@rob123454321.bsky.social
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One of Meta's main arguments is that it isn't a monopoly because it faces intense competition from TikTok... which is now banned by law from the US but is still here because Trump has chosen not to enforce the law. Are we having fun yet www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
Trump sued to break up Meta in 2020. It’s finally going to trial.
Facebook’s purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp triggered the FTC’s antitrust suit that starts Monday, despite Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg lobbying the Trump administration for a resolution.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
One of Meta's main arguments is that it isn't a monopoly because it faces intense competition from TikTok... which is now banned by law from the US but is still here because Trump has chosen not to enforce the law. Are we having fun yet www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:
April 12, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I was thinking about this Joe and Tracy anecdote from the supply chain crisis on gummy bears. Things are probably going to get really weird in a few weeks in unexpected ways:
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Import Chinese battery: 145% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff
Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.
Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff
Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.
April 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Import Chinese battery: 145% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff
Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.
Import Chinese battery inside Chinese laptop: 20% tariff
Import Chinese battery inside Vietnamese laptop: 0% tariff
Fuckin brilliant. A+ work here team. I am so glad there are such smart people working on our trade policy.
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It's so wild that the Angels had Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani and couldn't build ANYTHING around them.
What a monumental waste.
What a monumental waste.
March 29, 2025 at 9:23 PM
It's so wild that the Angels had Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani and couldn't build ANYTHING around them.
What a monumental waste.
What a monumental waste.
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1-877-KARS-4-KIDS
Fuck your favourite song. Tell me your least favourite song. The one that makes you die inside the moment you hear the first 3 seconds.
March 29, 2025 at 10:11 PM
1-877-KARS-4-KIDS
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Bill Cassidy is out with a statement praising Peter Marks, calling his departure a loss and urging RFK Jr to pick a replacement of similar stature.
Again, strikes me that these sorts of admonishments wouldn’t have been needed if RFK Jr wasn’t health secretary.
Again, strikes me that these sorts of admonishments wouldn’t have been needed if RFK Jr wasn’t health secretary.
March 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Bill Cassidy is out with a statement praising Peter Marks, calling his departure a loss and urging RFK Jr to pick a replacement of similar stature.
Again, strikes me that these sorts of admonishments wouldn’t have been needed if RFK Jr wasn’t health secretary.
Again, strikes me that these sorts of admonishments wouldn’t have been needed if RFK Jr wasn’t health secretary.
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If you know anything about this, we (investigative journalists in Wisconsin) want to check it out. Contact info in my bio. Photos, videos, etc please.
Went canvassing for Judge Crawford today. Another canvasser said Musk has paid canvassers on UW campus offering $100 to boys who will pledge to vote for his candidate, and a lot of them are taking the money
March 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
If you know anything about this, we (investigative journalists in Wisconsin) want to check it out. Contact info in my bio. Photos, videos, etc please.
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MAGA Congresswoman in Trump's America: "You violated the law, you don't get due process.”
Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland: “Sentence first—verdict afterward.”
Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland: “Sentence first—verdict afterward.”
March 29, 2025 at 11:24 PM
MAGA Congresswoman in Trump's America: "You violated the law, you don't get due process.”
Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland: “Sentence first—verdict afterward.”
Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland: “Sentence first—verdict afterward.”
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Whoever put together this graphic with the logo of every team in the NCAA Tournament could have put the logos in any order. Alphabetical. Conference affiliation. Tournament region.
They chose #BUTT
They chose #BUTT
March 29, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Whoever put together this graphic with the logo of every team in the NCAA Tournament could have put the logos in any order. Alphabetical. Conference affiliation. Tournament region.
They chose #BUTT
They chose #BUTT
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I’m amazed at how youth sports addresses so many ills of modern life for kids:
-exercise
-hanging out with friends
-avoiding screens
-learning teamwork
-having low-stakes opportunities for failure and resilience
-exercise
-hanging out with friends
-avoiding screens
-learning teamwork
-having low-stakes opportunities for failure and resilience
March 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I’m amazed at how youth sports addresses so many ills of modern life for kids:
-exercise
-hanging out with friends
-avoiding screens
-learning teamwork
-having low-stakes opportunities for failure and resilience
-exercise
-hanging out with friends
-avoiding screens
-learning teamwork
-having low-stakes opportunities for failure and resilience
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If Pete Hegseth's wife is attending the meetings to move the gin bottles out of reach, then we should all be grateful that Pete Hegseth's wife is attending the meetings.
March 30, 2025 at 12:34 AM
If Pete Hegseth's wife is attending the meetings to move the gin bottles out of reach, then we should all be grateful that Pete Hegseth's wife is attending the meetings.
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We need to nuke the US out of existence
March 30, 2025 at 1:04 AM
We need to nuke the US out of existence
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I just heard this as well. The entire staff of the National Center for Education Statistics, created in 1867, has been fired.
March 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I just heard this as well. The entire staff of the National Center for Education Statistics, created in 1867, has been fired.
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If the US had continued to support Ukraine, we may have been months away from the end of the war. The Russians would not have been able to continue to fight for much longer. They were making almost no progress, taking huge casualties.
March 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
If the US had continued to support Ukraine, we may have been months away from the end of the war. The Russians would not have been able to continue to fight for much longer. They were making almost no progress, taking huge casualties.
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With Trump self-immolating his presidency there’s a golden opportunity for Democrats to walk out of the shadow of protectionism and back into the warm light of pro-growth economics + a social safety net.
www.slowboring.com/p/democrats-...
www.slowboring.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats should take their opposition to Trump's tariffs seriously
Normal, pro-growth economics is good
www.slowboring.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
With Trump self-immolating his presidency there’s a golden opportunity for Democrats to walk out of the shadow of protectionism and back into the warm light of pro-growth economics + a social safety net.
www.slowboring.com/p/democrats-...
www.slowboring.com/p/democrats-...
