#quidproquo — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #quidproquo, aggregated by home.social.
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Doofus may be obfuscating the fact that the real reason for the Witkoff/Kushner visit was a plea for additional Russian interference with the midterms. #QuidProQuo #Treason #Krasnov
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This is an interesting article. Why? Because it goes beyond the normalized threadbare reporting we are subjected to from main stream media. And because the information imparted by the article is so… *refreshing* ?… due to its structure (the way it is written) and the information it reveals, both of which entice the reader to pay attention while reducing the temptation to *skim* the article — *skim reading* is a pathology thrust upon readers of social media platforms, it is highly infectious and to date there are no remedies (but maybe this article and the type of *journalism* it champions is the antidote).
The article **explains** (wooaah, that’s bold and inovative) that the #TomagoSmelter bail out isn’t, in fact, a run-of-the-mill govt *bail out*.
“…there is every chance that this arrangement will be cost-neutral over the decade, while at the same time turbocharging the energy transition and economic diversification of Australia’s most prominent industrial region.” That is the exiting part.
But there is a dependency and #RioTinto needs to stick to the commitment for a decade at least. “ For its part, Tomago has committed to investing a minimum of $1.1 billion in reducing energy usage and switching to renewables. Not only will closure be avoided, but there will be a value-add to the region.”
And that #Corporation has a track record : https://www.accr.org.au/news/rio-tinto-climate-hypocrisy-accr-to-disengage-following-revelation-of-lobbying-the-prime-minister-on-climate-trigger/
If it all works out as planned, this public funding/investment (not a bail out as such) will benefit all parties including the #HunterRegions and support the transition to #Renewables energy.
Read the article here: https://thepoint.com.au/opinions/260814-tomago-aluminium-deal-is-no-ordinary-bail-out
#ThisIsJournalism #NotThreadbareReporting #AusPol #Economics #PublicPurse #QuidProQuo #EnergyCosts #ElectricalEnergyContracts #GovtBailOut #Electrification #GreenEnergy #TransitioningToRenewables #GreenAluminium
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What are the wealthy seeking in return? What the feck do you think!!!
#australia #auspol #ausgov #politicaldonations #bribery #corruption #quidproquo
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/declaring-money-debate-political-donations-question-judgement/106982604 -
die Natur schenkt uns Blumen und wir schenken ihr den Untergang #QuidProQuo #Rache #fair
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A quotation from Teddy Roosevelt
Under the spoils system a man is appointed to an ordinary clerical or ministerial position in the municipal, Federal, or State government, not primarily because he is expected to be a good servant, but because he has rendered help to some big boss or to the henchman of some big boss. His stay in office depends not upon how he performs service, but upon how he retains his influence in the party. This necessarily means that his attention to the interests of the public at large, even though real, is secondary to his devotion to his organization, or to the interest of the ward leader who put him in his place.
Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) American politician, statesman, conservationist, writer, US President (1901–1909)
Autobiography, ch. 5 “Applied Idealism” (1913)More about this quote: wist.info/roosevelt-theodore/8…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #teddyroosevelt #theodoreroosevelt #civilservant #civilservice #corruption #employment #favoritism #graft #influence #merit #partisanship #politics #publicinterest #quidproquo #spoils #spoilssystem
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https://www.contrariannews.org/p/trump-and-cronies-top-10-corruption-258?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
#maga #trump #trumpstein #trumpsteinclass #trumpcrimefamily #criminal #crime #corrupt #traitor #corruption #treason #irs #dda #pardonforpay #clemency #doj #gautamadani #robertjgiuffrajr #sec #treasurydept #insidertrading #emoluments #nvidia #paramount #warner #erictrump #beijing #alt5sigma #crypto #mou #nano #battlefieldrobot #drones #gulfstates #worldclaw #ai #wlfi #influencepeddling #platkinllp #uae #quidproquo #sbc #memecoin #grift #epsteinfiles #lutnick #bannon -
The New Republic | Will the Supreme Court Make Bribery Even Easier? by Matt Ford
If you want to see the dire state of American anti-corruption efforts, look no further than the Supreme Court’s docket. No fewer than three state and local officials are begging the justices to overturn their criminal convictions for various corruption-related offenses. Joining some of their pleas are three public-corruption defendants who had their cases tossed by the justices as well.
At issue here is whether otherwise lawful campaign donations to a candidate can amount to quid pro quo bribery. Prosecutors and juries in these cases answered that question in the affirmative, as did the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. But the Supreme Court may opt to use one or all of the cases to further bulldoze the government’s ability to police corruption among public officials.
