Susan

@cobonics.bsky.social

Joined 11/6/24. Bear, the cat, adopted me. Progressive, politically active, leave things better than they are - including Earth. No DMs, Lists, Requests for funds, and not here to hookup. @indivisiblesisters.bsky.social

NEW: Two government watchdog groups have demanded an investigation into whether FCC officials violated ethics requirements by accepting luxury gala tickets from Paramount as it sought federal approval for its $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros.

FCC Commissioners Face Ethics Complaints for Taking Luxury Gifts From Paramount

Citing a ProPublica report on Paramount providing luxury Kennedy Center gala tickets to FCC officials, the complaints note that commissioners accepted the gifts while the FCC was reviewing or about to...

propublica.org

The IMF says we pay $5T/year to subsidize fossil fuels — that's $13M per MINUTE to destroy our future. Meanwhile solar & wind fight for scraps. We don't have a funding problem. We have a priority problem.

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Starbucks raises its annual profit outlook as same-store sales jump 7.9 percent. The coffee chain posts 85 cents per share in quarterly profit, which beats estimates. The stock climbs 9 percent. Chief Executive Brian Niccol credits store upgrades and faster service for the surge.

Starbucks stock jumps as coffee giant raises full-year outlook

Starbucks posted its fourth straight quarter of same-store sales growth, as it continues a turnaround under CEO Brian Niccol.

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