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Alvaro M. Bedoya @bedoyausa.bsky.social · 1d

I used to focus on left versus right. Now I’m much more worried about the money at the top. But while it might seem strange to say it, I think this is a hopeful way of looking at the world that opens the door to coalitions that seemed impossible before. My first for the @newrepublic.com:

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 1d

New research finds that industrial facilities owned by more profitable companies release higher proportions of toxic waste into the air, water and soil than less profitable ones, even within the same industries.

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Some industries released no toxic waste to the environment
Other industries, like coal mining and metal mining, released nearly all of their toxic chemical waste to the air, water or ground – as opposed to recycling it, processing it into a nontoxic form or incinerating it to generate energy.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 2d

At least 10 states already lose more than $100 million per year in tax revenue to data centers, according to @goodjobsfirst.org.

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Cloudy with a Loss of Spending Control: How Data Centers Are Endangering State Budgets - Good Jobs First

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Good Jobs First @goodjobsfirst.org · 6d

🚨NEW ANALYSIS: 22 years of evidence confirm what we’ve long known - smart growth (i.e. transit-oriented development) creates more construction jobs, higher wages & stronger unions than suburban sprawl.

Smart growth = good jobs, cleaner air, better cities.
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Smart Growth and Construction Jobs: How Urban Density Benefits Union Density - Good Jobs First

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The Lever @levernews.com · 6d

The nation’s largest private prison company is asking the Supreme Court to give federal contractors blanket immunity from lawsuits — including human trafficking claims.

If they win, private contractors could operate with even less accountability than they do now.

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Good Jobs First @goodjobsfirst.org · 6d

🚨NEW ANALYSIS: 22 years of evidence confirm what we’ve long known - smart growth (i.e. transit-oriented development) creates more construction jobs, higher wages & stronger unions than suburban sprawl.

Smart growth = good jobs, cleaner air, better cities.
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Smart Growth and Construction Jobs: How Urban Density Benefits Union Density - Good Jobs First

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 15d

Trump's EPA is looking to extend deadlines to comply with rules to switch to cleaner refrigerants. The proposal applies to everything from residential air conditioning to retail food refrigeration and semiconductor manufacturing.

Story @bloomberg.com (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

EPA Wants to Roll Back HFC Super Pollutant Rules

The agency is proposing delaying the phaseout of chemicals used in ACs and refrigerators that can release highly potent greenhouse gases.

www.bloomberg.com

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 14d

Even Jon Brodkin, who is generally good on telecom, doesn't clarify to readers why this free school kid Wi-Fi program was really killed: big telecom doesn't like the precedent set by government offering people cheap or free broadband.

FCC chairman leads “cruel” vote to take Wi-Fi access away from school kids

FCC Republicans kill funding for Wi-Fi hotspot lending and Wi-Fi on school buses.

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 15d

when criticism of tech giants started to spike around 2010 there was a parade of furrow-browed people in tech and tech media who believed criticism went overboard

now every single day you see evidence that these companies are actually WAY worse than the most hyperbolic criticism implied

Murshed Zaheed @murshedz.bsky.social · 16d

"Google appears to have blocked AI search results for the query “does trump show signs of dementia” as well as other questions about his mental acuity, even though it will show AI results for similar searches about other presidents."

Google is blocking AI searches for Trump and dementia

With Biden, AI Mode will provide a summarized answer.

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Sarah Lazare @sarahlazare.bsky.social · 15d

ICE is terrorizing immigrants—and being used as a tool to discipline labor. A witness in a wage theft case was detained. Immigrant warehouse workers face discrimination. Day laborers and street vendors are being targeted, and so are rapid response networks. My latest.

How ICE Terror Campaigns Are Used to Discipline Labor

While Chicago sees a surge of ICE detentions, workers are facing retaliation as immigrants when they advocate for their rights.

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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 19d

The Jimmy Kimmel suspension was more than a headline, it was a warning. When five corporations, owned by billionaires, control 90% of American media, free speech is always at risk. Inequality doesn’t just break our economy; it threatens our democracy.

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Good Jobs First @goodjobsfirst.org · 15d

"This isn't a 'study,' it's purchased propaganda...This is a fantasy study," @jcbradbury.bsky.social tells the Chicago Tribune.

J.C. Bradbury @jcbradbury.bsky.social · 15d

A new Bears stadium absolutely would NOT generate billions of dollars. No stadium has ever done this before, ever. The for-hire consultant's report is complete horseshit, but here it is being put forth as a reasonable estimate on the front page of a major newspaper.

New Bears stadium in Arlington Heights would generate billions, but could cost taxpayers $855M for infrastructure

In order to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, Chicago Bears officials say the team would need substantial taxpayer support for infrastructure improvements.

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Good Jobs First @goodjobsfirst.org · 15d

Data centers "don’t need billions in tax breaks and they have no right to treat communities like roadkill when it comes to land use, water supply, air quality, noise, and the price of electricity," Greg LeRoy writes in the Arizona Capitol Times.
azcapitoltimes.com/news/2025/09...

