The monopolies of the Gilded Age led Congress to establish the FTC as an independent agency.

Its independence is meant to insulate it from political pressure so it can check corporate power and protect the American people.

Trump wanting to upend this is very telling.

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Yes. We have to worry about AI and robotics.

Some questions:

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Palantir has been in the news a lot lately. Here's what you should know about the corporation that's helping Trump build a vast surveillance state. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_VwyhErd88

‘Absolutely appalled’: Judge blasts ICE for failing to feed detainee before court

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During the shutdown, Trump could find $40 billion to bail out Argentina & $300 million for a ballroom to host dinner parties with billionaires, but he won’t tap emergency funds to prevent millions of American kids from going hungry?

How cruel is that?

What happened last night and today was manufactured propaganda by the Trump admin to justify using the military against Americans. Let us be clear: the military should never police civilians without a request from the state. So much for the so-called party of states’ rights and law and order.

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