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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · 1d

Corporate consolidation is driving the enshittification of restaurants. youtu.be/rXXQTzQXRFc?...

The Hidden Reason So Many Restaurants Taste the Same

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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Jul 18

I would like to apologize to Taco Bell for comparing them to such a horrific corporation #livemas www.youtube.com/watch?v=08eV...

A CEO Wanted to Run Healthcare Like Taco Bell. Here’s How His Patients Are Doing

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Jun 26

BREAKING: We just won an Emmy!

We're honored to have taken home the award for Outstanding News Discussion & Analysis.

More Perfect Union was built to tell stories of, by, and for the working class. We're thrilled by the recognition we are receiving for our reporting.

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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Jun 24

While Annie Lowrey complained that ranked choice is hurting democracy, this primary doubled turnout in most NY boros.

Atlantic article with headline "New York is Not a Democracy" and subheadline: "Too few voters are shooting the next mayor" with a photo of Zohran Mamdani.

An AM New York article describing a surge in voter turnout compared to 2021.

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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · May 8

The richest 1% account for nearly 30% of unpaid taxes in the US.

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Billionaires Are Gutting The IRS, and You're Footing Their Bill

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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Apr 22

@moreperfectunion.bsky.social just won a Webby for News and Politics 🎉

A screenshot showing the 2025 Webby winners - More Perfect Union and Washington Post Universe.

Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Feb 4

A fun, chill story about how thousands of ingredients permeate the food supply with zero FDA knowledge. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTb8...

How Thousands of Mystery Ingredients End Up In Your Food

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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Feb 4

I took the leap! First video of my own channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=umR4...

How GDP Conquered the World and Why It’s Fundamentally Broken

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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Jan 7

My FYP is full of anti-congestion toll takes that are either:
A. "I'm a multi-millionaire driving 10 blocks, this will financially ruin me," or
B. "They're not taking MY money, I'll show them (by doing the exact behavior the toll wants to encourage).

Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Dec 23

Corporations aren't just using terms & conditions to escape one-off lawsuits, they're making class actions impossible, and stopping the public from ever-knowing about their negligence. My latest on @moreperfectunion.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEXT...

How Corporations Use This Button To Exploit You

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The Lever @levernews.com · Nov 19

🚨 BREAKING NEWS: Trump just picked Dr. Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid at HHS.

Yes, the same Dr. Oz that literally called for the privatization of Medicare 👇
www.levernews.com/dr-oz-pushes...

Dr. Oz Pushes Medicare Privatization For All

The New Jersey TV doctor wants to privatize Medicare — and tax workers to boost the profits of insurance giants whose stock he owns.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Nov 13

NEW: There's a crime wave at CVS, but you're being lied to about who's behind it.

The company is under-staffing, underpaying, and forcing pharmacists to chase money at the expense of patient safety.

“I’m afraid I’m going to kill someone,” said one pharmacist.
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Why CVS Sucks Now — And Is Getting Worse

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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Oct 21

How did Gross Domestic Product come to define modern politics? I tell the story of Simon Kuznets, the man who brought GDP to the world, but had a radically different vision for it. citedpodcast.com/2024/10/21/e...

Cited Podcast: Simon Kuznets & the Invention of the Economy

We tell the story of the invention of the modern economy, or at least the idea of the economy. It starts with one measure: the GDP, or gross domestic product.

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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Sep 26

New York. This is a place where every day you wake up, you could experience everything from a plane crashing into our Trade Center to a mayor under federal indictment

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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Jul 24

The original pollsters hoped that measuring public opinion would make for a better democracy. Where did that dream go? I looked into the story of George Gallup to find out citedpodcast.com/2024/07/22/e...

The Rationality Wars #4: The (ir)Rational Voters

Early pollsters thought they had the psychological tools to quantify American mind, thereby enabling a truly democratic polity that would be governed by a rational public opinion. Today, we malign the...

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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Jul 16

Since the pandemic, a private-equity backed gaming company has been aggressively buying studios. They acquired the makers of Borderlands, Tomb Raider, they even got the rights to Lord of the Rings. Now they're closing the studios who make some of your favorite games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WORs...

This Company is Killing Your Favorite Video Games

Corporate greed is killing the video game industry. Investors flocked to buy up video game studios during the pandemic. Now they’re laying off thousands of w...

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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · May 9

I've written a dozen or so videos that cracked a million views. But it's super cool to see that happen for a video with my stupid face on it.

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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Apr 11

Can I report @michaelburns.bsky.social to HR even if I don't work there

Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Mar 29

Who's gonna tell this guy.

Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Feb 14

There is an entire healthcare industry that thrives under an exemption to federal anti-bribery laws. See my story for @moreperfectunion.bsky.social youtu.be/wmZtBW54GNI?...

We Uncovered a Bribery Scheme Driving Up Drug Prices

There is a massive, totally legal bribery scheme driving up drug prices in America. And pharmacy benefit managers—shady middlemen you’ve probably never heard...

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Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Dec 30

This is my Roman Empire

Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Dec 21

The VP of Publicity for Waffle House is also VP of Food Safety because those two skill sets are obviously deeply related.

Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Dec 15

The Waffle House media requests drop-down on their site let's you choose between "reporter" and "PETA"

Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Dec 8

A stranger just spat in my face while I was perusing pastries am I a real New Yorker yet?

Alec Opperman @loldrillard.bsky.social · Dec 5

Opinion: No

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