Dracula Deals: A new species of development project that demands action | Arizona Capitol Times

Its time to acknowledge the need for Dracula Deal laws that empower communities to protect their health, their quality of life, and their pocketbooks.

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Good Jobs First @goodjobsfirst.org · 15d

Wisconsin's current data centers tax exemptions drained $70 million in two years - most went to Microsoft.

But that isn't enough for Big Tech, whose leaders are pushing to get even more of the public's money.

www.thecentersquare.com/wisconsin/ar...

Wisconsin could add to data center sales tax exemption that cost $70M in 2 years

(The Center Square) – A group of Wisconsin lawmakers are looking to expand the amount of data center spending eligible for sales tax exemptions despite the fact the current exemption

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Good Jobs First @goodjobsfirst.org · 15d

"According to a @bloomberg.com analysis, wholesale electricity now costs as much as 267% more for a single month than it did five years ago in areas located near significant data center activity."
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Sunshine Gerry @gconnolly314.bsky.social · 16d

“Extractive, predatory mega-projects like data centers, microchip fabrication plants, electric-vehicle & EV battery factories — projects that consume huge amounts of land, water & electricity — are so disruptive & costly they require new rules”
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Dracula Deals: A new species of development project that demands action | Arizona Capitol Times

Its time to acknowledge the need for Dracula Deal laws that empower communities to protect their health, their quality of life, and their pocketbooks.

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American Economic Liberties Project @econliberties.bsky.social · 17d

"You have three corporate executives who the federal government has alleged to have taken $1.5 billion from the pockets of consumers, getting away with what amounts to a legal parking ticket."

@bedoyausa.bsky.social on the FTC's settlement that essentially let Amazon executives off the hook.

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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 21d

Congress is rewriting the rules of crypto.

The next “market structure” bill could shift oversight from the SEC to the CFTC—gutting investor protections and risking another financial crisis. Brad Lipton with the explainer you need 👇: rooseveltinstitute.org/blog/w...

A table titled "What's Regulated" with two rows and three columns. The top row headings are "Security," "Regulatory Scheme," and "Commodity." The bottom row contains descriptions: under "Security," a list including stocks, bonds, and investment contracts; under "Regulatory Scheme," details about the regulatory regime of the SEC, including disclosure, enforcement, and investigations; and under "Commodity," a statement about nearly any agreement for something promised to be delivered in the future and deals with lighter CFTC regulations and proving wrongdoing.

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Groundwork Collaborative @groundwork.bsky.social · 22d

Las Vegas casinos & resorts are using dynamic pricing schemes to gouge consumers in lobby shops.

“These prices aren't going up because Caesars Palace is running out of sunscreen or running out of beer. They are charging you more because they think they can.”

Watch @lindsayowens.bsky.social 👇

What is dynamic pricing, and how does it affect Las Vegas tourism?

If you have visited the Las Vegas Strip lately, you might have seen or paid for dynamic pricing.

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Good Jobs First @goodjobsfirst.org · 22d

For example, in the space of just 23 months, Texas revised its FY 2025 cost projection from $130 million —to $1 billion.
Read the full report:
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Cloudy with a Loss of Spending Control: How Data Centers Are Endangering State Budgets - Good Jobs First

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Good Jobs First @goodjobsfirst.org · 22d

The @nytimes.com wrote about what we found into data center impacts on state budgets: at least 10 states have lost more than $100 million per year to data centers.

True costs are much higher - many states fail to disclose losses.
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...

What Wall Street Sees in the Data Center Boom

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Good Jobs First @goodjobsfirst.org · 22d

For State Affairs, Greg LeRoy argues we need a new legislative
process to deal with a dangerous new species of development — projects that consume huge amounts of land, water and electricity (hi, data centers).
pro.stateaffairs.com/AZ/opinion/d...

Legislative Safeguards Proposed for Disruptive Mega-Projects

New safeguards are needed for mega-projects that consume resources and disrupt communities, with a focus on empowering local residents.

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Good Jobs First @goodjobsfirst.org · 24d

"According to Good Jobs First...at least 10 states so far have lost more than $100 million per year in tax revenue to data centers. But...Over one-third of states that offer tax incentives for data centers do not disclose aggregate revenue loss."
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/b...

What Wall Street Sees in the Data Center Boom

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Center for Media and Democracy @exposedbycmd.bsky.social · 28d

Shocking violence against journalists and observers at anti-ICE protests in LA threatens all of our rights.
#protest #LAProtests #PressFreedom #ProtectJournalists

Freedoms Under Attack: DHS Violence Against Journalists, Observers, and Protesters (short version)

YouTube video by The Center for Media and Democracy

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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · Sep 11

🚨 Breaking:

The UK could lose up to £5.2bn if it scraps the Digital Services Tax on Big Tech – enough to pay for training 128,000 new NHS nurses.

Polling shows 67% back enforcing laws on Big Tech, even if it strains relations with Trump.
taxjustice.uk/blog/digital...

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