Notices by David Sirota (davidsirota@mastodon.online)

This is insane. https://www.levernews.com/doge-weaponizes-ai-to-surveil-federal-workers/

A new RAND study just found that $79 trillion was taken from the bottom 90%.

We don't have an abundance problem.

We have an oligarchy problem - the oligarchs are hoarding the abundance for themselves. https://www.levernews.com/abundance-is-how-dems-lose-to-trump/

NEWS: As Amazon warehouse workers are injured at above average rates, billionaire Democratic Gov. JB Pritzker just vetoed Democratic legislation to protect those workers from quotas requiring them to work even faster. https://www.levernews.com/billionaire-pritzker-boosts-billionaire-bezos/

An important story reminding everyone why JD Vance is going to Greenland today. https://www.levernews.com/trumps-tech-donors-have-big-plans-for_greenland/

Dems are giving Trump congressional votes, helping MAGA in the bluest states & resurrecting their party's unpopular has-beens rather than letting new leaders emerge.

In response, new polls show Dems are more loathed by voters than at any time in decades. https://www.levernews.com/how-dems-are-destroying-their-party/

The White House just waived ethics/conflict-of-interest laws for the crypto mogul Trump appointed to sculpt federal crypto policy.

Pass it on. https://www.levernews.com/trump-issues-ethics-waiver-for-his-ai-crypto-czar/

INVESTIGATION: The U.S. government spent $6 billion of taxpayer money to develop Ozempic, according to data obtained by @levernews.

Now, after pharma-bankrolled lawmakers killed pricing regs, Americans are charged the world's highest prices for the drug. https://www.levernews.com/youve-already-paid-6-billion-for-weight-loss-drugs-you-cant-afford/

I spoke with FTC commissioner Alvaro Bedoya the night Trump tried to fire him amid his investigation into Trump’s corporate boosters.

Bedoya made a key point: this power grab aims to create a more intense form of corruption.

Our discussion👇 https://www.levernews.com/trumps-tuesday-night-massacre/

NEW DATA: The Federal Reserve reports that just 4% of American households own any crypto, and most of it is in the hands of a tiny group of rich investors.

Trump’s new crypto bailout is a big wealth transfer from the working-class to a handful of moguls. https://www.levernews.com/who-actually-owns-crypto/

WHAT STAGE OF CAPITALISM IS THIS?

DoorDash and Klarna today announced a deal to do buy-now-pay-later for food orders and groceries, saddling consumers with debt and interest payments.

More on Klarna here 👇
https://www.levernews.com/buy-now-suffer-later/

🚨NEWS: Trump’s bank regulators just made a quiet move in court to help credit card companies try to kill state laws capping interest rates.

The legal filing came months after Trump promised to push credit card interest rate caps. https://www.levernews.com/trumps-gift-to-loan-sharks/

🚨Trump's White House just quietly issued an ethics waiver for the crypto mogul who Trump appointed to oversee federal crypto policy, according to documents reviewed by @levernews.

The waiver waives federal conflict-of-interest laws for David Sacks. https://www.levernews.com/trump-issues-ethics-waiver-for-his-ai-crypto-czar/

🚨Dems are advancing new legislation written by Musk's lawyers that would give Musk the largest payout in history & shield CEOs from accountability for corporate wrongdoing.

"It's really important we get it right for Elon Musk," said Dem Gov. Matt Meyer.

American taxpayers spent $6 billion to develop the key ingredient in Ozempic - but after lawmakers helped pharma lobbyists repeal pricing rules, Americans are now being charged up to 11 times higher prices for the weight-loss drug. https://www.levernews.com/youve-already-paid-6-billion-for-weight-loss-drugs-you-cant-afford/

🚨New data show the U.S. government (read: American taxpayers) spent $6 BILLION developing Ozempic's key ingredient

But because pharma-bankrolled lawmakers repealed NIH rules, Americans face Ozempic prices up to 11 TIMES HIGHER than the world market price https://www.levernews.com/youve-already-paid-6-billion-for-weight-loss-drugs-you-cant-afford/

🚨THIS JUST HAPPENED: OpenAI & Anthropic just admitted in their own documents that their artificial intelligence systems are on the verge of being able to help terrorists develop chemical & biological weapons.

This comes weeks after Trump deregulated AI.

https://www.levernews.com/making-tax-day-expensive-again/

🚨NEWS: While Elon Musk has been slashing federal agencies in the name of "efficiency," his company has been raking in $2 MILLION A DAY of government cash every single day since Trump's inauguration, according to federal records reviewed by The Lever. https://www.levernews.com/musks-empire-is-reaping-2-million-per-day-from-trump/

🚨SCOOP: Elon Musk's DOGE has just imposed a $1 limit on firefighting officials' credit cards, blocking them from buying emergency firefighting supplies & travel to wildfires.

Trump has fired 3,400 forest service employees ahead of wildfire season. https://www.levernews.com/the-firefighting-fire-sale/

NEWS: The Trump administration has funneled Elon Musk's company $86 million out of NASA coffers since the inauguration - all while NASA now slashes 5 percent of its entire workforce. https://www.levernews.com/musks-empire-is-reaping-2-million-per-day-from-trump/

🚨NEWS: A radio giant funneled cash to a Ted Cruz super PAC that produces his podcast & then Cruz began pushing a bill to enrich the radio giant & boost GOP talk radio - in a way that may now raise car prices.

Cruz just got the FEC to legalize the scheme. https://www.levernews.com/ted-cruz-just-legalized-more-corruption/