#opportunism — Public Fediverse posts
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A quotation from Ambrose Bierce
EXPEDIENCY, n. The father of all virtues.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) American writer and journalist
“Expediency,” “Devil’s Dictionary” column, San Francisco Wasp (1884-06-07)More about this quote: wist.info/bierce-ambrose/85383…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #ambrosebierce #devilsdictionary #convenience #excuse #expediency #justification #opportunism #pragmatism #rationale #selfinterest #selfjustification #virtue
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#Socialism #Communism #Revolution #USSR #SovietUnion #Proletarian #ClassStruggle as #Agitation integrated with #Marxist Theory, or #Materialist #ScientificSocialism, vs. #Revisionism #Gradualism #Opportunism #Economism #Liberalism and #UtopianSocialism m.youtube.com/watch?v=x8Ui...
What Lenin Understood about Or... -
When a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents, having the advantage of military habits -- despotic in his ordinary demeanor -- known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty -- when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity -- to join in the cry of danger to liberty -- to take every opportunity of embarrassing the General Government and bringing it under suspicion -- to flatter and fall in with all the non sense of the zealots of the day -- It may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may "ride the storm and direct the whirlwind."
-- Alexander Hamilton (Correspondence August 1792)⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #AlexanderHamilton #Government #Opportunism #Politics #Tyranny
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When a man unprincipled in private life desperate in his fortune, bold in his temper, possessed of considerable talents, having the advantage of military habits -- despotic in his ordinary demeanor -- known to have scoffed in private at the principles of liberty -- when such a man is seen to mount the hobby horse of popularity -- to join in the cry of danger to liberty -- to take every opportunity of embarrassing the General Government and bringing it under suspicion -- to flatter and fall in with all the non sense of the zealots of the day -- It may justly be suspected that his object is to throw things into confusion that he may "ride the storm and direct the whirlwind."
-- Alexander Hamilton (Correspondence August 1792)⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #AlexanderHamilton #Government #Opportunism #Politics #Tyranny
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Krystal and Saagar discuss Palantir pushing for a US military draft. #AlexKarp #arrogance #hubris #opportunism #TechBros #fascists #liars #WarProfiteers #thieves #racists youtube.com/watch?v=O_UH...
Palantir PUSHES NATIONAL DRAFT -
Krystal and Saagar discuss Palantir pushing for a US military draft. #AlexKarp #arrogance #hubris #opportunism #TechBros #fascists #liars #WarProfiteers #thieves #racists youtube.com/watch?v=O_UH...
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💸 Oh, look! A billion-dollar game of "Who's the biggest opportunist?" 🎰 Traders are cashing in on global #chaos like it's Black Friday at the apocalypse mall. Because nothing says "moral integrity" like profiting from potential war! 🙄
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-war-bets-ethics-concerns #billiondollargame #opportunism #trading #moralintegrity #warprofits #HackerNews #ngated -
💸 Oh, look! A billion-dollar game of "Who's the biggest opportunist?" 🎰 Traders are cashing in on global #chaos like it's Black Friday at the apocalypse mall. Because nothing says "moral integrity" like profiting from potential war! 🙄
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/18/iran-war-bets-ethics-concerns #billiondollargame #opportunism #trading #moralintegrity #warprofits #HackerNews #ngated -
Lurie identifies the following types of stooges enabling the Trump regime:
The opportunist stooge (Todd Blanche)
The sub-mediocre stooge (Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and Markwayne Mullin)
The career GOP politician stooge (Mike Johnson)
The billionaire stooge (Bezos, Zuckerberg, Tim Cook)
The soul-selling stooge (Robert Giuffra, Paul Weiss)
#Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism
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Lurie identifies the following types of stooges enabling the Trump regime:
The opportunist stooge (Todd Blanche)
The sub-mediocre stooge (Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and Markwayne Mullin)
The career GOP politician stooge (Mike Johnson)
The billionaire stooge (Bezos, Zuckerberg, Tim Cook)
The soul-selling stooge (Robert Giuffra, Paul Weiss)
#Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism
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David R. Lurie says,
"While the end point is unclear, Trump’s would-be dictatorship is politically broken. And as Trump’s mental and physical dissipation increases by the day, it’s increasingly important to focus on the network of stooges that have built and sustained his regime."
#Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism #ToddBlanche #PeteHegseth #KristiNoem #MikeJohnson #JeffBezos #MarkZuckerberg #PaulWeiss #RobertGiuffra #MarkwayneMullin /1
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David R. Lurie says,
"While the end point is unclear, Trump’s would-be dictatorship is politically broken. And as Trump’s mental and physical dissipation increases by the day, it’s increasingly important to focus on the network of stooges that have built and sustained his regime."
#Trump #Republicans #mediocrity #stupidity #corruption #opportunism #ToddBlanche #PeteHegseth #KristiNoem #MikeJohnson #JeffBezos #MarkZuckerberg #PaulWeiss #RobertGiuffra #MarkwayneMullin /1
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#frg #spain #usa #israel #iran : #warofaggression / #dissent / #servility / #opportunism / #foreignpolicy
„Spain’s leader has taken a strong position in refusing the US demand to use Spanish bases to strike Iran. Europe should show solidarity in the face of Trump’s threats.“
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George Kittle: “If we stay on the field and our defense forces a turnover or two, I think we’ll have a lot of fun.”
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George Kittle: “If we stay on the field and our defense forces a turnover or two, I think we’ll have a lot of fun.”
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Jacoby Brissett set the NFL record with 47 completions (47-57, 452 yards) but the 49ers still won by 3 scores. There's a lesson there #Opportunism #Efficiency
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Jacoby Brissett set the NFL record with 47 completions (47-57, 452 yards) but the 49ers still won by 3 scores. There's a lesson there #Opportunism #Efficiency
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A quotation from Franklin Roosevelt
Many voices are heard as we face a great decision. Comfort says, “Tarry a while.” Opportunism says, “This is a good spot.” Timidity asks, “How difficult is the road ahead?” […] If I know aught of the spirit and purpose of our Nation, we will not listen to Comfort, Opportunism, and Timidity. We will carry on.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945) American lawyer, politician, statesman, US President (1933-1945)
Speech (1937-01-20), Inaugural Address, Washington, D.C.More info about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-franklin-d…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #franklinroosevelt #franklindroosevelt #franklindelanoroosevelt #fdr #resolution #determination #advancement #comfort #decision #decisionmaking #excuse #opportunism #progress #timidity
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The Energetic Cycling Rest Day
Reading Time: 3 minutes
On Sunday evening I saw that a ride was planned for Monday evening. Usually I would hae skipped this ride because I felt that I should rest. According to Garmin I should have taken a rest day.
I intended to have a calm bike ride, until I got onto the bike and started to pedal. I went through the road I find is dangerous, before taking a second road I find is dangerous, before taking a third road I find dangerous, before finally being on safe roads.
The roads are usually dangerous because cars drive too fast, and too close. To boot, I was cycling at rush hour, when people are impatient to get home, and bad tempered. Having said this drivers did not make me feel unsafe or afraid.
I believe that turning back, and looking at drivers, letting them see that you are aware of them, calms them down. They usually slow down, and overtake with a good distance. For not ignoring cars, cars don't ignore us, and that's safer.
It's interesting because the route I chose was not the easiest, or the quietest. It is the route that I often rode along in the past, but gave up on, due to my feeling of being in danger.
When I got to Versoix I went through the woods, along roads where I was almost alone. At this point I could have slowed down but I didn't. I kept riding at a comfortable, high pace.
When I got to Grand Saconnex I raced people on e-bikes and saw that at least one was going above 25 km/h so it should have been classed as a 45 km/h e-bike.
