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Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 10:55 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: media ( 53 ), politics ( 48 )   

let them vote

This sounds like the kind of “Hey, I’m just asking questions here” thinking that actually has as its goal the disenfranchisement of a significant portion of the population.

Source: Should journalists sacrifice their right to vote in primaries to keep their politics private? – Poynter

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 10:46 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: private equity ( 3 ), retail ( 11 )   

bad deals

Private equity is terrible for the retail industry.

Source: Why private equity keeps wrecking retail chains like Fairway.

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 10:38 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: politics ( 48 )   

firing the cops

Important to remember that conservatives feel it’s businesses that should be protected from customers, not the other way around.

Source: The Supreme Court has the power to upend consumer financial protection

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 10:33 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: politics ( 48 ), social media ( 31 )   

no social media trust

I have to wonder how this jibes with social media platforms being the way most people get their news, though.

Source: An oasis of bipartisanship: Republicans and Democrats distrust social media sites for political and election news | Pew Research Center

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 10:30 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: politics ( 48 ), social security   

prove it

This is just cruel.

Source: Trump administration’s cuts to disability benefits among the cruelest

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:59 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: media ( 53 ), politics ( 48 )   

polarized

We only trust who we want to and are suspicious of everyone else.

Source: Pew Affirms Media Confirmation Bias, American News Consumers More Polarized Than Ever 01/24/2020

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:54 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: politics ( 48 )   

grifters

They made themselves richer at the expense of the people they represent.

Source: How Republicans made millions on the 2017 tax cuts they pushed through Congress – Vox

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:53 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: healthcare ( 21 )   

no drugs

Not investing in vaccine research is only one part of it. How much are these companies spending to develop maintenance drugs for the problems caused by these viruses that have longer use cycles and therefore higher profits?

Source: Big Pharma’s bottom line is leaving the world vulnerable to pandemics – Axios

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:50 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: smart home ( 2 ), smart speakers, technology ( 14 )   

why smart speakers are hot

Every device manufacturer wants in on the trend.

Source: The Smart Speaker Frenzy and Why It’s Happening – Comscore,…

Unknown's avatar Chris Thilk 9:45 pm on January 30, 2020
Tags: politics ( 48 )   

it’s the only play they have

Attacking the character of a child is on-brand for Mnuchin and others like him because they are incapable of having intellectually honest arguments on the merits of an issue.

Source: Steve Mnuchin’s attack on Greta Thunberg is part of a bigger pattern – Vox

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