# ![@DouglasLFarrar Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::25720798.png) @DouglasLFarrar Douglas Farrar

Douglas Farrar posts on X about in the, business, doj, this is the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

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[finance](/list/finance)  15% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  9% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  6% [countries](/list/countries)  4% [stocks](/list/stocks)  4% [fashion brands](/list/fashion-brands)  3% [nfl](/list/nfl)  2% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  1%

**Social topic influence**
[in the](/topic/in-the) 6%, [business](/topic/business) 6%, [doj](/topic/doj) #707, [this is](/topic/this-is) 5%, [future](/topic/future) 5%, [ai](/topic/ai) 5%, [politics](/topic/politics) 4%, [mamdani](/topic/mamdani) 4%, [tiktok](/topic/tiktok) 4%, [meta](/topic/meta) 4%

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**Top assets mentioned**
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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Today @EricLevitz at @voxdotcom argues Wall Street landlords are good for housing based on economic models and aggregate data. When the FTC investigated what Wall St. landlords actually do via internal emails biz practices renter complaints they found a different story. 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2014747950589649405)  2026-01-23T17:11Z [----] followers, 45.8K engagements


"Here Levitz argues that corporate landlord Invitation Homes the largest in the US can use "economies of scale" to "increase productivity" in housing maintenance. This is the sort of common academic theory upon which lots of (bad) policies are made and bad politics follows"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2014747952921588109)  2026-01-23T17:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"But again in reality the "efficiencies" were predatory extraction. Invitation Homes used their scale to systematically charge hidden junk fees withhold security deposits at nearly double the rate of other landlords (returning only 39.2% vs 63.9% national average) and charge renters for normal wear-and-tear pre-existing damages and renovations. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014747960152883697 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014747960152883697"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2014747960152883697)  2026-01-23T17:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Profit came from gouging not productivity. Check out Invitation Homes' CEO's email telling his team to "juice this hog" by making fees mandatory. Another employee noted they aggressively charge residents to "make the numbers CFO communicated investors need to see.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2014747962883145907)  2026-01-23T17:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"FTC evidence shows institutional scale gave corporate landlords power to exploit not serve renters better. That's the lived reality even if economics spreadsheets say otherwise. We need a housing policy based on actual power dynamics and real practices not just models"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2014747964812501378)  2026-01-23T17:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"FTC Investigation information here https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-takes-action-against-invitation-homes-deceiving-renters-charging-junk-fees-withholding-security https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2024/09/ftc-takes-action-against-invitation-homes-deceiving-renters-charging-junk-fees-withholding-security"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2014747966360207789)  2026-01-23T17:12Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I have learned that the ENTIRE San Francisco bureau has been cut. Big tech companies that control the market for advertising monopolized the market killed the business model for journalism. No SF office for one of the biggest papers in the world says a lot. Breaking News: The Washington Post began sweeping layoffs that were slated to shrink the scope of the publication. https://t.co/3r71CU1shC Breaking News: The Washington Post began sweeping layoffs that were slated to shrink the scope of the publication. https://t.co/3r71CU1shC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2019061446248681814)  2026-02-04T14:52Z [----] followers, 75.1K engagements


"@kane @chr1sa Don't take it from me take it from the federal courts: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-prevails-landmark-antitrust-case-against-google https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/department-justice-prevails-landmark-antitrust-case-against-google"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2019126487379767802)  2026-02-04T19:10Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Economists and their pundits were trashing Jon Stewart last week for not understanding economics. The arguments they made portrayed economists as neutral experts providing advice on tradeoffs to policymakers. His response They dont just study it in an ivory towerthey are in the room when these policies are made. They are incredibly influential in designing the parameters of our economy. Jon noticed some anger from economists in the comments last week. He gets into that and so much more with the Chief Economist of American Compass @oren_cass on a new episode tomorrow. #theweeklyshow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2021355612630643013)  2026-02-10T22:48Z [----] followers, 13.4K engagements


"If your bridge collapses you just havent found the right assumptions about gravity yet. You have failed gravity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2021974664936030244)  2026-02-12T15:48Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is the kind of Democratic party I want to see. One that wins by putting the economic wellbeing for the vast majority of Americans at the top of the priority list. Piece in @nytopinion by Lina Khan"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1950199996365627860)  2025-07-29T14:21Z [----] followers, 22.6K engagements


