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Dave Rahardja<p>This smells like <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> and <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a> in <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sfba" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sfba</span></a>.</p><p>- Billionarie Chris Larsen owns Ripple Labs, a crypto company.<br>- Larsen was the largest financier of Prop E, which encourages drone use in SFPD, which passed in 2024.<br>- Larsen also owns San Francisco Police Community Foundation, a nonprofit.<br>- The nonprofit is donating $866k to support “officer wellness”, but only if SFPD also accepts Ripple Labs’ $9.4M donation.<br>- $2M of the donation goes to renting back Ripple Labs real estate.<br>- The rest of the $7.4M donation goes to buying and operating drones and take-off sites.</p><p>No mention is made of:</p><p>- Who will supply the drones (probably Ripple Labs).<br>- Who will service them (probably Ripple Labs).<br>- What are the recurring cost of the service (probably whatever Ripple Labs charges).<br>- What data is shared with Ripple Labs or whoever operates the service (probably a lot).</p><p>This deal stinks.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a></p><p><a href="https://missionlocal.org/2025/06/were-going-to-be-covering-the-entire-city-with-drones-billionaires-donation-to-sfpd-accepted/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">missionlocal.org/2025/06/were-</span><span class="invisible">going-to-be-covering-the-entire-city-with-drones-billionaires-donation-to-sfpd-accepted/</span></a></p>
Miss Gayle<p>Surprise, surprise...not. United Healthcare involved in more murder for profit.</p><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cole-schmidtknecht-lawsuit-inhaler-walgreens-optumrx_n_679a92aae4b09f65216c9280" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">huffpost.com/entry/cole-schmid</span><span class="invisible">tknecht-lawsuit-inhaler-walgreens-optumrx_n_679a92aae4b09f65216c9280</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/MurderForProfit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MurderForProfit</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/UnitedHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedHealth</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Prescriptions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prescriptions</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kickbacks</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/PredatoryCapitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PredatoryCapitalism</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Cancer test fraud scheme: US man admits kickbacks to New Zealand shell company <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/638211/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/638211/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/admits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>admits</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/billion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billion</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/company" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>company</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/dollars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dollars</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fraud</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/half" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>half</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/man" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>man</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>money</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/more" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>more</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/new" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>new</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/scheme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scheme</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Shell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Shell</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Test" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Test</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/than" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>than</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/to" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>to</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/used" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>used</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/wire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wire</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/worth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>worth</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/zealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>zealand</span></a></p>
dusoft<p><a href="https://www.honest-broker.com/p/the-ugly-truth-about-spotify-is-finally" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">honest-broker.com/p/the-ugly-t</span><span class="invisible">ruth-about-spotify-is-finally</span></a><br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/spotify" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spotify</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/payola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payola</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/royalties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>royalties</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/generativemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generativemusic</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/investigative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>investigative</span></a></p>
Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scum</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/McKinsey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>McKinsey</span></a> pay $650m to settle <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/opioid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>opioid</span></a> case<br>"Prosecutors said McKinsey provided <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Purdue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Purdue</span></a> advice to “turbocharge” <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OxyContin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OxyContin</span></a> sales. It was charged w conspiring to misbrand a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drug</span></a> &amp; obstruction of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a>.. former snr partner at McKinsey agreed to plead <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/guilty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>guilty</span></a> to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/obstructionofjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>obstructionofjustice</span></a> for destroying <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/records" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>records</span></a>.. Purdue pleaded guilty in 2020 to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/charges" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charges</span></a> covering widespread misconduct including conspiring to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/defraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>defraud</span></a> US officials &amp; pay <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illegal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a>"<br><a href="https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2919450/consultants-pay-650m-to-settle-us-opioid-case" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bangkokpost.com/world/2919450/</span><span class="invisible">consultants-pay-650m-to-settle-us-opioid-case</span></a></p>
John :au: :60: :05: :12: :GP:<p><a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a>’s incoming <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> will be interesting to watch from the outside but I pity the poor bastards who’ll have to live with it.</p><p>In a kleptocracy, <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/corrupt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corrupt</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/politicians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politicians</span></a> enrich themselves secretly outside the rule of law, through <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a>, <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/bribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bribes</span></a>, and special favours from lobbyists and corporations, or they simply direct state funds to themselves and their associates. </p><p><a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
George E. (he/him/his)<p><span>If you're in the </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/US" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a><span>, this US </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/Government" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Government</a><span> </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/website" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#website</a><span> lets you search for your </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/doctor" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#doctor</a><span>'s or </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/dentist" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dentist</a><span>'s name and find out how much (if any) </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/kickbacks" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#kickbacks</a><span> they're getting from </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/drug" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#drug</a><span> </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/companies" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#companies</a><span> and other </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/medical" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#medical</a><span> </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/supply" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#supply</a><span> companies.<br><br></span><a href="https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/</a><span><br><br>I was pleased to see that both my </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/PCP" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PCP</a><span> and my </span><a href="https://bofh.social/tags/dentist" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#dentist</a><span> really aren't getting any kickbacks. (Less than $50, each, over the past 7 years).</span></p>
Wokebloke for Democracy<p>So Judge Cannon got her idea that Jack Smith was improperly appointed from an opinion by Clarence Thomas, likely the most corrupt member of SCOTUS ( at least for now), and a man with the most to fear from the appointment of a special council to investigate his financial impropriety.<br>Is that about it?<br>The IRS doesn't need a special council appointed to audit Clarence Thomas.<br><a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bribery</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/Kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kickbacks</span></a> <a href="https://libretooth.gr/tags/RobertsCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RobertsCourt</span></a></p>
Bohemian Peasant HAS MOVED!<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://defcon.social/@SETSystems" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>SETSystems</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@binaryphile" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>binaryphile</span></a></span> </p><p>Congress could fix this law and make it clear that <a href="https://mas.to/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a> are as illegal as upfront <a href="https://mas.to/tags/bribery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bribery</span></a>. But will they have the ethical principles to do this?</p>
Bohemian Peasant HAS MOVED!<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>DemocracyMattersALot</span></a></span> </p><p>The amount of public <a href="https://mas.to/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> is already at unbelievable levels. We must figure out better ways to root it out and hold public officials accountable. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Bribes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bribes</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/grifts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grifts</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emoluments</span></a>, or <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gratuities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gratuities</span></a> — whatever you call them — will eventually destroy us. </p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/scotus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scotus</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SnydervUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SnydervUS</span></a></p>
getmisch<p>This is the last time a Cabinet member was impeached. 1876. He was found to be taking kickbacks from a military trading post he'd assigned. And Mayorkas has done, what? Oh, passed policies they don't like. Got it. <br><a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Belknap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Belknap</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/impeachment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>impeachment</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/majority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>majority</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/agreed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>agreed</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/grift" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grift</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/trading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trading</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/post" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>post</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/cash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cash</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/payments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>payments</span></a> | <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Mayorkas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mayorkas</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>border</span></a> <a href="https://masto.nyc/tags/policies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>policies</span></a> <a href="https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/impeachment/impeachment-belknap.htm" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">senate.gov/about/powers-proced</span><span class="invisible">ures/impeachment/impeachment-belknap.htm</span></a></p>
DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠Mechanic<p>Maybe the House <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> should investigate <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Kushner" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kushner</span></a> after they get done with <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/HunterBiden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HunterBiden</span></a>?</p><p>“House <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> released evidence that the former president took in at least $7.8 million from foreign entities while in office, engaging in the kind of conduct the G.O.P. is grasping to pin on President <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>.”</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictator</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dictatorship</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/politics/trump-hotels-foreign-business-report.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2024/01/04/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/trump-hotels-foreign-business-report.html</span></a></p>
Ultra Verified 🇺🇦<p>Republicans use any dastardly means available to privatize government functions. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/graft" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>graft</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fraud</span></a> is what the <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> is all about. </p><p>Always.</p><p>"People are drinking water that is below standards, but selling out to corporations who are going to raise rates on families across our state who cannot afford it is not a solution”</p><p>States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity after Iran attacks small town water utilities </p><p><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/states-congress-wrestle-cybersecurity-water-utilities-amid-renewed-106039095" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/st</span><span class="invisible">ates-congress-wrestle-cybersecurity-water-utilities-amid-renewed-106039095</span></a></p>
DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠Mechanic<p>How to write off your Super Yacht and buy off a <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/SupremeCourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SupremeCourt</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justice</span></a>.</p><p>“The rich, as we’ve reported, often deduct millions of dollars from their taxes related to buying and operating their jets and yachts.</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsie.social/@ProPublica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ProPublica</span></a></span> interviewed around a dozen former crew members of the Michaela Rose, some of whom spent years aboard the ship, and none said they were aware of the boat ever being chartered.”</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceThomas</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Clarence_thomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clarence_thomas</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a><br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/harlan-crow-slashed-tax-bill-clarence-thomas-superyacht" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/harlan-</span><span class="invisible">crow-slashed-tax-bill-clarence-thomas-superyacht</span></a></p>
DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠Mechanic<p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/ClarenceThomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClarenceThomas</span></a> Shenanigans: Updated (no end in sight!)</p><p>“his ‘friendships’ forged through Horatio Alger have brought him proximity to a lifestyle of unimaginable material privilege…</p><p>Several <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/HoratioAlger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoratioAlger</span></a> friends also helped finance the marketing of a hagiographic <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Documentary</span></a> about the justice in the wake of an <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/HBO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HBO</span></a> film that had resurfaced <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/AnitaHill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnitaHill</span></a>’s <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/SexualHarassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SexualHarassment</span></a> allegations”</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/supremecourt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>supremecourt</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Thomas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thomas</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/greed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greed</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ethics</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/termlimits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>termlimits</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/justice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justice</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/09/us/clarence-thomas-horatio-alger-association.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2023/07/09/us/clar</span><span class="invisible">ence-thomas-horatio-alger-association.html</span></a></p>
Petrichor ᚄᚔᚅᚐᚁᚆᚃᚒᚔᚂ<p>I don't understand this. I thought ad agencies paid RTÉ rather than the other way round. Why would RTÉ give "kickbacks" to ad agencies, what's in it for the station? <a href="https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/rte-scandal-whistleblower-claims-broadcaster-gave-kickbacks-of-50m-to-ad-agencies/a848924733.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">independent.ie/irish-news/rte-</span><span class="invisible">scandal-whistleblower-claims-broadcaster-gave-kickbacks-of-50m-to-ad-agencies/a848924733.html</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/RTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RTE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/AdAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AdAgencies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kickbacks</span></a></p>
DrBob, Neurologist, 🧠Mechanic<p>Steak Dinners, Sales Reps and Risky Procedures: Inside the Big Business of Clogged Arteries</p><p>“Text messages, a whistleblower lawsuit and an internal investigation reveal the lengths to which <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/Medtronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medtronic</span></a>, the world’s largest medical device company, allegedly “groomed” doctors to overuse its vascular products in patients at a <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/VeteransHospital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VeteransHospital</span></a>.”</p><p><a href="https://vmst.io/tags/medtronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medtronics</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>healthcare</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/surgery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surgery</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/whistleblower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>whistleblower</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://vmst.io/tags/veteran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>veteran</span></a><br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/medtronic-medical-device-kickbacks-lawsuit-kansas" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/medtron</span><span class="invisible">ic-medical-device-kickbacks-lawsuit-kansas</span></a></p>
ProPublica<p>Senators Demand Answers About “Alarming” Reports of Excessive and Risky Artery Procedures on Veterans<br>--<br>Hours after ProPublica and The Wichita Eagle published allegations of kickbacks for the “egregious” use of medical devices at a veterans hospital, Kansas’ Republican senators have questions for VA Secretary Denis McDonough.</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Health</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Hospitals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hospitals</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Doctors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doctors</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Medtronic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medtronic</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kansas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kansas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Wichita" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wichita</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/VA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VA</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Veterans</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kickbacks</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/medtronic-kansas-veterans-affairs-cathlab" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/medtron</span><span class="invisible">ic-kansas-veterans-affairs-cathlab</span></a></p>
Sebiturbo💉💉💉💉💉🌱🇺🇦<p>It‘s <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Cryday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cryday</span></a> <br>- <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Tempolimit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tempolimit</span></a> sofort<br>- <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/KohleStopp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KohleStopp</span></a> sofort<br>- <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/LuetziBleibt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LuetziBleibt</span></a> für immer<br>- <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kickbacks</span></a> stoppen<br>- <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Melloni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Melloni</span></a> stoppen<br>-<a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/MenschenRetten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MenschenRetten</span></a> Aus Seenot <a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/SichererHafen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SichererHafen</span></a> <br>-<a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Klimaschutz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Klimaschutz</span></a> ist keine Straftat<br>-<a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/BoycottRWE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoycottRWE</span></a> <br>-<a href="https://muenchen.social/tags/Govegan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Govegan</span></a> zum Schutz der Tiere und des Klimas<br>Unten: Sehr gute GB-Kampagne. Für die Aufmerksamkeit</p>
loza<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TexasObserver</span></a></span> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/kickbacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kickbacks</span></a> ?</p>