Rick Claypool
@rickclaypool.bsky.social
writing weird sad stories, foraging wild fungi, researching terrible things corporations do
"nobody has any idea how to measure corporate power"
yeah, sure, ok...
yeah, sure, ok...
January 29, 2026 at 4:12 PM
"nobody has any idea how to measure corporate power"
yeah, sure, ok...
yeah, sure, ok...
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 😭
Tonight in Providence!
January 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Tonight in Providence!
I think Marceline likes her Christmas present
December 25, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I think Marceline likes her Christmas present
My August @publiccitizen.bsky.social on the Trump admin’s retreat from enforcement against Big Tech warned this was coming.
AI businesses that could benefit include OpenAI, Meta, & Snap.
AI businesses that could benefit include OpenAI, Meta, & Snap.
December 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
My August @publiccitizen.bsky.social on the Trump admin’s retreat from enforcement against Big Tech warned this was coming.
AI businesses that could benefit include OpenAI, Meta, & Snap.
AI businesses that could benefit include OpenAI, Meta, & Snap.
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”
going to a thing with a costume contest tonight, I’m probably gonna win
October 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
going to a thing with a costume contest tonight, I’m probably gonna win
my kid found me a birthday present
October 14, 2025 at 12:07 AM
my kid found me a birthday present
the RI Mycological Society made this to promote an event where I’ll be tabling at Borders Farm Saturday 10/18 10am-noon
October 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
the RI Mycological Society made this to promote an event where I’ll be tabling at Borders Farm Saturday 10/18 10am-noon
now is the time of monsters xraylitmag.com/underground-...
August 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
now is the time of monsters xraylitmag.com/underground-...
No agency has been the target of the Trump admin’s deregulatory wrath like the CFPB.
Acting director Russ Vought went so far as to accuse the agency of engaging in the “weaponization” of consumer protection -- familiar anti-enforcement rhetoric. 20/23
Acting director Russ Vought went so far as to accuse the agency of engaging in the “weaponization” of consumer protection -- familiar anti-enforcement rhetoric. 20/23
August 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
No agency has been the target of the Trump admin’s deregulatory wrath like the CFPB.
Acting director Russ Vought went so far as to accuse the agency of engaging in the “weaponization” of consumer protection -- familiar anti-enforcement rhetoric. 20/23
Acting director Russ Vought went so far as to accuse the agency of engaging in the “weaponization” of consumer protection -- familiar anti-enforcement rhetoric. 20/23
On the fintech side, Trump inherited at least 58 CFPB cases from Biden, including 17 against fintech corporations.
11 of these have already been halted or dismissed. 19/23
11 of these have already been halted or dismissed. 19/23
August 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
On the fintech side, Trump inherited at least 58 CFPB cases from Biden, including 17 against fintech corporations.
11 of these have already been halted or dismissed. 19/23
11 of these have already been halted or dismissed. 19/23
Trump signed what appears to be the first-ever full presidential pardon for a corporation – the crypto business BitMEX – allowing it avoid paying the $100M penalty it was sentenced to pay for financial crimes. 17/23
August 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Trump signed what appears to be the first-ever full presidential pardon for a corporation – the crypto business BitMEX – allowing it avoid paying the $100M penalty it was sentenced to pay for financial crimes. 17/23
Trump’s Dept. of Labor has already abruptly withdrawn an investigation into allegations of illegal labor practices at ScaleAI, which gave $125K to Trump’s inauguration and is where White House Office of Science & Technology Policy director Michael Kratsios was formerly an executive (15/23)
August 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Trump’s Dept. of Labor has already abruptly withdrawn an investigation into allegations of illegal labor practices at ScaleAI, which gave $125K to Trump’s inauguration and is where White House Office of Science & Technology Policy director Michael Kratsios was formerly an executive (15/23)
The Trump White House’s AI Action Plan specifically targets FTC enforcement that could “unduly burden AI innovation”
Corporations facing FTC enforcement over AI concerns include OpenAI, Microsoft, and Snap. (14/23)
Corporations facing FTC enforcement over AI concerns include OpenAI, Microsoft, and Snap. (14/23)
