On Friday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aiming to encourage competition in the economy—specifically targeting some business practices popular with massive tech firms. Titled the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, the sweeping order contains 72 separate initiatives directing federal agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice to rein in monopolistic corporate practices that suppress competition and benefit big business at the cost of their workforces. Among those 72 initiatives are a number of other directives of particular interest to the likes of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft, the five most powerful tech companies based in the U.S. The order reflects the increasingly anti-big business sentiment of the times Advertisement “Today, I’m going to be signing shortly the executive order promoting according to CNN . “... The heart of American capitalism is … [Read more...] about Here’s What’s in Joe Biden’s Sweeping Executive Order on Competition in Big Tech
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9 Republicans Who Voted Against Easier Access to Baby Formula
Congress passed a pair of bills last week to help alleviate the baby formula shortage in the U.S., while President Joe Biden initiated Operation Fly Formula, which tasked When the Access to Baby Formula Act was voted on last week in the House of Representatives, 414 politicians, both Democrats and Republicans, voted in favor of the legislation. The bill will allow families on the food assistance program WIC to buy whatever formula brand is available in stores, instead of being forced to buy a particular brand. But precisely Who are these people that voted against making it easier for families to get the baby formula they need? Many of the same people who consider themselves “pro-life” and defenders of American families. Today, we have photos of those nine Republicans, along with some completely unrelated quotes. Please ignore the quotes. We’re trying to delete them. … [Read more...] about 9 Republicans Who Voted Against Easier Access to Baby Formula
The Bob’s Burgers Movie serves Belcher charm in an overdone story
When the “Moody Foodie” arrives in Bob’s Burgers season two, Bob way overthinks it. The mustachioed cook and father of three is desperate for the hotshot writer to like his food after the critic’s snide prose has already condemned three other restaurants in town. But between the kids’ antics and Linda being, well, Linda, Bob can’t quite focus when the critic finally comes. So, he gets stressed out behind the grill, messes up the order, and the Moody Foodie writes a bad review. “Overdone and dry,” the critic digs–a metaphoric knife straight to the heart of TV’s favorite third-generation restaurateur. Those same words could describe the plot of The Bob’s Burgers Movie , an otherwise cute outing that, for some reason, sees the Belchers reusing old plot points like stale hamburger buns. But it’s the rest of the “Moody Foodie” episode—in which Bob learns the importance of ignoring haters and just doing what he loves—that feels more relevant when reviewing a … [Read more...] about The Bob’s Burgers Movie serves Belcher charm in an overdone story