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You guys. A goose is nesting under the Spoon Bridge and Cherry. This is our Romulus and Remus moment. We already became ungovernable. Now we become myth. #Minneapolis.

A dark night sky with a thin crescent moon glowing near the center of the image. The rest of the moon is faintly visible in shadow, and a few small stars are scattered across the sky. Dim, wispy clouds partially surround the moon, while the lower part of the image is almost completely black.

10pm, Earthshine.

How You Can Take Trillions From War Criminals and the Corporations Dismantling Democracy Don't just vote with your dollar. Vote with all of our dollars.

The top ten companies supporting the illegal war in Iran, making billions off the genocide in Israel, and how we can cut them down to size, state by state.

Palantir
Google
Amazon
Microsoft
Meta
Elbit
Boeing
Raytheon
Lockheed-Martin
Blackrock

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Stacy Mitchell has the best command of this subject. She explains how Amazon's ability to match any discount absolutely shreds competitors trying to give you a lower price. To hide these powers from nosy reporters, Amazon shuts off the magic algorithm during holiday shopping season and Prime Day.

Au cœur du pouvoir de monopole d'Amazon, ses algorithmes.

«...de puissants algorithmes de tarification qui ont appris à faire grimper les prix, non seulement sur Amazon, mais aussi sur l'ensemble du Web.
...comment ils fonctionnent et comment ils contribuent à maintenir le monopole d'Amazon.
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How Amazon’s AI Algorithms Raise the Prices You Pay Amazon can steer market-wide prices without ever colluding—exposing a gap in antitrust law that the FTC is now fighting to close.

1. Amazon has built powerful pricing algorithms that have learned how to steer prices upward — not just on Amazon, but across the web. I have a new piece on how these algorithms work, and how they help sustain Amazon’s monopoly.

4. This is at the center of the antitrust case brought against Amazon by the FTC and 17 states. The complaint targets three pricing algorithms that Amazon uses to thwart competitors and maintain its grip on online retail.

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta

Emails released on Monday by California’s attorney general show Amazon allegedly colluding with other companies to raise the prices of pet treats, khaki pants, eyedrops and other products sold online

TEN STEPS TO RESIST FASCISM YouTube video by Charlie Angus

Democracy doesn't defend itself. It's on us.

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Please watch and share.

Eliot's Return & Schrodinger's Strait | Shield of the Republic Eric welcomes Eliot back from his sojourn in Spain to break down the latest jackassery from the administration.

Eliot's Return & Schrodinger's Strait | Shield of the Republic

‘The Pitt’ Brings the Crisis Home What the hit show’s approach to Dr. Robby reveals

Unlike many classic medical TV dramas that pile on the chaotic emergencies, “The Pitt,” in its second season, focused on human drama. David Sims on what the hit show’s approach to Dr. Robby reveals:

Vendredi/Samedi

"Call It The Trump Effect"

« C'est dévastateur » : la difficulté à trouver un logement pour les enfants vulnérables peut conduire à n'avoir d'autre choix que d'enfreindre la loi

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ZOHRAN MAMDANI: "It is sad that for too many Americans when they want to look for ambition in the Democratic Party, they have to turn to a history book."

Angola : le pape dénonce l’exploitation des ressources En Angola, pays d'Afrique, le pape Léon XIV a dénoncé samedi les « catastrophes sociales et environnementales » liées à l'exploitation des ressources.

Il a dénoncé un monde “en train d'être ravagé par une poignée de tyrans”.

“N'ayez pas peur de la dissidence, n'étouffez pas les visions des jeunes et les rêves des anciens”, a-t-il lancé.

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« De manière cruciale, 50 % désapprouvent *fortement*...

La moitié du pays a-t-elle fortement désapprouvé un autre président ?

« Nous commençons à gagner parce que Trump et les forces qu'il a déchaînées sont si profondément répugnantes pour la conscience de la plupart des Américains et d'une grande partie du reste de l'humanité...

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Effective 2025 federal tax rates paid by these corporations:

Alphabet: 8.01%
AT&T: 4.6%
Meta: 3.57%
General Motors: 3.09%
Amazon: 1.37%
Exxon Mobil: 1.31%
Disney: -1.57%
CVS Health: -3.88%

Income tax rate paid by the typical American: 14.5%

This is what a rigged system looks like.

BREAKING: New data shows ZERO oil tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz today, signaling what appears to be a complete shutdown of the Strait for the first time in history.

The Strait normally carries about 20% of the world’s oil supply.

C’est un chat qui décide si le détroit d’Ormuz est ouvert ou fermé
On en a pour longtemps 🤨

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La video:
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Guerre commerciale avec les États-Unis | Nos liens étroits sont devenus une faiblesse, affirme Carney Le premier ministre fédéral Mark Carney compte tenir les Canadiens régulièrement informés en leur présentant une analyse des mesures prises pour réduire la dépendance vis-à-vis des États-Unis.

Guerre commerciale avec les États-Unis
- Nos liens étroits sont devenus une faiblesse, affirme Carney

« « Je ne vais pas minimiser cette crise », promet M. Carney dans une vidéo de 10 minutes diffusée dimanche sur YouTube. » 👇

Agreed!!

The Cranberries - Zombie (Official Music Video) YouTube video by TheCranberriesVEVO

And (Dolores z"l):

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