#lobbying — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/ch/125920/ Swiss invention helps Tibet’s diaspora make election choices #Article #BeatGlobalElections #BeatInformationWars #CitizensInitiativeAndRecall #government #HumanRights #lobbying #Multi #parliament #ProductionTypeAdaptation #Swiss #Switzerland #UserNeedGiveMePerspective

https://www.europesays.com/ch/125780/ Swiss invention helps Tibet’s diaspora make election choices #Article #BeatGlobalElections #BeatInformationWars #CitizensInitiativeAndRecall #government #HumanRights #lobbying #Multi #parliament #ProductionTypeAdaptation #Swiss #Switzerland #UserNeedGiveMePerspective

The Scientist Trying to Keep Kratom Legal Has Not Disclosed Longstanding Ties to Kratom Lobbyists

https://www.propublica.org/article/kratom-legalization-christopher-mccurdy-research-conflict-of-interest-aka

> University of Florida professor Christopher McCurdy has accepted travel reimbursements, donations to his university’s foundation and funding for symposiums from the American Kratom Association. None of this is mentioned in the papers he publishes.

#science #corruption #lobbying

A quotation from Molly Ivins

I don’t think there was ever a time when money was not important in politics. The single most striking development in American politics is the extent to which money is so predominant that everything else including the public interest is insignificant.

Molly Ivins (1944–2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Interview (2006-10-09), “Who’s It Screw, and Who’s Doing the Screwing?” by Rosalind Alexander, Seattle Weekly

More about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/85840/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mollyivins #America #influence #lobbying #money #politicalinfluence #politics #publicinterest

@crazyeddie @aworkinglibrary
It is probably about car dependency, car-centered areas. Like in the US where in many towns without a car one would struggle to do anything: getting to the grocery store, getting back from the store, reaching the other river bank as many bridges are motor vehicles only.

People can’t live without cars in such places. Even food banks have huge lines of cars, four "lanes". Some homeless people drive cars as well. Imagine the closest grocery store being 1 hour walking distance away, and the weather may be extremely hot/cold.

Many such areas don’t even have sidewalks or anything for walking at all. At the same time so called "jay-walking" is prohibited by law. The term "jaywalking" actually was invented by the cars lobby in the early 20th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking
Moving around by walking is extremely inconvenient, dangerous, taking ridiculous amounts of time, basically incompatible with everyday activities.

Also the parking lots, roads, intersections take up huge chunks of the city. Consider how much longer it takes to walk somewhere compared to what it could be without all these. Urban areas could look very different if they were human-centered and Points Of Interest were packed tightly.

And the bigger the city, the more space car infrastructure takes up. More lanes, wider intersections, parking lots can have up to many thousands spots, highways, freeways, interchanges of ridiculous sizes and shapes.

The topic is huge, what I mentioned is just the tip. Think of what you see around every day. Also all the noise. And danger it brings to everyone, not just drivers. The number of so called "accidents", another convenient term for the horrible things that happen everyday.

The areas which are pedestrian-friendly, bicycle friendly, have public transportation tend to have happier residents, more attraction points, more small businesses, more street life, way better air quality, less noise among other benefits.
Also social connections and interaction happen there and not on a 4-lane highway.

#Cars #Car #City #Urban #Streets
#Cities #CarFree #Roads #CarDependancy #StreetLife #Safety #Bycicles #Walking #UrbanSprawl #OneMoreLane #InducedTraffic #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #Access #PublicTransportation #Accessibility #Accessible #PublicSpaces #Socialization #Capitalism #Subsidies #Lobbying #WordsMatter #History #CarsAreDangerous #FuckCars

"In 2023, 60 per cent of Australians rejected a constitutionally recognised Voice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. A body that could only make representations, only on matters concerning the people whose ancestors have been here sixty thousand years.
"Too much, the No campaign shrieked. Division. Privilege. Special treatment.
"Nine months later, Anthony Albanese handed Jillian Segal what the Voice never dreamed of asking for. Not a right to be heard. Power. No election. No parliamentary vote. No hearing. A three year commission reporting personally to the Prime Minister, with a mandate reaching into every campus, newsroom, classroom, gallery, charity, arts contract and visa file in the Commonwealth."

Andrew Brown writes: https://michaelwest.com.au/the-segal-state-the-office-australia-never-voted-for/

#academicFreedom #influence #lobbying #policing #silencing #genocideSupport #hasbara #grievability #conflation #confusion #manipulation #proZionism #StandWithIsrael #lineOfColor #Australia #RoyalCommission #AusPol #JillianSegal #Segal #AnthonyAlbanese

"The Labour Party […] is a centralised, bureaucratic organisation that plays a key role in UK democracy whether or not the Labour Party is in government. The right [of the party] never truly ceded control over the Labour Party machine, even when Corbyn was in power. As observers from across the political spectrum have documented, key players on the Labour right worked behind the scenes to undermine him throughout his tenure."

