SCOTUS CRUSHES Trump Allies with UNEXPECTED Order

Yes, Leonard Leo and Big Oil can be sued for deceiving the public about petroleum's harmful effects.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odHEww4mhlk 

 

Feds Fine Baker College $2.5 Million for Deceptive Marketing — ProPublica

A 2022 investigation detailed how the once-growing Michigan school built its reputation on slick advertising despite low graduation rates and leaving many students burdened with heavy debt...

https://www.propublica.org/article/baker-college-michigan-fined-deceptive-marketing-education-department

 

How the Gun Industry Targets Kids Using TikTok, Instagram, and Video Games – Mother Jones

"MK18 got me feeling like a rock star," says the Daniel Defense comment, appended with music and fire emojis and a handful of hashtags, including "#gunporn." The post has drawn nearly 30,000 likes from Instagram users...

https://www.motherjones.com/media/2023/10/gun-marketing-children-social-media-video-games-mass-shootings-sandy-hook/

Senate Dems urge action on false Medicare marketing

Medicare Advantage is on track to capture more than half of the Medicare market by next year. As the program grows, misleading marketing practices undermine enrollees' trust in the program... 

 These actions come after the Trump administration significantly relaxed Medicare Advantage marketing requirements...

https://www.axios.com/2022/11/03/senate-dems-medicare-advantage-oversight

How Big Tobacco Hooked Children on Sugary Drinks

Researchers combing through archives discovered that cigarette makers had applied their marketing wizardry to sweetened beverages and turned generations of children into loyal customers...
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/14/health/big-tobacco-kool-aid-sugar-obesity.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Trump defrauded investors in marketing scheme, lawsuit says - The Washington Post

Trump's company says the suit, which alleges Trump knew a video phone business was a sham, is "meritless" and politically motivated. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-defrauded-investors-in-marketing-scheme-lawsuit-says/2018/10/29/e9e1191c-db98-11e8-b732-3c72cbf131f2_story.html

Robo-calls are getting worse. And some big businesses soon could start calling you even more - The Washington Post

Robocalls ravaged Americans' smartphones in record numbers last month. But some of the nation's top businesses are still urging the Trump administration to make it easier for them to dial and text mobile devices en masse. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2018/07/12/robocalls-are-getting-worse-some-big-businesses-soon-could-start-calling-you-even-more/

‘Approved by Donald Trump’: Asbestos sold by Russian company is branded with the president’s face - The Washington Post

A Russian asbestos company that operates a giant mine in the Ural Mountains is marketing its wares with Donald Trump's image. ....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/07/11/approved-by-donald-trump-asbestos-sold-by-russian-company-is-branded-with-the-presidents-face/

Here's the Real Reason the Japanese Don't Buy American Cars - Mother Jones

Yesterday we heard about the "bowling ball test." According to Donald Trump, this is how the Japanese keep American cars out of their market: they drop a bowling ball on the hood, and if it makes a dent they refuse to let it in. ...
https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/03/heres-the-real-reason-the-japanese-dont-buy-american-cars/

Navajo Nation sues Wells Fargo in fake-account scandal - NBC News

The Navajo Nation has accused Wells Fargo & Co. of coercing vulnerable members of the tribe into opening accounts they didn't need as part of an aggressive sales campaign for which it has already agreed to pay tens of millions of dollars in penalties and settlements.

 In a 55-page lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the tribe — whose lands in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico are home to five Wells Fargo branches — accused the bank of targeting minors, the elderly and members who speak limited English for high-pressure pitches to sign up for unneeded accounts.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/navajo-nation-sues-wells-fargo-fake-account-scandal-n829571