It's good to be more cautious around urban cyclists. I stopped at the lights but urban cyclists either ignored them, or went ahead of the lights being green for us. I still chased, and then overtook them. It is nice to feel fast.
The group ride pace felt quite fast. It wasn't as relaxed as it would be with others. On climbs I took advantage to ride faster, to push a little more. That's how I got a few new PRs.
When you do a 13km climb with 1300m of vertical gain, shorter 100m climbs feel comfortable. I didn't want to push too hard, but I pushed hard enough to be second on the two main climbs.
Riding is funny because when rides are short, and there is a lot of traffic we ride as a group but conversation is more challenging. It's a solo ride in a group.
When the group ride ended I headed for Place Des Nations, before heading down to the lake. It's at this point that I began to push, to pedal hard and fast. I treated it as a time trial to get from near Agip to the Décarcadère in Nyon.
For the most part the cycling path was quiet so I could keep pushing. I maintained 30 kilometres per hour which is slower than when I was with the two time trialists but I was maintaining that speed. I could feel myself getting fatigued, especially near Crans and the swimming pool. When I got to Crans I saw normal cyclists and they were slow, in contrast. I flew by.
When I got to Nyon I was hopeful that the lights would be cooperative and they were, so I got to the débarcadère I mentioned before but that light was green, as was the one to head up to Tête de Course. I couldn't stop to rest and breath so I continued on towards home.
What surprised me about this ride is that Garmin said I should rest so I felt that I should. When I cycled I found that I felt powerful for the entire ride, that I had enough torque left over to keep pushing for speed. This is a nice feeling.
And Finally
Despite the 1600m of climbing on Saturday's bike ride and the 30,000 steps of walking on Sunday I still had plenty of energy for Monday evening. I drank three 700-800ml bottles worth of water during the ride and I kept an average speed of 25 km/h for three and a half hours of riding.
The group ride was 40 kilometres and I covered 88. I probably could have been slower between Versoix and Nyon but I like to minimise the time I ride at night.
I made sure to be on the protected cycle lane for almost the entire ride back. Luckily night set when I was almost home. I should wear my bright cycling clothes for future rides to Geneva at night, to be really visible. With a 1300 lumen light on the front, and the Varia 515 I was visible, but I could have been even more visible.
I'm glad I could cycle home rather than take the train. It's more fun.
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The Energetic Cycling Rest Day
Reading Time: 3 minutes
On Sunday evening I saw that a ride was planned for Monday evening. Usually I would hae skipped this ride because I felt that I should rest. According to Garmin I should have taken a rest day.
I intended to have a calm bike ride, until I got onto the bike and started to pedal. I went through the road I find is dangerous, before taking a second road I find is dangerous, before taking a third road I find dangerous, before finally being on safe roads.
The roads are usually dangerous because cars drive too fast, and too close. To boot, I was cycling at rush hour, when people are impatient to get home, and bad tempered. Having said this drivers did not make me feel unsafe or afraid.
I believe that turning back, and looking at drivers, letting them see that you are aware of them, calms them down. They usually slow down, and overtake with a good distance. For not ignoring cars, cars don't ignore us, and that's safer.
It's interesting because the route I chose was not the easiest, or the quietest. It is the route that I often rode along in the past, but gave up on, due to my feeling of being in danger.
When I got to Versoix I went through the woods, along roads where I was almost alone. At this point I could have slowed down but I didn't. I kept riding at a comfortable, high pace.
When I got to Grand Saconnex I raced people on e-bikes and saw that at least one was going above 25 km/h so it should have been classed as a 45 km/h e-bike.
It's good to be more cautious around urban cyclists. I stopped at the lights but urban cyclists either ignored them, or went ahead of the lights being green for us. I still chased, and then overtook them. It is nice to feel fast.
The group ride pace felt quite fast. It wasn't as relaxed as it would be with others. On climbs I took advantage to ride faster, to push a little more. That's how I got a few new PRs.
