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Day 2: The 2025 Anti-Monopoly Summit
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Day 2 of #AMS2025 has started — and we’re kicking off with some keynote remarks from Rep. Jayapal!
Not attending in person? Watch the livestream here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY2G...
Not attending in person? Watch the livestream here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY2G...
"Duffy already axed the Biden-era rulemaking on flight disruption compensation. Next up may be junk fee transparency that will make booking flights much more opaque."
As consumer protections are tossed out in favor of big airlines,
@wjm-air.bsky.social warns it may only get worse👇
As consumer protections are tossed out in favor of big airlines,
@wjm-air.bsky.social warns it may only get worse👇
February 18, 2026 at 4:32 PM
"Duffy already axed the Biden-era rulemaking on flight disruption compensation. Next up may be junk fee transparency that will make booking flights much more opaque."
As consumer protections are tossed out in favor of big airlines,
@wjm-air.bsky.social warns it may only get worse👇
As consumer protections are tossed out in favor of big airlines,
@wjm-air.bsky.social warns it may only get worse👇
"When a... lobbyist can publicly brag about recommending the firing of the nation’s top antitrust enforcer, something has gone very wrong."
ICYMI: We're commending @booker.senate.gov, @klobuchar.senate.gov, and others for rightfully demanding answers over the firing of antitrust chief Gail Slater.
ICYMI: We're commending @booker.senate.gov, @klobuchar.senate.gov, and others for rightfully demanding answers over the firing of antitrust chief Gail Slater.
February 18, 2026 at 2:47 PM
"When a... lobbyist can publicly brag about recommending the firing of the nation’s top antitrust enforcer, something has gone very wrong."
ICYMI: We're commending @booker.senate.gov, @klobuchar.senate.gov, and others for rightfully demanding answers over the firing of antitrust chief Gail Slater.
ICYMI: We're commending @booker.senate.gov, @klobuchar.senate.gov, and others for rightfully demanding answers over the firing of antitrust chief Gail Slater.
NEW: Economic Liberties is releasing model legislation that would provide relief to utility customers by reining in unreasonable monopoly utility profits.
February 17, 2026 at 7:34 PM
NEW: Economic Liberties is releasing model legislation that would provide relief to utility customers by reining in unreasonable monopoly utility profits.
“Whatever hope I had for a populist realignment on the right is slipping away. You still see those voices on the right, but they are increasingly not represented in the government itself.”
Lee Hepner in @semafor.com on the removal of DOJ antitrust chief Gail Slater👇
Lee Hepner in @semafor.com on the removal of DOJ antitrust chief Gail Slater👇
February 17, 2026 at 4:43 PM
“Whatever hope I had for a populist realignment on the right is slipping away. You still see those voices on the right, but they are increasingly not represented in the government itself.”
Lee Hepner in @semafor.com on the removal of DOJ antitrust chief Gail Slater👇
Lee Hepner in @semafor.com on the removal of DOJ antitrust chief Gail Slater👇
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Wondering how we can stop the rise of Big Tech’s data centers? 🤔
@econliberties.bsky.social just dropped a detailed brief on the issue, covering taxpayer burden, the use of NDAs, and the policy steps needed to combat Big Tech. 🏛️
Check it out: www.economicliberties.us/our-work/how...
@econliberties.bsky.social just dropped a detailed brief on the issue, covering taxpayer burden, the use of NDAs, and the policy steps needed to combat Big Tech. 🏛️
Check it out: www.economicliberties.us/our-work/how...
How to Rein in Big Tech’s Secret Data Center Deals - American Economic Liberties Project
This brief explains how Big Tech’s building spree will place new strains and costs on local communities, while providing questionable benefits to residents and taxpayers, all under a corrupt regime of...
www.economicliberties.us
February 17, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Wondering how we can stop the rise of Big Tech’s data centers? 🤔
@econliberties.bsky.social just dropped a detailed brief on the issue, covering taxpayer burden, the use of NDAs, and the policy steps needed to combat Big Tech. 🏛️
Check it out: www.economicliberties.us/our-work/how...
@econliberties.bsky.social just dropped a detailed brief on the issue, covering taxpayer burden, the use of NDAs, and the policy steps needed to combat Big Tech. 🏛️
Check it out: www.economicliberties.us/our-work/how...
Economic Liberties is hiring a number of roles for our Communications, Research, and Rethink Trade teams!
