IT News<p>Blackstone Considers Small Investment in TikTok - The private equity giant is considering investing as the video app works to follow a law ... - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/business/media/blackstone-tiktok-bytedance.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/28/busines</span><span class="invisible">s/media/blackstone-tiktok-bytedance.html</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mergersacquisitionsanddivestitures</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unitedstatespoliticsandgovernment</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beijingbytedancetechnologycoltd</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/blackstonegroupthe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blackstonegroupthe</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/schwarzmanstephena" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>schwarzmanstephena</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a>(bytedance) <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/lawandlegislation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lawandlegislation</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/privateequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privateequity</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/trumpdonaldj" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpdonaldj</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/socialmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialmedia</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a></p>
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The Media & Democracy Project<p>Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink <br>won Best Documentary at the United Nations Association Film Festival<br><a href="https://economichardship.org/2023/10/stripped-for-parts-wins-best-documentary-at-united-nations-association-film-festival/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">economichardship.org/2023/10/s</span><span class="invisible">tripped-for-parts-wins-best-documentary-at-united-nations-association-film-festival/</span></a><br>That is old news ...</p><p> ... but tomorrow is your first chance to see it online, </p><p>at our free screening, Sat. Mar. 29 at 8 pm ET<br><a href="http://tiny.cc/screening329" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">tiny.cc/screening329</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/FreePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreePress</span></a></p>
The Media & Democracy Project<p>"Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink" is the story of a secretive hedge fund plundering America’s newspapers, and the journalists who are fighting back.</p><p>Join our free Zoom screening followed by a discussion with Director Rick Goldsmith: March 29 at 8 pm ET</p><p><a href="http://tiny.cc/screening329" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">tiny.cc/screening329</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a></p>
Dirty Hippie<p>“The days when private equity flew under the radar have gone”. <a href="https://www.privateequityinternational.com/jeremy-coller-pe-no-longer-flies-under-the-radar/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">privateequityinternational.com</span><span class="invisible">/jeremy-coller-pe-no-longer-flies-under-the-radar/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> destroys.</p>
The Media & Democracy Project<p>Worried about the loss of local journalism jobs? Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is gobbling up papers across the country and gutting them. Journalists and citizens must fight back. </p><p>Join our Saturday March 29 screening of ‘Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink.’ followed by Q&A with Directory Rick Goldsmith <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mediademocracyproject/event/752600/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/mediademocracyproj</span><span class="invisible">ect/event/752600/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a></p>
The Media & Democracy Project<p>Will America’s news ecosystem continue to be dominated by billionaires or can those of us who realize journalism is the lifeblood of our democracy mount a comeback? </p><p>Join our free Zoom screening of ‘Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink’ on March 29. <a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mediademocracyproject/event/752600/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/mediademocracyproj</span><span class="invisible">ect/event/752600/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a></p>
Moonshine Brigade<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@bennjordan" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bennjordan</span></a></span> usually makes music related videos.. on gear, production and critical insights in the music industry (like Spotify).</p><p>He took a deep dive into the financial world, depicting moments in American history and the current situation.</p><p>Highly recommend this video, and awesome that he's donating the <a href="https://musicworld.social/tags/GroundNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GroundNews</span></a> affiliate proceeds to <a href="https://musicworld.social/tags/Unicef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Unicef</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/gqtrNXdlraM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/gqtrNXdlraM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://musicworld.social/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> <a href="https://musicworld.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://musicworld.social/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a></p>
The Media & Democracy Project<p>"Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink" is the story of a secretive hedge fund plundering America’s newspapers, and the journalists who are fighting back.</p><p>Join our free Zoom screening followed by a discussion with Director Rick Goldsmith: March 29 at 8 pm ET</p><p><a href="http://tiny.cc/screening329" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="">tiny.cc/screening329</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/HedgeFunds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HedgeFunds</span></a></p>
