Why are some CEOs warming up to Trump?
Yes, the tax cuts — but it’s not just that.
The Biden-Harris admin is reviving anti-trust in a big way, with lawsuits against Amazon, Apple, Ticketmaster, and many more.
Corporate execs are terrified of their monopolies being broken up.
Wealthy execs in media, tech, crypto, financial, & fossil fuel sectors are *lobbying* against a Democratic-led White House and Congress because they want to avoid more biz regulations designed to protect consumers + avoidance of corp taxes
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Volkswagen & Siemens were friendly to Hitler because it was “good for business.”
Here’s a list of other 1930-40s corporations complicit in genocide and authoritarian rule.
Why isn’t the NY Times reporting on Nazi banners at Trump rallies?
forbes.com
Microsoft Quits OpenAI Board As Regulators Crack Down On Big Tech’s A1 Dealmaking
Jul 10, 2024, 07:18am EDT
Microsoft has relinquished its seat on OpenAI’s board and Apple will no longer assume an equivalent role, according to news reports Wednesday, an unexpected move from the tech giants as they jostle for A1 supremacy amid increasing scrutiny from regulators over their investments in artificial intelligence.
David Zaslav, the CEO of CNN’s parent company, at the Allen & Co. media conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Tuesday:
Asked about the upcoming presidential election,
Zaslav said it mattered less to him which which
party wins, as long as the next president was
friendly to business.
“We just need an opportunity for deregulation, so
companies can consolidate and do what we need
to to be even better,” he said.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-07-08/media-tech-titans-head-to-sun-valley-with-biden-future-in-doubt
Has the media asked Trump about the unsealed Epstein court documents detailing accounts of him raping 12-year old girls yet?
It’s not every day that senators ask the attorney general to appoint a special counsel to criminally investigate a sitting Supreme Court justice.
What’s more, the case against Clarence Thomas is quite credible.
The American people deserve a comprehensive investigation into the potential violations of ethics and tax laws by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Senator @RonWyden and I sent a letter to AG Garland making the case.
https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/whitehouse-and-wyden-ask-attorney-general-to-appoint-special-counsel-to-investigate-potential-ethics-and-tax-law-violations-by-justice-clarence-thomas-and-his-benefactors/
What the fuck. Clarence Thomas Accepted Yacht Trip to Russia, Chopper Flight to Putin’s Hometown.
$267k provided by Thomas’ friend Anthony Welters, the yacht trip to Russia from Baltics, and the helicopter ride to Yusupov Palace, St Petersburg. ProPublica first reported last yr on the existence of extensive undisclosed gifts and lavish trips from Crow.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/clarence-thomas-accepted-yacht-trip-to-russia-chopper-flight-to-putins-hometown-democrats
The allegedly secret gifts were disclosed in a letter from two Democratic senators that accused Thomas of potentially committing tax fraud.
Five years ago, Clarence Thomas was just getting back (on a private jet) from yachting in Indonesia on Harlan Crow’s dime. But that was just the beginning of his jam-packed summer of 2019. We put together a timeline of his craziest summer vacation:
11% of men aged 25-54 don’t have a job and aren’t looking for one, more than triple the percentage recorded in 1955, when just 3% were out of the workforce, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.