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Why Scott Galloway is leading a movement against Big Tech

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Scott Galloway wants to save the world … sort of.

The entrepreneur-turned-professor-turned-media-juggernaut is leading a movement against Big Tech on two fronts.

One is over the harmful impact he believes it has on young men. The other is a form of protest against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, calling on people to “Resist and Unsubscribe” from Big Tech’s products and services.

Just don’t call him an activist. By his own description, Galloway is “too lazy, selfish, and socially minded” to be one, he told BI’s Henry Chandonnet.

The irony is that Galloway is taking aim at an industry that helped make him a multimillionaire. He previously wrote a book about Big Tech and founded and sold a business intelligence firm for hundreds of millions of dollars. He’s also frequently referenced the massive returns he earned from investing in Apple, Amazon, and Netflix in the wake of the financial crisis.

Galloway’s message won’t land with everyone.

It’s easy to call on people to make sacrifices when you’re at the front of the pack. And when you can afford to spend $34,000 a year on Uber, as Galloway says he does, then boycotting it feels more like an inconvenience than anything else.

On the other hand, Galloway’s privilege and position within the tech community make his pushback against Big Tech all the more impressive. After all, it would be a lot easier for him to remain silent.

Maybe that’s the beauty of Galloway. His comments can be equally enlightening and eye-roll-inducing, interesting and infuriating.

Regardless of how you feel about what Galloway says, you can’t deny his willingness to say it.




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America’s largest labor movement calls for ICE to leave Minnesota before ‘anyone else is hurt or killed’

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America’s largest network of labor unions has condemned ICE after a federal agent on Saturday shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident.

The AFL-CIO, which represents nearly 15 million workers, called Pretti’s death “senseless.”

“As tens of thousands of Minnesotans made clear peacefully and powerfully yesterday, the Trump administration’s horrific operation — and their actions aimed at stoking violence and chaos — must end,” the labor group said in a statement.

“America’s unions join the call for ICE to immediately leave Minnesota before anyone else is hurt or killed. We demand local authorities conduct a full, transparent investigation that will lead to accountability for this tragic and violent act, and for Congress to use its power to hold ICE accountable.”


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Residents mourned Alex Pretti, who was killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis on Saturday.

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A federal agent fatally shot Pretti in Minneapolis, where he worked as an ICU nurse at a US Department of Veterans Affairs hospital. Minneapolis police confirmed on Saturday that Pretti is a US citizen. He had been filming the agents when the confrontation began.

The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Border Patrol and ICE, said Pretti was carrying a 9 mm semiautomatic handgun and “approached” agents at the scene. The department said officers tried to disarm Pretti, but he resisted. In multiple videos of the incident, however, Pretti is never seen threatening agents and is disarmed and subdued before he is shot. Minneapolis police said Pretti had a permit to carry the weapon.

The DHS deployed ICE and other federal agents to Minnesota as part of an immigration enforcement sweep called Operation Metro Surge, which began in December. The department says it has deployed around 2,000 federal agents across the state to detain and deport illegal immigrants. Trump has made securing the border and deporting those in the US who lack proper paperwork a central part of his administration’s agenda.

Local residents and business owners, however, have criticized the tactics federal agents are using to find and detain those people, resulting in protests across the state. Tensions further escalated after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year-old American citizen, on January 7.

The CEOs of Minnesota’s largest businesses, including Target, Cargill, Allianz, and UnitedHealth, called for “immediate de-escalation” in a joint statement on Sunday.


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A federal agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis on January 7.

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On Saturday, Minnesota AFL-CIO President Bernie Burnham shared a statement calling for a “full and transparent investigation” into the recent shootings.

“‘Operation Metro Surge’ is not and has never been about enforcing immigration law. This is about a President who is angry with the people of Minnesota for disagreeing with his policies and is weaponizing the federal government against us in retribution,” Burnham said.

The American Federation of Government Employees, a union representing Pretti and other federal workers in the US, also criticized the Trump administration in a statement on Saturday. As an employee of the VA hospital, Pretti was a member of AFGE Local 3669.

“While details of the incident are still emerging, one fact is already clear: this tragedy did not happen in a vacuum. It is the direct result of an administration that has chosen reckless policy, inflammatory rhetoric, and manufactured crisis over responsible leadership and de-escalation,” AFGE National President Everett Kelley said in the statement.

Kelley said the presence of federal agents has stoked fear and division in the community.

“I urge everyone to remain disciplined and measured in public, even as we are rightly angry. Still, we must do what we can to maintain peace and calm,” Kelley said. “But do not mistake restraint for acceptance. Accountability will come, and AFGE will not be silent about the policies and decisions that led us here.”




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America’s largest labor movement joins the fight against ICE

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The AFL-CIO, the country’s largest network of labor unions representing some 15 million workers, says ICE is a threat to workers.

“The Trump administration’s militarized immigration enforcement is putting innocent working people in danger,” the AFL-CIO said in a post on X on Saturday. “America’s unions have your backs.”

A group of local unions in Minnesota, meanwhile, has endorsed a planned statewide economic blackout in response to ICE actions in the state.

The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation, which is affiliated with the AFL-CIO, first announced its endorsement alongside other regional bodies on Friday.

“The Minnesota labor movement is united against the violent ICE occupation of our beloved cities that has directly impacted union members, our workplaces and our families,” the group said in a press release.

Dozens of community, faith, and union groups are organizing the Day of Truth and Freedom, a call to action asking Minnesotans to avoid work, school, and shopping on January 23 to pause the economy. There will also be a rally and march in downtown Minneapolis at 2 p.m. local time.

“We will gather with family, neighbors, and community to show Minnesota’s moral heart and economic power,” organizers said in a Facebook post.

Organizers listed several demands, including that ICE leave Minnesota and that federal funding for ICE be scrapped in the upcoming congressional budget.

The Minneapolis Regional Labor Federation told Business Insider that ICE’s presence is disrupting residents’ daily lives.

“Working people from across sectors — hospitality, healthcare, education, custodial, construction, public works — are being targeted,” the group said in a statement.

Thousands of ICE officers have descended on Minnesota as part of Operation Metro Surge, launched on December 1. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a press release earlier this month that the operation was targeting criminal activity among immigrants in the state.

“Under President Trump, we will expose and deliver accountability for the rampant fraud and criminality happening in Minnesota. You won’t steal from Americans or break our laws and get away with it,” she said.

The Trump administration has said it is specifically targeting cities like Minneapolis that have passed so-called “sanctuary” laws that prevent city resources and police from supporting federal immigration agents.

Many residents, meanwhile, have criticized the tactics that federal agents are using to locate and detain individuals.

Tensions in the state skyrocketed after ICE officer Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good, a 37-year-old American citizen from Minneapolis, on January 7, leading to a wave of protests and outcry.

Days later, Minnesota’s attorney general — on behalf of Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the state — filed a lawsuit against Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, seeking to end the operation.

“As a result of this surge, municipalities have been forced to divert local law enforcement resources away from their normal public safety duties, emergency responder resources have been strained, schools have been forced into lockdowns and closures, businesses have been forced to close, and the rights of Minnesotans have been violated time and time again,” a press release from the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office said.

Homeland Security said officers have arrested over 2,500 individuals during Operation Metro Surge so far.




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