Alvaro M. Bedoya
@bedoyausa.bsky.social
For the little guy. Former FTC commissioner. Current Bad Bunny stan
for everyone everywhere who is grateful for cheese
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
for everyone everywhere who is grateful for cheese
Yes, everything is terrible but hey at least air travel is ALSO extremely terrible. Join me and @maxmmiller.bsky.social live tomorrow/Friday at 8:45am ET / 7:45am CT to talk about how it got this way. On Facebook Live, LinkedIn, YouTube, and The Site That Shall Not Be Named
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Yes, everything is terrible but hey at least air travel is ALSO extremely terrible. Join me and @maxmmiller.bsky.social live tomorrow/Friday at 8:45am ET / 7:45am CT to talk about how it got this way. On Facebook Live, LinkedIn, YouTube, and The Site That Shall Not Be Named
Anonymous, “What’s wrong why do you look so unhappy dad isn’t this airport awesome?” (2025) Marker on printer paper. Private collection.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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steal $1.5 billion —> nbd
cleaning lady w/o papers —> zipties & bulletproof vests
cleaning lady w/o papers —> zipties & bulletproof vests
October 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
steal $1.5 billion —> nbd
cleaning lady w/o papers —> zipties & bulletproof vests
cleaning lady w/o papers —> zipties & bulletproof vests
No veo como el conflicto eterno entre la izquierda y la derecha nos llevará a un mejor futuro. Hay que enfocarnos en el poder adinerado que va por encima — y daña — todos los demás.
October 22, 2025 at 11:41 AM
No veo como el conflicto eterno entre la izquierda y la derecha nos llevará a un mejor futuro. Hay que enfocarnos en el poder adinerado que va por encima — y daña — todos los demás.
A couple of folks have asked me what I’m working on now. This is what I’m trying to fix. We need way more non-profits AND small firms standing up for workers, farmers, and small businesses against the oligarchs. I’m trying to get them the resources they need to do that
October 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A couple of folks have asked me what I’m working on now. This is what I’m trying to fix. We need way more non-profits AND small firms standing up for workers, farmers, and small businesses against the oligarchs. I’m trying to get them the resources they need to do that
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:
October 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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:
It can’t just be on us to make time every week to unsubscribe from whatever billionaire is behaving badly. Our elected officials NEED to step up to the plate to break up the billionaire conglomerates that made this censorship possible.
September 27, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It can’t just be on us to make time every week to unsubscribe from whatever billionaire is behaving badly. Our elected officials NEED to step up to the plate to break up the billionaire conglomerates that made this censorship possible.
They promised cheap rent
They gave us culture war
They gave us culture war
September 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
They promised cheap rent
They gave us culture war
They gave us culture war
Media mergers 🤝 censorship
September 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Media mergers 🤝 censorship
5/ But David and Towards Justice didn’t stop there. They also worked with Rep. @javiermabrey.bsky.social to pass a law, House Bill 1380, forcing Colorado hospitals to always identify themselves by name when they sue their patients for medical debts.
September 18, 2025 at 3:41 AM
5/ But David and Towards Justice didn’t stop there. They also worked with Rep. @javiermabrey.bsky.social to pass a law, House Bill 1380, forcing Colorado hospitals to always identify themselves by name when they sue their patients for medical debts.
4/ That investigation followed Cathy’s decision to walk into the offices of a small Denver non-profit law firm run by this man, @daveyseligman.bsky.social.
They sued the hospital, UCHealth, to stop it from hiding its predatory debt collection practices from plain sight…
They sued the hospital, UCHealth, to stop it from hiding its predatory debt collection practices from plain sight…
September 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
4/ That investigation followed Cathy’s decision to walk into the offices of a small Denver non-profit law firm run by this man, @daveyseligman.bsky.social.
They sued the hospital, UCHealth, to stop it from hiding its predatory debt collection practices from plain sight…
They sued the hospital, UCHealth, to stop it from hiding its predatory debt collection practices from plain sight…
3/ What’s going on here? Some billing errors?
