Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
September 17, 2026 at 7:34 AM
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
NEW: Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability.
Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped publishing the narratives.
Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped publishing the narratives.
The Federal Agency That’s Supposed to Protect Consumers Just Made Another Business-Friendly Move
Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability. Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped pu...
www.propublica.org
September 23, 2026 at 12:32 PM
NEW: Debt collection. Credit reporting. Payday loans. Consumer complaints to a federal database used to help reveal issues and bring accountability.
Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped publishing the narratives.
Then the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau stopped publishing the narratives.
Middle and low-income earners’ consumer confidence is plummeting, while high earners’ is going up.
Be warned: this spells doom for our consumer spending-driven economy.
Be warned: this spells doom for our consumer spending-driven economy.
www.wsj.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Middle and low-income earners’ consumer confidence is plummeting, while high earners’ is going up.
Be warned: this spells doom for our consumer spending-driven economy.
Be warned: this spells doom for our consumer spending-driven economy.
Trying and struggling to think of any consumer facing tech that feels *less* consumer driven than generative AI
God this is so grim
January 16, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Trying and struggling to think of any consumer facing tech that feels *less* consumer driven than generative AI
Consumer protections are rare in this consumer predation economy
September 23, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Consumer protections are rare in this consumer predation economy
Danes continuing their consumer goods branding based psychological aggression
January 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Danes continuing their consumer goods branding based psychological aggression
Finally, an honest pitch for consumer AI.
That's just fraud, my dude.
Even if you use an AI agent. It's just fucking fraud.
Even if you use an AI agent. It's just fucking fraud.
September 24, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Finally, an honest pitch for consumer AI.
when I say they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection, I genuinely mean they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection
The @cpsc.gov, a federal agency dedicated to keeping unsafe products out of our homes, is now under threat, say lawmakers and safety advocates.
Lawmakers and Advocates Denounce a Plan to Eliminate Critical Product Safety Agency - Consumer Reports
A leaked budget proposal would eliminate the Consumer Product Safety Commission as an independent agency. Safety advocates are raising the alarm.
www.consumerreports.org
May 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
when I say they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection, I genuinely mean they're dismantling the entirety of consumer protection
Lori Chavez DeRemer: "Consumer confidence is up." (Consumer confidence is actually way down since Trump's second inauguration.)
August 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Lori Chavez DeRemer: "Consumer confidence is up." (Consumer confidence is actually way down since Trump's second inauguration.)
ok well good news for anyone who isnt a consumer i guess
Hassett: "If the war were to be extended, it wouldn't really disrupt the US economy very much at all. It would hurt consumers, and we'd have to think about what we'd have to do about that, but that's really the last of our concerns right now."
March 17, 2026 at 12:02 PM
ok well good news for anyone who isnt a consumer i guess
Trump claims "consumer confidence is *way* up." In fact, consumer confidence recently hit an all-time low.
May 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
Trump claims "consumer confidence is *way* up." In fact, consumer confidence recently hit an all-time low.
Price of gasoline vs. UMich consumer confidence:
(via Schwab) ⛽️
(via Schwab) ⛽️
September 25, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Price of gasoline vs. UMich consumer confidence:
(via Schwab) ⛽️
(via Schwab) ⛽️
Some massive drawdowns in Consumer Discretionary @finviz_com
September 23, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Some massive drawdowns in Consumer Discretionary @finviz_com
PSA: They’re killing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau because it protects you from them.
February 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
PSA: They’re killing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau because it protects you from them.
Consumer complaints against financial companies have skyrocketed over the past three years.
How is Trump responding?
By gutting budget and staffing for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — and stopping the agency from publishing consumer complaints.
How is Trump responding?
By gutting budget and staffing for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — and stopping the agency from publishing consumer complaints.
In Gift to Abusive Wall Street Firms, Trump CFPB Moves to Suppress Consumer Complaints | Common Dreams
Consumer complaints against financial companies have surged, but Trump's CFPB is hiding them from public view. Are they
www.commondreams.org
August 17, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Consumer complaints against financial companies have skyrocketed over the past three years.
