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A. Rivera<p>&gt; How mothers supporting mothers can help fill the health care worker shortage gap and other barriers to care <br><a href="https://theconversation.com/how-mothers-supporting-mothers-can-help-fill-the-health-care-worker-shortage-gap-and-other-barriers-to-care-257520" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/how-mother</span><span class="invisible">s-supporting-mothers-can-help-fill-the-health-care-worker-shortage-gap-and-other-barriers-to-care-257520</span></a></p><p>Translation: Rather than properly pay for mental health and maternity professionals, you're on your own ladies. </p><p>No, this is not the "feel good" story they want you to think it is. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>women</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/mother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mother</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MentalHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MentalHealth</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; San Francisco to ban homeless people from living in RVs with new parking limit <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/san-francisco-ban-homeless-people-living-rvs-new-123948047" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/sa</span><span class="invisible">n-francisco-ban-homeless-people-living-rvs-new-123948047</span></a></p><p>Man, the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/homeless" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homeless</span></a> can't catch a break. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThisIsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThisIsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SanFrancisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SanFrancisco</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/poverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>poverty</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Republicans’ food aid cuts will hit grocers in many towns that backed Trump<br><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/19/trump-snap-food-cuts-rural-grocers-megabill-00463048" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/07/19/t</span><span class="invisible">rump-snap-food-cuts-rural-grocers-megabill-00463048</span></a></p><p>It's called consequences. Next time, as Dems love to say, vote harder. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThoughtsAndPrayers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThoughtsAndPrayers</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; For $23 an Hour, You Can Rent a Grandma—and It’s Wildly Popular <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/for-23-an-hour-you-can-rent-a-grandma-and-its-wildly-popular/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vice.com/en/article/for-23-an-</span><span class="invisible">hour-you-can-rent-a-grandma-and-its-wildly-popular/</span></a></p><p>Making notes for when I need a side hustle in my older age; yes, the Japanese also rent grandpas and a few other types of people. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>As if you needed another reason to avoid Target. </p><p>&gt; Target is ending its price-matching policy <a href="https://www.wlky.com/article/target-ends-price-matching-policy/65464037" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wlky.com/article/target-ends-p</span><span class="invisible">rice-matching-policy/65464037</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retail</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>Gee, can't imagine why. Survey based, so caveats may apply.</p><p>&gt; A quarter of Gen Z workers say college wasn't worth it <a href="https://qz.com/a-quarter-of-gen-z-workers-say-college-wasnt-worth-it" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">qz.com/a-quarter-of-gen-z-work</span><span class="invisible">ers-say-college-wasnt-worth-it</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academia</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HigherEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEd</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GenZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenZ</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Should you buy it? If you answer 'yes' to these questions, probably not <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/19/nx-s1-5471414/money-shopping-budget-mindful-purchases" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/07/19/nx-s1-54714</span><span class="invisible">14/money-shopping-budget-mindful-purchases</span></a></p><p>Odds are probably not, but the questions are a useful guide. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/shopping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shopping</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In <a href="https://mas.to/tags/fuckery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fuckery</span></a> in the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a>, the rampant ageism. I know if I have to get in the market again, the odds are not in my favor. <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Libraries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Libraries</span></a> are notoriously ageist (they just don't call it that). </p><p>&gt; 'Old' at 51? Recruiters hiring based on age over experience, report finds <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/ageism-work-employers-age-bias-hiring/105543944" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-21/age</span><span class="invisible">ism-work-employers-age-bias-hiring/105543944</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jobs</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/work" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>work</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>discrimination</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SaveYouAClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveYouAClick</span></a>: She's got generic stuff in the bathroom cabinet, the horror. Hun, it's the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a>. Even unrealistically well off columnists need to save a buck or two buying off brand and/or store brands. </p><p>&gt; The very worst thing about And Just Like That? The contents of Carrie Bradshaw’s bathroom cabinet<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/21/the-very-worst-thing-about-and-just-like-that-the-contents-of-carrie-bradshaws-bathroom-cabinet" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">2025/jul/21/the-very-worst-thing-about-and-just-like-that-the-contents-of-carrie-bradshaws-bathroom-cabinet</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SlowNewsDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SlowNewsDay</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>television</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Why male corporate leaders and billionaires may need financial therapy more than anyone <br><a href="https://theconversation.com/why-male-corporate-leaders-and-billionaires-may-need-financial-therapy-more-than-anyone-252094" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/why-male-c</span><span class="invisible">orporate-leaders-and-billionaires-may-need-financial-therapy-more-than-anyone-252094</span></a></p><p>Aww, the poor megalomaniac <a href="https://mas.to/tags/assholes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>assholes</span></a> need "financial therapy"? Nothing that some serious taxation for their fair share can't fix. