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Guest: Labor journalist, author Steven Greenhouse Also: Putin steals another election Trump tries to avoid coughing up $450M in NY... On today's BradCast: Given all of the ongoing madness, this story has not yet broken through all of the noise. But...
by TheBradBlog
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on Mon Mar 18, 2024 at 06:27 PM PDT
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The tl-dr For the headline tl-dr above the fold if skimming this Diary, there’s been a serious and dangerous misunderstanding fuelling the proposed TikTok ban in the House panel (a lot of Dem votes) already costing us dearly, just when we have...
by Tweedledee5
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on Sun Mar 10, 2024 at 08:30 PM PDT
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Union busting has been�the norm in much of corporate America as companies like Jeff Bezos’ Amazon and Elon Musk’s Tesla ...
by Charles Jay
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on Wed Mar 06, 2024 at 06:00 AM PST
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The latest tactic�in the 2024 war on workers has made itself known! It’s claiming the federal agency created to protect them is “unconstitutional.” So far�this year, three corporations—...
by Charles Jay
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on Thu Feb 22, 2024 at 06:30 AM PST
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The Great Freight-Train Heists of the 21st Century The explosion of the e-commerce economy has created an opportunity for thieves — and a conundrum for the railways. That’s the title of an extensive report in The NY Times Magazine by Malia Wollan. It's...
by xaxnar
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on Sun Jan 28, 2024 at 12:25 PM PST
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by BrianMcFadden
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on Fri Jan 26, 2024 at 02:50 PM PST
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, eeff, Magnifico, annetteboardman, Besame, jck, and JeremyBloom. Alumni editors include (but not limited to)...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Jan 12, 2024 at 08:59 PM PST
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There is a question mark on the title because I am genuinely unsure how much of what I am about to discuss is deliberate on Amazon’s part, and how much is just benign neglect. �
Wired has a piece ...
by angryea
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on Fri Jan 12, 2024 at 05:00 AM PST
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Welcome to Overnight News Digest- Saturday Science. Since 2007 the OND has been a regular community feature on Daily Kos, consisting of science stories from around the world, sometimes coupled with ...
by Rise above the swamp
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on Sat Jan 13, 2024 at 08:59 PM PST
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In my spare thinking time, you know, when I’m at work, I think of lots of crazy ideas about lots of different things. One day I was thinking about carbon capture and trying to figure out a low cost, highly energy efficient (preferably solar powered),...
by Peter Olandt
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on Mon Dec 18, 2023 at 08:55 AM PST
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At present, I don’t have a car. I do have a cat. I had a beastly cold, that left me feeling as though I’d been run over by a Mack Truck, and I was out of cat food. Under normal, un viral, circumstances, I would walk to the local supermarket. But that...
by MeJean
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on Mon Dec 11, 2023 at 07:56 PM PST
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I have received inferior products from Amazon and they charge, and charge me for their service. It is hard to get rid of. I agree wholeheartedly. Rather pay more and get rid of the shipping charges with often times, most of the time, doubles the price...
by Sue Holloway
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on Mon Dec 11, 2023 at 10:08 AM PST
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My wife and I have been Amazon customers since they only sold books! We have had less than 1 percent of problems with products from this source. Yeah, yeah, I hear the complainers about how bad this locale is for products, and again as with my...
by OldVirginian
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on Mon Dec 11, 2023 at 09:56 AM PST
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As of today, I am no longer an Amazon Prime member, and will no longer be buying from Amazon. Here are the reasons: . 1) Substandard products from substandard providers. Yes, there are a lot of quality products, but there are a lot of crap products...
by danarheaelliott
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on Sun Dec 10, 2023 at 09:34 PM PST
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Please note: I will not be available to host Saturday Science on�December 30. Would someone please volunteer to assume the responsibilities?
by Rise above the swamp
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on Sat Dec 09, 2023 at 08:59 PM PST
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DoubleBlind, an online magazine promoting the responsible use of psychedelics and selling kits for growing medicinal mushrooms, published a though-provoking article a little while back titled How the War on Drugs Fuels Environmental Destruction. Even...
by cadebryant
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on Sun Dec 03, 2023 at 10:25 PM PST
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UPDATE: Thursday, Nov 30, 2023 · 12:42:11 AM +00:00 · zbob Wow. I had no idea how bad it is. While I encourage Kossacks to read the comments, I can summarize: Lots of our readers have effed-up mail service. People are furious that Biden has not...
by zbob
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on Wed Nov 29, 2023 at 09:25 AM PST
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I have had my Amazon “Show” for several years now but I just tossed it into the trash. It was a familiar sight on the countertop next to the fridge. We bought it to take advantage of what was at the time a very affordable subscription to Amazon’s...
by Paul C
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on Tue Nov 28, 2023 at 07:43 AM PST
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Amazon used a secret algorithm that essentially helped the company raise prices on other online sites and “destroyed” some internal communications as the Federal Trade Commission was ...
by Associated Press
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on Sun Nov 05, 2023 at 12:59 PM PST
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Three weeks ago, President Joe Biden took the action many climate activists had been pushing for a long time—forming an American Climate Corps. The idea is to put tens of thousands of young people to work on climate-friendly projects like installing...
by Meteor Blades
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on Sun Oct 15, 2023 at 09:00 AM PDT
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