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  1. Investigation questions Solomons MPs’ taxpayer-funded health care overseas

    Last year single mother Anna Bugotu noticed something wasn’t right. “If I wanted to exercise, I would notice…
    #NewsBeep #News #Healthcare #AU #Australia #Health #heartdisease #medicine #ministers #mps #overseashealthcare #pacific #PMO #primeminister #publicfunds #SolomonIslands
    newsbeep.com/au/923509/

  2. Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Political Ads: Unethical, Illegal, and Unacceptable

    Unethical, Illegal, and Unacceptable Misuse of Public Funds by Winston Wendell The Trump administration has crossed another bridge on its way to complete disaster by publicly displaying a campaign ad that utilizes taxpayer funds. The video, taken from Trump’s 2024 campaign, includes his usual insults at “villains” and “institutions.” This is not only shameful but illegal and ethically wrong. According to the Hatch Act, federal employees cannot engage in any politics while on […]

    bluepress.blog/2026/09/27/trum

  3. @Susan60
    There is #StructuralUnemployment which can be addressed with re-skilling for available/new jobs and then there’s the #NeoLiberal #NAIRU principle based on a deduction that real full employment will lead to runaway inflation which is an #RBA responsibility to maintain within an *arbitrary* range. The latter leads to *systemic* unemployment which requires #PublicSupport.

    While I understand structural unemployment occurs and will continue to occur, there is no economic imperative for policy-driven unemployment. It is strictly a policy specifically designed to enable wealth transfer from the #Workers to the #RentierClass through #WageControl.

    In our current economic system, #Wages are treated as a #Costs of doing business resulting in #LowerProfits. Maintaining #unemployment in the 4-5% range ensures competition for jobs and supresses demand for higher wages hence maintaining a higher level of profit. That’s how it works.

    How stupid is that? Creating unemployment to please #FinancialMarkets and #privateEnterprises while simultaneously using #PublicFunds to help those out of a job. What kind of screwed logic is that system based on? I’ll tell you — it’s not Capitalism — it’s plain and simple #ClassWar led by #Grifters (which can occur in any economic system if it is deregulated enough or centrally controlled by the #Oligarchy — we have both).

    BTW, instituting a Universal Basic Income (#UBI) would look after the unemployed much better than we do now, but it would not solve the repercutions of our failed NeoLiberal economic system. Wealth transfer to the 1% would still occur. Our economy is **rigged** and we need to changes that with stronger regulations, check and balances.

    #AusPol #MMT #SocialDemocracy #WealthEquity #FairerSociety #JoinYourUnion #InUnity #Economics

  4. Shafaq News..Iraq’s Dawn Crackdown spreads through state institutions: What the latest cases reveal

    Shafaq News Iraq’s Dawn Crackdown, or Sawlat al-Fajr, has moved beyond the dramatic raids that marked its opening…
    #EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iraq #anti-Corruption #AssetRecovery #breaking #FederalCommissionofIntegrity #IraqDawnCrackdown #Iraq’sDawnCrackdownspreadsthroughstateinstitutions:Whatthelatestcasesreveal #publicfunds
    europesays.com/iran/274552/

  5. europesays.com/iran/274552/ Shafaq News..Iraq’s Dawn Crackdown spreads through state institutions: What the latest cases reveal #AntiCorruption #AssetRecovery #breaking #FederalCommissionOfIntegrity #Iraq #IraqDawnCrackdown #Iraq’sDawnCrackdownSpreadsThroughStateInstitutions:WhatTheLatestCasesReveal #PublicFunds

  6. KDIC Launches Risk Review of Hanwha Life’s Acuon Acquisition Ahead of Public Fund Recovery — BigGo Finance

    The Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation (KDIC) has launched a risk review of Hanwha Life Insurance’s (088350) planned acquisition…
    #EuropeSays #Korea #KR #Hanwha #AcuonCapital #AcuonSavingsBank #DepositInsuranceFundBondRedemptionFund #EQTPartners #HanwhaGroup #HanwhaLife #K-ICSratio #KoreaDepositInsuranceCorporation #publicfunds
    europesays.com/korea/112320/

  7. Iraq wins legal case in Jordan for Samarra Pharmaceutical Company

    Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – Iraq’s Ministry of Justice has announced a legal victory before the Jordanian judiciary after securing…
    #EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iraq #IraqNews #Jordan #Judiciary #LegalVictory #medicalsupplies #MinistryofIndustry #MinistryofJustice #publicfunds #SamarraPharmaceuticalCompany
    europesays.com/iran/238627/

  8. High Court Freezes Miracles Aboagye’s Bank Accounts and Properties Over EOCO Probe

    An Accra High Court has frozen five bank accounts and four properties belonging to Dennis Miracles Aboagye as EOCO continues investigations into alleged financial and procurement-related irregularities involving about GH¢55 million

    pillarplusinfo.wordpress.com/2

  9. Iraqi court recovers IQD 20 billion in corruption and money laundering cases

    Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) — Iraq’s Rusafa Investigative Court, which specializes in integrity and money laundering cases, has recovered 20…
    #EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iraq #anti-Corruption #Financialfraud #Integritycases #Iraqcorruption #Iraqjudiciary #IraqNews #Iraqidinar #moneylaundering #publicfunds #RusafaInvestigativeCourt
    europesays.com/iran/232702/

  10. Iraqi security seizes 40 gold bars, large sums of cash in corruption case

    Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council revealed on Wednesday that investigations into the case of Adnan…
    #EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Iraq #Anti-CorruptionCampaign #Corruption #FederalCommissionofIntegrity #goldbars #Iraqidinar #Oil #publicfunds #SupremeJudicialCouncil
    europesays.com/iran/219232/

  11. Public funds for private recreation? The Kerala Medical Services Corporation (KMSCL), tasked with buying hospital medicines, reportedly blew nearly ₹20 lakh of taxpayers' money on a luxury corporate membership at the Trivandrum Tennis Club. The controversial move, initiated during K K Shailaja's tenure as Health Minister, left even assembly auditors scratching their heads over its legality. english.mathrubhumi.com/news/k #KMSCL #KeralaPolitics #PublicFunds #Thiruvananthapuram #KeralaNews

  12. Trump Taxpayer Funded Ballroom Emerges After White House Promised Private Funding

    🚨 Trump’s ballroom was sold as privately funded. Now reports say $352 million in federal funds was redirected toward it anyway. That is not a funding detail. That is the whole ballgame. #Trump #Accountability #Politics

    thedemocracyadvocate.com/news-

  13. By the time #Trump made his comments in March, the federal government had already approved more than a dozen payments to the contractor overseeing the work, Clark Construction, totaling tens of millions of dollars in #PublicFunds, acc/to a log of the contractor’s invoices….

    #FactCheck #TrumpLies #scam #fraud #GovernmentWaste #TaxpayersMoney #ballroom

  14. Senator's Travel Claims Spark Scrutiny Over Personal Events

    Victorian Senator Bridget McKenzie claimed taxpayer flights to Tasmania for her son's engagement party. This raises questions about using public money for personal events.

    #BridgetMcKenzie, #TasmaniaTravel, #ParliamentaryExpenses, #PublicFunds, #PoliticalScrutiny

    newsletter.tf/senator-mckenzie

  15. Politics Intrudes on Pension Funds, Sparks Retiree Concerns

    Kentucky, Arkansas, and Montana governors sign laws to make pension funds focus on financial returns, not politics. This affects retiree security.

    #PensionReform, #RetireeSecurity, #InvestmentStrategy, #PublicFunds, #USPolitics

    newsletter.tf/us-states-pensio

  16. New laws in Kentucky, Arkansas, and Montana are forcing public pension funds to prioritize financial gains over political goals. This is a change from recent trends.

    #PensionReform, #RetireeSecurity, #InvestmentStrategy, #PublicFunds, #USPolitics
    newsletter.tf/us-states-pensio

  17. CBI Raids Multiply in Haryana Bank Fraud Probe; Digital Trails Under Scrutiny

    CBI raids Haryana bank fraud probe on May 14th. Officials and banks suspected of diverting ₹645 crore. Digital evidence seized.

    #HaryanaBankFraud, #CBIRaids, #FinancialCrime, #DigitalEvidence, #PublicFunds

    newsletter.tf/cbi-raids-haryan

  18. The CBI conducted raids at seven locations on May 14th as part of a probe into a ₹645 crore bank fraud in Haryana. This is a significant increase in action as the investigation intensifies.

