# ![@BalanceCrafting Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1715937259071909888.png) @BalanceCrafting Laurel

Laurel posts on X about in the, apple, epic, private equity the most. They currently have [-----] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [---] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

**Social category influence**
[finance](/list/finance)  22.14% [stocks](/list/stocks)  11.45% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  8.4% [countries](/list/countries)  6.11% [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  3.05% [social networks](/list/social-networks)  2.29% [ufc](/list/ufc)  1.53% [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  1.53% [exchanges](/list/exchanges)  0.76% [products](/list/products)  0.76%

**Social topic influence**
[in the](/topic/in-the) 8.4%, [apple](/topic/apple) 8.4%, [epic](/topic/epic) 6.11%, [private equity](/topic/private-equity) #306, [financial](/topic/financial) 4.58%, [$googl](/topic/$googl) 4.58%, [kroger](/topic/kroger) 4.58%, [doj](/topic/doj) 3.82%, [company](/topic/company) 3.82%, [law enforcement](/topic/law-enforcement) 3.05%

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
[@promarketorg](/creator/undefined) [@leehepner](/creator/undefined) [@raheemkassam](/creator/undefined) [@choprausa](/creator/undefined) [@theprospect](/creator/undefined) [@knightgtown](/creator/undefined) [@jkbustertruster](/creator/undefined) [@matthewstoller](/creator/undefined) [@capitolforum](/creator/undefined) [@maxmmillerat](/creator/undefined) [@dougj](/creator/undefined) [@afergusonftchitching](/creator/undefined) [@gc22gc](/creator/undefined) [@jamesokeefeiii](/creator/undefined) [@anthonysabatini](/creator/undefined) [@breannamorello](/creator/undefined) [@realalexjones](/creator/undefined) [@lsferguson](/creator/undefined) [@ftc](/creator/undefined) [@epicgames](/creator/undefined)

**Top assets mentioned**
[Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [Kroger Co (KR)](/topic/kroger) [Ferguson plc (FERG)](/topic/$ferg) [Microsoft Corp. (MSFT)](/topic/microsoft)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"A playbook for stopping corruption creep One key principle is decentralizing more law enforcement to individuals + states per @ChopraUSA in @ProMarket_org (Checks & balances Sounds like democracy) & more: good faith federal enforcers rethink strategies in specific ways"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/1973953610901041299)  2025-10-03T03:29Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Great that policymakers are paying attention to single-family rental homes But key trend is now "build-to-rent": developments reserved for rentals Invitation Homes (biggest SFR landlord already partners with #2 homebuilder Lennar) just announced acquisition of a BTR developer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2012342650536411598)  2026-01-17T01:54Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Eric: Invitation Homes will share the bounty of economies of scale with renters CEO of Invitation Homes: "Juice this hog" The backlash to corporate ownership of single-family homes is in part about defending class segregation imo https://t.co/gih6kXNpxz https://t.co/UNJgmBoZJr The backlash to corporate ownership of single-family homes is in part about defending class segregation imo https://t.co/gih6kXNpxz https://t.co/UNJgmBoZJr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2014776748404068714)  2026-01-23T19:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"States can depose the guys who reportedly steered corrupt settlement of DOJ's challenge to HPE/Juniper merger (Also guess HPE is sticking with belatedly concocted national security/ "defense" arguments.) States are seeking to depose Mike Davis Arthur Schwartz and William Levi of Sidley Auston regarding DOJ's allegedly corrupt settlement of HPE/Juniper merger https://t.co/HOTmDjzKZW States are seeking to depose Mike Davis Arthur Schwartz and William Levi of Sidley Auston regarding DOJ's allegedly corrupt settlement of HPE/Juniper merger https://t.co/HOTmDjzKZW"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2018512791074930796)  2026-02-03T02:32Z [----] followers, 14.5K engagements


"How is land hoarding by publicly-traded homebuilders impacting the supply of single-family homes New fact sheet to supplement Capital Crunch report w/ striking stat: last summer D.R. Horton controlled over *7 YEARS* worth of lots Land no one else could develop in mean time"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2019176887180746893)  2026-02-04T22:30Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/winston-salem-parking-rates-increase-paybyphone-app/83-41694e4d-3c50-48ea-be81-f71369d87d65 https://www.wfmynews2.com/article/news/local/winston-salem-parking-rates-increase-paybyphone-app/83-41694e4d-3c50-48ea-be81-f71369d87d65"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2019211142665760871)  2026-02-05T00:47Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Paul Weiss sure knows how to pick 'em 🚨 WTF Why was Mitchell D. Webber a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council advising Epstein on transporting minors for sex https://t.co/wxuvTZEkFo 🚨 WTF Why was Mitchell D. Webber a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council advising Epstein on transporting minors for sex https://t.co/wxuvTZEkFo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2019570202179170397)  2026-02-06T00:33Z [----] followers, 46.4K engagements


"Private equity firm KKR is buying the largest institutional investor in pro sports franchises"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2019609849877983626)  2026-02-06T03:11Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Get the news first read @TheProspect. Next best thing to being a precog but without all the hassle of taking creepy baths. @BalanceCrafting This was rumored for some time: it's in our intro to this week's sports issue. https://t.co/AqLGVzT2Ot @BalanceCrafting This was rumored for some time: it's in our intro to this week's sports issue. https://t.co/AqLGVzT2Ot"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2019615275222810917)  2026-02-06T03:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Keynote innovation at @knightgtown No lectern interactive walk & talk @JKBustertruster giving a barnburner account of dismantling excuses for not challenging broadest overreadings of Trinko (why 2000s/2010s DOJ ATR did not bring monopolization cases)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2019866322000396771)  2026-02-06T20:10Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"If you ask narrow questions you get narrow answers Starting with defining a market isn't living in the real world Look at how competition works and harms"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2019869997234057558)  2026-02-06T20:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"It's a delicate art: touting how that pesky thing called law enforcement is ebbing while still trying to convince clients there's enough rule of law left they should pay you even though they could just pay Mike & Arthur instead Opinion: Private equity firms faced unprecedented scrutiny from antitrust enforcement agencies during the Biden administration. The Trump administration has shifted away from this ending the policy of targeting private equity transactions and firms. https://t.co/yV8b3pQZ2U Opinion: Private equity firms faced unprecedented scrutiny from antitrust enforcement agencies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2019981722390262012)  2026-02-07T03:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"(And how dare anyone discriminate against the protected class known as private equity)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2019983481728893395)  2026-02-07T03:56Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"In case you were wondering where Merrick landed on his feet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2020284667102994593)  2026-02-07T23:52Z [----] followers, 318.4K engagements


