Persons who try to influence legislation or administrative decisions on behalf of a special interest.
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Anti-progressive PACs will do anything to maintain their leverage over US politicians, undermining not only Progressive Democrats and liberals in the 2024 elections, but sabotaging any efforts towards peace in the Middle East. According to Politico,...
by C0RI0LANUS
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on Mon Mar 04, 2024 at 03:04 AM PST
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I went for an eye exam this week; my eyes are fine except for the fact that my vision has gotten a bit worse since the last exam, which is something I expected. What I didn’t expect was that my primary care person referred me to a clinic that is out of...
by morgansmom
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on Sat Nov 18, 2023 at 09:55 AM PST
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The revolving door of private-sector lobbyists-turned-government workers (and vice versa) is a long-standing problem in Washington, D.C. It is the root, in many respects, of corruption and unpopular ...
by Walter Einenkel
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on Sat Sep 09, 2023 at 08:00 AM PDT
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Some of America’s more talked-about social problems in recent years include: gun crime, health care costs, climate change, limited opportunities for the working class, rising hate crimes, and several others. There is one issue that must be addressed...
by Perlinator
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on Fri Jun 02, 2023 at 07:32 PM PDT
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It seemed like a good idea at the time: Red-state Democrats facing grim reelection prospects would join forces with Republicans to slash bank regulations — demonstrating a willingness to work with President Donald Trump while bucking many in their...
by Associated Press
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on Tue Mar 21, 2023 at 09:15 AM PDT
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I received this bit of info yesterday which explains why so many people buy into the economics propaganda of big business. A lie is a lie even when it contains a fraction of truth. The idea is to create fear in consumers while at the same time playing...
by Ushka Waso
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on Sat Mar 05, 2022 at 03:48 AM PST
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I am taking a one week break from my travel photo diaries to write about a meeting I� had today with my congresswoman’s office. If you are looking for the continuation of those diaries, tune in ...
by cohenzee
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on Tue Oct 05, 2021 at 07:00 PM PDT
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Reposted from www.eclectablog.com/… by LOLGOP That’s why your calls to the Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121 matter more than ever If you’re an attentive listener of the GOTMFV show, you know the legislation being considered as part of the...
by bfbayha
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on Sat Aug 28, 2021 at 05:43 PM PDT
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The U.K.’s Channel 4 News aired a damning video put together by Greenpeace on Wednesday. In it Exxon lobbyists, believing they were interviewing for jobs, dished rather matter-o-factly on how they’ve pushed and supported climate denier anti-science...
by Walter Einenkel
139 comments
on Thu Jul 01, 2021 at 02:35 PM PDT
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When speaking publicly, never say: “I support this bill because I was paid a shipload of money to support it!” Instead, always pretend to have some sort of “principled” reason!
by Perlinator
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on Sun Jun 20, 2021 at 05:09 PM PDT
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Today, in America, we are in the middle of an obesity epidemic. Obesity has been conclusively linked to a host of severe health problems, and as the obesity rates in this country rise there will in time be a subsequent increase in those health...
by Toro Blanco
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on Sun May 02, 2021 at 09:07 AM PDT
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Donald Trump vs. the military industrial complex? Ha ha ha. But that’s what White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is trying to claim to prevent more stories about Trump’s bad relationship with the military. Monday, Trump said “I'm not...
by Laura Clawson
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on Tue Sep 08, 2020 at 09:24 AM PDT
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Remember when Donald Trump tried to convince us he’d be uncorruptible because he was financing his own campaign? Hoo-boy, that was a good one. I didn’t believe him, of course, but apparently ...
by Aldous J Pennyfarthing
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on Tue Aug 25, 2020 at 05:25 PM PDT
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What a difference two weeks make. Earlier this month, Alex Morse’s primary campaign for Congress looked like it was on the ropes. A letter from the College Democrats at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst that contained vague, anonymous...
by Blue Tuesday
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on Fri Aug 21, 2020 at 04:07 PM PDT
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I loved the ’90s: I loved the pogs, the Beanie Babies, and the Spice Girls. The music, the shows (“Beavis and Butthead,” “VH1: Behind the Music,” etc.) and even the food was legendary. Who remembers those floaty things in Orbitz (long before the boba...
by SemDem
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on Fri Nov 10, 2023 at 06:30 AM PST
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You wouldn’t say that Elizabeth Warren has ignored government corruption. She hasn’t. But she’s released a new plan to be sure she has every angle covered. Warren had already proposed “closing loopholes so everyone who lobbies must register, shining...
by Laura Clawson
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on Mon Sep 16, 2019 at 07:52 AM PDT
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In yesterday’s mail I received a piece of propaganda from the above organization. On one side was the image of a woman with a startling resemblance to Kathleen Sebelius, Obama’s Secretary of Health and Human Services when the Affordable Care Act was...
by Deep Throat
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on Wed Sep 18, 2019 at 07:13 AM PDT
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A case in point.
Below is a complaint I sent to my state’s Attorney General's division of Consumer Affairs today:
"As an incentive to becoming a new Verizon customer, Verizon is offering a Samsung Chromebook or a $200 credit towards "any...
by Ebenezer
9 comments
on Fri Jul 12, 2019 at 11:14 AM PDT
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I bring you more news from Liberal Minded Ladies of Substance on this cloudy Thursday. It’s June 6, 2019, and it’s the 75th anniversary of D-Day.
This is, unsurprisingly to me, a big day in my house. My son is a self-proclaimed “World War 2...
by Kittencaboodle
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on Thu Jun 06, 2019 at 08:37 AM PDT
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Good morning! It’s time for more news from LMLOS on this Friday, April 26, 2019. If you enjoy the aggregation of these stories, please recommend and share.
Alas, we are not going to go see Avengers this weekend. Opening weekends for movies like...
by Kittencaboodle
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on Fri Apr 26, 2019 at 08:03 AM PDT
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