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Biden Budget Proposes $17.5 Billion to Expand Weatherization Program that has been Characterized by Waste, Fraud, Abuse & Even Created Hazards
The Biden-Harris Budget proposes $17.5 billion from 2022-2026 to Expand the Weatherization program, which has been characterized by waste, fraud …
Art of the Con: Shedding Light on Missing PPE-Critical Medical Supplies in the United States
This brilliant 9 minute video from April 19th sheds light on where the missing PPE-Critical Medical Supplies appear to have …
Jamaica’s Organized Crime Environment: Political Power-Patronage-Organized Crime; Drug Trafficking
Cocaine trafficking 2013-17 https://wdr.unodc.org/wdr2019/prelaunch/pre-launchpresentation_WDR_2019.pdf “World Drug Report 2019 (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.19.XI.8 ” https://wdr.unodc.org/wdr2019/prelaunch/WDR19_Booklet_1_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY.pdf See map from 2011-15 …
Immigration Discrimination Against American Workers
Call your Senators ASAP to oppose S386 and any similar or related bills. Public hearings and debate are needed: https://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm?OrderBy=state&Sort=ASC …
Hyde-Smith’s “Special Assistant” Umesh Sanjanwala Seems To Have “Bought” His Job For A $57,077 Campaign Donation To Hyde-Smith In 2011 (75% Of His Salary At The Time)
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
Update correction: Umesh Sanjanwala gave $57,077.28 to Hyde-Smith for her 2011 campaign, not $57,077.[1] Why the…
Turkish Opposition has Historic Victory Confirmed in Istanbul, as Erdogan Seeks to Overturn Vote
Istanbul – Yeniköy, by Josep Renalias, CC-BY-SA-3.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yalı Map of Turkish Straits chokepoint From VOA News: “Turkish Opposition Has Historic …
Hyde-Smith’s “Special Assistant” Umesh Sanjanwala Seems To Have “Bought” His Job For A $57,077 Campaign Donation To Hyde-Smith In 2011 (75% Of His Salary At The Time)
Update correction: Umesh Sanjanwala gave $57,077.28 to Hyde-Smith for her 2011 campaign, not $57,077.[1] Why the twenty-eight cents? This suggests …
The US Constitution Reserves To Congress The Right To Declare War Because History Showed That Executives May Go To War For Reasons Which Are Not In The National Interest
“The British model gave the king the absolute power to make war. The American framers [of the Constitution] repudiated that …
Trump Backpedals On Putin’s Role In Syria; Huckabee-Sanders Blames Russia; Russia And Trump’s Other Oil Producing Friends Benefit From Rising Oil Prices
As discussed in yesterday’s post, Russia government owned oil companies could benefit from increased conflict in the Middle East, or …
Trump Torn Between Netanyahu And Putin In Syria? When Rats Are Cornered They Jump?
When rats are cornered they jump? Almost exactly a year ago, US President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu both appeared …
Swiss Authorities Come To State Defense Company Office With Search Warrant Over Weapon Supplies To Russia
Source site Crime Russia (crimerussia.com): https://en.crimerussia.com/corruption/swiss-authorities-come-to-state-defense-company-office-with-search-warrant-/ “Swiss authorities come to state defense company office with search warrant over weapon supplies …
Trump-Mnuchin Fake “Sanctions” Against Already Sanctioned-Indicted Individuals-Entities Plus Two Intel Bureaucrats
Comment: At the best, Mnuchin as Treasury secretary is simply to waste taxpayer money. At the worst, his Treasury secretary …
“Open Russia” Activist Beaten; Related Website Blocked By Russian Govt; Prigozhin’s Hidden Hand Suspected In Attack (aka Putin’s Caterer, Defense Contracter, US Special Counsel Indicted Troll Farm Operator)
An “Open Russia” activist, Oleg Maksakov, was beaten in Putin’s hometown of St. Petersburg, Russia on Monday. A spokesperson for …
Prigozhin: Caterer To The Kremlin And Sanctioned Defense Contractor With Perfect Mafia Profile Indicted For Meddling In US Elections
Putin’s grandfather was allegedly cook for Lenin and then Stalin – both of whom may have been poisoned – but …
Israeli Police Recommend Netanyahu Be Indicted on Corruption Charges; Hurry Up Already Mueller!
Trump has been friends for decades with Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu, as was Trump’s father. Both have been supported by …
Israel Launches ‘Large-Scale Attack’ on Targets in Syria As PM Netanyahu Reportedly To Be Indicted On Corruption Charges Next Week
Trump and Netanyahu – Two rats together (our apologies to rat lovers.) Like Trump, long-time Trump family friend (Trump’s father …
US House Members Introduce Articles of Impeachment: “Evident That Trump Is A Clear And Present Danger To Our Democracy”; “This Is The Start Of A Long Process And It Needs To Get Started Now
The majority of Americans do not approve of Trump and are worried about Russia: http://cdn.cnn.com/cnn/2017/images/11/06/rel11a.-.trump.and.russia.pdf If you have a sane …
Summary of Articles of Impeachment Against Trump
Hurry up already! The US can’t afford to be slow like Spain where Prime Minister Rajoy’s party has been under …
Remember This? Diversion, and Trump’s Missile Strikes Against Syria (When Rats are Cornered they Jump?)
