September 2021

“STARTING OCT. 25th, EVERY WHOLE FOODS DELIVERY ORDER PLACED THROUGH AMZN PRIME WILL INCLUDE A $9.95 DELIVERY CHARGE.” It’s about time! Delivery was never free—it

“AMZN SAYS IT SPENT MORE THAN $700 M FIGHTING COUNTERFEIT PRODUCTS ON ITS PLATFORM.” I wish they’d spend a few more bucks to take down

IN ROUGHLY FOUR WEEKS, THE MAJORITY OF GREENFIELD VOTERS GET A CHANCE TO SPEAK TO THE MINORITY WHO HAVE BEEN TELLING THEM FOR A YEAR:

QUESTION ONE IN GREENFIELD MAKES GETTING TO THE “WILL OF THE MAJORITY” HARDER! FACT CHECK: Based on the 2019 election, Greenfield’s current Charter requires 556

BECAUSE OF BLACK LIVES MATTER, RETAIL GIANTS LIKE WMT & HD ARE THROWING MILLIONS AT “DIVERSITY”. HD says its building “meaningful, inclusive & sustainable opportunities

AMAZON “GLOW” LETS GRANDPARENTS DO VISUAL PLAY ACTIVITIES WITH GRANDKIDS, using a projector “to make remote, digital play feel more like…being in the same room.”Elmo,

THIS LETTER “LIMITING DEMOCRACY” IN TODAY’S RECORDER ASKS A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION: “The City Council instead decided that citizens should vote on limiting their own

COVID HAS HELPED BOOST COSTCO PROFITS BY 20% IN 2021 to $5B. COSTCO has 817 warehouses—69% in the U.S. Chain retailers are thankful for Covid.

Why would ANY voter want to make it “harder” for him/herself to be able to start a referendum? Whether you are conservative or liberal, Red

THIS LETTER IN TODAY’S RECORDER EXPLAINS WHY OUR CURRENT REFERENDUM LANGUAGE IN GREENFIELD IS NOT BROKEN. “if people want to require more signatures, let them

“VOTING NO ON QUESTION 1 IS THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN STOP THE CITY COUNCIL FROM MAKING IT ‘HARDER’ FOR YOU TO OVERTURN A CITY

“RESPECT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL IS AT THE HEART OF EVERYTHING” WMT HAS DONE TO ADVANCE RACIAL EQUITY. “I believe they respect the individual,” one WMT

WMT’S NEW “CULTURE, DIVERSITY EQUITY, & INCLUSION REPORT” says that “inclusion is a cornerstone of our business, & we are a better, more resilient company

WHEN GREENFIELD VOTERS ARE UNHAPPY WITH A VOTE OF THEIR ELECTED LEGISLATORS—HOW HIGH DO THEY HAVE TO JUMP TO GET THAT VOTE IN FRONT OF

ROYAL GREENWASHING: 72 Y.O. PRINCE CHARLES SIGNS DEAL TO STREAM HIS ENVIRO TV CHANNEL ON AMAZON PRIME—the company with a dirty carbon supply chain of

NEW AMZN HARDWARE SHOW WILL OFFER AN ALEXA-CONTROLLED, WALL-MOUNTED ECHO WITH A 15 INCH SCREEN. “Alexa, get back on the wall!” Amazon reportedly developing a

CA. JUDGE DISMISSES A GREENPEACE LAWSUIT AGAINST WMT, charging the co. “misleadingly labeled some of its private-brand plastic products as recyclable,” and that “there are

SHOP-RITE STORES IN PA. ARE TESTING BATTERY-POWERED SELF-DRIVING DELIVERY CARTS: travel at 3 mph, with a remote operator guiding the cart. 3 mile range. Customers

Hey. Bricket Allis & Al Norman agree on something: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SomTC90sJdk share this with your FB friends… Read more on Facebook

WOMAN ACCUSED OF MURDERING HER CO-WORKER, left the victim’s car in a Home Depot parking lot in Fla. (Needed a new hammer?) Kimberly Kessler has

WMT, HOME DEPOT, IKEA —ARE BEING FORCED to charter entire container ships & charter rates are soaring. These companies could buy more MADE IN USA

