#venal — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #venal, aggregated by home.social.
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🤔👉Or "the Rise of #Venal #Politics"⁉️👇
How the #US Is Driving the Rise of the Businessmen-Politician
"Trump admin incls 57 #cabinet members & senior officials w networths of >$100mil.. #Businessmen hv long been prominent in local #American politics.. 2021 study found tt ~⅓ of mayors hv either been business owners or have executive experience.. when #political #systems depend heavily on wealthy individuals, they can quickly become unstable when those alliances break down"🧐
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‘Ghosted’: How Trump officials derailed a promising Syracuse apartment project
https://www.syracuse.com/news/2026/08/ghosted-how-trump-officials-derailed-a-promising-syracuse-apartment-project.html?gift=ba84ca9e-3d1b-4486-87c0-bbc8eda49ac0 #climate #decarbonization #venal
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Fort peu me chaut (Thomas Campion)
Illustration: William Bouguereau Fort peu me chaut la dame à flatter, à prier. Je veux Amaryllis, joueuse fille des champs. De l'art Nature a mépris ; elle est beauté vraie, Celle qui, dans nos jeux d'amoureux, dit « Arrête! » Mais qui, au temps du plaisir, jamais ne dit non. Si je l'aime, Amaryllis fruits et fleurs me donne ; Mais pour aimer ces dames, il faut des pluies d'or. À elles l'amour vénal ; à moi la brunette, Celle qui, dans nos jeux d'amoureux, dit « […]https://arbrealettres.wordpress.com/2026/06/17/fort-peu-me-chaut-thomas-campion/
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This #AirTraffic Controller Just Averted a Midair #Collision. Now He’s Speaking Out. #FAA #airports #airlines #collisions #disaster #stress #mentalhealth #OSHA #transportation #crashes #Firing FAA employees in January 2025 compromised safety for every passenger within America and those flying into the country. It was reckless, #discriminatory #punitive #stupid and #venal https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/this-air-traffic-controller-just-averted-a-midair-collision-now-he-s-speaking-out/ar-AA1ERo30
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ve·nal; adjective showing or motivated by susceptibility to bribery. #SCOTUS #clarencethomas #venal
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@realTuckFrumper #BoycottCBS #NewYorkTimes and all #media #normalizing #fascism over #democracy #news programs that are #venal want the #audience #ratings regardless of the #facts #FactNotLies this is about $$$ and anticipation of another #republican #administration. Remember we have the power of #choice. #TurnThemOff #MakeNewsThatMatters
