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Massive encroachment by Bezos into The Washington Post’s opinion section - makes clear dissenting views will not be published I still have not felt encroachment on my journalism on the news side, but if Bezos tries interfering with the news side I will be quitting immediately and letting you know

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WaPo opinion is going to become a second tier WSJ Opinion section. Strange decision for the paper of record in Washington, D.C. I always felt the Post was there to hold federal agencies to account, not shill for a set of political principles.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

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A big problem for the "Biden created inflation" Jason Furman types is how big of a percent of demand comes from the richest 10% of Americans. The problem with economics that doesn't consider power dynamics (in this case vast income inequality) is that they miss the forest from the trees.

submitted 4 days ago • 6 comments

Musk just sent an email to the federal work force, with a subject line "What did you do last week?" "Please reply to this email with approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished this week and cc your manager," it said.

submitted 6 days ago • 67 comments

1/ Dear everyone who just went grocery shopping and saw this, There’s a person in government who could flick his pen and investigate what the hell is going on with eggs. No, not your congressman. His name is Andrew Ferguson. He’s the new head of the @FTC. Has he done that? No

submitted 12 days ago • 2 comments

If only there were some sort of 237 year old parchment, some kind of charter of laws if you will, that outlined those guardrails!

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Remember those technologists I hired using an authority designed to bring private sector tech talent to gov, legally? They were looking into big tech. Trump just fired them. All of them. consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/…

submitted 15 days ago • 34 comments

Chair Khan enforced the antitrust laws without considering things like ESG or DEI, because that's what Congress told antitrust regulators to do. So ask yourself, "Does the culture war stuff protect consumers and fair competition?" Or is this all just a distraction to cover inaction?

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Regarding “reporting hidden DEI” - when I worked at the FTC right wing groups would FOIA us for all sorts of slang terms for various race or sexual preference groups. I always found it funny, them hunting for secret DEI emails by searching urban dictionary for slang terms for white people

submitted 37 days ago • 5 comments

BREAKING: The FTC is suing John Deere, $DE, for using unfair practices to drive up repair costs.

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Did Musk just cancel Trump’s inauguration party??? @samsteindc.bsky.social

submitted 71 days ago • 1 comment

I guess size does matter...?

submitted 71 days ago • 3 comments

Merry Musk Christmas Shutdown everyone!

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

GOP extremists want House Democrats to raise the debt ceiling so that House Republicans can lower the amount of your Social Security check. Hard pass.

submitted 71 days ago • 637 comments

FTC Chair Lina Khan with yet another dub, banning junk fees on short term rentals and event tickets.

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

Let’s gooooooooooooooo.

submitted 73 days ago • 1 comment

NEW: The FTC issues long-awaited rules prohibiting ticket sellers and hotels from hiding "junk fees," promising to punish those that fail to disclose service charges and other add-ons prominently www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

submitted 73 days ago • 11 comments

Hoyas, imo

submitted 76 days ago • 6 comments

OK sure, I could have just called my cable TV loving conservative in-laws in Florida directly, but going on Fox Business to talk about FTC merger enforcement was a more fun way to tell them what I have been up to. www.foxbusiness.com/video/636591...

submitted 78 days ago • 1 comment

The average rent in the United States has about doubled since 2005.

submitted 79 days ago • 67 comments

And just like that, the Kroger/Albersons deal is dead. progressivegrocer.com/albertsons-t...

submitted 79 days ago • 1 comment

Statement from the FTC: "Today's win protects competition in the grocery market, which will prevent prices from rising even more. This statement win makes it clear that strong, reality-based antitrust enforcement delivers real results for consumers, workers, and small businesses."

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Huge get for Roosevelt!!

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Excited and honored to be taking the helm at Roosevelt Institute. Our economy should work for the many, not just the few. The Roosevelt community has been instrumental in the fight for shared prosperity, and I can't wait to jump back in in this new capacity. Let's get to work!

submitted 80 days ago • 10 comments

Tune in for what the comments are describing as the "perfect blunt rotation" Khan will be on at ~4pm ET

submitted 80 days ago • 2 comments

Tune in for what the comments are describing as the "perfect blunt rotation" Khan will be on at ~4pm ET

submitted 80 days ago • 2 comments

It's a hilarious strategy to accuse @linakhanFTC of being beholden to big business. But yep, I just read that hilarious take. I'm dizzy from that spin. cc: @douglasfarrar.bsky.social #Antitrust #Econ

submitted 81 days ago • 3 comments

Cole Palmer 🧊 🥶 panenka This guy is something else #CFCTOT

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Remember, Tulsi Gabbard claimed Assad didn’t use chemical weapons, it was “the rebels.” Her confirmation hearing will be brutal, if she even makes it to there

submitted 83 days ago • 1202 comments

BREAKING: Senators from both parties have asked the FTC to look into Draftkings and Fanduel, arguing that the companies may illegally coordinate to stifle competition in violation of federal law.

submitted 84 days ago • 31 comments

Don't miss @michaelpettis.bsky.social and @sophiabesch.bsky.social discussing how to fix the broken global trade system. The topic has huge implications for the next administration⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdsw...

submitted 84 days ago • 1 comment

I don't agree with Billy Long's politics but he is funny as hell. He once walked into a staid bipartisan briefing and yelled (for no reason) "fire in the hole!!" And then introduced himself to the expert leading the brief with "I'm Billy Long, people say I'm quiet and highly intellectual."

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

The headline invokes crypto, but this piece I wrote says more than just "Trump will be good for crypto." More fundamentally, this is about Trump seeming to reward his elite Bay Area megadonors who've pushed an ideology about tech that does not tolerate doubt or skepticism about Silicon Valley.

submitted 85 days ago • 5 comments

FTC slaps down a San Jose-based facial recognition startup for claiming its product was trained on millions of faces & free from race and gender bias, when the actual facts supported neither claim. ht @dell.bsky.social www.ftc.gov/news-events/...

submitted 87 days ago • 1 comment

As a flack you think about audience targeting... X feels like it's Elon/Crypto stans and right oriented men? Chinese bots? Whoever is paying for the check marks, basically "To the extent it’s a place where anyone can get a message out, it’s on narrow new terms for a narrow new audience. "

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments