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Drew Hudson

@wealsoherdcats.com
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Herder of cats and wrangler of monkeys. Tweets here are my own thoughts and RTs do not imply endorsements or the promise of free drinks.

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Drew Hudson @wealsoherdcats.com · 29/09/2026
Join me and lots of friends October 4-9 to #ShutDownICEVT Chittenden County is a "nerve center" for ICE operations, surveillance, and violence. And we're taking creative, non-violent, direct action for a whole week to shut them down! Learn more & RSVP at shutdownicevt.org #ICEout #DirectAction
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Coal Free Curtis Bay @coalfreecurtisbay.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
we don’t like your dirty deal with the #Whitehouse @martinheinrich.com @heinrich.senate.gov you and the #Whitehouse and @ferc.gov can keep your grubby hands OUT of our #CleanWater
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Electricity is 23% of global final energy but delivers 37% of useful energy and powers 46% of the global economy. We don't need to replace every fossil joule. We need to replace the services. A much smaller task. Great to see the @iea.org’s new Electrification report finally measure this.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/09/2026
Governors need to get serious about disciplining utilities. Or claiming some of their planning powers for the state. Or making them publicly owned. Enough of this shit.
canarymedia.com
US utilities get failing grade on clean energy transition
Too many utilities are keeping coal plants open, planning new gas plants, and building less renewable energy, the Sierra Club’s latest "Dirty Truth…
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Oil Change International @oilchange.org · 24/09/2026
NEW REPORT: TotalEnergies’ LNG into Europe risks European security, affordability, and climate goals.
Cover of the report titled "Total Insecurity: How TotalEnergies LNG Trade Puts France and Europe at Risk", showing an LNG tanker
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Drew Hudson @wealsoherdcats.com · 23/09/2026
That’s our dear friend Roishetta explaining why the global transition must be fast, fair, fully funded and #feminist time for the UN to Pay up & Phase Out! #payupphaseout #actonclimate #justtransition
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Drew Hudson @wealsoherdcats.com · 23/09/2026
Out front of the United Nations to demand a just transition. We demand a future. Pay up, phase out! With @oilchange.org @cbd-climate-energy.bsky.social @ips-dc.org &more friends!
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Drew Hudson @wealsoherdcats.com · 22/09/2026
We’re taking action because even tough #AI #datacenters are unpopular and communities are fighting back, Trump & #fossilfueledfascist are still trying to ram them through. If you can’t make it to #climateweek2026 in NYC, sign this petition calling for a moratorium! actionnetwork.org/petitions/un...
actionnetwork.org
Unplug AI with a big data center moratorium
Polls show that AI data centers are unpopular with the American public, and hundreds of communities are already fighting back. But Trump and his fossil fueled fascist regime are still trying to push d...
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Climate Hawks Vote @climatehawksvote.com · 22/09/2026
We’re on the move at #climateweek2026 in NYC but here’s a few quick snaps from the #unplugai press conference outside @awscloud.bsky.social ‘s offices with Bill Mckibben @climatedefenders.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social @thirdactorg.bsky.social & more friends
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Drew Hudson @wealsoherdcats.com · 15/09/2026
We’re joining the #UnplugAI week of action targeting the Big Tech companies raising our bills, polluting our communities, & driving demand for #fossilfuels. We’re going to confront them head on at #ClimateWeekNYC and demand our political leaders take a stand. Learn more & RSVP!
198methods.org
Meet us in NYC to Unplug AI for our climate
This September we’re taking action in New York to unplug the Big Tech companies driving a massive AI data center buildout and worsening the climate crisis.
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Rory Johnston @roryjohnston.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
At more than $216 per barrel, US diesel futures are now at their highest level in history. We just busted through the prior record set at the height of the 2022 crisis.
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NPR @npr.org · 10/09/2026
The sweeping lawsuit brought by Common Cause argues federal agencies are illegally surveilling and intimidating people who try to peacefully observe federal immigration enforcement activity. n.pr/3V3eyEb
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Lawsuit challenges intimidation of DHS observers across the country
The sweeping lawsuit brought by Common Cause argues federal agencies are illegally surveilling and intimidating people who try to peacefully observe federal immigration enforcement activity.
