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Trump CDC Orders Eviction Moratorium

MEANWHILE, Amazon Doing Evil Again

AND LASTLY; A Kennedy Falls in Massachusetts

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The looming eviction crisis is so bad that even Donald Trump’s advisors have recognized that if it hits before the election, he’s screwed.

They'll use the CDC to issue a temp eviction moratorium on those making < $99k/year, but it comes with some pretty strict qualifications.

Sure enough, the moratorium only lasts until December 31.
It also requires people to self-identify, basically making an official claim that they can’t pay rent but they’re trying to, and that they meet the required income bracket.

And, crucially, it doesn’t convert that rent debt into consumer debt, meaning that you could get evicted right after the moratorium expires in January 2021.

In other words, it’s a stopgap measure aimed at preserving some of Trump’s flagging support. #LEFTISBEST

Don’t get us wrong, it will still be a major lifeline to families living on the edge, giving them a few more crucial months to figure out a better situation, and it’s a far stronger provision than the original moratorium in the CARES act..

But that doesn’t mean it’s the end of the crisis -- similar to the payroll tax deferrals we talked about earlier in the week, it basically postpones some of the pain of this recession, rather than alleviating it entirely. #AMQuickie

Amazon had a huge day yesterday, and by huge day we mean got exposed for doing a whole bunch of evil stuff.

So basically a normal Tuesday for them.

#LEFTISBEST

Item one:

The company is hiring two quote “intelligence analysts” for its security division to track a whole host of threats including protests, crises, and geopolitical conflicts that could affect the company’s operations.

So a corporate spy, essentially.

But one bit of the job description stands out: according to @motherboard, the job listing mentions “labor organizing” three times.

tldr; @amazon is hiring private spooks to spy on labor organizers.

Which brings us to item two, another scoop by @motherboard: an internal report shows that Amazon is quietly surveilling its Flex drivers and other employees in dozens of private Facebook groups.

Flex drivers have private facebook groups where they chat about the job and blow off steam, but now it’s on the record that Amazon has plants in pretty much all of those groups making sure working people don't get any ideas about organizing, protesting, or calling a strike.

We’ll have to wait and see how @BarackObama's old press secretary @JayCarney, who’s now an Amazon spokesman, wriggles out of this jam!

#LEFTISBEST