#Lobbying

Nicholas Wilson

NickWilsonSays

How many times do billionaires have to pillage the middle & lower classes before something is done?The system is rigged against the lower & middle classes who view themselves as

George Monbiot

GeorgeMonbiot

This is massive, and horrific. @NFUtweets is secretly lobbying the government to allow #neonicotinoid pesticides to be reintroduced after Brexit. It tells its members: "Please refrain from sharing this on

Natalie Fertig

natsfert

THREAD: Since its Veterans Day, let's talk about #cannabis veterans legislation. There are a lot of bills that would expand research into things like PTSD and chronic pain... and they

Manny Teodoro

MPTeodoro

Literally essential services like #water & #sewer would be the top #infrastructure priority in a federal COVID relief bill, right?Nope. Once again, transportation & broadband are slated for $55 billion.Water

Brian The Great

BrianTh37895972

Ya gotta understand, people. DC is **crawling** with lobbyists year round and the annual federal spending package is **their big moment**. These lobbyists spend ALL YEAR working our Congress for

Judd Legum

JuddLegum

1. The Biden-Harris transition issued an extensive ethics policy. But is it being followed?A key national security briefing this week included two board members for Raytheon, one of the largest

Geranium Palastre

GPalastre

Feeling so sad. My 13 y.o. daughter who identifies as male, has been lobbying me again tonight to let her have a binder. Feeling very lonely and wretched, for both

Robinson Meyer

yayitsrob

NEW: There’s a new industrial alliance in Washington.Tesla, Rivian, and Uber are joining forces with lithium companies, charging companies, and some of the country’s biggest utilities to form @zeta_2030.Its goal:

Wendy Siegelman

WendySiegelman

The Democratic Republic of Congo as suffered under authoritarian rule of Joseph Kabila, but a $9.5 million lobbying campaign by Mer Security and Communication Systems helped Kabila gain support of

Robbie Jaeger 🔎

RobletoFire

In the interest of objectivity, I should point out that Mr. Paul seems to have a few things confused.1. Feinstein's husband Richard Blum actually had ownership in Avid Technologies, a

Jack Sloan

jacksloan

Have I got this right? Invicta Academy (not a real academy), run by Stephen James, founder member of Conservative Friends of Education. Also on Invicta’s board is @GavinWilliamson. Stephen wrote

Kenneth P. Vogel

kenvogel

NEW FOREIGN AGENT REGISTRATIONS: Senators-turned-lobbyists JOHN BREAUX (D-La.) TRENT LOTT (R-Miss.) register with @TheJusticeDept as lobbyists representing the government of Alberta, Canada. https://efile.fara.gov/docs/6891-Short-Form-20201

Movies Silently

MoviesSilently

So, I've made a decision not to include pro-Confederacy films in any fun or light list (like my silent movie map of the United States).I thought I should clarify my

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LPSunBun

Okay, look. I personally am EXTREMELY anti-rpf of actual minors. I think that it's pretty gross, like, NGL it's really gross to me. Even if the kid never sees it,

Laurel Rosenhall

LaurelRosenhall

New memo from Gov's office attempts to distance Newsom from lobbyists following news that lobbyist Jim Deboo is likely his next chief of staff... and that Newsom attended French Laundry

Lena K.

lk2015r

Essential weekend reading: the #frontexfiles investigations by @luisaizuz @MyriamDouo @disinfaux @BartVola @margaridasilva2 @fragdenstaat @veradelejahotko @alasaleinad @somestoriesof on exposing the links between @Frontex & the security

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