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How One Mega Merger Could Raise Prices On Everything
YouTube video by More Perfect Union How One Mega Merger Could Raise Prices On Everything

Fifty years ago, there were 71 major US railroad companies. Now just 4 rail corporation control 90% of the market โ€” and two of them are on the verge of merging. Combined, they would have the power to dictate the price of shipping almost anything in America.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNOS...

09.11.2025 02:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Nation story on publicly financed campaigns

The Nation story on publicly financed campaigns

The answer to corruption is publicly financed campaigns.

This should be the biggest takeaway from NYโ€™s mayoral race.

Thanks to public financing, corrupt oligarchs are about to lose the mayoral race.

Our piece for @thenation.com based on our new book MASTER PLAN โ€” pass it on: LeverNews.com/book

26.10.2025 15:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1066    ๐Ÿ” 274    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

I love it

10.09.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine How a single consulting firm extracted $282 million from a network of spam PACs while delivering just $11 million to actual campaigns.

The Mothership Vortex: An Investigation Into the Firm at the Heart of the Democratic Spam Machine
data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-mother...

10.09.2025 18:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Home Sweet Modular Home A housing revolution comes together, pharma price gougers take another loss, a public scourge gets exposed, and homeowners score cash for clean energy.

You love to see it! A construction revolution could ease the affordable housing crisis, an embattled law keeps winning in court, regulators catch up to a public health crisis, and a solar pioneer fights to save its sun-loving policies.
www.levernews.com/you-love-to-...

23.08.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm going to write about my life unfortunately. Since the Omicron variant swept through the United States in 2021, I've been wearing a high-quality and well-fitting KN95 respirator anytime I leave the house.

"People who take airborne disease precautions are widely dubbed Covid Cautious. Or an evermasker, the little plague mouse surviving on the wayside. We value our lives and the lives of others. We are scientists and believe in science. The anti-anti-vaxxers." #covid #cc

06.08.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
We Will Get Through This.
YouTube video by Bernie Sanders We Will Get Through This.

youtu.be/CUcvjxNCYLQ?...

14.06.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: US veterans agency orders scientists not to publish in journals without clearance Move that seeks political control of doctorsโ€™ and scientistsโ€™ published research fits a pattern of censorship by the Trump administration, veterans advocates say

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

05.06.2025 16:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Which states could lose the most from Medicaid cuts floated by the GOP?

South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, and Tennessee โ€“ all Trump states.

Republicans seem perfectly happy throwing their own constituents under the bus to dole out tax cuts for the wealthy & corporations.

09.05.2025 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1318    ๐Ÿ” 339    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 84    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24
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This is a letter I just sent all of The Lever's subscribers. I hope you'll read it - and pass it on by sharing on your own feed.

Friends:

Five years ago, I did something crazy. With zero funding or publicity, I started an investigative news outlet.

10.05.2025 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 123    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Wake up

09.05.2025 10:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10179    ๐Ÿ” 2667    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 115    ๐Ÿ“Œ 54
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Xbox price increase is wildโ€ฆ just saw this commercial on TV last night

09.05.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 707    ๐Ÿ” 170    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
Report: 73% Of Americaโ€™s Food Waste Traced To Really Messy Toddler

Report: 73% Of Americaโ€™s Food Waste Traced To Really Messy Toddler

Report: 73% Of Americaโ€™s Food Waste Traced To Really Messy Toddler
theonion.com/report-...

09.05.2025 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1979    ๐Ÿ” 114    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 29    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
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a man in a tie is screaming with the words omg love u ALT: a man in a tie is screaming with the words omg love u

We have been playing the same scenarios for yeeeearsโ€ฆ I canโ€™t begin to express the amount joy our group is going to flip out over knowing more is on the way

10.05.2025 02:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I canโ€™t believe so many years laterโ€ฆ we have a new scenario

10.05.2025 01:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@graceholdinghaus.bsky.social omgโ€ฆ. I thought I was hallucinating seeing the steam up date for new DLC for my beloved Mansions of Madness! Thought the game was never going to receive new content. Tears of joy in these dark times. Thank you to you and your team. Please tell me more is on the way.

10.05.2025 01:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Do You Work For the Federal Government? ProPublica Wants To Hear From You. Weโ€™re doubling down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy. With your help, we can dig deeper.

Before the Trump administration took office, we revealed Russell Voughtโ€™s plan to demonize civil servants and โ€œput them in trauma.โ€ Since then, we've doubled down on our coverage of government agencies and federal policy.

If you have information you can share, here's how you can get in touch.

09.05.2025 03:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1296    ๐Ÿ” 509    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 18
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The Secret Supreme Court Lobbyists Who Want To Stay Hidden Dark money groups tied to conservative power broker Leonard Leo are trying to kill a rule forcing them to disclose whoโ€™s funding their judicial pressure campaigns.

Dark money groups tied to conservative power broker Leonard Leo are trying to kill a rule forcing them to disclose whoโ€™s funding their judicial pressure campaigns.
www.levernews.com/the-secret-s...

13.03.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Trump Administration Keeps Citing an Untrue Stat as It Targets Federal Workers A โ€œsurvey of our niche audience for our niche audienceโ€ was the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices. The number isnโ€™t true. Why do administrat...

www.propublica.org/article/fede...

24.02.2025 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Exclusive: Luigi's Manifesto Read the manifesto the media refused to publish

Exclusive: Luigi's Manifesto
www.kenklippenstein.com/p/luigis-man...

11.12.2024 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Top 10 Ways to Unrig the System | Robert Reich
YouTube video by Robert Reich Top 10 Ways to Unrig the System | Robert Reich

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zNx...

29.11.2024 03:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How UnitedHealthโ€™s Playbook for Limiting Mental Health Coverage Puts Countless Americansโ€™ Treatment at Risk United used an algorithm system to identify patients who it determined were getting too much therapy and then limited coverage. It was deemed illegal in three states, but similar practices persist due...

www.propublica.org/article/unit...

19.11.2024 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hello new Twitter! Let's hope this ages well and this will be a great thing to come!

12.02.2024 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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