The only manipulation of the market is by the wealthy. Robinhood and Citadel changed the rules for retail investors when they were making too much money during the GameStop thing.

“A driver who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation told BI that he was offered $400 severance pay if he stuck around through his February 5 layoff date. “The money they are giving us as severance pay is a slap on the face,” he said. “It comes to $3 a month for nine-plus years of service.”

I think I went to one of these and it was not worth $20.

If he’s impressed with how Dollar General does business, it’s probably a nightmare to work for him, just as it is to work for Dollar General. John Oliver did an episode on that company and they're terrifying.

“There was also one guy who really limbered up for a big stretch, claiming that kids these days don’t take pride in hand washing their cars, so they go to drive-thru car washes instead.”

I drove 100mph on a busy-ish highway with a 55mph limit

Complicity in sexual assault and discrimination rewarded him with a golden parachute. The true American Dream.

Cops exist solely to fuck with people or fuck people up. They're not protecting or serving anyone.

That documentary was so good for being so guerilla.

American police departments were originally established to catch and return African slaves. Now they shoot African-Americans dead in the street, almost always with no real consequences.

He definitely would've shot the owners if they were black.

Cops are the flakiest of snowflakes.

Cops falsifying their reports? That never happens!

When the suits thought their best option was an awkward Mormon that didn’t have much personality as a contestant, yes. The suits fucked up horribly by not choosing LaVar Burton.

It’s not going to survive beyond 2030. Alex was what brought people back to the show every night.

It shouldn't be surprising he didn't stand with the strikers. Mormons aren't known for being champions of dissent.

Ken is Mormon. That should explain everything.

Corporations have been more important than actual people since the 80s. As usual the problem can be traced back to Reagan.

It’s definitely this. And America has nearly no public transportation infrastructure as an alternative in most places.

I leased a 2019 in 2019 and its value actually increased by the time the least ended, which made getting a new lease a worse decision than just buying the car.