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DOJ Closing Abbott Labs Case Spurs Wider Corporate Crime Retreat

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by petethomas

3 hours ago

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josefritzishere

1 hour ago

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The administration seems to be pro-crime, which is very problematic.

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vannevar

1 hour ago

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Given that the President is a convicted felon who maintains that what he did was fine, and that he has pardoned thousands of unrepentant criminals, and that the vast majority of his party enthusiastically endorsed all this, I would say "pro-crime" is an understatement.

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Kapura

1 hour ago

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_strongly_ pro-crime

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br0ceph

1 hour ago

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on a daily basis the current US president commits treason against the people of the united states, which im pretty sure even presidential immunity doesnt protect against. Just one of the shady dealings with foreign monarchies, laudering their bribes directly to the president thru billion dollar purchases of worthless crypto "assets" ala world liberty financial; should land the president and his entire family in capital punishment

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red-iron-pine

26 minutes ago

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don't forget Trump's 90 minute call w/ Putin on the 4th of July a few days ago

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/05/europe/putin-trump-call-indep...

or that time multiple US congressmen were forced to spend the 4th in Moscow

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/395719-gop-senators-visi...

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ourmandave

38 minutes ago

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When you view it through the lens of Graft First, everything makes sense. All the seeming stupidity, ineptitude, and hypocrisy is just to make a buck.

Governing doesn't even appear to be an afterthought.

I still haven't figured out how he's profiting from Trump Accounts yet. Kick backs I suppose.

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kevin_thibedeau

21 minutes ago

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The stupidity and ineptitude is still real. These are a gang of nepo-babies who have mastered the art of failing up.

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toyg

14 minutes ago

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Strong for crime, strong for the causes of crime.

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hightrix

22 minutes ago

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This admin is pro-money. Anything and everything can be bought. Pardons, contracts, legal outcomes, you name it. Bribe trump and he'll do whatever you ask.

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ck2

15 minutes ago

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Trump Inc is a white-collar crime family which is why he pardons every white-collar crime they can find

BTW you know those classified records he took to Mar-a-lago that almost put him in prison?

They were all the records about his family businesses, it's documented, they were unique investigation records and he was trying to end all investigations

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sandworm101

55 minutes ago

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Pro rich people crimes. They remain very much against poor people who break the law.

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jackb4040

38 minutes ago

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Let's be honest, poor people in general.

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mindslight

46 minutes ago

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I don't think this quite captures it. The "Dual State" concept seems much more on point. https://www.thefunsinthefight.com/p/welcome-to-the-dual-stat...

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skeledrew

34 minutes ago

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To be poor is a crime.

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eunos

1 hour ago

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> criminal case against Abbott Laboratories over contaminated baby formula

In Communist China they would be shot

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ourmandave

35 minutes ago

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They also disappear you for selling books critical of the Party, so it's a two edged katana.

Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70

https://www.npr.org/2026/07/03/g-s1-131904/ex-hk-bookseller-...

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hightrix

21 minutes ago

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Yes, and so does trump's America.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/...

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pavel_lishin

1 hour ago

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Hey, here in America, sometimes CEOs get shot as well.

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Kapura

1 hour ago

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not by the state, however. important distinction.

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morkalork

1 hour ago

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Now that justice by official channels is closed, one wonders if a grieving parent will seek it out by unofficial means

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garyfirestorm

1 hour ago

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Parents could file a class action? RICO? How is this any different from organized crime?

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red-iron-pine

25 minutes ago

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rarely

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JumpCrisscross

39 minutes ago

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> here in America, sometimes CEOs get shot as well

No, they don't. The UnitedHealth dude who got shot had a CEO title, but Thompson was ultimately a middle manager.

The actual CEO of UnitedHealth Group–the one who signs off on its financial statements and fields quarterly calls–and the billionaire owners were fine. Which explains, in part, why nothing changed after the shooting.

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tracker1

32 minutes ago

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This is just more than a little fucked up... I think we've "limited" liability way too much in terms of corporations... it's the investors that are meant to be protected, executives and board members are not meant to be immune. And I do think in the worst cases, the death penalty should be on the table.

edit: to be clear, IMO, corporate power is an expression of govt power, which should be minimized.