#Lobbying

Jeff Sharlet

JeffSharlet

Today was the National Prayer Breakfast, the only public event of the powerful Christian nationalist movement I write about in my books THE FAMILY & C STREET. We dedicated ep

Stand With Black Women

jennycblack

One hundred years ago today, August 18, 1920, a mighty drama culminated in the ratification of the 19th amendment to the US Constitution which gave white women the right to

Martyn McLaughlin

MartynMcL

The prominent anti-lockdown projection & URL, caught my eye. So I thought I’d have a wee shifty. The campaign is run by a firm called Restore the Balance. One of

Mohamed Shidane

Shiddane

The idea of having a threshold of women quota & youth representation in the parliament is half-baked. We have quite a significant number of both groups in the assembly, and

Seth Abramson

SethAbramson

The sprawling investigation currently threatening Trump's presidency is the investigation of Giuliani. The odds that the Berman firing has to do with Giuliani, not Turkey, are high, with a caveat:

Gregg Gelzinis

FinGregg

thread:As expected, Wall St banks are pushing regulators to make a temporary deregulatory capital change *permanent*. Doing so would materially undermine big banks' ability to absorb losses, increasing their likelihood

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thatinterlace

My mum - a primary school headteacher - was sent this to her school yesterday; apparently sent to every school in the country. There are some big-money, organised, commitedly anti-trans

Tamer Badawi تامر بدوي

TamerBadawi1

So far, the 2nd major Kadhimi-fasa'il confrontation (AAH) was less dramatic than the 1st (KH). MK also compromised but factors that led to this outcome likely differed on 3 levels:

Declan Ganley 🇭🇰

declanganley

Thread:Something to say about Western businesses lobbying their own governments to go easy on the CCP because those businesses have or are seeking risk exposure in Communist China. The China

Dr Julia Grace Patterson 💙

JujuliaGrace

(1/2) My team at @EveryDoctorUK have run 19 MP briefings during the pandemic. These are private meetings- we bring info from the NHS frontline, explain issues + host expertsDespite sending

🇨🇦 Bill Comeau Crush the Curve 📉

Billius27

There are efforts to promote teachers up the vaccine priority list. Before that lobbying takes place, be sure you understand who is at risk of dying from covid and who

Brian The Great

BrianTh37895972

You know what happened here?A US Attorney is investigating a bribery scheme involving contributions in exchange for a presidential pardon. All the dates are redacted.BUT the **media** is assuming it

diane #ForAll straub

didikins4life

This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020.This part is called: RESTORING AND STRENGTHENING OUR DEMOCRACY:Building an Effective,Transparent Federal Government/Only one party understands that qualified,dedicated civil servants serve the people &

Musicians' Union

WeAreTheMU

Watch live as MU General Secretary Horace Trubridge talks to the @UKHouseofLords EU Committee about music and the future of UK-EU relations https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/6d6fbc0d-f5b3-4f34-ba07-af9df1a25e61#WorkingInTheEU #Music

Jeff Jarvis

jeffjarvis

There are two interpretations of Facebook pulling news out of News Feed in Australia. The positive one is that Facebook stood on principle, defended the net and refused to be

Tom Philpott

tomphilpott

This NYT piece on Vilsack is pretty paint-by-the-numbers, gets into a lot of his baggage, etc. One hilarious flaw tho. /threadhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/us/politics/vilsack-usda-small-farmers.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stori

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