The Media & Democracy Project<p>Join us for a free virtual screening of <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Stripped" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Stripped</span></a> For Parts followed by a Q&A with director Rick Goldsmith. </p><p>Then be empowered with actions you can take to fight for local journalism! </p><p>Saturday March 29, 8-10:30pm ET.</p><p>Register here:<br><a href="https://www.mobilize.us/mediademocracyproject/event/752600/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mobilize.us/mediademocracyproj</span><span class="invisible">ect/event/752600/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://journa.host/tags/Press" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Press</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Journalism</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a></p>
Vida Latina :mastodonworld:<p>📌 "A Close Elon Musk Friend Joins His Effort on Social Security"⤵️ </p><p>🎁 🔗 <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/elon-musk-antonio-gracias-social-security-administration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4E4.YSAw.7EdpL7sshzN3&smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/elon-musk-antonio-gracias-social-security-administration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4E4.YSAw.7EdpL7sshzN3&smid=url-share</span></a></p><p>🏷️ <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Money</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AntonioGracias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntonioGracias</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Miami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Miami</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Washington</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SuperPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPAC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Players" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Players</span></a></p>
Bruce MacDonald<p>"The Bay announced last week that it was seeking creditor protection, with its chief executive pointing to the COVID-19 pandemic and an ongoing trade war with the U.S. as external factors that have put financial pressure on the company.</p><p>"Experts say that Hudson's Bay had been in decline long before then, some tracing its issues back to its 2008 acquisition by the American investment firm NRDC Equity Partners, and saying that the company's new ownership prioritized its real estate over a cohesive retail strategy."<br><a href="https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/hudsons-bay-debt-court-filings-1.7483641" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbc.ca/news/business/hudsons-b</span><span class="invisible">ay-debt-court-filings-1.7483641</span></a></p><p><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retail</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/blankets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blankets</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> has sent 3 individuals w/experience in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/finance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>finance</span></a> to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> Admin, highlighting the focus that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is putting on *rooting out waste & fraud in the nation’s social insurance programs* [dismantling & privatizing the system].</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/benefits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benefits</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/government" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>government</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpCoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpCoup</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <br><a href="https://archive.is/2025.03.10-183556/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-10/musk-s-doge-team-sends-private-equity-veterans-to-social-security-agency" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">archive.is/2025.03.10-183556/h</span><span class="invisible">ttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-10/musk-s-doge-team-sends-private-equity-veterans-to-social-security-agency</span></a></p>
Chuck Darwin<p>Private equity firms control around one-fifth of the U.S. economy and around 18,000 companies.</p><p>-- and their top executives are among the richest people in the world. </p><p>Stephen Schwarzman, the founder of Blackstone, the world’s biggest private equity firm, <br>is worth $50 billion. </p><p>Private equity barons use philanthropy and campaign donations to maintain influence across society.</p><p>🔥One of Wall Street’s goals under the new Trump administration is to preserve special tax rules that boost the wealth of private equity and hedge fund billionaires. </p><p>💥The most important <br>— and most egregious <br>— of these is the carried interest loophole.<br> <a href="https://c.im/tags/privateequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privateequity</span></a></p><p><a href="https://truthout.org/articles/private-equity-firms-tighten-stranglehold-on-us-angling-for-boons-under-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">truthout.org/articles/private-</span><span class="invisible">equity-firms-tighten-stranglehold-on-us-angling-for-boons-under-trump/</span></a></p>
your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦<p>🗣️ OFF WITH THEIR <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> HEADS!!!</p><p>Eileen O'Grady, a researcher at the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, stated in a report: "A review by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) has found that private equity firms played a role in eleven of the 17 (65 percent) largest US corporate bankruptcies during the first six months of 2024 (bankruptcies with liabilities of $1 billion or greater at the time of filing)."</p><p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/stores-closing-after-being-taken-over-private-equity-firms-2037523" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/stores-closing-af</span><span class="invisible">ter-being-taken-over-private-equity-firms-2037523</span></a> </p><p>capitalism creates poverty ON PURPOSE</p>
Salty Daddy 🏳️🌈 🇺🇦 ✡️<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@drahardja" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>drahardja</span></a></span> Stripped of assets and sold for parts. Like all the other shitty PE deals. <a href="https://fouroclockfarms.club/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a></p>