"What happens when private equity rolls up accounting firms Via @ProMarket_org"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2020331929560838262)  2026-02-08T03:00Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements


"https://www.promarket.org/2026/02/06/how-private-equity-is-quietly-rewriting-the-rules-of-professions/ https://www.promarket.org/2026/02/06/how-private-equity-is-quietly-rewriting-the-rules-of-professions/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2020331931511189642)  2026-02-08T03:00Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"@matthewstoller All the other Fed candidates got DQ'd by the new hyaluronic acid test"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2020506135162483099)  2026-02-08T14:32Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Just as tech industry now goes around bullying states for daring to think of themselves as sovereign governments mortgage industry & ratings agencies were doing same before financial crisis: how dare you stop us from inflating this bubble (David Dayen's book Chain of Title)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2020623308476371284)  2026-02-08T22:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"https://bookshop.org/p/books/chain-of-title-how-three-ordinary-americans-uncovered-wall-street-s-great-foreclosure-fraud-david-dayen/58623e17be44ab4bean=9781620974186&digital=t https://bookshop.org/p/books/chain-of-title-how-three-ordinary-americans-uncovered-wall-street-s-great-foreclosure-fraud-david-dayen/58623e17be44ab4bean=9781620974186&digital=t"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2020623572268728641)  2026-02-08T22:19Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Another day another bank merger"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021006342568149427)  2026-02-09T23:40Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260206497733/en/Mid-Penn-Bancorp-Inc.-and-1st-Colonial-Bancorp-Inc.-Receive-Regulatory-Approvals-for-Merger https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260206497733/en/Mid-Penn-Bancorp-Inc.-and-1st-Colonial-Bancorp-Inc.-Receive-Regulatory-Approvals-for-Merger"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021006344711807199)  2026-02-09T23:40Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Big Tech really squandered its Super Bowl ad money; they could have just all gone in on one ad saying all those data centers are actually powering LLMs to analyze the #&))@) out of the Epstein files Everyone would have been like wow bygones here let me pour you some more water We used GLiNER an open source named entity extractor that gave us 920k noisy tags which we then filtered down to [-----] distinct entities. We then had cheap LLMs with knowledge of the Epstein case classify these tags and threads into a hand-crafted topic hierarchy. This We used GLiNER an open source named entity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021415117884096848)  2026-02-11T02:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"You know maybe it *is* time to move on from the Epstein files to other topics like why is the administration giving security clearances to sex traffickers Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE Homeland Security and federal agencies." https://t.co/LoU4hMG372 Bloomington police announce arrests in sex trafficking bust: "Rashad Johnson out of Maple Grove. This is the most disturbing arrest that we've had here. He is a backgrounder for ICE Homeland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021432357233037791)  2026-02-11T03:53Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This bill to speed up approval of satellite applications is getting marked up this afternoon. Maybe we shouldn't rubber stamp Musk's projects Sens. Cruz and Welch Introduce Satellite Streamlining Act Measure would require FCC satellite license decisions within one year. https://t.co/xKwVgEQjlZ Sens. Cruz and Welch Introduce Satellite Streamlining Act Measure would require FCC satellite license decisions within one year. https://t.co/xKwVgEQjlZ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021599580895261083)  2026-02-11T14:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"https://rollcall.com/2026/02/04/cruzs-satellite-licensing-bill-faces-longer-delay/ https://rollcall.com/2026/02/04/cruzs-satellite-licensing-bill-faces-longer-delay/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021599583030194410)  2026-02-11T14:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"bill also calls "spectrum efficiency" rulemaking which can favor big incumbents https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3639/text/is https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3639/text/is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021599585077006651)  2026-02-11T14:57Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"https://wetmachine.com/tales-of-the-sausage-factory/spectrum-efficiency-v-competition-part-ii-why-do-verizon-and-att-keep-ending-up-with-all-the-spectrum/ https://wetmachine.com/tales-of-the-sausage-factory/spectrum-efficiency-v-competition-part-ii-why-do-verizon-and-att-keep-ending-up-with-all-the-spectrum/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021599587048317346)  2026-02-11T14:57Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"The @Capitol_Forum just came out with an in-depth legal & political analysis of Nexstar/Tegna's TV station merger. A must-read for state enforcers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021607277405282379)  2026-02-11T15:28Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"How did it take the internet so long to come up with ai;dr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021772340711793099)  2026-02-12T02:24Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"https://indieweb.org/ai;dr https://indieweb.org/ai;dr"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021772342402097419)  2026-02-12T02:24Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"@MaxMMillerAT Talarico is talented and better at messaging than many Dems; too bad about the gambling ties though. https://jacobin.com/2025/11/talarico-christian-progressive-gambling-donor https://jacobin.com/2025/11/talarico-christian-progressive-gambling-donor"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021804782734774521)  2026-02-12T04:33Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Guys you are really slacking on Recapping HPE/Juniper filings but okay fine I'll take another turn downloading for the greater glory of the Courtlistener commons"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021958668359758245)  2026-02-12T14:44Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Notably this doesn't even require looking into allegedly corrupt process behind settlement. DOJ & HPE have argued judge should focus *only* on whether settlement objectively fixes competition issues- but even that narrow focus requires examining divestiture buyer capabilities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021962286060212485)  2026-02-12T14:59Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Discovery dispute letter brief: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69592345/united-states-v-hewlett-packard-enterprise-co/order_by=desc https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/69592345/united-states-v-hewlett-packard-enterprise-co/order_by=desc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021965643021685213)  2026-02-12T15:12Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Pam Bondi wants to talk about stock market Live Nation is up nearly 5% right now-- "that's what we should be talking about" today. B/c it happened right after antitrust head Gail Slater was reportedly oustered Just weeks before DOJ's trial date to break up Ticketmaster. Pam Bondi LOSES HER MIND when asked why she has not indicted any of Jeffrey Epsteins clients. The Dow is over 50k right now the Nasdaq smashing records thats what we should be talking about https://t.co/88SpUdGbpK Pam Bondi LOSES HER MIND when asked why she has not indicted any of Jeffrey Epsteins clients. The Dow is over 50k"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021992130303209973)  2026-02-12T16:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"@Doug__J @RaheemKassam that article had a lot of stenography for Bondi-- e.g. the national security arguments for the HPE settlement were invented after-the-fact-- even HPE didn't raise them during the case"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2022019984298586421)  2026-02-12T18:48Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"https://broadbandbreakfast.com/compromise-amendment-allows-satellite-bill-to-clear-senate-committee/ https://broadbandbreakfast.com/compromise-amendment-allows-satellite-bill-to-clear-senate-committee/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2022101270824464779)  2026-02-13T00:11Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"1) @AFergusonFTC-hitching judicial aspirations to Mike Davis-has posted NOTHING re Slater ouster from DOJ (not even farewell like Meador) 2) Big players called out corrupt ouster @gc22gc @JamesOKeefeIII @AnthonySabatini @RaheemKassam @BreannaMorello @RealAlexJones @lsferguson"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2022331224635945388)  2026-02-13T15:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"3) Big MAGA outrage suggests that if Gail Slater testifies to Congress or court (HPE/Juniper) to expose corruption at DOJ they'll amplify & help her land on her feet. 4) Remember Mike Davis & Arthur Schwartz are getting deposed any day now in HPE case"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2022331226867331550)  2026-02-13T15:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"5) Back to Andrew Ferguson: remember how he did all this "Made in USA" PR last summer sent a couple letters but seems to have brought ZERO enforcement actions against companies falsely claiming they make stuff in USA https://x.com/AFergusonFTC/status/1940078909317603781s=20 Join me in celebrating "Made in the USA" Month at the @FTC https://t.co/SOtw3G1YGJ https://x.com/AFergusonFTC/status/1940078909317603781s=20 Join me in celebrating "Made in the USA" Month at the @FTC https://t.co/SOtw3G1YGJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2022331228440146069)  2026-02-13T15:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"6) Ferguson's next test--due next week--is whether he'll appeal from the Texas judge who just shot down a merger rule he voted for-- that requires disclosure of things like private equity backing and common sense deal terms"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2022331230998626436)  2026-02-13T15:25Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Barely half as many merger investigations as Trump [--] Abigail Slaters ouster as the Trump administrations antitrust chief was abrupt yet also a long time coming. https://t.co/EuNjSgEdZL Abigail Slaters ouster as the Trump administrations antitrust chief was abrupt yet also a long time coming. https://t.co/EuNjSgEdZL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2022372301082177892)  2026-02-13T18:08Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"This Apple hearing aid feature exists because the government broke a hearing aid cartel with an FDA rule https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/08/16/statement-by-president-joe-biden-on-fda-hearing-aids-final-rule/ Apple says that AirPods Pro [--] its latest wireless earbuds can be used as clinical-grade hearing aids. This feature hasnt been FDA-cleared however although the company says that it expects approval soon. The feature when enabled boosts specific sounds in real-time like https://t.co/Jefb9hUvKK"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/1833279747373056111)  2024-09-09T23:02Z [----] followers, 1.6M engagements


