Krista Brown
@KristaKBrown
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A thick describer. All things data, tech & the music industry.
Boston, MA
Joined September 2017
“A 40-year saga of kickbacks, threats, political maneuvering, and the humiliation of Pearl Jam” I’ve spent 2 months digging into Ticketmaster w/@moetkacik, and its notoriously exorbitant fees & faulty platform only scratch the surface of abusive behavior
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RT @Ruth_Mensch: I need Elizabeth Warren to run down to CFPB and defend her baby with a sword
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RT @matthewstoller: Wow KKR just filed suit against Antitrust Division chief Doha Mekki because she is trying to stop them from falsifying…
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If taxpayer $$ ($30M+) is maintaining this Russian yacht, I feel like we should capitalize on it and do a monthly lottery for week-long trips or something. (I get we can’t actually do that b/c it’s not legally ours yet, but the whole thing is dumb so come on..) Great reporting.
Scoop: New records obtained by The Washington Post show how US taxpayers have spent $30 million maintaining a Russian oligarch’s yacht Expenditures include: flights, groceries, specialized toilet brushes, docking fees and more Effort has yielded just $6 million for Ukraine
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RT @CLeonardNews: SCOOP: Tyson Foods has subpoenaed two news organizations, demanding they turn over notes and contacts with local farmers…
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Maybe Albertsons should spend that on ways to compete with Walmart, which is claimed was the reason it wanted to merge with Kroger in the first place…
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A way better version of this was written last week by @moetkacik for the @TheProspect “The Rape Gang” is not necessarily an uplifting thanksgiving read. But definitely worth your time:
“For one Cabinet nominee to be accused of sexual impropriety may be regarded as misfortune. For two Cabinet nominees to be thus accused looks like carelessness,” Quinta Jurecic writes. “For four—well, that moves beyond carelessness into outright malice”:
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“Foremost, this is a moral problem. The wealthiest country in the world should not let short-term profiteering get in the way of caring for Americans experiencing illness.” Kanter’s speech on our failing healthcare system (overshadowed by yesterday’s lawsuit).
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Lol the complaint includes UnitedHealth's proposed divestiture, and it's so absurd. They wanted to sell locations to a failing startup that's probably about to go bankrupt after being formed secretly by two private equity cos and an unsatisfied CEO of a rival.
Justice Department Sues to Block UnitedHealth Group’s Acquisition of Home Health and Hospice Provider Amedisys Read more:
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Anyways, maybe the court will learn from its mistakes and recognize the further damage a merger like this would do to our healthcare system and to fair competition in the space.
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