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Jul 8 • 10 tweets • 4 min read • Read on X
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1. Happy Prime Day!

(It's a scam)

(Follow this thread for details)

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2. Amazon Prime Day is promoted as a rare opportunity to secure "deep discounts" on a variety of consumer items. In reality, Amazon deploys deceptive tactics to exaggerate its markdowns and create a false sense of urgency.

popular.info/p/prime-day-is…
3. Amazon says the sale price of The Shark Pet Cordless Vacuum, $149, represents a 50% discount off of the $299.99 "list price." But despite being available since 2019, the price wasn't listed at $299.99 until May 21, 2025.

(Historical data via CamelCamelCamel) Image
4. Its average price is about $200. Over the last year, the same vacuum was available for $149 in November, December, March, April and May.

The same vacuum is available right now for $149 at Best Buy, Macy's, Lowe's, and Ace Hardware. Image
5. The Ninja Air Fryer Pro XL is on sale for $119.99, which Amazon says is a 33% discount off the list price of $179.99.

But Camel Camel Camel tracking reveals that the airfrier was not listed at $179.99 until May 19, 2025. It has been available for $119.99 or less every month since last November.Image
6. Last November and December, the same air fryer was sold on Amazon for $89.99.

It is currently available for the same $119.99 price from the manufacturer, Macy's, Best Buy, Kohl's, and Wayfair. Image
7. Amazon is offering a bundle of its newest smart glasses and smart screen for $239.98, which it says is a 47% discount off of the list price of $449.98.

But the exact same bundle has been offered since the beginning of June for $299.99. The price was only raised to $449.98 on July 1, 2025.Image
8. Nevertheless, major media outlets produce a massive number of "articles" promoting Amazon Prime Day, as if it is a genuine news event. This isn't an accident. Amazon provides financial incentive for news organizations to produce this content. Image
9. Media outlets gets a percentage of the revenue generated from every customer they refer to Amazon. Around Prime Day, Amazon increases the referral fees, doubling them in some categories.

So media companies are incentivized to make it seem like there are great deals.
10. Popular Information has no corporate overlords. That is why we are free to report the unvarnished truth.

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Jul 3
1. The FCC has suspended a rule, schedule to go in effect this year, that would have banned prisons from price gouging on phone calls.

Right now, at some jails, a 15-minute phone call can cost over $11.

The decision benefits some of Trump's top donors.
2. The rule scrapped by Trump's FCC would do two things.

First, it would cap the rates jails and prisons could charge for phone calls.

Second, it would ban kickbacks from telecom companies to prisons.

popular.info/p/fcc-blocks-b…
3. The second part is key because the companies that provide phone services to prison kick back up to 50% of their revenue back to the prison operator.

This incentivizes prisons from signing up phone service providers with the highest rates and fees.
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Jun 23
1. On March 20, 2003, President George W. Bush began the bombing campaign in Iraq, justifying the attack with manipulated and bogus intelligence.

Twenty-two years later, history is repeating itself.

Let's review the facts.
2. The clear judgment of U.S. intelligence is that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, and Khamenei has not authorized a nuclear weapons program

DNI Tulsi Gabbard said this explicitly and publicly in March

popular.info/p/a-new-war-ba…
3. Last Tuesday, asked about Gabbard's testimony on Iran, Trump said, "I don't care what she said."

On Friday, Trump said "my intelligence community is wrong."

Now, to justify the bombing of Iran, top members of the Trump administration claim Iran is actively pursuing a nuclear weapon.
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Jun 23
1. On March 20, 2002, President George W. Bush began the bombing campaign in Iraq, justifying the attack with manipulated and bogus intelligence.

Twenty-three years later, history is repeating itself.

Let's review the facts.
2. The clear judgment of U.S. intelligence is that Iran is not building a nuclear weapon, and Khamenei has not authorized a nuclear weapons program

DNI Tulsi Gabbard said this explicitly and publicly in March

popular.info/p/a-new-war-ba…
3. Last Tuesday, asked about Gabbard's testimony on Iran, Trump said, "I don't care what she said."

On Friday, Trump said "my intelligence community is wrong."

Now, to justify the bombing of Iran, top members of the Trump administration claim Iran is actively pursuing a nuclear weapon.
Read 10 tweets
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Jun 18
1. @amazon, @Verizon, and other major corporations have ended or reduced their support for Juneteenth celebrations this year, forcing events in major cities to be significantly scaled back, a Popular Information investigation reveals.
2. In Denver, the annual Juneteenth Music Festival was cut from two days to one day due to "a sharp decline in corporate sponsorships."

An archived version of the festival website reveals that @Verizon, a "Silver" sponsor of the 2024 event, was not listed as a sponsor this year.

popular.info/p/verizon-and-…
@amazon @Verizon 3. Last month, @Verizon told FCC Chairman Brendan Carr that the company was "ending its DEI-related policies…effective immediately." It was part of @Verizon's effort to win approval from the FCC to acquire Frontier Communications, a broadband tech company, for $20 billion.
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Jun 17
1. In 2024, Trump said he would deport every undocumented immigrant in the country. "I think you have to do it," Trump said. "They came in illegally."

He said "illegals" were "poisoning the blood of our country."

Then, for a few days, he abruptly reversed course.

Why? Let's follow the money
2. In a Truth Social post last week, Trump said his "very aggressive policy on immigration" was taking "very good, long time workers" away from the agricultural and hospitality industries. These workers, Trump said, are "almost impossible to replace." Therefore, "Changes are coming!

popular.info/p/trumps-abrup…
3. On June 12, a senior ICE official, Tatum King, sent a message to ICE staff formalizing the new policy: "Effective today, please hold on all work site enforcement investigations/operations on agriculture (including aquaculture and meat packing plants), restaurants and operating hotels."
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Jun 17
1. Starlink is turbocharging the operations of a lethal jihadist group operating in West Africa, JNIM

Elon Musk has the capability to limit or prevent the use of Starlink by groups like JNIM but has chosen not to, instead prioritizing growth
2. Before Starlink, JNIM often relied on couriers and paper maps.

Now, JNIM is "using real-time maps, encrypted messaging platforms, and even live streams to plan and secure attacks with incredible coordination," Dr. Obasesam Okoi told Musk Watch.

muskwatch.com/p/starlink-tur…
3. On May 11, JNIM carried out a coordinated attack in Burkina Faso "killing more than a hundred civilians, soldiers, and militia members, according to the International Crisis Group."

After the attack, JNIM "quickly shared videos on social media of its fighters looting the city's army base"
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