"The Vance part of the Slater firing is key. Barely a year ago then Senator Vance was a populist warrior against Big Tech and consolidation in markets like healthcare. And now Happy to see his former aide humiliated for attempting to block mergers over lobbyists' objections. Slater was a big Vance ally. Was his economic policy adviser in the Senate and was seen as a serious anti-trust policymaker by some on the populist left. https://t.co/1jBxHx46Mo Slater was a big Vance ally. Was his economic policy adviser in the Senate and was seen as a serious anti-trust policymaker by some on the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2022059474396266636)  2026-02-12T21:25Z [----] followers, 156.2K engagements


"The good news via @matthewstoller newsletter is that while these guys are ingenious con artists they are crappy lawyers. They are going to be deposed and there is a judge with wide authority to dig into what happened here thanks to a 1970s corruption law"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022422043514606019)  2026-02-13T21:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I wouldnt say everything is wrong at all. But there is a fairly substantial group of people for whom economic analysis takes on a cult level of belief like an immutable law. It seems clear that economics is a malleable form of analysis that often fails on its own terms to predict outcomes and is useful to provide a scientific overlay to some corporate and pro Big Business/ultra rich policy preferences. Its the confluence of these two trends that creates a legitimacy crisis. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023125921813692783 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2023125921813692783"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2023125921813692783)  2026-02-15T20:03Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Does anyone know if the are making Veep [--] I have a pitch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2022274879941218333)  2026-02-13T11:41Z [----] followers, 11.9K engagements


"Its true economics in antitrust has a lot of theories accepted by courts. As for being used to provide cover for big money interests (at the expense of everyone else) antitrust economics is by far one of the worst offenders. Studies show basically every merger is bad for consumers (Kwoka and others) yet there are a lot of millionaire economists paid by big companies to tell you they are great. With charts"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2023172909683122492)  2026-02-15T23:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Amid grotesque pay-to-play by the Trump administration the DOJ has now removed its AAG for merger control. Slater knows what really happened with HPE Juniper and Live Nation and likely much more. She should speak out now before she's subpoenaed by a Democratic House. It is with great sadness and abiding hope that I leave my role as AAG for Antitrust today. It was indeed the honor of a lifetime to serve in this role. Huge thanks to all who supported me this past year most especially the men and women of @justiceatr It is with great sadness and abiding hope that I leave my role as AAG for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2021981417266413927)  2026-02-12T16:15Z [----] followers, 16.9K engagements


"Can't wait for a future in which it will become fashionable for hipsters to eat at "organic waiters" restaurants. 🫠 Uncanny warm-skinned robot built to feel as human as possible could show up in service worker roles https://t.co/PO6bepbJtD https://t.co/rKbKDk9S8V Uncanny warm-skinned robot built to feel as human as possible could show up in service worker roles https://t.co/PO6bepbJtD https://t.co/rKbKDk9S8V"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2021983196829954210)  2026-02-12T16:22Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"On the heels of the Bondi disaster class hearing the firing of Slater has caused some big name MAGA people to criticize the administration. Regardless horseshoe politics on corporate power issues is on life support thanks to the grotesque corruption of the Trump-Vance admin. Have lobbyists taken over this administration Gail was one of the good ones at DOJ. Have lobbyists taken over this administration Gail was one of the good ones at DOJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2022266246822031368)  2026-02-13T11:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"RT @hugolowell: Former FTC chair Lina Khan senior adviser on Gail Slaters ouster as Trump antitrust chief: Its also been reported that"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2022363596131274761)  2026-02-13T17:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"The Trump administration has the most corrupt antitrust enforcement in US History We are talking banana republic mega illegal stuff here. Let me break down the grift. I. A small corrupt group of lobbyists led by Davis argued a $14 billion deal should be blocked. II. A party in the deal hires those same lobbyists to swtich sides and advocate for the deal. III. Those lobbyists use their influence (or sacks of cash promise of favors) to go over the head of the Senate confirmed person (Slater) in charge of merger control on behalf of the $14b deal. IV. The investigation ends and the deal closes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2022420450425421951)  2026-02-13T21:19Z [----] followers, 59.3K engagements


"The Ghost of Lina Khan is for sure haunting the minds of the WSJ opinion section. Lina Khan may have left to advise Zohran Mamdani in New York but her ghost still animates the FTC. That explains how the agency has now drawn a First Amendment challenge for allegedly targeting a media outfit. https://t.co/zZejEXKybo Lina Khan may have left to advise Zohran Mamdani in New York but her ghost still animates the FTC. That explains how the agency has now drawn a First Amendment challenge for allegedly targeting a media outfit. https://t.co/zZejEXKybo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022437067746365546)  2026-02-13T22:25Z [----] followers, 26.7K engagements


