Rick Claypool
@rickclaypool.bsky.social
writing weird sad stories, foraging wild fungi, researching terrible things corporations do
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NEW @publiccitizen.bsky.social report:
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
Reposted by Rick Claypool
ICYMI the Trump admin is canceling accountability for corporate predators that cheat consumers, exploit workers & illegally abuse their power at home & abroad.
NEW @publiccitizen.bsky.social report:
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
ICYMI the Trump admin is canceling accountability for corporate predators that cheat consumers, exploit workers & illegally abuse their power at home & abroad.
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Trump has dramatically retreated from enforcement against corporate crime & lawbreaking after just one year in office.
Federal agencies canceled and froze enforcement actions against 159 alleged corporate lawbreakers.
What happened to Trump being tough on crime?
Federal agencies canceled and froze enforcement actions against 159 alleged corporate lawbreakers.
What happened to Trump being tough on crime?
January 15, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Trump has dramatically retreated from enforcement against corporate crime & lawbreaking after just one year in office.
Federal agencies canceled and froze enforcement actions against 159 alleged corporate lawbreakers.
What happened to Trump being tough on crime?
Federal agencies canceled and froze enforcement actions against 159 alleged corporate lawbreakers.
What happened to Trump being tough on crime?
ICYMI the Trump admin is canceling accountability for corporate predators that cheat consumers, exploit workers & illegally abuse their power at home & abroad.
NEW @publiccitizen.bsky.social report:
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
January 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
ICYMI the Trump admin is canceling accountability for corporate predators that cheat consumers, exploit workers & illegally abuse their power at home & abroad.
Reposted by Rick Claypool
The "law enforcement" claims the White House uses as pretext for authoritarian anti-immigrant crackdowns, city occupations, and imperial resource seizures abroad lose all credibility when cast against the lawlessness Trump allows for the pursuit of corporate profits.
Trump Unleashes Feds on US Cities While Giving Free Rein to Corporate Criminals
Trump Gives Corporate Criminals Free Rein While Unleashing Feds on US Cities
The president's "law and order" claims, said the watchdog group Public Citizen, "lose all credibility when cast against the lawlessness Trump allows for the pursuit of corporate profits.”
www.commondreams.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The "law enforcement" claims the White House uses as pretext for authoritarian anti-immigrant crackdowns, city occupations, and imperial resource seizures abroad lose all credibility when cast against the lawlessness Trump allows for the pursuit of corporate profits.
Reposted by Rick Claypool
NEW @publiccitizen.bsky.social report:
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
January 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM
NEW @publiccitizen.bsky.social report:
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
Reposted by Rick Claypool
I've thought for years that the T–– administrations will be forever known for their chaos, but now I'm wondering if their corruption won't out-do even the uncertainty of what the next day will bring. THREE-POINT-ONE BILLION dollars in unpaid penalties. How many [your choice] would $3.1B have bought?
NEW @publiccitizen.bsky.social report:
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I've thought for years that the T–– administrations will be forever known for their chaos, but now I'm wondering if their corruption won't out-do even the uncertainty of what the next day will bring. THREE-POINT-ONE BILLION dollars in unpaid penalties. How many [your choice] would $3.1B have bought?
The "law enforcement" claims the White House uses as pretext for authoritarian anti-immigrant crackdowns, city occupations, and imperial resource seizures abroad lose all credibility when cast against the lawlessness Trump allows for the pursuit of corporate profits.
Trump Unleashes Feds on US Cities While Giving Free Rein to Corporate Criminals
Trump Gives Corporate Criminals Free Rein While Unleashing Feds on US Cities
The president's "law and order" claims, said the watchdog group Public Citizen, "lose all credibility when cast against the lawlessness Trump allows for the pursuit of corporate profits.”
www.commondreams.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
The "law enforcement" claims the White House uses as pretext for authoritarian anti-immigrant crackdowns, city occupations, and imperial resource seizures abroad lose all credibility when cast against the lawlessness Trump allows for the pursuit of corporate profits.
Reposted by Rick Claypool
The giant corporations that have been ripping everybody off and making life unaffordable are getting let out of jail free by Trump. Maybe not free — a small donation for Trump’s gold-plated ballroom is always appreciated.
NEW @publiccitizen.bsky.social report:
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
January 15, 2026 at 6:37 PM
The giant corporations that have been ripping everybody off and making life unaffordable are getting let out of jail free by Trump. Maybe not free — a small donation for Trump’s gold-plated ballroom is always appreciated.
NEW @publiccitizen.bsky.social report:
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
January 15, 2026 at 5:12 PM
NEW @publiccitizen.bsky.social report:
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
Trump canceled or froze 159 enforcement actions vs 166 alleged corporate lawbreakers over the past year.
1/3 of the corps have Trump admin ties such as ballroom donations.
They avoided paying $3.1B in penalties.
Full report: www.citizen.org/article/canc...
man, why do these goddamn Instagram skeletons get me all emotional every single time 😭
January 12, 2026 at 12:12 AM
man, why do these goddamn Instagram skeletons get me all emotional every single time 😭
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Tonight in Providence!
January 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Tonight in Providence!
Tonight in Providence!
January 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Tonight in Providence!
