Pluralistic: FCC strikes a blow against prison profiteering (19 Jul 2024)

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FCC strikes a blow against prison profiteering: The cost of a prison phone-call drops from $11.35 to $0.90.
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Pluralistic: Kitchensink callithump linkdump (29 Jun 2024)

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Kitchensink callithump linkdump: All the news I couldn't fit.
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Pluralistic: How finfluencers destroyed the housing and lives of thousands of people (22 May 2024)

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How finfluencers destroyed the housing and lives of thousands of people: The real estate speculator bezzle has a very ugly third act.
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Pluralistic: Greedflation, but for prisoners (20 Apr 2024)

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Greedflation, but for prisoners: The first-ever survey of national prison commissary prices is a fucking nightmare.
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Pluralistic: The true post-cyberpunk hero is a noir forensic accountant (17 Apr 2024)

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The true post-cyberpunk hero is a noir forensic accountant: Blair Fix, Henry Farrell and Maria Farrell know more about Marty Hench than I do.
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Pluralistic: How to shatter the class solidarity of the ruling class (08 Apr 2024)

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How to shatter the class solidarity of the ruling class: Maybe we can use the master's tools to dismantle the master's house?
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Pluralistic: Prison-tech company bribed jails to ban in-person visits (02 Apr 2024)

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Prison-tech company bribed jails to ban in-person visits: "The Bezzle" is everting.
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Pluralistic: Dinkclump Linkdump; The Bezzle excerpt (Part VI) (23 Feb 2024)

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Dinkclump Linkdump: A rare, out-of-cycle linkdump.
The Bezzle excerpt (Part VI): The thrilling conclusion!
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Pluralistic: The majority of censorship is self-censorship; The Bezzle excerpt (Part V) (22 Feb 2024)

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The majority of censorship is self-censorship: …But the majority of self-censorship is intentionally cultivated by an outside power.
The Bezzle excerpt (Part V): Keep your hands at 10 and 2.
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Pluralistic: Middlemen without enshittification; The Bezzle excerpt (Part II) (19 Feb 2024)

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Middlemen without enshittification: Not every author can be a DIY author.
The Bezzle excerpt (Part II): Let's learn about copyright termination!
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