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New pod: Karoline Leavitt is seething at journos over Musk questions. More bad economic news just hit. Trump is running out of exec orders to feed to the base. Cracks are appearing in the MAGA coalition. Trump is vulnerable.
@jamescdownie.bsky.social and I dig in:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
@jamescdownie.bsky.social and I dig in:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
Trump Press Sec Seethes at Media over Musk as More Bad Econ News Hits
As press secretary Karoline Leavitt snaps at tough questions over the Elon Musk fiasco, an MSNBC writer discusses how Leavitt’s display pulled the curtain back on Trump’s hidden vulnerability.
newrepublic.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:36 AM
New pod: Karoline Leavitt is seething at journos over Musk questions. More bad economic news just hit. Trump is running out of exec orders to feed to the base. Cracks are appearing in the MAGA coalition. Trump is vulnerable.
@jamescdownie.bsky.social and I dig in:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
@jamescdownie.bsky.social and I dig in:
newrepublic.com/article/1919...
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Not even kidding:
At the Wittman (VA-01) "office hours" today, a constituent was trying to explain the hardship that understaffed Social Security offices had been causing his family.
Wittman's rep seemed almost robotic to the constitent's concerns.
It is going to get worse.
At the Wittman (VA-01) "office hours" today, a constituent was trying to explain the hardship that understaffed Social Security offices had been causing his family.
Wittman's rep seemed almost robotic to the constitent's concerns.
It is going to get worse.
BREAKING: Two sources tell @theprospect.bsky.social that the acting commissioner of the Social Security Administration has asked for a plan for cuts to 50% of the workforce, including at the 1,200 field offices that serve millions of beneficiaries.
prospect.org/health/socia...
prospect.org/health/socia...
Social Security Administration Could Cut Half Its Workforce
Sources tell the Prospect that a meeting called for a 50 percent reduction in an agency that millions rely on for benefit implementation.
prospect.org
February 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Not even kidding:
At the Wittman (VA-01) "office hours" today, a constituent was trying to explain the hardship that understaffed Social Security offices had been causing his family.
Wittman's rep seemed almost robotic to the constitent's concerns.
It is going to get worse.
At the Wittman (VA-01) "office hours" today, a constituent was trying to explain the hardship that understaffed Social Security offices had been causing his family.
Wittman's rep seemed almost robotic to the constitent's concerns.
It is going to get worse.
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New: Reporting over the past few days suggest Dems really do see the government-funding as an opportunity to force a return to the rule of law. (Good!) It also suggests that they might settle for a fig leaf. (Bad!)
It's Crunch Time To Save The Rule Of Law
Democrats have gotten the message, but need a game plan.
www.offmessage.net
February 26, 2025 at 4:19 PM
New: Reporting over the past few days suggest Dems really do see the government-funding as an opportunity to force a return to the rule of law. (Good!) It also suggests that they might settle for a fig leaf. (Bad!)
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Dan Bongino sued the Daily Beast for $15 million for reporting the NRA fired him for being "unfit for his duties" and not only did he lose but he was found liable for the Beast legal fees and had to pay THEM $40,000
Trump just named Right wing podcaster Dan Bongingo Deputy Director of the FBI
February 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Dan Bongino sued the Daily Beast for $15 million for reporting the NRA fired him for being "unfit for his duties" and not only did he lose but he was found liable for the Beast legal fees and had to pay THEM $40,000
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Elon Musk at a public event
February 24, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Elon Musk at a public event
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(Bloomberg) - Microsoft Corp. has begun canceling leases for a substantial amount of datacenter capacity in the US, a move that may reflect concerns about whether it’s building more AI computing than it will need over the long term, TD Cowen said in a report.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
(Bloomberg) - Microsoft Corp. has begun canceling leases for a substantial amount of datacenter capacity in the US, a move that may reflect concerns about whether it’s building more AI computing than it will need over the long term, TD Cowen said in a report.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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The benefits of speeding EV adoption aren’t worth plowing tons of money into Elon Musk’s pockets.
www.slowboring.com/p/democrats-...
www.slowboring.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats should stop subsiding Tesla
Rethinking EV policy after Elon Musk’s heel turn
www.slowboring.com
February 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
The benefits of speeding EV adoption aren’t worth plowing tons of money into Elon Musk’s pockets.
www.slowboring.com/p/democrats-...
www.slowboring.com/p/democrats-...
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This is climate arson, yes, but also the entire value proposition of Tesla, the reason for its insane stock price, is that it would end up the Amazon of electric cars: the only real game in town. Killing off non-Tesla electric car infrastructure is a gift to Musk.
Trump to shut down all 8,000 EV charging ports at federal govt buildings
Trump to shut down all 8,000 EV charging ports at federal govt buildings
The Trump administration is shutting down EV chargers at all federal government buildings and is also expected to sell off the General Services Administration‘s (GSA) newly bought EVs.
more…
electrek.co
February 21, 2025 at 11:48 PM
This is climate arson, yes, but also the entire value proposition of Tesla, the reason for its insane stock price, is that it would end up the Amazon of electric cars: the only real game in town. Killing off non-Tesla electric car infrastructure is a gift to Musk.
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Serenely repeating to myself “these people are mad because they are losing control over the Democratic Party position on housing, and they are furious at me because I am an effective messenger for YIMBYism.”
February 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Serenely repeating to myself “these people are mad because they are losing control over the Democratic Party position on housing, and they are furious at me because I am an effective messenger for YIMBYism.”
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Ma’am this is a movie newsletter.
February 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Ma’am this is a movie newsletter.