When you do a 13km climb with 1300m of vertical gain, shorter 100m climbs feel comfortable. I didn't want to push too hard, but I pushed hard enough to be second on the two main climbs.
Riding is funny because when rides are short, and there is a lot of traffic we ride as a group but conversation is more challenging. It's a solo ride in a group.
When the group ride ended I headed for Place Des Nations, before heading down to the lake. It's at this point that I began to push, to pedal hard and fast. I treated it as a time trial to get from near Agip to the Décarcadère in Nyon.
For the most part the cycling path was quiet so I could keep pushing. I maintained 30 kilometres per hour which is slower than when I was with the two time trialists but I was maintaining that speed. I could feel myself getting fatigued, especially near Crans and the swimming pool. When I got to Crans I saw normal cyclists and they were slow, in contrast. I flew by.
When I got to Nyon I was hopeful that the lights would be cooperative and they were, so I got to the débarcadère I mentioned before but that light was green, as was the one to head up to Tête de Course. I couldn't stop to rest and breath so I continued on towards home.
What surprised me about this ride is that Garmin said I should rest so I felt that I should. When I cycled I found that I felt powerful for the entire ride, that I had enough torque left over to keep pushing for speed. This is a nice feeling.
And Finally
Despite the 1600m of climbing on Saturday's bike ride and the 30,000 steps of walking on Sunday I still had plenty of energy for Monday evening. I drank three 700-800ml bottles worth of water during the ride and I kept an average speed of 25 km/h for three and a half hours of riding.
The group ride was 40 kilometres and I covered 88. I probably could have been slower between Versoix and Nyon but I like to minimise the time I ride at night.
I made sure to be on the protected cycle lane for almost the entire ride back. Luckily night set when I was almost home. I should wear my bright cycling clothes for future rides to Geneva at night, to be really visible. With a 1300 lumen light on the front, and the Varia 515 I was visible, but I could have been even more visible.
I'm glad I could cycle home rather than take the train. It's more fun.
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The #audacity and #opportunism of pro-Israel #public figures
#video #israel #antiisrael #fuckisrael #boycottisrael #middleeast #zionazis #nazis #neonazis #rightwing #farright #palestine #gaza #rafah #freepalestine #iran
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The #audacity and #opportunism of pro-Israel #public figures
#video #israel #antiisrael #fuckisrael #boycottisrael #middleeast #zionazis #nazis #neonazis #rightwing #farright #palestine #gaza #rafah #freepalestine #iran
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Karine Jean-Pierre (former Biden press secretary) is not attacking Pres. Biden, but when Trump and the Republican Party are doing so much damage, she is opportunistically attacking the Democratic Party. That is worse. It helps Republicans win more elections and do more damage.
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Karine Jean-Pierre (former Biden press secretary) is not attacking Pres. Biden, but when Trump and the Republican Party are doing so much damage, she is opportunistically attacking the Democratic Party. That is worse. It helps Republicans win more elections and do more damage.
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Aaron Rupar: "It's sad that Biden stuck with Karine Jean-Pierre for all those years despite the fact she was not that great at her job, only for her to turn around and write a book about why she left the Democratic Party and is now an independent."
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Aaron Rupar: "It's sad that Biden stuck with Karine Jean-Pierre for all those years despite the fact she was not that great at her job, only for her to turn around and write a book about why she left the Democratic Party and is now an independent."
#politics #opportunism #greed -
"Karine Jean-Pierre is leaving the Democratic Party. Her former White House colleagues have some thoughts. Several who worked alongside the former press secretary responded to her book announcement with derision and contempt":
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/04/karine-jean-pierre-leaving-democratic-party-00385060
"It’s completely nuts to be more upset that the Party didn’t prioritize Joe Biden’s ego and keep him on the ticket than to thank god we averted complete and total disaster.”
