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OREGON WOMAN WALKS INTO WALMART WITH A STARTER PISTOL & THREATENS TO KILL PEOPLE. Walmart is just a magnet for crime. Still th bmist dangerous

THIS IS THE UNEMPLOYMENT TRAINWRECK DONALD TRUMP LEAVES FOR JOE BIDEN: “Counting those driven out of the workforce entirely, seeing hours cuts, & misclassified as

HEY, MR. TRUMP: GREETINGS FROM SPEAKER PELOSI’S OFFICE! They stole your election, so I’m stealing their podium. Want a statue for Mar-a-Lago? Read more on

INVOKE THE 25th AMENDMENT: Remove the 45th President from office before he does something even more dangerous. Take away his security clearance immediately. Enough is

AMAZON HEALTH CARE CONSORTIUM IS DEAD. Haven, created in 2018 by Amazon, JPMorgan & Berkshire Hathaway to cut health costs & improve patient outcomes, will

NEW KING OF SPRAWL: IN 26 YEARS, AMZN AMASSED 347 M SF OF WAREHOUSE SPACE IN THE U.S. —2.5 X > THAN WALMART CREATED IN

WALMART VOWS TO FIGHT OPIOID LAWSUIT brought by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and DEA, saying the litigation “is so misguided & misleading…it is wrong

WALMART PHARMACIST SAYS EMPLOYER THREATENED TO FIRE HIM IF HE SPOKE OUT ABOUT OPIOID POLICY: “there was intense pressure to sell opioids & fill prescriptions

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: IF VOTERS IN AZ CAN PASS A 3.5% TAX SURCHARGE ON PEOPLE MAKING $250,000 OR > DEDICATED TO SCHOOLS—why can’t your state

AMZN HAS A PLASTICS PROBLEM: “In 2019, up to 22.44 M pounds of Amazon’s plastic packaging has ended up in the world’s freshwater and marine

WALMART WORKERS HAVE ISSUED A “5 TO SURVIVE” PANDEMIC PLATFORM “to fight for the needs of essential workers during the second wave of COVID-19,” including

NOT-AMAZON, A CANADIAN BASED “BUY LOCAL” WEBSITE, PROFILED IN NY TIMES: “As a small business I have a much smaller carbon footprint, I have a

IG REPORT SLAMS SOCIAL SECURITY FOR CHRONICALLY UNDERPAYING THOUSANDS OF BENEFICIARIES. “The Social Security Administration did not issue payments to 27,724 eligible recipients owed $52.1

HOME DEPOT RECALLS 190,000 CEILING FANS WHOSE BLADES FELL OFF WHILE SPINNING, INJURING PEOPLE. You can get a replacement, but maybe it’s time to switch

WALMART BEGINS 2021 WITH DOZENS OF STORES SHUT FOR 2 DAY COVID DEEP-CLEANING. CA, TX, OH, NB—EVERYWHERE. “Everything we’re doing is for the well-being of

IN 2020, 10,000 RESTAURANTS IN CANADA CLOSED. Half of the indy restaurants may close permanently. “No other industry has been hit as hard.” A $93

AS THE FINAL DAY OF 2020 FADED INTO DARKNESS, AN ORANGE BALL WAS SINKING BELOW THE HORIZON IN OUR NATION’S CAPITOL, LIKE THE CALM AFTER

AMAZON BOASTS IT SUPPORTS SMALL BIZ DURING THE PANDEMIC “investing more than $18 B to help independent businesses grow their sales on Amazon..spending more than

AMAZON DELIVERED MORE THAN 1.5 B TOYS THIS HOLIDAY, incl. home products, beauty & personal care & electronics. They’ve made Santa their gig worker, spreading

AS OF MID-NOV., THERE ARE 2.1 M FEWER RESTAURANT WORKERS THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. My youngest daughter is one of them. Here are the states

FAA ISSUES RULES FOR DRONES: can’t cause injury to a humans that is = to or > the severity of injury caused by a transfer

THIS CHART SHOWS % GROWTH OF ONLINE RETAIL SALES VS. % DROP IN BRICK & MORTAR SALES —but B&M sales were $4.71 T vs $794.5

A YEAR OF COVID DID WONDERS FOR ONLINE SHOPPING. BRICK & MORTAR IN-PERSON SALES DROPPED BY $234.5 B. Online sales projections rose $120 B—but even

DID YOUR 401k GET CUT? 51,000 employers—many small biz—cut funding to their 401k retirement plans due to Covid cost cutting. 92% of companies did not

WALMART HAD A “CHAOTIC XMAS EVE” IN REDDING, CA. A woman was killed by police following a carjacking, a shooting & a car driven inside

BIG US SENATE ELECTION IN GEORGIA, WHERE BIG ONLINE RETAILERS GAINED THE MOST JOBS: AMZN, WMT, HD. 176,000 Atlantans are jobless. Are Dems making lost

HOME DEPOT PAYS $8 B TO BUY KEY COMPETITOR, a national distributor of maintenance, repair, & operations (MRO) products. If you’re not a HD shareholder,