Originally posted on Mining Awareness + :
When rats are cornered they jump? US President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu appear to have…
Trump-Putin-Pence; Andrew Jackson, and the Rabbit
On June 7th 1826 the second US President and founding father, John Adams, presciently called “the Independence of these United …
Trump Notified Russia Before Attacking Syria; Trump Formally Notified the US Congress on Saturday; 100 years Ago US President Wilson Asked Congress Before Entering WWI
April 2, 1917, US President Woodrow Wilson asking Congress for a declaration of war before entering World War I on …
Patronage, Nepotism, Diversion, and Trump’s Missile Strikes Against Syria (When Rats are Cornered they Jump?)
When rats are cornered they jump? US President Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu appear to have the same talking points …
Trump’s an “Art of the Con” Demagogue Not a Populist
Enough already of calling Trump a populist! He’s a con-artist/demagogue. A demagogue “is a leader in a democracy who gains …
As Court Case Against It Looms, Rosatom (Russia), KEPCO (S. Korea), EDF (France), China State Nuclear – All State Owned Entities- Express Interest in S. Africa Nuclear Station Showing That Nuclear Power Is Unsustainable in a Free Market
Although a court case against the project will not be heard until end February, the South African government has announced …
Trump’s Gold-Plated Son-in-Law and Other Potential Conflicts of Interest in the White House (Advisors-Cabinet): Transparency International Raises the Alarm
From TransparencyInternational.org: “POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT • 19 JANUARY 2017 TRUMP’S GOLD-PLATED SON-IN-LAW AND OTHER POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN THE …
Nuclear Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC) Does Not Protect People in India (Nor elsewhere)
India signing the CSC (Convention on Supplementary Compensation) was pushed for by the US-India Business Council when India-American Richard Verma …
CSC Protects the Nuclear industry, Not Nuclear Victims
From Greenpeace.org: “Greenpeace condemns the new International Nuclear Liability Convention CSC protects the nuclear industry, not nuclear victims Press release …
Proposed S. Africa Nuclear Power Station Site at Risk for Fukushima-Like Nuclear Disaster: New Geological Report Discusses Hazards (Plus More)
“The public cost of cleaning up the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster topped ¥4.2 trillion (roughly $40 billion) as …
Gov Nikki Haley $55,000 from Holtec Nuclear’s Kris Singh; Sec of State Interprets Treaties; Possible Conflict of Interest in Application of Nuclear Liability Agreement
Among the functions of the Secretary of State: “Negotiates, interprets, and terminates treaties and agreements“. http://www.state.gov/secretary/115194.htm This appears to include …
JP Morgan Corrupt Hiring Scheme in China Teaches Lessons About Patronage, Nepotism, and Immigration Risks
“The so-called Sons and Daughters Program was nothing more than bribery by another name,” said Assistant Attorney General Caldwell. “Awarding …
Half of Swiss, French, Dutch, Portuguese Say People Fear Reporting Corruption
A small excerpt from Transparency International’s brand new study, “People and Corruption: Europe and Central Asia Global Corruption Barometer, 2016, …
Huey Long: New Democracy in Louisiana
Huey Long. Library of Congress photo. From the Long Legacy Project: “A New Democracy Huey Long’s election in 1928 ushered …
A Forgotten £40.5 billion BNFL Nuclear Taxpayer Fleece: “Liabilities Management Authority”, 2002; More Nuclear Fleecing Planned
Fleecing the Taxpayer is not new. “Sheep Shearing” by Lloyd Branson (1853–1925) Almost 3,000 years ago the Prophet Amos warned …
Russia, the USA and Canada Unite Against Nuclear Safety Proposal
According to Reuters 23-10-2014 (below), the US, Canada, and Russia oppose a proposal by Switzerland, which would “put pressure on …
Sit-in for Arrest of Dictator Duvalier & Freeing of Political Prisoners: Duvalier Roams Free; Man Accusing President wife; son of Corruption, Still in Prison
Reminder: Dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, wanted for Crimes Against Humanity and Theft of Government Funds; and Dictator Prosper Avril, not only …
Reclaiming the energy agenda: Bristol Anti Nuclear Gathering
Originally posted on RADIATION FREE LAKELAND:
Nukiller Waste – The Dance Goes On? Reclaiming the energy agenda: Gathering to discuss how to…
Haiti: Four Years After the Quake
Four years after Haiti’s quake: What kind of Regime is the UN-US propping up and Why? 12 January 2014 March: …
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