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GRATUITIES: To tip or not to tip, that is the question as SA battles a broken wage model

We might think of tipping as a choice – a token of thanks for good service – but in South Africa it’s a vital lifeline that props up a system built on underpayment, inequality and cost-shifting.

How Palantir Won Over Washington—and Pushed Its Stock Up 600% The onetime Silicon Valley upstart has emerged as a power player in Trump’s second term—and adopted his persona.

Onetime Silicon Valley upstart Palantir Technologies has emerged as a power player in Trump’s second term—and adopted his persona.

I am baffled by the Washington Post's sanitized framing of this story. The Supreme Court is clearly going to "rule on the law" -- that is what courts do! The news is that SCOTUS signaled that it might gut the VRA entirely.

Compare WaPo and Democracy Docket's headlines. Which source do you trust?

Larry Summers: "This is way beyond anything Nixon ever did ... this is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism. Firing statisticians goes with threatening the heads of newspapers, launching assaults on universities, launching assaults on law firms. This is really scary stuff."

President Trump walking down the stairs of Air Force One. A headline reads: "Trump's Efforts to Control Information Echo an Authoritarian Playbook" Photo by Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times

News Analysis: In firing the head of the agency that collects labor statistics, President Trump underscored his tendency to suppress facts he doesn’t like and promote his own version of reality. nyti.ms/3IYnoNF

The American Dream's closing gate Fewer young Americans are on track to have a house, job and marriage than in past decades.

It's a very good time to be an employed, married homeowner in America, and a very bad time to be looking for those things.

Krasheninnikov volcano in Russia’s Far East erupts for first time in centuries A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake.

A volcano on Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake.
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American businesses are running out of ways to avoid tariff pain A big squeeze on profits may be coming

Corporate America’s profit engine has been remarkably robust over the past few years. Faced with Donald Trump’s assault on global trade, however, it is starting to sputter

Former Trump statistics chief slams Friday firing of Erika McEntarfer Bill Beach said the president's suggestions that the jobs report was rigged betrayed a misunderstanding in how those numbers are assembled.

Trump's former statistics chief is panning his firing of Erika McEntarfer, who oversaw a July jobs report that rankled the president and suggested a slowdown in the economy.

Reuters found that major US law firms, fearing political backlash, have pulled back or hidden pro-bono and civil-rights work that could conflict with the Trump administration reut.rs/4l8V7kE

Our Big Mac index will sadden America’s burger-lovers Trump’s tariffs have brought a double serving of pain

Americans are being squeezed, whether or not they are burger-lovers, while their currency becomes no more competitive

Epstein victim's family calls Trump comment on Virginia Giuffre "shocking"

The family said the president should not pardon imprisoned sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell.

Voices: Bears Ears isn’t a partisan issue. Leaders must respect tribal knowledge. “Bears Ears needs a path that does not swing back and forth with elections,” writes Malcolm Lehi, a councilman for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, in an op-ed. “This living, sacred cultural landscape deserves lasting protection.”

“Bears Ears needs a path that does not swing back and forth with elections,” writes Malcolm Lehi, a councilman for the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, in an op-ed. “This living, sacred cultural landscape deserves lasting protection.”

US government may be abandoning the global climate fight, but new leaders are filling the void – including China Trump’s efforts haven’t sunk global efforts to fight climate change – instead, new leaders are stepping up and working together, even within the US.

As the U.S. withdraws from the Paris Agreement (again), China and the E.U. step up, vowing to strengthen climate targets. buff.ly/Pvnt6ba By Shannon Gibson @dornsife.usc.edu 🌎#climatesky

Ford said it expects Trump's tariffs to set it back $2 billion and hand Japanese automakers a 'meaningful' edge Jim Farley, Ford's CEO, said a Toyota 4Runner made in Japan could cost $10,000 less than a Ford Bronco made in Michigan.

Jim Farley, Ford's CEO, said a Toyota 4Runner made in Japan could cost $10,000 less than a Ford Bronco made in Michigan.

