#Lobbyists

#BalladPartners Ballard Partners is a lobbying firm that was hired by 149 clients in 2020, for a total amount of $24,430,000. https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/firms/summary?cycle=2020&id=D000037635#Thread /1 Revelvancy: #Chr
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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: As a former health insurance exec turned whistleblower, I'm launching a first-of-its-kind project to battle greedy corporations, lobbyists & politicians who fight to preserve our deadly health care
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I am in awe of Microsoft Sam's supercut, "Every Covid-19 Commerical is Exactly the Same."https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM3J9jDoaTASam's right: every one of these videos hits the same notes: "We're here for you," &quo
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Most 2020 in-person campaigning is suspended so candidates are relying more on mail & digital ads. But MI law allows shadowy groups with untraceable donors to invade that campaign space.THREAD
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I might not have the nuts and bolts right with what I'm about to describe, so jump in with any details I have wrong, but here's something people need to
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There is no such thing as "the news". At any time, millions of events and trends are happening around the world. Editors select a tiny handful of them and declare
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Tonight’s results in Nevada confirm something momentous that would have shocked me when I worked as a health insurance executive: Medicare for All is hugely popular & the winning position
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"The Obama/Biden administration secretly launched a surveillance operation on the Trump campaign and silenced the many brave intelligence officials who spoke up against it." Richard Grenell at the RNC "They
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DOMINION VOTING: John Paulos, the CEO and co-founder is a democrat from California. If the machine is connected to the internet, it is likely too late.If not, I hope the
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1. Nord Stream 2: Can the EU or Germany (or indeed US, UK) be sued if sanctions are imposed on the pipeline? The short answer is no. The longer answer
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Liz Truss' move to restrict healthcare access for trans young people is one of the most damaging policy moves for trans rights in the UK in recent memory. This was
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With Tax Day today, it's worth taking a moment to look at how our broken tax system advantages the rich & big business, while perpetuating inequality & poverty in this
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I was thinking about this, and there is something more than a bit hypocritical about North Americans like myself, awash in hydro, cheap gas and wind and solar potential, telling
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Americans have no idea just how overworked and underpaid the young professionals who serve them on Capitol Hill are. D.C. is one of the most expensive cities in America, and
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I would love it if ALA was holding a session called "Advocacy for Library Workers During a Crisis."https://twitter.com/ALALibrary/status/1248631082003714048 ALA has been talking about growing membership. Now is the time to
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Don't listen to rich chefs and their ideas for how things should be working. They are unaffected by all of this and can cookbook, license, tv, and/or vacation home their
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