#lobbyist — Public Fediverse posts
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#Korruption störte nie, #Leihmutterschaft schon.
Wurde #Spahn für #Merz zu gefährlich bei den unglaublich schlechten Umfragewerten des Bundeskanzlers?
In #CDUCSU kommt jedenfalls selten was besseres nach. Der nächste #Lobbyist steht sicher schon parat.
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#Korruption störte nie, #Leihmutterschaft schon.
Wurde #Spahn für #Merz zu gefährlich bei den unglaublich schlechten Umfragewerten des Bundeskanzlers?
In #CDUCSU kommt jedenfalls selten was besseres nach. Der nächste #Lobbyist steht sicher schon parat.
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#teflonmark #rutte ist als #nato Generalsekretär komplett untragbar. Eine echte Fehlbesetzung. Rüstungs #Lobbyist, #trump Speichellecker und Hauptsache: "Ich bin wichtig".
#iran #usa
https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2026-07/mark-rutte-nato-angriffe-usa-iran -
@mspro #Lobbyist für den #CDU-nahen #Wirtschaftsrat
#Merz hat eine lange Karriere als Lobbyist und Politiker mit Interessenkonflikten hinter sich: Bis März 2020 war er Lobbyist für den Finanzkonzern BlackRock und bereits als Bundestagsabgeordneter fiel er durch seine vielen Nebeneinkünfte auf
https://www.lobbycontrol.de/lobbyismus-und-klima/friedrich-merz-ein-top-lobbyist-als-parteivorstand-84541/ -
@mspro #Lobbyist für den #CDU-nahen #Wirtschaftsrat
#Merz hat eine lange Karriere als Lobbyist und Politiker mit Interessenkonflikten hinter sich: Bis März 2020 war er Lobbyist für den Finanzkonzern BlackRock und bereits als Bundestagsabgeordneter fiel er durch seine vielen Nebeneinkünfte auf
https://www.lobbycontrol.de/lobbyismus-und-klima/friedrich-merz-ein-top-lobbyist-als-parteivorstand-84541/ -
#AOC will co-chair new "End Corruption #Caucus" founded last week.
House Reps Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Mike Levin (D-Calif.), & Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) plan an anti-corruption resolution, more.
1) New rules on becoming a #lobbyist 2) Can't own individual stocks (only funds; I have to do this bc I work at a law firm!) 3) Overhaul #CampaignFinance rules...
None of it will pass anytime soon, but good for them.
#absent #Congress #three #equal #branches of #government
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5899142-house-end-corruption-caucus/ -
#AOC will co-chair new "End Corruption #Caucus" founded last week.
House Reps Jason Crow (D-Colo.), Mike Levin (D-Calif.), & Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) plan an anti-corruption resolution, more.
1) New rules on becoming a #lobbyist 2) Can't own individual stocks (only funds; I have to do this bc I work at a law firm!) 3) Overhaul #CampaignFinance rules...
None of it will pass anytime soon, but good for them.
#absent #Congress #three #equal #branches of #government
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5899142-house-end-corruption-caucus/ -
We’ve watched the #LNP shoot itself in the foot, twice in both feet and redoubling its effort to dig its own grave. Now we’re being presented with a #Labor party apparently intent on following suite. #Unions and #LaborHeartland must be seething in frustration approaching outright anger by now.
I’ve been there and I’m not looking back. For me #Labor has lost its way, completely, maybe beyond salvage. The following is just furhter proof of it.
“There’s a tell when a politician has been captured by an industry lobby. The language shifts. The carefully prepared lines about “existing contracts,” “investment certainty,” and “there’s already a tax, actually” start flowing out with the smoothness of a media brief, because that’s exactly what they are. The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on all evidence appears to have been captured. So has Resources Minister Madeleine King.”
Read more:
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260520-blink-twice-if-you-need-help-prime-minister#AusPol #Lobbyist #ExtractiveIndustries #FossilFuel #GasGrifters #TaxReform #TaxTheRich #Antifa #AntiOligarchy #JoinYourUnion
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We’ve watched the #LNP shoot itself in the foot, twice in both feet and redoubling its effort to dig its own grave. Now we’re being presented with a #Labor party apparently intent on following suite. #Unions and #LaborHeartland must be seething in frustration approaching outright anger by now.
