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AMAZON COMPLAINS THAT WMT, TGT, COST & CVS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL ANTIT…

June 14, 2022

AMAZON COMPLAINS THAT WMT, TGT, COST & CVS ARE NOT SUBJECT TO FEDERAL ANTITRUST LEGISLATION: “all of which would be mysteriously excluded from the bill’s

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ON JUNE 28, THE TOWN OF DEERFIELD WILL “TAKE” THE 14 PROPERTIES LISTED BELOW FOR…

June 13, 2022

ON JUNE 28, THE TOWN OF DEERFIELD WILL “TAKE” THE 14 PROPERTIES LISTED BELOW FOR BACK TAXES. The average tax bill owed is $1,613. 9

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A FED JUDGE REJECTS NLRB CASE THAT HOME DEPOT EMPLOYEES SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO…

June 13, 2022

A FED JUDGE REJECTS NLRB CASE THAT HOME DEPOT EMPLOYEES SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO WEAR BLACK LIVES MATTER GEAR. Court ruled BLM message has

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EVEN FOX NEWS VIEWERS DON’T TRUST DONALD TRUMP. They don’t trust FOX NEWS either…

June 12, 2022

EVEN FOX NEWS VIEWERS DON’T TRUST DONALD TRUMP. They don’t trust FOX NEWS either,less than MSNBC and CNN. Read more on Facebook

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13 DAYS AFTER AMAZON SAID IT HAD 30 M SF OF EXCESS WAREHOUSE LEASES, WMT ANNOUNC…

June 12, 2022

13 DAYS AFTER AMAZON SAID IT HAD 30 M SF OF EXCESS WAREHOUSE LEASES, WMT ANNOUNCES IT WILL BUILD 4 NEW “FULFILLMENT” WAREHOUSES. AMZN built

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THIS GHOSTLY IMAGE WAS LEFT ONE BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE. At one time A&P was the mig…

June 11, 2022

THIS GHOSTLY IMAGE WAS LEFT ONE BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE. At one time A&P was the mightiest grocery chain in America. But we haven’t had

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AMAZON RETAIL SALES WILL SURPASS WALMART BY 2024. AMZN will control 15% of the U…

June 11, 2022

AMAZON RETAIL SALES WILL SURPASS WALMART BY 2024. AMZN will control 15% of the US retail market by 2026, WMT will have 12.7%. Two companies

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June 10, 2022

A WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTION ACT has been filed in NY, requiring employers to provide a written description of quotas to which employees are subject &

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THE 32 Y.O. MAN WHO SHOT & KILLED A SHOPPER INSIDE AN OHIO WALMART IS BEING …

June 9, 2022

THE 32 Y.O. MAN WHO SHOT & KILLED A SHOPPER INSIDE AN OHIO WALMART IS BEING HELD 0N $5 MlLLION BAIL. After the shooting, Walmart

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‘Cold-hearted, no compassion;’ gun debate looms after deadly Walmart shooting in Butler Co.

June 8, 2022

ANOTHER ACTIVE SHOOTER AT WALMART: One customer said, “I opened my door and was getting ready to go walk in, and I heard to shots

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BERNIE TWEETS: “Taxpayer dollars should not go to companies like AMZN & mult…

April 28, 2022

BERNIE TWEETS: “Taxpayer dollars should not go to companies like AMZN & multi-billionaires like Jeff Bezos who repeatedly break the law to defeat union organizing

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THE COUNTDOWN IS ALMOST OVER: In 2 days the city of Greenfield will take title t…

April 27, 2022

THE COUNTDOWN IS ALMOST OVER: In 2 days the city of Greenfield will take title to 42 properties for delinquent taxes. Two of them are

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A 16-year former Walmart employee with Down syndrome was awarded $300,000 after being fired. Now, Walmart is seeking a new trial.

