Over-Informed Peasant
@bridgetmckinney.bsky.social
Passionate about groceries. Also books and embroidery and dinosaurs and bronze age history. 43. They/She.
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Man, what a time to be alive.
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EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
TIL the *youngest* Backstreet Boy is 2 years older than me.
Also, I love the way they are trying to, like, strategically bleach and shave their gray hair away these days.
My guys, we are middle-aged. 🙄
Also, I love the way they are trying to, like, strategically bleach and shave their gray hair away these days.
My guys, we are middle-aged. 🙄
December 18, 2025 at 1:07 AM
TIL the *youngest* Backstreet Boy is 2 years older than me.
Also, I love the way they are trying to, like, strategically bleach and shave their gray hair away these days.
My guys, we are middle-aged. 🙄
Also, I love the way they are trying to, like, strategically bleach and shave their gray hair away these days.
My guys, we are middle-aged. 🙄
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I fucking loathe these smug ass art-hating self-congratulating ghouls & the system that allows them to fail upwards into unfathomable wealth on the backs of 1000s of overworked creative people whose livelihoods get passed around like trading cards every time these dillwads have a stonks circle-jerk.
"Zaslav will receive $30 million in "Golden Parachute' compensation along with $537 million in equity for a total of $567 million in a transaction-associated pay."
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
half a billion dollars for being terrible at your job
Warner Bros. Golden Parachutes Revealed: What David Zaslav and C-Suite Will Get In a Deal
The CEO stands to gain $567 million if a deal is sealed to sell the WB empire while longtime lieutenant Gunnar Wiedenfels will see $144 million in cash and stock considerations if a transaction close...
www.hollywoodreporter.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I fucking loathe these smug ass art-hating self-congratulating ghouls & the system that allows them to fail upwards into unfathomable wealth on the backs of 1000s of overworked creative people whose livelihoods get passed around like trading cards every time these dillwads have a stonks circle-jerk.
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Absolutely essential reading. Brilliant and chilling analysis from @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social.
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
How the Trump Administration Is Quietly Resegregating the American Workforce
The Justice Department’s rollback of disparate impact is just one new policy that makes it harder for people of color to challenge illegal discrimination.
ballsandstrikes.org
December 17, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Absolutely essential reading. Brilliant and chilling analysis from @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social.
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
ballsandstrikes.org/law-politics...
Huh. That's not alarming or concerning in any way. What can possibly go wrong with plugging every kid we can get into one of these things?
NEW: A report found that a significant number of kids and teens are using AI companions.
More striking: themes of violence — which can include sexual violence — drove more engagement among young users than any other type of content, according to the report.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
More striking: themes of violence — which can include sexual violence — drove more engagement among young users than any other type of content, according to the report.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
December 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Huh. That's not alarming or concerning in any way. What can possibly go wrong with plugging every kid we can get into one of these things?
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The wealthiest 20 Americans increased their net worth from $1.3 trillion to $3 trillion in just the last five years.
December 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The wealthiest 20 Americans increased their net worth from $1.3 trillion to $3 trillion in just the last five years.
This is just pure, unhinged, lying hatred, and it's shameful that this profoundly evil man has been elevated to the position of responsibility he is defiling every single day he remains in it.
Vance: "Why have rents gone down for 4 consecutive months? Because we're starting to get those illegal aliens out of the USA. Those criminals, those gang members, those people that are taking homes that ought by right go the people in this room. It's simple economics."
December 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This is just pure, unhinged, lying hatred, and it's shameful that this profoundly evil man has been elevated to the position of responsibility he is defiling every single day he remains in it.
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NEW: A lax regulatory environment has led to the widespread abuse of farmworkers — including threats of violence, stolen wages and forced labor.
Experts say the Fair Food Program's reforms could help.
But few farms have signed on.
Experts say the Fair Food Program's reforms could help.
But few farms have signed on.
Farmworkers Are Frequently Exploited. But Few Farms Participate in a Program That Experts Say Could Prevent Abuse.
Experts say the Fair Food Program has helped improve conditions for farmworkers. But farms and produce buyers across the country have resisted joining.
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
NEW: A lax regulatory environment has led to the widespread abuse of farmworkers — including threats of violence, stolen wages and forced labor.
Experts say the Fair Food Program's reforms could help.
But few farms have signed on.
Experts say the Fair Food Program's reforms could help.
But few farms have signed on.
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10 years ago I wrote about the making of The Princess Bride, one of my favourite films. With the death of its director, Rob Reiner, I wanted to share it again. There is no better way to remember him than with a story of true love.
fictionmachine.com/2015/02/12/t...
fictionmachine.com/2015/02/12/t...
“This is true love” | The Princess Bride (1987)
‘As a writer,’ said William Goldman, ‘the only book I really like is The Princess Bride.’[i] Goldman’s original take on the classical fairy tale was first published in 1973. It was his eighth novel…
fictionmachine.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
10 years ago I wrote about the making of The Princess Bride, one of my favourite films. With the death of its director, Rob Reiner, I wanted to share it again. There is no better way to remember him than with a story of true love.
fictionmachine.com/2015/02/12/t...
fictionmachine.com/2015/02/12/t...
Do I want to hate watch this to see just *how* bad it ends up being OR do I want to pretend that this moment never happened and that I don't know this exists AT ALL.
December 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Do I want to hate watch this to see just *how* bad it ends up being OR do I want to pretend that this moment never happened and that I don't know this exists AT ALL.