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ChampagneProblems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChampagneProblems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; News publishers take paywall-blocker&nbsp;12ft.io&nbsp;offline <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/709209/news-media-alliance-12ft-io-takedown-paywall" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/709209/news-</span><span class="invisible">media-alliance-12ft-io-takedown-paywall</span></a></p><p>Where there is a will, there is a way. Anyhow, easier for them to go after a one-schmuck operation than actually sue the private equity firms and other large vultures who do the real damage. </p><p>(And before any nerd jumps, no one is saying people's labor should not be fairly compensated, emphasis on fair). </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>In reasons to avoid the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FlyingCattleCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlyingCattleCars</span></a>: Price gouging. </p><p>&gt; Delta Air Lines is using AI to set the maximum price you’re willing to pay <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/709556/delta-air-lines-ai-ticket-price-rollout" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/709556/delta</span><span class="invisible">-air-lines-ai-ticket-price-rollout</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/fuckery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fuckery</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AISlop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISlop</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>This is going to get bad, but hey, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThisIsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThisIsAmerica</span></a> and what they voted for. </p><p>&gt; Thank Republicans For a 75-Percent Spike in Some Health Insurance Premiums Next Year <a href="https://www.splinter.com/thank-republicans-for-a-75-percent-spike-in-some-health-insurance-premiums-next-year" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">splinter.com/thank-republicans</span><span class="invisible">-for-a-75-percent-spike-in-some-health-insurance-premiums-next-year</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HealthCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HealthCare</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>(Insert Robert Mitchum's or Sam Elliot's voice here): "Beef: it's what's for dinner." </p><p>Well, not anymore. </p><p>&gt; Beef prices have soared in the US <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/beef-prices-soared-us-grilling-season-123847411" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/be</span><span class="invisible">ef-prices-soared-us-grilling-season-123847411</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ThisIsAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThisIsAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/beef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beef</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/SaveYouAClick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SaveYouAClick</span></a>: None of them really commit. TBH, I could look at the signs, as the bots did (to varying degrees) and likely make a (somewhat) better prediction. Could probably make it better using <a href="https://mas.to/tags/cartomancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cartomancy</span></a>. </p><p>&gt; We asked ChatGPT and 6 other AI chatbots if a recession is coming. Here's what they said <a href="https://qz.com/chatbots-ai-recession-chatgpt-claude-grok" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">qz.com/chatbots-ai-recession-c</span><span class="invisible">hatgpt-claude-grok</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AISlop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISlop</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/divination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>divination</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/forecast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forecast</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/prediction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prediction</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Trump Hits Amazon with 50 Percent Tariffs <a href="https://www.counterpunch.org/2025/07/17/trump-hits-amazon-with-50-percent-tariffs/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">counterpunch.org/2025/07/17/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-hits-amazon-with-50-percent-tariffs/</span></a></p><p>FTA: "The basic point — contrary to what you read in the paper — is that tariffs are not something Trump “hits” other countries with, they are something he hits US consumers with. They are a tax on our imports." </p><p>For the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/stupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stupid</span></a> and willfully ignorant who may still think the outsiders get hit by tariffs. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PendejoInChief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PendejoInChief</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/TacoTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TacoTrump</span></a> 🌮 <a href="https://mas.to/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PartyOfStupid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PartyOfStupid</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Permit for xAI’s data center blatantly violates Clean Air Act, NAACP says <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/permit-for-xais-data-center-blatantly-violates-clean-air-act-naacp-says/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20</span><span class="invisible">25/07/permit-for-xais-data-center-blatantly-violates-clean-air-act-naacp-says/</span></a> </p><p>But hey, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/AISlop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AISlop</span></a> is the wave of the future, get with the program, losers. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BarelySatire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BarelySatire</span></a> in the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> </p><p>&gt; Rising Cost Of Living Forcing More Buddhists To Continue Working Years Into Reincarnation <a href="https://theonion.com/rising-cost-of-living-forcing-more-buddhists-to-continue-working-years-into-reincarnation/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theonion.com/rising-cost-of-li</span><span class="invisible">ving-forcing-more-buddhists-to-continue-working-years-into-reincarnation/</span></a></p><p> I'd say not just Buddhists. I'll probably be working into my next lives.</p>
A. Rivera<p>I can't imagine why anyone would avoid the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/FlyingCattleCars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FlyingCattleCars</span></a>. </p><p>&gt; United Airlines sees profit below estimates as travel spending dips<br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/united-airlines-sees-profit-below-estimates-travel-spending-dips-2025-07-16/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/united-ai</span><span class="invisible">rlines-sees-profit-below-estimates-travel-spending-dips-2025-07-16/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a></p>
A. Rivera<p>&gt; Some big US banks plan to launch stablecoins, expecting crypto-friendly regulations<br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/bank-america-expects-launch-stablecoins-morgan-stanley-weighs-use-2025-07-16/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/business/finance/b</span><span class="invisible">ank-america-expects-launch-stablecoins-morgan-stanley-weighs-use-2025-07-16/</span></a></p><p>Suddenly putting my money under a mattress or in a buried coffee can is looking like sound financial strategy. . . . </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/BadEconomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BadEconomy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scams</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a></p>