DOJ staff conducting a years-long criminal antitrust probe of Live Nation & its CEO over early covid collusion recently advised that the dept not file charges. The investigation however remains ongoing, with a new team of prosecutors giving the case file fresh eyes. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Never gonna click on this just gonna let my imagination read me the rest of the story

my latest investigation for @consumerreports.org is based on months of reporting and 60+ lab tests of leading protein supplements we found that most protein powders and shakes have more lead in one serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day (🧵) www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein...

Let’s make this the standard for dismissing all court filings everywhere including judges opinions

by @sisco.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

New from me: The Federal Trade Commission is nearing a potential lawsuit or settlement with Ticketmaster over alleged violations of the BOTS Act, a law meant to stop widespread ticket scalping. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

With @sisco.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I cannot overemphasize how rare it is for both a) a grand jury to return no true bill and b) a reporter to get around grand jury secrecy rules to confirm it

in 2010 scientists who sequenced ozzy's DNA discovered he was literally a drug-doing super mutant and i think thats beautiful rip prince of darkness

1996, I just turned 15. ozzy did the ozz fest, at that point a one off festival w sepultura slayer danzig etc. I begged my dad to take me. He was miserable and I think he left worried for my future. It was the coolest thing I ever saw and I definitely howled at the moon RIP to a fucking legend

New from me: profiled Andrew Ferguson, President Trump's head of the Federal Trade Commission. Friends and adversaries call him a brilliant lawyer and savvy political operator. Where they differ is over the perception that he is carrying water for the White House. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Scoop: Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics chief, Joseph Tirrell. Without explanation, she removes DOJ's career ethics office director who advised the most senior political appointees (such as Todd Blanche, Kash Patel) on conflicts. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

New from me: profiled Andrew Ferguson, President Trump's head of the Federal Trade Commission. Friends and adversaries call him a brilliant lawyer and savvy political operator. Where they differ is over the perception that he is carrying water for the White House. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“wants to create a new jersey mango syndicate that sets a minimum price for the fruit” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/d...

I’ll be off (and mostly offline) until July 28. In the meantime, check out this @businessweek.bsky.social feature investigation about the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities - Trump just scrapped Biden’s proposal to end it www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

And its a wrap on the DOJ's Google search antitrust case, as closing arguments end. Next stop likely August with a ruling that could force the company to sell Chrome, license critical data, and bar $20b + in annual payments to Apple w @davey.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

scoop w @lucasshaw.bsky.social DOJ has been investigating possible bid rigging between entertainment companies Oak View and Legends over the development of the Moody Center, a major arena in Austin. No charges yet www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Chicago by a mile

New: The DOJ is probing Google's deal with chat bot company Character.AI. The government is examining whether the transaction, in which Google hired some of the company's key employees and got a technology license, was structured to avoid a formal merger review. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...?

omfg they just boarded like 100 kids going home from dc after a school trip ahead of everyone on this flight paused the boarding bc of weather and now they're making them all get off the plane five minutes later

Scoop from me and @lucasshaw.bsky.social: The DOJ has been conducting a criminal antitrust investigation of Live Nation and AEG into whether the companies colluded early in the pandemic over refund policies and negotiations with artists for cancelled shows. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Scoop from me and @lucasshaw.bsky.social: The DOJ has been conducting a criminal antitrust investigation of Live Nation and AEG into whether the companies colluded early in the pandemic over refund policies and negotiations with artists for cancelled shows. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

By @sisco.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

How am I supposed to work when I see this just a few feet away

holy smokes apparently a may 5 filing is not fast enough, so Judge Brinkema is ordering Google and DOJ to come to a May 2 hearing to tell her in person what remedies they want in the ad tech case

From yesterday: DOJ and Google agree (!) on remedy schedule for ad tech. Proposals by May 5, hearing Sep 22 This is to decide whether a break up of Google's ad tech business is warranted after a judge ruled Google illegally monopolized part of the market. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Developing story: A state judge in Wisconsin was arrested Friday by federal agents after an investigation into whether she obstructed an immigration arrest. Her first federal court appearance as a defendant is happening now. buff.ly/XyLAdI3

Scoop w Kate O'Keeffe. DOJ opened a criminal antitrust probe ofUS wifi router supplier, China-linked TP-Link systems. DOJ examining if TPlink undercut competitors to drive them out of the market, harming natsec in the process. Commerce Dep also has a natsec probe www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Two tech giants — Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc. — were stung hard in antitrust trials in different rooms of the same federal courthouse this week -- a reflection of rare bipartisan enthusiasm. From my colleagues @sisco.bsky.social @austincarr.bsky.social and Riley Griffin

Day two of the FTC v Meta trial, w/ @kurtwagner.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Seems like a lot of secret info about my bunker that I want to stay secret www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Over under on whether there’s a narc hiding in here

Joining us April 11 at #StiglerAntitrust25: Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General in DOJ Antitrust Division Roger Alford and @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's Doha Mekki in conversation with @sisco.bsky.social. Don’t miss it! Register now for the livestream at chicagobooth.edu/StiglerAntitrust25.

Qualcomm ramps up its legal fight with Arm, filing antitrust complaints on three continents, with the EU, FTC and in South Korea. Qualcomm is accusing its longtime business partner of restricting access to critical technology as it tries to compete more directly. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Bloomberg is hiring a beat reporter covering consumer food brands. It’s a very cool beat, as far as business news goes, and our health insurance is extremely good: bloomberg.avature.net/careers/JobD...

Excellent read on what’s at stake for Google as revamps it search business in the age of AI and why it’s fighting off major changes proposed by the the DOJ. From @julialove.bsky.social and @davey.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Log lady

Trump fires both Democrat FTC COmmissioners www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

We’ve had this doofus for a whole month

Friday open.spotify.com/album/6TXXYx...

From @leahnylen.bsky.social. Omeed Assefi, DOJ antitrust head at the start of the Trump admin spoke w Bloomberg once nominee Gail Slater took over, discussing concerns of "corporate capture from the antitrust defense bar." They feel "entitled to outcomes.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Judge Arun Subramaian said in court earlier today he denied Live Nation/Ticketmaster's motion to dismiss the DOJ's antitrust case and an order will follow shortly www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Update: FTC lawyer reverses position, says "I was wrong," there are in fact no resource constraints and they can be ready for trial whenever. Wild stuff. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Consequences DOGE cuts are hitting the FTC. The agency says it needs to delay a trial over Amazon's prime subscription practices because of "severe" resource constraints. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...