#politics #betrayal #opportunism -
"Karine Jean-Pierre is leaving the Democratic Party. Her former White House colleagues have some thoughts. Several who worked alongside the former press secretary responded to her book announcement with derision and contempt":
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/04/karine-jean-pierre-leaving-democratic-party-00385060
"It’s completely nuts to be more upset that the Party didn’t prioritize Joe Biden’s ego and keep him on the ticket than to thank god we averted complete and total disaster.”
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Andrea Junker: "The fact that Karine Jean-Pierre would leave the Democratic Party during a constitutional crisis is hard to comprehend. The fact that Karine Jean-Pierre would leave the Democratic Party during a constitutional crisis and sell a book about it is disgusting."
#politics #opportunism #greed -
Andrea Junker: "The fact that Karine Jean-Pierre would leave the Democratic Party during a constitutional crisis is hard to comprehend. The fact that Karine Jean-Pierre would leave the Democratic Party during a constitutional crisis and sell a book about it is disgusting."
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Pres. Biden's press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, loudly announced that she left the Democratic Party. She has a new book she wants to sell, a book I will never read. Adam Carlson, hearing this news, called her a grifter. That sounds about right to me.
#politics #opportunism #greed -
Pres. Biden's press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, loudly announced that she left the Democratic Party. She has a new book she wants to sell, a book I will never read. Adam Carlson, hearing this news, called her a grifter. That sounds about right to me.
#politics #opportunism #greed -
Friends. A memory suddenly came back to me. A sign of the frightening normality of #fascism.
When I was a teenager, we lived in a small house in one of the posh parts of Berlin. (Sorry, chaps, that's just how it was.) Our neighbour was an emeritus professor in art history. We had good relations. When I took my annual Interrail trips to France, he advised me on what to look out for in the cathedrals that I planned to visit. A kind old man, talking to me on his veranda in his vest, drinking tea.
He had started his academic career in the 1920s, in prestigious roles in Rome. During the war, he was an officer in occupied Paris in the 1940s. He was a friend of Ernst Juenger, the ambiguous hard-right-but-not-Nazi novelist.
I later discovered that in 1933, this kind man had joined the #SA, the street fighters of the #Nazi party. I imagine this was pure #opportunism, not conviction. Which in many ways makes it worse.
#Corruption is all around us. Stay firm.
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Friends. A memory suddenly came back to me. A sign of the frightening normality of #fascism.
When I was a teenager, we lived in a small house in one of the posh parts of Berlin. (Sorry, chaps, that's just how it was.) Our neighbour was an emeritus professor in art history. We had good relations. When I took my annual Interrail trips to France, he advised me on what to look out for in the cathedrals that I planned to visit. A kind old man, talking to me on his veranda in his vest, drinking tea.
He had started his academic career in the 1920s, in prestigious roles in Rome. During the war, he was an officer in occupied Paris in the 1940s. He was a friend of Ernst Juenger, the ambiguous hard-right-but-not-Nazi novelist.
I later discovered that in 1933, this kind man had joined the #SA, the street fighters of the #Nazi party. I imagine this was pure #opportunism, not conviction. Which in many ways makes it worse.
#Corruption is all around us. Stay firm.
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The truth unquestionably is, that the only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of the people, and exciting their jealousies and apprehensions, to throw affairs into confusion, and bring on civil commotion. Tired at length of anarchy, or want of government, they may take shelter in the arms of monarchy for repose and security.
-- Alexander Hamilton (Correspondence August 1792)⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #AlexanderHamilton #Authoritarianism #Government #Opportunism #Politics
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #PuebloBonito #Ruins #NewMexico
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The truth unquestionably is, that the only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of the people, and exciting their jealousies and apprehensions, to throw affairs into confusion, and bring on civil commotion. Tired at length of anarchy, or want of government, they may take shelter in the arms of monarchy for repose and security.
-- Alexander Hamilton (Correspondence August 1792)⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #AlexanderHamilton #Authoritarianism #Government #Opportunism #Politics
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #PuebloBonito #Ruins #NewMexico
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The only time when article 5 from the NATO treaty was activated was when the US was attacked in 2001. All NATO allies respected their commitments. Now when other members will likely be attacked the US hint that they won't.
