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Private Equity Stakeholder Project @pestakeholder.bsky.social · 15h

“Do we care about people, or do we care about profit?”

Students in Duluth took to the streets to protest the sale of Minnesota Power to BlackRock, demanding a future that puts people and the planet first.

Read the Duluth News Tribune coverage: www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/local/s...

Students protest Minnesota Power sale in downtown Duluth

Students from Harbor City International School gathered to protest the sale of a Duluth-based electrical company, voicing concerns about environmental and economic impacts.

www.duluthnewstribune.com

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 15h

www.reuters.com/business/uni...

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 15h

Exist in public? They can arrest you.

Sitting quietly in your home. They can arrest you, and take all your stuff

thematthill.bsky.social @thematthill.bsky.social · 3d

Wow. Greg Bovino admits on camera that his agents can detain people if you look scared, change your demeanor, or grip a steering wheel too tight.

As his unmasked agents walk around with large guns to scare you, they may arrest you just for that — even if you're a U.S. citizen.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 14h

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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graham steele @grahamsteele.bsky.social · 18h

Crypto was pitched as a private alternative to publicly created money and the traditional banking system.

That was always a fantasy.

Crypto needs to be integrated with banks and the government to survive, even as it tries to evade meaningful regulations and consumer protections.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 19h

Morgan Stanley will now allow crypto investments in any type of account, including retirement accounts.

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Lenore Palladino @lenorepalladino.bsky.social · 18h

unregulated finance is open to everyone now, full stop

I'm writing a piece about this & it just keeps getting worse

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 19h

Morgan Stanley will now allow crypto investments in any type of account, including retirement accounts.

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Patrick Bigger @pmbigger.bsky.social · 1d

As the US ramps up brutality from Chicago to Venezuela, the state takes equity stakes in mining firms, & the economy perilously hinges on AI fool's gold, it's critical to reshape how war, climate, economy & geopolitics are intersecting. That's why we're launching @transitionsec.bsky.social next week

flyer for the transition security project online launch next week at 1 PM ET

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Lenore Palladino @lenorepalladino.bsky.social · 1d

Rubio looking mighty uncomfortable

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 1d

You know that Hegseth wants to yell out "NEVER BEEN CIRCUMCISED" and then stare pointedly at Lutnick.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 1d

RFK JR: There are many other confirmations -- there are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism. It’s highly likely because they are given Tylenol

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 1d

*HAMAS NEGOTIATING CHIEF ANNOUNCES DEAL TO END WAR WITH ISRAEL

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 1d

Without comment.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

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Katie Martin @katie0martin.ft.com · 1d

it's fine it's fine nothing to see here

www.ft.com/content/fa7b...

UK watchdog monitors Tricolor and First Brands collapse for private credit risks

Failures of two US companies reliant on asset-based lending prove ‘useful case studies’, FCA says

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Private Equity Stakeholder Project @pestakeholder.bsky.social · 1d

“Extractive real estate practices that contribute to harmful impacts on patients and reduced access to care for entire communities should have no place in healthcare.” — Mary Bugbee, PESP
🔗 www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...

Markey, Sanders, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Protect Health Systems from Predatory Real Estate Investment Trust Deals | U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts

Bill Text (PDF) Washington (October 8, 2025) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), top Democrat on...

www.markey.senate.gov

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 1d

The call for the state to mass execute Black men is deliberate. Racial misandry as policy has implications for the lives of Black men. This discourse is something the work of @proftjcurry.bsky.social has been writing about for years. His work speaks to this moment. www.theroot.com/why-this-whi...

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Michelle Miller @michelleimiller.bsky.social · 1d

First unionized REI store. In the historic Puck building. God help us all.

Colin Dickey @colindickey.com · 1d

The fact that this is turning into OpenAI office space is such a depressing sign of the times.

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 1d

Oh no, my second-favorite store is closing :((( gothamist.com/news/rei-shu...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2d

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Hamilton Nolan @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social · 2d

This sucks! These workers fought their asses off. Shout out to @reiunion.bsky.social

southpaw @nycsouthpaw.bsky.social · 2d

REI to close its soho location, the first shop that unionized. www.bicycleretailer.com/industry-new...

REI to close three stores, including NYC SoHo location

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — A week after announcing a strategic plan to employees that would involve difficult decisions to grow sales, REI Co-op said it will close three stores next year, including the New Yor...

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Lenore Palladino @lenorepalladino.bsky.social · 2d

it's everything everywhere all at once in this story

Axios @axios.com · 2d

Federal authorities in L.A. arrested a man they accused of igniting January's Palisades wildfires, and prosecutors say he used ChatGPT to confide an obsession with fires and indulge it.

Prosecutors arrest man for Palisades fire, allege he used ChatGPT for planning

ChatGPT tied to Uber driver accused in deadly L.A. wildfire

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Jim Kane @kanejim.bsky.social · 2d

"Big Ten Considering Investment From California Pension Fund" 🫣

frontofficesports.com/big-ten-cons...

Three private-equity firms are in contention, the source said: Apollo Global Management (which just launched a sports-focused fund), Sixth Street Partners, and Ares Management (Sports Illustrated first reported the news of the latter three funds’ interest).

Then, there’s CalPERS, a statewide pension fund for California public employees that manages more than $580 billion in assets for more than two million members. The fund, the largest public pension in the U.S., has about 18% of its assets allocated to private equity.

The proposal may include CalPERS investing in the Big Ten as a co-investment alongside any or all of the aforementioned PE firms. (In such a deal, CalPERS would invest in the Big Ten entity alongside a PE firm for a minority stake and less control and lower fees.)

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 2d

Chucky has sauces inside Paramount Skydance, which is not at all surprising.

Anyhow, they're looking to get PE involved in the WBD bid.

Exclusive | Paramount Skydance talking to Apollo, buyout firms to join possible $60B Warner Bros. Discovery bid: sources

“These companies bring a lot to the table since they own stakes in Hollywood properties and have a lot of money,” said one source.

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Private Equity Stakeholder Project @pestakeholder.bsky.social · 2d

What happens when BlackRock takes control of your power company?

James Baratta gives an inside look at the private-equity takeover of a vital Minnesota utility—and what it means for communities and clean energy.

🔗 prospect.org/environment/...

BlackRock Just Bought a Minnesota Utility

On Friday, state regulators voted unanimously in favor of allowing private equity to take a Duluth-based utility holding company private. The Prospect takes you inside the room where it all went down.

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Spooky Adult Paul OBE(S) @sanjukta.bsky.social · 3d

David (whom many of us know, to various degrees) describing his experience being singled out and abused over the last couple of days. Horrific.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: David Adler—a Jewish American on the Gaza aid Flotilla—details Israeli detention.

At one point, he says, he was forced to his knees for a photo op with the Israeli flag, as Ben Gvir yelled in his face, calling him a terrorist.

Says US "hung up" on families of Americans, veterans seeking help.