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I thought it was Joe Biden?

July 1, 2026June 30, 2026 ~ susie

The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states have reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers over allegations of that the companies illegally colluded in a multiyear scheme to raises prices.

— The Associated Press (@apnews.com) 2026-07-01T03:00:29Z

‘Deals’

June 26, 2026June 25, 2026 ~ susie

Amazon Prime Days are here. However, with these “great deals” comes a dark side—price fixing. Amazon is colluding with vendors and retailers to raise costs for consumers across the market. We’re in court to stop it.

— AG Rob Bonta (@agrobbonta.oag.ca.gov) 2026-06-25T23:16:55.689Z

Holy moley

June 25, 2026June 24, 2026 ~ susie

This bill doesn’t save bacon. It saves corporations that profit from overcrowded, disgusting factory farm conditions.act.link/gi-JbvrTp

— Sylvia at Tono Latino (@tonolatino.bsky.social) 2026-06-24T00:34:48.661Z

Of course

June 23, 2026June 22, 2026 ~ susie

"The only trait that consistently predicted objections to remote work was narcissism — the tendency to be self-centered and entitled." Good to see research back up something I've been saying for years.

— David Roberts (@volts.wtf) 2026-06-22T14:22:03.220Z

If it wasn’t so dangerous, it would be funny

June 22, 2026June 20, 2026 ~ susie

Wait. So Trump’s Iran deal is now being negotiated by his buddy Steve Witkoff, a billionaire real estate developer, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner?Not a seasoned career diplomat or nuclear expert in sight.

— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2026-06-20T13:04:59.872Z

Am I right

June 22, 2026 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

In assuming you don’t especially care that Alan Greenspan died? Me neither.

Monsters

June 19, 2026 ~ susie

Leak reveals prominent Texans connected to Peter Thiel's secret society www.chron.com/texas/articl…Please don't let this article pass you by…READ IT!Explains a lot.

— Graple12 (@graple12.bsky.social) 2026-06-19T04:16:51.433Z

More bullshit

June 16, 2026June 15, 2026 ~ susie

NEW: the US government intervened Monday on behalf of xAI in a lawsuit over its gas turbines, claiming that the company needs to run the turbines in order to power Grok, which is "vital" for national securitylots of wild stuff in the filing:

— molly taft (@mollytaft.com) 2026-06-16T03:10:13.095Z

That’s how you do it

June 16, 2026June 15, 2026 ~ susie

NEW LAW IN OKLAHOMAData Centers Can't Pass Their Energy Costs to ConsumersThe law requires large-load customers adding 75 megawatts or more of demand to sign long-term agreements covering infrastructure costs tied to their projects, rather than spreading those costs across the general rate base.

— Thaddeus Howze (@ebonstorm.bsky.social) 2026-06-15T16:56:31.883Z

What a bad idea

June 15, 2026June 14, 2026 ~ susie

I have been working on societal impacts of language technology since late 2016, and my nightmare example since pretty early on has been using automatic transcription in emergency services systems.And today I learn it's happening *in my own city*www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news…Short 🧵>>

— Emily M. Bender (@emilymbender.bsky.social) 2026-06-14T20:48:03.641Z

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