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good morning, I have noticed that some of the critical responses to the Crave show Heated Rivalry have been, let's say, incomplete
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
Anatomy of a Sex Scene: Heated Rivalry Edition - Reading the End
Heated Rivalry, AKA the gay hockey show, has been getting a lot of buzz for its explicit(-ish) sex scenes, and a lot of that buzz has been coming from viewers and critics whose experience with the rom...
readingtheend.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
good morning, I have noticed that some of the critical responses to the Crave show Heated Rivalry have been, let's say, incomplete
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
sex scenes are craft! goddammit!
The first trailer for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms felt like pretty clearly a different genre of story from Game of Thrones, which game me hope, but each thing I've seen about it since has made it look more gray and dour and humorless.
I'm not sure I care anymore. There aren't even dragons in it.
I'm not sure I care anymore. There aren't even dragons in it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The first trailer for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms felt like pretty clearly a different genre of story from Game of Thrones, which game me hope, but each thing I've seen about it since has made it look more gray and dour and humorless.
I'm not sure I care anymore. There aren't even dragons in it.
I'm not sure I care anymore. There aren't even dragons in it.
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I love books but is reading really doing all that much for you if it hasn't taught you not to characterise systematic societal issues as personal moral failings
December 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
I love books but is reading really doing all that much for you if it hasn't taught you not to characterise systematic societal issues as personal moral failings
I mean. I'm just a grocery person, but this demand also just seems like a blatant violation of the First Amendment. Like, literally a direct government attack on protected speech by a church?
ICE’s acting director ordered a Boston Catholic parish to tear down its Advent Nativity scene—stripped of baby Jesus and branded with the message “ICE WAS HERE.” The parish priest is refusing, citing he pope’s call to stand with migrants. It's another chapter in Kristi Noem's war on Christians.
“ICE Was Here”: Pope Leo-Inspired Nativity Scene Sparks MAGA Outrage
A Nativity scene missing Jesus — and marked with an “ICE was here” sign — has triggered cries of “politicizing Christmas.” The parish priest says he’s answering Pope Leo's call to welcome stranger.
www.thelettersfromleo.com
December 10, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I mean. I'm just a grocery person, but this demand also just seems like a blatant violation of the First Amendment. Like, literally a direct government attack on protected speech by a church?
Watching The Last Waltz on the repeated and earnest recommendation of my boss and this is fucking great, actually.
A+ recommendation.
Very worth your time if you are into music or film even the tiniest bit.
You will hear some great jams while you read everyone's Wikipedia pages.
A+ recommendation.
Very worth your time if you are into music or film even the tiniest bit.
You will hear some great jams while you read everyone's Wikipedia pages.
December 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Watching The Last Waltz on the repeated and earnest recommendation of my boss and this is fucking great, actually.
A+ recommendation.
Very worth your time if you are into music or film even the tiniest bit.
You will hear some great jams while you read everyone's Wikipedia pages.
A+ recommendation.
Very worth your time if you are into music or film even the tiniest bit.
You will hear some great jams while you read everyone's Wikipedia pages.
Truly. You will never ever ever guess the reveal. I feel like I'm losing my mind.
I can’t emphasize enough how much you need to watch this until the end
December 10, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Truly. You will never ever ever guess the reveal. I feel like I'm losing my mind.
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it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
it's 2025 and the gangly guy who appeared on a few seasons of The Office is now our only mirror to society
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bring back shame, combat vice signaling
we all got cowed into avoiding "virtue signaling" as if the public affirmation of socially agreed upon ethical principles was somehow cringey instead of a significant part of what a "society" even is. now all there's left is vice signaling, and it's reshaping society.
December 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
bring back shame, combat vice signaling
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Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits
December 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits
Every single day I am closer to cancelling my last couple of streaming services and just going to live in the fucking woods, I swear to fucking god.
Breaking news: Paramount Skydance launched a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, days after Netflix struck an $83 billion deal to acquire the media company.
The company said it would bring a superior offer to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders.
The company said it would bring a superior offer to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders.
Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros., challenging Netflix deal
The competing offer comes days after the streaming giant and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an $83 billion merger deal, which Trump said he would be “involved” in vetting.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Every single day I am closer to cancelling my last couple of streaming services and just going to live in the fucking woods, I swear to fucking god.
Cool. There's definitely no potential downsides to this at all.
US to allow powerful AI chip sales to China, Trump says
US to allow powerful AI chip sales to China, Trump says
Chipmaker Nvidia scores a win on exporting a key technology.
dlvr.it
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Cool. There's definitely no potential downsides to this at all.
Watched this with my coffee this morning and it is indeed extremely interesting and informative.
December 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Watched this with my coffee this morning and it is indeed extremely interesting and informative.
I have gotten really into learning stone and bronze age history recently, and I actually find it comforting, a little, how fucked up it all has always been. Maybe that's weird of me.
reading history is wild because it's like, wow, shit was extremely fucked up the entire time and remains so. wow
December 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I have gotten really into learning stone and bronze age history recently, and I actually find it comforting, a little, how fucked up it all has always been. Maybe that's weird of me.
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Indeed! And a reminder that the _ Classics and Race: A Historical Reader_is open access and has a lot of her! uclpress.co.uk/book/classic...
December 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Indeed! And a reminder that the _ Classics and Race: A Historical Reader_is open access and has a lot of her! uclpress.co.uk/book/classic...
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