered negotiations, we accepted, then in the middle of negotiations they attacked us. Eight months later, again they offered negotiations, again we accepted, & again they attacked us in the middle of negotiations"

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

US Ambassador to China David Perdue says in their recent meeting Trump asked President Xi if China wanted to buy weapons systems from the US.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

5 weeks before the midterms, American taxpayers are paying to air an ad from the 2024 Trump campaign. You are paying for this political ad. bsky.app/profile/bayl...

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Tapa @tapatv.de · 27/09/2026

“How could it be done to you, and your ancestors, and you turn around and do it to someone else?” #Genocide youtu.be/dFjOb9DGS1w?...

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Mandy Patinkin on Gaza: A Plea to Jews

YouTube video by The Interview

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026

The before and after it's even more haunting.

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