Faiz
@fshakir
Adviser to @BernieSanders. Founder and ED of @MorePerfectUS.
Union Pacific railroad is in talks with Norfolk Southern for a mega merger to make one massive company. The two are already giants worth about $200 billion combined. Rail consolidation has already led to more accidents, more payout to investors, and worse working conditions.
NEW: We went to a small Texas town where one Bitcoin mining facility uses as much power as the entire city of Austin. Everyone is town is affected by the constant noise from the crypto facility, even the animals. One resident told us: "Every person here is sick."
who does trump fight for most aggressively? it's people like epstein. not all of them are sleezes like epstein. but they are all wealthy and well-connected
President Trump is marking his sixth month in office this week, touting his policy agenda and transformation of the federal government. But he faces a public skeptical of his biggest accomplishments and a growing focus on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. @IAmAmnaNawaz…
call it TACO. call it Jeffrey Epstein politics. but the consistent thread is Trump backs down to the wealthy and well-connected. Whether it's Nvidia + Big Tech, Saudis, Musk, Blackstone, Dimon, TikTok, etc. He measures his success by whether the wealthy give him thumbs up
wut
President Trump is marking his sixth month in office this week, touting his policy agenda and transformation of the federal government. But he faces a public skeptical of his biggest accomplishments and a growing focus on his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. @IAmAmnaNawaz…
can we get an 'I told you so' from Elon Musk?
Exclusive: The Justice Department told President Trump in May that his name is among many in the Epstein files on.wsj.com/4mcTIKV
THREAD: The Trump admin is escalating its attacks on Jerome Powell and the Fed, focusing on building renovations as reason to review the institution. But there's been no word about the millions Trump spent renovating the White House. Or the millions more he wants to spend.
Ms. Rachel said billionaires should not exist. ❤️
'We Make, They Take': 50 protest billboards go up across the nation, including Georgia augustachronicle.com/story/news/sta…
The billboards (and More Perfect) have been getting some love on the Albuquerque subreddit!
NEW: Two dialysis giants control the industry — and they're gaming the healthcare system. DaVita and Fresenius are pushing out and intimidating patients, and sometimes refusing to send them to the hospital. It's all done to boost profits and make more off the dialysis business.
Coinbase helped fuel over $130 million in political spending in the last election cycle. It then lobbied for lax regulations from both Congress and Trump. They got it. And now they're getting the return on investment for themselves
BREAKING: Coinbase stock, $COIN, reaches a new all time high for the first time since its IPO in 2021.
that's the right move
Lloyd Howell steps down as executive director of NFL Players Association. apnews.com/article/howell…
fourth place after spending $22 million I don't think you get to lecture anyone
Rep. Josh Gottheimer after attending DC meeting with Mamdani: “We don't need a job-killing socialist who wants to raise taxes and supports antisemitic rhetoric… “Democratic socialists are not Democrats.… Bernie Sanders is an independent. He's not even a Democrat.”
NEW: DC federal court sides with @RKSlaughterFTC , finds her firing by the Trump Administration was illegal
America didn’t vote to gut workers rights. Today I stood with @RepJeffries, the @AFLCIO and members of the @Labor_Caucus and @USProgressives to urge my colleagues in Congress to force a vote on my bill to overturn Trump’s union-busting executive order.