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ATT’s Direct TV no longer carries OAN. And as of July 31st, Verizon Fios will also drop them. Which will rendered this right-wing font of falsehood invisible to most Americans. OAN on-air personnel are consequently miffed Alison Steinberg is one of...
by TheCriticalMind
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on Thu Jul 28, 2022 at 03:18 PM PDT
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One America News, the Fox for those who need their farcical newsfotainment with even more fascism, appears to be on its way out. I remember the first time I saw One America News. It was at a Dickey’s BBQ in Texas, and I looked up to see what I thought...
by Rule of Claw
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on Wed Jul 27, 2022 at 11:43 AM PDT
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This article was originally published at Prism Corporations began introducing plans to pay for abortion travel across state lines shortly after the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade leaked from the Supreme Court of the United States in May. Since...
by Alexandra Martinez
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on Sat Jul 09, 2022 at 06:00 PM PDT
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Add Verizon to the list of US corporations gouging customers over unspecified rising costs. From an email received 6/30/2022: “Due to rising operational costs, you’ll see an increase of $6 per month on your current plan, which will appear as a separate...
by cakeeater
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on Tue Jul 05, 2022 at 09:04 AM PDT
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Under Trump’s choice for chairman of the FCC, Ajit Pai, the Obama era net neutrality protections were done away with. The silver lining at the time was that Pai and his internet service provider (ISP) overlords were unable to take away the rights of...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri May 07, 2021 at 09:16 AM PDT
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Eric Boehlert at Press Run Media has news that should draw the attention of everyone on the left. There may finally be some push-back on the failure of the press to do the job the Founders were counting on: providing accountability, AKA speaking truth...
by xaxnar
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on Wed Feb 24, 2021 at 09:56 AM PST
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I use Verizon and am happy with their service. This morning I went to check Twitter and couldn’t get in. I couldn’t get into Google to check my mail, AOL and You Tube or the Internet. I was able to check into Smart News and saw...
by Rosalie907
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on Tue Feb 02, 2021 at 08:38 PM PST
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The Republican tax giveaway to the richest people in our country extended into the businesses they owned. Then Majority-Leader Mitch McConnell told everyone that he believed the new jobs and trickling of wealth into society would make the tax cuts “be...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Feb 02, 2021 at 10:00 AM PST
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The only thing more American holiday season than conservatives pretending that liberals want to destroy them, is telecommunication companies telling consumers that right around the holiday season they are going to raise the prices of their...
by Walter Einenkel
99 comments
on Wed Nov 25, 2020 at 01:33 PM PST
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FaceBook and Twitter stocks were down 7% by mid-day, mostly because Unilever decided to pull their advertisements from them, as well as from Instagram. (CNN Business) — Shares of both Facebook and Twitter were down more than 7% in mid-day trading...
by AlyoshaKaramazov
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on Fri Jun 26, 2020 at 08:04 PM PDT
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More than 750 companies and brands, from Target and Starbucks to Acura and Verizon, have vowed to pause advertising on Facebook in a growing protest over how it handles hate speech and other harmful content. [Related: On Monday] The Fox Soul network...
by mettle fatigue
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on Thu Jul 02, 2020 at 04:19 PM PDT
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The FCC, under Trump’s pick Ajit Pai, has done away with net neutrality protections in part by arguing that the internet is not a utility in the same way as telephones. While this argument has been disingenuous from the beginning, its limitations, as...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Mar 17, 2020 at 10:05 AM PDT
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Don’t forget to dial 2-1-1 for resources if you’re struggling — see whether what’s listed in yr local area can help. The following are samples mostly of corporate relief programs going on around the country, mostly as of March 16, to take a lead from...
by mettle fatigue
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on Tue Mar 17, 2020 at 07:33 AM PDT
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On Thursday, Trump’s FCC voted to stop local municipalities and governments from regulating cable-networked broadband. The decision also limits what can be charged of cable companies. The decision to push forward with this dubious legal move on the...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri Aug 02, 2019 at 08:22 AM PDT
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A case in point.
Below is a complaint I sent to my state’s Attorney General's division of Consumer Affairs today:
"As an incentive to becoming a new Verizon customer, Verizon is offering a Samsung Chromebook or a $200 credit towards "any...
by Ebenezer
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on Fri Jul 12, 2019 at 11:14 AM PDT
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One of the main issues with a deregulated internet, broadband, and wireless communications industry is that there are no checks on what they can and cannot do to consumers. That issue becomes dangerous when you consider that not only are our...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Fri Apr 26, 2019 at 09:37 AM PDT
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The best part about being a “job creator,” as the Republican Party likes to call big business, is that you get massive tax breaks handed to you, despite the din of protests by the majority of Americans. The other best part? Republicans don’t seem to...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Tue Dec 18, 2018 at 03:06 PM PST
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Yesterday, The Verge broke the news on Tumblr’s new ban on adult content that’s schedule to take effect on December 17th, 2018. The farcical far-reaching policy change comes as a result of Tumblr being removed from the Apple iOS App Store in recent...
by JGibson
38 comments
on Tue Dec 04, 2018 at 12:29 AM PST
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When Republican telecom shill Ajit Pai became the head of the FCC, he began lying about the need to free big telecom business from the chains of net neutrality regulations in order to encourage their investment in infrastructure such as wireless. Pai...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Nov 14, 2018 at 09:25 AM PST
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You may have missed it, but a couple of weeks ago the FCC Verizon shill Ajit Pai and his Republican cronies voted to steal away an estimated $2 billion from municipalities and states by limiting the amount they could charge telecom companies, like...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Wed Oct 31, 2018 at 03:10 PM PDT
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