Notices by David Sirota (davidsirota@mastodon.online)

once in a while the business press just screams the quiet part

Kudos to the NYT for arriving at this conclusion 40 years late. Amazing scoop.

CBS News just aired a long profile valorizing Justice Anthony Kennedy without even once mentioning the Citizens United ruling that he authored and that empowered corporations and oligarchs to buy elections.

This omission exemplifies how the master plan works.

We're weeks away from millions of Americans facing an economic cataclysm created entirely by Trump and Republican lawmakers' refusal to simply renew existing health care tax credits - and the devastation will be particularly acute in Republican states.

https://www.levernews.com/why-your-health-insurance-premiums-could-explode-next-year/

NEWS: Disney threw Kimmel off the air as its execs are right now begging Trump's DOJ to approve its purchase of Fubo.

Nexstar & Sinclair threw Kimmel off their stations as they are begging the FCC to weaken media ownership rules.

FOLLOW THE MONEY👇https://www.levernews.com/the-real-reason-they-pulled-jimmy-kimmel-off-late-night/

Ticketmaster just quietly changed its fine print so that the next time you buy a ticket to a concert or a game, you'll be forced to sign away your legal rights.

Pass it on.

https://www.levernews.com/ticketmaster-just-locked-you-in-a-new-legal-prison/

Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell wrote the 5-4 ruling letting corporations buy elections.

Just before that ruling, tobacco execs held a gala for Powell & gave him judicial robes with corporate logos emblazoned on them.

Our new book uncovers never-before-seen photos & documents of the entire secret 50-year MASTER PLAN to legalize corruption in America.

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In a few months, a national healthcare disaster is likely to crush you and your family.

It could be prevented — but so far the Trump/media distraction machine has made sure few know about it & thus theres little pressure to stop the impending calamity.

https://www.levernews.com/why-your-health-insurance-premiums-could-explode-next-year/

HAPPENING NOW: In Palantir's home state, tech lobbyists have convinced Dem lawmakers to convene an emergency session TODAY to pass a law prohibiting district attorneys, watchdog groups & citizens from filing consumer protection lawsuits against AI giants. https://www.levernews.com/the-plot-to-outlaw-ai-lawsuits/

🚨In our new book MASTER PLAN, The Lever unearths never-before-seen photos of Philip Morris's gala where SCOTUS Justice Powell gets robes emblazoned with corporate logos.

Powell soon gave corporations rights to unlimited spending in elections.

Pre-order: LeverNews.com/MasterPlanBook

Trump is considering an exec order to let private equity billionaires tap your 401k to bail themselves out.

One of the largest asset managers just admitted private equity is a Ponzi scheme.

Private equity owes $1.5 trillion to its current investors.

https://www.levernews.com/your-401-k-is-billionaires-next-bailout-scheme/

NEWS: Rail lobbyists are pressing Trump regulators to slash human inspections of tracks & use computer technology instead, according to documents reviewed by The Lever.

56% of track-related derailments “involved conditions [computers] cannot detect.”

https://www.levernews.com/rail-barons-push-for-robots-to-conduct-track-inspections/

Trump's tax bill defunds the police who target Wall Street criminals (CFPB) and uses the savings to boost funding for the police who target immigrants (ICE).

This is what I mean when I say the Trump tax cut bill is the class war in legislative form. https://www.levernews.com/why-is-trump-rushing-to-pass-the-tax-cut-bill/

The elite panic over Zorhan Mamdani's win is not about his strong-but-hardly-radical agenda.

The intensity of elites' freakout signals their bigger fear: for the first time, they couldnt buy an election, which makes them fear they may be losing power.

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/zohran-mamdani-oligarchy-scared-new-york-1235373756/

NEWS: Stephen Miller invests in and stands to financially gain from the immigration crackdown that he's spearheading, according to new financial disclosure documents. https://www.levernews.com/dividends-for-stephen-miller-deportations-for-everyone-else/

This is the standard playbook by corporate media, Democratic pundits & politicians: pretend a winning lefty candidate’s success was style, charisma, “energy” & vibes, not their policy program.

It’s an attempt to delegitimize & kill any policy mandate.

https://www.levernews.com/zohran-mamdanis-mandate-is-a-democratic-earthquake/

SCOOP: Senators just quietly added a line to Trump's tax bill that gives private equity billionaires a tax break rewarding them for buying your company, loading it up with debt, slashing your pay & then firing you & your fellow workers.
https://www.levernews.com/wall-street-gets-a-trump-tax-break-to-fire-workers/

What stage of capitalism is this?

https://www.levernews.com/fda-approved-and-ineffective/

🚨BIG STORY: Senators put a line into the crypto bill requiring bankrupt banks to prioritize remunerating crypto investors over depositors.

The provision could require banks to take cash from your savings account & use it to pay senators' crypto donors.

https://www.levernews.com/cryptos-new-bailout-fund-your-savings-account/

🚨NEWS: Republicans quietly put a line in their 1,000-page tax bill blocking states from preventing tech companies from using AI to raise your rent & deny you health insurance.

The provision has been a priority of Silicon Valley & the Abundance movement. https://www.levernews.com/gop-chooses-ai-dominance-over-democracy/