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The Hollowness of Growth as an Objective - The Sling While degrowth as a framework has been around for a while, its extremely limited presence in the zeitgeist is a relatively recent phenomenon. Modern progressives are not anti-growth; they simply recog...

No, progressives aren't pushing degrowth.

Read our @dylangyauchl.bsky.social's latest in @theslingutah.bsky.social!

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The Trump Administration is Deregulating our Airspace. Who Asked for This? Drone and eVTOL companies have spent big money lobbying with Trump-adjacent firms.

While the FAA is, by its own admission, overworked, understaffed, and working with outdated technology, its also opening the door for drones and uncertified eVTOLs to flood our airspaces.

Who asked for this? From our @kjboyle.bsky.social

Trump's Polluter Playground: Fossil Fuel Insiders & Ideologues Prop Up Dirty Energy & Derail Clean Power - Public Citizen American democracy is in jeopardy, from the disastrous Citizens United ruling that flooded our politics with corporate cash to the immoral assault on voting rights. We work every day to defend against these threats and advance bold reforms.

Report link: www.citizen.org/article/trum...

What interests, the question must be asked, are they poised to serve?

In a new report out today our @toni-v-aguilar.bsky.social and @publiccitizen.bsky.social's @alanzibel.bsky.social
uncovered 100+ people with ties to polluting industries who are occupying high level offices throughout the Trump administration.

BREAKING: The Trump admin has installed 100+ fossil fuel insiders and corporate lobbyists to roles across federal agencies.

These staffers are enacting a dirty energy agenda and destroying our public lands.

Our new report with Revolving Door Project breaks it all down ⬇️

Railroad Barons Launch an Astroturf Campaign For Their Mega-Merger Those supporting a new railroad monopoly include paid-off politicians, business partners, and… an anti-monopoly group?

Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern, two of the nation's largest rail companies, are trying to merge. Unions and impacted industry groups oppose the deal. That hasn't stopped the rail behemoths from trying to astroturf the appearance of public support.

A guest post from Brett Heinz:

Musk's xAI Is Showing Us Exactly Why We Need Public Interest Lawsuits | Common Dreams When powerful corporations are able to completely circumvent basic democratic accountability, public interest lawsuits are a final backstop to protect the community’s well-being.

Public-interest lawsuits are a critical mechanism to defend communities from exploitation. This summer, Memphis showed us why attacks on them from the abundance movement, Trump, and SCOTUS are so dangerous.

Our @dylangyauchl.bsky.social for @commondreams.org

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“Another Mere Facsimile of Justice” | Revolving Door Project An oil spill in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana in 2010. This photo by the U.S. Coast Guard is in the public domain. Next week, the Supreme Court will be back in session and ready to deal new blows to…

Will Chevron USA Inc. v. Plaquemines Paris be the Supreme Court's latest pro-Big Oil ruling?

Here's what you need to know.

Don’t Listen to Ezra Klein- Annul the BigTech & Democrats Marriage | Revolving Door Project While supporters of abundance tend to center it on discussions of housing, the Klein-Thompson brand of abundance has always included a healthy dose of techno-optimism.

Abundance loves Big Tech — don't just take our word for it.

Free Speech Defenders Demand FCC Chair Carr 'Resign Immediately' | Common Dreams A coalition of free speech supporters called for Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr's resignation over his role in late-night host Jimmy Kimmel's suspension.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr has abused his power to attack free speech Trump doesn't like.

We're calling on him to resign.

Map: Trump Has Often Delayed or Denied Disaster Aid | Revolving Door Project The Trump administration so far has refused to allocate federal disaster aid in a timely manner. Check out our interactive map for more details on the White House's careless approach to major…

Nebraskans have been waiting more than 70 days for Trump to authorize federal assistance to help communities rebuild from a summer storm.

Ted Cruz Attempts to Exempt Big Tech From the Law The Texas senator has introduced a bill allowing any AI company a streamlined path around regulations.

Ted Cruz's new SANDBOX Act would allow the Trump administration to exempt AI companies from nearly any federal regulation.

Corruption Calendar Weeks 36-37: Put an End to the Vought Show | Revolving Door Project Russell Vought has systematically orchestrated a shutdown of critical government services as budget chief. It’s time to end that.

Russ Vought is using the shutdown to fulfill the DOGE dream.

Democrats should draw the public's attention to the victims of Vought's chainsaw.

Corruption Calendar Weeks 36-37: Put an End to the Vought Show | Revolving Door Project Russell Vought has systematically orchestrated a shutdown of critical government services as budget chief. It’s time to end that.

Catch up on this story and other tales from Trump's swamp in our latest Corruption Calendar newsletter

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NEW: Russell Vought aims to use the official government shutdown as pretext to continue his unlawful withholding of federal funds.

But the budget chief's actions in the past few months amount to a stealthy shutdown of the federal government. It's time to put an end to that.

Don’t Listen to Ezra Klein- Annul the BigTech & Democrats Marriage | Revolving Door Project While supporters of abundance tend to center it on discussions of housing, the Klein-Thompson brand of abundance has always included a healthy dose of techno-optimism.

New blog: "while supporters of abundance tend to center it on discussions of housing, the Klein-Thompson brand of abundance has always included a healthy dose of techno-optimism."

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“Another Mere Facsimile of Justice” Looking backwards and forwards at the Supreme Court’s tilting of the scales towards corporate polluters.

"[C]orporate polluters thinks that they should play by different rules. Unfortunately, the high court’s majority seems to agree."

@revolvingdoordc.bsky.social on how the MAGA #SCOTUS under John Roberts keeps "tilting" the "scales towards corporate polluters."

