What is “Blue Dot Fever” and why is it forcing massive artists like @KaceyMusgraves to cancel shows?
Well, ticket sellers have spent years perfecting new ways to squeeze every last dollar out of fans. Now, they may have finally pushed too far. 🧵
The power of Amazon’s PrimeDay. Retail sales down by most in more than a year, and Amazon’s decision to push PrimeDay up to June instead of July this year is showing an impact in the data.
Another plunge in consumer sentiment after two months of improvement. Lowest level from Republicans since the 2024 elections 👀
Making lunch for your kids shouldn’t break the bank.
Costs are UP because of Trump and Republicans. House Democrats won’t stand for it.
It's never been more expensive to get your kids back to school.
This year, families will spend close to $4,000 PER CHILD on the basics alone.
@washingtonpost highlights our new report with @TCFdotorg on the rising cost of heading back to the classroom.
People have questions about Trump's failed economic management.
Our @ENPancotti and Janelle Jones joined @TPRNews to help answer them — from rising costs and a shaky job market to what Trump's economic agenda means for working families.
Notebooks. Lunch boxes. Sandwich bread. Apple juice. They all cost north of 20% MORE this year. 📈
Back to school math should be about addition and fractions, not stretching family budgets just to buy school supplies. Just another way that Trump’s reckless Iran War and trade
Really no wonder why workers think that they’ll get very little of any gains from AI
Our @AlexSJacquez says it best in @NOTUSreports:
Data centers need to be paying their fair share. These guys are getting fabulously wealthy, and it’s very clear the public is against them.
Uber only became profitable once it started using its own algorithm against its own drivers to see what the lowest wage they'd accept was.
Cory Doctorow on @weeklyshowpod explains how AI surveillance is being used to both price gouge AND wage discriminate.
Besides the obvious fact that it’s better to have job gains spread broadly across the economy, what’s concerning is that labor demand in health care is largely driven by demographics and illness, so the sector can be hiring a lot even if the rest of the economy falters.
Something rare happened in the Senate this week.
Hawley & Durbin agreed: surveillance pricing is "one of the biggest scams in American history."
As @owenslindsay1 said: "They catalog your location, your purchase history, & even your cursor movements to predict exactly how much
The most consequential part of this week's hearing before @JudiciaryDems?
Our @owenslindsay1 described not today's problems, but tomorrow's:
"As AI agents gain access to your habits, purchases, & personal conversations, the risk of being ripped off will only grow."
Today’s job report was BAD.
The economy lost 23,000 jobs
Leisure & hospitality lost jobs in June and July, even though the U.S. hosted the World Cup!
264,000 people left the labor force, following the 1 million that left in Jan and the 700,000 that left in June
This is a bleak July jobs report:
-23,000 jobs lost in July. (Losses occurred in retail, finance, hospitality, local gov't education)
-264,000 people leave the labor force
-Wage growth falls to 3.2% = lowest in 5 years (and totally wiped out by inflation right now)
***Lowest