No. An investigation by 9NEWS Denver and the @ColoradoSun.com showed that this was a systematic effort by a “charity” Colorado hospital to sue 3,000 patients per year by using a third party debt collector — while avoiding “bad optics”
No. An investigation by 9NEWS Denver and the @ColoradoSun.com showed that this was a systematic effort by a “charity” Colorado hospital to sue 3,000 patients per year by using a third party debt collector — while avoiding “bad optics”
September 18, 2025 at 3:35 AM
3/ What’s going on here? Some billing errors?
No. An investigation by 9NEWS Denver and the @ColoradoSun.com showed that this was a systematic effort by a “charity” Colorado hospital to sue 3,000 patients per year by using a third party debt collector — while avoiding “bad optics”
No. An investigation by 9NEWS Denver and the @ColoradoSun.com showed that this was a systematic effort by a “charity” Colorado hospital to sue 3,000 patients per year by using a third party debt collector — while avoiding “bad optics”
2/ Cathy Woods-Sullivan’s husband died. They faced $800K in health bills.
She later went to the ER for a panic attack. The hospital said the bills were covered.
Then, she was sued by a company she’d never heard of for $1,634.
She pawned her husband’s engagement ring to pay it
She later went to the ER for a panic attack. The hospital said the bills were covered.
Then, she was sued by a company she’d never heard of for $1,634.
She pawned her husband’s engagement ring to pay it
September 18, 2025 at 3:32 AM
2/ Cathy Woods-Sullivan’s husband died. They faced $800K in health bills.
She later went to the ER for a panic attack. The hospital said the bills were covered.
Then, she was sued by a company she’d never heard of for $1,634.
She pawned her husband’s engagement ring to pay it
She later went to the ER for a panic attack. The hospital said the bills were covered.
Then, she was sued by a company she’d never heard of for $1,634.
She pawned her husband’s engagement ring to pay it
1/ Lorena Sanchez was in an accident. With no insurance, she told the paramedics she didn’t want to go to a hospital.
They insisted; a CT scan showed no broken bones.
The bill? $24,528
The hospital said she could pay $6K. Then she was sued by ANOTHER company
…for $24,528
They insisted; a CT scan showed no broken bones.
The bill? $24,528
The hospital said she could pay $6K. Then she was sued by ANOTHER company
…for $24,528
September 18, 2025 at 3:30 AM
1/ Lorena Sanchez was in an accident. With no insurance, she told the paramedics she didn’t want to go to a hospital.
They insisted; a CT scan showed no broken bones.
The bill? $24,528
The hospital said she could pay $6K. Then she was sued by ANOTHER company
…for $24,528
They insisted; a CT scan showed no broken bones.
The bill? $24,528
The hospital said she could pay $6K. Then she was sued by ANOTHER company
…for $24,528
6/ Together with his colleague Rachel Dempsey, David, his team at Towards Justice, and the team at Protect Borrowers became an anti-TRAP squad, *naming* them “TRAPs” and suing company after company, ultimately freeing *millions* of employees from these clauses.
September 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
6/ Together with his colleague Rachel Dempsey, David, his team at Towards Justice, and the team at Protect Borrowers became an anti-TRAP squad, *naming* them “TRAPs” and suing company after company, ultimately freeing *millions* of employees from these clauses.
5/ So who cracked the lid on TRAPs? Who started suing the companies who used them on their unsuspecting employees?
Was it us at the FTC? Was it a state AG? Another high profile law enforcer?
No. It was a small non-profit run by a public interest lawyer named David Seligman.
Was it us at the FTC? Was it a state AG? Another high profile law enforcer?
No. It was a small non-profit run by a public interest lawyer named David Seligman.
September 17, 2025 at 1:19 AM
5/ So who cracked the lid on TRAPs? Who started suing the companies who used them on their unsuspecting employees?
Was it us at the FTC? Was it a state AG? Another high profile law enforcer?
No. It was a small non-profit run by a public interest lawyer named David Seligman.
Was it us at the FTC? Was it a state AG? Another high profile law enforcer?
No. It was a small non-profit run by a public interest lawyer named David Seligman.
4/“I wasn’t really living paycheck to paycheck. I was scraping enough money to get gas, and maybe lunch if I was going to get lunch that day.”
So she left. Then, one day as she was checking her credit report - she saw a collection for $5500 — PetSmart wanted to charge her for the training.
So she left. Then, one day as she was checking her credit report - she saw a collection for $5500 — PetSmart wanted to charge her for the training.
