#industry corruption

[reality-detective]

We have been lied to, suppressed and conned by rich globalist money hungry elites...

Water Powered Car in 1974:

- Goes 70 MPH

- Travels over 1000 miles on one tank

- Releases zero pollution

We could be driving water-powered cars but the forces that manipulate humanity would never allow it. As human consciousness rises, and the control system dissipates, we will see the re-emergence of great technologies like this. 🤔

[jangillman]

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Yeah Bernie and that's why Obama's now own a waterfront mansion along with Hollyweirds and many other, very high profile people.

[afloweroutofstone]

A major new project that's been in the works for a while (and which I played a small role in) has finally been released: the first ever database of think tank funders that produce conflicts-of-interest.

There's been lots of discussion over the last decade about how think tanks (political non-profits which research policy and advocate for reforms) can be used for corrupt purposes, especially when their funding comes from sources with vested interests: military contractors, foreign governments, and the US government itself. I've written before about this problem at two major DC think tanks: CNAS and the Atlantic Council.

However, research on this topic has been slowed by the fact that there's no database of think tank funding which can be analyzed; even the think tanks that do report their funding do so in non-standardized ways that make comparisons difficult.

Now, thanks to research from the Quincy Institute, we now have the most comprehensive dataset to date: all reported funding for the top 50 US think tanks which has come from contractors and governments since 2019. Although there are a lot of shortcomings to this data, its mere existence will make it substantially easier to analyze corruption in the think tank sector.

The foreign governments which spent the most on influencing US politics through think tanks from 2019-2023 are:

United Arab Emirates ($16.7 million)

United Kingdom ($15.5 million)

Qatar ($9.1 million)

The military contractors which spent the most influencing US politics through think tanks from 2019-2023 are:

Northrop Grumman ($5.6 million)

Lockheed Martin ($2.6 million)

Mitsubishi ($2.1 million)

[alwaysbewoke]

[nando161mando]

That boot under Biden must taste amazing

[celeste-the-witch]

Hot take, but I think all sports are lame. Yall arguing about whether we trans girls should be allowed to play in womens sports and I'm sat over here on a higher plane of existence thinking "noone should be allowed to play sports cause it's dumb and boring and lame."

[thefreethoughtprojectcom]

The web of corruption traps doctors, patients, and even regulators in a cycle of pharmaceutical dependence.

Read More: https://thefreethoughtproject.com/health/profits-over-patients-how-big-pharma-weaves-its-web-of-corruption-and-drug-dependency

#TheFreeThoughtProject

[twopoppies]

Yet another reason to hate Spotify

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[reality-detective]

Are Vehicles Spying On Us? 🤔 YES?

[jangillman]

[afloweroutofstone]

John M. Donnelly, "Defense spending bills see another surge in unrequested items," Roll Call, September 12, 2024.

[lostrealities0]

Rip Rodney Copperbottom, you would have hated Disney

[sesamenom]

no living man may hinder me: The Gilded Wraith of Numenor

from the Reverse Gondolin AU, based on @who-needs-words's idea for Ar-Pharazon's fate! (they also wrote a ficlet for it, check it out here!)

[queen-mabs-revenge]

I'm just saying maybe you shouldn't talk about the Luddites if you actually refuse to engage with their historical struggle and the reasons for it and instead just perpetuate the bourgeois propaganda about them and somehow act that's the materialist take. get fucking serious please.

[rizzraa]

thinking about him 🥺🥺🥺

[wheremymindgoeswandering]