#Lobbyists

USDA ≠ Rural America. Over 90% of rural Americans are not farmers. And as @anthonypipa writes, there are 400 federal rural economic and community development programs that span 13 departments.
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Black farmers, Black USDA staff, Black civil society, and the Congressional Black Caucus AND farm, rural, and environmental groups have made it clear that Vilsack is the wrong choice for
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CareTech, one of the biggest private providers of children's homes and foster care, has published its annual financial report today. Prepare to get very angry (thread, 1/). While the rest
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THREAD:America is not a Democracy. America is a Plutocracy. Disclaimer: This topic is complicated. If you are half asleep, come back to read it later. Plutocracy = Oligarchy, where the
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In this @postopinions op-ed @chefjoseandres makes the case that the US needs to learn from the hunger crisis caused by the covid epidemic as it did healthcare after the 1918
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1. It is often said that "residential care should not be a" last resort". I can agree with that inasmuch as it should be the case that ALL stare care
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THREAD1)@SidneyPowell1 reflects on #Iran’s meddling in the U.S. in a recent tweet to U.S. President Donald Trump.This thread focuses on Iran’s dangerous influence in the U.S., especially through its DC-based
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The SMH may or may not back down over yesterday’s rancid anti-trans piece but the broader issue is that the paper has an anti-trans and anti-queer track record, esp in
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Switzerland-based Glencore Plc mines nickel, copper, zinc and thermal coal in Canada and has partnerships worth billions of dollars with Canada's largest pension plans. They are also the investor of
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THREAD: Congress approved the PPP loan program to save jobs during the pandemic. But after pressure — particularly from hotel & restaurant lobbyists — the program was altered in key ways, so
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Yes but if you let the poors have free food, how will they learn the value of a hard day’s work?https://twitter.com/supernovaxox/status/1361827908541509632 All joking aside, this is such a perfect example
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Meet Matthew Elliott, CEO and Founder of:1. Vote Leave2. TayPayers Alliance3. Conservative Friends of Russia4. Brexit Central#Brexit + #TaxAvoidance + #RussiaReport + #ToryCorruption all in one guy!We left EU to
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Thread:While the entire US crypto industry (exchanges, funds, associations, PsPs, lobbyists, etc) is currently focused on fighting the AML rules proposed by FinCEN, the XRP Community has been left ALONE
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Dominion lobbyists include a former chief of @GASecofState & a former chief of staff of Pelosi. Pelosi passed the #SAFEAct which wld have banned QRCode systems (eg, GA’s QR code
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Joe Biden's transition plan fails to include democracy reform as a Day 1 priority. This is a mistake.Our broken political system - which fosters gridlock, extremism, & a 2party duopoly
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Tomorrow we will likely see a coordinated campaign from @NewsMediaCanada members & others designed kick into high gear to exert pressure on the Trudeau Govt to import the Aussie news
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