Mastodawn

A good article from Gold and Geopolitics...
"If #transparency is necessary for security, let’s start with the #government.
Full #disclosure of all #communications with #corporations. Public records of every message, every meeting, every decision. Track which #officials talk to which #lobbyists. Transcribe EVERY phone call. Monitor which bureaucrats approve which contracts. Blockchain every procurement deal. Make their metadata visible. Open source ALL the data."
https://no01.substack.com/p/loss-of-privacy-could-be-loss-of

Loss of privacy could be loss of life

Physically or metaphorically...

Gold and Geopolitics

Alaska Headline Living 4d ago

Corruption doesn’t defeat itself! The real playbook is finally here. What happens when you follow the money all the way to Washington and back home? 👉🏿 https://shorturl.at/yZgLI
#Politics #Corruption #Alaska #Accountability #News #Murkowski #Begich #Sullivan #Lobbyists #Ethics 🗳️🔥

RaymondPierreL3 Apr 13

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If you think that Australian political parties are ‘bought off’ by corporate and wealthy Australians contribution, think again…

“Australia provides taxpayer funding to parties and candidates based on how many votes they receive. At the May 2025 federal election, each voter was worth around $6.80 in public funding, and that will rise to $10 at the next election – that’s $5 each for ballots for the House of Representatives and Senate.

Labor got $37 million in taxpayer funding after the 2025 election, the Liberal–National Coalition $33 million, the Greens $13 million and One Nation $6 million.

It pays to be popular. Winning the vote of an extra 1% of Australians (about 160,000 people) is worth $1.1 million, set to rise from next year to $1.6 million.” (Source: The Point)

https://thepoint.com.au/off-the-charts/260411-popular-policies-would-be-a-better-revenue-raiser-than-taking-fossil-fuel-and-gambling-donations

Also, #lobbyists, #GoldenParachutes, the #msm propaganda machine and #PoliticalAdvisors have more influence on politicians than millionaire/corporate hand outs

It’s a shame that the taxpayers do not have their funding of parties ‘tied’ to specific policies and their resulting legislation — KPI-like incentive. I wonder how such a system would operate…

#AusPol

Popular policies would be a better revenue raiser than taking fossil fuel and gambling donations

Australians are naturally suspicious of corporate donations, especially when they come from vested interests with everything to gain from influencing government decision-making. But are these donations large enough to explain why politicians act the way they do? The reality is that political donations from harmful industries are small relative to the payments parties receive from you, the voter.

Kevin Stevens Apr 10

Knowledge is power. Feel free to help yourself to some:
https://youtu.be/bbbgfnpJN9w?si=9MD_0d5zXb6ouDsx
#uschamberofcommerce #lewispowell #powellmemo #useconomics #consumer #labor #environmental #socialcontract #workers #shareholder #politicalcombat #uspol #jointorganizing #jointfundingn #tradeorganization #bigbusiness #businesscrusade #corporatepolitics #lobbyists #ftc #federaltradecommission #consumeradvocate #congress #advertising #reaganadministration #corporatemisbehavior #corporateamerica #scotus #citizensunited

How the Corporate Takeover of American Politics Began | Robert Reich

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Kevin Stevens Apr 9

GENERALSTRIKE - May 1, 2026!!
https://open.substack.com/pub/peoplepowerunited/p/workers-families-people-over-billionaires-a-may-day-demand-no-ice-no-war?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email
#workersrights #billionaires #labor #greed #democracy #taxtherich #justice #uspol #noice #ice #fuckice #war #nowar #families #peace #publicmoney #opportunity #corporatepower #oligarchy #plutocracy #kakistocracy #lobbyists #superpacs #pac #students #generalstrike @peoplepowerunited

Workers Over Billionaires: A May Day Demand

On May 1, workers, students, and families demand economic justice, no ICE, no war, and a democracy that puts people before billionaires.

People Power United | News & Action

OCTADE Apr 8

California Just Killed Open Source
[3D Printer Laws aren't about guns]

https://youtu.be/Nhz6vao13bs

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California AB 2047: The End of Open Source 3D Printing

California just introduced a bill that doesn't just regulate "ghost guns", it mandates a digital kill switch for every 3D printer sold. California AB 2047 requires "blocking technology" that connects your printer to a government-approved database before every single print. If the system goes down, or your file is flagged, your hardware becomes a paperweight.

This isn't just about firearms. This is the death of Open Source. If this bill passes, it effectively bans Marlin, Klipper, and Orca Slicer, forcing every manufacturer to lock down their firmware. It turns general-purpose computing into a walled garden where you only rent permission to use the hardware you own.

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#OpenSource #RightToRepair #Privacy #Clippy #California #Monopolies #3dPrinters #3dPrinting #Technology #Government #Firearms #Guns #SoftwareFreedom #Surveillance #Panopticon #Lobbyists

All the donor-funded foundations ought to be fighting against and speaking out against this Orwellian garbage.

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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬Apr 7

#DataCenter Tech #Lobbyists Fearmonger in Attempt to Retroactively Roll Back #RightToRepair #Law
Cisco, IBM, and major #lobbying groups are trying to exempt "#criticalinfrastructure" from #Colorado law
One issue with this is that “critical infrastructure” is very broadly defined, and could include essentially anything. In practice, the law could essentially repeal huge parts of one of the most important right to repair laws in the #UnitedStates.
https://www.404media.co/data-center-tech-lobbyists-fearmonger-in-attempt-to-retroactively-roll-back-right-to-repair-law/
https://archive.ph/YJOQL

Data Center Tech Lobbyists Fearmonger in Attempt to Retroactively Roll Back Right to Repair Law

Cisco, IBM, and major lobbying groups are trying to exempt "critical infrastructure" from an existing Colorado law.

404 Media

quackademic Apr 4

David Pocock on Labor’s tokenistic response to the harms perpetrated by gambling ads.

Once again we a failing our kids.

#AusPol #gambling #lobbyists #shame

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/05/gambling-reform-australia-david-pocock?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

We cannot celebrate tinkering when it comes to gambling reform. Labor’s response falls tragically short

What the Albanese government is proposing is not evidence-based, and it will not reverse the normalisation of gambling among young people

The Guardian

Wordmark Apr 2

the #german #chancellor sworn in to office and the text says to prevent #harm from the #population but that's not what those #politicians do :( #democracy #germany they meet with #lobbyists how to extract the most amount of #money from the #poor

KillBait News Mar 27

US and Israeli Strikes on Iran Amid Failed Diplomacy and Lobbyist Pressure

📰 Original title: A War Built on Lies, Sold by Lobbyists, with Innocent Children as its Price

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/us-and-israeli-strikes-on-iran-amid-failed-diplomacy-and-lobbyist-pressure/?redirpost=d96e3aad-22f7-4e64-9e8c-2c2245861bb8

#conflict #iran #war #lobbyists

US and Israeli Strikes on Iran Amid Failed Diplomacy and Lobbyist Pressure

On February 28, 2026, Iran was unexpectedly attacked despite ongoing diplomatic negotiations indicating a potential breakthrough in nuclear disarmament. Oman’s foreign minister had just announced that…

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