> Yum Brands in exclusive talks to sell Pizza Hut to LongRange Capital, source says
https://www.reuters.com/business/yum-brands-exclusive-talks-sell-pizza-hut-longrange-bloomberg-news-reports-2026-05-29/
Oh shit, if the deal gets made, the Hut is fucked and gone. Private equity is pretty much the #KissOfDeath 💋💀 for any business acquired by them.
Translation: If you are the average kid, forget about getting any of these as the "collectors," resellers, and scalpers basically push everyone out of the way to get them for their resale rackets.
> Pokémon Is Releasing 30 Different Pikachu Cards for 30th Anniversary https://www.vice.com/en/article/pokemon-is-releasing-30-different-pikachu-cards-for-30th-anniversary/
#Pokemon #collectibles #hobbies #TradingCards #TCG #BadEconomy #corruption
#SaveYouAClick: They may do a token price cut but in reality a lot of it is "the companies are launching smaller and cheaper products..." aka #shrinkflation
> Companies and retailers finally cut prices in response to U.S. consumer frustration and lack of cash https://irjci.blogspot.com/2026/05/companies-and-retailers-finally-cut.html
Meanwhile in the #BadEconomy. Again, the cruelty to the poor is the point.
> Some Kentucky drinking water utilities have ‘punitive’ disconnection policies, report finds https://kentuckylantern.com/2026/05/29/some-kentucky-drinking-water-utilities-have-punitive-disconnection-policies-report-finds/
Sign the #BadEconomy is really BAD when #WorldCentralKitchen has to cut back services due to rising costs of food and fuel.
> Hungry Palestinians in Gaza Protest World Central Kitchen Scaling Back Amid Rising Food Costs and Israeli Blockade https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-world-central-kitchen-food-hunger-israel-blockade
And I get a feeling it will get a lot worse...
> Nearly 60% of Americans say they’re too broke to have fun: survey
https://nypost.com/2026/05/28/us-news/nearly-60-americans-say-theyre-too-broke-to-have-fun-survey/
That's what they say. . . until some big major holiday, say Memorial Day, comes and they get on the roads, buy groceries for grilling, etc, and so on.
Survey, so caveats may apply.
> From carpooling to buying secondhand, what eco-friendly actions do Americans take and why? https://www.pewresearch.org/science/2026/05/28/from-carpooling-to-buying-secondhand-what-eco-friendly-actions-do-americans-take-and-why/
When I can, I buy 2nd hand, especially books and cartomancy decks. I've no problem buying a used deck, cleansing it, and working with it. I'd recycle more, but it is difficult locally. I like carpool in theory, but depending on someone else not so much. If we had reliable public transit, I'd do that gladly.
Meanwhile in #ChampagneProblems
> Why The World’s Richest Families Are Betting Less On The US Dollar https://www.timesnownews.com/business-economy/economy/why-the-worlds-richest-families-are-betting-less-on-the-us-dollar-article-154419045
If curious or interested, you can read the NY Federal Reserve report NPR is using:
> https://libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/05/food-insecurity-and-consumer-pessimism/
Meanwhile, in the #BadEconomy
> More people are going hungry now than at the height of the pandemic https://www.npr.org/2026/05/27/nx-s1-5836441/food-insecurity-economy-new-york-fed
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