Burnham "has flip-flopped enough times for the Labour machine’s apparatchiks to accept he is no threat to their project.
"Perhaps more importantly, Burnham lacks a coherent base that might hold him to account were he to tack to the right once in office. He doesn’t have strong links with the unions or any social movements. He is relatively popular among the Labour membership, but the Party has been so centralised under Starmer that members now play a much-diminished role – and Burnham is unlikely to change this.
"In short, as with Starmer, there will be no one to challenge him if he reneges on commitments. Equally, there will be no one to defend him if the Labour machine turns on him.

"The challenge Burnham faces is unresolvable within the current political settlement. For as long as Labour exists as a cartel, divorced from a mass base, it will remain a playground for lobbyists and consultants. These interests will fight tirelessly for their preferred policies – policies that directly contradict the interests of the majority of people in the UK. And any leader who attempts to democratise the Labour Party and take on these vested interests will be eliminated by the Labour machine.
"The only way to square this circle is to build power outside the Labour Party".

Grace Blakeley: https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-labour-machine-always-wins

#triangulation #cooperation #cartel #lobbying #promotion #parties #acceptance #ThirdWay #TonyBlair #Starmer #Burnham #UKPol #UKPolitics #LabourParty

Is Palantir the most gut-wrenching evil company in the world?

“PALANTIR: THE COMPANY BRITAIN LET INSIDE”

by Nouri in Manufactuting Dissent on Substack

@uk_politics
@NHSrCommunity
@NoPalantirInSouthYorkshire
@nhsactivistrn

“Palantir isn’t a genius company. It’s not an all‑seeing machine. It’s not the terrifying intelligence system it pretends to be. It’s a company that figured out how to get close to power, and once it’s close, it stays. Not because it’s brilliant. Because nobody wants to admit they let it in without asking the right questions. The NHS didn’t choose Palantir because the software was good. It chose Palantir because the company was already inside the room, and the people inside the room were paid not to push back”

https://open.substack.com/pub/mandissent/p/palantir-the-company-britain-let

#Press #SocialMedia #Journalism #UK #NHS #Palantir #Thiel #Karp #Genocide #Gaza #Mandelson #Epstein #GlobalCounsel #Lobbying #FDP #DataSovereignty #ICE #CIA #Israel #Zionism #Trump #FarRight

Andy Burnham: Kick Palantir out of our NHS!

Rumours are Andy #Burnham wants to kick out Palantir from #OurNHS

But Palantir’s army of lobbyists won’t give up without a fight - like when they sued Mayor of London for blocking their £50mil #MetPolice deal

#Petition text

Put patients before #corporate #lobbyists

End #Palantir’s contracts with #NHS & #police. Protect our #private #data

https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/Kick-Out-Palantir-eoi?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse

#CorporateTerrorism #privacy #medical #BigData #corruption #lobbying #DemocracyNOW

A through back to a cartoon from last month, featuring Keir Starmer as a nuclear sub and a torpedo with a certain individuals name on it.

#PeterMandelson #Politics #UkNews #Lobbying #Labour #Business #Mandelson

Observatoire des multinationales (ODM)
Lobbying pour Shein : les aveux tardifs de Christophe Castaner
https://mcinformactions.net/lobbying-pour-shein-les-aveux-tardifs-de-christophe-castaner
#Shein #Castaner #lobbying

The Latest Front in the Battle Over Climate Lawsuits: Bills Wiping Out Liability

Republican lawmakers in multiple states and Congress are advancing proposals to shield polluters from climate accountability and …
#Climate #ClimateChange #Climate-Change #climatechange #Climatelaw #climatelawsuits #congress #fossilfuelindustry #Fossilfuellobbyists #globalwarming #HarrietHageman #Iowa #Lobbying #lobbyists #Louisiana #Oilandgasindustry #Oklahoma #Republicans #Utah
https://www.europesays.com/2845139/

The Latest Front in the Battle Over Climate Lawsuits: Bills Wiping Out Liability https://www.byteseu.com/1869845/ #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateLaw #ClimateLawsuits #Congress #FossilFuelIndustry #FossilFuelLobbyists #GlobalWarming #HarrietHageman #iowa #Lobbying #lobbyists #Louisiana #OilAndGasIndustry #Oklahoma #Republicans #utah

Observatoire des multinationales (ODM)
Pourquoi il faut faire la lumière sur le lobbying de Shein et le rôle de Christophe Castaner
https://mcinformactions.net/pourquoi-il-faut-faire-la-lumiere-sur-le-lobbying-de-shein-et-le-role-de-227455
#Shein #Castaner #lobbying

Observatoire des multinationales (ODM)
Pourquoi il faut faire la lumière sur le lobbying de Shein et le rôle de Christophe Castaner
https://mcinformactions.net/pourquoi-il-faut-faire-la-lumiere-sur-le-lobbying-de-shein-et-le-role-de
#multinationales #Shein #Castaner #lobbying

Pourquoi il faut faire la lumière sur le #lobbying de #Shein et le rôle de Christophe #Castaner https://reporterre.net/Christophe-Castaner-conseiller-chez-Shein-la-mode-francaise-outree

