“Guru of the anti-Wal-Mart movement”—60 Minutes. How Big Box retailers impact everybody else.
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Jun 14
CNBC says AMZN “has laid off of corporate workers amid plans to invest in AI.” But AMZN says “Our experience of robots is that it’s actually driven up employment rather than the reverse.”
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Jun 13
A 27-year-old Chicago man was fatally shot June 4th in an employee garage at an Amazon Fulfillment Center. AMZN said the incident was a “senseless tragedy.” So is the warehouse.
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Jun 12
40,000 reusable baby bottles sold only at WMT were recalled after > 130 reports were sent in about a potential choking hazard. The shell of the bottle can partially peel off, posing a choking risk to children.
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Jun 11
Walmart shareholders at their annual meeting voted against a proposal filed by their employees group United for Respect, asking WMT to explain how it measures the effect of advanced technologies — like AI & automation — on jobs, pay, training and equity.
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Jun 10
ICE’s illegal tactics include invading homes without warrants, holding children in detention…disappearing people…away from family & legal aid, murdering U.S. citizens in our streets, more deaths in ICE custody than any other time in history.”
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Jun 9
WMT will open only 20 new stores in 2026, remodel 650 superstores & Neighborhood Markets. In 1996, WMT planned 60 to 70 new WMT stores, plus 100 to 110 Supercenters—-90 of which would be relocations/expansions of existing WMTs and Neighborhood Markets.
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Jun 8
WMT STEALING DOOR DASH’S MEALS? WMT’s delivery deal with Subway. “Almost all quick-service restaurant brands are located within five miles of WMT; we think it’s a natural revolution…”
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Jun 7
Public Citizen is suing the FBI in fed court to release Freedom of Information Act records of FBI Director Kash Patel’s flight to an Olympic hockey game. The FBI said it would take “2,010 days” to respond— by which time no one will remember who Kash Patel was.
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Jun 6
Stop & Shop says it’s been lowering prices on thousands of items at its stores across the Northeast since 2024.
But some items like avocados can jump from 99 cents one day to nearly double that the next.
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Jun 5
A lawsuit charges WMT’s Parent’s Choice baby food contains heavy metals, which can cause autism.
In 2021 a U.S. House Oversight Committee found “dangerous” levels of arsenic, lead, cadmium and mercury in some baby food products.
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Jun 4
KROGER GETS EGGED for failing to reach its goal of selling 100% cage-free eggs by 2025. The grocer now wants to hit 70% cage-free by 2030. Is its goal a big yoke?
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Jun 2
TRUMP SETTLES WITH TRUMP: He receives a $1.7 B fund to pay Jan 6th insurrectionists, a permanent IRS audit shield for his family, & wipes out the $100 M Trump owes US in back taxes.
—Free & Fair Democracy PAC
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Jun 1
WMT may get $2.4 B in tariff refunds—which were higher costs passed into its shoppers—so WMT plans to “support price cuts” for shoppers. They should cut gas prices by $1/gallon for 2.4 B gallons.
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May 31
“Two people are dead, another is in critical condition after a shooting at WMT” gas station in Gulfport, MS. WMT is the most dangerous place in America to shop.”
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May 30
THE RANCH: Parmesan Ranch seasoning sold at WMT has been recalled over fears it could contain salmonella — a bacteria that can trigger fatal infections.
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May 29
“Bezos’s Amazon won’t allow any seller on the site to post lower prices on any other site, and Bezos won’t allow his Washington Post editorial page to criticize Trump.” —Robert Reich
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May 28
A coalition is challenging the $1.78 B “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” which the DOJ created with Trump, allowing Trump to distribute tax dollars to benefit people who claim they were victims of alleged “lawfare” or “weaponization” by Democrats.
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May 27
There have been 17 crashes of Tesla’s Robotaxis in Austin over 9 months, 7 were the taxis’ fault. In April, “CEO Elon Musk incorrectly said that there hadn’t been a single Robotaxi accident.”
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May 26
A 22–ft. gold “Don Colossus” statue had to slim down the waist & reduce the “turkey neck.” The statue looks like a “skinny Trump” in Elvis’ body. “You give somebody enough rope,” said the sculptor, “they’re gonna show you what they’re made of.”
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