"Liz is not wrong but recently fired AAG Slater didnt block a single significant merger in her brief tenure. And the Trump-Vance FTC has been doing culture war since day one. The Slater firing does make what was a whisper of phony Trump-Vance populism into a loud shout. Washington is very very open for business @lizrhoffman reports https://t.co/AvgGVglGG6 Washington is very very open for business @lizrhoffman reports https://t.co/AvgGVglGG6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2022840816281043326)  2026-02-15T01:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Full paper here. Again its a useful tool in the toolbox for policymakers but seems also malleable to give one the answer they wish to hear. https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/is-economics-research-replicable-sixty-published-papers-from-thirteen-journals-say-quotusually-notquot.htm https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/feds/is-economics-research-replicable-sixty-published-papers-from-thirteen-journals-say-quotusually-notquot.htm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023058985465807050)  2026-02-15T15:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This is a key first step and glad to see @SenAmyKlobuchar taking the lead. There needs to be document preservation that goes far beyond just Live Nation. So much corruption likely in the files of this banana republic Trump DOJ. Great scoop @rogoswami A Sunday @semafor scoop: seven Democratic senators asking for records related to Live Nation/Ticketmaster lobbyist meetings in the wake of @gailaslaters ouster from DOJ. https://t.co/HnIICJl2YP A Sunday @semafor scoop: seven Democratic senators asking for records related to Live Nation/Ticketmaster lobbyist meetings in the wake of @gailaslaters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023146416324120771)  2026-02-15T21:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Weird time for economists to launch aggressive attacks on a widely beloved person like Jon Stewart while the economics profession is having a legitimacy crisis. (I am a communications professional but if you have a response or thought I won't credibility shame you)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2021609077709668668)  2026-02-11T15:35Z [----] followers, 64.2K engagements


"If I'm the Democrats I'm thinking three things: [--]. What can I do to make sure that the DOJ preserves documents now before they try to destroy the evidence. [--]. How can I get ready to conduct significant oversight into what happened on all these corrupt deals if the House or Senate flips. [--]. Follow @RubenGallego's lead and push a future administration to unwind any merger that was tainted by this corruption. The lesson here can't be that the rules don't matter. They do. That's what makes America a great and prosperous nation. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2022422046039281761"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2022422046039281761)  2026-02-13T21:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"It turns out the DOGE boy wonders were incompetent and LAZY Given broad (illegal) authority to slash government spending these [--] something know nothings just crammed every NEH grant into ChatGPT and told it to find DEI. What it spit out were such nefarious woke mind virus grants as a film analyzing how baseball helped heal frictions between the U.S. and Japan caused by World War I and a film about the first female pilots to fly for the U.S. military during World War II. Scoop: DOGE allegedly used ChatGPT to identify approx [----] National Endowment for the Humanities grants the AI tool deemed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022641135282242042)  2026-02-14T11:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"RT @DouglasLFarrar: The Trump administration has the most corrupt antitrust enforcement in US History We are talking banana republic me"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2022641489872920924)  2026-02-14T11:58Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"RT @WallachLori: AOC is 💯re. the rules based order not actually promoting the values for which it was advertised But unlike PM Carne"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023002891636936800)  2026-02-15T11:54Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"RT @ChrisMurphyCT: This is what ICE does every day. Hunt little kids who are here legally. They get sent to a place called the baby jail"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2023006156734779392)  2026-02-15T12:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"RT @DouglasLFarrar: It turns out the DOGE boy wonders were incompetent and LAZY Given broad (illegal) authority to slash government spen"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023057272252117316)  2026-02-15T15:30Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Economics research is usually not replicable supports the legitimacy crisis point on economics own metrics for accuracy. This is from [----] This should throw some doubt on those who think the dismal science is akin to the laws of physics Weird time for economists to launch aggressive attacks on a widely beloved person like Jon Stewart while the economics profession is having a legitimacy crisis. (I am a communications professional but if you have a response or thought I won't credibility shame you). Weird time for economists to launch aggressive attacks on a widely beloved person like Jon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/2023058981321626012)  2026-02-15T15:37Z [----] followers, 15.1K engagements


