mcLosing it over this

Also: I curate a weekly newsletter round supply chain news, latest edition here looking at how Ohama Steaks shrunk delivery times from nearly a week to under two days: #supplychain #ecommerce www.modernretail.co/operations/h...

Re-upping our @modernretail.bsky.social podcast episode on the smart & savvy ways brands are finding success with LGBTQ+ demos beyond Pride Month: #pride www.modernretail.co/marketing/th...

The Sierra Club sued Imperial County over its approval of a massive data center: www.kpbs.org/news/environ...

A new software update is turning of the AC in Amazon delivery trucks just as the weather is getting dangerously hot www.404media.co/software-upd...

Newest @modernretail.bsky.social podcast is live, taking a deep dive into the history of brands showing up for Pride Month, and what real allyship and community building looks like. #pridemonth open.spotify.com/episode/6VSF...

Super excited about this week's Modern Retail Podcast episode with two of my fave marketers, taking a deep dive into all things LGBTQ marketing and what makes an authentic Pride campaign: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

This is very real; even more annoying is the insistence on inevitability. We still have choices to make how we use devices and technology, and most survey data from the gen public still shows a lot of mistrust despite higher adoption 🫠

"The Inland Empire has just 42 primary-care physicians and specialists per 100,000 residents (recommended 60 to 80)—among the worst ratios in the state." Great story by @melissamdaniels.bsky.social, with support from @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social

For every positive earnings report you hear this Q1, reminder much of this spending may be fueled by debt! www.modernretail.co/operations/b...

There’s a proposed data center being built in Coachella but I’m hung up on the fact ppl HATE seeing AI content while also increasingly using it for research. Here’s my rabbit hole research with the good folks at Orita: youtu.be/sbswpgG-C84?...

She confided it to her therapist. Every word ended up in court. Proof investigates how a database of 140 million message exchanges on a telehealth platform is being used to build an AI therapy companion – and what that means for patients. www.proofnews.org/womans-talks...

i believe this is related to the rise in people who are utterly incurious about anything not directly beneficial to themselves

All federal wind power R&D at the Department of Energy is $0.137 billion. So the government is paying 7x the amount it spends on all wind power R&D just for a fee to kill one wind project. Seems bad.

The toddler was upset none of the Coachella sets we’ve watched so far have a semi-hollow but he locked in on Joyce Manor. The kids are alright. #couchella

Lots of locals don't like festival season (and for some valid reasons). But I think it's fun! Let people have fun! And the brands too! New @modernretail.bsky.social www.modernretail.co/marketing/bl...

The Trump administration is killing the U.S. Forest Service so it can also kill U.S. forests:

What is outrageous about this, among many other things, is that makes relief turn on whose loved ones have the resources to hire or luck or network to get a lawyer to file for habeas. If you don't know to file or can't, even "we have no opposition" cases lead to continued detention.

We re-surveyed Marketplace enrollees who shared their expectations for coverage decisions late last year. Our latest findings show that nearly 1 in 6 returning ACA Marketplace enrollees say they’re not confident they’ll be able to afford their premiums this entire year. https://on.kff.org/3NKfN84

An athlete who never shows up for practice will never get very good at their sport, and the same goes for brain growth.

Getting ready for Day 3 at USC @chjreportinghealth.bsky.social! So grateful for this opportunity to pursue important stories about how desert communities are losing health care access, even before devastating federal cuts kick in. centerforhealthjournalism.org/our-work/ins...

Little Spoon is the latest player to watch in the increasingly competitive formula industry, a move to help them acquire customers at the start of their parenting journey. New @modernretail.bsky.social: www.modernretail.co/operations/l...

The Washington Post Lost Over 60,000 Subscribers Following Winter Layoffs www.thewrap.com/media-platfo...

A Refugee Died After Border Patrol Left Him at a Cafe. Fear Followed. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/n...

I met with AI data labelers in Kenya who are organizing their colleagues to fight the brutal working conditions and horrible pay given to the workers at the "bottom of the AI supply chain." They believe the NDAs they've signed are unenforceable so are speaking out: www.404media.co/ai-is-africa...

Last year: e-cigarette makers donate to Trump's bangin' ballroom. This year: Trump admin says it'll allow e-cigarette makers to offer more, delicious flavors. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/h...

Wrote about people getting away from screens for you to read on a screen. What! A! Time! www.modernretail.co/operations/h...

ICE has arrested and detained a Nashville journalist who reported stories critical of ICE. She’s married to a U.S. citizen and has been seeking asylum here after fleeing death threats in Colombia because of her journalism there. They’ve already sent her to Louisiana.

If America still had the rule of law, this would be the easiest prosecution ever, but we all know absolutely nothing will happen.

This @cntraveler.com.web.brid.gy piece on Palm Springs hits all the right notes about my favorite place on earth 💕🌴 www.cntraveler.com/story/palm-s...

"For years, a cottage industry of political observers has contorted itself to obscure and occlude the obvious. That regardless of what others see in him, Trump’s entire political career...cannot be understood outside the context of his bitter, deep-seated racism." (gift link)

If you are seeking a way to financially support Georgia Fort right now, this is the best, and most direct, way to do so (info from a family friend): www.georgiafort.com/support?utm_... Free Georgia Fort now!!

Absolutely gutted to hear this, Dan was one of a kind and one of my first real internet writer pals. Thinking of his family and friends. ❤️

Spot your favorite snack or vitamin or skin care in Costco for the first time? They have just weeks to prove themselves or else they'll be yanked from the shelves. New @modernretail.bsky.social www.modernretail.co/operations/w...

SEIU, which represents nearly 2 million workers around US, are holding Friday actions in solidarity with the Minnesota economic blackout, from the Twin Cities to Orlando, to Columbus, to Phoenix, to Seattle, to Boston, to LA, to New York.

(Spoiler alert: It was @ralstonreports.bsky.social.)

i do think the combination of Trump and an AI-driven tech bubble could crash the markets, but it’s very important to remember that “what are online leftists saying?” is probably the worst possible way to approach investing

In case you were wondering "what's the deal with that guy who was charged with hacking the Supreme Court's e-filing system?" This document has some answers: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Another one of those “is this really happening” headlines…but also another reason why we need to focus on circular economy practices and find ways to limit our outputs that affect the planet. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...

we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff

Not a novel observation, obviously, but these guys sincerely love to threaten and put their hands on women.

Nothing puts the stranglehold of the streaming wars in perspective like trying to watch sports Like remember just turning on the tv and being able to watch what you wanted without having five different subscriptions depending on where the game is?! sports.yahoo.com/nfl/article/...

A Supreme Court loss wouldn’t mean “Trump's tariffs disappear.” It would mean “this particular legal shortcut disappears.” Trump's love affair with tariffs will likely persist—but the tools he has to indulge it become narrower, slower, and easier to challenge.

skillful news writing www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

Well, this broke me.

Probably one of the most profound yet plain spoken quotes I've heard yet that sums up where we're at: "We’re not talking enough about how companies are now being turned into tools for policy, versus the other way around." #capitalism

Hundreds of homes and businesses in Marin County were battered by flooding when a major storm coincided with record-high tides, a sign of things to come as seas keep rising: www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...