A Reuters investigation found some shoes meant for recycling in Singapore ended up in shops in Indonesia, where it is illegal to import second-hand clothing.
— Read on www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/global-plastic-dow-shoes/
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Elizabeth Warren: We Can Prevent More Bank Failures
The recent bank failures were entirely avoidable.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2023/03/13/opinion/elizabeth-warren-silicon-valley-bank.html
SVB said to pay out bonuses just before FDIC seizure
The FDIC emailed SVB employees late last night, offering 45 days of employment.
— Read on www.axios.com/2023/03/11/silicon-valley-bank-paid-bonuses-fdic
Dark money and special deals: How Leonard Leo and his friends benefited from his judicial activism – POLITICO
The Federalist Society co-chairman’s lifestyle took a lavish turn after he became Donald Trump’s adviser on judicial nominations.
— Read on www.politico.com/news/2023/03/01/dark-money-leonard-leo-judicial-activism-00084864
Norfolk Southern Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts — ProPublica
In October, months before the East Palestine derailment, the company also directed a train to keep moving with an overheated wheel that caused it to derail miles later in Sandusky, Ohio
— Read on www.propublica.org/article/norfolk-southern-policy-safety-alerts-east-palestine-derailment
Ohio catastrophe is ‘wake-up call’ to dangers of deadly train derailments
The next derailment ‘could be cataclysmic’ if action isn’t taken after the incident near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border, says expert
— Read on www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/11/ohio-train-derailment-wake-up-call
Climate science is a victim of gaslighting
Why do corporations use gaslighting against science? Because the science of climate change threatens their business, says Gerald Kutney.
— Read on www.nationalobserver.com/2023/01/31/opinion/climate-science-victim-gaslighting
Forbes Estimates China Paid Trump At Least $5.4 Million Since He Took Office, Via Mysterious Trump Tower Lease
Donald Trump maintained a stake in Trump Tower when he became president, and with it, a financial connection to the Chinese government.
— Read on www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2020/10/23/forbes-estimates-china-paid-trump-at-least-54-million-since-he-took-office-via-mysterious-trump-tower-lease/
AshBritt hits Arizona jackpot: no-bid contracts for border wall
By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org – AshBritt his the jackpot in Arizona with no-bid contract to build/remove border wall.
— Read on www.floridabulldog.org/2023/01/ashbritt-hits-arizona-jackpot-no-bid-contracts-for-border-wall/
Shocker — New GAO Report Confirms Trump Tax Cuts Were Massive Corporate Giveaway
The share of these companies who paid zero in federal income tax rose from 22 percent in 2014 to 34 percent in 2018, the first year that the Trump tax law was in effect.
— Read on www.commondreams.org/opinion/gao-report-trump-tax-cuts
The IRS Finally Got Some Funding. Now Republicans Want It Back.
Surprise, surprise.
— Read on www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/01/house-republicans-vote-defund-irs-80-billion/
‘It’s shameful and disgusting’: Mississippi cuts welfare to the poor nearly 90% while sending it to Brett Favre and other connected players
In Mississippi, where elected officials have a long history of praising self-sufficiency and condemning federal antipoverty programs, a welfare scandal has exposed how millions of dollars were diverted to the rich and powerful — including pro athletes — instead of helping some of the neediest people in the nation.
— Read on fortune.com/2023/01/03/mississippi-welfare-scandal-brett-favre-aid-to-poor-cut-nearly-90-percent/
Over the course of Trump’s presidency, he received payments from at least 22 foreign countries including China & Brazil.
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— Read on flipboard.com/video/recount/ca0ebe46a2
Unanswered questions about Trump’s tax returns
After years of legal battles, pontificating and theorizing, former President Donald Trump’s tax returns between ((for? from?)))) 2015 ((to?)) and 2020 are now part of the public record.
— Read on edition.cnn.com/2022/12/31/business/trump-taxes-questions/index.html
Pimping Justices — A Charity Tied to the Supreme Court Offers Donors Access to the Justices
The Supreme Court Historical Society has raised more than $23 million in the last two decades, much of it from lawyers, corporations and special interests.
— Read on www.nytimes.com/2022/12/30/us/politics/supreme-court-historical-society-donors-justices.html
Trump Declared In Presidential Debate He Shut Down Chinese Bank Account. He Didn’t.
The Trump Organization also collected millions in income from more than a dozen foreign nations while Trump was president, according to his tax returns.
— Read on www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-china-back-account-foreign-income-low-taxes_n_63af68a2e4b0d6724fbccc2b
There Sure Is a Lot of Kanye West-Inspired Nazi Merch Online
There’s a whole line of merchandise out there that features Kanye West’s 2024 presidential campaign slogan combined with a swastika.
— Read on www.vice.com/en/article/jgp3kb/kanye-west-nazi-swastika-merch
Andrew Tate Took a Swing at Greta Thunberg on Twitter and Missed Badly
Andrew Tate bragged about how many cars he owns on Twitter and Thunberg’s response probably made him regret it.
— Read on www.glamour.com/story/andrew-tate-took-a-swing-at-greta-thunberg-on-twitter-and-missed-badly
Turns out Obama got audited all 8 years & Biden’s already been audited twice
FTC Orders an End to Illegal Mastercard Business Tactics and Requires it to Stop Blocking Competing Debit Card Payment Networks
The Federal Trade Commission is ordering an end to illegal business tactics that Mastercard has been using to force merchants to route debit card payments through its payment network, and is requir
— Read on www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2022/12/ftc-orders-end-illegal-mastercard-business-tactics-requires-it-stop-blocking-competing-debit-card
The Political Rave and Drool 