Check them out here: economicliberties.us/careers/
Check them out here: economicliberties.us/careers/
February 17, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Economic Liberties is hiring a number of roles for our Communications, Research, and Rethink Trade teams!
Check them out here: economicliberties.us/careers/
Check them out here: economicliberties.us/careers/
As Netflix continues to try to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, we are joining the Block the Merger coalition — to oppose further consolidation in the media industry.
February 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
As Netflix continues to try to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, we are joining the Block the Merger coalition — to oppose further consolidation in the media industry.
"Next month, the Live Nation-Ticketmaster antitrust trial is scheduled to begin, and Wall Street expects there will be a settlement to block this trial at the behest of the lobbyists who engineered this ouster. Live Nation’s stock has surged in the minutes following today’s news."
February 12, 2026 at 9:18 PM
"Next month, the Live Nation-Ticketmaster antitrust trial is scheduled to begin, and Wall Street expects there will be a settlement to block this trial at the behest of the lobbyists who engineered this ouster. Live Nation’s stock has surged in the minutes following today’s news."
"The Trump administration’s antitrust ‘policy’ is a pay-to-play scheme orchestrated by lobbyists for would-be and existing monopolists."
Our statement in response to news that AAG for Antitrust Gail Slater has been pushed out of her role at the DOJ.
Our statement in response to news that AAG for Antitrust Gail Slater has been pushed out of her role at the DOJ.
February 12, 2026 at 8:16 PM
"The Trump administration’s antitrust ‘policy’ is a pay-to-play scheme orchestrated by lobbyists for would-be and existing monopolists."
Our statement in response to news that AAG for Antitrust Gail Slater has been pushed out of her role at the DOJ.
Our statement in response to news that AAG for Antitrust Gail Slater has been pushed out of her role at the DOJ.
NEW: Less than one year after the launch of our Break Up Big Medicine campaign, @warren.senate.gov & Sen. Hawley are introducing legislation to do just that🧵
February 11, 2026 at 2:17 PM
NEW: Less than one year after the launch of our Break Up Big Medicine campaign, @warren.senate.gov & Sen. Hawley are introducing legislation to do just that🧵
Across the country, Big Tech corporations are using NDAs to hide key details about data center projects.
It's time to rein in these secret deals.
Read more here: economicliberties.us/our-work/how...
It's time to rein in these secret deals.
Read more here: economicliberties.us/our-work/how...
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Across the country, Big Tech corporations are using NDAs to hide key details about data center projects.
It's time to rein in these secret deals.
Read more here: economicliberties.us/our-work/how...
It's time to rein in these secret deals.
Read more here: economicliberties.us/our-work/how...
"The larger problem here is that corporate power is growing... in a staggering way, creating disparities of wealth that are unconscionable, even unimaginable just a generation ago."
ICYMI: Must-watch from @booker.senate.gov calling out the threats posed by excess corporate power.
ICYMI: Must-watch from @booker.senate.gov calling out the threats posed by excess corporate power.
"Merger after merger it seems like the interests of the people are not being served."
ICYMI: During a hearing on the dangers of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger, @booker.senate.govspeaks to the greater threats posed by corporate power and consolidation👇
ICYMI: During a hearing on the dangers of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger, @booker.senate.govspeaks to the greater threats posed by corporate power and consolidation👇
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
"The larger problem here is that corporate power is growing... in a staggering way, creating disparities of wealth that are unconscionable, even unimaginable just a generation ago."
ICYMI: Must-watch from @booker.senate.gov calling out the threats posed by excess corporate power.
ICYMI: Must-watch from @booker.senate.gov calling out the threats posed by excess corporate power.
NEW: Ahead of the Super Bowl, one of the busiest private jet days of the year, a new paper from @ashleynowicki.bsky.social and @wjm-air.bsky.social details private jets' preferential treatment as they further congest airways — and policy solutions to fix it.
As covered in @thelever.bsky.social 👇
As covered in @thelever.bsky.social 👇
February 5, 2026 at 7:38 PM
NEW: Ahead of the Super Bowl, one of the busiest private jet days of the year, a new paper from @ashleynowicki.bsky.social and @wjm-air.bsky.social details private jets' preferential treatment as they further congest airways — and policy solutions to fix it.
As covered in @thelever.bsky.social 👇
As covered in @thelever.bsky.social 👇
"Merger after merger it seems like the interests of the people are not being served."