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
A tornado hit Detroit's East Side last night so we came out to assess the damage and check in on the community. To support residents who need water, food, and batteries to get through the next few days, go to: afterthestormmi.org
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Nathaniel Maddison @itisi-siru.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
7 faith leaders and clergy arrested after blockading ICE surveillance center in Williston, Vermont. Next up is a week of action starting on October 4th– more info can be found at www.shutdownicevt.org; Large-scale mass civil disobedience is being planned against ICE. #iceout #abolishice #vermont
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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Excellent piece on the Venezuelan oil grab by @davidagraham.bsky.social @theatlantic.com. Love the reference to Smedley Butler, the Marine Corps General who concluded he had wasted his life fighting wars for Wall Street. What Trump calls a "gift" from the Venezuelan people is a theft at gunpoint
theatlantic.com
The Vicious Cycle Trump May Restart
The American seizure of Venezuelan oil is likely the first step in a familiar, unhappy chain of events.
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Ironbound @ironbound.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Man this guy sucks
Last September, when an aide told Fetterman that officials with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, known as CHOP, wanted to meet because they were worried about Medicaid cuts, he was dismissive.
Fetterman
Why do I have to keep having to meet with chop
Aide
Because they are worried about vaccines and Medicaid cuts.
Fetterman
Well I'm not
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I'm convinced they just want free trips to DC
Source: messages reviewed by WSJ
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 03/09/2026
Democrats being targeted by Elon: wear it as a badge of honor. Elon Musk is wildly unpopular. Tech billionaires buying elections is wildly unpopular. Corruption is wildly unpopular. Tie your opponent to Elon and his corrupt agenda. Oh, and commit to @investigatedoge.bsky.social
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 03/09/2026
We've got our first look at where Elon is trying to elect GOP lackeys. First up, Senate races: Alaska (@marypeltola.com) Maine (@troyjackson207.bsky.social) Michigan (@abdulelsayed.bsky.social) Ohio (@sherrodbrownoh.bsky.social) New Hampshire (primary 9/8) Texas (@jamestalarico.bsky.social)
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 03/09/2026
Fossil fuels cause blackouts Fossil fuels cause blackouts Fossil fuels cause blackouts Fossil fuels cause blackouts Fossil fuels cause blackouts Fossil fuels cause blackouts Fossil fuels cause blackouts Fossil fuels cause blackouts www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Blackout risk rises as heatwave stresses largest US electric grids
US energy department warns of potential for outages in PJM Interconnection, serving 67 million from DC to Chicago
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"The larger reason Moulton lost is that he is a career centrist opportunist who kicked Harris while she was down, tried to take the gavel from Pelosi, and consistently blamed the party’s left for Trump’s two victories." Thanks, @joanwalsh.bsky.social
thenation.com
Old and On the Way: How Ed Markey Dispatched Seth Moulton in Massachusetts
Moulton, a centrist opportunist, sought to unseat his incumbent opponent by posturing as a young progressive. Voters didn’t fall for it.
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Drew Hudson @wealsoherdcats.com · 02/09/2026
The frackers behind #NoMVP have a new plan to boost the pressure 30% on a pipeline that famously, catastrophically, failed pressure tests. Send a comment with @bxeaction.bsky.social @wealsoherdcats.com @climatehawksvote.com telling @ferc.gov to say no! actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
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Stop MVP Boost!
The same frackers and polluters behind the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), have announced a new project called “MVP Boost” to expand the capacity of the existing MVP. They want to pump up the pressure...
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Perry Bacon @perrybaconjr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
In my last job (Washington Post Opinion section), I was asked repeatedly to write about the book "Abundance." I kept making excuses. Finally, I just bluntly stated that there are many, many books published about politics and it was strange that the entire political media was obsessed with this one.
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Oil and Gas Watch @oilandgaswatch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
AI boom makes U.S. top builder of new gas-fired power plants news.oilandgaswatch.org/template/bri... @publiccitizentx.bsky.social @selc.bsky.social @
AI boom makes U.S. top builder of new gas-fired power plants According to an analysis by Global Energy Monitor, the U.S. has 189 gigawatts of gas-fired either proposed or under construction to provide power directly to data centers for the artificial intelligence industry. Counting all proposed or under-construction gas power plants, the U.S. has 378 gigawatts of capacity in the lineup. China, the country with the second-most gas-fired capacity in the pipeline, has 132 gigawatts of capacity announced, awaiting construction, or under construction. 

