Getting everyone interested in anti-trust legislation is, it turns out, in everyone's interest.
No matter where you shop, you're getting screwed by Amazon. Amazon has found a way to make everything you buy - at Target, at a mom-and-pop shop, even direct from the manufacturer - more expensive. And they're not the only one: Expedia's done the same thing, but for hotel rooms.
October 15, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Getting everyone interested in anti-trust legislation is, it turns out, in everyone's interest.
even if the statement was anti ai, do you rly wanna trust a corperation
October 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM
even if the statement was anti ai, do you rly wanna trust a corperation
It’s not Marxism. It’s robber baron capitalism. It’s late-19th century/early 20th century economics in a modified form. There would have been a 2nd revolution then but for anti-trust laws, collective bargaining, and the New Deal. But here we are again. bsky.app/profile/pale...
Carl Quintanilla: Real average hourly earnings down 0.7% on the month, that's the sixth straight month...
Jim Cramer: Look, rich people are making a lot of money. God, I sound like Marx. I really don't want to sound like Marx. It's just, look at the data.
Jim Cramer: Look, rich people are making a lot of money. God, I sound like Marx. I really don't want to sound like Marx. It's just, look at the data.
October 14, 2026 at 6:47 PM
It’s not Marxism. It’s robber baron capitalism. It’s late-19th century/early 20th century economics in a modified form. There would have been a 2nd revolution then but for anti-trust laws, collective bargaining, and the New Deal. But here we are again. bsky.app/profile/pale...
Again, this isn’t a declaration about voting in any way. It’s a declaration that i am in opposition to anyone who chooses anti-solidarity, a declaration that anyone who does so has lost my trust to such a degree that they don’t get to know what I will do.
October 16, 2026 at 7:25 PM
Again, this isn’t a declaration about voting in any way. It’s a declaration that i am in opposition to anyone who chooses anti-solidarity, a declaration that anyone who does so has lost my trust to such a degree that they don’t get to know what I will do.
A list of companies that are almost certainly bribing Trump.
Trump may have presidential immunity, but the leaders of publicly traded corporations do not.
If they can't be prosecuted personally, their comparies can be smashed to pieces w/ anti-trust law.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Trump may have presidential immunity, but the leaders of publicly traded corporations do not.
If they can't be prosecuted personally, their comparies can be smashed to pieces w/ anti-trust law.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
October 15, 2026 at 2:48 PM
A list of companies that are almost certainly bribing Trump.
Trump may have presidential immunity, but the leaders of publicly traded corporations do not.
If they can't be prosecuted personally, their comparies can be smashed to pieces w/ anti-trust law.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Trump may have presidential immunity, but the leaders of publicly traded corporations do not.
If they can't be prosecuted personally, their comparies can be smashed to pieces w/ anti-trust law.
www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
That old chestnut. Conflating anti-zionism with anti-semitism. Another reason not to trust blairite Burnham.
#DontVoteLabour #VoteGreen 💚
#DontVoteLabour #VoteGreen 💚
At #PMQs Andy Burnham ruled out a coalition with the Greens over its "Zionism is racism" motion
He said: "It is antisemitic."
Zack Polanski responsed:
"I'm the only Jewish leader of a political party.
"You're a Prime Minister who arms a genocide & locks pensioners up for opposing it."
He said: "It is antisemitic."
Zack Polanski responsed:
"I'm the only Jewish leader of a political party.
"You're a Prime Minister who arms a genocide & locks pensioners up for opposing it."
October 14, 2026 at 7:07 PM
That old chestnut. Conflating anti-zionism with anti-semitism. Another reason not to trust blairite Burnham.
#DontVoteLabour #VoteGreen 💚
#DontVoteLabour #VoteGreen 💚
But the Paramount deal isn't a violation of anti-trust?
October 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM
But the Paramount deal isn't a violation of anti-trust?
Nah you want her running which ever department enforces monopoly and anti-trust laws.
October 11, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Nah you want her running which ever department enforces monopoly and anti-trust laws.
So much for anti-trust law.
Also important to note: Papa Ellison’s Oracle, which co-owns this, is one step above junk bond status. If the market sneezes wrong this whole house of cards crashes to the ground.
“.. Today, Skydance has a market cap of under $40 billion — less than half the predecessor companies’ combined value.”
@variety.com #$SKYD
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@variety.com #$SKYD
variety.com/2026/film/ne...
October 16, 2026 at 2:08 AM
So much for anti-trust law.
Ever since the Democratic party began spending donor money on anti-trans messages, I've found people I used to trust saying "biological" instead of cis, and so many liberals increasingly convinced that it's just common sense for politicians to express hatred for trans people. We are in trouble.
October 16, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Ever since the Democratic party began spending donor money on anti-trans messages, I've found people I used to trust saying "biological" instead of cis, and so many liberals increasingly convinced that it's just common sense for politicians to express hatred for trans people. We are in trouble.
I fully understand the negatives. I was anti expansion my entire life.
Same on the filibuster.
But our entire system was built on trust. McConnell decided to deconstruct that with full R support.
The gerrymandering, judicial corrosion & attack on voting rights aren't slowing, they're accelerating
Same on the filibuster.
But our entire system was built on trust. McConnell decided to deconstruct that with full R support.
The gerrymandering, judicial corrosion & attack on voting rights aren't slowing, they're accelerating
October 15, 2026 at 12:37 PM
I fully understand the negatives. I was anti expansion my entire life.
Same on the filibuster.
But our entire system was built on trust. McConnell decided to deconstruct that with full R support.
The gerrymandering, judicial corrosion & attack on voting rights aren't slowing, they're accelerating
Same on the filibuster.
But our entire system was built on trust. McConnell decided to deconstruct that with full R support.
