Category Archives: Ethics

No one Above the Law, at Least in Israel

Posted on September 8, 2017 by David Posnett

Sara Netanyahu Will Be Indicted For $100K Fraud Scheme September 8, 2017 By JTA The wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Sara, will be indicted on four counts of fraud for allegedly diverting some $100,000 in public funds for … Continue reading →

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Poison Papers: EPA in bed with Industry

Posted on July 31, 2017 by David Posnett

Transcript From Secret Meeting Illustrates EPA Collusion With the Chemical Industry Friday, July 28, 2017 By Rebekah Wilce, The Center for Media and Democracy   (Photo: fotografixx / iStock / Getty Images Plus) The world of independent chemical testing has … Continue reading →

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Natalia Veselnitskaya was no stranger, she was important to Trump’s business

Posted on July 12, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted on Daily Kos By Mark Sumner  Tuesday Jul 11, 2017 · 2:25 PM EDT Sean Hannity’s name may rhyme with sanity, but Donald Trump’s favorite Fox has never been the poster boy for rationality. As the dominoes have started falling ever … Continue reading →

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New details emerge on Moscow real estate deal that led to the Trump-Kremlin alliance

Posted on July 12, 2017 by David Posnett

Remember when Trump disavowed any business dealings with anyone in Russia?  Someone found a thread to pull… Michael Isikoff   Yahoo News July 11, 2017 View photos   Donald Trump, Aras Agalarov and Rob Goldstone. (Photos: Sean Gallup/Getty Images; Sergei … Continue reading →

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REPUBLICAN LAWMAKERS BUY HEALTH INSURANCE STOCKS AS REPEAL EFFORT MOVES FORWARD

Posted on July 7, 2017 by David Posnett

Posted on The Intercept Lee Fang July 6 2017, 5:33 p.m. JUST AS THE HOUSE Republican bill to slash much of the Affordable Care Act moved forward, Rep. Mike Conaway, a Texas Republican and member of Speaker Paul Ryan’s leadership team, … Continue reading →

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Noam Chomsky: On Trump and the State of the Union – SCARY!

Posted on July 6, 2017 by David Posnett

GREAT INTERVIEW! THE STONE JULY 5, 2017 Continue reading the main story Share This Page Email Save Over the past few months, as the disturbing prospect of a Trump administration became a disturbing reality, I decided to reach out to … Continue reading →

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Voter fraud commission may have violated law — TheHill.com  

Posted on July 6, 2017 by David Posnett

BY LYDIA WHEELER AND MIKE LILLIS – 07/05/17 06:07 PM President Trump’s voter fraud commission may have violated the law by ignoring federal requirements governing requests for information from states, several experts on the regulatory process told The Hill. Experts … Continue reading →

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This is what kleptocracy looks like

Posted on June 21, 2017 by David Posnett

Trump, Arif and Sater, at right, Trump Soho launch party, 2007 Photographer: Mark Von Holden/WireImage  Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation is looking at “suspicious financial activity” involving “Russian operatives.” Bloomberg’s Timothy L. O’Brien reports that the other shoe to drop may involve “a … Continue reading →

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“Drain the Swamp?” — Please

Posted on May 23, 2017 by David Posnett

President Trump signed an executive order in late January — echoing language first endorsed by Mr. Obama — ostensibly prohibiting lobbyists and lawyers hired as political appointees from working for two years on “particular” government matters that involved their former … Continue reading →

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Preet Bharara, Sally Yates & James Comey: “You are Fired!”

Posted on May 11, 2017 by David Posnett

It is “Apprentice” live! FBI Director Comey is the latest official to fall foul of Trump mid-investigation. Former Acting Attorney General Sally Yates and US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara had previously been dismissed As … Continue reading →

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