JPMORGAN: “.. the US has achieved US energy independence for the first time in 40 years while Europe and China compete for global energy resources.” [Cembalest] #OOTT 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/D8QMkssO4m
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) March 8, 2024
Category: Corporate Statism
Good old Elmo
I really like this story.
It turns out that in addition to his manic tweeting about various hot button issues, Elon Musk is involved in a lot of specific legal disputes with the federal government where he'll get a lot more money if Trump wins. https://t.co/qIJ7aCs7RZ
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 29, 2024
Oh sure, great idea
Wendy’s will start experimenting with surge pricing in 2025, along the lines of Uber and Lyft.
Wendy’s will test “dynamic pricing” on burgers, Frosties, and other menu items, which will cost more during times of increased demand.https://t.co/iTboJL4gCJ
— More Perfect Union (@MorePerfectUS) February 26, 2024
Huh
After oral arguments, a majority of the Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical that states can prohibit platforms from barring or limiting the reach of some problematic users without violating the free speech rights of the companies. https://t.co/NEgktvpp0d
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 26, 2024
Go Katie
Two of the largest credit card issuers—@CapitalOne and @Discover—are trying to merge, which would mean higher fees and fewer choices for consumers.
Big banks don’t need to get any bigger. I’m working to block this deal. https://t.co/LvIvYkklgk
— Rep. Katie Porter (@RepKatiePorter) February 26, 2024
And then there’s this
America’s Richest Ask the Courts To Make Unions Illegal https://t.co/LJ4SchkZRL
— Suburban Guerrilla 💙 (@SusieMadrak) February 25, 2024
No more ‘right to work’
“This moment has been decades in the making,” declared Michigan AFL-CIO President Ron Bieber. “By standing up and taking their power back, workers have made it clear Michigan is and always will be the beating heart of the modern American labor movement.”https://t.co/HrRvBhL8V8
— Michigan AFL-CIO ✊ (@MIAFLCIO) February 18, 2024
I love it
When Republicans try to sound harmless. Like when they set up snitch lines for women who leave their state to get abortions?
Sen. Lindsey Graham: "The bottom line is – Conservatives are tolerant, we are kind of get out of your business, you leave me alone, I’ll leave you alone."pic.twitter.com/vfBxebXmyd
— The Intellectualist (@highbrow_nobrow) February 12, 2024
Same with most banks
👇🏽🗣️WATCH: “@McDonalds & @Walmart have full-time workers who depend on public programs to live.”
The real “freeloaders” are corporations that underpay workers as taxpayers subsidize them with Medicaid & food stamps — and they dodge their tax burdens with lawmaker help. pic.twitter.com/VYDHdQaYmF
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) February 12, 2024
Imagine Republicans doing something for ordinary people
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which is often referred to as Elizabeth Warren’s brainchild, has recouped $17.5 billion worth of consumer money. https://t.co/Cb4rDDro8C
— The New Republic (@newrepublic) February 8, 2024