    #HaryanaBankFraud, #CBIRaids, #FinancialCrime, #DigitalEvidence, #PublicFunds
    newsletter.tf/cbi-raids-haryan

  19. Parramatta Council Under Scrutiny as ICAC Examines Apparent Job Irregularities

    ICAC investigates Parramatta Council for job irregularities, including a senior executive appointing an unqualified former colleague. Learn who is affected.

    #ParramattaCouncil, #ICAC, #JobScandal, #PublicFunds, #Corruption

    newsletter.tf/parramatta-counc

  20. The ICAC is investigating Parramatta Council over job appointment issues. This follows earlier inquiries into potential misuse of public funds and staff surveillance.

    #ParramattaCouncil, #ICAC, #JobScandal, #PublicFunds, #Corruption
    newsletter.tf/parramatta-counc

  21. ABC Accused of "Billions" Lost in Bluey Deal

    Radio host Ben Fordham claims ABC lost billions on the Bluey deal with BBC. Public funds are questioned.

    #ABC, #Bluey, #BenFordham, #PublicFunds, #BBCDeal

    newsletter.tf/abc-bluey-deal-b

  22. The ABC may have lost billions on the Bluey deal. This is a huge amount of money that could have funded the ABC twice.

    #ABC, #Bluey, #BenFordham, #PublicFunds, #BBCDeal
    newsletter.tf/abc-bluey-deal-b

  23. The Pentagon’s $800 Billion Habit: Failing Audits, Passing Budgets

    The Pentagon continues to struggle with financial audits despite massive annual budgets. (Image credit: AI-generated)

    Dear Cherubs, if you’ve ever wondered what it takes to fail an audit year after year and still get a bigger allowance, the U.S. Department of Defense has entered the chat. Spoiler: it’s not a budgeting hack you can try at home.

    Let’s start with the headline fact. The U.S. Department of Defense has never passed a full financial audit. Not once. Since Congress mandated audits in 2018, the Pentagon has consistently come up short, citing everything from incomplete records to systems that don’t talk to each other. According to the Government Accountability Office, the scale and complexity of the department make accountability a logistical nightmare. That’s one way to put it.

    Meanwhile, the budget keeps growing. In recent years, annual defense spending has hovered around or above $800 billion, approved by Congress with bipartisan enthusiasm. It’s giving “we’ll fix it later” energy—except “later” never seems to arrive.

    WHERE THE MONEY GOES

    Now, to be fair, most of that money funds personnel, operations, equipment, and global military commitments. Jets don’t fuel themselves, and aircraft carriers aren’t exactly buy-one-get-one-free. But the lack of a clean audit means no one can fully trace how every dollar is spent. That’s… not ideal.

    And yes, the internet’s favorite talking point: Viagra. Reports have circulated—often citing Department of Defense procurement data—that the military has spent millions on medications like Viagra over the years. Context matters here. These prescriptions are typically for service members dealing with medical conditions, including injuries. Still, the optics of “can’t pass an audit but can fund this” are, let’s say, meme-ready.

    According to reporting from outlets like The Guardian, the broader issue isn’t any single line item—it’s the systemic inability to account for spending at scale. When your spreadsheet is the size of a small galaxy, a few missing stars might go unnoticed. Or thousands.

    ACCOUNTABILITY, BUT MAKE IT OPTIONAL

    So why does funding continue uninterrupted? National security is the short answer. Lawmakers are reluctant to disrupt military readiness over accounting failures, especially in a world that’s, frankly, not getting calmer. The Pentagon knows this, Congress knows this, and the budget reflects it.

    Still, critics argue that accountability shouldn’t be optional just because the stakes are high. If anything, it should be tighter. As noted by thisclaimer.com, large-scale government spending without transparent tracking creates a trust gap that’s hard to close—especially when everyday taxpayers are told to keep their receipts.

    There have been efforts to improve. The Department of Defense has pledged progress, pointing to incremental fixes in financial systems and reporting. And to be fair, auditing an organization of this size is less like balancing a checkbook and more like untangling a bowl of spaghetti in zero gravity. Progress exists—but it’s slow, and patience is wearing thin.

