Pluralistic: Spirit warned investors that merging with Jetblue would be illegal (12 Mar 2023)

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Spirit warned investors that merging with Jetblue would be illegal: Exhibit A for the prosecution.
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Pluralistic: Excuseflation (11 Mar 2023)

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Excuseflation: Monopolists will never let a good emergency go to waste.
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Pluralistic: The Right accuses their critics of the conspiracy they themselves engage in (10 Mar 2023)

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The Right accuses their critics of the conspiracy they themselves engage in: Teneo works exactly like their claims about the nonexistent Vast Leftist Conspiracy.
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Pluralistic: The AI hype bubble is the new crypto hype bubble (09 Mar 2023)

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The AI hype bubble is the new crypto hype bubble: Someday, we're gonna feel pretty silly about our autocomplete worship.
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Pluralistic: End to End (07 Mar 2023)

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End to End: Willing speakers should reach willing listeners.
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Pluralistic: Biden set to appoint mass foreclosure cheerleader to the Fed (06 Mar 2023)

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Biden set to appoint mass foreclosure cheerleader to the Fed: Janice Eberly provided cover for Tim Geithner's policy of No Banker Left Behind.
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Pluralistic: Solving the Moderator's Trilemma with Federation (04 Mar 2023)

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Solving the Moderator's Trilemma with Federation: You CAN please all of the people all of the time (sorta).
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Pluralistic: VW wouldn't locate kidnapped child because his mother didn't pay for find-my-car subscription (28 Feb 2023)

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VW wouldn't help find kidnapped child because his mother wasn't paying for find-my-car subscription: All the harms of surveillance, none of the benefits.
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Pluralistic: Podcasting "Twiddler" (27 Feb 2023)

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Podcasting "Twiddler": What makes digital platforms so enshittification prone?
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Pluralistic: Dow promised to turn sneakers into playground surfaces, then dumped them in Indonesia (26 Feb 2023)

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Dow promised to turn sneakers into playground surfaces, then dumped them in Indonesia: Corporate "recycling" programs are just obfuscated landfills.
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