Rather timely...

This didn’t age well.

When your business is concerned about the FCC's approval for your upcoming merger requests, it's inescapable that we're seeing this sort of "pay" to play. The corruption risks our rights + values.

We couldn’t agree more, @schiff.senate.gov. The corruption we’re seeing today began with Citizens United. Sen. Schiff’s legislation would take meaningful action to strengthen our democracy and restore power to the people.

As the stock trade ban conversation continues, it's great to see anti-corruption leaders, like @kim.senate.gov , going beyond just Congress in their effort to restore trust in our lawmakers.

As a state policy enthusiast super excited to dig into this and hope to see more State lawmakers pick this up and run with it 🏃‍♀️

I'm joining my friend @katieporteroc.bsky.social for a virtual briefing tonight at 6pm PT/9pm ET to talk about ending corruption in Washington and making politics work for people! 👇 Make sure to RSVP if you haven't already:

Some say the collapse of our democracy began when the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Citizens United. Now, in our political system, money speaks louder than people. Proud to introduce the Citizens Over Corporations Amendment to overturn Citizens United and make our government work for us.

What a time to be alive 🙃

These two WSJ stories tells us a lot about what is wrong in US politics and policy today - a corrupt administration enriches itself while making things more expensive for American families who are in turn more pessimistic about hard work leading to economic gains.

Trump's decision to illegally punish Colorado for its use of mail in voting is a page straight out of the authoritarian playbook. He'll do anything, including manipulating national security decisions, to serve his political vendettas.

As the Trumps move from one shameless get-rich-quick scheme to another, Republicans in Congress are too busy cashing checks from—and cutting taxes for—their billionaire donors to give a damn about hardworking families.

Its always been about how he and his family can grift/enrich themselves...

It's not a coincidence that a GOP donor effectively gave Republicans hundreds of thousands of dollars in contributions and got a $2.25M no-bid contract from ICE in return. This is textbook pay-to-play corruption.

So when the millions in lobbying don't work to convince lawmakers to ignore their constituents you start an PAC network to try to influence who gets elected and ensure they won't regulate your companies... www.wsj.com/politics/sil...

And another city council puts constituent interests ahead of big tech with a year long moratorium on data center applications in St. Charles 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 spectrumlocalnews.com/mo/st-louis/...

Hiding your private helicopter ownership while voting to take away medicare from constituents seems almost a little too on the nose...

Rep. Rob Bresnahan ran on a congressional stock trading ban, and yet he's made 626 trades since January. He also voted to take healthcare away from 17 million Americans after selling off Medicaid-related stock. For the GOP, hypocrisy, cruelty, and greed, go hand-in-hand.

all dem Tuscon city council listened to their constituents and stopped an amazon data center. Love to see local lawmakers putting the interests of those they represent ahead of big tech - despite the pressure and promises these companies make related to data center projects. tinyurl.com/6hzvbske

Trump’s economy: rigged for the rich… paid for by the rest of us. Corporate greed. Rising costs. Policies that keep us down. #MakeItMakeCents And we’ll break it down TODAY w/ @khanna.house.gov + ECU President @tiffanymuller.bsky.social at 5 PM ET!

whenever i see grok screenshots i remember how it's running on methane-gas generators in a black neighborhood in memphis www.politico.com/news/2025/05...

In addition to throwing 16 million people off their healthcare, cutting food assistance for 2 million hungry kids, and slashing taxes for billionaires, the Republican budget bill would punish states that adopt AI regulations at any point over the next decade.

They’re building a police state, since it’s the only way to implement their mass deportation plan. Everyone is at risk. It doesn’t matter who you are, what your immigration status is, or what your role is. They can target anyone, anywhere, at any time.

Not exactly ideal if you believe kids maybe also have rights of their own…

A bipartisan group of 260 (!!) state lawmakers - representing all 50 states - are opposing the preemption of state laws regulating AI - www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

A win for kids' online safety in Nebraska! The bill is expected to improve user data protection, enable parents to manage privacy and account settings, and restrict tech companies from targeting children with content that encourages excessive use. nebraska.tv/news/local/n...

New poll from Common Sense Media shows that despite the partisan push for banning states from taking action on AI, the majority of ALL voters, regardless of party, support states ability to regulate AI - www.commonsensemedia.org/press-releas...

