https://open.substack.com/pub/stephensemler/p/cash4votes-political-donations-v?r=11rw36&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

#PentagonIsTheBiggestEmitter: On average, House members who supported authorizing $886 billion for the Pentagon took four times more money from Pentagon contractors than members who opposed the NDAA. In the Senate, the correlation was slightly more pronounced: Senators who voted for the bill received five times more arms industry cash than the ones who voted against it.
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#StopInstallingKleptocratsForResourcesPredation

Cash4Votes: Political donations v. NDAA roll call

Speaking Security Newsletter | Note n°230 | 21 December 2023

Speaking Security

https://theintercept.com/2023/11/29/ceasefire-congress-israel-gaza/

#AIPACBlueDogs: “Calls from members of Congress that demand #regimechange before there is an end to Israel’s bombardment are calls to extend and prolong a situation in which Israel is killing Palestinian children every single hour,” said Beth Miller of Jewish Voice for Peace Action

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Some Politicians Calling for a “Ceasefire” Are Not Actually Calling for a Ceasefire

As the word “ceasefire” gains currency in Congress, some lawmakers are coupling their calls for peace in Gaza with conditions that cannot be met.

The Intercept