#Lobbying

Judd Legum

JuddLegum

1. Tens of thousands of nursing home residents are dying of COVID-19In response, the nursing home industry has launched a multi-million dollar lobbying campaign to acquire legal immunity against residentsAND

Lawrence Lepard, "fix the money, fix the world"

LawrenceLepard

4th of July Thread.IMO, the principles this country was founded upon (as incorporated in the founding documents) are second to none. Sadly, we have not always lived up to the

AVI

vapeindia

Philippine legislators seek probe into CoI of its FDA receiving funds from foreign anti-vaping NGOs while drafting vaping policy. Such investigation needs to be conducted across nations, including India. Here

Prof. Devi Sridhar

devisridhar

Sweden & New Zealand actually have something in common: scientific advisors in both countries did not think a vaccine would be available soon enough, so they chose their final objective.

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chiIIum

A billionaire and a Russia-controlled bank named in the Panama Papers have links to Hillary Clinton through two separate lobbying firms — one through the Podesta Group and another through

Khaled Homoud Alshareef G20 🇸🇦

0khalodi0

The Qatar Lobby :In June 2017, Qatar began a "massive lobbying campaign" in the U.S. after President Donald Trump sided with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and other Arab

Wendy Siegelman

WendySiegelman

Feds preparing to charge GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy for efforts to influence US government on behalf of foreign interests - trying to get DOJ to drop 1MDB Malaysia case for

Hazel Katherine Larkin

HazelKLarkin

You direct ppl to Irish orgs that can help *now*. But until the Gardaí asked you to step away, you weren't. Your org. claimed - multiple times - to be

Heidi Hautala

HeidiHautala

1/9 The #NFRD will be revised into a new Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive #CSRD. The purpose is to bring sustainability reporting on equal footing with financial reporting. I cannot wait

Adam

adancabdulle

In the 1970s, Mogadishu was one of the worst postings for Western diplomats. The American embassy and residence of the ambassador faced 24-hour surveillance & continuous bugging carried out by

Kenneth P. Vogel

kenvogel

NEW: Federal investigators executed a search warrant on Wednesday at RUDY GIULIANI’s NYC apartment, seizing his electronic devices.It’s a sign that the criminal investigation is ramping up into his dealings

Lindsay Brown

Lidsville

Calling all progressives: if you're taking your voting cue from a fauxgressive lobbyist who takes $$$$$ money from some of the worst special interests in B.C., you're not a progressive.

Corrine McConnaughy

cmMcConnaughy

A list in no real order of academic work that my students this year found USEFUL for doing their own thinking and research.(Basically, this is an appreciation thread.) Administrative burden:

forwomen.scot

ForwomenScot

.@scotgov are you aware of this? Tax Payer funded orgs are members of ILGA who are now lobbying to end laws "limiting legal capacity of adolescents" as well as ending

Heather e^‑1/x^2

HeatherMoAndCo

In the wake of #MassShootings, let’s have a look back on what #AndrewScheer had to say in 2017, before it got deleted: “Common Sense on Firearms”. Do you really want

_gabrielShapir0

lex_node

I don't think much realism was applied to ETH 2.0 design. There is no non-custodial solution for staking-as-a-service, which means Coinbase et. al. will dominate because they already know how