"Another discovery dispute in HPE/Juniper-- looks like it centers on what (if any) efforts HPE has made to find a buyer for HPEs Instant On WLAN production or a licensor of source code for Junipers Mist AI Ops capabilities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021960495377572289)  2026-02-12T14:52Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"HPE also argues that revealing more info to States about bidders will disrupt bidding process (but looks like all the cases it cites involve shielding info from corporate opponents; the States don't pose same risks)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2021964994037068030)  2026-02-12T15:09Z [----] followers, [--] engagements


"Los Angeles antitrust lawsuit against firetruck manufacturers by Simonsen Sussman LLP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2022313607720051176)  2026-02-13T14:15Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Hey Blondi and Noem are trying ok If true this would be a huge win for feminism. Women are grossly underrepresented in the dictatorship and authoritarianism fields. If true this would be a huge win for feminism. Women are grossly underrepresented in the dictatorship and authoritarianism fields"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2022359720279851320)  2026-02-13T17:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Those most responsible for Financial Crisis faced no consequences Congress hasn't raised min wage since '09 took a decade to negotiate a few drug prices law enforcement agencies abandoned major laws for [--] decades Epstein plea deal Corruption came before public perception"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2022367871410508222)  2026-02-13T17:50Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If you thought this week's vibe-shift was big just wait until next week's edition of rule of men vs. rule of law. The US Supreme Court scheduled Feb. [--] as its next opinion day amid a global wait for a ruling that could invalidate most of President Donald Trumps signature tariffs. https://t.co/5G7s9xlHLt The US Supreme Court scheduled Feb. [--] as its next opinion day amid a global wait for a ruling that could invalidate most of President Donald Trumps signature tariffs. https://t.co/5G7s9xlHLt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2022409817625890845)  2026-02-13T20:37Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Essential cliff notes 👇 for understanding the MAJOR Supreme Court decision about Trump's tariff authority that might come out next Friday Will the Supreme Court rule on Trump tariffs next Fri 2/20 the date just posted for new opinions This ruling will impact Trump's overall power/leverage a lot. There's buzz about the SCrt stalling/delaying. But [--] big things the Court must tackle may explain the timing.🧵 1/ https://t.co/xTpBMCpoSa Will the Supreme Court rule on Trump tariffs next Fri 2/20 the date just posted for new opinions This ruling will impact Trump's overall power/leverage a lot."  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2022737330990424213)  2026-02-14T18:18Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"what "I CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES." 😳 Dual moguls madness as Nick Page skis out of the course for a DNF while his opponent Ikuma Horishima barely stays in control and skis over the line BACKWARDS for the win. https://t.co/hFqqi5gnQE "I CAN'T BELIEVE MY EYES." 😳 Dual moguls madness as Nick Page skis out of the course for a DNF while his opponent Ikuma Horishima barely stays in control and skis over the line BACKWARDS for the win. https://t.co/hFqqi5gnQE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/BalanceCrafting/status/2023226321032102239)  2026-02-16T02:41Z [----] followers, [---] engagements


