Joyce Placito

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So far this week...

The FTC banned the use of noncompete clauses.

The DOL strengthened overtime rules.

The FCC restored #NetNeutrality.

The DOT expanded protections for airline passengers.

This is what it looks like when the government works on behalf of the people.

As Arizona issues an indictment of the Trump Conspiracy, it's a good time to remember that Ginni Thomas pressured 29 different Arizona state legislators, urging them to approve the fake electors.
'So appalled': What witnesses told special counsel about Trump's handling of classified info while still president

An array of former associates described Trump's treatment of government secrets.

ABC News
Donald Trump loves to claim that his unpredictability was an asset on the world stage, but in today's The Big Picture, writer Todd Beeton explores all the ways Trump's "Mad Man" theory of leadership actually made us weaker, not stronger. https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/donald-trump-mad-man-theory
Donald Trump As Unpredictable 'Mad Man' Makes Us Weaker On World Stage

Trump loves to claim his unpredictability deterred aggression when he was president...it didn't.

The Big Picture

PSA: All billionaires under 30 — each and every one of them — have inherited their wealth.

“Self-made billionaires” are a myth.

This is why you fund the IRS. Watch.

YouTube

What do these corporations have in common?

Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel

In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.

This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.

Airlines have merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.

A handful of companies control the pharmaceutical industry.

Four giants control 80% of meat processing.

The evidence of corporate concentration is everywhere.

And fewer competitors means higher prices for you.

The man who sacrificed workers to shareholders

The Origins of Trumpism, Part 10

Robert Reich

BREAKING - Trump forms “Trump National Committee”

Is this a prelude to him having Lara Trump fold the Republican National Committee (RNC) into the Trump one?

Is Trump about to rename the Republican Party the Trump Party?

Completely turning the GOP into his personal property