Crepe ⭖
A software suite that manages your #cooperative #business with absolutely no org chart. Responsibilities are self-assigned and small enough to complete in a single part-time day.
No bosses, no CEO, no chief anything, and no titles. Just software designed to maximize the efficiency, impact, and income of contributors (both as a group and individually) in a highly pro-social, uncompromisingly cooperative culture.
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Trump’s Canada Tariffs Decimate Border Crossings, Business in Upper Michigan
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Under an intensifying trade war, parts of northern Michigan are feeling the financial pain. But with a president intent on conflict and a congressman silent on the issue, these Michiganders see no sign of relief.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-canada-tariffs-michigan-sault-ste-marie?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Michigan #Canada #Trump #Tariffs #Trade #Business #Economy
A gun chain’s stores repeatedly violated rules designed to deter illegal sales. Although authorities recommended revoking their licenses, the problem stores all remain open.
Now the Trump administration is weakening penalties for failure to comply.
https://www.propublica.org/article/range-usa-guns-straw-sales-atf?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Guns #Firearms #Business #Government #Trump #ATF #Regulation
People seriously getting upset because I used AI to edit an article about how to protect people from getting replaced by AI. Smdh.
#NUPA #UBI #UHI #policy #technology #politics #economics #economy #government #psychology #finance #fintech #AI #robots #futureofwork #writing #reading #substack #business #physics #science #BLM #reparations
A new lawsuit alleges the Trump administration awarded the bulk of new Texas border wall contracts to two firms without “genuine competitive opportunities.”
One of the chosen firms has faced legal issues and claims of shoddy construction work.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-border-wall-contracts-tommy-fisher?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Texas #Border #Immigration #Trump #Construction #DHS #Business
In a drastic reversal, Trump has gone from embracing “the opportunity to build even more bridges” with Canada in 2017 to threatening to stop the opening of the Gordie Howe bridge until Canada “treats the U.S. with … Fairness and Respect.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-michigan-canada-gordie-howe-bridge-reversal?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Michigan #Canada #Bridge #Trump #Trade #Business #Economy
When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism.
We found that the request came directly from the White House.
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-vulcan-deal-white-house?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #WhiteHouse #Trump #Pentagon #Defense #Business #Ethics #Law #Government #DonaldTrumpJr
Today is the official launch of my new blog: @buildnotes
Build Notes is a more focused blog through my personal business, Stygian Tech designed to highlight how I think about the products I build and the space in which I operate
The Digital Renaissance will remain my home for my less refined and broader thoughts and opinions, but this will be my home for talking about my apps, why I build them, and the like
Check it out at @https://blog.stygiantech.dev/
"Sleazebags"* -- What Trump called the relatively small-sized businesses that brought the #tariffs case to the Supreme Court.
It sounds like he plans on stiffing them (not paying them back their revenue lost because of Trump's tariffs, like the Supreme Court ordered), because when asked whether he planned to pay them as ordered, he said, "We'll be in court for the next five years."
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#USA #US #USpol #trump #SCOTUS #business
* c/o CNN (live press conference coverage video)
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NEW: A U.S. Senator Pushed to Cut Firefighting Aircraft Inspections the Same Month His Former Company Failed One
Before entering politics, Tim Sheehy ran an aerial firefighting company, Bridger Aerospace.
In the Senate, he has sought to cut regulations and expand the government’s use of private aircraft on wildfires, while still owning stock in the company.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tim-sheehy-bridger-aerospace-forest-service-inspection
Small businesses, please stop using corporate social media as your only online presence.
I’d happily visit a website that looks like it was designed in the 1990s if it meant I could actually scroll down and see your address, hours of operation, etc.
It doesn’t have to be pretty, just functional.
It would be really helpful if you also included common allergens for your food and drinks (if relevant) and how accessible your location is for disabled folks.
