She’s such a badass!

You’d think there’d be tons of memes crediting her with fixing the McDonald’s ice cream machines since she helped make it so franchises can fix their own machines (i.e. right to repair)

Yo, if anyone’s interested, Hasanabi just posted a great video on YouTube interviewing Lina Kahn, the FTC commissioner. Very timely and relevant and super informative

Link: https://youtu.be/ZaTs4V2BUdo

Yo, if anyone’s interested, Hasanabi just posted a great video on YouTube interviewing Lina Kahn, the FTC commissioner. Very timely and relevant and super informative

Edit: oops, accidentally replied twice

Tune out the noise!

#BANG!

I get what you’re saying, there’s been way too much consolidation in way too many industries.

That said, there have been quite a few mergers that have been blocked in the last 4ish years or so, to my surprise and pleasure. Albertsons-Kroger is the recent big one that in the news. JetBlue + Spirit were also blocked, and so was Penguin Random House + Simon & Schuster. Apparently, UnitedHealth wanted to merge with another insurance company and that was blocked as well

Granted, it’s worth remembering: any examples of things they don’t like will always be blown out of proportion, by the right, and made to seem as though the sky is falling.

Found this quote, which seems legit, tho the website seems a bit sketchy.

This year, regulatory bodies, particularly the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), have been actively scrutinizing merger deals to maintain market competition. Albertsons’ $25 billion merger with Kroger was halted, underscoring the FTC’s commitment to prevent monopolistic behaviors. Similarly, JetBlue and Spirit Airlines pulled back their $3.8 billion deal following a judicial decision highlighting anti-competitive issues. In the luxury sector, Tapestry’s attempt to acquire Capri was nixed by a court decision driven by an FTC lawsuit. Meanwhile, Avangrid’s acquisition of PNM Resources hit a dead end without regulatory approval, and UnitedHealth Group’s planned $3.3 billion takeover of Amedisys is facing DOJ lawsuits over competition concerns in home health services.

Source: https://finimize.com/content/regulators-put-brakes-on-major-merger-deals-in-2024

Seriously! When I think of not getting scammed I immediately think of all my crypto

lol. Jk. I for sure don’t understand it, tho I can see it’s value, personally

Missourians need to riot

Source?

I see this being repeated, and while I wholeheartedly agree with it (given my interest in seeing low prices for American consumers), anyone wanna comment on the potential outcome of allowing, and financially supporting, China in their strategy to control the EV market? Any merit to those concerned?

Similarly, any thoughts on Trump making sure they didn’t control 5G?

Reactionaries gonna react

What are the benefits that come from unification, like for the SK people, other than just helping the struggling NK people?

I’m not white though, pretty sure they’d assume I did something illegal as soon as I opened the door. lol. How would calling the crazy racists on steroids with guns cops help? Seems like a very unnecessary risk. Also, why would I be in a courtroom due to my home getting robbed?

I’m not a homeowner, but guessing that applies for renter’s insurance too. Never had to use it, thankfully, but that’s def good info to have! If robbed, leave drugs at friend’s house so you can make an insurance claim.

I wonder if you actually have to interact with a cop for that. Really adds insult to injury (again, if you’re not white of course)

Since everyone’s just saying their favorite game, I’ll say The Finals!

It’s fuckin great! It’s the first FPS in years that gets me legit excited to play. I like that the game requires decent strategy, movement, and teamwork to get wins and not just good aim/luck. Everything about it feels fresh. Best of all it’s freaking free. A free AAA game in 2024 that’s more than decent and has an awesome dev team? Sign me up!

It’s wild to me that it’s not huge compared to games that go mainstream (not gonna mention names. lol), but I’ll appreciate it while it’s here.

Yeah, that’s how I’m interpreting it as well, but I could be a bit biased given the fact it seems to be going on everywhere

I mean, isn’t she just saying it doesn’t make sense to fight back since that could lead to war with a nuclear power?

Idk seems like the thing a smarter Israel would’ve said, and Hamas never even had nukes

Are the pro-NK folks in the room with us now?

Seriously, are there really pro-NK supporters in SK? That seems ridiculous. Does that guy just really want to start a war with NK or smth?

First, they’d have to be white leftists. Then they’d also need to have money. Last, they’d have to be doing what establishment leadership already wants to do. Really, it’s just the last bit - good luck with that! lol

DEI programs are expensive. They would’ve cut them years ago if they didn’t think it bought good PR. It was always just marketing, as these programs aren’t mandated by law

Reactionaries suck and I’d hate to date one

Hasan Poker ain’t for everyone but he’s super knowledgeable and provides great context for ongoing issues. I mainly watch on YouTube so the clips are edited down and even more context (charts, sources, etc) are added.

Meanwhile… other huge companies like intel are laying off 15k workers