"Another hearing on Apple's disregard for rule of law: today at 9am PT. Apple flouted Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers' remedy order from Epic app store case. What will she do about it Watch: Webinar ID: [---] [---] [----] PW: [------] Phone: (669) 254-5252 https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1618764848pwd=bW03Y2NvV0YrK2FQSkxoMXRxOWprQT09 https://cand-uscourts.zoomgov.com/j/1618764848pwd=bW03Y2NvV0YrK2FQSkxoMXRxOWprQT09"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1796562134765326768)  2024-05-31T15:19Z [----] followers, 37.7K engagements


"Judge YGR blasting Apple for not producing sufficient evidence: "I want ALL documents relating to Apple's decision-making with respect to issues in front of the court. From the day that my decision came out until the present." Another hearing on Apple's disregard for rule of law: today at 9am PT. Apple flouted Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers' remedy order from Epic app store case. What will she do about it Watch: https://t.co/st1WbO7GPy Webinar ID: [---] [---] [----] PW: [------] Phone: (669) 254-5252 Another hearing on Apple's disregard for rule of law: today at 9am PT. Apple flouted Judge Yvonne"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1796575567237816549)  2024-05-31T16:12Z [----] followers, 38.8K engagements


"Epic v. Apple status update: Pause in hearings for a few weeks while Apple belatedly searches for documents about how its execs decided to charge developers 27% for linking to their own websites. Next is status conference 6/17 No more hearing dates yet https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17442392/983/epic-games-inc-v-apple-inc/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17442392/983/epic-games-inc-v-apple-inc/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1799239844620804457)  2024-06-08T00:39Z [----] followers, 13.9K engagements


"7 months ago a jury held Google engaged in unlawful anticompetitive practices re app stores. Judge Donato is in process of deciding what remedies would restore competition in app store market to what would exist if Google hadn't done illegal things Latest developments: 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1817369783467454800)  2024-07-28T01:21Z [----] followers, 102.5K engagements


"Important context for Apple's extortion of Patreon creators: Apple is violating a court injunction from the Epic antitrust case that banned anticompetitive app store tactics https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17442392/897/epic-games-inc-v-apple-inc/ Apple says Patreon must switch to its billing system or risk removal from App Store https://t.co/pu74V1rTY8 https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/17442392/897/epic-games-inc-v-apple-inc/ Apple says Patreon must switch to its billing system or risk removal from App Store https://t.co/pu74V1rTY8"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1823077657007022276)  2024-08-12T19:22Z [----] followers, 32.1K engagements


"Did you miss Google's closing arguments in remedy hearing today after Google lost major jury trial in @EpicGames app store case It went. a little something. like this. Pomerantz: Judges shouldn't be central planners/ micromanage markets. Judge Donato: I totally agree 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1823880372750557558)  2024-08-15T00:32Z [----] followers, 82.4K engagements


"Megacorps are becoming the autoimmune system of law. They do not exist without laws and rules structuring markets but keep trying to burn the whole thing down. Whining arsonists. Kroger sued the FTC and Lina Khan today to have the agency declared unconstitutional. https://t.co/NbodOHZqM8 https://t.co/MWl6fEZtlA Kroger sued the FTC and Lina Khan today to have the agency declared unconstitutional. https://t.co/NbodOHZqM8 https://t.co/MWl6fEZtlA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1825683968890646666)  2024-08-19T23:59Z [----] followers, 33.1K engagements


"Hmm wonder why Apple is so brazenly defying a court order about letting devs direct users to the devs' own websites"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1826086736747020505)  2024-08-21T02:39Z [----] followers, 18K engagements


"Just got out of Kroger/Albertsons hearing day one. Too early to tell how judge is leaning. But there's definitely public interest in this hearing. Main courtroom and overflow courtroom were both completely full for opening statements so about 90-100 people besides parties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1828227909963890841)  2024-08-27T00:27Z [----] followers, 72.1K engagements


"Yesterday Andrew Groff a senior director at Kroger conceded that Kroger raised prices in Colorado regions with "low or no" competition and that raised its gross margins. Today Groff tried to clean that up. He said they raised prices b/c"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1828520817287991495)  2024-08-27T19:51Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"🥚 How important are eggs to grocery store competition Kroger tracks egg prices among five "essential" products (w/ milk sugar bananas lettuce) that guide weekly consumer grocery shopping. K price checks these weekly. Today K exec confirmed damning internal emails"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1828638357657919749)  2024-08-28T03:38Z [----] followers, 16.5K engagements


"His team at Mariano's store (owned by Kroger) gets weekly "egg report" looking at competitor prices. One week after pandemic rollercoaster wholesale cost of buying eggs went down by [--] cents per dozen. Did they lower price Walmart & Meijer both lowered prices so"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1828638359021043939)  2024-08-28T03:38Z [----] followers, 10.6K engagements


"In other words Kroger's own cost savings didn't lead to price cuts; nor did they feel pressured to match price cuts by different types of grocery providerseven a giant like Walmart. They were only moved by "competitive intensity" with their primary competitor: Albertsons"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1828638363974508997)  2024-08-28T03:38Z [----] followers, 16.6K engagements


