Why Are Their Bribes So Small? – Aurianne Or

‘Reclaim the Flag’ Director Alexis Bittar on Why Some People Were Too ‘Nervous’ to Be in Doc About LGBTQ Community’s Relationship to the American Flag
#Variety #Columns #News #Politicians #JustForVariety #Reclaimtheflag

https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/reclaim-flag-director-alexis-bittar-documentary-lgbtq-american-1236783061/

Reclaim the Flag Director: Why Some People Were Too Nervous to Be in Doc

Alexis Bittar talks about people being too nervous to be in "Reclaim the Flag," his doc about the LGBTQ community's relationship to the American flag.

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Corporations profiting from ICE contracts line pockets of politicians

An investigation by The Appeal found that executives at Palantir and other companies contributed more than $1.7 million to 168 members of Congress.

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I am a 15-year-old #girl. Let me show you the vile #misogyny that confronts me on social media every day | Anonymous | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/23/15-year-old-girl-misogyny-social-media-online-abuse

> Objectification, #hate, #rape threats: the #politicians debating online abuse mean well, but to truly understand, they need to see what I see

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#Teengirl

The Union parliamentary group in the Bundestag supports the proposal put forward by the conference of state justice ministers to simplify the special protection... https://news.osna.fm/?p=51077 | #news #criminal #end #politicians #protections
Union to End Special Criminal Protections for Top Politicians - Osna.FM

German politicians face law reform: The Union faction pushes to abolish special criminal law protecting top officials from insults. Learn how.

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Possibly not much chance of succeeding as too many UK #politicians prefer to swim in the #X #sewer than do something to prevent the flow of sh!t from #Musk.

But worth signing I think.

https://action.eko.org/a/uk-government-ban-x-now

UK government: ban X now!

This week in Belfast, masked rioters stormed homes, burned cars, and attacked immigrant families just hours after Elon Musk shared Tommy Robinson's protest list with his 240 million followers.A Northe

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New official figures disprove claims that social security spending is ‘spiralling out of control’

New official figures published alongside this week’s spring statement have again disproved claims that spending on “welfare” is “spiralling out of control”. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OB…

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“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
#Europe|an #politicians are calling for increased investment in homegrown #AI technology following the US government’s decision to halt access to #Anthropic’s top AI models for foreign nationals. The move has been described as a(nother) #wakeupcall for Europe to develop its own AI capabilities and reduce reliance on foreign technology. https://www.euronews.com/2026/06/13/wake-up-call-europe-reacts-to-anthropic-halting-access-to-its-fable-5-and-mythos-5-ai-mode?eicker.news #tech #media #news