ICYMI: During a hearing on the dangers of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger, @booker.senate.govspeaks to the greater threats posed by corporate power and consolidation👇
ICYMI: During a hearing on the dangers of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger, @booker.senate.govspeaks to the greater threats posed by corporate power and consolidation👇
February 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
"Merger after merger it seems like the interests of the people are not being served."
ICYMI: During a hearing on the dangers of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger, @booker.senate.govspeaks to the greater threats posed by corporate power and consolidation👇
ICYMI: During a hearing on the dangers of the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger, @booker.senate.govspeaks to the greater threats posed by corporate power and consolidation👇
ICYMI: Bezo's Washington Post is firing hundreds of employees, including the Amazon reporter that held his company accountable.
The reporter, Caroline O'Donovan, has reported on Amazon's layoffs, data centers, and more — reporting that will likely no longer continue.
The reporter, Caroline O'Donovan, has reported on Amazon's layoffs, data centers, and more — reporting that will likely no longer continue.
‘It’s an absolute bloodbath’: Washington Post lays off hundreds of workers
Former Post executive editor blasts owner Jeff Bezos’s ‘sickening efforts to curry favor’ with Trump
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:50 PM
ICYMI: Bezo's Washington Post is firing hundreds of employees, including the Amazon reporter that held his company accountable.
The reporter, Caroline O'Donovan, has reported on Amazon's layoffs, data centers, and more — reporting that will likely no longer continue.
The reporter, Caroline O'Donovan, has reported on Amazon's layoffs, data centers, and more — reporting that will likely no longer continue.
"In 2024, more than 1/3 of households skipped out on necessities to pay an energy bill..."
Must-watch from @aoc.bsky.social calling out high ROEs, overseen by FERC, that are forcing Americans to choose between basic necessities and their energy bill👇
Must-watch from @aoc.bsky.social calling out high ROEs, overseen by FERC, that are forcing Americans to choose between basic necessities and their energy bill👇
February 3, 2026 at 9:34 PM
"In 2024, more than 1/3 of households skipped out on necessities to pay an energy bill..."
Must-watch from @aoc.bsky.social calling out high ROEs, overseen by FERC, that are forcing Americans to choose between basic necessities and their energy bill👇
Must-watch from @aoc.bsky.social calling out high ROEs, overseen by FERC, that are forcing Americans to choose between basic necessities and their energy bill👇
NEW: @amemeritatorres.bsky.social is backing a bill to BAN surveillance pricing in New York.
As concerns over individualized pricing rise, it's great to see lawmakers step up to pass commonsense reforms that protect consumers and workers from this dystopian pricing tactic.
As concerns over individualized pricing rise, it's great to see lawmakers step up to pass commonsense reforms that protect consumers and workers from this dystopian pricing tactic.
January 29, 2026 at 8:23 PM
NEW: @amemeritatorres.bsky.social is backing a bill to BAN surveillance pricing in New York.
As concerns over individualized pricing rise, it's great to see lawmakers step up to pass commonsense reforms that protect consumers and workers from this dystopian pricing tactic.
As concerns over individualized pricing rise, it's great to see lawmakers step up to pass commonsense reforms that protect consumers and workers from this dystopian pricing tactic.
“At a time when Big Tech is wielding its political muscle to stifle needed regulation at the federal and state levels, major cities such as New York must act on behalf... of vulnerable workers and consumers."
Must-read in Jacobin on why NYC should ban surveillance pricing.
Must-read in Jacobin on why NYC should ban surveillance pricing.
January 29, 2026 at 4:42 PM
“At a time when Big Tech is wielding its political muscle to stifle needed regulation at the federal and state levels, major cities such as New York must act on behalf... of vulnerable workers and consumers."
Must-read in Jacobin on why NYC should ban surveillance pricing.
Must-read in Jacobin on why NYC should ban surveillance pricing.
"We allow Boeing and the airlines to self-police. Can you tell me what they've done in recent years to earn that trust? They haven't."
@wjm-air.bsky.social discusses the FAA, the government shutdown, and the problem with having companies self-police.
@wjm-air.bsky.social discusses the FAA, the government shutdown, and the problem with having companies self-police.
January 27, 2026 at 6:45 PM
"We allow Boeing and the airlines to self-police. Can you tell me what they've done in recent years to earn that trust? They haven't."
@wjm-air.bsky.social discusses the FAA, the government shutdown, and the problem with having companies self-police.
@wjm-air.bsky.social discusses the FAA, the government shutdown, and the problem with having companies self-police.
NDAs are making it harder for the public to be aware of data center projects in their communities.
