Corporate subsidy watchdog since 1998; Creator of Subsidy Tracker, Violation Trackerss, Tax Break Tracker. UK work: @VT__UK More: https://xitter.cf/t.co/dggNbo8wIj
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Things Walmart has patented:
🐟 Put tuna in your cart, pay more for mayo
🎟️ Coupons withheld if you’re 90%+ likely to buy anyway
😤 Refunds scaled to how much of a fuss you’ll make
🚗 A camera that reads your car’s suspension to guess how much you bought
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Georgia schools will lose roughly $300 million this year because of tax breaks for data centers, according to new data from @GoodJobsFirst. (Published in partnership with @AJC) buff.ly/qYmpzpQ
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Two neighbors live less than 2,000 feet apart.
One pays up to $500/month for electricity. The other averages $130.
One has investor-owned National Grid. The other, a municipal utility.
@PopovichN and I dug into America’s widening power-bill divide: bloomberg.com/graphics/2026-…
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NEW: Meta Data Center Receiving Approximately $50 Million a Year in Tax Breaks from Mason County kypolicy.org/meta-data-cente…
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“If data centers are going to locate in WV, they could be a source of funding for schools at a time when it’s desperately needed. But all these tax breaks are standing in the way of making sure local communities and schools benefit from their development.”
Companies paying their full share of taxes “benefits everybody,” @kellakelWV told @The74, while philanthropic donations or sponsorships allow corporations to “pick and choose the things that they want to fund.” the74million.org/article/geo…
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OBBBA helped Big Tech companies write off their costs for equipment – much of which was likely used for AI and data centers.
$27 billion in depreciation tax breaks went to 5 Big Tech companies alone last year.
huffpost.com/entry/data-cent…
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@GoodJobsFirst and @_ClimateXChange have published a Data Center Toolkit for state policymakers.#NVLEG climate-xchange.org/resource…. .
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One reason prices are soaring: Amazon uses at least 3 different price-fixing tactics to compel competing retailers to raise their prices. How is that possible? This smart Business Insider video explains, drawing on evidence uncovered ahead of Amazon's upcoming antitrust trials.
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New York Power Authority gives data centers discounted electricity without disclosing how much they're saving. Our Alex Camarda calls for transparency: “[NYPA] should undoubtedly disclose how much the state is subsidizing companies in total and individually for low-cost power.” bit.ly/4e7iHxy
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Shoe maker Steve Madden received $92 million in tariff refunds.
After noting that it was “pleased overall with consumer acceptance of the price increases,” the company says it will use those tariff refunds to “pay down debt.”
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...and these subsidies mean there's less money for things people *actually* want and need, like schools, healthcare, and infrastructure.
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Already at the frontlines of the cancer-causing petrochemical industry, Louisiana now faces a new wave of AI data center development and, with it, new sources of pollution. dissentmagazine.org/online_a…
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Why are hotels so expensive? A new lawsuit alleges that travel website Expedia is rigging the entire market, exploiting its leverage over 80% of all online bookings to inflate hotel prices in every booking channel by 15-30%.
It's an economy-wide price fixing scheme, not unlike what Amazon does to retail. /
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This was 2018 & the evidence has only continued to mount in years since.
By now robust Housing Mobility services should be available in every city, including search assistance, help w/ security deposits, & orientation to new neighborhoods.
"Housing mobility programs, which help people use housing vouchers to move from lower to higher opportunity neighborhoods, are associated with improved health & higher future earnings potential."
Check out @Health_Affairs' latest health policy brief: bit.ly/2sIbLAe
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Walmart says it doesn't plan on using surveillance pricing. We dug up a decade's worth of their patent applications that suggest otherwise.
Corporations don’t make this kind of investment in technology they plan on letting gather dust.
Our @owenslindsay1, @NiaMLaw, & @ENPancotti in @LeverNews. levernews.com/walmart-says-i…
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We're joining Florida State Rep. @AnnaForFlorida and @GoodJobsFirst at a virtual town hall Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. ET. We'll dive into how data centers and AI impact your community and share tools to help you take action. Register here: mobilize.us/annaforflorida/e…
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Well, that’s one way to respond to a subpoena you just spent several weeks fighting tooth and nail, I suppose
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Such vital Nationals stadium upgrades as "wrapping the exterior of the parking in a more visually appealing material" will cost DC taxpayers $410m under Mayor Bowser's plan, part of a $7.8B district spending spree on privately controlled sports venues. fieldofschemes.com/2026/10/0…
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A village council vote tonight may cancel an upcoming referendum on a controversial Ohio data center entangled in a school funding story that also involves Anduril
If it sounds familiar... here's how Anduril quashed a local referendum in the same place:
inkstickmedia.com/an-ohio-sc…
My latest:
A needy school in Ohio quietly greenlit decades of tax breaks to an AI weapons plant – all while hitting up local taxpayers for more!
Our @inkstickmedia story gets into the role of Anduril's lobbyist + backlash to a related data center deal
inkstickmedia.com/an-ohio-sc…