Dave Rahardja<p>Another familiar <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> story (please double check my claims):</p><p>1. Publicly-traded Jo-Ann Fabrics was bought out by Private Equity firm Leonard Green & Partners in 2010, with close to ZERO DEBT (<a href="https://www.cleveland.com/business/2010/12/jo-ann_stores_going_private_in.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cleveland.com/business/2010/12</span><span class="invisible">/jo-ann_stores_going_private_in.html</span></a>).</p><p>2. Jo-Ann then went public again in 2021, now saddled with $930M in debt (<a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/joanverdon/2021/02/16/stitch-pitch-fabric-and-crafts-retailer-joann-files-for-ipo/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">forbes.com/sites/joanverdon/20</span><span class="invisible">21/02/16/stitch-pitch-fabric-and-crafts-retailer-joann-files-for-ipo/</span></a>). In short, the private equity firm loaded them up with nearly A BILLION DOLLARS IN DEBT.</p><p>3. Jo-Ann stocks steadily declined over the next few years.</p><p>4. Jo-Ann declared bankruptcy in 2024, still with a $1B in debt on the books, and emerged as a private company, after restructuring their debt to $500M (<a href="https://apnews.com/article/joann-closing-bankruptcy-crafts-retail-b83c68fb641fad18cd6c8be925c6d90b" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/joann-closi</span><span class="invisible">ng-bankruptcy-crafts-retail-b83c68fb641fad18cd6c8be925c6d90b</span></a>).</p><p>5. Jo-Ann announced they will close all stores in 2025 (<a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2025/01/16/joann-fabrics-bankruptcy-closing/77748650007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">usatoday.com/story/money/2025/</span><span class="invisible">01/16/joann-fabrics-bankruptcy-closing/77748650007/</span></a>).</p><p>This sounds like the same playbook that took down Red Lobster: Take a company with no debt, saddle it with enormous amounts of debt (no doubt held by its new owners), bleed them dry by extracting significant interest on said debt, then shut everything down and liquidate.</p>
Dave Rahardja<p>On the one hand, the <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a> market is definitely softening as prices start coming back down to earth.</p><p>On the other hand, it turns out that Doug DeMuro took investment from a <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> firm in return for folding his YouTube channel and Cars and Bids into a single business—and that means *value extraction* and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/enshittification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enshittification</span></a> is already here.</p><p>“Layoffs Hit Cars & Bids As The Enthusiast Car Market Comes Back Down To Earth”</p><p><a href="https://www.theautopian.com/layoffs-hit-cars-bids-as-the-enthusiast-car-market-comes-back-down-to-earth/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theautopian.com/layoffs-hit-ca</span><span class="invisible">rs-bids-as-the-enthusiast-car-market-comes-back-down-to-earth/</span></a></p>
jackhutton 🇺🇸<p>..because, of course--of course they are.. [Bloomberg Gifted article]: Trump Advisers Look to Shift US Foreign Aid to Wall Street Ally</p><p>Potential shift could give Wall Street a greater role<br>Comes as Elon Musk dismantles main instrument of US soft power</p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-12/trump-advisers-look-to-shift-us-foreign-aid-to-wall-street-ally?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTczOTQxNDI4MSwiZXhwIjoxNzQwMDE5MDgxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTUkJWNlhEV1JHRzAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFNDNBODZGMTM2MEQ0QTYzQURDREY5MzhBMUU0NzIzNCJ9.L3SkL-QhZlLN9gxZ54K-RG6ZvTGPH_LB72CTOzBrx2E" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-02-12/trump-advisers-look-to-shift-us-foreign-aid-to-wall-street-ally?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTczOTQxNDI4MSwiZXhwIjoxNzQwMDE5MDgxLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTUkJWNlhEV1JHRzAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFNDNBODZGMTM2MEQ0QTYzQURDREY5MzhBMUU0NzIzNCJ9.L3SkL-QhZlLN9gxZ54K-RG6ZvTGPH_LB72CTOzBrx2E</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/usaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usaid</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/benBlack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>benBlack</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nepobaby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nepobaby</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nepotism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nepotism</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/privateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privateEquity</span></a></p>
edhaswell<p><a href="https://ohai.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/looting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>looting</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://ohai.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> </p><p>Clarification of what's really going on with DOGE.</p><p>"We are witnessing a private equity-style plunder of the entire US government – of the USA itself. ... It's not a flurry of incomprehensible actions – it's a playbook that killed Red Lobster, Toys R Us, and Sears. We don't have to follow that playbook."</p><p><a href="https://pluralistic.net/2025/02/07/broccoli-hair-brownshirts/#shameless" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pluralistic.net/2025/02/07/bro</span><span class="invisible">ccoli-hair-brownshirts/#shameless</span></a></p>
jbz<p>🫠 Private equity to the rescue</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/private-equity-firm-turnriver-capital-take-solarwinds-private-44-billion-deal-2025-02-07/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/technology/private</span><span class="invisible">-equity-firm-turnriver-capital-take-solarwinds-private-44-billion-deal-2025-02-07/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/solarwinds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarwinds</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://indieweb.social/tags/privateequity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privateequity</span></a></p>
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