“From... what I’ve seen, the very explicit purpose of these [NDAs] is so that the community doesn’t know what’s happening until it’s too late..."
“From... what I’ve seen, the very explicit purpose of these [NDAs] is so that the community doesn’t know what’s happening until it’s too late..."
January 26, 2026 at 7:02 PM
NDAs are making it harder for the public to be aware of data center projects in their communities.
“From... what I’ve seen, the very explicit purpose of these [NDAs] is so that the community doesn’t know what’s happening until it’s too late..."
“From... what I’ve seen, the very explicit purpose of these [NDAs] is so that the community doesn’t know what’s happening until it’s too late..."
“For too long, investor-owned monopoly utilities have gamed, captured, and made a mockery of the century-old regulatory system that is supposed to keep them in check."
ICYMI: @mh4oh in our statement applauding the launch of the Congressional Lowering Utility Bills Caucus👇
ICYMI: @mh4oh in our statement applauding the launch of the Congressional Lowering Utility Bills Caucus👇
January 26, 2026 at 4:48 PM
“For too long, investor-owned monopoly utilities have gamed, captured, and made a mockery of the century-old regulatory system that is supposed to keep them in check."
ICYMI: @mh4oh in our statement applauding the launch of the Congressional Lowering Utility Bills Caucus👇
ICYMI: @mh4oh in our statement applauding the launch of the Congressional Lowering Utility Bills Caucus👇
As monopoly utilities jack up rates and rake in record profits,
@reprileyny.bsky.social and colleagues are launching the Lowering Utility Bills Caucus to bring down costs.
"Electricity is basic. Heat is basic. No family in this country... should feel like the power companies own them."
@reprileyny.bsky.social and colleagues are launching the Lowering Utility Bills Caucus to bring down costs.
"Electricity is basic. Heat is basic. No family in this country... should feel like the power companies own them."
January 23, 2026 at 6:21 PM
As monopoly utilities jack up rates and rake in record profits,
@reprileyny.bsky.social and colleagues are launching the Lowering Utility Bills Caucus to bring down costs.
"Electricity is basic. Heat is basic. No family in this country... should feel like the power companies own them."
@reprileyny.bsky.social and colleagues are launching the Lowering Utility Bills Caucus to bring down costs.
"Electricity is basic. Heat is basic. No family in this country... should feel like the power companies own them."
"If we believe in competition, we should... consider breaking up this industry to allow the kind of competition that prevents this vertical integration and abuse of power."
WATCH: @ocasio-cortez.house.gov calls for adopting a new Glass–Steagall Act in health care 👇
WATCH: @ocasio-cortez.house.gov calls for adopting a new Glass–Steagall Act in health care 👇
January 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
"If we believe in competition, we should... consider breaking up this industry to allow the kind of competition that prevents this vertical integration and abuse of power."
WATCH: @ocasio-cortez.house.gov calls for adopting a new Glass–Steagall Act in health care 👇
WATCH: @ocasio-cortez.house.gov calls for adopting a new Glass–Steagall Act in health care 👇
Airlines know customers prefer speaking with real representatives over AI bots.
Now, these companies are looking to capitalize on it by charging you to speak to an actual human.
Now, these companies are looking to capitalize on it by charging you to speak to an actual human.
January 22, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Airlines know customers prefer speaking with real representatives over AI bots.
Now, these companies are looking to capitalize on it by charging you to speak to an actual human.
Now, these companies are looking to capitalize on it by charging you to speak to an actual human.
In America, 1 in 8 people are already experiencing food insecurity — the Trump admin's economic blindness isn't helping.
"Somehow it doesn’t seem likely that chicken with a piece — just one piece! — of broccoli is on the menu at the White House or at a Mar-a-Lago fete."
www.ms.now/opinion/broo...
"Somehow it doesn’t seem likely that chicken with a piece — just one piece! — of broccoli is on the menu at the White House or at a Mar-a-Lago fete."
www.ms.now/opinion/broo...
January 21, 2026 at 9:44 PM
In America, 1 in 8 people are already experiencing food insecurity — the Trump admin's economic blindness isn't helping.
"Somehow it doesn’t seem likely that chicken with a piece — just one piece! — of broccoli is on the menu at the White House or at a Mar-a-Lago fete."
www.ms.now/opinion/broo...
"Somehow it doesn’t seem likely that chicken with a piece — just one piece! — of broccoli is on the menu at the White House or at a Mar-a-Lago fete."
www.ms.now/opinion/broo...