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Meanwhile, the rest of America struggled to put food on the table, keep the lights on, and pay for health care.
The system is rigged.
The system is rigged.
January 7, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Meanwhile, the rest of America struggled to put food on the table, keep the lights on, and pay for health care.
The system is rigged.
The system is rigged.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:46 AM
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This is a DOJ email that references campaign finance cases with "POTUS ties." POTUS is Trump. The "GEP" case referenced below is likely the Parnas/Fruman case. I only recognize it because I wrote about it in my third book, Corporatocracy. #doj #epstein files 👀💵🗳️⚖️
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
December 31, 2025 at 8:29 PM
This is a DOJ email that references campaign finance cases with "POTUS ties." POTUS is Trump. The "GEP" case referenced below is likely the Parnas/Fruman case. I only recognize it because I wrote about it in my third book, Corporatocracy. #doj #epstein files 👀💵🗳️⚖️
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
www.justice.gov/epstein/file...
I think Marceline likes her Christmas present
December 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I think Marceline likes her Christmas present
This is the beginning of the Trump FTC’s retreat from enforcement against AI corporations—in this case, one that allegedly facilitated generation of “false & deceptive written content for reviews”—claiming enforcement “unduly burdens innovation”
December 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
This is the beginning of the Trump FTC’s retreat from enforcement against AI corporations—in this case, one that allegedly facilitated generation of “false & deceptive written content for reviews”—claiming enforcement “unduly burdens innovation”
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It is currently Black Friday.
This shirt is also black, but it says 'ergot.'
If you buy this shirt, you will support ergot. writers.
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/8357...
This shirt is also black, but it says 'ergot.'
If you buy this shirt, you will support ergot. writers.
www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/8357...
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Original image used under GNFDL https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stroma_Claviceps_purpurea.JPG
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December 6, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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A @publiccitizen.bsky.social report by @rickclaypool.bsky.social details more than $1 billion in spending by Big Tech firms to secure political advantages www.citizen.org/article/robo...
November 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
A @publiccitizen.bsky.social report by @rickclaypool.bsky.social details more than $1 billion in spending by Big Tech firms to secure political advantages www.citizen.org/article/robo...
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🚨 BREAKING: We filed SEVEN new lawsuits against OpenAI and Sam Altman in California state courts, alongside Social Media Victims Law Center. The suits allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, and a variety of product liability, consumer protection, and negligence claims. 🧵
SMVLC and TJLP lawsuits against OpenAI, accuse ChatGPT of emotional manipulation and being a "suicide coach"
Seven new lawsuits from Social Media Victims Law Center and Tech Justice Law Project allege OpenAI’s hurried release of GPT-4o lacked proper testing and safeguards, resulting in a product that isolate...
techjusticelaw.org
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🚨 BREAKING: We filed SEVEN new lawsuits against OpenAI and Sam Altman in California state courts, alongside Social Media Victims Law Center. The suits allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter, and a variety of product liability, consumer protection, and negligence claims. 🧵
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The 24 corporations funding Trump's ballroom have received $279 billion in government contracts in the past 5 years.
Most of them are facing federal enforcement actions.
These are not random donations.
It's a clear as day effort to kiss up to the Trump admin.
Most of them are facing federal enforcement actions.
These are not random donations.
It's a clear as day effort to kiss up to the Trump admin.
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The 24 corporations funding Trump's ballroom have received $279 billion in government contracts in the past 5 years.
Most of them are facing federal enforcement actions.
These are not random donations.
It's a clear as day effort to kiss up to the Trump admin.
Most of them are facing federal enforcement actions.
These are not random donations.
It's a clear as day effort to kiss up to the Trump admin.
Reposted by Rick Claypool
It makes me very happy to know my book 📖 Corporatocracy is available through the @nycplan.org web.nypl.org/research/res... 📚
Corporatocracy : how to protect democracy from dark mone... | Item Details | Research Catalog | NYPL
web.nypl.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
It makes me very happy to know my book 📖 Corporatocracy is available through the @nycplan.org web.nypl.org/research/res... 📚
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On Oct. 29, I'll be at Busboys and Poets in DC where I'm talking with Daniel Greene, Corey Frayer, and Sandeep Vaheesan about how MAGA and the tech right found common cause, DOGE, and this whole democracy business.
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
Book Talk for Jacob Silverman's Gilded Rage: Elon Musk and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley | Busboys and Poets
Join us for a conversation with journalist Jacob Silverman about his new book Gilded Rage: Elon Musk, and the Radicalization of Silicon Valley. Gilded Rage travels the world to uncover the networks of...
www.busboysandpoets.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
On Oct. 29, I'll be at Busboys and Poets in DC where I'm talking with Daniel Greene, Corey Frayer, and Sandeep Vaheesan about how MAGA and the tech right found common cause, DOGE, and this whole democracy business.
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
i won
going to a thing with a costume contest tonight, I’m probably gonna win
October 16, 2025 at 1:18 AM
i won
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I'm more of a slime mold fan, but I do love and appreciate mushrooms adding to the ambience of this season. #NationalMushroomDay
October 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
I'm more of a slime mold fan, but I do love and appreciate mushrooms adding to the ambience of this season. #NationalMushroomDay