Show threadRainbowFrogMar 11

@wdlindsy

#nepotism #clientelism #favoritism #corruption

are not all these crimes or felonies ?

André OurednikJan 31
What makes Trump unusual, is the synthesis of Berlusconi's #shamelessness, Andrew Jackson's #grievance (election fraud obsession), Napoleon III's institutional #vandalism (in the name of "people against system"), Longian #clientelism, Chavista #polarization, George Wallace-style cultural #backlash, P.T. Barnum's #hoax culture, Caligula's murderous #arbitrariness, Nero's #narcissism, and Mussolini's corporate strongman aesthetics. Compound into a single organism sustained by #X and #FoxNews
SPQRJan 28
President Trump threatened to increase tariffs on South Korean exports because the country had not ratified a trade deal with the United States quickly enough.
#Korea #USA #trade #tarrifs #economics #clientelism #riggedmarkets
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/business/economy/trump-tariffs-south-korea.html
Trump Says He Will Raise Tariffs on South Korea to 25%

President Trump threatened to increase tariffs on South Korean exports, including cars, citing the country’s slow ratification of a trade deal.

The New York Times
VeranderwensDec 20
@harld
Een beetje
En krijgen er #projectBeethoven voor terug
#clientelism
Show threadEarly Modern DiplomacyJun 26, 2025

@womenknowhistory @earlymodern @histodons @historikerinnen

They argue that #clientelism had a key function in #earlymodern #diplomacy, as the #emdiplomats needed confidants and stable relations both at their home institutions and the place of #diplomatic action in order to fulfil their tasks successfully. Diplomats could be patrons as well as clients. (6/8)

#emdiplomacy

Acta SociologicaJan 9, 2025

📣New article📝

In "One client, four votes: Ethnopolitical clientelism and its socioeconomic consequences during state capture in Montenegro" Miloš Bešić and Bojan Baća analyzes 33,889 cases from a longtidunal dataset spanning 2007-2020 to show the consequences of clientelism in Montenegro.

https://doi.org/10.1177/00016993241301943

#sociology #socialscience #politicalscience #Montenegro #Clientelism #academicjournals
@sociology @politicalscience @academicchatter

Show threadVeranderwensNov 9, 2023
@ReneDamkot @touaregtweet
En voor een verbod op #clientelism
https://mastodon.nl/@veranderwens/111379544940125958
Veranderwens (@[email protected])

#tv-spotjes van de #VVD 'Ik ben #Dilan, en ik sta aan jouw kant' Betaald met de tonnen van bedrijven die invloed kopen op regeringsbeleid https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/een-stem-op-de-vvd-is-levensgevaarlijk-voor-de-rechtsstaat~bb83c6fc/

Mastodon.nl
hesgenSep 28, 2023

Wherein George Monbiot reminds us that HS2 was originally a Labour project, and "the case for HS2 always was a baggage train of bullshit."

#HS2 #RishiSunak #Labour #GeorgeMonbiot #clientelism

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/28/hs2-fiasco-clientelism-profit-big-projects?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Every time a project like HS2 becomes a costly fiasco, we wonder why. So let me tell you: it’s clientelism

The relationship between those profiting from these big projects and those in power is such that no one truly costs or controls them, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian
SubtleBlade ⚔️Sep 28, 2023

'Every time a project like #HS2 becomes a costly #fiasco, we wonder why. So let me tell you: it’s #clientelism

The relationship between those profiting from these big projects and those in power is such that no one truly costs or controls them'
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/28/hs2-fiasco-clientelism-profit-big-projects

Every time a project like HS2 becomes a costly fiasco, we wonder why. So let me tell you: it’s clientelism

The relationship between those profiting from these big projects and those in power is such that no one truly costs or controls them, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian