DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Minneapolis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Minneapolis</span></a> Might Have Just Found Their Own <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Socialist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Socialist</span></a> Version Of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ZohranMamdani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZohranMamdani</span></a></p><p>Nicole Silverio<br>July 14, 2025</p><p>"Democrat Minneapolis mayoral candidate <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OmarFateh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OmarFateh</span></a> laid out his vision on Sunday to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreezeRent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreezeRent</span></a>, rapidly raise the minimum wage and refuse to cooperate with federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> enforcement.</p><p>"Fateh, who is currently a Minnesota state senator, posted a video to his X account calling to 'protect' Minneapolis from a 'hostile White House,' increase the minimum wage by $20 by 2028 and prohibit the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MinneapolisPoliceDepartment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinneapolisPoliceDepartment</span></a> (MPD) from 'interacting' with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a>). The mayoral candidate, who announced his candidacy in December, has a platform that strongly resembles Democrat New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani’s.</p><p>" 'Protecting all of our communities from Donald Trump means not letting MPD interact with ICE, whether it’s for an immigration raid or not. Our residents deserve a mayor who will stand up to Donald Trump and say, ‘no, not in our community,'” Fateh said.</p><p>"Like Fateh, Mamdani threatened to potentially use his power as mayor to interfere with ICE’s operations that aim to detain and deport illegal immigrants who are convicted or charged with heinous criminal acts. President <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> warned that Mamdani could be placed under arrest if he interferes with federal immigration enforcement during a July 1 roundtable in Florida.</p><p>"Border czar <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TomHoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TomHoman</span></a> has also warned that any government official who obstructs federal agents’ duties could be subject to prosecution.</p><p>"Fateh claimed in his latest campaign video that 47% of calls to MPD can be <br>'diverted to [a] non-police response' because officers are not social workers and cannot always provide the appropriate response. He called on passing '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RentStabilization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RentStabilization</span></a>' to end so-called '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a>' and he has further introduced a plan to 'prevent rental evictions' by implementing a Just Cause eviction policy, according to his website.</p><p>"Fateh represents Minnesota’s 62nd senate district, which includes south Minneapolis in Hennepin County. He is a child of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SomalianImmigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SomalianImmigrants</span></a> and the first Muslim to serve in the state senate, according to the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.aol.com/news/minneapolis-might-just-found-own-153449340.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aol.com/news/minneapolis-might</span><span class="invisible">-just-found-own-153449340.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MinnesotaPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinnesotaPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DemocraticSocialists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DemocraticSocialists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ResistICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ResistICE</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumpSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpSucks</span></a></p>
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Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2233824/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2233824/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Warren wants Trump’s FTC to see if companies are using tariffs as cover for price gouging <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FederalTradeCommission" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalTradeCommission</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PresidentTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentTrump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/price" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>price</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PriceIncreases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceIncreases</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sen</span></a>.ElizabethWarren <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TomWilliams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TomWilliams</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a></p>
Julie<p>Car insurance renewal came. It has gone up 34%. Needless to say, I will not be renewing with that company. <a href="https://aus.social/tags/carinsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>carinsurance</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/pricegouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pricegouging</span></a></p>
GNU/Matt :fedora: :kde:<p>Google Australia is increasing the price of youtube premium family plan to $40AUD a month. What a fucking joke. It was too expensive at the last increase ($32/month), but the wife begged me she didnt want to deal with adblockers.</p><p>This might be the end of it, no features or value in that increase.</p><p><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>youtube</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/premium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>premium</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>google</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/adblock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>adblock</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/streaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>streaming</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/pricegouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pricegouging</span></a></p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.well.com/@mazz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mazz</span></a></span><br>Corresponding interview (listen or read transcript) with ProPublica health care reporter David Armstrong, by Dave Davies via <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreshAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreshAir</span></a>:<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-5397893/how-much-are-we-willing-to-pay-for-life-saving-medications" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-53978</span><span class="invisible">93/how-much-are-we-willing-to-pay-for-life-saving-medications</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Revlimid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Revlimid</span></a></p>
