AMERICA IS BROKEN 2.0

Leftist. Both parties are hopelessly corrupt. Get all $$ out of politics. Talk is cheap.

#Praxis
#proworker #prounion
#WorkerSolidarity
#DefundThePolice

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Interviews hit REAL different when you're not desperate for work & a prospective employer realizes it.

The employer/ employee power imbalance is obvious from the start. Most employers are put off when you ask questions that show you know how to advocate for yourself as a worker.

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@MassGovernor Any chance you could do something about this disgraceful situation??

Broken elevators at Boston public housing complex forces disabled veteran without legs to sleep outside
https://t.co/N7leb3fBO5

[Jason Bassler @JasonBassler1]

2020: “You need to stop using plastic straws. Climate change is the greatest threat to humanity.”

2026: “Anyway, here’s a 62-square-mile AI data center"

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

John Candy took this picture of Conan O’Brien while Conan was his tour Guide at Harvard University in 1984.

Cool historical photos: https://t.co/Pgcn2bknZu

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@AgnesWi83862767 @OneBadDude_ God?? Oh, please, get a grip on reality.

[☀️👀 @zei_squirrel]

Fidel Castro explains why the US despises Cuba and is desperate to destroy it: "Our country does not drop bombs on other people, nor does it send thousands of planes to bomb cities. Instead our country sends doctors to those most lost corners of the world."

[Ricardo @Ric_RTP]

Kevin O'Leary just accused China of secretly funding every protest against AI in America.

He says he has the proof and he's handing it to the FBI.

The Shark Tank legend went on Diary of a CEO and dropped some INSANE revelations:

He hired forensic auditors who traced IRS 990 filings from an organization called Arabella Advisors back to what he claims are Chinese-linked funding channels. He says he has 90 pages of IP addresses from foreign sources and his team is feeding data to government agents every four hours.

His executives received death threats and the FBI visited the woman responsible at her home in Denver.

O'Leary's claim is that China is deliberately funding dark money networks to stop American data center and power infrastructure from being built because every month America falls behind on compute is a month China gains ground with DeepSeek.

And on the surface, the logic makes sense:

China built 400 gigawatts of coal power in 19 months while America struggled to approve a single facility. If you're China and you can't outbuild America, the cheapest strategy is making sure America can't build at all.

But here's what O'Leary didn't mention on the podcast...

He is personally BUILDING a $100 billion data center in Utah called Stratos that would consume more electricity than the entire state. 40,000 acres across three sites, more than double the size of Manhattan, powered by 9 gigawatts of on-site natural gas generation.

It would be the single largest data center ever proposed in America.

And the residents of Box Elder County are trying to kill it.

Hundreds packed a fairgrounds in Tremonton to protest but the commissioners voted to approve it anyway.

Residents immediately launched a referendum campaign.

O'Leary's response was to accuse 90% of the protesters of being paid actors coming from out of state. The Salt Lake Tribune investigated that claim and found it wasn't true.

Then his OWN business partner walked back the China accusations.

KSL reported last week that the Stratos team quietly shifted from claiming Chinese government funding to simply questioning where progressive nonprofits get their donations. FOX 13 reported that O'Leary had not released any of the documents he promised would prove the China connection.

Meanwhile the groups he accused responded directly:

Alliance for a Better Utah said "the only foreign interest in this data center is Kevin from Canada." Elevate Strategies posted a video saying "we are not Chinese foreign operatives" and that their opposition is about water, power, and the Great Salt Lake.

So here's the reality that makes this story actually matter...

Every major data center developer in America is about to face the same problem.

Communities don't WANT these facilities. 7 in 10 Americans oppose local data center construction because energy costs are rising and water tables are dropping.

Kevin O'Leary just showed the playbook for how they plan to deal with opposition.

You don't debate the environmental concerns or negotiate with residents...

You accuse anyone who pushes back of being a Chinese agent, wrap the entire project in a national security narrative, and make opposing a data center sound like treason.

Because if the people fighting your project are patriots worried about their water and electricity bills, you have a problem. But if they're Chinese-funded saboteurs trying to DESTROY American AI dominance, you have a mandate.

Every data center developer on Earth is watching Utah right now.

If O'Leary's strategy works, the China accusation becomes the standard playbook for overriding local opposition everywhere. If the referendum succeeds, communities still have the power to say no.

This is the template for how the AI infrastructure war gets fought in every state for the next decade.

Kevin O'Leary probably spent a good amount of money to promote his narrative on Diary of a CEO.

[Ricardo @Ric_RTP]

Amazon just got caught running a secret price manipulation operation with Levi's, Home Depot, Walmart, and many more.

