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Chuck Darwin

Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and 13 colleagues wrote to the CEO of the supermarket behemoth #Kroger in November about electronic price tags (often called #electronic #shelf #labels or #ESLs ).
These digital displays allow companies to change prices automatically from a mobile app.
Tlaib warned that this so-called “#dynamic #pricing” permits retailers to adjust prices based on their whims.
Just as #Uber raises prices during storms or rush hour, retailers like Kroger use ESLs to adjust prices based on factors like time of day or the weather.
Supermarkets could conceivably mine a shopper’s personal data to set prices as high as possible.
“My concern is that these tools will be abused in the pursuit of profit, surging prices on essential goods in areas with fewer and fewer grocery stores,” Tlaib wrote.
In August, Senators Elizabeth #Warren and Bob #Casey wrote to Kroger raising similar concerns about #price #gouging.
Noting that the company has already implemented the technology in hundreds of stores across the county, they warned that
“ESLs may help Kroger extract maximum profits from consumers at a time when…high grocery prices are a leading concern among Americans who are concerned about inflation.”
Warren and Casey also voiced concern about Kroger’s partnership with Microsoft to install #facial-#recognition technology in stores,
which could be used to identify individual customers:
When a shopper approaches the shelf, she would see a price calibrated specifically for her.
The next shopper might pay a different amount based on their profile.
Retailers could use shopper data to charge higher prices to those who can afford to pay more, but since stores do not have to disclose who is making pricing decisions or why,
the senators worry that shoppers on a budget are particularly vulnerable.
“It is outrageous that, as families continue to struggle to pay to put food on the table, grocery giants like Kroger continue to roll out #surge #pricing and other corporate #profiteering schemes,” they wrote

thenation.com/article/society/

The Nation · Automation in Retail Is Even Worse Than You ThoughtNew technology is not just making shopping more challenging for workers and consumers—it’s poised to rip off the most vulnerable.
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Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈

#Inspired by #VicePresident #KamalaHarris, many #Black #sorority and #fraternity members are helping #downballot #races.

Downballot #candidates like Hayes — particularly #Blackwomen — have benefited from a #surge in #support this year from #volunteers who happen to be members of #Black #Greek #organizations, many #energized by Harris’ presidential campaign.

seattletimes.com/nation-world/

The Seattle Times · Inspired by Harris, many Black sorority and fraternity members are helping downballot racesInspired by the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris, individual members of historically Black sororities and fraternities are working to help her presidential campaign and that of downballot candidates.
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Alberniweather ☔️ ☀️ ❄️ 🌬️

Found this page with tide gauges in Florida
waterdata.usgs.gov/fl/nwis/rt
And this gauge at Sarasota.
waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-
We can actually compare the surge from Helene at the end of September to Milton directly!
Helene brought the gauge up to about 8ft from normal high tide of 2ft, so a 6ft surge.
Milton surged 3ft higher, up to 11.5ft.
#milton #surge #flooding

A graph showing two smaller peaks before today’s highest peak. I am not sure what the peak is around Oct 4.
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