The gerrymandering, judicial corrosion & attack on voting rights aren't slowing, they're accelerating
Anti-trust against Facebook marketplace the only hope for rural local news tbh
October 14, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Anti-trust against Facebook marketplace the only hope for rural local news tbh
Which is why we used to have anti-trust laws. Ah the good old days!
October 16, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Which is why we used to have anti-trust laws. Ah the good old days!
Wait til Paramount/Ellison. He owns everything media now. We're paying him for everything we watch. ANTI-TRUST!!! Someone needs to break that 💩 up.
October 15, 2026 at 10:46 PM
Wait til Paramount/Ellison. He owns everything media now. We're paying him for everything we watch. ANTI-TRUST!!! Someone needs to break that 💩 up.
seriously - anti-trust laws seem to be very subjective
October 10, 2026 at 11:36 PM
seriously - anti-trust laws seem to be very subjective
El-Sayed's an avowed capitalist (of the anti-trust variety), Mamdani's done incredibly modest social democratic measures at most (even leaving the nypd commish in place), Sanders and AOC are pretty committed to keeping the current political system intact.
Lol. They're still getting dubbed commies.
Lol. They're still getting dubbed commies.
October 14, 2026 at 8:42 PM
El-Sayed's an avowed capitalist (of the anti-trust variety), Mamdani's done incredibly modest social democratic measures at most (even leaving the nypd commish in place), Sanders and AOC are pretty committed to keeping the current political system intact.
Lol. They're still getting dubbed commies.
Lol. They're still getting dubbed commies.
Oh trust me, there are few things worse than reaching 33 and realizing that everyone else wasn’t actually as about their anti-capitalist praxis as you were.
October 15, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Oh trust me, there are few things worse than reaching 33 and realizing that everyone else wasn’t actually as about their anti-capitalist praxis as you were.
Musk has gone too far. This is beyond anti-trust. This parasite needs to be removed from geopolitical influence.
October 14, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Musk has gone too far. This is beyond anti-trust. This parasite needs to be removed from geopolitical influence.
Even if Democrats retake the House, Senate, and Presidency, they NEED to stop corporate monopolies and price gouging.
The Biden admin despite how crap it was at least tried to tackle companies with anti trust laws.
The Biden admin despite how crap it was at least tried to tackle companies with anti trust laws.
October 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Even if Democrats retake the House, Senate, and Presidency, they NEED to stop corporate monopolies and price gouging.
The Biden admin despite how crap it was at least tried to tackle companies with anti trust laws.
The Biden admin despite how crap it was at least tried to tackle companies with anti trust laws.
You want an anti-trust exemption? That shit gotta be on broadcast.
October 15, 2026 at 1:21 AM
You want an anti-trust exemption? That shit gotta be on broadcast.
Do you think the democrats will consider running on an anti-corruption platform for the next few months and years? Maybe anti-trust?
MAYYYBEEE START ACTING LIKE THEY'RE AN ACTUAL OPPOSITION PARTY??
Idk I guess we'll have to see and keep making fallback plans to flee the country
MAYYYBEEE START ACTING LIKE THEY'RE AN ACTUAL OPPOSITION PARTY??
Idk I guess we'll have to see and keep making fallback plans to flee the country
October 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Do you think the democrats will consider running on an anti-corruption platform for the next few months and years? Maybe anti-trust?
MAYYYBEEE START ACTING LIKE THEY'RE AN ACTUAL OPPOSITION PARTY??
Idk I guess we'll have to see and keep making fallback plans to flee the country
MAYYYBEEE START ACTING LIKE THEY'RE AN ACTUAL OPPOSITION PARTY??
Idk I guess we'll have to see and keep making fallback plans to flee the country
We’re putting an end to Intermountain’s illegal ski resort monopoly that raised prices and took advantage of skiers.
Families will once again be able to ski at Toggenburg Mountain.
I'll always protect consumers and workers from harmful monopolies.
Families will once again be able to ski at Toggenburg Mountain.
I'll always protect consumers and workers from harmful monopolies.
Toggenburg ski area sold to local businessman after anti-trust lawsuit by state
A judge ruled the ski area's owner, who owns two other ski areas, violated antitrust law by buying Toggenburg and closing it.
www.syracuse.com
October 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
We’re putting an end to Intermountain’s illegal ski resort monopoly that raised prices and took advantage of skiers.
Families will once again be able to ski at Toggenburg Mountain.
I'll always protect consumers and workers from harmful monopolies.
Families will once again be able to ski at Toggenburg Mountain.
I'll always protect consumers and workers from harmful monopolies.
This entry by Cory Doctorow shows us why we need politicians that protect us from corporations. Who aren't afraid to ban a bad actors outright, who gives us strong anti trust laws. Who are willing to ban corporate lobbyists access to power. Who don't accept "too big to fail".
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October 16, 2026 at 11:35 AM
This entry by Cory Doctorow shows us why we need politicians that protect us from corporations. Who aren't afraid to ban a bad actors outright, who gives us strong anti trust laws. Who are willing to ban corporate lobbyists access to power. Who don't accept "too big to fail".
youtube.com/shorts/61LRP...
I love it!
Left Wing media outlets broke anti-trust laws while conspiring against Trump & the American People!
I love it!
Left Wing media outlets broke anti-trust laws while conspiring against Trump & the American People!
Big 5 TV Networks in Big Trouble
YouTube video by Trish Regan
youtube.com
October 15, 2026 at 7:48 PM
youtube.com/shorts/61LRP...
I love it!
Left Wing media outlets broke anti-trust laws while conspiring against Trump & the American People!
I love it!
Left Wing media outlets broke anti-trust laws while conspiring against Trump & the American People!
Exactly. They're more like "anti-trust laws" *wink wink*
October 17, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Exactly. They're more like "anti-trust laws" *wink wink*