Opinion | The Cruelty of Faculty Churn Term-limited lectureships give scholars a taste of academic life — then yank it away.

From the Archives: Opinion | Temporary lectureships can seem like a prize to those just starting out on the job market. But years later, the downside emerges. chroni.cl/45q638X

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Boycotts. I've worked corporate retail for twenty years. It's literally my job to know how and why consumers spend. ONE DAY WON'T MEAN SHIT. Stop buying EVERYTHING except essentials. Until further notice. If you're serious about making companies pay attention, long term action is the only way. 1/4 Q 524 arosenfield2016 15h| Delete all of your retail apps. Unsubscribe from all emails. Go to the actual site and leave site reviews telling them exactly what you're doing and why. Every company tracks NPS scores, consumer sentiment, to direct future plans. Email customer service. Daily. 2/ a7 G arosenfield2016 15h Fill your carts and abandon them. But don't fill with crazy high ticket ones. Fill with what you would normally purchase. High ticket items they'll ignore as flukes/bots. People whose shopping data they already have, who fill and abandon, they'll pay more attention to. 3/ • Q7 0 arosenfield2016 15h Not everyone can boycott places like Walmart, I know, I grew up in a super rural area. Research brands they carry that are the lesser of all evils if nothing else and buy those. The big brands will lose market share. They HATE to lose market share. They'll scramble to figure out why and where it's going. 4/ Q3 arosenfield2016 15h Seeing the impact will take time. Its earnings call season for most retailers who ended their fiscal years on 1/31. We won't see their Q1 2025 results until May. HOLD THE LINE.

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I fell for the antivax lies, then measles put my son in hospital Jade Hurrell’s son is one of a growing number of unvaccinated children to have fallen seriously ill from the disease. She wants other parents to understand the danger

“Jade Hurrell’s son is one of a growing number of unvaccinated children to have fallen seriously ill from the disease. She wants other parents to understand the danger”
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Trump just incinerated 500 metric tons of food that would have fed 1.5M starving children abroad for a week and he wants me to thank him?

How messed up is this?

Trump and the GOP's talking point was “people need to do it the right way and go through the legal process".

People ARE doing it "the right way" but are being setup and arrested when a judge dismisses their case.

Judges are being told how to rule. Evil incarnate.

He is really a brilliant comic.

Fact check: Trump calls to prosecute Beyoncé based on a nonexistent $11 million payment | CNN Politics There is no basis for Trump’s claim that Beyoncé received an $11 million payment related to the Harris campaign, let alone for the endorsement in particular.

President Donald Trump called for the prosecution of music superstar Beyoncé – based on something that did not actually happen | Fact check: cnn.it/4o8Rtdf

Behind those fake smiles, there's always a creep lurking around. #GoodOlePedophiles

Texas Lawmaker Behind State Abortion Ban Accused of Funding Alleged Abortions During Secret Affair Anti-abortion Texas lawmaker Giovanni Capriglione now faces accusations of personal hypocrisy and secret abortion payments

🚨Texas GOP Rep. Giovanni Capriglione, who wrote the law banning abortion and built his brand on moral clarity, now faces scandal over a 17-year affair and allegations he funded abortions. He admits the affair but denies ever paying for the procedures.

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What ICE Agents Talk About When They Think Nobody Is Listening Cat videos, “The Good Place,” and free Slurpies: these are the topics of conversation among federal agents between arrests in immigration court.

We've been reporting from NYC's immigration courts, observing the workplace banter & water cooler talk from federal agents as they spend days arresting New Yorkers post-hearings. Click the link to learn what life's really like inside 26 Federal Plaza & 290 Broadway.

Trump plays golf in Scotland while protesters take to the streets and decry his visit By WILL WEISSERT EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — President Donald Trump played golf Saturday at his course on Scotland’s coast while protesters around the country took to the streets to decr…

Trump plays golf in Scotland while protesters take to the streets and decry his visit https://trib.al/4dGjYTD

Turkey has declared two of its western provinces disaster zones as wildfires, sparked by hot and dry conditions, rage.

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