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Book Recommendation For Everyone:
Invisible Women, Data Bias in a World Designed For Men
by Caroline Criso Perez
paraphrasing:
...so much data fails to take into account gender...and women pay tremendous costs for this insidious bias, in time, money, and often wtth their lives"
#Data #Books #Reading #Gender
#HumanRights #AI #Computing
#Coding #Mastodon #Fediverse
#Employment #Health #Business
#Finance #Software #Parenting
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New Portland Trail Blazers Owner Played Key Role at Company Oregon Accused of Predatory Lending
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Documents obtained by ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting reveal that Tom Dundon was behind what regulators called an “aggressive push” to waive proof-of-income requirements at Santander Consumer USA.
https://www.propublica.org/article/tom-dundon-moda-center-portland-oregon?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Portland #Oregon #NBA #Basketball #Law #Cars #Loan #Business
SBI Holdings is exploring plans to build a large-scale immersive arena in Tokyo aiming to replicate the "Sphere" in Las Vegas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/04/01/companies/sbi-sphere-arena/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #sbi #tourism
NEW: Two government watchdog groups have demanded an investigation into whether FCC officials violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as it sought federal approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.
https://www.propublica.org/article/fcc-paramount-gifts-brendan-carr-ethics-complaint-warner-bros-merger?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #FCC #Government #Ethics #USPolitics #Paramount #CBS #Entertainment #Business
NEW: For-Profit Hospital Chain Never Put Aside Money for Malpractice Insurance to Compensate Injured Patients
Eager to save money, Prospect Medical promised to “self-insure” malpractice claims brought against its doctors and hospitals. The chain’s bankruptcy now threatens to leave hundreds of patients whose claims are pending with no recourse.
#news #health #healthcare #hospitals #doctors #insurance #government #business
New records obtained by ProPublica detail at least a dozen SpaceX investors with addresses in mainland China, Hong Kong or Russia who acquired stakes in SpaceX years ago through a middleman firm in the U.S. called Tomales Bay Capital.
https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-elon-musk-ipo-foreign-investors-china?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #SpaceX #ElonMusk #Business #Finance #Musk #China #Russia
NEW: Months after FCC Commissioner Olivia Trusty cast a decisive vote approving Paramount’s historic $8 billion merger with Skydance Media, she and a guest accepted Kennedy Center gala tickets from the company worth more than $12,000.
#News #FCC #Entertainment #USPolitics #CBS #Paramount #Business #Ethics
President Trump wants 401(k) plans to invest more in private equity, real estate and cryptocurrency.
Here’s how a proposed rule change from the Labor Department could affect your 401(k) plan.
https://www.propublica.org/article/401k-retirement-plan-fees-funds?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Trump #WhiteHouse #Retirement #Finance #PersonalFinance #WallStreet #Business
NEW: On Alaska’s Adak Island, it costs more than $340,000 per year to provide hundreds of buildings — all but a few of them empty — with internet access no one uses.
The money being wasted is yours.
https://www.propublica.org/article/adak-island-alaska-internet-subsidy-fcc?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Alaska #Internet #FCC #Wifi #Business #Government #Money
Elon Musk wanted Texas legislators to create new crimes so people who fly drones or interfere with operations at SpaceX can be arrested. And he wanted to change who controlled the highway and public beach near SpaceX’s site so he can launch his rockets according to his timeline.
He got them all.
Read the full story: https://www.propublica.org/article/elon-musk-texas-legislature-laws-spacex-tesla?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
After reporting by ProPublica revealed industry connections among Transportation Department regulators and showed how they are seeking to loosen oil and gas pipeline safety regulations, Sen. Maria Cantwell is demanding answers.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-dot-oil-gas-pipeline-ethics-questions-senator-cantwell?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Transportation #Industry #Business #Government #Regulation #Senate
This is KOK Edit, my #business. As a board-certified #MedicalEditor, I have helped #researchers in more than 20 nations get articles #published in more than 60 #biomedical #journals. I follow the code of ethics of both #BELS (https://www.bels.org/code-of-ethics2) and #AMWA (https://www.amwa.org/page/Code_of_Ethics).