I’ve been there and I’m not looking back. For me #Labor has lost its way, completely, maybe beyond salvage. The following is just furhter proof of it.
“There’s a tell when a politician has been captured by an industry lobby. The language shifts. The carefully prepared lines about “existing contracts,” “investment certainty,” and “there’s already a tax, actually” start flowing out with the smoothness of a media brief, because that’s exactly what they are. The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on all evidence appears to have been captured. So has Resources Minister Madeleine King.”
Read more:
https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260520-blink-twice-if-you-need-help-prime-minister#AusPol #Lobbyist #ExtractiveIndustries #FossilFuel #GasGrifters #TaxReform #TaxTheRich #Antifa #AntiOligarchy #JoinYourUnion
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The Self-Lobbyist
So how did citizens lobby their government before the lobby industry?
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
The good old days weren't that good.
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The Self-Lobbyist
So how did citizens lobby their government before the lobby industry?
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
The good old days weren't that good.
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For $161.42 CAD - you can dine with former corrupt BC politicians, who are mostly corrupt lobbyists now & get the chance to hear from Bill Pristanski - in Victoria, in late May.
Remember Pristanski? From the big SNC-Lavalin scandal? Let me refresh your memories:Pristanski is the special guest speaker at this event -> 44th Annual Dinner of the Association of Former MLAs of British Columbia 🤮
Warning: Reading the event description may induce eyerolls and/or nauseous feels.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/44th-annual-dinner-of-the-association-of-former-mlas-of-british-columbia-tickets-1980303499074#LobbyistsSuck #BCpoli #CDNpoli #Capitalist #Corrupt #Lobbyist #JusticeDodger #SleazyCanadian #SNCLavalin #CrashThisParty #YYJEvents #Grifters
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For $161.42 CAD - you can dine with former corrupt BC politicians, who are mostly corrupt lobbyists now & get the chance to hear from Bill Pristanski - in Victoria, in late May.
Remember Pristanski? From the big SNC-Lavalin scandal? Let me refresh your memories:Pristanski is the special guest speaker at this event -> 44th Annual Dinner of the Association of Former MLAs of British Columbia 🤮
Warning: Reading the event description may induce eyerolls and/or nauseous feels.
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/44th-annual-dinner-of-the-association-of-former-mlas-of-british-columbia-tickets-1980303499074#LobbyistsSuck #BCpoli #CDNpoli #Capitalist #Corrupt #Lobbyist #JusticeDodger #SleazyCanadian #SNCLavalin #CrashThisParty #YYJEvents #Grifters
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The fight around the right to repair is insane. LET PEOPLE FIX THEIR OWN STUFF!! KEEP THINGS GOING!!
"The argument being made by these lobbyists and major tech companies is that only the manufacturers or their authorized representatives should be allowed to fix these types of electronics. But, again, the definition of “critical infrastructure” is so broad that it can be applied to almost any type of electronic, and there is nothing fundamentally different between a router used at a data center and a router used in a school, business, or home."
#righttorepair #tech #lobbyist #infrastructure #goods #information #legal
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The Self Lobbyist
Before there were professional lobbyists, aspiring influencers had to visit the capital city to get heard. Most did not have the funds.
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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The Self Lobbyist
Before there were professional lobbyists, aspiring influencers had to visit the capital city to get heard. Most did not have the funds.
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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The Self Lobbyist
Back in the good old political days, we did not have professional lobbyists:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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The Self Lobbyist
Back in the good old political days, we did not have professional lobbyists:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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Corrupt Police Union Prez & Cohort Headed To #Federal #Prison ...
Longtime #Massachusetts State #Police Union leader and his fave registered state lobbyist have both been resentenced in federal #court for a years-long “organized criminal enterprise” to defraud union members and the state.
Both Dana Pullman, then State Police Association of Massachusetts (#SPAM) president, and Anne Lynch, a top cop #union #lobbyist, were convicted in 2022 of a scheme where Pullman would use his role to steer biz to Lynch and receive copious cash kickback$.
"Dana Pullman and Anne Lynch ran the Massachusetts State Police union like an old-school racket, siphoning money from troopers, deceiving the Commonwealth, hiding income from the IRS and then lying when they got caught. Their conduct was deliberate, sustained and corrosive,” said United States Prosecuting Attorney Leah B. Foley.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-state-police-union-sentencing/70411106
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/02/18/former-state-police-union-president-lobbyist-sentenced-in-racketeering-fraud-scheme/ #CopWatch #LEOs
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Corrupt Police Union Prez & Cohort Headed To #Federal #Prison ...