Thanks to Senator Bosn's leadership the NE State Legislature has passed #LB504 the Nebraska AADC - if Governor Pillen signs they'll be the 3 state to pass some version of this legislation. kidscodecoalition.org/2025/05/nebr...

“While Congress has struggled to establish AI safeguards, states are leading the charge in tackling AI’s worst use cases, and it comes as no surprise that Big Tech is trying to stop that effort dead in its tracks” @sachalouise.bsky.social thehill.com/policy/techn...

Ugh. This would result in no meaningful AI regulation - since we know Congress won't be stepping in to fill the gap... www.404media.co/republicans-...

“Amazon is suffering, and will continue to suffer, irreparable harm from being subjected to an order issued by an unconstitutionally structured agency” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... 🧵

Yet another example of this admin ignoring the law while also making products more expensive and less safe for American families.

So this Admin really hates babies like the minute they're no longer in a uterus huh...

Autistic people aren’t broken. They’re not tragedies. They don’t need to be pitied, feared, or fixed. They deserve understanding, respect, and support.

Still fuming about that press conference. The way RFK Jr. talks about autism is not just scientifically wrong—it’s deeply offensive. Calling autistic kids "damaged" or implying they’ve been "lost" or "stolen" doesn’t just spread misinformation—it dehumanizes real people.

@zamaan.bsky.social perfectly captures the way social media platforms have targeted specific aspects of young peoples attention and why the antitrust suit against Meta is important for changing how Meta disregards their products impact on teens - www.techpolicy.press/why-metas-ft... 👏👏👏

So am I understanding it right? Roblox is lobbying to be exempted from state AADC bills while funding roundtables on the topic and new research is coming out about the risks the platform presents? www.axios.com/2025/04/14/a...

People can’t use contraception if they cannot get it. 47 admin “cut funding to the only Title X grantee in Mississippi—Converge, which operates 90 clinics in the state as well as some clinics in Tennessee.” And these folks have NO access to abortion. msmagazine.com/2025/04/01/t...

jessica.substack.com/p/title-x-fu... - this is devastating. Its striking is how many red states are going to be impacted... For example, 90 clinics will cease to have funding in MS tomorrow meaning folks who have been waiting for all types of repro health care will lose access.

A few days of warm temps and ✨✨

A strong motion to dismiss from @oagmaryland.bsky.social asking the court to toss out Netchoice’s lawsuit against the Maryland Kids Code. Young Marylanders deserve the protection the #MDKidsCode offers and this bill should be law. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

So the administration that's supposed to lower costs, but is only increasing them, is also cutting resources to one of the few food insecurity resources that's widely available? And critical to many - especially those who don't qualify for SNAP 🫠 www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

We're proud to see Vermont State Senators propose the Age-Appropriate Design Code again this year, and we are eager for the Vermont Senate to advance it to the House. This week, we sent a letter to Vermont State Senators calling for them to pass the AADC. @designitforus.bsky.social

This whole thread by @zamaan.bsky.social is 🎯 So many states are moving kids focused tech legislation and MD shows a way to balance the online experiences young people want and their privacy/safety in those online spaces. But this balance hasn't stopped tech from claiming censorship

Amid congressional inaction to protect young people online, states are stepping up and leading the way by passing Age-Appropriate Design Code laws that require Big Tech to design their products for us. Here's Maryland Delegate Jared Solomon crushing tech talking points🧵

Highly recommend giving today's Marketplace Tech a listen. Del. Solomon does a fantastic job explaining the Maryland Kids Code and why it's time for tech companies to think different in how they handle kids online privacy and safety. www.marketplace.org/shows/market...

Love to see state legislatures taking action to address challenges from which the federal government is stepping back. Incredible work by all the folks involved on the report inspiring this state leadership - towardsjustice.org/wp-content/u...

As someone who’s regularly trying to get lawmakers to move away from parental control models this is really exciting. Young people can have privacy rights and parents can still parent - those things aren’t mutually exclusive.

#NMIPSA shows what could be possible on data privacy in the US. Consumer protection through data minimization over corporate profits.

I would love to see something from tech thats not parental controls for a device/browser or social media literacy... like if you continue to claim you care about kids privacy and safety put your money where your mouth is. If you want to work with parents and advocates do it. #NELeg