April 27, 2022

WMT FIRED A FEMALE EMPLOYEE WITH DOWN SYNDROME WHO HAD WORKED THERE FOR 16 YEARS. Six years later, the employee won $125 M in her

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SEND BEZOS A POSTCARD: During the pandemic, Jeff Bezos has seen his wealth ball…

April 26, 2022

SEND BEZOS A POSTCARD: During the pandemic, Jeff Bezos has seen his wealth balloon to $190 billion―a $77 billion leap. Under President Biden’s billionaires income

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MY DAUGHTER, WINTER MILLER, IS QUOTED IN PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE: “Winter Miller, a…

April 25, 2022

MY DAUGHTER, WINTER MILLER, IS QUOTED IN PROGRESSIVE MAGAZINE: “Winter Miller, author of the just-released children’s book Not a Cat—which features a presumed cat, Gato,

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SORE LOSERS! AMZN BLAMES “INAPPROPRIATE & UNDUE INFLUENCE BY THE NLRB” for i…

April 25, 2022

SORE LOSERS! AMZN BLAMES “INAPPROPRIATE & UNDUE INFLUENCE BY THE NLRB” for its unionization loss on Staten Island. Today a second AMZN warehouse on Staten

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AMZN IS THE #1 COMPANY WHERE AMERICANS WANT TO WORK IN 2022—according to LinkedI…

April 24, 2022

AMZN IS THE #1 COMPANY WHERE AMERICANS WANT TO WORK IN 2022—according to LinkedIn. Workers around the globe are fighting to “link in” a union

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A 31 YEAR OLD CT. MAN WAS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT, CARRYING A DANGEROUS WEAPON, REC…

April 23, 2022

A 31 YEAR OLD CT. MAN WAS CHARGED WITH ASSAULT, CARRYING A DANGEROUS WEAPON, RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT & BREACH OF PEACE after stabbing a female WMT

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A “WIDESPREAD THEFT RING” AT HOME DEPOTS ACROSS 5 CALIFORNIA COUNTIES TOOK MONTH…

April 22, 2022

A “WIDESPREAD THEFT RING” AT HOME DEPOTS ACROSS 5 CALIFORNIA COUNTIES TOOK MONTHS FOR PUBLICALLY-FUNDED LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES TO SOLVE. Cops, Highway Patrol, District Attorney

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Les salariés des grands centres logistiques d’Amazon France sont en grève

April 21, 2022

AMZN IN FRANCE IS FACING UNIONIZATION PRESSURE AT 8 MAJOR LOGISTICS CENTERS. A coalition of unions support AMZN workers demanding a “salary increase in line

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COVID CREATED A MONSTER: In 2004, AMZN had 11 “fulfillment” warehouses worldwid…

April 20, 2022

COVID CREATED A MONSTER: In 2004, AMZN had 11 “fulfillment” warehouses worldwide. By start of 2022, it had 410 fulfillment centers, 168 sortation centers, 1,055

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THE PRACTICE OF TAKING A HOMEOWNERS ENTIRE EQUITY TO SETTLE A TAX ARREARS CASE M…

April 20, 2022

THE PRACTICE OF TAKING A HOMEOWNERS ENTIRE EQUITY TO SETTLE A TAX ARREARS CASE MUST END. We have enough homelessness already, we don’t need to

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CAMPAIGNS IN SEVERAL STATES ARE UNDERWAY TO END THE PRACTICE OF “HOME EQUITY THE…

April 20, 2022

CAMPAIGNS IN SEVERAL STATES ARE UNDERWAY TO END THE PRACTICE OF “HOME EQUITY THEFT.” https://greenfieldrecorder-ma-app.newsmemory.com/?publink=0a3927a0f_1348428 Read more on Facebook

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D.C. Suit Accusing Amazon of Controlling Prices Is Thrown Out

April 19, 2022

AMZN WINS ANTI-TRUST LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY THE AG IN WASH. D.C. AG said AMZN forced merchants on its website to sell products at the lowest

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Florida Judge Tried to Deny Teen Abortion Over Her GPA

April 18, 2022

B average? No abortion for you, kiddo! Your grades aren’t high enough to not be a parent. You may not have this abortion, because you

