Tell the Truth Sheffield4d ago
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Show threadNike König4d ago
@everton137 @allaboutberlin
Let's get the band together & outmaneuver BOTH: the dick-heads building stuff that'll destroy all good things & the greedy fuckers letting them.
Let's speak UP and educate everyone.
Let's boycott #Amazon & frog-march people away from #Meta and #Microsoft to #OpenSource & tech that tries to do more good than harm like @ecosia.
At #BigTech, #Politics, #Lobbyists: When your children are growing up in #FallOut bunkers, what will you tell them about the #World you killed?
Show threadMathiasTCK.bsky.social4d ago
They do seem to still write books after leaving office, and complain on social media, so I guess we have some window in how these politicians interoperable. I think #Lobbyists also define a lot of the political culture they must have some understanding of both sides, and likely provide some bridge.
Alexandra Beekers 🏳️‍🌈🌍4d ago
“All in all we are witnessing corporate #lobbyists with bold and increasing powers to influence #policy, a public that is largely in the dark about what is
happening, and the biggest #deregulation wave ever seen in the #EU. Meanwhile instead of defending the #public, the #politicians are offering the biggest #industry lobbies an open door.” #corruption
https://corporateeurope.org/en/2026/06/eu-corporate-lobby-league-2026
The EU corporate lobby league 2026 | Corporate Europe Observatory

Corporate spending on lobbying the EU keeps on rising, according to new analysis by Corporate Europe Observatory and LobbyControl. Big Tech spending tops them all.

Corporate Europe Observatory
Vida Latina Jun 8

🏷️ #Venezuela #USA #BackroomDiplomacy #Oil #BusinessInterests #Bondholders #Influencers #Lobbyists

🔗 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/07/venezuela-oil-maduro-sargeant-grenell-00851900

The back-channel bid to go soft on Maduro

A web of oil interests, a fallen congressmember, a special envoy and a fleet of social-media influencers tried to pull the Trump administration toward a more accommodating posture on Venezuela. It almost worked.

Politico
VeganAtheistJun 7
Petition!
Don’t let #BigTech #lobbyists exploit our data!
Don’t let Big Tech lobbyists exploit our data!
To the European Commission, the Irish Government, and the Irish Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration
https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11-dpc-ireland-petition-EN
Don’t let Big Tech lobbyists exploit our data!

An ex-Facebook lobbyist has been put in charge of Ireland’s data watchdog. This risks making Europe’s privacy laws meaningless. Sign today to tell the EU to reverse this decision:

WeMove Europe
Show threadCorporate Europe Observatory (CEO)Jun 5
In the same week as voting with the far right to weaken #tobacco taxation measures, the EPP has also blocked a cross-party initiative to tighten rules for tobacco #lobbyists 🤯 Socialist MEP Casares slammed the "pro-tobacco alliance between the EPP and the far right" www.politico.eu/article/eu-l...

EU lawmakers fail to rein in t...
EU lawmakers fail to rein in tobacco lobbyists in Brussels

An attempt to restrict their dealings with MEPs failed to win support from a key committee.

POLITICO
Show threadMcWabbit 🇺🇦🍋🌻🍉May 24

@EUCommission Appreciate what you have achieved so far, but as a living democratic collective, there is still much to do.
#AgeVerification being pushed as yet (yet!) another form of #ChatControl, by industry #lobbyists and willing #conservatives. Someone here in the comments already named ultra fascist #tool #Palantir. The still cozy relationships with oppressive #GenocidalRegimes like the #USA and belligerent #Israel who can do no wrong.

Major steps to improve our lives and not those of #BigTech, industry conglomerates, #evil states and political factions are necessary and never ending.

N-gated Hacker NewsMay 18
Cryptoland's latest masterpiece: a desperate attempt to #swindle the #EU into believing that #stablecoins will solve all world problems, cure diseases, and probably make your coffee too ☕️😂. Meanwhile, their #lobbyists are busy crafting manifestos that are longer than a Tolstoy novel, all to dodge pesky AML/CTF regulations. Bravo, crypto! 🚀🙄
https://www.standwithcrypto.org/eu/en/manifesto #Cryptoland #AML #CTF #HackerNews #ngated
Manifesto

Stand With Crypto brings together citizens, builders, entrepreneurs and advocates to call on the EU to protect and promote digital innovation. Our mission is simple: boost EU competitiveness, keep innovation and talent in Europe, protect consumers with high standards and give citizens and SMEs fair access to the benefits of Web3. We call on the European institutions and national governments to back a practical, balanced programme that delivers growth, security and consumer protection.

Stand With Crypto
CBC Top StoriesMay 12
Marty Makary exits FDA amid mounting complaints, including from Trump allies
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Marty Makary, is resigning after a rocky tenure that drew months of complaints from health industry executives, anti-abortion activists, vaping lobbyists and other allies of U.S. President Donald Trump.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/marty-makary-resigns-fda-trump-9.7197077?cmp=rss