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Astonishing moment. And a shameful moment for the United States government

Check out the full poll from Demand Progress and @imeupolicy: demandprogress.org/poll-voters-be…

NEW @DataProgress POLL: 56% of voters think the Iran war benefits Israel more, compared to only 29% who think it benefits the U.S. more Surprisingly, 47% of Republicans, a plurality, think the war benefits Israel more, compared to only 42% who think it benefits the U.S. more.

NEW POLL: 56% of voters say Trump's war against Iran benefits Israel over the US. Just 29% believe the US benefits more. Our poll with @demandprogress and conducted by @DataProgress also finds this war for Israel will be a liability for Republicans in November. More below 🔽

What's that? Did @jahimes just convince @RepGregoryMeeks to back @StephenM's personal plans for mass domestic surveillance? Rep. Himes: Don't you think Congress should vote on whether the Trump admin can supercharge surveillance AI with data broker information and no oversight??

The decline of ultra low-cost carriers means the big airlines have no reason to compete on price, making flying increasingly inaccessible. Though the FAA’s move is welcome, antitrust enforcers need to block further consolidation. promarket.org/2024/04/16/how…

Today, more and more major airports are dominated by just one airline. United has long dreamed of dominating O'Hare by pushing out American and other carriers, leaving fliers with no real alternatives. reuters.com/business/unite…

Without airline competition, consumers face higher fares and fewer options. We're glad the @FAA stopped @United's shameless effort to monopolize Chicago O'Hare and rob fliers of real choice. viewfromthewing.com/faa-just-froze…

Read the letter here: demandprogress.org/133-ai-civil-r…

The government can bypass courts to buy our private information in bulk from shady data brokers and feed that data to AI mass surveillance systems. Today Demand Progress, @POGOwatchdog and 130+ groups sent a letter asking Congress to close this loophole before renewing FISA.

🚨The Senate will be voting soon on several war powers resolutions (WPRs) to stop the war on Iran. Trump wants Congress to OK billions of dollars more to fund it. ☎️Call 1-833-STOP-WAR (1-833-786-7927) to tell your members to SUPPORT the Iran WPRs & REJECT funding the war!

In a housing affordability crisis, DOJ and FTC antitrust regulators must step in and fight illegal attempts by hedge funds to crush competition in the housing market. Learn more from @HalSinger at @TheSlingUtah: thesling.org/when-monopolis…

Zillow paid Redfin $100 million to exit the rental listings market. Now a Zillow-adjacent hedge fund wants to push out another competitor, Homes.com. Zillow's monopoly lets it charge high referral fees on commissions at the expense of homebuyers.

And learn more about the state of play in @politico: politico.com/newsletters/in…

And see the full poll: demandprogress.org/poll-voters-st…

This morning, @politico reported that Speaker Johnson wants a vote to renew sweeping government spying powers next week. A recent Demand Progress poll found that large majorities of GOP, Indy & Dem voters do not want the government to have warrantless surveillance powers.

Read the full statement: demandprogress.org/demand-progres…

Demand Progress proudly supports the Government Surveillance Reform Act, a bill to close loopholes in the law that allow the government to conduct warrantless surveillance on people in the United States and buy their private communications in bulk.