September 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
4/“I wasn’t really living paycheck to paycheck. I was scraping enough money to get gas, and maybe lunch if I was going to get lunch that day.”
So she left. Then, one day as she was checking her credit report - she saw a collection for $5500 — PetSmart wanted to charge her for the training.
So she left. Then, one day as she was checking her credit report - she saw a collection for $5500 — PetSmart wanted to charge her for the training.
2/ BreAnn Scally wanted to help rescue animals. She thought PetSmart’s “free” grooming training would help her do that.
September 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
2/ BreAnn Scally wanted to help rescue animals. She thought PetSmart’s “free” grooming training would help her do that.
1/ Kate Fredericks wanted to be a pilot. She worked at a restaurant and sold a house for $80K in licenses. When COVID stopped travel, she found work with one airline.
She signed in a rush. They wanted more training: $12.50/hr, grueling schedule.
She left. Then they billed her $20K for the training
She signed in a rush. They wanted more training: $12.50/hr, grueling schedule.
She left. Then they billed her $20K for the training
September 17, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/ Kate Fredericks wanted to be a pilot. She worked at a restaurant and sold a house for $80K in licenses. When COVID stopped travel, she found work with one airline.
She signed in a rush. They wanted more training: $12.50/hr, grueling schedule.
She left. Then they billed her $20K for the training
She signed in a rush. They wanted more training: $12.50/hr, grueling schedule.
She left. Then they billed her $20K for the training
8/ Why am I telling you this?
Because I was a law enforcer like AG Ferguson, and learned that systemic changes DON’T start with people wjth titles.
They start, much more often, with working people who have had enough - and little-known public interest lawyers like David Seligman.
Because I was a law enforcer like AG Ferguson, and learned that systemic changes DON’T start with people wjth titles.
They start, much more often, with working people who have had enough - and little-known public interest lawyers like David Seligman.
September 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
8/ Why am I telling you this?
Because I was a law enforcer like AG Ferguson, and learned that systemic changes DON’T start with people wjth titles.
They start, much more often, with working people who have had enough - and little-known public interest lawyers like David Seligman.
Because I was a law enforcer like AG Ferguson, and learned that systemic changes DON’T start with people wjth titles.
They start, much more often, with working people who have had enough - and little-known public interest lawyers like David Seligman.
7/ Then he started SUING them, starting with Jersey Mike’s. And he kept on pressing and suing. And by the end, he got 237 chains, with 200,000 locations, and millions of employees, to drop the clauses
September 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
7/ Then he started SUING them, starting with Jersey Mike’s. And he kept on pressing and suing. And by the end, he got 237 chains, with 200,000 locations, and millions of employees, to drop the clauses
6/ *That* got the attention of then Washington AG Bob Ferguson, who started pressing the companies to drop them
September 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
6/ *That* got the attention of then Washington AG Bob Ferguson, who started pressing the companies to drop them
5/ The suit didn’t get much attention at first. But then @rachelabramsnyt.bsky.social wrote up the story for the Times. They called around and found that these clauses weren’t rare, they were *everywhere* - especially in fast food
September 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
5/ The suit didn’t get much attention at first. But then @rachelabramsnyt.bsky.social wrote up the story for the Times. They called around and found that these clauses weren’t rare, they were *everywhere* - especially in fast food
4/ For years these clauses blocked people like Maggie and Lupe from going to another franchise who would treat them better.
Then the CEO of CKE, Andrew Puzder, was nominated to be secretary of labor, a nonprofit led by @daveyseligman.bsky.social started investigating, found the clauses, and sued.
Then the CEO of CKE, Andrew Puzder, was nominated to be secretary of labor, a nonprofit led by @daveyseligman.bsky.social started investigating, found the clauses, and sued.
September 15, 2025 at 6:19 PM
4/ For years these clauses blocked people like Maggie and Lupe from going to another franchise who would treat them better.
Then the CEO of CKE, Andrew Puzder, was nominated to be secretary of labor, a nonprofit led by @daveyseligman.bsky.social started investigating, found the clauses, and sued.
Then the CEO of CKE, Andrew Puzder, was nominated to be secretary of labor, a nonprofit led by @daveyseligman.bsky.social started investigating, found the clauses, and sued.