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Hal Singer retweeted
Unhappy ending for Robert Kraft. He tried to wield his power to suppress pro-Palestinian speech, exposed Ed Sheeran as a spineless coward, triggered millions in donations to aid groups, centered the discourse on Israeli’s genocide for weeks & now the shows get scrapped.
Ed Sheeran’s upcoming shows at Robert Kraft’s Gillette Stadium have been cancelled due to bad weather.
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Yep the war in Iran is driving up the ten-year Treasury note, which raises mortgage rates and car loans. Truly the un-affordability president. By choice!
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My hunch is that most voters, including (non-macros) econs, don't understand the nexus between high oil prices (leading to inflation) and high interest rates on mortgages and auto loans.
But inflation erodes the purchasing power of fixed bond payments. To induce buyers to continue buying these instruments, interest rates must come up. Mortgage-backed securities compete directly with treasuries for investor capital. Ergo, Trump's war of choice is driving up these critical household expenses.
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Hal Singer retweeted
🚨EXCLUSIVE: AI safety rules were about to be enacted - then $25 million from OpenAI's president was deposited in Trump's super PAC and the rule disappeared.
@LeverNews unearths documents exposing how AI oligarchs got Trump to kill rules they now claim to support. Pass it on👇
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Hal Singer retweeted
Great blog post from @halsinger. Check it out.
I have a different take on how we arrived at the horribly rotten outcome in the Paramount case. The Trump administration’s deal with the Hollywood giant is only one example of his interference in DOJ's investigations. In several instances, career staff, tasked with enforcing the antitrust laws and often with decades of experience of doing just that, have been sidelined by their politically appointed bosses. Given Trump's transactional nature, and given evidence of a quid-pro-quo for other regulatory relief, it is time to start asking how to prevent the monetization of the White House.
My latest via @TheSlingOrg.
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Add homes to the list of things Americans can’t afford under Trump, alongside gas, groceries, healthcare, and utilities. Trump’s never-ending war of choice in Iran is a major contributor, even to higher mortgage rate (by pushing up inflation, which causes investors to demand higher yields on government bonds). Yet Trump dismisses affordability as a hoax. We’ll see how voters feel in November.
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Hal Singer retweeted
In a letter filed w/ the court, Sen. Cory Booker urged the judge handling the Paramount-WBD antitrust litigation to independently review the proposed settlement before approving it, questioning whether its temporary commitments would adequately restore competition. The letter:
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Hal Singer retweeted
Sen. Cory Booker files a letter urging the judge to tightly scrutinize the Paramount-WBD merger settlement. He writes the decrees must remedy the harms pleaded and expresses skepticism the decree addresses the core of the case. documentcloud.org/documents/…
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Hal Singer retweeted
I'm fine with being mad at the desiccated husk that is the California political establishment for settling the Paramount-Warner Bros merger challenge, but Hal Singer's right, this all started with the pay-to-play Trump vivisection of antitrust enforcement.
prospect.org/2026/09/24/para…
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Hal Singer retweeted
The settlement looks like a sale of monopoly power not a way to address that power so yes, correct.
NEW: Civil-rights and religious leaders are asking the judge in the Paramount-WBD antitrust case for permission to file an amicus brief opposing the proposed consent decree — and to delay approval and keep the no-close order in place while she considers it. They argue the settlement doesn’t adequately address the competition concerns the states raised.
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Hal Singer retweeted
"Across multiple industries, in exchange for regulatory favor, companies have purchased Trump’s cryptocurrency, contributed to his inaugural fund, silenced a late-night talk show host, or simply paid cash for his various vanity projects." prospect.org/2026/09/24/para…
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Realize this is a long shot, but wondering if the judge overseeing the consent decree would consider (1) the sordid history of Trump’s intervention in this case and in other antitrust cases at DOJ, (2) Trump’s financial relations with the Ellisons, and (3) Paramount’s gangster-like threat to leave the state and shift the risk of the ticking fees back to the states, in deciding whether the settlement comes anywhere close to remedying the anticompetitive harms spelled out in the states’ complaint.
I have a different take on how we arrived at the horribly rotten outcome in the Paramount case. The Trump administration’s deal with the Hollywood giant is only one example of his interference in DOJ's investigations. In several instances, career staff, tasked with enforcing the antitrust laws and often with decades of experience of doing just that, have been sidelined by their politically appointed bosses. Given Trump's transactional nature, and given evidence of a quid-pro-quo for other regulatory relief, it is time to start asking how to prevent the monetization of the White House.
My latest via @TheSlingOrg.
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Well hot damn
NEW: Civil-rights and religious leaders are asking the judge in the Paramount-WBD antitrust case for permission to file an amicus brief opposing the proposed consent decree — and to delay approval and keep the no-close order in place while she considers it. They argue the settlement doesn’t adequately address the competition concerns the states raised.
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Hal Singer retweeted
“We must embrace the antimonopoly spirit that has animated American debates about finance for more than 250 years.”
This article lays out how Dodd-Frank failed, and why antimonopoly thinking can animate a response the next time Wall Street crashes the economy. 1/17
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I have a different take on how we arrived at the horribly rotten outcome in the Paramount case. The Trump administration’s deal with the Hollywood giant is only one example of his interference in DOJ's investigations. In several instances, career staff, tasked with enforcing the antitrust laws and often with decades of experience of doing just that, have been sidelined by their politically appointed bosses. Given Trump's transactional nature, and given evidence of a quid-pro-quo for other regulatory relief, it is time to start asking how to prevent the monetization of the White House.
My latest via @TheSlingOrg.
(Link to follow)
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I provide a few answers in the final section. Comments welcome. And thanks to the many reviewers who offered helpful feedback.
thesling.org/the-paramount-s…
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Hal Singer retweeted
Tuesday is coming fast (and if anyone has tips for not losing your voice while talking all day and night I need them) but one of the absolute best part of this journey is talking to people who have already read your book! Don’t miss this fantastic convo with @halsinger and @DylanGyauchL
Had the pleasure of interviewing Lindsay Owens (@owenslindsay1), about her new book, "Gouged: The End of a Fair Price--And What That Means for Your Wallet" on The Slingshot.
Here's a snippet where Lindsay explains the simple yet powerful role of the price tag in protecting consumers. And how surveillance pricing threatens that protection. Go give it a listen!
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Yes yes student athletes are finally getting paid for their revenue contributions, but competitive forces are driving schools to spend wildly on sports and the only way out of this quagmire is a coordinated slowdown—a “pause” if you will— made possible by an aNtIRuSt eXeMpTiOn!
A new Senate report reveals just how broken college sports finances have become. Despite healthy revenue growth, expenses are exploding faster, creating massive deficits, mounting debt, new student fees and state govt subsidies, and academic cuts to cover the shortfalls.
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