juliana kaplan
@julianakaplan.bsky.social
senior labor and inequality reporter @ business insider but more importantly just here for a nice time :-)
I (accidentally) made my r/NYCmovies debut reporting this story about how the eventization of IMAX 70mm premieres — first "The Odyssey" and now "Dune" — has made the movie ticket experience go retro. People were lining up around the block for pre-sale tickets www.businessinsider.com/high-ticket-...
just saw someone selling noah kahan tickets on strava …
NEW: Our study discovers that companies boost their profits up to 200% by making it harder for you to cancel subscriptions. Your exhaustion & frustration is what makes these companies profitable. @julianakaplan.bsky.social breaks it down & how it's costing us $165B a year in wasted time & money.
Companies are making it exhausting to cancel, get help, or get your money. They profit when you give up.
Companies are making customer service experiences more exhausting. A new report calls it the "annoyance economy" and it costs Americans $165 billion.
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good morning to all economists frantically revising their jobs day prewrites
verizon outage is giving me ipod touch flashbacks .... the 2000's really are back
i got to write about being a movie theater freak, merry christmas businessinsider.com/movies-in-th...
Gen Z moviegoing is back. I welcome my fellow movie freaks with open arms.
I'm not the only movie theater freak out there: Gen Zers are bringing it back.
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have you ever wanted to read 2k+ words on property taxes, and why some boomers are trying to get rid of them (and also how that might be not so great for schools, roads, etc)? boy do I have a story for you www.businessinsider.com/baby-boomers...
Baby boomers want to ax property taxes. Millennials and Gen Z would pay for it.
Boomers want to stop paying property taxes on the valuable real estate they own. That could hamstring millennials and Gen Zers trying to buy a home.
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can't believe i woke up today as one of the select few to view just the first 2/3 of SUPERMAN at amc lincoln square's dolby .... does anyone know how it ends (i don't)
we come to this place for magic (the AMC lincoln center dolby screening of Superman broke)
Management is focused on one thing and it’s not journalism: It’s greed. Read our Insider Union's statement here….https://nyguild.org/post/statement-from-insider-union-the-newsguild-of-new-york-about-layoffs-announced-thursday
Credit card rewards and perks may take a hit if the American economy heads into a recession! Read more in @julianakaplan.bsky.social piece here: www.businessinsider.com/credit-card-...
Your credit card rewards are about to get a lot less rewarding
If the economy heads into a recession, consumers who signed up to get blockbuster points deals might find credit card companies changing their perks.
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ultimately shoutout to the guy on the vatican live stream who kept holding up his mets hat. i kinda think that's why we have an american pope now
A recently departed Social Security exec describes the DOGE era as "a bunch of 6-year-olds with too much sugar in charge of the agency, running all over the place, randomly disconnecting and reconnecting things." www.businessinsider.com/social-secur...
The future of America's biggest safety net is in the hands of a career bureaucrat and a hard-charging finance titan
Acting commissioner Leland Dudek helms the nearly 60,000-person federal agency. Frank Bisignano, a former JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup executive, waits in the wings.
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NEW: Our deep dive into the turmoil at the Social Security Administration, and the men who have been tasked with leading it, featuring a whole slew of insights from Wall Street and SSA insiders www.businessinsider.com/social-secur...
The future of America's biggest safety net is in the hands of a career bureaucrat and a hard-charging finance titan
Acting commissioner Leland Dudek helms the nearly 60,000-person federal agency. Frank Bisignano, a former JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup executive, waits in the wings.
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mysterious liquid in my Boston taxi cab’s car #mysteriousliquid #Boston #liquid #RedSox #YellowLiquid
New from @julianakaplan.bsky.social and @thenewsham.bsky.social: DOGE may be coming for the system that lets you file your taxes for free, and Treasury tells us they consider it a "failed program." (Users, meanwhile, gave it almost universally high marks) www.businessinsider.com/irs-direct-f...
The Treasury Department says IRS Direct File is a failed program. Its creators are worried DOGE is going to kill it.
IRS Direct File is the nation's first free tax filing system. A Treasury Department official told BI it was a failed program with an uncertain future.
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Social Security transfers are more crucial than ever. Delays in payments risk seniors’ ability to meet essential needs. We can expect delayed payment of bills, reduced spending, and increased food/housing insecurity—especially in rural/vulnerable areas. @julianakaplan.bsky.social & Allie Kelly
Social Security is telling its staff that customer service is about to get a lot worse
Some beneficiaries will now have to confirm their identities in-person to claim Social Security. SSA staff say it's bad news for low-income Americans.
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hi! do you feel passionately about AMC A-list? I'd love to talk to you for a story! please feel free to reach out here, or via email at jkaplan@businessinsider.com !
New: I found a doge staffer whose google calendar was public, including an onboarding event with the GSA that included the names of other DOGE staff on the invite www.businessinsider.com/doge-nasa-go...
We found a DOGE guy at NASA because his Google Calendar was public
DOGE staffer Riley Sennott's Google Calendar wasn't private, exposing his interactions with DOGE and firms like Tesla and Palantir.
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@julianakaplan.bsky.social (our eldest) goes deep in a compelling way, blending human stories & data to telling tales of being a parent in America. www.businessinsider.com/millennials-... Another amazing piece by her documenting the economic & social reality of life at @businessinsider.com
Millennial moms want more kids — they just can't afford them
Debt or day care? We spoke to millennial moms who are trying to figure out if they can afford another baby.
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are you dealing with any new financial concerns or life events?for Business Insider, I'm working on a series about the big economic concerns on Americans' minds. If you have something to share, please fill out this survey! would love to hear from a variety of folks docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
What are your biggest financial goals and concerns for 2025?
We want to hear from you: As you head into the new year, what are your biggest financial concerns and goals? Please note: We won't publish anything you write or share without contacting you first.
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I have reported the answer to this, and it is in fact toe no more over at HUD www.businessinsider.com/hud-tv-scree...
TOE to EO: Federal agency TVs show Trump signing executive orders on soundless loop following AI Musk foot-sucking fiasco
On Monday, screens at HUD showed a fake video of Trump sucking Elon Musk's toes. As of Tuesday morning, they showed Trump signing executive orders.
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Ryan Mac 🙃@rmac.bsky.social · 2y agodid anyone post any toe sucking today
TOE NO MORE: screens at HUD are no longer showing the fake video of trump sucking musk's feet. instead, they're playing soundless loops of trump signing executive orders. my story: www.businessinsider.com/hud-tv-scree...
TOE to EO: Federal agency TVs show Trump signing executive orders on soundless loop following AI Musk foot-sucking fiasco
On Monday, screens at HUD showed a fake video of Trump sucking Elon Musk's toes. As of Tuesday morning, they showed Trump signing executive orders.
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I covered the toe-sucking video at HUD (new sentence unlocked) and spoke to some workers about what was going on over there this morning www.businessinsider.com/trump-musk-t...
HUD meets TOE: AI-generated clip of Trump sucking Elon Musk's feet blasted across TVs at federal agency
The video played on monitors as some workers officially returned to the office.
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breaking: IRS probationary worker firings have begun. please reach out on signal at julianakaplan.33 if there's anything you think we should know www.businessinsider.com/irs-probatio...
IRS firings have begun. Tax evasion enforcement could be hit especially hard.
Firings are focused on new hires, many of whom investigate fraud and evasion.
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