ResearchBuzz: FirehoseAxios: Scoop: New pro-AI group preps $100M midterm blitz to boost Trump’s agenda . “A new pro-AI political operation is jumping into this year’s midterms with a plan to spend more than $100 million, the latest push by a big-money group to promote a deregulation agenda.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/30/scoop-new-pro-ai-group-preps-100m-midterm-blitz-to-boost-trumps-agenda-axios/
Jan PenfratRE: https://mastodon.social/@quantum_splash/116314264007038808
Hey @euronews you might wanna re-think your approach to journalism and maybe not publish #lobbying shit from hidden #BigTech shell orgs that've been built to mislead people into thinking they're about consumer rights.
"EU Tech Loop is an independent blog launched in 2024, powered by Consumer Choice Center Europe."
Consumer Choice Center Europe: brought to you from Virginia, USA, by #Google, #Meta, and other unnamed "corporations, individuals, and foundations."
𝙳𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝙵𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚠𝚛𝚊𝚙May well be??
"When the BoM launched its flawed and absurdly costly website, the minister responsible made the small concession that it 'may well be a contract that demonstrates the need for greater oversight of consultants, and greater use of public sector capacity wherever possible'.
"Accenture’s latest contract suggests this hasn’t happened. If any action was taken from that statement, presumably it was the appending of a small note to the consultancy’s power map, suggesting the minister needs to be taken to dinner soon."
The Accenture beanstalk
You might think, when a company’s work is so slipshod that it is known in government circles by the nickname “Accidenture”, when behind that company is a trail of blowouts and extensions, millions and millions of taxpayer dollars jemmied out in so-called variations, that it would at some point become hard for it to win competitive tenders. For Accenture, this is not the case.
MMR NmdTotal a obéit aux menaces du Trumpistan, le doigt sur la couture du pantalon.
Le projet du géant français de l'énergie, créer 2 fermes éoliennes capables de produire de l'électricité pour 1 millions d'americains.
Oui mais voilà, BigOil et ses donations/corruption aux politiciens US en avait décidé autrement.
À force de lobbying et de menaces des sanctions US, ,Total a accepté d'abandonner ces 2 projets, déjà entamés, en échange d'un plat de lentilles dorées.
1 milliard, c'est visiblement le coût de la probité de l'entreprise française.
En échange, Total achètera aux USofA du pétrole issu de la fracturation, qui confisque les terres des autochtones et pollue les nappes phréatique au point de rendre l'eau des communautés alentour impropres à la consommation humaine.
Sans l'autorisation de Macrotte, rien de tout cela n'aurait été possible.
Illégitimes, corrompus, autorisant l'armée fasciste US à utiliser ses installation ET pollueurs, le bilan du macronisme fait vraiment rêver, non ?
#Pollution #Eoliennes #TotalEnergies #BoycottTotal #Chantage #Lobbying #BigOil
TotalEnergies abandonne deux concessions éoliennes aux États-Unis pour investir dans le gaz naturel
Un accord conclu avec l'administration Trump prévoit le remboursement de près d'un milliard de dollars à TotalEnergies, en échange de l'abandon de deux concessions éoliennes. Le groupe français entend réinvestir cette somme dans le gaz naturel liquéfié aux États-Unis.
Amnesty in Salisbury & South WiltshireTrade Minister a member of Friends of Israel
Peter Kyle declines to answer any questions
March 2026
The Rt Hon Peter Kyle MP is the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and in the interview clip below, he is repeatedly asked why he has not declared his membership of the Labour Friends of Israel group. As the interviewer points out, his is the key ministerial position when it comes to arms exports and yet he is a supporter of one of the warring parties. The Register of Interests makes no mention of this membership [accessed 27 March].
He is but one of a large number of members of this powerful and well-funded lobby organisation. It must be questioned whether it is appropriate for a minister to a) be a member in the first place and b) why he has not declared it. His voting record displays a distinct pro-Israel and ‘anti-Palestinian’ stance according to the MP War Crimes web site. Further background is provided on the CAAT site.
As we have noted on several occasions before, the Salisbury MP, Mr John Glen is also a member, indeed a ‘proud member’ of the Conservative version of the lobby group and the same site lists his voting record.
It is reported today (27th March) that it is not safe for anyone in Beirut due to Israeli bombing. Israel is engaged in a plan to clear most of Lebanon up to the Litani river. Human Rights Watch have reported that Israel is using white phosphorous in southern Lebanon providing compelling evidence. The use of this weapon which causes severe injuries, is banned under International Humanitarian law in cases where there are civilians. The IDF claim they are: “currently unaware and cannot confirm use of shells that contain white phosphorous in Lebanon as claimed. The IDF did not watch the visuals supposedly relied on by Human Rights Watch in making its claims, and therefore cannot currently comment on them.”
Sources: HRW, Independent, Guardian, Declassified, Salisbury Journal, CAAT.
#LabourFriendsOfIsrael #Lebanon #Lobbying #PeterKyle #tradeMinister #whitePhosphorus
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Social media trials usher in Big Tech’s latest moment of reckoning https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/26/social-media-trials-usher-in-big-techs-latest-moment-of-reckoning-00846388?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #ArtificialIntelligence #Accountability #Communications #Intelligence #Mentalhealth #Onlinesafety #TechnologyUK #SocialMedia #Algorithms #Innovation #Regulation #Technology #Technology #Companies #Platforms #Lobbying #BigTech #Privacy #Courts #Labels
Murena - choose freedom!
knoppixA Reddit investigation reveals Meta allegedly routed over $2B through nonprofits to push age-verification laws in 45 U.S. states, shifting compliance from social media platforms to Apple and Google. 🧐
🔗 https://winbuzzer.com/2026/03/18/reddit-user-uncovers-meta-2b-lobbying-age-verification-xcxwbn/
#TechNews #Privacy #DataSecurity #Lobbying #BigTech #AgeVerification #UserFreedom #PrivacyRisks #DigitalRegulation #TechPolicy #ChildSafety #Antitrust #Google #Apple #Meta #DataProtection
Martinus HoevenaarThe result of lobbyism and weak & corrupt politicians, who don't look further than their own career and friends.
This will haunt us for many years to come, because people keep on voting for those kind of assholes.
Ecologia DigitalWhat ‘Get #AgeCategoryAPI’ Really Means for Your Device:
Proposed laws would embed persistent identity verification directly into operating systems…These bills mandate #OSlevelAPIs that apps can query for age data—creating a permanent identity layer baked into your phone.
Here’s where the #lobbying gets surgical. The proposed laws hammer #Apple’s App Store and #Google Play with compliance requirements but reportedly spare #socialmedia platforms—#Meta’s core business."
https://www.gadgetreview.com/reddit-user-uncovers-who-is-behind-metas-2b-lobbying-for-invasive-age-verification-tech
Proposed laws would embed persistent identity verification directly into operating systems…These bills mandate #OSlevelAPIs that apps can query for age data—creating a permanent identity layer baked into your phone.
Here’s where the #lobbying gets surgical. The proposed laws hammer #Apple’s App Store and #Google Play with compliance requirements but reportedly spare #socialmedia platforms—#Meta’s core business."
https://www.gadgetreview.com/reddit-user-uncovers-who-is-behind-metas-2b-lobbying-for-invasive-age-verification-tech