To learn more about this update, visit news.oilandgaswatch.org⁠ or the LINK IN BIO
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Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) @hansilowang.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
My latest @npr.org story: A whistleblower report says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump’s push to restrict mail-in voting that could “derail” the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed. Key parts of USPS' plan are currently blocked by a court order
npr.org
Whistleblower claims USPS plan for Trump's mail voting order could 'derail' midterms
A whistleblower says the U.S. Postal Service is rushing out an online system for President Trump's push to restrict mail voting that could "derail" the midterm election if courts allow it to proceed.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 01/09/2026
Under Biden's Solar for All program, $117 million in federal money was set to go to Indiana for solar, battery, & microgrid projects. Tens of millions of those dollars were headed to Gary, to improve its resilience. Then Trump canceled the program & yanked back all the money.
canarymedia.com
Gary power outage underscores stakes of Solar for All cancellation
Some city residents went two weeks without power following storms. The federal program, ended by Trump, would have enabled many to access solar and…
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Investigate DOGE @investigatedoge.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We're getting closer to the justice we deserve! In recent days, even more members of Congress have committed to investigating Elon Musk and DOGE after their rampage of federal funding cuts, theft and misuse of our personal data, and self-dealing. Let's look at some highlights...
Graphic reading "more members of Congress commit to hold Musk and DOGE accountable. See who's committed" with silhouettes that have question marks over them and images of Musk and his doge bros.
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Floodlight @floodlightnews.org · 27/08/2026
NEW: Thermal drone footage shows the Microsoft-backed DataOne AI data center in Vineland, NJ is running dozens of gas generators. None of them have permits. A Floodlight visual investigation with @us.theguardian.com:
floodlightnews.org
One of East Coast’s largest data centers accused of ‘violating federal law’
Thermal drone footage shows DataOne — the Microsoft-backed AI data center in Vineland — is powering its operations with dozens of unpermitted generators
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Oil is who wins US wars.
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God @thegodshow.com · 28/08/2026
Remember that time South Koreans rose up and arrested their president because he tried to incite AN INSURRECTION? Be like the South Koreans! 🇰🇷
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the moon report 🌕 @seachanger.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
this is annoying of me to post, but i really was dead scared about this climate reality in like 1997. people are surprised that the earth's habitability could break down within a human lifespan but the science was mostly all there 30 years ago and available to anyone willing to reckon with it
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/08/2026
Genuinely abundant, cheap, accessible energy has vastly more liberatory potential than AI, for vastly more people -- especially more poor people. Which, I guess, is your answer.
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WIRED @wired.com · 27/08/2026
ICYMI: Not even a quarter of the way into an expected 19-day federal trial over Meta’s alleged failure to protect young users, the social media giant agreed to settle the case. www.wired.com/story/meta-w...
wired.com
Meta Will Pay Up to $16.7 Billion to Settle Its Social Media Harms Case—and That’s Not All
In addition to sending billions of dollars to states, Meta will make substantive changes to its platforms as part of a landmark settlement.
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Investigate DOGE @investigatedoge.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
In 2024 NY Rep. Mike Lawler took $1.7 million from Musk’s America PAC. Who’s to say he won’t take more of corrupt Musk’s millions? Activists in NY District 17 are calling on MOCs to investigate Musk & DOGE in the new Congress Nice yard signs outside of Lawler’s Pearl River office huh? 😬
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Reuters @reuters.com · 26/08/2026
GRAPHIC WARNING: This video contains sensitive footage that may disturb some viewers. A massive flash flood in the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and ‌China's Tibet washed away villages while damaging roads, bridges and power projects in a region bordering Tibet, authorities said
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Washington AI Resistance @wa-air.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
"Data center expansion is entirely unnecessary for advanced AI...models can be over 100,000 times smaller than ChatGPT. Some require no more resources to train or serve than...a webpage." Minimal resource use, maximal privacy. Why isn't* Big Tech doing this? *yeah, we know why not.
seattletimes.com
The AI we want without the data centers we don't: It's possible | Op-Ed
We don’t need to burn our climate commitments or pave over fields and ranches to realize the benefits of artificial intelligence.
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Drew Hudson @wealsoherdcats.com · 26/08/2026
Indigenous leaders have been fighting #peoplevsfossilfuels for years. Join us next week for a special screening of the next film in our series: Greater Chaco #vsGoliath & a panel discussion with frontline leaders. Join us & allies Tuesday Sept 1 @ 8pmET|5pmPT www.198methods.org/2026/08/26/c...
198methods.org
Greater Chaco Vs Goliath
What happens when ordinary people take on billion-dollar industries? Join us for free, monthly virtual screenings of VS. GOLIATH—a powerful, award-winning new documentary series.
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NPR @npr.org · 26/08/2026
Canada has announced it plans to hit the U.S. with countertariffs that mirror its actions "dollar for dollar." And, remembering the legacy of country star and icon Dolly Parton, who died at 80. n.pr/4y7ylkm
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Canada to hit U.S. with retaliatory tariffs. And, remembering music legend Dolly Parton
Canada has announced it plans to hit the U.S. with countertariffs that mirror its actions "dollar for dollar." And, remembering the legacy of country star and icon Dolly Parton, who died at 80.
