DOJ files antitrust suit against Google

October 21, 2020October 20, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

And it’s about damned time. I can’t tell you what their ad monopolies have done to strangle online sites:

The Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google for allegedly abusing its power and dominance over smaller rivals.

It is the most significant action the federal government has taken against a tech company in two decades.https://t.co/WZvAfxjQ0u
— NPR (@NPR) October 20, 2020

WaPo: How does Google’s monopoly hurt you? Try these searches. https://t.co/w1G1BoQKau
— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org (@froomkin) October 20, 2020

This DOJ case mirrors the one that the Russians did in 2014, and Russia is the only country in the world that has actually broken Google's monopoly and has a competitive search market. https://t.co/tc2XcygVQM
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) October 20, 2020

Greed is good

October 6, 2020October 5, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

NEW: Leaked documents reveal Exxon's secret projections for higher carbon emissions, even as other oil giants cut back https://t.co/euGhFG1mtk
— Bloomberg Green (@climate) October 5, 2020

Grifters

October 6, 2020October 5, 2020 ~ susie

NEW: The White House’s decision to block stringent new Covid-19 vaccine guidelines came after it told the FDA that the pharmaceutical industry had objected to the tougher standards. https://t.co/DwVvsih5Mi
— Adam Cancryn (@adamcancryn) October 5, 2020

Danger, Will Robinson!

September 22, 2020September 21, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

These boys are going full fascist now. Buckle up!

OH CHRIST—Trump HHS just did full “power grab” takeover of all drug/vaccines. Via “stunning declaration” of authority, HHS Secretary Azar barred FDA from signing any new rules—power now “is reserved to the Secretary.” Trump now controls all of it. #COVID19 https://t.co/MZcOBN4TGr
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) September 21, 2020

Baby Louie’s first felony!

September 8, 2020September 6, 2020 ~ susie

For lying to Congress. Jim Cooper’s question to DeJoy was, “Did you pay back several of your top executives for contributing to Trump’s campaign by bonus-ing or rewarding them?” He lied:

It’s something of a relief to read about an ordinary criminal kickback scheme.https://t.co/kqVHJYX8NA
— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) September 6, 2020

Rebuilding

September 3, 2020September 2, 2020 ~ susie

THIS —> Rebuilding the economy will require Joe Biden to think very differently than 2009 https://t.co/Uxwv641C0O by James K. Galbraith
— Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) September 2, 2020

Here we go again

August 7, 2020August 6, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Republicans ruin things, and the vultures swoop in:

Investors are preparing for what they believe could be a once-in-a generation opportunity to buy distressed real-estate assets at bargain prices. https://t.co/T5ZzHcH5wW
— John FitzGerald (@TheTweetOfJohn) August 6, 2020

Good sportsmanship

August 6, 2020August 5, 2020 ~ susie

It’s way past time for college football to go away. If the NFL wants a farm system, let them pay for one:

Among complaints from Colorado State athletes staffers: Coaches have told players not to report COVID-19 symptoms, threatened players with reduced playing time if they quarantine and claim CSU is altering contact tracing reports to keep players practicing https://t.co/OMjaq7GFsK
— Kevin Lytle (@Kevin_Lytle) August 4, 2020

It’s working

July 1, 2020June 30, 2020 ~ susie ~ 1 Comment

Sleeping Giants asking advertisers if they want to be associated with hate groups is getting excellent results:

Facebook has removed hundreds of accounts and groups associated with a violent network of the far-right boogaloo movement whose followers have been linked to violence that disrupted mostly peaceful protests around the U.S. https://t.co/M8GktrgVD5
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 1, 2020

Disgusting

June 18, 2020June 17, 2020 ~ susie

'It Was a Fake Meat Shortage': Reporting Suggests Industry Sacrificed Workers During Pandemic to Keep Exports Moving – https://t.co/EFjr1kPRYH via @commondreams
— Suburban Guerrilla Ω (@SusieMadrak) June 17, 2020