The Future of American Broadband Is a Comcast Monopoly: The Future of American Broadband Is a Comcast Monopoly
Further proof that the FCC & FTC have been castrated.
https://www.apnews.com/c1272df136f34a54b6faeacebedb7d7b
On a bit of a news kick of late... but this speaks volumes about the industries that serve and employ us and the regulators who are supposed to keep them in check.
"In the process, these democratic nations risk losing a tradition of consensus decades old — an agreement among one another about how to live, how to govern and how to interact with others that has prevailed since the end of World War II.
How did this all happen?
Let’s back up a decade, to when the Ponzi scheme of low-deposit, high-risk mortgages brought the global financial system to its knees. The resulting years of recession and austerity added up to a betrayal of the unspoken guarantee that had kept the political establishment in place for decades: that each generation would be better off than the last.
“We haven’t forgotten 2008,” reads graffiti on a bank near Paris’ riot-scarred Champs-Elysees. “Give us our money back.”"
If we get more politicians that are extremely out of touch with the people, I fear we may be heading toward another civil war against these elitists.
How Facebook Could Be Affected by a Billion-Dollar Lawsuit Civil action was used to fight ticketmaster facility fees. Most scams and data brokers could be subject to class-action lawsuits as well. I think I am in the wrong profession. It seems there is a lot of money to be made if there is some investment.
Ep 3: Faith and Finances - Cold Podcast
Cold Podcast Episode 3
Vacation time share & cruise scam is discussed. Subjects of the podcasts were victims of the scam and did not get any help from the BBB. This sums up how these scams have been operating for years and the BBB condones the crimes.
Predatory loans offer tempting stopgap for federal workers missing second paycheck
Predatory lending is legal. And many folks who struggle living paycheck to paycheck deal with these bottom feeders weekly. All of a sudden, we should be concerned and disgusted because federal workers have to deal with them. This is not news unless the media or government decides to do something about them!
How to block phone numbers, robocalls from iPhone, Android, landline
It looks like Verizon will eliminate the fee on the call blocker option in March. This is great news, as it will appears that Verizon will not be shaking down customers for protection money any more. Again... All carriers have the ability to identify and track scam calls. That means they have the ability to block them. And yet they do not. This makes them complicate with the scammers. They make money by connecting the calls in the same way that the postal service makes money on junk mail.
https://news.avclub.com/fucking-crank-yankers-is-coming-back-1832545292
In lighter news...
The Biggest Scams Today and How You Can Protect Yourself From Them | Stacker
Always challenged in proving that anything other than a tech support or IRS number is a scam. Well here is a simple list where all of the variety of American scams that exist are discussed.
Note to phone scammers: Don’t call the former head of the FBI: Note to phone scammers: Don't call the former head of the FBI
Well one guy down...
Robocalls about your bills can pour in every day, all day legit companies know how to work within the system. It doesn’t make them any better than the next bottomfeeders.
Why Did Kamala Harris Let Herbalife Off The Hook? | HuffPost Latest News
Most state AGs have no balls. They are essentially "in on the scam."
@myjackcity#82957 Operation Brace Yourself busts billion-dollar nationwide medicare fraud scheme | wltx.com they just disrupted the back brace Medicare scam. 
A Change Made By the FCC Could Reduce the Amount of Robocalls You Receive | Mental Floss
It may be too early to say, but I think the government has finally successfully empowered telecomm carriers to take responsibility on this plague.
India call centers are often operated and controlled by Americans or people in America. The money is laundered through the call center, through a credit card transaction or iTunes card back to boss. It is likely most call centers do not know who they are even working for.
@myjackcity#93231 Lets hope that the carriers implement countermeasures. Just because they’ve been empowered doesn’t necessarily mean that the carriers will take action. As much as I love screwing with scammers I only do so because they rip off the gullible and people who don’t understand. It’s time for the carriers to take a bite out of crime. Hank Steam can’t do it alone!
https://www.greenwichtime.com/business/article/Robocalls-are-overwhelming-hospitals-and-14006225.php
It is true that businesses are not covered by the Do Not Call List. It is also true, I do not have much sympathy for foolish victims who lose money and fuel the scam industry.
Scam calls are inherently dangerous in their ability to distract and disrupt communications. Scammers need not steal money to victimize with harassment and chaos. Public safety is at risk.
Note: Adrian Abramovich is listed in this article as a documented lead generator who has already been prosecuted. More of these lead generators still operate in Florida and other states. It should be our focus to identify similar offenders. Lead generators service all scams.
Thanks to @NeeP for exposing a new one:
https://www.nationwidemarketing.us/
636 696 9580
Some interesting article on the Washington Post, pointing out that the biggest robocallers are loan services such as Navient etc: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/06/25/federal-state-officials-announce-enforcement-efforts-targeting-billion-illegal-robocalls/