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Greystar was using rent-setting algorithms from software company RealPage, the subject of a 2022 ProPublica investigation that showed the firm was helping landlords decide prices in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior. By @heathervogell.bsky.social

propublica.orgAmerica’s Largest Landlord Makes Deal With DOJ to Settle Price-Fixing Claims in RealPage CaseGreystar, which manages nearly 950,000 apartments, has agreed to stop using “anti-competitive” algorithms to suggest rents. ProPublica previously showed how such software lets landlords set rents in a...

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I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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NEW: Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) took the floor today to recount Trump’s first 100 days, saying the time has been marked by corruption. He warned that if the President’s abuse of power continues, our democracy may not survive.

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“Democracy got us into this mess, and democracy is going to have to get us out.” Former Acting Attorney General Peter Keisler says the public must encourage politicians to follow norms and principles—even when they’re not mandated to do so by the law. Watch and subscribe to “The David Frum Show”:

bit.lyThe Crises of Due ProcessThe David Frum Show speaks with former Acting Attorney General Peter Keisler about existential threats to the rule of law.

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Pete Hegseth is a f*cking liar. This is so clearly classified info he recklessly leaked that could’ve gotten our pilots killed. He needs to resign in disgrace immediately.

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Okay Democrats. This is what you've been waiting for. Here's a battle that you can fight. If I'm not still hearing about this Signal group chat idiocy in 3 months, then you really are all beyond hope. DO NOT LET THIS GO! THIS IS A BIG DEAL. It's almost like we knew these people were unqualified. 🙄

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Top White House officials used disappearing messages on Signal for top-secret national security discussions—violating federal law & risking our security. Even worse? A participant was in Moscow. Congress must investigate. This betrayal cannot stand . adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/the-signal...

adamkinzinger.substack.comThe Signal Betrayal: A National Security Breach That Demands AccountabilityMy comments on Laura Coats Live

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The job of Democrats is so clear right now: It's to do everything possible in the next 48 hours to keep the Atlantic story front-burner and make people understand the issues and the stakes. It couldn't be a simpler test of who gets it and who doesn't.

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Trump’s Commerce Secretary just said seniors shouldn’t “call and complain” if they stop getting their Social Security checks: “A fraudster always makes the loudest noise screaming and complaining.”

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As always, not a lawyer, but one thing that leaps out at me about how things are going down in the courts right now is that the US court system is not designed to be responsive to a crisis like this one. A crisis like this one is not what it's FOR.

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Like the Epstein files, Trump releases the exact same JFK files Biden released in 2023. The fucking grift and con against the American people never ends. This was all just a diversion from the insidious shit the serial lying psychopath is actually doing, which is the ongoing Nazification of America.

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"The Kremlin and other autocracies have long ached to see Voice of America and Radio Liberty destroyed, but even in their most fevered dreams, they could never have imagined that the Americans would do the dirty work themselves," writes @radiofreetom.bsky.social: theatln.tc/0N1YAksF

theatln.tcThey’re Cheering for Trump in Moscow—AgainRussia, among other autocratic states, is surely thrilled by the president’s decision to close Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Martí, and Radio Free Asia.

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5pm ET, hearing on Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act and the defiance of court order. The public can listen by telephone. Let the number of callers show we are paying attention.

Adam Klasfeld@klasfeldreports.com

It's open both in person and through a telephone audio line: "The hearing will proceed by videoconference for the parties and by telephone for members of the public. Toll free number: 833-990-9400. Meeting ID: 049550816."

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If you supported a 10 year old American child with brain cancer, on her way to medical treatment, being deported because her parents are undocumented (but have no criminal records), then you’re a horrific person and I’m not sure how you sleep at night.

cnn.comParents deported to Mexico while seeking brain cancer treatment for young American daughter | CNNThe undocumented parents of a 10-year-old US citizen whose family was removed to Mexico say they are desperately seeking a way for either of them to return to the US with the girl so she can continue ...

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Every person on Bluesky should know: * Every post on Bluesky is PUBLIC forever * Every post on Bluesky is archived by ICE, NSA, and many other agencies * Even if you delete a post, it’s already been captured * Judges don’t care if you were “kidding” or being ironic www.404media.co/the-200-site...

404media.coThe 200+ Sites an ICE Surveillance Contractor is Monitoring404 Media has obtained the list of sites and services that ICE contractor ShadowDragon pulls data from. ShadowDragon sources data from all over the web and lets government analysts easily search it an...
Jeff Sharlet@jeffsharlet.bsky.social

Anecdotal, but I'm definitely noticing an uptick in advocacy for violence here. About which I'll say only this: Promoting violence on social media is the work of trolls and fools, those eager to bait others into implicating themselves in the age of surveillance or fools rushing to the gulag.

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Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House. We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication. They own what happens next.

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Call to action: Veterans March in DC on March 14. If you know a vet or active service member talk to them about the danger of the Trump regime and encourage them to participate. “We dont take an oath to a king.” -Gen Mark Milley #3E #EndAutogenocide #EndOligarchy #EndImpunity

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"We now have federal agents going door to door to illegally arrest people who have taken positions the administration dislikes. If that isn’t fascism, then I don’t know what else to call it." Today's Triad from @jvl.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/a-tale-of-...

thebulwark.comA Tale of Two BigotsThe stories of Marko Elez, Mahmoud Khalil, and the Camp Auschwitz guy show what the right means when it talks about “free speech.”

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Pete Hegseth just reportedly ordered the US military’s Cyber Command to “stand down” from all planning against Russia. Analysts have been ordered not to follow or report on Russian threats. One inside source said, “Putin is on the inside now.”

theguardian.comTrump administration retreats in fight against Russian cyber threatsRecent incidents indicate US is no longer characterizing Russia as a cybersecurity threat, marking a radical departure: ‘Putin is on the inside now’

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Measles outbreaks are back. Grocery and gas prices are up. Bird flu is spreading. All our allies hate us. Air travel is getting unsafe. The stock market is tanking. The government is about to shut down. And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.