"RT @CapitolKVD: Its called financialization of youth sports. Just another opportunity to extract profit from families. I worked for Khans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2023158177618071912)  2026-02-15T22:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@doctorow says it better https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/13/khanservatives/ https://pluralistic.net/2026/02/13/khanservatives/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2023246753739284691)  2026-02-16T04:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Pay federal workers competitive salaries to attract top talent. The 24% pay gap with the private sector means America loses skilled people who want to serve their country. More on this recommendation by @ZLiscow https://www.economicstrategygroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Liscow-AESG-2024.pdf https://www.economicstrategygroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Liscow-AESG-2024.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1983129199134044202)  2025-10-28T11:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is one of several ideas to build a modern government capable of delivering after DOGE decimated the federal workforce"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1983129201264763017)  2025-10-28T11:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Adopt a "willing to sue" posture on corporate accountability. It's cost-effective and delivers actual tangible results to people's lives"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1983129208609017892)  2025-10-28T11:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"At the end of the day it's about flipping the risk profile for Democrats. Instead of cautious technocratic and process heavy we need a government that goes big bold simple and fast. Read the full report here: https://rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/building-a-more-effective-responsive-government/ https://rooseveltinstitute.org/publications/building-a-more-effective-responsive-government/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1983129210395783312)  2025-10-28T11:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"and a great writeup of the piece here by @GregTSargent https://newrepublic.com/article/202327/trump-autocracy-rising-dems-unnerving-answer https://newrepublic.com/article/202327/trump-autocracy-rising-dems-unnerving-answer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1983129211993788525)  2025-10-28T11:10Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Nothing says "Billionaires and businesses will abandon NYC" like a bank building a "3 billion dollar monument to capitalism" on 47th street. Important corrective from @lizrhoffman on the idea that Wall Street will flee New York. Quite the opposite: https://t.co/8gaeHYUF05 Important corrective from @lizrhoffman on the idea that Wall Street will flee New York. Quite the opposite: https://t.co/8gaeHYUF05"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1986505824219648048)  2025-11-06T18:47Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


""Lina Khan is as pro-capitalist as they come" is a take so out there that it has been . published in the Financial Times. Lina Khan is as pro-capitalist as they come she just thinks the law applies to the rich and powerful. You people have lost all perspective on what is socialism or what is capitalism you're truly hysterical and useless. Lina Khan is as pro-capitalist as they come she just thinks the law applies to the rich and powerful. You people have lost all perspective on what is socialism or what is capitalism you're truly hysterical and useless"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1987745791742484605)  2025-11-10T04:55Z [----] followers, 298.7K engagements


"I talked earlier this week on @BloombergTV about what Trump could actually do with his demand that the DOJ investigate the meat packers and how resource-constrained the agencies are because of things like DOGE. Turned out I wasn't too far off. https://youtu.be/PCnurScKyTMsi=P0IuBCzjJ6EYEJI6 https://t.co/hBYlnCWJcH https://youtu.be/PCnurScKyTMsi=P0IuBCzjJ6EYEJI6 https://t.co/hBYlnCWJcH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1989354068146549017)  2025-11-14T15:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I talked earlier this week on @BloombergTV about what Trump could actually do with his demand that the DOJ investigate the meat packers and how resource-constrained the agencies are because of things like DOGE. Turned out I wasn't too far off. https://t.co/hBYlnCWJcH https://t.co/hBYlnCWJcH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1989368831194898899)  2025-11-14T16:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"There were major threats made by billionaires and companies that they would leave NYC if Mamdani wins but here is some data from @CNBC "We see CEO after CEO committing to the city." As was said on @weeklyshowpod "New York isn't cool because you're here you're here because New York is cool""  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1989372676717031682)  2025-11-14T16:39Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Read the full piece here 👇🏻 https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/14/new-york-city-mayor-zohran-mamdani-real-estate-ceos.html https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/14/new-york-city-mayor-zohran-mamdani-real-estate-ceos.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1989372679238160847)  2025-11-14T16:39Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"This dismissal uses the same flawed logic as the Google search remedies phase: potential or future disruption excuses past monopolistic behavior. 🧵 1/5 FTC loses its case seeking to break up Facebook/WhatsApp/Instagram. Judge Boasberg concluded that the existence of TikTok means Meta does not have a monopoly over personal social network services https://t.co/MnsDHPNMIc FTC loses its case seeking to break up Facebook/WhatsApp/Instagram. Judge Boasberg concluded that the existence of TikTok means Meta does not have a monopoly over personal social network services https://t.co/MnsDHPNMIc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1990846332936884450)  2025-11-18T18:15Z [----] followers, 50.3K engagements


