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NEW REPORT SAYS IN JUST 6 HOURS, JEFF BEZOS MAKES ENOUGH MONEY FROM AMZN STOCK & OTHER INVESTMENTS to pay for the entire annual benefits

FRANKLIN COUNTY ACTIVISTS: BE PART OF A PHONE BANK FOR BERNIE SANDERS FOR MASSACHUSETTS on Saturday, Dec 21, 2019 upstairs at Greenfield’s Market on Main

NYC REJECTED AMAZON HQ—BUT NOW AMAZON IS LEASING SPACE IN NYC for a 1,500 job Tech Hub on 10th Ave. No public tax benefits requested.

WHEN WALMART & BUSINESS MEDIA HYPE “CLICK & COLLECT” AS THE REASON FOR WMT’S 35% ECOMMERCE GROWTH, remember that WMT’s e-sales volume is only 1/8th

‘GIG IS UP’ BILL FILED: “Large gig economy companies valued at billions of dollars are taking advantage of workers by misclassifying them as independent contractors…to

UBER DRIVER TELLS CONGRESS TODAY, “We are not a participant in the Gig Economy, we are victims of it!” Muneeb Rehman, of DriversUnite & Direct

HOME DEPOT PROMISES “0NE HOME DEPOT” because “Customers expect a frictionless, interconnected shopping experience.” HD making “a 3-year, accelerated investment program…allowing customers to seamlessly blend

BERNIE SANDERS “CLAIMS THAT HIS DONOR’S MOST COMMON EMPLOYERS ARE STARBUCKS, AMAZON AND WALMART.” American workers unite: you have nothing to lose but your chains.

HERE ARE THE 9 PAGE ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT AGAINST DONALD JOHN TRUMP, who attempted to “seize and control the power of impeachment” from Congress, and

BEZOS LEGAL COMPLAINT BLAMES TRUMP FOR LOSS OF $10 B PENTAGON CONTRACT. Dept. of Defense denies Trump applied “external pressure.” All politics is personal. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/09/technology/amazon-jedi-dod-contract-trump.html

WALMART CANADA REMOVES COCAINE SANTA/X-RATED XMAS SWEATERS FROM ITS WEBSITE. “These sweaters…have no place on our website. We have removed these products…“ WMT didn’t notice

LOCAL MEDIA OFTEN PROMOTES BIG BOX STORES & IGNORES SMALL BUSINESS. This 2 min. spot on CBS Good Day in CA. tells shoppers to “look

IN MICHIGAN, RESPONSE TO DOLLAR GENERAL IS SIMILAR TO WALMART 25 YEARS AGO. “A dollar store might seem like a small thing to some people,

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EMPIRE FOR SALE: WALMART BAILS OUT ON 203,000 sf SUPERSTORE IN MIDTOWN MIAMI AFTER YEARS OF PROTESTS & LAWSUIT FROM NEIGHBORS. https://therealdeal.com/miami/2019/09/27/controversial-former-walmart-site-in-midtown-miami-sells-for-26m/ Read more on

WALMART WORKER ARRESTED FOR OWING A PAYDAY LOAN: “handcuffed & marched down the main aisle in the Walmart in front of customers & co-workers.” Sanders/AOC

NPR AIRS STORY OF DEMISE OF 137 Y.O. FAMILY-OWNED DEPT. STORE IN W. MASS. “A few years ago, Greenfield residents managed to keep a Walmart

“AMAZON WORKERS CAN ONLY BE PROTECTED BY A UNION…Most Amazon customers are blissfully unaware of the appalling conditions behind their online shopping experience.” https://www.truthdig.com/articles/amazon-abuses-workers-and-the-climate-because-it-can/?amp&__twitter_impression=true Read

SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON, MACY’S CEO QUITS, while same store sales are dropping. Flagship NYC store (below) was packed Nov

SEARS IS “DEAD MAN WALKING,” stores “grungy & understaffed, poorly stocked & losing vendors.” Even “selling its mannequins” for $30. Killed by its owners, &

EMPIRE FOR SALE: AFTER 2 YEARS OF SITTING EMPTY, 135,000 sf SAM’S CLUB SOLD TO CAR DEALER. 2 years ago Walmart closed 63 struggling Sam’s

MACABRE” XMAS ORNAMENTS WITH AUSCHWITZ IMAGES PULLED OFF OF AMAZON, like the entrance to the death camp (below). “Everything Store” makes every mistake. https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/amazon-pulls-auschwitz-death-camp-ornaments-online-outrage/story?id=67431874 Read

2 AMAZON WAREHOUSES “BUILT WITH HEAVY GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES” southeast of Baltimore, at sites of former GM (below)& Bethlehem Steel plants. AMZN workers “make less than