All three of the active petitioners are Ohio officials—two of whom were participants in the Ohio nuclear bribery scandal a few years ago, and one who was convicted of more pedestrian corruption charges. We’ll start with the boring one since it is more helpfully illustrative of the unsavory dynamic that these officials want to protect.
Read more: https://newrepublic.com/article/208078/supreme-court-roberts-bribery-corruption
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Rich people show their appreciation through favors. When everyone you know has more money than they know what to do with, money stops being a useful transactional tool. So instead you offer favors. Deals. Quid pro quos. Things that involve personal involvement rather than money. Because when you’re that rich, your personal time is your limiting factor.
John Scalzi (b. 1969) American writer
Lock In, ch. 3 [Shane] (2014)More about this quote: wist.info/scalzi-john/35293/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #scalzi #johnscalzi #lockin #cost #deal #exchange #favor #involvement #money #onepercent #price #quidproquo #rich #service #transaction #wealth #wealthy
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A quotation from Thomas Fuller
Never trust a malicious Man upon the Account that thou hast done him good Offices: For thou hast but fed a Dragon that will devour thee, if ever thou comest within his reach.
Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 1, # 948 (1725)More about this quote: wist.info/fuller-thomas-1654/8…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomasfuller #badperson #betrayal #evilperson #faithlessness #favor #malice #quidproquo #selfbetrayal #transaction #trust #trustworthiness
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The White House’s responses fit a pattern of suspicious behavior from the president on this matter. #Trump has said of #Epstein’s accomplice, #GhislaineMaxwell, “I wish her well”—a strange thing to say about a #convicted #felon who systematically abused young girls. His admin has granted her a cushy upgrade for her stint in prison, including a transfer to a minimum-security camp & puppy visits. This has the appearance of a #QuidProQuo.
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Why is this allowed? How is this good for the USA? Where's the America first brigade?
#sellout #quidproquo #vulnerability #defence #antiAmerican #government #USPolitics #impeach #defeatGOP #saveUSA #TraitorMAGA
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With Trump’s cryptic and sexually suggestive birthday card to #Epstein revealed, @michaelkosta.bsky.social dives into a LAZY cover-up by the #WhiteHouse, a possible #QuidProQuo to buy #GhislaineMaxwell’s silence, and an excuse to blame it on #Biden. #TheDailyShow youtu.be/28CWM6df2tk?...
Trump's Pervy Epstein Bday Car... -
If you love only the people who love you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners love those who love them! And if you do good only to those who do good to you, why should you receive a blessing? Even sinners do that!
[καὶ εἰ ἀγαπᾶτε τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστίν; καὶ γὰρ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας αὐτοὺς ἀγαπῶσιν. καὶ [γὰρ] ἐὰν ἀγαθοποιῆτε τοὺς ἀγαθοποιοῦντας ὑμᾶς, ποία ὑμῖν χάρις ἐστίν; καὶ οἱ ἁμαρτωλοὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ποιοῦσιν.]The Bible (The New Testament) (AD 1st - 2nd C) Christian sacred scripture
Luke 6: 32-33 (Jesus) [GNT (1992 ed.)]More info about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/bible-nt/78599/
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #doinggood #generosity #love #loveyourenemy
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Several associates & supporters of #NYC Mayor #EricAdams are expected to face #corruption charges in coming days….
Adams, who is just months away from facing voters in his bid for a second term…, is not expected to be charged. But the defendants…are expected to include his closest political ally & former chief adviser, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, & her son, both of whom are already facing corruption charges handed up late last year.
#law #DOJ #QuidProQuo #Trump #EmilBove
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/nyregion/adams-corruption-nyc-lewis-martin-charges.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare -
…The judge in the case, New York Supreme Court Judge David B. Cohen, is likely to issue his ruling on both parties’ motions for summary judgment in the coming months. A trial could begin in early 2026.
#law #Trump #propaganda #BigLie #JeaninePirro #QuidProQuo #bribery #USattorney #FoxNews #StateMedia #Smartmatic #journalism #FourthEstate #dictatorship #authoritarianism
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…#Smartmatic argues in the suit that #JeaninePirro served as a conduit to #Trump associates who said the election was stolen, including the lawyer #SidneyPowell.
“It’s Jeanine P. Got a former CIA chief of station who knows [about] development of Dominion,” she wrote in a Nov. 10, 2020, text message to Powell, referring to another #voting #technology company that some #Fox hosts claimed was involved in a voting fraud scheme.