“Another Mere Facsimile of Justice” Looking backwards and forwards at the Supreme Court’s tilting of the scales towards corporate polluters.

This week's newsletter is all about SCOTUS:

Looking back and looking forward, we parse through the corporate polluters asking yet more favors of the Supreme Court & what gifts they were already given mere months ago.

More at: revolvingdoorproject.substack.com/p/another-me...

Timeline: Trump's Attacks on Disaster Preparedness and Response | Revolving Door Project The Trump administration has been criminally negligent when it comes to disaster mitigation and response. Check out our interactive timelines documenting the White House's pre-disaster recklessness an...

One of today's most crucial tasks is to connect the dots between the Trump regime's inhumane policy choices and the ensuing rise in mortality and infrastructure destruction.

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Great WSJ reporting on the life-threatening effects of the Trump regime's evisceration of FEMA.

Noteworthy: As tornado-ravaged St. Louis awaits federal recovery funds, Kristi Noem fast-tracked aid to a Florida tourist spot at the behest of a major donor. www.propublica.org/article/kris...

Boeing says it is donating $1 million to Trump presidential inaugural fund Boeing is donating $1 million to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, a spokesperson for the U.S. planemaker said on Thursday.

In January, Boeing donated $1 million to Trump's inauguration fund. Now, Boeing will be able ramp up production with less independent oversight.

It seems that investment has paid off.

Last year, an FAA-commissioned Expert Panel found "a lack of awareness of safety-related metrics at all levels of the organization" and said Boeing's self-certification "allows opportunities for retaliation."

FAA Halts Boeing MAX Production Expansion to Improve Quality Control, Also Lays Out Extensive Inspection and Maintenance Process to Allow Boeing 737-9 MAX Aircraft to Return to Service Wednesday, January 24, 2024 WASHINGTON – The Jan. 5 Boeing 737-9 MAX incident must never happen again. Accordingly, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is announcing additional actions to ensure every aircraft is safe. The FAA today informed Boeing it will not grant any production expansion of the MAX, including the 737-9 MAX. This action comes on top of the FAA’s investigation and ramped up oversight of Boeing and its suppliers. The FAA today also approved a thorough inspection and maintenance process that must be performed on each of the grounded 171 Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft. Upon successful completion, the aircraft will be eligible to return to service.

FAA ACTIONS TO HOLD BOEING ACCOUNTABLE TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF SAFETY: After grounding the Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft in early January, the FAA has laid out a series of actions to increase oversight of Boeing’s production lines. “The quality assurance issues we have seen are unacceptable,” said Whitaker. “That is why we will have more boots on the ground closely scrutinizing and monitoring production and manufacturing activities.” Increased oversight activities include: Capping expanded production of new Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to ensure accountability and full compliance with required quality control procedures. Launching an investigation scrutinizing Boeing’s compliance with manufacturing requirements. The FAA will use the full extent of its enforcement authority to ensure the company is held accountable for any non-compliance. Aggressively expanding oversight of new aircraft with increased floor presence at all Boeing facilities. Closely monitoring data to identify risk Launching an analysis of potential safety-focused reforms around quality control and delegation.

WSJ also reports that production caps on 737 MAX jets will be raised from 38 to 42 per month. Last year, the FAA refused to raise the cap after a fuselage panel flew off an Alaskan Airlines plane mid-flight.

“The quality assurance issues we have seen are unacceptable,” said then-FAA Adm. Whitaker.

Exclusive | Boeing Clears Key Hurdle From 737 MAX Crashes The aerospace giant is regaining some authority from regulators to perform final safety checks on jets.

🚨 "Boeing is regaining authority from the Federal Aviation Administration to perform final safety checks on its 737 MAX."

Rather than increase agency capacity to conduct independent inspections and improve aviation safety, Trump's FAA will allow Boeing to certify the safety of its own planes.

Democrats Look for a New Villain: The Groups or the Billionaires The latest divide among the liberals bucking to define the party’s next big campaign: Should they take on the oligarchs, or take their money?

“They are happy to jettison environmental groups, public sector unions, other groups as well."

Our @henryburke.bsky.social tells @newrepublic.com about the Abundance movement's vision for the Democratic Party.

Who is Behind the Growing Abundance Movement? | Revolving Door Project Who is behind the fast-growing abundance movement? Who are the billionaires and media figures helping it gain popularity?

Who are the Big Money backers of the so-called "Abundance movement"?

Read our new report to find out.

CNN Allows Sinema Skate Through Recent Tapper Segment | Revolving Door Project CNN and Jake Tapper invited former Senator Kyrsten Sinema on to discuss crypto and AI. He failed to disclose her conflicts of interest

When Kyrsten Sinema stopped by CNN this month to discuss AI and crypto regulation, Jake Tapper failed to mention her new employer Hogan Lovells — a law firm that lobbies for Big Crypto and AI.

Weeks 34-35: Free Speech For Sale | Revolving Door Project Oligarchs Auction Off Our First Amendment Rights To Our Aspiring King This newsletter was originally published on our Substack. Welcome to Revolving Door Project’s Corruption Calendar, where we…

Jimmy Kimmel may be back, but Trump and his oligarchs are still seizing control of legacy and new media.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) In The Trump Era   | Revolving Door Project The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is the largest public provider of power in the United States. It powers over 10 million people in Tennessee as well as Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi,…

The Tennessee Valley Authority has spent recent years prioritizing dirty energy interests over the public.

This situation is likely to get worse under Trump, who wants to stack the TVA board with a slate of corporate-friendly nominees.