“BERNIE” SWEATSHIRT ON AMAZON (left) NOT MADE IN USA, FOR $28 + FREE SHIPPING. Bernie’s campaign sells similar item, Union printed in USA (right) for

DEATH BY AMAZON: 152 Y.O. HOME GOODS STORE IN MARYLAND BLAMES AMAZON FOR KILLING IT. “It’s put me out of business,” says owner, who laid

No retail worker in 2020 should have to work for less tgg hv an $15/hour. The people who help make the profits should share more

AFTER ALL THE GUN VIOLENCE AT WALMART, man tries to kiss women while shopping. At Walmart, it’s either one form of assault, or another. https://www.wifr.com/content/news/Janesville-Police-looking-for-man-who-tried-kissing-women-at-Walmart-565491391.html?ref=391

CONSUMERS BLAMED FOR SPEEDIER DELIVERIES. Amazon will spend $1.5 B this holiday season on 1 day deliveries. “Customers love two-day delivery. But they like one

91 Y.O. MAN ARRESTED FOR BLOCKING HOME DEPOT ENTRANCE WITH TRUCK. “The way those people at Home Depot treated me was a crime.” https://www.providencejournal.com/news/20191127/91-year-old-man-blockades-westerly-home-depot-over-generator-misfire Read

THERE ARE 29 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES (<500 WORKERS) IN THE US, WITH 56.8 M WORKERS. That’s 23 X more workers than the total of WMT,

“INJURY CRISIS” AT STATEN ISLAND AMAZON WAREHOUSE “injury rates at the warehouse…are over three times the industry average… the injuries themselves are incredibly severe.” https://gizmodo.com/exclusive-amazons-own-numbers-reveal-staggering-injury-1840025032

BIG LOTS PAYS $100,000 TO SETTLE EEOC LAWSUIT by an employee with hearing & speech disabilities who was harassed by co-workers. Big Lots refused to

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FIRST SIGHTING OF AN AMAZON-BRANDED DELIVERY TRUCK outside my home in Massachusetts. This truck and driver have been seen all around town this week. Add

NEW GRASSROOTS “ATHENA” COALITION TAKES ON AMAZON. “When does a tech platform become too big and powerful, ultimately hurting the society it once dazzled?” https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/26/technology/amazon-grass-roots-activists.html

TOO BIG TO GOVERN study slams Amazon’s “high stress”/low wage jobs: “For every $1 in wages paid by Amazon, warehouse workers receive an estimated $0.24

HOW MUCH DID WALMART PAY THE NEW YORK POST FOR THIS BLACK FRIDAY PROMOTION “NEWS” PIECE? “We promise you don’t want to miss out on

AMAZON’S PUBLIC BALANCE SHEET: “Amazon’s trucks cause extensive uncompensated damage to public roads & Amazon’s warehouse jobs pay so little that workers can’t afford adequate

“WE ARE FAILING AT SOME THINGS,” WMT CEO ADMITS, as he shuts down a 200,000 sf fresh food jet.com warehouse, opened in the Bronx in

WALMART OPENED ONLY 1 SUPERSTORE IN AMERICA IN THE LAST 3 MONTHS—INSTEAD IT WILL OPEN 500 NEW STORES IN CHINA. THIS $ 1B INVESTMENT MUST

MY FAMILY WILL PAY OFF our last outstanding bill of $112.76 on our Wilson’s credit card—and then say goodbye to the Greenfield, MA downtown retail

AFTER 137 YEARS, WILSON’S DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT STORE IS CLOSING—the only family-owned department store left In Greenfield, MA. Another in a long list of family and

DOLLAR STORES GOOD AT SUCKING DOWN PUBLIC DOLLARS IN TAX SUBSIDIES. “Since 2001, Dollar General & Dollar Tree have received more than $130 million in

AMAZON PROVIDES SPACE IN ITS SEATTLE HQ FOR A HOMELESS SHELTER. Rents skyrocketed after AMZN HQ arrived, & homeless pop rising 9% annually. AMZN money

AMAZON GO” WORKING TO PRODUCE LARGER GROCERY STORES, and to license the technology for “frictionless” shopping (checkout-free) to other stores, to “save on labor costs

DOLLAR STORE SATURATION PROMPTS “HEALTHY NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAY ZONES” requiring small box discount stores to be at least 1 mile apart, with incentives to provide fresh,

UK’S COMPETITION & MARKET AUTHORITY INVESTIGATING ANTI-TRUST ISSUES IN HASBRO’S $4B DEAL TO BUY CANADA’S eOne, which controls “every step in the entertainment value chain.”

AMAZON CLAIMS QUICKER DELIVERY HAS NOT MADE ITS WAREHOUSE JOBS LESS SAFE. “You can have both,” AMZN says. The “safer & faster” proof is in