"Meta acquired Instagram in [----] and WhatsApp in [----] when they were emerging competitive threats. Judge Boasberg evaluated monopoly power as of [----] found TikTok had disrupted the market and dismissed the case. But the illegal acts were [--] years ago. 2/5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1990846334627119182)  2025-11-18T18:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"What would the market look like if Meta had not acquired Instagram and WhatsApp Maybe we'd have: independent Instagram competing with Facebook independent WhatsApp with social features AND TikTok. That's an environment harder for billionaire conservatives to control. 3/5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1990846336137077143)  2025-11-18T18:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The lesson here for aspiring monopolists is: kill as many competitors through acquisitions as possible because if just one unexpected disruptor emerges from a completely different direction (TikTok from China) your past behavior is retroactively excused. 4/5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1990846338154565996)  2025-11-18T18:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This mirrors Judge Mehta's Google opinion where potential AI disruption was the centerpiece of his ruling. The emerging pattern is judges using hypothetical future or potential current competition to excuse substantial past harm. That is a deeply concerning standard for antitrust enforcement. 5/5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1990846339983532283)  2025-11-18T18:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@rule_of_reason I dont disagree I think we are living in an economy that has experienced consolidation in nearly every sector after decades of lax enforcement. These cases should have been brought when these mergers were announced"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1990925218043642324)  2025-11-18T23:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Everyone needs to read this fantastic essay by @AnandWrites to ground themselves in the underlying political dynamic in this country over the last decade. Americans no longer feel included in the work of choosing their future. This is why populist economics is popular and patriotic. Americans are looking for a party that truly delivers on re-tethering people to governance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1992658344838910376)  2025-11-23T18:15Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@davis_the_wavis @ArmandDoma Directly confronting corporate power in the economy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1993073876780069061)  2025-11-24T21:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"It's very crazy that this is how merger control works now. JUST NOW: On @CNBC David Ellison says he's had "great conversations" with the President about CNN after being asked whether the President would embrace Paramount as its new owner. Paramount announced a rival bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery this morning. https://t.co/YVNC5bMatQ JUST NOW: On @CNBC David Ellison says he's had "great conversations" with the President about CNN after being asked whether the President would embrace Paramount as its new owner. Paramount announced a rival bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1998042472166093092)  2025-12-08T14:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A common industry argument we heard at the FTC was that surveillance pricing algorithms would be used to lower prices. Instead @MorePerfectUS found that surveillance pricing schemes are raising the cost of groceries for some people by as much as $1200 per year. Watch this 📺 EXCLUSIVE: We uncovered a secret corporate scheme to raise grocery prices. We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items. The scary part It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too. Our months-long https://t.co/WGo56GoaaK EXCLUSIVE: We uncovered a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1998398874319479267)  2025-12-09T14:26Z [----] followers, 27.5K engagements


"A judge ordered the release of the unredacted price discrimination lawsuit filed by Chair Khan against Pepsi (and killed by the Trump-Vance FTC). This lawsuit was seeking to stop illegal business practices that raise prices for Pepsi products at every retailer besides Walmart. It is very likely that the companies are still doing this. I wonder now that pretending to care affordability is in vogue for the GOP if they regret spiking this one And here they are A bunch of allegations-- including emails between Walmart and Pepsi re price negotiations-- are now (mostly) unredacted from the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1999273552122445904)  2025-12-12T00:22Z [----] followers, 72.8K engagements


"@ryanleecox @FatherDigs Even better read the unsealed complaint https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.635565/gov.uscourts.nysd.635565.68.0.pdf https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.635565/gov.uscourts.nysd.635565.68.0.pdf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2003093896289755144)  2025-12-22T13:22Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"60 minutes has been the best TV news program in the world since [----]. It is unique in terms of national storytelling that cuts across social/economic divisions. That is short supply in the US these days. This is a tragic defacement of a news gem. https://www.axios.com/2025/12/23/bari-weiss-cbs-news-60-minutes https://www.axios.com/2025/12/23/bari-weiss-cbs-news-60-minutes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2003824823667933564)  2025-12-24T13:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Talking with @BloombergTV about whether or not Democrats have found the right playbook for [----] thanks to Mayor Elect Zohran Mamdani"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2005299727601172777)  2025-12-28T15:28Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@jakeheasman Enzo. a miss You been watching the games"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2005351174317494349)  2025-12-28T18:52Z [----] followers, 18.6K engagements


"I mostly logged off for the holidays but I see the discourse has become a little insane while I was away. Example: Here is a prominent neoliberal pundit saying people with whom he disagrees and the philanthropies that support them are trying to facilitate the rise of a fascist dictatorship. @WeisbergNate One faction is trying to bolster the forces of liberalism the other faction the bad one is deliberately trying to replicate the collapse of the Weimar Republic. @WeisbergNate One faction is trying to bolster the forces of liberalism the other faction the bad one is deliberately trying to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2005591802393280982)  2025-12-29T10:48Z [----] followers, 13.9K engagements