"and it's exactly that competitive intensity that would be lost if Kroger is allowed to merge with Albertsons. Without competition in the many geographies where they compete the combined entity would feel little to no pressure to lower prices"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1828638365249339648)  2024-08-28T03:38Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A union regrets mistakenly trusting past promises that divestitures make mergers okay. Andrea Zinder President of UFCW Local [---] in LA area testified that they believed Haggen would be a good operator of divested stores from Albertsons/Safeway merger so much they told"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1828926411555692754)  2024-08-28T22:43Z [----] followers, 39.9K engagements


"Yesterday yet another Kroger exec testified that they kept pricing gouging for at least a month after their "cost went down". This time on milkone of the "everyday essentials" where Kroger most frequently price checks competition (against its "primary competitor" Albertsons) His team at Mariano's store (owned by Kroger) gets weekly "egg report" looking at competitor prices. One week after pandemic rollercoaster wholesale cost of buying eggs went down by [--] cents per dozen. Did they lower price Walmart & Meijer both lowered prices so. His team at Mariano's store (owned by Kroger) gets weekly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1829261197507711186)  2024-08-29T20:53Z [----] followers, 64.6K engagements


"Why does the phrase "self-licking ice cream cone" come to mind Nvidia is in talks to invest $100 million in OpenAIs new funding round which means all three of the world's most valuable tech companies (Apple Microsoft Nvidia) could be involved https://t.co/Ki3tWTxq4P via @markgurman @dinabass @Katie_Roof @EdLudlow @ianmking Nvidia is in talks to invest $100 million in OpenAIs new funding round which means all three of the world's most valuable tech companies (Apple Microsoft Nvidia) could be involved https://t.co/Ki3tWTxq4P via @markgurman @dinabass @Katie_Roof @EdLudlow @ianmking"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1829297420376895938)  2024-08-29T23:17Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements


"So a BIG BIG Communist named checks notes Amazon-- called for a national price gouging law during the pandemic because state patchwork made enforcement too whac-a-mole with loopholes "Amazons public policy director Brian Huseman in May called on Congress to establish a national price-gouging law for federal emergencies saying the company had suspended [----] seller accounts for violating its price policies and cooperated with regulators in Tennessee Alaska "Amazons public policy director Brian Huseman in May called on Congress to establish a national price-gouging law for federal emergencies"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1829594170669052365)  2024-08-30T18:56Z [----] followers, 15.8K engagements


"So weird. it's almost like bureaucracy isn't limited to governments Almost like it's correlated with something other than whether an entity is public or private 🤔 Amazons CEO Andy Jassy says the company is bloated and inefficient. Almost as if its too big. https://t.co/A3p2353cSz https://t.co/iJ2mb5wisJ Amazons CEO Andy Jassy says the company is bloated and inefficient. Almost as if its too big. https://t.co/A3p2353cSz https://t.co/iJ2mb5wisJ"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1835839435927093662)  2024-09-17T00:33Z [----] followers, 10.6K engagements


"Big Pharma absolutely bears its share of blame for high drug prices But believe it or not Big Pharma once tried to reduce list prices for insulin to quell public outrage. But they stopped fearing a trio of gatekeepers would retaliate by blocking their drugs from health plans"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1838399240336232630)  2024-09-24T02:05Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Oh look the administration is challenging the rogue 5th Circuit's ability to impose nationwide injunctions. https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/epa-argues-against-country-wide-ban-on-civil-rights-regulations https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/epa-argues-against-country-wide-ban-on-civil-rights-regulations"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1842370073937285420)  2024-10-05T01:03Z [----] followers, 23.5K engagements


"Cool how biglaw is normalizing a set of boilerplate affirmative defenses that amount to: law enforcement is illegal and unconstitutional and is also tainted with bias against the divine right of economic kings. https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67828404/307/federal-trade-commission-v-amazoncom-inc/ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67828404/307/federal-trade-commission-v-amazoncom-inc/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1846543813503807571)  2024-10-16T13:28Z [----] followers, 23.9K engagements


"I wonder what the odds are that this guy wanted a government bailout of Silicon Valley Bank account holders after he didn't take advantage of the American free enterprise system to buy deposit insurance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1850228438298210664)  2024-10-26T17:30Z [----] followers, 12.4K engagements


"I take this as "no comment" 😂 I wonder what the odds are that this guy wanted a government bailout of Silicon Valley Bank account holders after he didn't take advantage of the American free enterprise system to buy deposit insurance I wonder what the odds are that this guy wanted a government bailout of Silicon Valley Bank account holders after he didn't take advantage of the American free enterprise system to buy deposit insurance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1850310587554648359)  2024-10-26T22:56Z [----] followers, 11.2K engagements


"As though cost of living is somehow unrelated to corporate power. https://www.gqrr.com/news/gqr-more-perfect-union-poll-battleground-state-voters-show-demand-for-action-on-corporate-power/ NEW Piece/🧵: Some leftists argue that more anti-corporate messaging would have won over voters. But that misses the mark: what truly drove the election was the cost of living. https://t.co/9vspIXTco7 https://www.gqrr.com/news/gqr-more-perfect-union-poll-battleground-state-voters-show-demand-for-action-on-corporate-power/ NEW Piece/🧵: Some leftists argue that more anti-corporate messaging would have won"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1854534700099838201)  2024-11-07T14:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Yesterday President Obama candidly described Trump's victory as a "violence to the social order a wrenching of political and economic norms" Oh wait Actually that's how Obama characterized the notion of *prosecuting the bankers* behind the Great Financial Crisis My bad Democrats understandably have a hard time fathoming why Americans would put our democracy at risk but we miss the reality that our democracy is part of what angers them. Many voters have come to associate democracy with globalization corruption financial capitalism Democrats understandably have a hard time fathoming why"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1855084444899508710)  2024-11-09T03:06Z [----] followers, 29.5K engagements


