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Here's a story about how pharmaceutical companies have infiltrated the scientific process by recruiting respected doctors and ghost-writing their articles. Many of these practices were implicated in the opioid crisis - and not much has changed since. youtube.com/watch?v=vhnU-t_n…
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Proud to announce that @MorePerfectUS just passed 4 MILLION YouTube subscribers.
We've added 1.4 million subscribers in the first 9 months of 2026 and generated over 1 billion views across platforms.
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another fucking banger
Large berry growers in San Quintín, Mexico have drained so much groundwater that they've resorted to building desalination plants. Not a single one is for human use.
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Lobbyists in the U.S. have neutered surveillance pricing bans by inserting language into laws that exempt loyalty programs and customer segmentation. As @alecopperman from @MorePerfectUS explains, Canada should be wary of these tactics as it forms its own laws.
I spoke to @peternowak about how Canadians can avoid importing bad American surveillance pricing laws.
The federal government has introduced legislation to ban surveillance pricing - where retailers use customers' personal data to set individualized prices - but such laws can easily get watered down and neutered by lobbyists. Alec Opperman, a producer and strategist with Emmy-award-winning journalism outlet @MorePerfectUS, joins the Do Not Pass Go podcast to share cautionary tales from how this is happening in the United States. Link in the first comment below.
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Surveillance pricing is creepy and predatory. Our policymakers must do more to protect regular people from corporate pick-pocketing. Watch below to learn more by @MorePerfectUS
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Big Tech is scrambling to save surveillance pricing by invoking discounts.
Uber sent out emails to customers falsely claiming a NY bill would "ban most coupons and promotions" (they don't).
They want to make sure any regulation is killed, or toothless.
NEW: DoorDash has patented a system that lets companies offer promotional deals based on how stressed you are.
States are passing bans against surveillance pricing, and Big Tech is spending big to crush them.
We uncovered the $13K wine-and-dine that defanged Maryland’s ban.
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BREAKING: We just won our second Emmy!
More Perfect Union took home the award for Outstanding News Discussion and Analysis for our video covering the real story of the Springfield, Ohio, immigration debate.
Watch our full acceptance speech here:
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One of the reports in this article flags videos from @MorePerfectUS and claims they’re being viewed as a “potential threat vector”
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Private equity has been moving into the bagel business.
As bagels have grown in popularity, private equity started eying local chains.
Call Your Mother Deli, PopUp Bagels, H&H Bagels have all gotten major investments, or been bought out.
These investors reportedly see the bagel industry as having unfilled potential for growth.
nytimes.com/2026/04/14/dinin…
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BREAKING: The REI union is asking customers across the country to boycott the chain.
The workers of @reiunion have been trying to negotiate a first contract for 4 years.
They're tired of the stonewalling and union busting. Now they're escalating, and asking you to join them.
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When I worked at USDA and we mildly suggested that maybe children shouldn’t drink energy drinks in the nutrition guidelines the Monster Energy lobbyists came in with a presentation on how Monster wasn’t just fine for kids, it was actually beneficial.
The dairy industry funds so much research about the health benefits of yogurt it has become difficult for actual researchers to parse the data.
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NEW: More Perfect Union is opening up our newsroom, connecting with students everywhere, and equipping them with the tools needed to unrig our broken economic system.
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Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages theverge.com/news/908401/pro…
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Last year my coworkers and I @MorePerfectUS made a video about Springfield, Ohio, and today it got nominated for an Emmy along with five other MPU stories. Very proud to have been part of this
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NEW: Sysco just announced a $29 billion deal to buy a huge competitor, Restaurant Depot.
Restaurant Depot is a lifeline for small restaurants and food trucks.
If it moves forward, the deal could leave consumers and restaurant owners with even fewer choices and higher prices.
You cannot escape the slop. The slop will find you.
BREAKING: Sysco just announced a $29 billion deal to buy Restaurant Depot.
This continues Sysco's relentless acquisition spree, becoming one of the largest companies in food service.
This consolidation means higher prices for mass-produced food made under grueling conditions.
The EPA is scaling back pesticide protections that the chemical companies themselves proposed. Why? Every pesticide label in America is being run through 4 former lobbyists at the EPA.
"I have never seen this happen once with a pesticide approval" - @Nathan_Donley