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How Amazon plans to fix its massive returns problem

April 18, 2022

CONSUMERS RETURNED $761 B IN MERCHANDISE IN 2021, MORE THAN THE U.S. SPENT ON NATIONAL DEFENSE ($741 B.) AMZN alone had almost $94 B in

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THANKS TO “OCCUPY THE AIRWAVES” FOR INVITING ME ON THEIR SHOW. THINK LOCALLY. LI…

April 17, 2022

THANKS TO “OCCUPY THE AIRWAVES” FOR INVITING ME ON THEIR SHOW. THINK LOCALLY. LISTEN LOCALLY! https://archive.org/details/occupy-the-airwaves-3.14.2022-al-norman Read more on Facebook

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No Walmart Associates Should Be Left to Die

April 17, 2022

JANIKKA PERRY, 38, collapsed at the end of her shift at an Arkansas Walmart. She lay on the bathroom floor for 2 hours before anyone

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AMERICAN AUTHOR MARK CRAMER (OLD MAN ON A GREEN BIKE) BICYCLING IN RURAL FRANCE …

April 16, 2022

AMERICAN AUTHOR MARK CRAMER (OLD MAN ON A GREEN BIKE) BICYCLING IN RURAL FRANCE asks a postwoman:”Do you have more and more e-commerce packages?” “That’s

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House Passes Bill to Limit Cost of Insulin to $35 Per Month

April 15, 2022

U.S. HOUSE PASSED THE AFFORDABLE INSULIN NOW ACT. 193 Republicans voted NO on capping co-pays for insulin at $35, NO on allowing the federal govt.

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AMZN WHACKS SMALL BIZ SELLERS WITH 5% HIKE IN “FULFILLMENT” FEES, blames inflate…

April 14, 2022

AMZN WHACKS SMALL BIZ SELLERS WITH 5% HIKE IN “FULFILLMENT” FEES, blames inflated wages & construction of more warehouses. Indep. sellers make up > half

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WANT TO TALK TO A THERAPIST FOR AN HOUR? Head over to Walmart Health with a $60 …

April 12, 2022

WANT TO TALK TO A THERAPIST FOR AN HOUR? Head over to Walmart Health with a $60 fee ($1 per min.) MD, Dental, Eye care

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Black Friday : Action de ATTAC devant le siège de Amazon (29 novembre 2019, Clichy, France) [4K]

April 11, 2022

FRENCH ACTIVIST GROUP ATTAC HAS BEEN FIGHTING AMAZON. AMERICAN AUTHOR MARC CRAMER, A MEMBER OF ATTAC, SHARES THIS 2019 VIDEO of Attac occupying Amazon HQ

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THIS IS ONE MORE REASON WHY ITS NO FUN TO SHOP AT HOME DEPOT. Knife-wielding man…

April 10, 2022

THIS IS ONE MORE REASON WHY ITS NO FUN TO SHOP AT HOME DEPOT. Knife-wielding man threatens to cut HD worker. Crime all the time.

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‘Amazon, here we come’: Biden boosts warehouse unionization efforts

April 9, 2022

BIDEN VS. AMZN: “The choice to join a union belongs to workers alone,” Biden said in remarks at the national conference of North America’s Building

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Home Depot store could rise on prime retail site in Oakland

April 8, 2022

HOME DEPOT WANTS TO BUILD A NEW STORE IN OAKLAND, CA. WHICH WILL CANNIBALIZE A HD STORE 1.7 MILES AWAY, & A 2ND HD 4.7

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Group to host citizens forum to discuss Greenfield politics

April 7, 2022

I hope you will join us this Monday, 6-8 pm at the Elks Club for the GREENFIELD CITIZENS FORUM. All ideas and opinions are welcome.