"This is an insane thing for a member of Congress to say five years after getting elected. @DraperRobert asked Marjorie Taylor Greene: Was there ever a point before [----] where you thought: You know what Trump acts like a man of the people and he talks about the forgotten men and women of this country but Im not so sure. I was just so nave and outside of politics Greene said with a wince of a smile that it was easy for me to navely believe. Via the @NYTmag https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2005850769958879467 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2005850769958879467"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2005850769958879467)  2025-12-30T03:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Full piece here https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/magazine/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-maga-split.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.AlA.Alv5.fBM6bADlYvSf&smid=nytcore-ios-share https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/magazine/marjorie-taylor-greene-trump-maga-split.htmlunlocked_article_code=1.AlA.Alv5.fBM6bADlYvSf&smid=nytcore-ios-share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2005850772425028049)  2025-12-30T03:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"If a bunch of dudes filming themselves started banging on my kids daycare door demanding to be let in I would absolutely expect the daycare staff to not let them in and ideally call the cops. I suspect 99% of parents would agree. I thought this was satire. Now random MAGA grifters are just showing up to day cares across the country and banging on the doors saying wheres the children I thought this was satire. Now random MAGA grifters are just showing up to day cares across the country and banging on the doors saying wheres the children"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2006550600058572957)  2026-01-01T02:18Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"CBS News staffers absolutely eviscerating their new boss including sharing a production call sheet (the confidential plan for each segment of the tour) highlighting Bari Pitches. A total mess at CBS 🤦🏼♂ "According to CBS insiders Weiss who is currently planning to be on location for each broadcast of the CBS Evening News relaunch tour has requested additional security for the telecasts including heavily-armed guards." Who does she think she is 😆 https://t.co/0BHFDYGLxn "According to CBS insiders Weiss who is currently planning to be on location for each broadcast of the CBS Evening News"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2007437516140642348)  2026-01-03T13:02Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@mattyglesias It's what groups of supporters commit you to on policy that is of most concern. For instance does including a few hedge fund donors commit you to gunboat wars that turn off hundreds of thousands or millions of other possible voters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2008210497850515751)  2026-01-05T16:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"You're arguing that all voter interests are considered equally by politicians but that's not true. Take the guy who's leading the hedge fund mission to Venezuela (according to the WSJ). He gave millions to Democrats and demonstrated his access by recently posting a photo with Hillary Clinton. That guy's policy views are going to be taken a lot more seriously than most other voters. But his high-visibility presence in the party may hurt the party's electoral chances if politics continues to shift against the super-rich. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2008237890032091626"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2008237890032091626)  2026-01-05T18:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Two items in @dealbook about the state of American "innovation." One is the US gov defending an AI oligarch from concerns that his platform creates child porn() and a second is about the "growth" of a casino-like betting platform enabling serious corruption"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2008554030881292376)  2026-01-06T14:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@NizaarKinsella This guy threw his rattle out of his crib and left the club (and I say this as someone who liked what he was building). Now this Come on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2008557997627503066)  2026-01-06T15:15Z [----] followers, 15K engagements


"Good thread on whats at stake in todays possible SCOTUS ruling on trade. If youre hoping for an immediate drop in tariff rates think again 👇🏻 The Supreme Court may rule today on Trump's tariff authority. Here's what's at stake and why it matters more for presidential power than for tariff rates themselves which are likely to remain high no matter what the court decides. 🧵 The Supreme Court may rule today on Trump's tariff authority. Here's what's at stake and why it matters more for presidential power than for tariff rates themselves which are likely to remain high no matter what the court"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2009626149123477669)  2026-01-09T13:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This is a crazy way to do merger control Exclusive to @WSJ: The DOJ's antitrust division wanted to investigate the Compass-Anywhere merger which closed today but were overruled by top DOJ officials who sided with companies that deal didn't need closer scrutiny. Story w/@NicoleFriedman: https://t.co/OfDGm6xX62 Exclusive to @WSJ: The DOJ's antitrust division wanted to investigate the Compass-Anywhere merger which closed today but were overruled by top DOJ officials who sided with companies that deal didn't need closer scrutiny. Story w/@NicoleFriedman: https://t.co/OfDGm6xX62"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2009677595626086749)  2026-01-09T17:24Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"For those waiting on pushback against Trump from big business and finance this is the literal bat signal. So far Wall Street hasnt been able to price in sovereign risk and appreciated opportunities presented by deregulatory zeal and corruption end arounds of regulators. "Powell has striven mightily to refuse comment on all political issues and pressure throughout his term but the DOJ subpoenas were evidently the straw that broke the camels back and the Fed chief finally said the quiet part out loud." -- @5thrule "Powell has striven mightily to refuse comment on all political issues and"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2010693191071129634)  2026-01-12T12:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Just now on @CNBC @carlquintanilla just asked @jimcramer if corporations should just "roll over" for President Trump on the Fed and Cramer said "Yes" Not sure the corporate cavalry is coming for the independent Fed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2010723095343235284)  2026-01-12T14:38Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This Elizabeth Warren speech is remarkable. Here are some powerful political arguments: "Democrats werent always just the default option when the other guys were worse." "I understand that because of our broken campaign finance laws Democrats need to raise a lot of money and I don't believe in unilateral disarmament against the Republicans. But money is not the only ingredient for a successful election." "When Democrats water down their economic platform to appeal to wealthy donors whether the transaction is explicit or subtle we squander trust with working people and the money just isnt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2010739827180716180)  2026-01-12T15:45Z [----] followers, 240.7K engagements