Longtime #Massachusetts State #Police Union leader and his fave registered state lobbyist have both been resentenced in federal #court for a years-long “organized criminal enterprise” to defraud union members and the state.
Both Dana Pullman, then State Police Association of Massachusetts (#SPAM) president, and Anne Lynch, a top cop #union #lobbyist, were convicted in 2022 of a scheme where Pullman would use his role to steer biz to Lynch and receive copious cash kickback$.
"Dana Pullman and Anne Lynch ran the Massachusetts State Police union like an old-school racket, siphoning money from troopers, deceiving the Commonwealth, hiding income from the IRS and then lying when they got caught. Their conduct was deliberate, sustained and corrosive,” said United States Prosecuting Attorney Leah B. Foley.
https://www.wcvb.com/article/massachusetts-state-police-union-sentencing/70411106
https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/02/18/former-state-police-union-president-lobbyist-sentenced-in-racketeering-fraud-scheme/ #CopWatch #LEOs
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#AndreessenHorowitz’s Rising Influence Over Trump-Era #AI Policy
#SiliconValley’s richest #venturecapital firm emerges as a “lobbying juggernaut” for minimal AI regulation.
Sounding board is firm’s chief #lobbyist, #CollinMcCune. The firm, colloquially known by the shorthand #a16z for the 16 letters between the A and Z in its name, arguably has veto power over any AI-related proposals, according to one former #WhiteHouse official.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-02-10/trump-s-ai-policy-shaped-by-vc-tech-giant-andreessen-horowitz
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#AndreessenHorowitz’s Rising Influence Over Trump-Era #AI Policy
#SiliconValley’s richest #venturecapital firm emerges as a “lobbying juggernaut” for minimal AI regulation.
Sounding board is firm’s chief #lobbyist, #CollinMcCune. The firm, colloquially known by the shorthand #a16z for the 16 letters between the A and Z in its name, arguably has veto power over any AI-related proposals, according to one former #WhiteHouse official.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2026-02-10/trump-s-ai-policy-shaped-by-vc-tech-giant-andreessen-horowitz
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The Self Lobbyist
How did concerned citizens make their concerns known before lobbyists:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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The Self Lobbyist
How did concerned citizens make their concerns known before lobbyists:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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The Self-Lobbyist
Lobbying has a bad reputation, but there are good reasons for lobbying:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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The Self-Lobbyist
Lobbying has a bad reputation, but there are good reasons for lobbying:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@campuscodi/115610821369320729
what i find interesting, that the article notes:
> signed by influential members including MEPs Aura Salla
who is famous for being the (former?):
Public Policy Director and Head of EU Affairs, Meta
this #MEP is the head #EU #lobbyist for #facebook, and yet she signs this letter.
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die Berliner Zeitung zu Fritze #Merz
Es dauerte fast 20 Jahre, bis Merz erneut daranging, sich seinen größten Traum zu erfüllen. 20 Jahre, in denen er es als #Lobbyist, Multi-#Aufsichtsrat und Statthalter amerikanischer Investmentgesellschaften zu großem #Vermögen brachte. Aber nicht #Geld (mit dem sich die meisten seinesgleichen begnügen würden) ist sein tiefster Antrieb, sondern etwas viel Süßeres und Berauschenderes, der unstillbare Wunsch nach ultimativer #Macht.
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die Berliner Zeitung zu Fritze #Merz
Es dauerte fast 20 Jahre, bis Merz erneut daranging, sich seinen größten Traum zu erfüllen. 20 Jahre, in denen er es als #Lobbyist, Multi-#Aufsichtsrat und Statthalter amerikanischer Investmentgesellschaften zu großem #Vermögen brachte. Aber nicht #Geld (mit dem sich die meisten seinesgleichen begnügen würden) ist sein tiefster Antrieb, sondern etwas viel Süßeres und Berauschenderes, der unstillbare Wunsch nach ultimativer #Macht.
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The Self-Lobbyist
My seatmate on an airplane trip from Toronto to Edmonton was a lobbyist.