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Body of 18-year-old found after disappearing from Walmart parking lot

April 7, 2022

AN 18 Y.O. GIRL WAS KIDNAPPED FROM A WALMART PARKING LOT IN NEVADA, & MURDERED by a man who “did hold or detain her for

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I’VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS: “Child care workers in the U.S. ar…

April 6, 2022

I’VE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS: “Child care workers in the U.S. are paid $13.51/hour and home health care workers are paid

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THIS KIND OF HEADLINE DRIVES HOME DEPOT CRAZY. “The man had a knife and took the…

April 5, 2022

THIS KIND OF HEADLINE DRIVES HOME DEPOT CRAZY. “The man had a knife and took the woman’s money and car.” Where’s the security in the

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FRIENDS—THIS FB PAGE HAS BEEN CLONED. DO NOT RESPOND TO ANY RECENT “FRIEND” RE…

April 4, 2022

FRIENDS—THIS FB PAGE HAS BEEN CLONED. DO NOT RESPOND TO ANY RECENT “FRIEND” REQUESTS FROM ME. If you respond, you will be entered into a

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AMZN TRIED TO PORTRAY THE UNION AS A “3RD PARTY,” but the ALU was their co-worke…

April 4, 2022

AMZN TRIED TO PORTRAY THE UNION AS A “3RD PARTY,” but the ALU was their co-workers. “I’m just the interim president,” the union leader said.

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WALMART IS CLOSING 2 SUPERSTORES NEAR CINCINNATI & LOUISVILLE BECAUSE OF “histor…

April 3, 2022

WALMART IS CLOSING 2 SUPERSTORES NEAR CINCINNATI & LOUISVILLE BECAUSE OF “historic and current financial performance.” Just a few weeks notice, local officials are scrambling.

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AMZN LOSES A BIG UNION VOTE! Amazon Labor Union (ALU) President Christian Smalls…

April 2, 2022

AMZN LOSES A BIG UNION VOTE! Amazon Labor Union (ALU) President Christian Smalls, who was fired by AMZN on Staten Island, said: “We want to

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AMZN IS THE FOOL TODAY. A SOUTH AFRICAN JUDGE HAS RULED THAT AMZN CAN’T BUILD A …

April 1, 2022

AMZN IS THE FOOL TODAY. A SOUTH AFRICAN JUDGE HAS RULED THAT AMZN CAN’T BUILD A HEADQUARTERS IN SOUTH AFRICA: the commercial use of a

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Walmart Global Tech Accelerates Expansion with Plans To Hire Thousands of Technologists and Add New Locations

March 31, 2022

MORE THAN A THIRD (35%) OF WALMART’S “GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY HUBS” ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE OF AMERICA: in places like Bangalore, Chennai, & Gurgaon, India; San Jose,

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WATCH & SIGN: Demand police officers and judges stop cracking down on striking workers

March 30, 2022

YOU SIMPLY WON’T BELIEVE HOW CORPORATIONS ARE USING THE COURTS TO PROHIBIT WORKERS’ FREE SPEECH & RIGHT OF ASSEMBLY—making strikes almost impossible to conduct: WATCH

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PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED AN “ANTI-LYNCHING” BILL INTO LAW TODAY—A BILL THAT TOOK M…

March 29, 2022

PRESIDENT BIDEN SIGNED AN “ANTI-LYNCHING” BILL INTO LAW TODAY—A BILL THAT TOOK MORE THAN A CENTURY TO PASS. In my 2018 book RAVINGS, I noted

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PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT—Potential Foreign Material (Hard Plastic) in Crunchy Slaw with Chicken, Crispy Noodles & Peanut Dressing

March 29, 2022

THAT CRUNCHY SLAW YOU BOUGHT ATTRADER JOE’s —IS CRUNCHY BECAUSE IT CONTAINS PLASTIC! The retailer says: “please do not eat it. We urge you to

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IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THE WMT + MEMBERSHIP PLAN, IT WILL COST YOU $98/YR. But if y…

March 28, 2022

IF YOU WANT TO JOIN THE WMT + MEMBERSHIP PLAN, IT WILL COST YOU $98/YR. But if you work for plantation wages at WMT, the

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