"Warren on Abundance: "When this agenda is about making government more effective count me in. Instead Abundance has become a rallying cry for wealthy donors and other corporate Dems who are putting big-time muscle behind making Dems more favorable to big biz." Then this:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2010743066693706043)  2026-01-12T15:57Z [----] followers, 242.8K engagements


"@annia A speech by @SenWarren at the @PressClubDC https://m.youtube.com/watchv=XRXPTo381Co&pp=0gcJCTIBo7VqN5tD https://m.youtube.com/watchv=XRXPTo381Co&pp=0gcJCTIBo7VqN5tD"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2010781564632969451)  2026-01-12T18:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I agree with making the government more effective very much As does Senator Warren according to her speech. The concern is what a more effective government would deliver if a set of self-interested billionaires are successfully demanding particular economic policies as a condition of their support of Democrats"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2010782165345157299)  2026-01-12T18:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@CNLiberalism Yes https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-releases-summary-key-accomplishments https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2025/01/ftc-releases-summary-key-accomplishments"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2010826049286808050)  2026-01-12T21:27Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"This guy President Trump has nominated David MacNeil to serve as a commissioner at the FTC. https://t.co/xWAPZlRmhi President Trump has nominated David MacNeil to serve as a commissioner at the FTC. https://t.co/xWAPZlRmhi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2011176276573208893)  2026-01-13T20:39Z [----] followers, 19.8K engagements


"In documents obtained by Bloomberg this week it turns out that Meta has decided to functionally shut down Supernatural the app at the heart of the merger the FTC tried to block less than three years after it acquired the company over the FTCs objections. 🧵 From @WSJopinion: FTC Chair Lina Khan is setting down the marker that the commission can block acquisitions merely to prevent big companies from getting bigger even if they dont reduce competition or harm consumers https://t.co/0oxbiPyRd1 From @WSJopinion: FTC Chair Lina Khan is setting down the marker that the commission can block"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2011886252984058057)  2026-01-15T19:40Z [----] followers, 21.5K engagements


"The [------] person Facebook group that uses the app is in a state of mourning and the money to support this successful app will be diverted to AI according to @DaveLeeBBG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2011886274697703680)  2026-01-15T19:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@DaveLeeBBG Full story here https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-15/mark-zuckerberg-is-killing-off-meta-s-only-good-virtual-reality-app https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-01-15/mark-zuckerberg-is-killing-off-meta-s-only-good-virtual-reality-app"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2011887718868140189)  2026-01-15T19:46Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@mattyglesias The most politically popular answer that the Democrats would be wise to adopt wholesale is YES NO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2014309034640220532)  2026-01-22T12:07Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Great interview with a rising star of Team Mamdani DCWP Commissioner Sam Levine. Hes fighting for gig workers and renters and telling biz illegal practices will see law enforcement. Im not here to go to corporate Christmas parties we have a job to do. @saalevine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2014720744136065062)  2026-01-23T15:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"The "will business speak out" genre is absurd. Big biz lobbies dismantled democratic checks on corporate power so now we've switched "do politicians answer to voters" with "do corporate boards fear reputational damage" This is not a legitimate substitute for democracy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2015792193684865233)  2026-01-26T14:21Z [----] followers, 16.6K engagements


