Refusing to disclose the corporations receiving $500,000,000,000 in taxpayer-funded bailouts is just about as corrupt as it gets.
UPDATE: South Philly judge of elections admits he took bribes
to stuff the ballot box for Democratic candidates. A former judge of elections and DeMuro, who could not be reached for comment, was paid between $300 and $5,000 for each election, the office said. Democratic committeeperson from South Philadelphia has pleaded guilty to accepting thousands of dollars in bribes to inflate the vote totals for three Democratic candidates for Common Pleas Court judge in 2015, and for other Democratic candidates for office in 2014 and 2016, U.S. Attorney William M. McSwain announced Thursday. DeMuro admitted that a political consultant — whose name prosecutors did not reveal — paid him to add votes for Democratic candidates running for the bench and other federal, state, and local offices, prosecutors said.
A congressman caught in the 1970s Abscam sting is now at the heart of a Philly election fraud probe. Inquirer analysis of campaign finance data and court filings in DeMuro’s case point to one man: former U.S. Rep. Michael “Ozzie” Myers.
Ivanka Trump’s Vicious Behind-the-Scene Power Plays
The Bible photo op was her idea!!
What a vicious c–t
Judge Gleason Told Bill Barr
He’s a Hopeless Hack
Serving a Hopeless Crook
The NRA Has Spent Decades Warning About Police Crackdowns. Now It’s Utterly Silent.
This is one of the more high-profile cases to come out of the US government’s ongoing investigations into China’s “Thousand Talents” program. It’s legal to participate in it, but prosecutors are charging participants with related crimes involving forms of non-disclosure and more.
Joint Chiefs Chairman Milley discussed resigning over role in Trump’s church photo op
Gen. Mark Milley stayed up late at night after the staged visit reading online criticism of his participation in the June 1 event.
Microsoft joins Amazon, IBM bans the use of their facial scan technology to Police.
Now you should disconnect that RING doorbell that shows the cops everything you do.
Online voting system can be hacked to alter votes: Just the way the Republican cheaters want it so they can win.
Researchers say online voting tech used in 5 states is fatally flawed
“Finally, this footage taken from across the street reconfirms that natl guard team were the first to stop and attend to the injured man (others have already pointed this out in first video)
Obscure Indian cyber firm spied on politicians, investors worldwide
“POLICE OFFICER TELLS PROUD BOYS TO HIDE INSIDE BUILDING BECAUSE THEY’RE ABOUT TO TEAR GAS PROTESTERS. THE OFFICER SAID HE WAS WARNING THEM “DISCRETELY” BECAUSE HE DIDNT WANT PROTESTERS TO SEE POLICE “PLAY FAVORITES.” #BLUEFALL #PoliceBrutalityPandemic #PoliceBrutality
Rethuglican Tennessee state lawmakers vote to keep Nathan Bedford Forrest bust in capitol building
3M sues Amazon storefront that allegedly sold fake N95 masks for $23 apiece
“ILWU will be withholding its labor on Juneteenth, June 19, the holiday celebrating the ending of slavery in the US. All 29 ports on the West Coast will be shut down by for 8 hours to demand an end to white supremacy, police terror, & the plans to privatize the port of Oakland.
“The coronavirus pandemic has affected the ability of criminal groups to supply Australia with drugs: how lucrative the Australian market is for Mexican cartels
@mikercarpenter And OANN, unlike DCLeaks, is bestowed with the legitimizing force of a White House press pass, not to mention amplification from the President and his inner circle.
Philly’s FOP is like the Wizard of Oz: powerful and mighty until you look behind the curtain
“Every bartender I’ve ever met is better at de-escalating conflict than the police.”
WASHINGTON — Charter schools, including some with healthy cash balances and billionaire backers like Michael Bloomberg and Bill Gates, have quietly accepted millions of dollars in emergency coronavirus relief from a fund created to help struggling small businesses stay afloat.
Since their inception, charter schools have straddled the line between public schools and private entities. The coronavirus has forced them to choose.
And dozens of them — potentially more because the Treasury Department has not disclosed a list — have decided for the purpose of coronavirus relief that they are businesses, applying for aid even as they continue to enjoy funding from school budgets, tax-free status and, in some cases, healthy cash balances and the support of billionaire backers.
That has let them tap the Paycheck Protection Program, which Congress intended to keep businesses and nonprofits from shedding jobs and closing their doors. Parents, activists and researchers have identified at least $50 million in forgivable loans flowing to the schools, which, like all schools, are facing steep budget cuts next year as tax revenue, tuition payments and donations dry up.
The Bullis School, mentioned in the article, pleads poverty and need, but local public school parents and the local school board have long complained that the charter operates as an exclusive publicly-funded private school for rich families in Los Altos, California, who each contribute $5,000 to subsidize the school. Excellent investigative reporting by Erica Green. Marla Kilfoyle, grassroots coordinator for the Network for Public Education (veteran teacher and former national Director of the BATS), who scoured board minutes of charters to compile a partial list of those that took PPP funding meant for small businesses.
https://dianeravitch.net/2020/06/15/new-york-times-exposes-charter-schools-for-collecting-aid-meant-for-small-bisinesses/
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/15/us/politics/charter-schools-relief-coronavirus.html