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After holding the line on prices for several months, companies—big and small—have begun a new round of increases, in some cases by high-single-digit percentage points.

Companies had raised prices last year after tariffs hoisted costs. Yet starting in the fall, many firms held off on increases and sometimes offered discounts to capture holiday shoppers.

Starting in the fall. It’s not even spring yet. So by “several” months you mean, what, three?

Prices on the most affordable imported goods are up by 2.3% since dipping at the end of November

Less than three months works as “several” for the Wall Street Journal. Yikes!

I was somewhat interested before, but I have zero interest in supporting anything Ethan Klein has been involved in. Yuck.

It’s the fucking people from Wyoming again.

Thank god they get as many senators as the other states, right?

You know you’re on the wrong side when Creed quietly drops your festival.

Ludacris (who “wasn’t even supposed to be on there”), Shinedown, Morgan Wade, and Carter Faith all dropped out once they realized how big of a tool Kid Rock is.

This was literally the guy who started his entire political career in earnest by calling in to Fox News and talking about how Obama wasn’t “American” because he’s black. Trump found his political fame because he advocated the “birther” conspiracy.

It’s honestly crazy that anyone could be surprised. He’s been up front about his racism for fifteen years now.

I find the wording of the article to be remarkable. “At the opposite end of the supply chain.”

Eric (not his real name) was no longer just a consumer of China’s spy-cam porn industry, but a victim.

A “consumer” who has admittedly been watching this type of “spy cam” footage for twenty years (since he was a teen, according to the article) and never once thought “wait, what if that was me?”

Then when he grows a conscience in his thirties he contacts the BBC.

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/the-100-billion-megadeal-between-openai-and-nvidia-is-on-ice-aa3025e3

This is the original source the podcast cites if anyone wants the information faster.