YOUR LAWN NEEDS MORE THAN WATER THIS FALL! If you want to proudly stand out as a supporter of voter referendums, call 413-834-4284 and we’ll

DOES ANYONE BELIEVE WMT THAT “NATURE & HUMANITY” ARE AT THE CENTER OF ITS BUSINESS? It’s really “part of a marketing campaign” from the company

“THE IDEA THAT ANYONE WOULD WANT TO MAKE CITIZEN REFERENDA “HARDER” TO DO, JUST SEEMED WRONG.” https://www.recorder.com/my-turn-siano-Referendum-42534370 Read more on Facebook

MY 14 YEAR OLD GRANDSON, OMAR, SENT ME THIS VIDEO ABOUT JEFF BEZOS’ FORTUNE. “It’s kinda funny,” he said, “but kinda sad how messed up

WE ARE LOOKING FOR LAWN LOCATIONS IN GREENFIELD. If you want this sign on your lawn, call 1 413-834-4284 and we’ll get one to you.

FLU & VACCINE PROFITS: CVS is hiring 25,000 mostly pharmacy technicians, nurses & retail workers to deliver 25 M covid vaccines per month—plus flu shots—

TEAMSTERS UNION IN CANADA HAS TARGETED 9 AMZN WAREHOUSES FOR A PETITION DRIVE. Canadian labor laws allow the state “to order AMZN to recognize a

KOHL’S DEPT. STORES HAS TRIED TO CREATE A NICHE as the place to bring your AMZN returns. Is this a niche—or just a dark place

EXPAND MEDICARE: it “currently does not cover dental, hearing, or vision care, & there’s no cap on out-of pocket expenses, which can leave older Americans

PROFIT OVER PEOPLE: PFIZER & MODERNA REFUSE TO RELEASE THEIR “RECIPES” FOR COVID VACCINES, “even though they were developed with massive public funding…it would take

FORD & WALMART START TESTS IN 3 CITIES OF SELF-DRIVING VEHICLES FOR “Last Mile” grocery deliveries. If the car crashes, only the bananas will get

THE GREENFIELD CITY COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO PUT THIS ISSUE ON THE NOV 2 BALLOT. They are leaving it up to you and me to

AMZN IN ITALY RECOGNIZES THE ROLE OF UNIONS, agreeing “to consult with trade unions on issues like new openings, job training…” “Agrees to consult” sounds

GATO WROTE A MEMOIR I’ve been wanting to share this with all of you beautiful Gato fans for oh, about 18 months and now I

147 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS WHO VOTED AGAINST CERTIFYING THE 2020 PREZ. ELECTION STILL GET CAMPAIGN DONATIONS —after Jan. 6—from these 45 companies, including WMT &

PLEASE JOIN ME IN VOTING “NO” ON QUESTION 1! QUESTION 1: IN A NUTSHELL …. A “Referendum” is when citizens want the voters to decide

WMT+ HAS 32 M MEMBERS SAYS DEUTSCHE BANK: “86% of current WMT+ subscribers have Amazon Prime” also! AMZN has > 200 M Prime members, 6

8 MONTHS AGO WMT SAID IT WOULD CONVERT DOZENS OF STORES INTO “MINI FULFILLMENT CENTERS” to copy the AMZN model. Superstore model disrupted! Walmart bets

GREENFIELD VOTERS: IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR 1 GOOD REASON TO VOTE ON NOV 2nd—THIS IS IT. Watch for details soon… Read more on Facebook

THIS KIND OF HEADLINE PUTS HD PR DEPT INTO HYPERDRIVE. “Employees said they followed the suspect outside the store where they attempted to confront him

10,000 REST BREAKS MISSING. Workers say Home Depot is “mandated to give workers rest breaks of at least 10 min. every four hours.“ But they

THIS KIND OF HEADLINE PUTS HD PR DEPT INTO HYPERDRIVE. “Employees said they followed the suspect outside the store where they attempted to confront him

FAKE PRESS RELEASE SAYS WMT will “give its millions of shoppers across the world an opportunity to seamlessly make payments with cryptocurrencies. Crypto hoax fools

WMT building more “mini-fulfillment centers,” & wants “to grow our [3rd party] marketplace aggressively, with some level of curation.” That’s a dig at AMZN—which has