A hub for independent voices and hard truths
Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan CEO) said Congress does not spend tax money well. He said extra tax dollars sent to Washington get “laundered” to friends, special interest groups, and lobbying groups. Dimon mentioned there are about 17,000 lobbying groups in DC. …
Plans for U.S.-Iran nuclear talks on Friday are back on, after several Middle Eastern leaders urgently lobbied the Trump administration on Wednesday afternoon not to follow through on threats to walk away, two U.S. officials told Axios. The talks will …
#news The Wife of Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has a direct tie to the $9 billion Somali migrant fraud through the Feeding Our Future scheme #minneapolis Sarah Clarke worked at Hylden Advocacy & Law as a lobbyist and Director of …
https://abcnews.go.com/amp/ThisWeek/video/time-ukraine-hit-bases-russia-victoria-nuland-110373092
If anything, the reality of lobbying is actually worse than the parody in the movie! The staggering scale of government waste is beyond comprehension. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 28, 2024 pic.twitter.com/1O0zqyo6qy — Natalie F Danelishen (@Chesschick01) March 28, 2024
Lately, there’s been a growing chorus calling for the ban of lobbying, branding it as a subtle form of bribery. Whether it’s Big Oil, the NRA, Big Pharma, or even anti-gun groups, the sentiment is strong – lobbying appears to …
Politicians enter politics for the benefits, catering to lobbyists for insider trading advantages. The salary is secondary. After accumulating wealth, taxpayers sustain them indefinitely. BREAKING: Rep Ro Khanna is introducing his political reform & anti-corruption plan that: – Bans stock …
via WSJ: U.S. relations with China were steady in December 2013 when then-Vice President Joe Biden stepped off Air Force Two in Beijing with a seemingly unremarkable companion: his son Hunter. Days later, Shanghai authorities approved the formation of an …
Jesse Watters contends that those who deny the evidence of Joe Biden's involvement in Hunter's unregistered foreign lobbying, money laundering, and influence peddling scheme are intentionally avoiding reviewing the laptop, listening to whistleblowers, reading the FBI informant… pic.twitter.com/Ajc76ALhoh — KanekoaTheGreat …
Robinhood has spent $1.3M lobbying on “issues related to market infrastructure” over the last year. Their lobbyists worked for the House Financial Services Committee as recently as 2019. The revolving door between the Financial Services Committee and lobbying firms is …
… attack on the military-industrial complex. The lobbying power of large government contractors is far higher than it should be for the good of the people. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 15, 2023 https://twitter.com/MDCrypto1/status/1669163942545874944