#favors — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #favors, aggregated by home.social.
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See attached pics for the list of #Trump transition #donors. Unknown amounts.
#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
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The report called on #Congress [good luck] to create laws requiring transitions to disclose the names of #donors who give over a threshold amount as well as to publicly account for spending by the transition, which it said would “create public scrutiny that encourages the transition team to police itself tightly against conflicts of interest.”
#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #Trump #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
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Last week, that group released a report on the #Trump transition that criticized it for “significant departures from established norms,” noting that it started late & relied heavily on a handful of outside think tanks, chiefly the #HeritageFoundation & the #AmericaFirstPolicyInstitute, to develop policy & hire personnel for the new administration.
#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #donors #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
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“They claimed they were saving taxpayers money, but what they were doing was hiding the ball about who is buying the #government,” said Max Stier, the president of the nonpartisan nonprofit Partnership for Public Service, which promotes best practices in the federal government & runs the Center for Presidential Transition.
#law #corruption #PayToPlay #Trump #donors #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
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#Watchdog groups had raised alarm about the lack of #transparency surrounding the most recent #Trump transition, noting that by not revealing who was contributing—& how much they had chipped in—it was nearly impossible for the public to know about #ConflictsOfInterest or #PayToPlay arrangements.
#law #government #corruption #donors #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
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Prior administrations, including Trump’s in 2016, signed that agreement, which in addition to the disclosure obligation caps individual donations at $5,000 & bars #foreign contributions. By declining to sign, the second #Trump transition sidestepped those strictures & presumably could accept far larger contributions.
#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #donors #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
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At least 3 of the entries on the list matched names of Washington #lobbyists, but their identities could not be confirmed. Lobbyists with those names did not respond to requests for comment Tuesday evening. Because the list did not include addresses, hometowns or professions, it was not possible to confirm the identity of many other individuals described as #donors.
#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #Trump #power #billionaires #appointees #favors #DarkMoney #CitizensUnited
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“President Trump greatly appreciates his supporters & donors; however, unlike politicians of the past, he is not bought by anyone & does what’s in the best interest of the country,” Danielle Alvarez, a spox for the #Trump transition, ridiculously said in a statement. “Any suggestion otherwise is simply false.”
#law #government #corruption #PayToPlay #donors #power #billionaires #appointees #favors
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The court found #Sarkozy guilty of #criminal association in a plot from 2005 to 2007 to finance his campaign with funds from #Libya in exchange for diplomatic #favors. But it cleared him of 3 other charges — including passive #corruption, illegal campaign financing & concealment of the embezzlement of public funds.
Sarkozy denounced the ruling, saying he was the victim of scandalous injustice & that he would appeal.
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The reason why the Cardinal [Mazarin] deferred so long to grant the favors he had promised, was because he was persuaded that hope was much more capable of keeping men to their duty than gratitude.
[La raison pourquoi le Cardinal différoit tant à accorder les grâces qu’il avoit promises, c’est qu’il étoit persuadé que l’espérance est bien plus capable de retenir les hommes dans le devoir que non pas la reconnoissance.]Jean Racine (1639-1699) French dramatist
Fragments Historiques [tr. Bund/Friswell (1871)]Sourcing, notes: wist.info/racine-jean/78506/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #dangling #delay #favors #gratitude #hope #investment #loyalty #promises #quidproquo
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https://www.theverge.com/news/658829/elizabeth-warren-jeff-bezos-amazon-trump-tariffs
Elizabeth Warren asks Jeff Bezos if he got any favors for his ‘subservience’ to Trump
#warren #amazon #AMZN #Bezos #favors #trump #tariffs #customers #consumers #sycophant #fawner #flatterer #toadie #techbros #oligarchy #oligarch #obsequious #minion #kowtow #bootlicker #brownnoser #kissup #suckup #sellout #retail #shopping #consumer #spending #kakistocracy
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Wanna #EDGE? In a Post-#PrEP Era, are #Bathhouses Coming Back to Life?
A bathhouse, or a "#MensSpa," was like a #ShangriLa for a burgeoning #gay #man who, with the right mix of #party #favors, could literally spend an entire #weekend in a constant rotation of #seeking and #satisfying. For a while, it seemed like bathhouses had become relics of a bygone era.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #SexualOrientation #Sexuality #Representation #Culture
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Last week I took more than a few cuttings from my philodendron to propagate and give away as favors at my wedding. When I changed out the water yesterday I could see that they're all starting to root 🌱🌱 #houseplants #propagate #wedding #favors
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“#CatchAndKill” is a term coined by old-time #tabloid editors for buying the exclusive rights to stories, or “catching” them, for the specific purpose of ensuring the info never becomes public.
In the world of #tabloid #journalism, where ethical lines are blurry, deciding what to publish & why is often a calculus that covers #favors doled out & #chits called in.
#criminal #law #Trump #TrumpTrial
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/22/nyregion/trump-catch-and-kill.html?smid=url-share -
On Sat, Rep #AndyKim, a 3rd-term #Democrat from South Jersey, said he would challenge #Menendez in next year’s #primary.
…This was a marked departure from 2017, when most Democratic leaders stood solidly at Menendez’s side while he stood #trial in federal court in #NewJersey on charges that he had taken #bribes from a wealthy doctor in exchange for #political #favors.
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@WalterShaub Snarky, snarky! True and funny as hell but still snarky! 🤣 👍 👏
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@tuxom
#ScottMorrison is a #coalWorshipper and completely corrupted by #favors and #politicalDonations.A sick joke arranged by a bunch of #plutocrats, while #journalists and #publishers like #JulianAssange experience #torture.
Very dark days.
