Today on Cory Doctorow’s Pluralistic

  • Beware of fake “Someone you came in contact with tested positive for COVID-19” warnings. They’re scams.

  • Investors that own doctors' groups blew millions on ads to promote “surprise billing” even as they were denying access to PPE, cutting wages and firing doctors.

  • Every Covid commercial is exactly the same.

  • The Texas AG threatens to imprison people for warning about the risk of getting Covid while voting.

  • Covid didn’t escape from a Chinese lab.

  • Whole Foods is making heatmaps to detect union activity – cheaper than paying people a good wage.

  • Amazon workers are planning a strike.