"Props to the FTC attorney who came up with this transition sentence after a paragraph about FB's acquisition of Instagram. Oh snap"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1856050170112376880)  2024-11-11T19:03Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"If anyone was "100% wrong" it was the Spirit executives who testified on the stand. "multiple Spirit executives testified that the airline had a plan to return to profitability" - from the judge's order on the merger This summer a federal judge invalidated Spirit Airliness merger with Jet Blue saying it would violate antitrust law. This morning the company filed for bankruptcy wiping out all shareholders. This federal judge wiped out billions in company value and was 100% wrong in his This summer a federal judge invalidated Spirit Airliness merger with Jet Blue saying it would violate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1858624895858418173)  2024-11-18T21:34Z [----] followers, 59K engagements


"Solid overview of Google's "frontal assault on the fair administration of justice." Only context missing is that the lawyer who violated professional ethics by coaching systematic evidence destruction (Kent Walker) still advises lawmakers on. AI ethics. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/technology/google-antitrust-employee-messages.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/technology/google-antitrust-employee-messages.htmlsmid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1859264456028733731)  2024-11-20T15:56Z [----] followers, 22.5K engagements


"Boom DOJ requests Chrome divestitureor Google can choose to divest Android instead 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1859442793053053265)  2024-11-21T03:44Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Innocent monopolists are under seige by regulators and enforcers who just hate success. Some are now making do with counsel charging *under* $2600/hour. To save our national champions I made a starter pack of affirmative defenses in @TheSlingUtah https://www.thesling.org/in-house-counsel-starter-pack-boilerplate-antitrust-affirmative-defenses/ https://www.thesling.org/in-house-counsel-starter-pack-boilerplate-antitrust-affirmative-defenses/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1860022149341413412)  2024-11-22T18:06Z [----] followers, 24.3K engagements


"So Bill Clinton's memoir barely mentions NAFTA and never mentions WTO. Wonder how many times it mentions the repeal of Glass-Steagall (which led to the Great Financial Crisis) 🦗 I reviewed @BillClintons post-presidency memoir CITIZEN which has him reckoning with populism. Or rather refusing to reckon. For @NewStatesman https://t.co/N3HpfoaiKG I reviewed @BillClintons post-presidency memoir CITIZEN which has him reckoning with populism. Or rather refusing to reckon. For @NewStatesman https://t.co/N3HpfoaiKG"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1860781397914353780)  2024-11-24T20:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Kind of weird to write an overview of the anesthesiology market without once referring to private equity rollups hiking prices but there's Vox for you. A populist uproar forced Anthem to back off imposing cost controls on anesthesiologists. That is bad and illustrative of why healthcare is so expensive in the United States. https://t.co/X1HlrcKpHP A populist uproar forced Anthem to back off imposing cost controls on anesthesiologists. That is bad and illustrative of why healthcare is so expensive in the United States. https://t.co/X1HlrcKpHP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1865134531352653947)  2024-12-06T20:41Z [----] followers, 16.1K engagements


"Wow. Apple tells court deciding remedy for Google antitrust violations that it has a "protectable property interest" in ongoing bribes not to compete (Trial showed Apple was gearing up to develop own search engine; now swears it'd never dream of competing on search anyway)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1871589286790992216)  2024-12-24T16:10Z [----] followers, 30.1K engagements


"Weird it's like monopoly tactics are correlated with killing a firm's ability to make things"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1875565132857913745)  2025-01-04T15:29Z [----] followers, 15.5K engagements


"Love this An amicus brief calling out the many amicus briefs in the Epic appeal written by groups that take money from Google (& law firms that frequently represent Google) who hide that fact from court and public in briefs. (+ need to reform amicus rules generally)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1877097427909439985)  2025-01-08T20:57Z [----] followers, 15.3K engagements


"FTC's Tamar Katz introduces new study of investors buying up single family homes. FTC staff estimates that there are over [--] entities that own over [----] single family homes. (These are often converted to rentals making the American dream of home ownership less attainable). 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1879225609559417062)  2025-01-14T17:54Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Fun fact Despite new FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson shutting down public comments on surveillance pricing(companies exploiting your web browsing or which phone you use or your search history to overcharge you) a few initial comments got preserved online So who is he ignoring 🧵"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1882932871314506192)  2025-01-24T23:25Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Fortunately for America new FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson spent his first week virtue signaling about DEI rather than doing anything about private equity killing people by rigging markets Half of LAFD fire trucks were out of service during the hellfires because of a private equity roll-up called American Industrial Partners helmed by these [--] gazillionaires. I'm sure they're impossibly woke. https://t.co/uB27w76ew7 https://t.co/qUriRCKeS8 Half of LAFD fire trucks were out of service during the hellfires because of a private equity roll-up called American Industrial Partners helmed by these 2"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1883238337798078655)  2025-01-25T19:39Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"As we all know FDR won a landslide reelection after proclaiming: "Organized money is a perfectly respectable career choice; we should never shame our millionaire peers for their moral choices. The only thing we have to fear is getting disinvited from their dinner parties." Matt I'm with you on the need for an industrial reconstruction. But this was Mario Cuomo's firm. Lincoln was a lawyer for the railroads. FDR's wealth came from real estate coal and opium investments. So we also need to move away from purity tests Matt I'm with you on the need for an industrial reconstruction. But this was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1883935717841322205)  2025-01-27T17:50Z [----] followers, 23K engagements


"The DeepSeek announcement from China has been called by some AIs Sputnik moment for America. Its precisely why I made AI a top priority in the last Congress and will keep at it. Our competitors are going to use every single opportunity they get to overtake the USs lead on The DeepSeek announcement from China has been called by some AIs Sputnik moment for America. Its precisely why I made AI a top priority in the last Congress and will keep at it. Our competitors are going to use every single opportunity they get to overtake the USs lead on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1884054144337825915)  2025-01-28T01:41Z [----] followers, 38.4K engagements


"Any minute now the people who were Very Concerned about federal agency morale will express the same urgency on behalf of the entire CFPB staff Bessent just ordered to stop all work combatting financial scams and returning billions to consumers. Right"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1887143342368329733)  2025-02-05T14:16Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