Every time you "comparison shopped" online, you were looking at prices that were already rigged.

Here's what happened:

Amazon would monitor prices on Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot, and Chewy in real time. The second a competitor listed a product cheaper than Amazon, they'd contact the brand directly and tell them to "fix it."

And the exact emails are now PUBLIC.

Amazon sent Levi's links to two Walmart listings with the subject line "styles of concern." They basically said the prices on Walmart are too low and we have a problem.

The next day, Levi's responded: "I talked to Walmart and they have partnered with us to take Easy Khaki Classic fit back up to ladder SPP price, $29.99 immediately."

Levi's literally called Walmart and told them to raise the price. Because Amazon told Levi's to make the call.

Walmart complied. Then Amazon matched the HIGHER price.

Both retailers ended up charging more. The customer paid extra. Nobody competed.

Same playbook with Hanes:

Amazon sent them links showing Target and Walmart prices were lower. Hanes confirmed they "reached out to Target and Walmart to have the prices increased."

Target increased the prices. Walmart increased the prices. Amazon kept their margins.

But it gets even worse...

Amazon told Allergan (the company that makes eye drops) that their product was "suppressed" on Amazon because it was cheaper on another site.

Allergan responded: "Walmart got their price back up to $16.99." Amazon then unsuppressed the listing.

They did this with pet treats on Chewy. Furniture on Home Depot. Products across dozens of categories spanning YEARS.

The mechanism is simple but terrifying:

If you're a brand and you sell cheaper on Walmart than on Amazon, Amazon suppresses your product, removes you from the Buy Box, buries you in search results, and effectively makes you invisible to 300 million customers.

Brands can't afford that. So they call Walmart and Target and say "raise your prices or we'll lose our Amazon listings."

Walmart and Target comply because they need the brand's products.

Amazon captures 40 cents of every dollar spent online in America. That gives them the leverage to set prices across THE ENTIRE internet. Not just their own platform.

So turns out, you were never comparison shopping.

You were looking at a coordinated price floor set by Amazon through backroom phone calls between brands and their competitors.

"Amazon is working to make your life more unaffordable."

3 separate antitrust trials are now scheduled for 2027. The FTC has its own case. 18 states plus the DOJ are piling on.

This is literally happening during the WORST affordability crisis in a generation. Groceries up 25% since 2020. Housing unaffordable. Wages flat.

And the largest ecommerce company on Earth has been secretly coordinating with brands to make sure you can't find a cheaper price ANYWHERE.

"Competition" in retail is just a fantasy.

[Dudes Posting Their W’s @DudespostingWs]

A runner cramped up just before the finish line at the Boston Marathon, and a few other runners stopped to help him get across.

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@MCN_Enigma @lilfloo What truth is Kanye spreading??

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@fanglee1978162 @lilfloo You are kidding, right??

[Flo ⚝ @lilfloo]

birds historically being a symbol for freedom makes this so fitting and perfect

[SK @Djoko_UTD]

🔙 when Alizé Cornet got a code violation for fixing a backward shirt. Something male players do openly every single changeover.

This moment sparked massive outrage and forced the US Open to apologize and change their rules.

A wild reminder of the double standards in sports!

[Pablo Torre Finds Out @pablofindsout]

"Don't talk too loud," Knicks legend Charles Oakley recalls Patrick Ewing saying. "They got the whole building mic'd-up."

Then, a source tells us + @WIRED, Garden security discussed tracking him across America.

And that's just the start of our new collab on MSG's deep state. 🕳️🐇

[Robert Silverman @BobSaietta]

Using facial recognition tech, the Knicks surveilled a trans woman, tracking her every move out of fear she'd show up on MSG's tv broadcast

And they can do it to any "enemy" of Jim Dolan, who's built his own deep state. From @NoahShachtman
& me @WIRED https://t.co/K1cni5P9QC

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@Mayvee793 @princesalamwane You knew there was going to be a comment like this: "What about MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!" 🙄🙄

Whining while completely ignoring the vast problems and punishments women face in relationships and family, especially in strict cultures.

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@Mayvee793 @princesalamwane Misandry exists but it is on such a miniscule scale that it is irrelevant.

Are you a whiny, white male?

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How many "honor killings" include men that are murdered?

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@JayJurden They're ok but I prefer REAL Leftists, not ones who cave in and say "Vote for Biden / Hillary/ whatever corporate democrat."

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@kariliv @kagiyamaloops Poor Kao. 🫂🫂🫂 At least his skin looks good.

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@junhwanpcsking He's tall and decent looking.....oh, and straight, apparently.

Mystery solved.