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Delays resulting from the U.S. Postal Service’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots cast in rural areas, a ProPublica analysis found.
The rates of ballots rejected for arriving late this year doubled or tripled in areas affected by the cuts compared to the 2022 primary.
That wasn’t the case elsewhere.
Postal Service leaders say special procedures in place for the Nov. 3 election should prevent similar delays,
but experts warn that mistakes a…

Ballot Rejections Soared in Rural Counties After USPS Reduced Mail Service
A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from the agency’s cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas. Counties that voted for Trump in 2024 have been most affected.

This Woman's Living a CashApp Scam Nightmare https://www.404media.co/this-womans-living-a-cashapp-scam-nightmare/

So, as a social scientist, I am absolutely fascinated with the longstanding issue about AirBNB guests being requested to do the cleaning of a home that they then have to play a cleaning fee in anyway.
I want to know: has there been any sociologist or economist who's taken a look at this moment where we can, for the first time, put an actual price tag and some data on the economic cost of the maintenance of a home? The ongoing work of homemaking is one of continuous tasks throughout a day, including exactly the list that guests often get, like stripping beds to start loads of laundry with very explicit directions on the washing machine settings...that would normally be stored in the emotional and logistical load of the primary homemaker/caregiver. This is often seen as "too much work" or "not important" or "why are they so picky about the washing machine settings" and the answer, of course, is that for the first time, people who don't have to manage a home have to understand the sheer effort it takes to manage a clean and welcoming home. And now, there has been a specific price tag on it.
I hope someone goes and does this work now, because the data is likely there.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/22/airbnb-guests-freed-from-chores-involving-significant-effort-under-new-global-rules

https://pluralistic.net/2026/10/07/gouged/#aeropain
Cory Doctorow is a very reliable source of information. This article about Air Canada's pricing policies throws light on something which had long bothered me. I have found that, despite having Aeroplan miles enough to use…

Cops can creep on Airbnb https://www.404media.co/cops-can-creep-on-airbnb/

AI Company Lets Cops Pinpoint Specific Houses Based on a Single Interior Photo https://www.404media.co/ai-company-lets-cops-pinpoint-specific-houses-based-on-a-single-interior-photo/

Wenn das AirBnB keine Eierbecher hat, greifen die Männer zu Schere und Messer. #BastelnMitGerdaKonzetti