that's right Elizabeth Warren! thank you for all your work on this.

And for folks interested in learning more & tracking the DOJ lawsuit that takes on Apple for exactly this, check out usvapple.org

It’s time to break up Apple’s smartphone monopoly.

Also, c’mon, let’s stop leaving green text people out of the group chats. It’s just not right.

Almost as if @google says one thing and does another! mediamatters.org/prageru/google…

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Big tech is spending more money lobbying at the state capitol, a sign of concern over proposed privacy legislation like the Kids Code bill minnesotareformer.com/2024/04/16/tec…

Tech companies @meta Amazon @apple @google have nearly doubled their lobbying spending in MN btw when the #MNKidsCode was introduced & today. It’s part of how they use their bottomless cash to influence lawmakers & spread lies about the bill. READ ➡️➡️➡️ minnesotareformer.com/2024/04/16/tec…

Minnesota moms’ powerful call for lawmakers to pass the #MNKidsCode :

'Our children's lives are worth more than any company's bottom line.'
duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/column…

Not sure if it's a mystery for everyone, but in my case it happened when @houseGOP decided to pay for tax breaks for the rich by screwing homeowners in Blue states and capping how much we could deduct in state income and property taxes.

'Organizations funded by the technology industry have spent almost $120 million on political ads since the beginning of 2021, according to AdImpact, outpacing the pharmaceutical industry for the first time.'

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A recent Issue One report found that top social media companies combined to spend a staggering $30m on lobbying in 2023.

They will do whatever it takes to avoid protecting kids online. Enough is enough. issueone.org/articles/socia…

it's you Live Nation, hi, you're the problem it's you wsj.com/business/media… via The Wall Street Journal

SCOOP: Big Tech front groups like NetChoice are working overtime to block #KidsCode bills across the country–and they have no problem dishing out the 💰to do it.
theguardian.com/technology/202…

Last night Mayor Muriel Bowser, in response to a question I asked her at ANC4C’s meeting, stated that she and DC Public Library don’t support a new public library on Kennedy Street NW, even though *DCPL itself identified Brightwood Park as needing a new library*. Just shameful.

Join me and other Ward 4 residents in testifying at DC Public Library’s FY25 budget oversight hearing at 9am on Wednesday, April 24 to speak against the elimination of funds for a new public library on Kennedy St. NW! You can register to testify here: lims.dccouncil.gov/Hearings/heari…

intellectual consistency is sadly not Adam's forte.

If you want straw man arguments to do big tech's bidding, though, he's your guy!!!