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Search results for "Internal emails show how Amazon raises prices across the Internet, lawsuit says"

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Donald Trump stated on July 24, 2017 in Twitter:
Amazon has a "no-tax monopoly."
By John Kruzel• July 26, 2017
Occupy Democrats stated on June 11, 2025 in Facebook post:
"Undocumented immigrants paid more taxes last year than Amazon, GM, IBM & Netflix combined."
By Ella Moore• June 27, 2025
Facebook posts stated on March 31, 2020 in posts on the Internet:
If you ask Amazon’s Alexa about the origin of the coronavirus pandemic, it says “the government planned” it.
By Patrick Orsagos• April 16, 2020
Donald Trump stated on April 02, 2018 in a tweet:
"Only fools, or worse, are saying that our money losing Post Office makes money with Amazon. THEY LOSE A FORTUNE, and this will be changed."
By Manuela Tobias• April 2, 2018
X posts stated on September 11, 2025 in an X post:
A book on Amazon titled “The Shooting of Charlie Kirk” with a Sept. 9 publication date is evidence the event was staged.
By Samantha Putterman• September 12, 2025
Bill Nelson stated on October 11, 2012 in a TV attack ad:
Says Connie Mack "is protecting Chevron oil from a multi-billion dollar lawsuit over pollution of rivers and rainforests."
By Katie Sanders• October 18, 2012
Elizabeth Warren stated on August 27, 2019 in an op-ed in the Washington Post:
"We lag behind many other developed nations in connectivity and speed, while also paying more for that service."
By Jon Greenberg• August 29, 2019
Bob Casey stated on August 22, 2024 in a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention:
“Prices are up because these corporations are scheming to drive them up.”
By Madison Czopek• August 28, 2024
John Oliver stated on June 08, 2014 in a segment on "Last Week Tonight":
Brazil built a $300 million stadium in the Amazon rainforest that "is only going to be used for four World Cup games," and there’s no team "that can fill it afterwards."
By Katie Sanders• June 11, 2014
Facebook posts stated on May 12, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Amazon will ship baby formula to U.S. addresses if you change your preferred country on its website from the U.S. to Canada.
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 17, 2022
Eric Bolling stated on April 04, 2018 in a tweet:
"USPS loses $1.46 each Amazon package it delivers."
By Manuela Tobias• April 6, 2018
Facebook posts stated on June 04, 2024 in una publicación en Facebook:
“Amazon está regalando las tabletas del año pasado a todos los residentes en Estados Unidos mayores de 30 años para deshacerse del exceso de inventario”.
By Maria Briceño• June 6, 2024
Conservative Solutions PAC stated on January 04, 2016 in an attack ad:
Says Chris Christie "instituted an Internet sales tax."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• January 14, 2016
Facebook posts stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:
The omicron variant of COVID-19 “came out” in 2021, but “the copyright on this book” about the variant is 2020.
By Tom Kertscher• December 20, 2021
Facebook posts stated on December 04, 2020 in Facebook posts:
Say North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper was arrested for driving while intoxicated in Stanly County.
By Paul Specht• December 18, 2020
Jeff Bezos stated on July 29, 2020 in a congressional hearing:
“The retail market we participate in is extraordinarily large and competitive. Amazon accounts for less than 1% of the $25 trillion global retail market, and less than 4% of U.S. retail.”
By Emily Venezky• August 6, 2020
TikTok posts stated on April 06, 2022 in a video:
Video of a Q&A response from Amazon’s Alexa confirms that chemtrails are being used “to reduce the human population.”
By Monique Curet• April 13, 2022
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stated on June 17, 2019 in a tweet:
Says Amazon is "paying full-time employees so little that they require gov food assistance."
By Bill McCarthy• June 21, 2019
Mark Pocan stated on January 16, 2020 in a tweet:
“There’s an Amazon distribution center that was advertising, last time I was there, up to $12.75 an hour. Your parents made that three decades ago.”
By Madeline Heim• February 28, 2020
James Fishback stated on February 26, 2026 in a speech:
Artificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.”
By Samantha Putterman• March 4, 2026

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