August 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The Trump White House’s AI Action Plan specifically targets FTC enforcement that could “unduly burden AI innovation”
Corporations facing FTC enforcement over AI concerns include OpenAI, Microsoft, and Snap. (14/23)
Corporations facing FTC enforcement over AI concerns include OpenAI, Microsoft, and Snap. (14/23)
Antitrust cases against Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia – all of which are going out of their way to ingratiate themselves to Trump – are important cases to follow going forward. (12/23)
August 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Antitrust cases against Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia – all of which are going out of their way to ingratiate themselves to Trump – are important cases to follow going forward. (12/23)
However, while the Google and Meta anti-monopoly cases proceed, lax merger enforcement has apparently returned.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisition of Juniper Networks is a particularly remarkable instance of industry consolidation Trump’s DOJ has allowed (11/23 )
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisition of Juniper Networks is a particularly remarkable instance of industry consolidation Trump’s DOJ has allowed (11/23 )
August 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
However, while the Google and Meta anti-monopoly cases proceed, lax merger enforcement has apparently returned.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisition of Juniper Networks is a particularly remarkable instance of industry consolidation Trump’s DOJ has allowed (11/23 )
Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s acquisition of Juniper Networks is a particularly remarkable instance of industry consolidation Trump’s DOJ has allowed (11/23 )
Tech corporations facing enforcement, their executives, and their investors have spent $1.2 BILLION during the 2024 elections and since Trump’s election.
Musk and his companies alone spent over $350 million, about a 1/3 of the tech influence spending. (6/23)
Musk and his companies alone spent over $350 million, about a 1/3 of the tech influence spending. (6/23)
August 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Tech corporations facing enforcement, their executives, and their investors have spent $1.2 BILLION during the 2024 elections and since Trump’s election.
Musk and his companies alone spent over $350 million, about a 1/3 of the tech influence spending. (6/23)
Musk and his companies alone spent over $350 million, about a 1/3 of the tech influence spending. (6/23)
Elon Musk’s corporations – The Boring Company, Neuralink, SpaceX, Tesla, X, and xAI – face at least 19 separate sets of allegations from at least nine federal agencies.
Many have already been dropped or sidelined. (5/23)
Many have already been dropped or sidelined. (5/23)
August 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Elon Musk’s corporations – The Boring Company, Neuralink, SpaceX, Tesla, X, and xAI – face at least 19 separate sets of allegations from at least nine federal agencies.
Many have already been dropped or sidelined. (5/23)
Many have already been dropped or sidelined. (5/23)
Tech corporations benefiting from halted or withdrawn federal enforcement include eBay, Meta, PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and numerous cryptocurrency and financial technology corporations. (3/23)
August 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Tech corporations benefiting from halted or withdrawn federal enforcement include eBay, Meta, PayPal, SpaceX, Tesla, and numerous cryptocurrency and financial technology corporations. (3/23)
pretty excited about @lastweektonight.com tonight
August 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
pretty excited about @lastweektonight.com tonight
the big boletes have begun
July 12, 2025 at 1:08 PM
the big boletes have begun
Trump's DOJ dropped Toyota's bribery investigation a week after announcing its weakened enforcement policy.
In May, Trump's CFPB scrapped a Toyota consent decree, sparing the corporation from paying $40 million in refunds.
Quite the return on Toyota's $1 million inaugural gift!
In May, Trump's CFPB scrapped a Toyota consent decree, sparing the corporation from paying $40 million in refunds.
Quite the return on Toyota's $1 million inaugural gift!
June 20, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Trump's DOJ dropped Toyota's bribery investigation a week after announcing its weakened enforcement policy.
In May, Trump's CFPB scrapped a Toyota consent decree, sparing the corporation from paying $40 million in refunds.
Quite the return on Toyota's $1 million inaugural gift!
In May, Trump's CFPB scrapped a Toyota consent decree, sparing the corporation from paying $40 million in refunds.
Quite the return on Toyota's $1 million inaugural gift!