We Reported on Nike’s Extensive Use of Private Jets. The Company Just Made It Harder to Track Them.
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Since our story, the company has added its planes to a popular Federal Aviation Administration program that makes it harder to see where they’re going.
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@ProPublica@newsie.social Has @elonjet@mastodon.social heard about this?
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Why is our government offering such a service. That sounds like one that we could cut.@ProPublica@newsie.social
“Popular” with the .001%.
“Since our story, the company has added its planes to a popular Federal Aviation Administration program that makes it harder to see where they’re going.”
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Huh. I haven’t worn Nike shoes in ages. They were poorly made and never lasted more than a year. I don’t mane athletic us, just everyday wear.
Basically, foot junk.
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Secret donations to political candidates.
https://www.wweek.com/news/2024/03/18/phil-knight-gives-2-million-to-gop-legislative-pac/https://www.opb.org/article/2024/03/18/phil-knight-republican-pac-donation/
Secret layoffs.
Who knew funding the Jan 6 coup was bad for business?https://www.kptv.com/video/2024/09/20/nike-ceo-john-donahoe-stepping-down-following-massive-layoffs/
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2024/04/20/nike-layoffs-2024/73396096007/
https://www.eladelantado.com/us/layoffs-tesla-gm-nike-google/
https://www.businessinsider.com/layoffs-sweeping-us-these-are-companies-making-cuts-2024
Secret air travel.
Do GOP corporations & billionaires have something to hide…
https://www.forbes.com/sites/douggollan/2024/07/16/the-story-and-price-behind-trump-vp-jd-vances-private-jet/
https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-private-jet-flights-senate-investigation-scotus@ProPublica@newsie.social
Hmm. I have two ADS-B trackers in PDX that feed Flightradar24.com. Maybe I should take a look at the raw feed sometime. That said, there are uses for this list. My nephew flies air ambulances and they mask their flights for patent privacy.@ProPublica@newsie.social the rich avoiding accountability. There are many laws in England that the royal family are not subject to. There are many laws in Australia in which federal politicians are not subject to. I’m sure this is also the case in the US my favourite being the President is officially above the law.