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The truth unquestionably is, that the only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of the people, and exciting their jealousies and apprehensions, to throw affairs into confusion, and bring on civil commotion. Tired at length of anarchy, or want of government, they may take shelter in the arms of monarchy for repose and security.
-- Alexander Hamilton (Correspondence August 1792)⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #AlexanderHamilton #Authoritarianism #Government #Opportunism #Politics
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #PuebloBonito #Ruins #360panorama #NewMexico
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The truth unquestionably is, that the only path to a subversion of the republican system of the Country is, by flattering the prejudices of the people, and exciting their jealousies and apprehensions, to throw affairs into confusion, and bring on civil commotion. Tired at length of anarchy, or want of government, they may take shelter in the arms of monarchy for repose and security.
-- Alexander Hamilton (Correspondence August 1792)⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #AlexanderHamilton #Authoritarianism #Government #Opportunism #Politics
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #ChacoCanyon #PuebloBonito #Ruins #360panorama #NewMexico
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That’s the highest frequency associated w/any of the tribes doing business in this sector of the payday #loan industry. And it translates to an estimated 4,800 #bankruptcy cases, on avg, per year.
@ProPublica also found that #LDF’s various companies have racked up >2,200 #consumer complaints that were routed to the #FTC since 2019 — more than any other tribe in recent years.
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That’s the highest frequency associated w/any of the tribes doing business in this sector of the payday #loan industry. And it translates to an estimated 4,800 #bankruptcy cases, on avg, per year.
@ProPublica also found that #LDF’s various companies have racked up >2,200 #consumer complaints that were routed to the #FTC since 2019 — more than any other tribe in recent years.
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A #Wisconsin #NativeAmerican Tribe Built a #Lending Empire Charging 600% Annual Rates
The #LacDuFlambeau [#LDF] tribe is at the center of a $1B #ClassAction settlement that comes after yrs of fending off claims of #PredatoryLending practices.
In #bankruptcy filings & #consumer complaints, thousands of people across the country make pleas for relief from high-interest #loans w/punishing annual rates that often exceed 600%
#Regulation #SovereignImmunity #opportunism #law
https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-lac-du-flambeau-tribe-predatory-lending-lawsuit-sovereign-immunity -
A #Wisconsin #NativeAmerican Tribe Built a #Lending Empire Charging 600% Annual Rates
The #LacDuFlambeau [#LDF] tribe is at the center of a $1B #ClassAction settlement that comes after yrs of fending off claims of #PredatoryLending practices.
In #bankruptcy filings & #consumer complaints, thousands of people across the country make pleas for relief from high-interest #loans w/punishing annual rates that often exceed 600%
#Regulation #SovereignImmunity #opportunism #law
https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-lac-du-flambeau-tribe-predatory-lending-lawsuit-sovereign-immunity -
Natalie Elphicke defection ‘naked opportunism’, Cameron says amid she interfered in husband’s trial | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/natalie-elphicke-david-cameron-defection-tory-labour-b2543642.html#Elphicke
#Defectìon
#Opportunism
#Cameron
#Tories
#Labour
#Starmer
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Natalie Elphicke defection ‘naked opportunism’, Cameron says amid she interfered in husband’s trial | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/natalie-elphicke-david-cameron-defection-tory-labour-b2543642.html#Elphicke
#Defectìon
#Opportunism
#Cameron
#Tories
#Labour
#Starmer
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The #dysfunction in the #House #Republican conference was rivaled only by that of its counterpart in the #Senate. #Republicans this week killed a #border #security bill that a… #bipartisan group of senators spent months negotiating after #HouseRepublicans telegraphed that their conference — & by extension, the #FarRight base led by #Trump — would not support the bill.
#law #politics #VoteBlue #VoteBlueForAFunctioningGovernment #opportunism