""absolutely nothing" Is Chair Ferguson disavowing FTC's win blocking largest-ever supermarket merger A case where Kroger's internal docs showed dominant grocery chain took its own over-inflated cut (on top of consolidated egg producers) More needs to be done but c'mon Since you were on the Commission for much of the Biden-Harris Administration I assumed you knew that eggs and poultry are traditionally within DOJs enforcement domain not the FTCs. I also assumed thats why for years you did absolutely nothing about rising egg prices. The Since you were on the Commission for much of the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1891625418639266150)  2025-02-17T23:06Z [----] followers, 13.3K engagements


"And we flag another disturbing trend: Law firms that frequently represent a party may functionally give discounts to entice more biz by drafting "pro bono" amicus briefs that align w/ party views (Court Accountability documented this in Google's appeal from loss to Epic)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1898565348342837562)  2025-03-09T02:43Z [----] followers, 24.7K engagements


"Annnd the DOJ's case against Live Nation/Ticketmaster gets a green light to move forward"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1900318804900446339)  2025-03-13T22:51Z [----] followers, 28.9K engagements


"Derek & Ezra's book says they want to double the H1B visa cap. Really have their fingers on the pulse of the times these guys"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1901987078046371950)  2025-03-18T13:20Z [----] followers, 270.2K engagements


"Apple is a "law firm and design shop that imports electronics from China" why are internet Matts so mean This is such an unfair caricature Apple also imports from like Vietnam and India sometimes too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1902032785939845334)  2025-03-18T16:22Z [----] followers, 15.2K engagements


"well that's naughty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1902069743395467683)  2025-03-18T18:49Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"No no I'm pretty sure they're shouting "Abundance" Crowd chants Tax the rich at Republican Rep. Mike Floods town hall in deep-red Nebraska district. https://t.co/gG11pzYEWf Crowd chants Tax the rich at Republican Rep. Mike Floods town hall in deep-red Nebraska district. https://t.co/gG11pzYEWf"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1902204472459211062)  2025-03-19T03:44Z [----] followers, 69.2K engagements


""Hello I'd like to report a dead body" This chart of Tokyo apartment prices is insane. They mustve made some dramatic changes to zoning in the late 80s https://t.co/avIRswc07c This chart of Tokyo apartment prices is insane. They mustve made some dramatic changes to zoning in the late 80s https://t.co/avIRswc07c"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1904013063524581602)  2025-03-24T03:31Z [----] followers, 14.2K engagements


"Wow FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak has worked remotely for the ENTIRE YEAR she's been in office even after President Trump's Return to Office order. while claiming dibs on one of the very few offices with a balcony (even the Chair doesn't have one)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1906691080277357052)  2025-03-31T12:52Z [----] followers, 10.3K engagements


"Why after all this time has the WSJ editorial board still not gone to therapy to address their stalking obsession Someone who loves them needs to stage an intervention"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1911961911098229183)  2025-04-15T01:56Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Good question Bill Barr 🎯"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1914143718564561029)  2025-04-21T02:26Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


""Big Tech acquires a new company every [--] days"- M&A tracker by SOMO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1915012683268567418)  2025-04-23T11:59Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Turns out bribery might be illegal even for biglaw. Oops. Letter yesterday led by Rep David Min former SEC attorney to the capitulating biglaw firms"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1915754278758625317)  2025-04-25T13:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


""EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY" Judge YGR orders Apple to actually really this time for real comply with the court's injunction NO FEES on web transactions. Game over for the Apple Tax. Apples 15-30% junk fees are now just as dead here in the United States of America as they are in Europe under the Digital Markets Act. Unlawful here unlawful there. [--] years [--] months [--] days. https://t.co/3kSYnt5pcI NO FEES on web transactions. Game over for the Apple Tax. Apples 15-30% junk fees are now just as dead here in the United States of America as they are in Europe under the Digital Markets Act. Unlawful here"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1917716933874442368)  2025-04-30T23:05Z [----] followers, 18.6K engagements


"tl;dr Apple motion asking 9th Circuit to hit pause on injunction it willfully and perhaps CRIMINALLY violated: WAH WAH WAH btw liability already got fully appealed: Apple lost on steering claims; Sup. Ct. denied cert"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1920315194594537515)  2025-05-08T03:09Z [----] followers, 49.9K engagements


"So. You're telling me FTC just gave Planet Fitness* an extra two months of trapping people in gym memberships *And all subscription-trappers"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1920993107107053911)  2025-05-10T00:03Z [----] followers, 16.3K engagements


"Remember kids best practice is to bring the economists in *before* you crime to better pretend it's not criming"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1921258154576237015)  2025-05-10T17:36Z [----] followers, 11.4K engagements


"DOJ's case against Visa survives motion to dismiss"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1937616106379968553)  2025-06-24T20:57Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"$80M refund to consumers canceled CFPB cancels consent order with a federal credit union https://t.co/O2SjoDc4gC #CFPB CFPB cancels consent order with a federal credit union https://t.co/O2SjoDc4gC #CFPB"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1942650632411771150)  2025-07-08T18:22Z [----] followers, 63.8K engagements


"Can we please stop policy by annoying notices and just ban bad/unfair behavior Was just sent this it's from New York. Good thing there's a law there but what about everywhere else https://t.co/vtwlLy8h1L Was just sent this it's from New York. Good thing there's a law there but what about everywhere else https://t.co/vtwlLy8h1L"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1943275981613023442)  2025-07-10T11:47Z [----] followers, 13.9K engagements


"1) "quality of care likely deteriorates in mergers initiated by large chains" 2) "our results show that private-equity chain ownership degrades the quality of care more" 3) small mergers by operators may have good efficiencies if they don't concentrate share within a market When independent nursing homes are bought by chains the quality of care improves due to more efficient management. https://t.co/CBpRvlXpK1 https://t.co/grgzX28a2Z When independent nursing homes are bought by chains the quality of care improves due to more efficient management. https://t.co/CBpRvlXpK1 https://t.co/grgzX28a2Z"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1948357535498445276)  2025-07-24T12:20Z [----] followers, 13.2K engagements