Rich Stein (he/him)<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>dangillmor</span></a></span><br>Corresponding interview (listen or read transcript) with ProPublica health care reporter David Armstrong, by Dave Davies via <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreshAir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreshAir</span></a>:<br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-5397893/how-much-are-we-willing-to-pay-for-life-saving-medications" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/05/14/nx-s1-53978</span><span class="invisible">93/how-much-are-we-willing-to-pay-for-life-saving-medications</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Revlimid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Revlimid</span></a></p>
acemaxx<p>A new <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> playbook wouldn’t dismiss monetary factors, but it would stress <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/supplyside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>supplyside</span></a> factors much more. For example, <a href="https://econtwitter.net/tags/pricegouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pricegouging</span></a> - @MkBlyth op-ed @barronsonline <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/weve-been-wrong-about-inflation-for-years-fixing-it-now-requires-new-thinking-2dd093b9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">barrons.com/articles/weve-been</span><span class="invisible">-wrong-about-inflation-for-years-fixing-it-now-requires-new-thinking-2dd093b9</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"The day after President Donald Trump announced his sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs, pricing guru Craig Zawada held an urgent summit for his clients. The global economy was roiling with anxiety, and stocks were in a tailspin, but Zawada had a more hopeful message to impart: For the businesses deploying his company’s “smart pricing” software, this was a rare opportunity.</p><p>“There is perhaps more of a window to make changes to your pricing than there has been before,” Zawada said. Consumers, he explained, were bracing themselves for tariff sticker shock: “Customers expect change.”</p><p>“Now,” he said, “is the time to take advantage.”</p><p>Zawada works for PROS Holdings, a company that provides software services helping companies price their products, tailored in particular to airlines. He’s part of a cottage industry of “pricing optimization” consultants who, using lessons learned from pandemic price increases, are advising companies across industries on how to hike prices in response to tariffs or even just the threat of tariffs — and then keep them high.</p><p>Republican Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair Andrew Ferguson, the nation’s top antitrust cop, has been warning companies that enforcers are prepared to take action against tariff profiteering. Yet he has effectively given the consultant class a “green light,” as one former FTC official told The Lever, by rolling back an inquiry scrutinizing their practices."</p><p><a href="https://www.levernews.com/how-trump-is-helping-price-gougers-exploit-his-tariffs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">levernews.com/how-trump-is-hel</span><span class="invisible">ping-price-gougers-exploit-his-tariffs/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/PriceOptimization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceOptimization</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inflation</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/TradeWars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWars</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Monopolies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monopolies</span></a></p>
Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋<p>🇺🇸 📈 **Could Trump’s tariffs give a green light for corporate profiteering?**</p><p>_“My suspicion is, in an environment where there is a broad expectation of higher inflation in the US, where consumers are generally expecting it, companies will feel more able to go for the price increase option.”_</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/19/could-trumps-tariffs-give-a-green-light-for-corporate-profiteering" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/19/could-trumps-tariffs-give-a-green-light-for-corporate-profiteering</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Analysis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Analysis</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Inflation</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corporations</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://qoto.org/tags/Greedflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greedflation</span></a> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/economics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>economics</span></a></span></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️⚧️<p>Capitalism: consequences of greed. Adobe Deletes Bluesky Posts After Furious Backlash<br><a href="https://petapixel.com/2025/04/10/adobe-deletes-bluesky-posts-after-furious-backlash/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">petapixel.com/2025/04/10/adobe</span><span class="invisible">-deletes-bluesky-posts-after-furious-backlash/</span></a><br><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43653885" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4</span><span class="invisible">3653885</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Adobe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Adobe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Bluesky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bluesky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dissatisfaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dissatisfaction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CorporateGreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateGreed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/incompetence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incompetence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/backlash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>backlash</span></a></p>
Hippy Steve<p>Guardian: Cal-Maine’s profits more than tripled compared with the same quarter last year – and are nearly eight times as high as at the start of the bird flu outbreak in February 2022, according to financial results published on Tuesday. The company, which produces 20% of the eggs eaten in the US, made $1bn in windfall income in the first three-quarters of the financial year – the profits extracted after accounting for production, processing and transport costs.</p><p>On Tuesday, Cal-Maine said that its sales almost doubled to $1.42bn in the fiscal third quarter, which ended on 1 March, primarily down to raising egg prices, which has hurt consumers who rely on the once affordable protein source. But the company’s shares then fell by more than 4% after acknowledging that it was being investigated by the justice department’s anti-trust division. Mississippi-based Cal-Maine said it received notice of the investigation into egg price increases last month and that it was cooperating with the investigation.</p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/VultureCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VultureCapitalism</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/BirdFlu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirdFlu</span></a></p>
