Chuck Bell
@chuckbell.bsky.social
Consumer, environmental, economic and social justice advocate. Day job is Programs Director, Advocacy at Consumer Reports. My posts are my own.
Should #medicaldebt protections fall, "now we're going to make it even worse by ruining your credit record," said Chi Chi Wu of National Consumer Law Center. “It's just insult to injury. It's rubbing salt in the wound."
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Trump CFPB takes aim at 15 states that ban medical debt on credit reports—it's 'salt in the wound,' says consumer advocate
Recent guidance from the CFPB calls on courts to overturn laws in 15 states which prohibit including medical debt on consumer credit reports.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Should #medicaldebt protections fall, "now we're going to make it even worse by ruining your credit record," said Chi Chi Wu of National Consumer Law Center. “It's just insult to injury. It's rubbing salt in the wound."
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Watch how government propaganda techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds
Watch how government propaganda techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds
The government’s social media storytelling doesn’t always match what’s happening across the city and suburbs. The diverging sources of information are creating “parallel universes," professor Nick Cul...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Watch how government propaganda techniques portray Chicago as a city at war with the feds
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Emergency Press Conference:
Update on the government shutdown and health care from Senator Gary Peters.
Update on the government shutdown and health care from Senator Gary Peters.
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Emergency Press Conference:
Update on the government shutdown and health care from Senator Gary Peters.
Update on the government shutdown and health care from Senator Gary Peters.
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Over 400 Americans die from unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning every year, according to the CDC. Installing and maintaining CO detectors can save lives. This #COAwarenessMonth, check out CR’s ratings and reviews of lifesaving CO detectors—which are always free to everyone.
Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Detectors Ratings & Reviews - Consumer Reports
No one tests smoke & carbon monoxide detectors like we do. Get ratings, pricing, and performance for all the latest models based on the features you care about.
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November 4, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Over 400 Americans die from unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning every year, according to the CDC. Installing and maintaining CO detectors can save lives. This #COAwarenessMonth, check out CR’s ratings and reviews of lifesaving CO detectors—which are always free to everyone.
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Plastic clothes? No, thank you! Join us and @defendourhealth.bsky.social in calling on 3 top children's clothing-makers to stop using so much plastic in their products. 🛑 Sign the petition urging Carters, H&M, and The Children's Place to stop using so much polyester. bit.ly/no-plastic-c...
STOP Making Kids' Clothes From Plastic
Polyester is a type of plastic that's made from fossil fuels combined with synthetic chemical additives, some of which are harmful to humans. Polyester clothing also contributes to the growing micropl...
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October 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Plastic clothes? No, thank you! Join us and @defendourhealth.bsky.social in calling on 3 top children's clothing-makers to stop using so much plastic in their products. 🛑 Sign the petition urging Carters, H&M, and The Children's Place to stop using so much polyester. bit.ly/no-plastic-c...
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A frightening amount of plastic ends up thrown away after Halloween. Learn how you can make your celebration more sustainable by watching this interview with Judith Enck and by reading our Plastic-Free Halloween Tips!
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Video Cutting scary waste and ghoulish plastic out of Halloween
A frightening amount of plastic ends up thrown away after Halloween. How you can make your celebration more sustainable?
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October 28, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A frightening amount of plastic ends up thrown away after Halloween. Learn how you can make your celebration more sustainable by watching this interview with Judith Enck and by reading our Plastic-Free Halloween Tips!
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Guide: www.beyondplastics.org/holiday-guid...
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Guide: www.beyondplastics.org/holiday-guid...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s medical debt credit reporting rule faces an uncertain future. States must work quickly to fill in the gaps #EndMedicalDebt
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October 24, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s medical debt credit reporting rule faces an uncertain future. States must work quickly to fill in the gaps #EndMedicalDebt
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Americans owe more debt than ever. CFPB made a rule to cancel $50 Billion in medical debt on Americans' credit reports.
Russ Vought sided with health insurance CEOs & debt collectors to block it.
Sign our petition telling Congress to #StopVought: www.change.org/StopVought
Russ Vought sided with health insurance CEOs & debt collectors to block it.
