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kliuless has an in-depth post on "the move by national governments, financial investors and private security forces to snap up food and water resources." Robber barons in the food system.

Talking about the Corelle Brands / Instant Pot bankruptcy filing.

Giant Teddy Bear by focusc (cc by)

Great link on the enshittification of the internet and how platforms die by Cory Doctorow

Torn & Cut One Dollar Note Floating Away in Small $ Pieces by photosteve101 (cc by)

headspace on the affluence / class privilege connection among editors and writers in the publishing world

The Whisper by Brian Smithson (Old Geordie) (cc by)

Are Siri, Alexa, et al, relaying your private conversations to advertisers? Kadin2048 on why this isn't the case, why the truth is actually more nefarious, and why the distinction matters.

I'm still trying to figure out what the hell happened with me." Loquacious gives an inside view of the reality of restaurant work in this grim new Covid + Capitalism timeline.

Neon Capitalism by Gino (cc by-nc-nd)

A kliuless megapost on Covid, unemployment insurance, benefits, the wealth gap, economic stimulus, digital currency, universal basic income, modern monetary theory, and more more more more.