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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · 19d

Let’s make this the standard for dismissing all court filings everywhere including judges opinions

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Leah 'AntiTrustButVerify' Nylen @leahnylen.bsky.social · 23d

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FTC Probes Whether Ticketmaster Does Enough to Stop Resale Bots

Live Nation Inc.’s Ticketmaster is being probed by the US Federal Trade Commission over whether it’s done enough to keep bots from illegally reselling tickets on its platform.

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · 23d

A case could come in the next few weeks. The case comes on the heels of a White House executive order in March directing the FTC to prioritize enforcement of the law.

Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · 23d

New from me: The Federal Trade Commission is nearing a potential lawsuit or settlement with Ticketmaster over alleged violations of the BOTS Act, a law meant to stop widespread ticket scalping.
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FTC Probes Whether Ticketmaster Does Enough to Stop Resale Bots

Live Nation Inc.’s Ticketmaster is being probed by the US Federal Trade Commission over whether it’s done enough to keep bots from illegally reselling tickets on its platform.

www.bloomberg.com

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Leah 'AntiTrustButVerify' Nylen @leahnylen.bsky.social · 26d

With @sisco.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Amazon, Google Probed by FTC Over Search Advertising Practices

The US Federal Trade Commission is investigating whether Amazon.com Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google misled advertisers that place ads on their websites, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · Jul 23

I cannot overemphasize how rare it is for both a) a grand jury to return no true bill and b) a reporter to get around grand jury secrecy rules to confirm it

Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. struggles to secure indictments in protest cases

U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli has aggressively pushed for indictments in the high-profile prosecutions of people arrested during demonstrations against federal immigration actions in Southern California, le...

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rat king 🐀 👑 @mikeisaac.bsky.social · Jul 22

in 2010 scientists who sequenced ozzy's DNA discovered he was literally a drug-doing super mutant and i think thats beautiful

rip prince of darkness

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · Jul 22

1996, I just turned 15. ozzy did the ozz fest, at that point a one off festival w sepultura slayer danzig etc. I begged my dad to take me. He was miserable and I think he left worried for my future. It was the coolest thing I ever saw and I definitely howled at the moon
RIP to a fucking legend

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · Jul 13

New from me: profiled Andrew Ferguson, President Trump's head of the Federal Trade Commission. Friends and adversaries call him a brilliant lawyer and savvy political operator. Where they differ is over the perception that he is carrying water for the White House.
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Trump's FTC Chairman Is Becoming MAGA’s Answer to Lina Khan

Andrew Ferguson is maintaining the agency’s focus on tech giants and putting new muscle behind longstanding conservative complaints.

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Ben Penn @benjaminpenn.bsky.social · Jul 13

Scoop: Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics chief, Joseph Tirrell. Without explanation, she removes DOJ's career ethics office director who advised the most senior political appointees (such as Todd Blanche, Kash Patel) on conflicts. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...

Bondi Fires Her Personal Ethics Chief as DOJ Purge Continues

Attorney General Pam Bondi has fired her personal ethics adviser, removing the Justice Department’s top official responsible for counseling the most senior political appointees, according to two peopl...

news.bloomberglaw.com

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · Jul 13

Jokes on you she looks like a murderer. They all are. Dogs rule cats drool

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · Jul 13

New from me: profiled Andrew Ferguson, President Trump's head of the Federal Trade Commission. Friends and adversaries call him a brilliant lawyer and savvy political operator. Where they differ is over the perception that he is carrying water for the White House.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump's FTC Chairman Is Becoming MAGA’s Answer to Lina Khan

Andrew Ferguson is maintaining the agency’s focus on tech giants and putting new muscle behind longstanding conservative complaints.

www.bloomberg.com

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · Jul 6

“wants to create a new jersey mango syndicate that sets a minimum price for the fruit”

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/d...

It’s Indian Mango Season, and the Cutthroat Selling Frenzy Is On

www.nytimes.com

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Josh Eidelson @josheidelson.bsky.social · Jul 4

I’ll be off (and mostly offline) until July 28.

In the meantime, check out this @businessweek.bsky.social feature investigation about the subminimum wage for workers with disabilities - Trump just scrapped Biden’s proposal to end it www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

It’s Legal to Pay US Workers With Disabilities as Little as 25¢ an Hour

Whether it stays that way is up to Trump.

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · Jun 13

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Trump Eyes Nominating FTC Commissioner for Utah US Attorney

President Donald Trump is preparing to nominate Melissa Holyoak, a Republican on the Federal Trade Commission, to be the US Attorney for Utah, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · Jun 13

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Google’s Plan to Buy Security Firm Wiz Gets Antitrust Review

Justice Department antitrust enforcers are reviewing whether Google’s planned $32 billion acquisition of cybersecurity company Wiz Inc. would illegally limit competition in the marketplace, according ...

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Apple Loses Bid to Pause Court Order on App Store Changes

Apple Inc. lost its request to pause a court order requiring it to let App Store developers steer users to the web to purchase in-app items without paying a commission.

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · Jun 4

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Trump’s Merger Watchdogs Will Be More Open to Approving, Negotiating Deals

Antitrust watchdogs will be more open to approving acquisitions under President Donald Trump, according to the US Justice Department’s head of merger enforcement.

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · May 30

And its a wrap on the DOJ's Google search antitrust case, as closing arguments end. Next stop likely August with a ruling that could force the company to sell Chrome, license critical data, and bar $20b + in annual payments to Apple w @davey.bsky.social
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Google Search Judge Zeroes In on AI Power in Trial Resolution

The federal judge who will decide how to limit Google’s monopoly in search is considering its advantage in artificial intelligence, and aiming to minimize harm to the other players in the market with ...

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · May 28

scoop w @lucasshaw.bsky.social DOJ has been investigating possible bid rigging between entertainment companies Oak View and Legends over the development of the Moody Center, a major arena in Austin. No charges yet
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Entertainment Firms Oak View, Legends Face DOJ Antitrust Probe

The US Justice Department has been investigating whether live entertainment companies Oak View Group LLC and Legends colluded over bidding to develop a large arena in Texas, according to people famili...

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · May 25

Chicago by a mile

SorryHat @sorryhat.bsky.social · May 24

I don’t care about your sign, name your hotdog.

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · May 22

New: The DOJ is probing Google's deal with chat bot company Character.AI. The government is examining whether the transaction, in which Google hired some of the company's key employees and got a technology license, was structured to avoid a formal merger review.
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Google Faces Antitrust Investigation Over Deal for AI-Fueled Chatbots

The Justice Department is probing whether Alphabet Inc.’s Google violated antitrust law with an agreement to use the artificial intelligence technology of a popular chatbot maker, according to people ...

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · May 16

omfg they just boarded like 100 kids going home from dc after a school trip ahead of everyone on this flight paused the boarding bc of weather and now they're making them all get off the plane five minutes later

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · May 15

Scoop from me and @lucasshaw.bsky.social: The DOJ has been conducting a criminal antitrust investigation of Live Nation and AEG into whether the companies colluded early in the pandemic over refund policies and negotiations with artists for cancelled shows.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Josh Sisco @sisco.bsky.social · May 15

Scoop from me and @lucasshaw.bsky.social: The DOJ has been conducting a criminal antitrust investigation of Live Nation and AEG into whether the companies colluded early in the pandemic over refund policies and negotiations with artists for cancelled shows.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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