Sign our petition telling Congress to #StopVought: www.change.org/StopVought
October 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Americans owe more debt than ever. CFPB made a rule to cancel $50 Billion in medical debt on Americans' credit reports.
Russ Vought sided with health insurance CEOs & debt collectors to block it.
Sign our petition telling Congress to #StopVought: www.change.org/StopVought
Russ Vought sided with health insurance CEOs & debt collectors to block it.
Sign our petition telling Congress to #StopVought: www.change.org/StopVought
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Russy Vought has a shutdown fetish and America does not consent
would love to know where vought got the authority to shutdown a government agency established by statute
White House budget director Vought plans to shut down CFPB within months, says it's no longer protecting consumers reut.rs/4qjMIyT
October 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Russy Vought has a shutdown fetish and America does not consent
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October 17, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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“…We need to fight to fight for a financial system that is fair for all of us.” —former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at @NJCitizenAction Financial Justice Summit, South Orange, NJ
October 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
“…We need to fight to fight for a financial system that is fair for all of us.” —former CFPB Director Rohit Chopra at @NJCitizenAction Financial Justice Summit, South Orange, NJ
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I completely agree with you
Buying a car is already difficult for many people these days. Dealers can't be allowed to profit from this situation 😔
I hope Newsom will listen to the public and protect consumer interests
Buying a car is already difficult for many people these days. Dealers can't be allowed to profit from this situation 😔
I hope Newsom will listen to the public and protect consumer interests
October 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
I completely agree with you
Buying a car is already difficult for many people these days. Dealers can't be allowed to profit from this situation 😔
I hope Newsom will listen to the public and protect consumer interests
Buying a car is already difficult for many people these days. Dealers can't be allowed to profit from this situation 😔
I hope Newsom will listen to the public and protect consumer interests
@governor.ca.gov Newsom please VETO #SB791, which would give greedy car dealers a huge windfall at the expense of CA's new and used car buyers. Now is the wrong time to jack up the price of buying a new or used car. Please VETO #SB791
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CA groups push for veto of bill that would raise fees on car sales
A coalition of California consumer and small business groups is asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill which would allow car dealers to more than triple the fee to
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October 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
@governor.ca.gov Newsom please VETO #SB791, which would give greedy car dealers a huge windfall at the expense of CA's new and used car buyers. Now is the wrong time to jack up the price of buying a new or used car. Please VETO #SB791
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More people in Republican districts rely on Obamacare subsidies than in Dem districts.
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October 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
More people in Republican districts rely on Obamacare subsidies than in Dem districts.
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A key finding: texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent, according to a nationally representative CR survey of 2,158 U.S. adults conducted in April 2025. Here’s how to protect yourself:
Texting and Messaging Scam Attempts Have Increased by 50 Percent, a Consumer Reports Survey Finds - Consumer Reports
Texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent, according to Consumer Reports' 2025 Cyber Readiness Report
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October 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A key finding: texting and messaging scam attempts have increased by 50 percent, according to a nationally representative CR survey of 2,158 U.S. adults conducted in April 2025. Here’s how to protect yourself:
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Spoiler: Americans are less confident than they were last year that their personal data is private and not distributed without their knowledge.
October 1, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Spoiler: Americans are less confident than they were last year that their personal data is private and not distributed without their knowledge.
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Hot off the press 🔥 We’ve teamed up with @aspendigital.bsky.social and @gca.bsky.social to drop our fourth annual Consumer Cyber Readiness Report just in time for #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth. innovation.consumerreports.org/2025-Consume...
October 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Hot off the press 🔥 We’ve teamed up with @aspendigital.bsky.social and @gca.bsky.social to drop our fourth annual Consumer Cyber Readiness Report just in time for #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth. innovation.consumerreports.org/2025-Consume...
No more tricks to block my choice!
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I say goodbye and say so long
Just one click to save some coin
As easy to quit as it was to join
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October 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
No more tricks to block my choice!
Unsubscribe and raise your voice
I just canceled and I'm strong
I say goodbye and say so long
Just one click to save some coin
As easy to quit as it was to join
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I just canceled and I'm strong
I say goodbye and say so long
Just one click to save some coin
As easy to quit as it was to join
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"Immigrants locked up in California’s newest federal detention center have described the facility as a “a torture chamber”, “a zoo” and “hell on earth”, saying they were confined in filthy cells and suffered medical crises without help."
