#Bribes

Let's talk about the Public Utilities Commission in Rhode Island: A Thread.The PUC is a governor-appointed 3 member committee with each member serving a 6-year term. PUCs are democratically elected
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ComEd, largest utility in Illinois pleads guilty to bribing Public Official A from 2011-2019 in exchange for official acts of the Illinois legislature to help the company.First glance says PO
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ThreadOne thing I NEVER expected after the victory of @realDonaldTrump in 2016 was the indestructible fear among his supporters that immediately followed.There's absolutely no way to reassure these people, because
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'Free' vaccinationSome ppl, for good reasons, believe that vaccines should not be made available free for all but only for the 'poor'. It's very noble when ppl volunteer to pay
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1) This press coverage from @AP's Beijing bureau doesn't make sense. The AP reporter has the Twitter handle @ComradeJoeMcD. He's been with the Associated Press in China for more than
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Please stop making this idiotic argument! It is not only elitist & untrue, it is self-defeating. Tired of hearing this repeated ad nauseam. So many people, from rural poor to
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Yesterday I talked about the benefits of total decentralization. Today I'll talk about the benefits of deliberately engineered *bounded* centralization.Thread: The best argument in favor of any centralization is often
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(THREAD) This thread aims to clear up widespread confusion over the provenance, production, and purpose of the forthcoming fifth volume of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Trump-Russia report. I
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China is interested in Nigeria and the West is MAD !! But why? In 2018, the White House criticised Chinese engagement in Africa, claiming that China was using bribes, opaque
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I baked cookies, only there was a structural failure. Recipe:1. Put two sticks of butter and two large eggs on the counter. No, not there. The dogs can reach it.
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William Dalrymple is a habitual liar who suffers from a colonial mindset. He twists the story of a Hindu girl kidnapped and forcibly converted to Islam as voluntary acceptance of
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1. What do Hugh Heffner, Pam Anderson and Julian Assange have to do with the takedown of the Hollywood sexual predators?Who needs movies when life is THIS THRILLING?@Imperator_Rex3 @damartin32 @TheLastRefuge2
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Over the course of 2022, we have seen the rise of what has been called "DeFi 2.0".As a farmer, degen, student, and builder in DeFi, the vision of the future
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Why would she do that? Very curious. From a quick look the two directors : Michael Quinn (now dead) & Brendan Cahill - both Irish. Company BVI. What interest would
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THREADKey findings of the recent report by @hrw on "Women’s Access to Health Care in Afghanistan"Some Staggering facts. Impressive reporting by @heatherbarr1, @TamanaAyazi, and team. Read the full report here:https://www.hrw.org
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This week I called for the prosecution of donald trump and his government enablers. Some have asked me to name his specific crimes and bad acts. So I wanted to
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