We discussed lobbying:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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The Self-Lobbyist
My seatmate on an airplane trip from Toronto to Edmonton was a lobbyist.
We discussed lobbying:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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From Industry to #EPA: #Lobbyist Now Oversees #Pesticide Rules
#KyleKunkler fought for a restricted #weedkiller that can harm plants and wildlife when it drifts to nearby land.
Until recently, Kyle Kunkler was the top lobbyist for America’s #soybean industry. In that job he once boasted of helping to keep a controversial weedkiller called #dicamba in use.
He’s now at the E.P.A., which wants to allow its use.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/climate/from-industry-to-epa-lobbyist-now-oversees-pesticide-rules.html
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From Industry to #EPA: #Lobbyist Now Oversees #Pesticide Rules
#KyleKunkler fought for a restricted #weedkiller that can harm plants and wildlife when it drifts to nearby land.
Until recently, Kyle Kunkler was the top lobbyist for America’s #soybean industry. In that job he once boasted of helping to keep a controversial weedkiller called #dicamba in use.
He’s now at the E.P.A., which wants to allow its use.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/climate/from-industry-to-epa-lobbyist-now-oversees-pesticide-rules.html
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The Self Lobbyist
Lobbysist have a bad reputation. But the days before lobbying became normal were not so good either:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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The Self Lobbyist
Lobbysist have a bad reputation. But the days before lobbying became normal were not so good either:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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Can L.A. decide on Dodger Stadium gondola in a timely manner? https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/258178/ #Baseball #CityCouncil #ColinSweeney #department #DodgerStadiumGondola #Dodgers #gondola #GondolaProject #Hernández #L.A. #La #LADodgers #LADodgers #LastMonth #lobbyist #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #mccourt #MLB #ohtani #StateBill #study #year
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Dann wird Katherina #Reiche sicher noch stärker auf Gas setzen. Schließlich war oder ist Ihr #Bundeskanzler Friedrich #Merz #Lobbyist für #Blackrock. Return-on-Invest und so.
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The Self Lobbyist
Lobbying politicians with professional lobbyists has a bad reputation. But there are reasons:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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The Self Lobbyist
Lobbying politicians with professional lobbyists has a bad reputation. But there are reasons:
https://tiereddemocraticgovernance.org/blog_details.php?blog_cat_id=33&id=178
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@parents4future @drsimevans @ourworldindata Wenn der #Lobbyist Merz den Mund aufmacht, weiß man einfach nie ob das ein fremdgewünschtes Märchen oder echte Ahnungslosigkeit ist.
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@parents4future @drsimevans @ourworldindata Wenn der #Lobbyist Merz den Mund aufmacht, weiß man einfach nie ob das ein fremdgewünschtes Märchen oder echte Ahnungslosigkeit ist.
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@jensclasen Und selbst wenn der #Lobbyist #Merz wegen kommunikativer und politischer #Inkompetenz gestürzt würde, was angesichts des allg. Zustandes der #InkompetenzUnion aktuell nicht wahrscheinlich ist, wäre ausgerechnet Skandal-#Spahn die Gestalt, die aufgrund ihrer Position parteiintern nach oben gespült würde. Tags drauf gäbe es einen Regierungswechsel mit Spahn als Kanzler und #Weidel als Vize… Katastrophe!
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Thank you. Interesting to see big multinationals like 3M, and to a lesser degree Uber, in there. I'm always happy to vote with my wallet.
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Thank you. Interesting to see big multinationals like 3M, and to a lesser degree Uber, in there. I'm always happy to vote with my wallet.
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@JEmphatically #DanielleSmith has no authority or mandate to push #Alberta sovereignty. And as the Prairies burn and those of us in the North choke on their smoke and watch the demise of our #watersheds, she has no moral or ethical right to fuel the flames of #climateBreakdown. #Indigenous nations and Albertans need to kick this dangerous, delusional woman to the curb.
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Der #Efuel-#Lobbyist #Lindner war eng und intensiv mit der #Autoindustrie (#Porsche) im SMS-Austausch. Nicht nur, dass er damit als Bundesminister ohnehin eine Grenze überschritt. Nein, das ganze war zudem komplett nicht sein Beritt als Finanzminister!
Danke an @a_watch fürs einklagen der Kommunikation, und an #TableMedia (via @mkreutzfeldt ) fürs Berichten!