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Climate Hawks Vote @climatehawksvote.com · 26/08/2026
Climate hawks have been squawking up for years to protect Chaco Canyon. Join us next week for a special screening of @vsgoliath.bsky.social featuring the story of Greater Chaco resistance, and a panel discussion with indigenous leaders. Join us & allies Tuesday Sept 1 @ 8pmET|5pmPT tr.ee/35o8cvjPgr
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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 25/08/2026
NEW: gas power in development in the US explicitly for data centers have nearly doubled in less than a year, soaring from 97GW at the end of 2025 to more than 189GW mid-2026, according to shocking new figures from @globalenergymon.bsky.social that's up from just 4 GW in 2024:
wired.com
Data Centers Are Driving an Alarming Gas Power Expansion in the US
There’s no clearer sign of the data center boom than rampant gas projects that have been proposed or that are already under construction.
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Wearing @postguild.bsky.social red today. I was able to challenge my @washingtonpost.com firing — and win reinstatement plus back pay — all thanks to being a part of the @wbng.org Guild. Binding Arbitration is a part of our contract. This is why unions matter!!!
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 24/08/2026
We obtained 3,000 pages of emails sent by execs asking that their facilities be exempted from Clean Air Act rules. As of mid-July, the White House has approved ~200 requests. Tomorrow at 4 pm ET, join us for an event exploring the impact (w/ @chicagotribune.com @deepsouthtoday.org @latimes.com):
events.propublica.org
Clean Air Act: Dismantling One of the Country’s Bedrock Environmental Laws
Join us for a discussion about the rollback of the Clean Air Act and what it means for public health in communities across America.
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Does no one else find this an unforgivably stupid question? Emissions reductions won't make a heat wave NOW survivable. Likewise, more homes can have AC, heat pumps while overall cutting greenhouse emissions. This isn't an "either/or", both are needed. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Air conditioning push favoured over emissions cuts in five European nations, survey finds
Poll also finds sizeable majorities who believe it should be easier to install air con in homes
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 20/08/2026
The evidence is clear: The authoritarian threat is real...and growing. The NYT Autocracy Tracker just upgraded the threat of the Trump administration manipulating the law to stay in power.
nytimes.com
Opinion | Trump’s Election Interference Is Eroding American Democracy (Gift Article)
The president is prioritizing his own interests over the national interest.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 19/08/2026
NEW: Congress appropriated $1 trillion for defense this year, more than twice as much as the combined budget for agencies overseeing health, veterans affairs, education, housing, agriculture and justice. We’re setting out to report on how this public money is being spent.
propublica.org
The $1 Trillion Black Box
The U.S. military budget is vast and opaque. Projects touted as engineering marvels end up facing years of delays and ballooning costs. ProPublica has launched a series to report on the Pentagon’s spe...
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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Here are things that happened at the DNC today: 1) Resolution calling to abolish ICE unanimously adopted 2) Brand-new early state calendar that reflects the full diversity of the Democratic base 3) Rejection of insider efforts to ban RCV from being used in presidential primaries Great results here
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 15/08/2026
“Critics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case…”
theguardian.com
Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows
Critics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
If you're worried about the integrity of the November elections, join @thirdactorg.bsky.social for this September training session on how you can help protect the vote thirdact.org/events/hands...
thirdact.org
Hands Off Our Vote! – Third Act
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Climate Hawks Vote @climatehawksvote.com · 13/08/2026
It's too late to stop canceled windfarms & clean energy transmission projects. But it's NOT too late to stop Trump's @deptofinterior.bsky.social proposed new rules to reduce public input on #fossilfuel leasing, while leaving taxpayers on the hook for cleanup costs. actionnetwork.org/letters/stop...
actionnetwork.org
Stop Trump's gag rule on public lands leasing
Trump's Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have proposed new rules that would reduce public input on fossil fuel leasing on public lands, while leaving taxpayers on the...
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Jon Collins @jcollins.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Legal documents released today show federal law enforcement officials extensively surveilled public meetings and activists during the ICE surge, and created dossiers on political enemies. I've been busy, but will post some takeaways on this thread soon: (1) www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
mprnews.org
Attorney: Homeland Security spied on Minnesotans who spoke out against ICE
Defense attorney Kevin Riach alleges that just four days after Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal agents, that Homeland Security Investigations launched Operation Puppet Master. The agency cou...
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 14/08/2026
Apple: ~$2.2 billion Nike: $986 million FedEx: ~$800 million Amazon: $640 million General Motors: $500 million Giant corporations are raking in millions in tariff refunds and getting even richer. But remember: corporations passed tariff costs on to you. Where's YOUR refund?
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