L’offensive de lobbying de Shein en France a-t-elle réussi à retarder, puis à vider de sa substance la proposition de loi sur la « #fastfashion » https://www.amisdelaterre.org/communique-presse/loi-fast-fashion-bercy-cede-aux-lobbies/ pourtant adoptée à l’unanimité par l’Assemblée nationale ? Et quel est exactement le rôle de l’ex ministre Christophe Castaner, recruté par le groupe chinois ? https://multinationales.org/fr/enquetes/comment-shein-veut-imposer-son-modele/

"L’offensive de lobbying de Shein en France a-t-elle réussi à retarder, puis à vider de sa substance la proposition de loi sur la « fast-fashion », pourtant adoptée à l’unanimité par l’Assemblée nationale ? Et quel est exactement le rôle de l’ex ministre Christophe Castaner, recruté par le groupe chinois ?"

par @obs_multinationales : https://multinationales.org/fr/enquetes/comment-shein-veut-imposer-son-modele/

#parlement #lobbying #lobbys #Castaner #vêtements #fastFashion #salariat #Shein #multinationales #ObservatoireDesMultinationales

You're addicted to alcohol, eh? You think alcohol is bad, do you?

Well, why do you buy so much of it then? #Gotcha!

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1IWTdY8wJo0K40c5z7wr71

#ReputationLaundering #PR #ProfessionalLying #lobbying

#Fraude aux #eaux #minérales : comment l’ #Elysée et #Matignon ont cédé au #lobbying de #Nestlé , en les autorisant à commercialiser leurs #eaux en #bouteilles avec des #filtres #illégaux , malgré les #alertes des #autorités de #santé

https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2025/02/04/fraude-aux-eaux-minerales-comment-l-elysee-et-matignon-ont-cede-au-lobbying-de-nestle-malgre-les-alertes-des-autorites-de-sante_6530527_3244.html?lmd_medium=al&lmd_campaign=envoye-par-appli&lmd_creation=android&lmd_source=default

#Lobbying groups representing #NewYorkLife, #LincolnFinancial Group, #Prudential #Financial & other companies first pushed back against the newly proposed #regulations before suing to topple them entirely. Now the govt’s latest attempt to protect #retirees is in political & #legal limbo…

It is the latest example of a pervasive pattern: As the #Biden admin tries to impose new restrictions on #powerful industries, those #businesses successfully turn to #Congress & the #courts for a reprieve.
#law

Trump hosts Bitcoin mining executives at Florida residence - Executives from the U.S. Bitcoin mining industry pitched the presidentia... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/trump-bitcoin-miners-meet-latest-show-of-industry-support #u.s.presidentialelection #miningelectricitytax #energyconsumption #elecricitygrid #riotplatforms #cleanspark #emissions #terawulf #lobbying

#OpenSecrets: Facing new attempts to regulate #toxic substances, the #chemical industry’s #lobbying expenses skyrocketed in 2022

By Inci Sayki
April 5, 2023 2:22 pm

"The chemical and related manufacturing industry spent $65.9 million on lobbying Congress and federal agencies in 2022, fighting – in part – against stronger chemical restrictions. That’s a nominal record for the industry, an OpenSecrets’ analysis of recent federal disclosure filings found.

"In the past, the industry has successfully lobbied to water down federal regulations on chemicals that pose serious health risks. This success was partly due to chronic funding challenges and staffing shortages at the #EPA, which is tasked with regulating toxic chemicals under the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act. Roadblocks under former President Donald #Trump’s administration, both cash-driven and due to his EPA appointees with roots in the chemical industry, also curbed the agency’s regulatory capabilities in recent years.

"President Joe #Biden’s administration, however, is preparing to set stronger standards on a range of #ToxicChemicals after legislation to expand regulations stalled under the Trump administration. New measures to restrict certain toxic compounds like #asbestos and a group of chemicals known as #PFAS, often referred to as '#ForeverChemicals,' were proposed in March.

"The American Chemistry Council, an industry trade association representing over 190 American chemical companies, was the top lobbying organization in the industry for the fourth year in a row. The industry group spent $19.8 million in 2022, more money than it previously spent in a single year, to lobby legislation relating to chemical regulation, taxes and transportation."

The article goes on to talk about #Dow...

"The second biggest federal lobbying spender of the chemical industry in 2022 was Dow Inc., a Michigan-based corporation that spent $6.9 million. Some top issues they tackled in their lobbying efforts related to #energy and #nuclear power, as well as environment and contamination at #superfund sites – polluted locations requiring long term clean up efforts. Dow is among the top three chemical producers in the world and was formerly merged with #DuPont."

Read more:
https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/04/facing-new-attempts-to-regulate-toxic-substances-the-chemical-industrys-lobbying-expenses-skyrocketed-in-2022/

#ToxicWaste #PFOS #DowChemical #Polluters #Pollution #ChemicalIndustries #AmericanChemistryCouncil #EastPalestine