How is Trump responding?
By gutting budget and staffing for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — and stopping the agency from publishing consumer complaints.
How is Trump responding?
By gutting budget and staffing for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — and stopping the agency from publishing consumer complaints.
New Mexico jury finds Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law, imposes U.S. $375 million penalty
apnews.com/article/meta...
apnews.com/article/meta...
New Mexico jury finds Meta violated consumer protection law at trial about child safety
A New Mexico jury finds that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law.
apnews.com
March 24, 2026 at 9:27 PM
New Mexico jury finds Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law, imposes U.S. $375 million penalty
apnews.com/article/meta...
apnews.com/article/meta...
Don't trust consumer-facing "AI" for anything
BBC just released damning research on AI assistants' news accuracy.
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
Results: 51% of AI responses had significant issues. 19% introduced errors when citing BBC. 13% misquoted or made up BBC content entirely. 🤐🤐
www.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/... via @ezraeeman.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Don't trust consumer-facing "AI" for anything
FORGET "tarrifs" ... they are a CONSUMER TAX
January 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
FORGET "tarrifs" ... they are a CONSUMER TAX
Healthcare is not a consumer product.
People's lives are not a consumer good.
America needs Universal Healthcare.
People's lives are not a consumer good.
America needs Universal Healthcare.
December 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Healthcare is not a consumer product.
People's lives are not a consumer good.
America needs Universal Healthcare.
People's lives are not a consumer good.
America needs Universal Healthcare.
Trump is urging SCOTUS to let him fire three Democrat-appointed members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The CPSC regulates safety of everyday consumer products.
Guess who recently sued the agency and claimed that it's "unconstitutional"?
Amazon.
Connect the dots.
The CPSC regulates safety of everyday consumer products.
Guess who recently sued the agency and claimed that it's "unconstitutional"?
Amazon.
Connect the dots.
July 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Trump is urging SCOTUS to let him fire three Democrat-appointed members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The CPSC regulates safety of everyday consumer products.
Guess who recently sued the agency and claimed that it's "unconstitutional"?
Amazon.
Connect the dots.
The CPSC regulates safety of everyday consumer products.
Guess who recently sued the agency and claimed that it's "unconstitutional"?
Amazon.
Connect the dots.
Seattle just became the first city to pass a ban on surveillance pricing by grocery stores.
The City Council passed a proposal stopping large grocery stores and online grocery retailers from using race, gender, browsing history, employment, or AI software to change prices from consumer to consumer.
The City Council passed a proposal stopping large grocery stores and online grocery retailers from using race, gender, browsing history, employment, or AI software to change prices from consumer to consumer.
September 23, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Seattle just became the first city to pass a ban on surveillance pricing by grocery stores.
The City Council passed a proposal stopping large grocery stores and online grocery retailers from using race, gender, browsing history, employment, or AI software to change prices from consumer to consumer.
The City Council passed a proposal stopping large grocery stores and online grocery retailers from using race, gender, browsing history, employment, or AI software to change prices from consumer to consumer.
Trump just fired the three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The CPSC regulates the safety of everyday consumer products.
Guess who recently sued the agency and claimed that it's "unconstitutional"?
Amazon.
Connect the dots.
The CPSC regulates the safety of everyday consumer products.
Guess who recently sued the agency and claimed that it's "unconstitutional"?
Amazon.
Connect the dots.
May 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Trump just fired the three Democratic members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The CPSC regulates the safety of everyday consumer products.
Guess who recently sued the agency and claimed that it's "unconstitutional"?
Amazon.
Connect the dots.
The CPSC regulates the safety of everyday consumer products.
Guess who recently sued the agency and claimed that it's "unconstitutional"?
Amazon.
Connect the dots.
Are you participating in today's consumer blackout?
Let me know in the comments! Taking a poll for my morning news report.
Let me know in the comments! Taking a poll for my morning news report.
February 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Are you participating in today's consumer blackout?
Let me know in the comments! Taking a poll for my morning news report.
Let me know in the comments! Taking a poll for my morning news report.