NEW: Six people detained in California’s newest + largest ICE facility speak out, saying they are confined in filthy cells, struggling to access basic medications, going hungry due to insufficient food, drinking dirty water, and faced with “military-like” staff.
“This place is built to break us”
“This place is built to break us”
‘Hell on earth’: immigrants held in new California detention facility beg for help
Six people at a remote Ice facility in California City describe medical problems and filthy conditions, which operator CoreCivic denies
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September 27, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"Immigrants locked up in California’s newest federal detention center have described the facility as a “a torture chamber”, “a zoo” and “hell on earth”, saying they were confined in filthy cells and suffered medical crises without help."
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Under the Trump Administration, federal offices and programs that insure equal treatment are being shuttered and scaled back.
Donald Trump’s Assault on Disability Rights
Federal offices and programs that insure equal treatment are being shuttered and scaled back.
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September 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Under the Trump Administration, federal offices and programs that insure equal treatment are being shuttered and scaled back.
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Many #California consumers are struggling to afford to buy a car. Republican Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones apparently is blissfully unaware. @davidlaz.bsky.social @erinwitte-cfa.bsky.social @consumerfed.bsky.social @chuckbell.bsky.social
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CA Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Act SB766 (Allen) - Sen. Jones dismisses car buyers' struggles
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September 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Many #California consumers are struggling to afford to buy a car. Republican Senate Minority Leader Brian Jones apparently is blissfully unaware. @davidlaz.bsky.social @erinwitte-cfa.bsky.social @consumerfed.bsky.social @chuckbell.bsky.social
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“The CARS Act will protect millions of Californians from costly auto sales scams and make the car-buying experience easier and more transparent,” said John Van Alst at NCLC. “We applaud the work of Senator Allen and the California Legislature." #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/california-l...
California Legislature Sends Bill to Make New and Used Cars More Affordable to Governor Newsom
California Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS) Act will make buying a new or used vehicle in California more affordable and less risky.
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September 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
“The CARS Act will protect millions of Californians from costly auto sales scams and make the car-buying experience easier and more transparent,” said John Van Alst at NCLC. “We applaud the work of Senator Allen and the California Legislature." #ProtectConsumers www.nclc.org/california-l...
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⚠️ #Recall Alert: Jeep is recalling nearly 92,000 Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) from the 2022 through 2026 model years to fix a software error that could cause the SUVs to lose power while driving.
Jeep Grand Cherokee 4xe PHEVs Recalled for Software Error - Consumer Reports
Jeep is recalling some Grand Cherokee 4xe PHEV plug-in hybrids that might stall while driving because of a software error.
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September 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
⚠️ #Recall Alert: Jeep is recalling nearly 92,000 Grand Cherokee 4xe plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) from the 2022 through 2026 model years to fix a software error that could cause the SUVs to lose power while driving.
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On toddler towers: “There’s kids who have fallen out the back of these and landed on their side, hurt their ribs,” said Gabe Knight, a senior policy analyst for Consumer Reports. (via @wtopnews.bsky.social)
Most toddler towers that families buy aren’t safe, study finds - WTOP News
A Consumer Reports study examined 16 of most popular toddler towers for stability and entrapment risks and checked to see if they provided warning labels and age ranges.
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September 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
On toddler towers: “There’s kids who have fallen out the back of these and landed on their side, hurt their ribs,” said Gabe Knight, a senior policy analyst for Consumer Reports. (via @wtopnews.bsky.social)
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#Recall: Ford and Lincoln are recalling 1,456,417 cars, trucks, and SUVs to fix a backup camera that may show a blank, distorted, or upside-down image. Here's what you need to know:
Ford and Lincoln Recall Nearly 1.5 Million More Cars, SUVs, and Trucks to Fix Backup Cameras - Consumer Reports
Ford and Lincoln are recalling even more cars, trucks, and SUVs because their backup cameras don't work.
www.consumerreports.org
September 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
#Recall: Ford and Lincoln are recalling 1,456,417 cars, trucks, and SUVs to fix a backup camera that may show a blank, distorted, or upside-down image. Here's what you need to know: