The Answer-Man (Thaddeus Howze)

@ebonstorm.bsky.social

He has subverted the legal system, undermined the nation’s jurisprudence, and tailored the mechanisms of justice to suit his whims and those of his cronies. The system bends not to truth, but to the power of money and influence. Image: Steve Breen #LegalCorruption #Cronyism #SystemDecay (3/8)

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Human Rights Index 💙

@humanrightsindex.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

No surprises here. Marco Rubio appoints 27-year-old DOGE staffer Jeremy Lewin to a top USAID post. 🚫⚖️ Musk’s circle gets rewarded in broad daylight. ⚠️ #USAID #Cronyism 🔗 www.reuters.com/world/us/….

www.reuters.com

Member of Elon Musk's DOGE takes up senior post at USAID, email says

A member of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency will take up a top role at the U.S. Agency for International Development, while Pete Marocco, who played a major role in the dismantling of the agency, will return to the State Department, according to an email seen by Reuters.

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Blue Wave 🌊 2026•2028🗽

@jmzmuda.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Conflict of interest?? #FAA #DOGE #Musk #spaceX #corruption #cronyism #bluecrew #resist #revolt #PoliticsHub #PoliticalRevolution #protest

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DebmBudd

@tuppenceforthem.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Cutting off already-in-the-works vaccine efforts in favor of a 1940s-era technology with weak results because a buddy is involved? #Cronyism will cost lives.

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social

How RFKjr decimated the pipeline of new Covid and flu vaccines to reward his crony Matt Memoli.

www.science.org

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My IRL friends call me Chris

@christyceeck.bsky.social

3 months ago

This is gross in multiple ways. Patronage nepo appointments, indeed. Carney's chief strategist. Ties to the AI strategy. A plum reward for 2 generations of service and friendship apparently. It's this type of thing erodes public trust in government. #GiftLink 🎁 #CdnPoli #Nepotism #Cronyism

Mark Carney is appointing his chief strategist to the Senate in one of the prime minister’s first moves to fill a growing number of upper chamber vacancies.

Tom Pitfield has been serving as principal secretary to Mr. Carney since he became prime minister last year and also played a central role in the government’s AI strategy.

Supriya Dwivedi @supriya.bsky.social

patronage nepo appointments to the senate? we’re so back baby!!!!

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Failed States

@barge118.com

about 22 hours ago

From dodging basic accountability to packing the system with loyalists who shield his lawless behavior, Trump has institutionalized a culture of impunity that makes a mockery of public service. www.realclearpolling.com #Cronyism #DemocracyMatters #EthicsInGov

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@jlbryant58654.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Ok Ontario it's time to get our Province back from Doug Ford and CONS! Let's get our healthcare fixed, stop the destruction of our Greenbelt, stop the #Corruption, #Cronyism and misuse of OUR hard earned tax dollars! GET UP OFF YOUR BUTTS AND VOTE!! #VoteFORDOut

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Prof. Caroline Fohlin

@caroline-fohlin.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

🤑 Of course it's about #cronyism! #econsky

Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social

...more federal dollars for SpaceX and Tesla, which both happen to be helmed by the guy in charge of DOGE. In sum: This is not about libertarian or small-government principles. It's about corruption, self-dealing and cronyism. www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...

www.npr.org

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Larry Tenney

@larrytenney.bsky.social

almost 2 years ago

Pete Hegseth couldn't even manage a $5M nonprofit with less than 10 employees and Trump wants to put him in charge of the largest employer/contractor (DoD) in the U.S.? They have no fuching clue! #cronyism #constitutionalcrises

The New Yorker @newyorker.com

Pete Hegseth was forced to step down from both of the nonprofit advocacy groups that he ran in the face of serious allegations of financial mismanagement, sexual impropriety, and personal misconduct, @janemayer.bsky.social reports.

www.newyorker.com

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My IRL friends call me Chris

@christyceeck.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

#OnPoli #cronyism

The emails, turned over to the Ontario NDP as part of a freedom of information appeal, reveal that a developer thanked Ford’s executive assistant for “taking the time to further assist” with their “Greenbelt glitch.”

The email was sent on July 4, 2022, just days after then-housing minister Steve Clark was issued a mandate letter in which Ford instructed him to “codify processes for swaps, expansions, contractions and policy updates for the Greenbelt.”

Isaac Callan @isaaccallan.bsky.social

NEW: More emails on the personal accounts of former Ford government staffers. The latest relate to the Greenbelt and mandate letters as the IPC keeps issuing rulings showing the government failed to properly search/maintain records #OnPoli globalnews.ca/news/1119447...

globalnews.ca

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My IRL friends call me Chris

@christyceeck.bsky.social

about 2 years ago

This has a real odour to it. "In the first of a three-part series on Therme Canada, The Trillium can reveal the key ways a Conservative stalwart has supported the company and more about how it’s operated, including for years without a single full-time employee." #OnPoli #cronyism