"The dam is breaking. Even most shameless members of Congress & Vox/Slow Boring clique are making statements b/c they realize silence is a Bad Look now. How long until LinkedIn strivers post about how they're humbled & thrilled to announce they were against war crimes all along"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1949486902857605193)  2025-07-27T15:07Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"So what's the time frame for what happens next From what I can tell clock starts ticking immediately: - [--] days for Epic & Google to name Technical Committee members - [--] months for Google to make tech changes need to let competing app stores on Play (so end of March 2026) Thanks to the verdict the Epic Games Store for Android will be coming to the Google Play Store It's already available worldwide from our web site https://t.co/f77ZSrBMGd. Epic Games Store for PC already carries several other PC stores (https://t.co/92elnB3IGv GOG Galaxy). Thanks to the verdict the Epic Games Store for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1951011403617247722)  2025-07-31T20:05Z [----] followers, 22.1K engagements


"March: Joe Weisenthal notes Derek & Ezra don't grapple w/ finance (highlighted quote) May: Basel Musharbash writes article w/ major focus on role of finance in homebuilding Now: Derek's "gotcha" doesn't acknowledge finance as even *part* of B's argument much less *key* part I WANT TO BELIEVE IN ABUNDANCE For the Odd Lots newsletter I reviewed the new book from @ezraklein and @DKThomp. I talked about the political opportunities it presents and aspects that left me unsatisfied. Here are some sections of it: https://t.co/C4ykX19f68 I WANT TO BELIEVE IN ABUNDANCE For the Odd Lots newsletter I"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1951131750714708340)  2025-08-01T04:03Z [----] followers, 10K engagements


""Regulators" weren't second guessing internal business decisions Law enforcers were enforcing laws"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1951700886377599452)  2025-08-02T17:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"A democratically elected Congress decided on laws that shape markets. Law enforcers have a duty to enforce those laws. Figma was free to sell to buyers that wouldn't eliminate competition as Adobe deal would have. Plz stick to your core competency of hating public beaches. And @linamkhan is best equipped to decide this better than founders employees and investors Colossal stupidity to not understand retrospective predictability And @linamkhan is best equipped to decide this better than founders employees and investors Colossal stupidity to not understand retrospective predictability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1951723474973794381)  2025-08-02T19:15Z [----] followers, 10.4K engagements


"I kind of want to see LinkedIn version "Seasoned counter-terrorism professional and problem-solving cross-border consensus-builder moving things forward to help teams reach their full potential. Strong communicator with drones & hostages; certified in drug-interception" The Commandos Prepping for Strikes on Mexico https://t.co/Z1cECWIHBw The Commandos Prepping for Strikes on Mexico https://t.co/Z1cECWIHBw"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1958989826876645527)  2025-08-22T20:29Z [----] followers, 25.2K engagements


"interesting analogy to improper patent leveraging in Microsoft's amicus brief supporting Epic"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1959375803407286494)  2025-08-23T22:02Z [----] followers, 17.3K engagements


"No Chrome or Android divestiture $GOOG no ban on payments but must share search index and user-interaction data"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1962972736373826014)  2025-09-02T20:15Z [----] followers, 82.7K engagements


"Worth reading"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1967015155864080449)  2025-09-13T23:58Z [----] followers, 210.3K engagements


"The firing of Phil Donahue foreshadowed this moment. The arc of consolidated media bends towards authoritarianism The answer to the Jimmy Kimmel situation isn't just to push back on Trump but to destroy the censorship machine entirely. Repeal the Telecommunications Act of [----] and blow up our corporate monopoly controlled media. https://t.co/DgnBvdg3w5 The answer to the Jimmy Kimmel situation isn't just to push back on Trump but to destroy the censorship machine entirely. Repeal the Telecommunications Act of [----] and blow up our corporate monopoly controlled media. https://t.co/DgnBvdg3w5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1968813915686531090)  2025-09-18T23:06Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"In the wild Reddit comments about Gamepass price hike (I assure you I'm not secretly "Trollbreath4242") https://t.co/3fgLitblDU https://t.co/3fgLitblDU"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1974465910091251839)  2025-10-04T13:25Z [----] followers, 29.5K engagements


"Turns out some gamers are grocery store employees In the wild Reddit comments about Gamepass price hike (I assure you I'm not secretly "Trollbreath4242") https://t.co/DxMaDTWR9Q In the wild Reddit comments about Gamepass price hike (I assure you I'm not secretly "Trollbreath4242") https://t.co/DxMaDTWR9Q"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1974470597678911556)  2025-10-04T13:44Z [----] followers, 27K engagements


"Wow this is like the opening scene of a movie. A horror movie about big tech devouring journalism. So please give this a read and make sure you get to the actual transcript where Googles decade long evangelist for news unravels with tough questions. Feet to the fire. Grateful for it. He helped them build the harmful ecosystem. Illegally Ill add. /3 https://t.co/wBwzU9MqBq So please give this a read and make sure you get to the actual transcript where Googles decade long evangelist for news unravels with tough questions. Feet to the fire. Grateful for it. He helped them build the harmful"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1986656191267876873)  2025-11-07T04:45Z [----] followers, 21.4K engagements


"@paulsperry_ Maybe learn something about how the "Golden Age of Capitalism" happened Paul. When you attack anti-monopolists you empower hypercentralizing socialists. Her race and parents' house are irrelevant to her work saving free enterprise from monopolies. https://x.com/musharbash_b/status/1848068972140179499t=1TQwk_DQG0qqdeCuaHApDw&s=19 What the extreme socialist favors because of his creed the extreme capitalist favors because of his greed. Robert Jackson U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division Financial Monopoly: The Road to Socialism [---] The Forum [---] (1938)."  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1987742497662271892)  2025-11-10T04:41Z [----] followers, [----] engagements

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