    The real takeaway? This isn’t just a Pentagon story; it’s a governance story. It’s about what we accept in the name of necessity, and how long we’re willing to wait for the books to balance.

    Sources list:
    Government Accountability Office — https://www.gao.gov/
    U.S. Department of Defense (Audit Reports) — https://comptroller.defense.gov/Financial-Management/Audit/
    The Guardian — https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/16/pentagon-audit-failed
    Reuters — https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pentagon-fails-audit-again-2023-11-15/
    thisclaimer.com — https://thisclaimer.com/

    The Thisclaimer logo blends a classic warning symbol with a brain icon to represent critical thinking, curiosity, and thoughtful disclaimers. #audits #defenseSpending #economy #finance #governmentAccountability #investing #militaryBudget #money #pentagon #politics #publicFunds #transparency #usPolitics
  24. Obama Presidential Center Faces Scrutiny Over Funding and Taxpayer Burden

    Concerns grow over Obama Presidential Center funding as reserve fund is underfunded, potentially leaving taxpayers with infrastructure costs in Chicago.

    #ObamaCenter, #Chicago, #TaxpayerRisk, #FundingShortfall, #PublicFunds

    newsletter.tf/chicago-obama-ce

  25. The Obama Presidential Center's cost has nearly tripled to $850 million, with only $1 million deposited into a $470 million reserve fund.

    #ObamaCenter, #Chicago, #TaxpayerRisk, #FundingShortfall, #PublicFunds

    newsletter.tf/chicago-obama-ce

  26. Kerala Government Challenges High Court Decision on Public Survey in Supreme Court

    Kerala government challenges High Court order halting public survey in Supreme Court. Find out why and what happens next.

    #KeralaSurvey, #SupremeCourt, #HighCourt, #GovernmentNews, #PublicFunds

    newsletter.tf/kerala-governmen

  27. The Kerala government has taken its public survey dispute to the Supreme Court after the High Court stopped it. This is a big fight over how government money is spent.

    #KeralaSurvey, #SupremeCourt, #HighCourt, #GovernmentNews, #PublicFunds

    newsletter.tf/kerala-governmen

  28. Kerala High Court Stops Government’s ‘Nava Kerala Citizen Response Program’

    Kerala High Court stops government's 'Nava Kerala Citizen Response Program'. Court says it used public money like a political campaign.

    #KeralaCourt, #GovernmentProgram, #PublicFunds, #PoliticalCampaign, #HighCourtRuling

    newsletter.tf/kerala-court-sto

  29. The Kerala High Court has stopped the state government's 'Nava Kerala Citizen Response Program'. The court said the program used public money like a political campaign and was not fair. This is a setback for the government.

    #KeralaCourt, #GovernmentProgram, #PublicFunds, #PoliticalCampaign, #HighCourtRuling

    newsletter.tf/kerala-court-sto

  30. “"AEP, [Australian Energy Producers — peak lobby for #FossilFuelIndustries ] with the support of EY [Consultants to AEP], produced sophisticated disinformation that misled policymakers and influenced the national climate strategy to expand gas production, and delay the energy transition under the guise of credible analysis," said Claire Synder, the director of Climate Integrity.” (Source: ABC News)

    Who would’ve known? The Govt and bureaucrats receiving the AEP’s advice to keep/build Gas Peakers on the electricity grid to support the transition to ‘green energy’ certainly would have seen it coming. They’d have to have been blind and stupid not to. Hence, the conclusion has to be that govt support for continued fossil fuel use (in terms of ‘natural’ - being anything but - gas extraction and combustion) must be intentional and in keeping with the #GasLobby ‘s wishes. Not only is our #Labor govt purposefully inactive on the #ClimateAction and #Environmental left-wing agenda, it is actively funnelling #PublicFunds to #Grifting fossil fuels #Corporations which pay #NoTaxes and piddly #Royalties.

    I’m not a conspiracy theory advocate, but this sure looks like #Corruption, #Collusion and #NestFethering activities if I’ve ever seen any.

    All the while, any ‘new’ gas fields developed in Australia will be exported to fulfil contracted gas futures (which are then re-sold at a profit on the international market by #Japan - a lucrative business all round).

    Read more:

    abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/cli

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