"Another one said a growing third-party logistics marketplace keeps me up at night 14/15"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1720088330837360914)  2023-11-02T14:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"There is plenty more I didnt cover. And you can view all the newly unredacted material at the link below thanks to the heroic work by the FTC attorneys working on this huge case. 15/15 https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/amazoncom-inc https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/cases-proceedings/amazoncom-inc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1720088333995647047)  2023-11-02T14:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@mattyglesias What nonsense. Trump and Mamdani both extolled the legacy of FDR yesterday Youre this close to demanding people wear flag pins to prove their patriotism"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/1992374441167421607)  2025-11-22T23:27Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Lina Khan says that the conventional wisdom is that if you enforce the law against price discrimination somehow prices will be higher. Now an unsealed lawsuit shows two large corporations scheming to punish competing retailers offering lower prices at the grocery store. "It was shameful to see the Trump administration walk away from this lawsuit as people continue to struggle" she said. Watch this conversation with @AliVelshi on @MSNOWNews 📺 https://www.youtube.com/watchv=JcWynRZQP4k https://www.youtube.com/watchv=JcWynRZQP4k"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2002779672401395733)  2025-12-21T16:34Z [----] followers, 37.5K engagements


"NEW: Mamdani consumer and worker protection commissioner @saalevine and his DCWP team uncovered a massive scheme by Uber and DoorDash to drive down worker pay by more than $550 million"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2011056524076994747)  2026-01-13T12:43Z [----] followers, 243.2K engagements


"But in reality the FTC investigation found that maintenance was actually terrible Over [-----] properties had maintenance requests within the first week because homes weren't properly inspected. Employees called the move-in preparation a "train wreck" and renters endured weeks without heat AC or with sewage backups. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014747955241115876 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2014747955241115876"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2014747955241115876)  2026-01-23T17:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Here is Levitz saying that large institutional investors have all sorts of "efficiencies" and that "lowers operating costs" which is straight out of the econ textbook"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2014747957749297312)  2026-01-23T17:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"🚨AN INTERNAL SLACK MESSAGE🚨 The "will business speak out" genre is absurd. Big biz lobbies dismantled democratic checks on corporate power so now we've switched "do politicians answer to voters" with "do corporate boards fear reputational damage" This is not a legitimate substitute for democracy. https://t.co/5WmSnVM19H The "will business speak out" genre is absurd. Big biz lobbies dismantled democratic checks on corporate power so now we've switched "do politicians answer to voters" with "do corporate boards fear reputational damage" This is not a legitimate substitute for democracy."  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2016158173082554636)  2026-01-27T14:35Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"When Congress says you have to work [--] hours each month to get benefits what they are really doing is handing $800 million dollars per year to one company: Equifax. They double dip too. Three agencies in the same state have to pay three times for the same data. Read this👇🏻 Today Luke Farrell explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned Americas safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for monopolistic private contractors. https://t.co/KsAJVMBdWm Today Luke Farrell explains how complex eligibility requirements have turned Americas safety net into a lucrative revenue stream for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2016695753377202643)  2026-01-29T02:11Z [----] followers, 27.5K engagements


"@mattyglesias But he's the same guy who gave $7 million to Kamala Harris and then went on TV and demanded that a regulator investigating his companies be fired. Are we just pretending large donors don't have policy demands"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2016982541803122807)  2026-01-29T21:11Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@mattyglesias Worth considering whether in an era defined by billionaire corruption and monopolized markets that drive up costs for millions of Americans a Democratic Party that tilts its politics and policies toward large donor interests shrinks the tent"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2016990299713569149)  2026-01-29T21:42Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Where are the Enzo haters now 🚨🗣 Enzo Fernandez on IG: What a crazy way to celebrate my [---] games for this club. An amazing win at home all together with our people. Thank God all the glory to you always. Enjoy blues. 🦁💙 https://t.co/UC9tJKZj2a 🚨🗣 Enzo Fernandez on IG: What a crazy way to celebrate my [---] games for this club. An amazing win at home all together with our people. Thank God all the glory to you always. Enjoy blues. 🦁💙 https://t.co/UC9tJKZj2a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2017740714709225487)  2026-01-31T23:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Great level set on Moltbook by @sarahbmyers -- they AGI hype machine is in overdrive. but it's driven by the people who stand to benefit the most"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2018357473204142486)  2026-02-02T16:14Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Here are some economists who say the best way to increase affordable housing isn't regulatory reform it's reducing income inequality. Supply outpaced population in 85% of metros (including San Francisco) but when most gains go to top earners prices rise for everyone else. Housing supply constraints do not seem to matter for house price and house quantity growth across US cities from Schuyler Louie John A. Mondragon and @profwieland https://t.co/ICduyUUlub https://t.co/ICduyUUlub https://t.co/NmAaHZOg1Q Housing supply constraints do not seem to matter for house price and house quantity growth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/DouglasLFarrar/status/2018745313599590844)  2026-02-03T17:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

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