Congress isn't broken, it’s disconnected.
@boricuabc2.bsky.social 

🎧 Listen to the full episode: https://youtu.be/-eB7biStLXg

#CampaignFinanceReform #FederalPolitics #DisconnectedDemocracy #RetailPolitics #DemocracyReform #LocalPower #AAPIpolitics #ConsultingCivics #PoliticalLeadership

Retailers Threaten Price Hikes — Labour Has an Opportunity Big retailers say Labour’s tax rises mean higher prices — but is it just greed? Here's how Reeves can flip the script.

Before bed, ask yourself: If big retailers are already turning huge profits, why are they threatening to raise prices over tax hikes?
This is more than inflation — it’s pressure politics.
🔗 voxpoliticalonline.com?p=99444
#RetailPolitics #Tesco #LabourBudget #Greedflation

Dirac nodded and turned to look at Stevens who had frozen the screen just as Sievas signed off. She was reading down the list on the left with amused confusion. “Aridax the Conqueror Divine, Merifidion of the Miracle Sect, Ormias the Former, former what? Brimidia - Holder of the Talcrizi---. What the hell is this? And what did you mean by fixing it by the holidays?” Dirac sighed, looking at the black decking of the bridge, a smile fighting to leap across his face. “They’re… eh… they’re toys. Prasst needs vercadium to activate a tiny invisibility field. It’s one of the built-in features of the action figures they export based on a huge entertainment franchise. It is a matter of billions of credits. They can pay the added fees easily, but they are right about the neglected transports.” Stevens nodded slowly. “I see. Toys, then. And that made it all the way to you?” She glanced down at Mazura Omisonda whose eyestalks were crossed and quivering with silent laughter. Stevens suddenly realized she was probably well aware of who the characters on the screen were. Dirac pouted slightly. “Toys are important. Ten years ago, I might have been begging my guardian for the full collection.” “And spared the time from lecturing your professors?”

Even in the future, the entertainment business generates add-on sales!
Imagine what you'd be tripping over if Human kids today had invisible toys... #legos
#WIPSnips #writingcommunity #amwriting #military #sciencefiction #spaceopera #sffchat #writesky #writingprompts #politics
#retailpolitics

The Price Tag Heard ’Round the World: How Bezos Outplayed a Presidential Tantrum Once upon a fresh headline, deep in the kingdom of Amazonia, a subtle little move was made—almost invisible.

open.substack.com/pub/clmuniz/...

• #TariffDrama
• #PoliticalTheater
• #AmazonVsTrump
• #SurchargeSaga
• #BezosPlaysChess
• #PresidentialTantrum
• #EconomicSleightOfHand
• #RetailPolitics
• #TradeWars
• #ThePriceOfPolitics

After a holiday party, got kitty-punched by a former state sen’s outgoing district rep before getting him in an Uber #retailpolitics

'But #Morrison was also close enough to watch and learn. This was an expert demonstration of #retailpolitics at a professional level unlike the Australian experience.'
#auspol