Voting is Your POWER<p>By VOTING for DEMOCRATS We Make OUR LIVES BETTER!</p><p>Democratic lawmakers across four states have introduced bills this year to stop what’s been dubbed “surveillance pricing” — the term for when a business charges customers different prices for the same product depending on their personal information. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/economy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>economy</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/pricegouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pricegouging</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/20/surveillance-prices-wages-california-ban/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">25/02/20/surveillance-prices-wages-california-ban/</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://cyberplace.social/@GossiTheDog" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>GossiTheDog</span></a></span> pretty shure <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Apple</span></a>'s <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Greedflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greedflation</span></a> will not result in their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/iPhone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iPhone</span></a>|s and other products to be sold <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/cheaper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cheaper</span></a> in the <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a>, but instead they'll do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <em>even harder</em>!</p><ul><li>And because <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fanboys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fanboys</span></a> are just beyond help, they still gonna buy that shite regardless!</li></ul><p>Or does anyone expect Apple to stop <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/overcharging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>overcharging</span></a> for their <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AntiRepairDesign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiRepairDesign</span></a>|ed products???</p><ul><li>Hell no, Tim Cook wants to buy himself the dozenth house just from bonuses!!!</li></ul><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/rant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rant</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GAFAMs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GAFAMs</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AllGafamsAreBad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AllGafamsAreBad</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AllGafamsAreEvil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AllGafamsAreEvil</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/LateStageCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LateStageCapitalism</span></a></p>
KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)<p>Via LA County CJIC: It is illegal to raise prices by more than 10% during an emergency. This law extends to rental property and essential goods and services. </p><p>To file a complaint visit dcba.lacounty.gov or call (800) 593-8222.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EatonFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatonFire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PalisadesFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PalisadesFire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a></p>
Fight Back or Move Over<p>Last month I dropped everything on my car insurance that isn't required by law because the premium was becoming unaffordable. </p><p>I have a 2017 Toyota Corolla & I drive less than 3K miles a year. I'm retired & live alone. Public transportation is scarce in my neighborhood so it's not an option. </p><p>I was just notified that my premium has been increased by 20%. I have nothing on my driving record. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/StateFarm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StateFarm</span></a> will now charge me $685.40 for 6 months.<br> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CarInsurance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarInsurance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nevada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nevada</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>This isn't normal. </p><ul><li>We <em>used to</em> get <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MSRP</span></a> <em>WITH <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VAT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VAT</span></a></em> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Germany</span></a> despite having a 19% VAT rate (tho even Belgium git stuff at VAT despite having 32% VAT).</li></ul><p>Cards get <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPE95_RnL_Q&t=36m08s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">sold for € 1.100 when their MSRP is€ 600</a></p><ul><li>THIS IS <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a>!</li></ul>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>Seriously, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPE95_RnL_Q&t=27m11s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">this</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a>!</p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>The fact that neither <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FTC</span></a> nor <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://ec.social-network.europa.eu/@EUCommission" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>EUCommission</span></a></span> investigated this <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a> with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FakeMSRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeMSRP</span></a> since <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/GamersNexus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GamersNexus</span></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPE95_RnL_Q&t=17m27s" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">reported about it first <em>ages ago</em></a> speaks volumes about the lack of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a>.</p><ul><li>IMHO it should be illegal to <em>advertise</em> an MSRP without actually offering said product at MSRP!</li></ul>
Adam Jacobs 🇺🇦<p>I recently cancelled my Discovery+ subscription after they increased their monthly subscription fee from £6.99 to £30.99 (yes, you read that right).</p><p>They have sent me an email me asking me to fill in a survey to let them know why I cancelled.</p><p>But the link to the survey didn't work.</p><p>Oh no! How are they ever going to figure out why people are cancelling their subscriptions now! I guess it will forever have to remain a mystery to them.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/DiscoveryPlus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DiscoveryPlus</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PriceGouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PriceGouging</span></a></p>
Lyle Solla-Yates<p><a href="https://thedailyrenter.com/2025/02/03/landlords-under-fire-californians-fight-rent-gouging-from-la-wildfires/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thedailyrenter.com/2025/02/03/</span><span class="invisible">landlords-under-fire-californians-fight-rent-gouging-from-la-wildfires/</span></a> “You cannot jack up prices and take advantage of disaster victims, plain and simple” <a href="https://cville.online/tags/california" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>california</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/wildfire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildfire</span></a> <a href="https://cville.online/tags/pricegouging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pricegouging</span></a></p>
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