RESTAURANT SALES ONLINE USING DOOR DASH, UBER EATS & GRUBHUB DOUBLED TO $45 B IN 2020–but restaurants eat high fees charged by delivery services. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.eater.com/platform/amp/2019/5/29/18636255/delivery-apps-hurting-restaurants-grubhub-seamless-ubereats

WALMART IN TENN. GOES INTO LOCKDOWN AS TWO CUSTOMERS PULL GUNS ON EACH OTHER. “We’re glad no customers or associates were seriously injured,” said Walmart—the

CONGRESS SENDS XMAS GIFTS TO SMALL BIZ: A 2nd round of $284.5 B in Economic Injury Disaster Loan Advances— $10,000 tax-free loans & can deduct

WORKERS AT AN AMAZON WAREHOUSE IN NEW JERSEY HAVE XMAS OFF TODAY—NOT BECAUSE ITS A HOLIDAY—but because of a sharp rise in asymptomatic covid cases.

EMAIL YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS: $2,000 STIMULUS CHECK FOR AMERICANS WITH ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME IN 2020 OF < $100,000! https://actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-your-members-of-congress-2000-stimulus-checks-now/?link_id=0&can_id=bf105c37430844170c83cc823f42ff2a&source=email-2000-letters-to-congress-for-2000-checks&email_referrer=email_1030543&email_subject=2000-letters-to-congress-for-2000-checks Read more on Facebook

RETURN WARS (1) AMZN now allows you to return items until January 31st & provides a free box & label at Whole Foods, Kohl’s and

RETURN WARS (2) WANT TO RETURN WHAT YOU BOUGHT ONLINE AT WALMART? If you fill out the request on your computer, Fedex will come to

DOJ FILES CIVIL SUIT SAYING WALMART “HELPED FUEL A NATIONAL CRISIS” OVER OPIOID PRESCRIPTIONS, allowing its pharmacists to fill thousands of Rx it knew were

“SHOPPING LOCAL IS ONE OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL FACETS OF A HEALTHY ECONOMY…small businesses lack access to economies of scale and buying power,” said Ahmed

CONGRESS PASSES ANOTHER ROUND OF PPP LOANS FOR VERY SMALL BIZ & 100% TAX DEDUCTION FOR BUSINESS EXEC. MEALS. Trump said it would save restaurants—but

WALMART CLOSES STORE IN GARLAND, TX. AFTER 10 WORKERS TEST COVID POSITIVE. WMT HAS TEMP. CLOSED 17 STORES IN TX SINCE PANDEMIC BEGAN. That’s 17

HOME DEPOT PAYS $20.75 M TO SETTLE EPA LAWSUIT UNDER THE TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL ACT, charging HD’s crews “were improperly trained on how to handle

HOME DEPOT IS STILL IN COURT FOR ITS 2017 MASSIVE CREDIT CARD DATA BREACH SETTLEMENT FOR $27.25 M. HD is balking over having to pay

1,500 WORKERS AT AMZN WAREHOUSE IN AL. ARE HOLDING A UNION VOTE. “We offer some of the best jobs available everywhere,” AMZN says. “Compare our

AMZN SIDEWALK, “a free shared network that helps devices work better. Allows devices to stay online outside their home wifi. Help find pets or valuables,

NORTHFIELDCAN IN MA. HAS RELEASED A POST ABOUT THE DEC 17TH PLANNING BOARD MEETING WITH THE KANSAS-BASED MOODY CENTER. HERE ARE EXCERPTS: “We thank Planning

31 MILLION BIZ WITH < 500 EMPLOYEES REPRESENT 99.9% OF ALL COMPANIES...Small & medium-size businesses—esp. those dependent upon seeing & serving people...are facing the existential

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SHARE 2020 STORIES: “American Dreams Disrupted: 247 entrepreneurs share their stories…reinventing themselves to stay relevant in an age of social distancing.” https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2020/05/28/the-big-pivot-plenty-of-screen-time.html?ana=sbbm_lp

LOCAL DRIVER CO-OP—THE FIRST RIDE-HAILING GLOBAL FEDERATION—DRIVERS KEEP 90% OF REVENUE: “the lowest cost of delivery & ride-hailing for consumers…the largest compensation for drivers.” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/direct-global-direct-co-ops-161400956.html

FOR $60/YR AN AMAZON “PERSONAL SHOPPER STYLIST” WILL SELECT FASHION ITEMS THAT MATCH YOUR “STYLE & FIT PREFERENCES.” They can dress you like Jeff Bezos-or

AT 4 PM TODAY, NORTHFIELD RESIDENTS GET TO HEAR FROM THE MISSOURI DEVELOPER WHO WANTS TO BUILD 24 ATTACHED APARTMENTS AT THE END OF ONE

LARGE COMPANIES DURING THE PANDEMIC ARE PUTTING SMALL BIZ IN A CASH SQUEEZE—BY NOT PAYING THEIR BILLS. Payment delays are “fatal for many small businesses.”

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