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Metas neues Lobby-Team gegen 1000 KI-Gesetze der USA
In den USA gibt es mitnichten keine oder weniger Regulierung von KI. Meta hat deshalb ein neues Anti-Regulierungs-Team gegründet.
https://www.

Andere sollen sparen - Asyl-Lobby will weiter die volle Sozialhilfe haben #News #Nachrichten

@… In 1992, I went to Czechoslovakia (it was about to split, but hadn't yet) as an SEC employee on a US AID project. In the lobby of the Ministry of Treasury in Bratislava, the elevators had no doors and the cabs didn't stop as they passed thru the doorways. You just jumped into the moving cab.
I went with our interpreter in a cab, and we went up to…

Robert Reich keeps getting emails and running into people in the street who say they went to their local theater and were thrilled to find a sense of hope and community they hadn’t expected,
and were desperate for.
Several people said they stayed in the lobby afterwards to speak with people they just met to talk about the importance of education and democracy,
and even to plan political protests and other forms of community engagement.
While the film is still playing…

YOU can bring The Last Class to a movie theater near you
A way to build hope and community

🛌 Wissen fürs Kopfkissen: 📖
Wie gelingt es mächtigen Akteuren, den #Klimaschutz systematisch zu verzögern?
Mit rhetorischen Tricks, falschen Hoffnungen und strategischem Pessimismus werden #Klimaschutzmaßnahmen blockiert und Verantwortung verschoben. Die bekannten A…

Verzögern statt leugnen: Die neue Taktik der fossilen Lobby
Nicht alle leugnen den Klimawandel – viele verzögern bewusst. So funktionieren die Strategien der Klimaschutzverzögerer.

Die Tabak-Lobby ist mit dem Votum eines #Bürgerrat|s unzufrieden und findet Bürgerforen jetzt generell doof. 🙃
Ist doch ein ganz gutes Argument für diese Form der #Demokratie-#Teilhabe…

Mehr Rauchverbote in BW? Tabak-Lobby kritisiert Bürgerforum zum Nichtraucherschutz
Ein Bürgerforum hat der Landesregierung strengere Regelungen für den Nichtraucherschutz empfohlen - strenger als im Gesetzentwurf. Die Tabak-Lobby kritisiert jetzt das Konzept Bürgerforum.

Das hier (#IFG -Anfragem zu verlangen, scheint sc…

🛌 Wissen fürs Kopfkissen: 📖
Wie gelingt es mächtigen Akteuren, den #Klimaschutz systematisch zu verzögern?
Mit rhetorischen Tricks, falschen Hoffnungen und strategischem Pessimismus werden #Klimaschutzmaßnahmen blockiert und Verantwortung verschoben. Die bekannten A…

Verzögern statt leugnen: Die neuen Taktiken der fossilen Lobby
Nicht alle leugnen den Klimawandel – viele verzögern bewusst. So funktionieren die Strategien der Klimaschutzverzögerer.

Head of Israel lobby J Street admits Gaza assault meets genocide definition
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-lobby-chief-admits-gaza-assault-meets-genocide-definition

Ex-Meta-Lobbyistin Niamh Sweeney wird Datenschutz-Chefin in Irland. Klingt nach Seitenwechsel, ist aber eher ein Drehtür zwischen Regulierten und Regulierern. Quasi wie wenn McDonald’s den Vorsitz im Ernährungsrat übernimmt. Immerhin: Man spart Wege, wenn Regulierung und Lobby gleich im selben Büro sitzen, @…

Vereinnahmung: US-Big-Tech reguliert sich jetzt offiziell selbst
Zuckerbergs Chef-Lobbyistin wird die Leiterin der irischen Datenschutzbehörde. Als wäre das nicht pikant genug: Aus Niamh Sweeneys Zeit ist der Konzern in zwei Datenschutzverfahren verwickelt, die über 1,5 Mrd. US-$ teuer werden könnten. Doch jetzt ist die Verteidigerin für die Anklage zuständig. Ein Lehrstück für Regulierungsvereinnahmung, das zeigt, wie neoliberale Politik die Digitalwirtschaft in eine "post-demokratische Zone" verwandelt hat.

#sheesh
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/22/sales-weapons-resume-amid-shutdown?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

#sheesh
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/22/sales-weapons-resume-amid-shutdown?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

America's largest gun lobby speaks out as Trump admin mulls possible trans firearms ban (Fox News)
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/americas-largest-gun-lobby-speaks-out-trump-admin-mulls-possible-trans-firearms-ban
http://www.memeorandum.com/250906/p43#a250906p43

Police arrest a man suspected of shooting at Sacramento's ABC affiliate a day after protesters gathered to condemn the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel's show (Olivia Empson/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/s

@… The politics remind me a bit of what we have here in the Canton of Vaud. Sale of alcohol “Š l’emporter” is prohibited between 21:00 and 06:00—with the exception of wine, because lobby.
Despite this, the consumption of local wine is decreasing…

@… The politics remind me a bit of what we have here in the Canton of Vaud. Sale of alcohol “Š l’emporter” is prohibited between 21:00 and 06:00—with the exception of wine, because lobby.
Despite this, the consumption of local wine is decreasing…

Epic time with the band hanging out in the lobby bar of the Holiday Inn downtown Nashville, talking to all the random people here, from Chattanooga Tennessee to Oklahoma, and a reminder that there are good people absolutely everywhere

State Department cable: Marco Rubio orders diplomats in Europe to lobby against the DSA, arguing it imposes free speech restrictions and high compliance costs (Humeyra Pamuk/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/soc…

Die Lobby ist wieder wach und Södert rum. Im EU-Parlament ist ein Antrag der Agrar-Vertreter durchgekommen. Bezeichnungen wie „pflanzlicher Burger“, „pflanzliches Schnitzel“ oder „vegane Wurst“ sollen verboten werden. Bezeichnungen wie "Steak" oder "Burger" sollen ausschließlich Produkten aus tierischem Fleisch vorbehalten bleiben.

India's oil lobby is funding Putin's war machine -- that has to stop (Peter Navarro/Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/286160e0-c0e6-4899-ad5c-3aa6dce85e82
http://www.memeorandum.com/250818/p71#a250818p71

"The Big Tobacco, Climate Denial Lobbyist and Crypto Firms Sponsoring the Reform UK Conference"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

The Big Tobacco, Climate Denial Lobbyist and Crypto Firms Sponsoring the Reform UK Conference
Big corporations and lobby groups are putting their cash behind the rise of Nigel Farage's party

Overhearing a mom lambasting her tween child in aggressive whispers for the way she… walked into this orthodontist’s office lobby. “Why do you HAVE to do that?!?”
I honestly didn’t notice anything odd. Even if I had? It’s an awkward age to be and who gives a shit?
I’m militant. 😤 💔

Antiwar activists led by @jvp.bsky.social occupied the lobby of the New York offices of
Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Friday
to denounce their votes against halting arms shipments to Israel.
Banging pots and pans, they chanted
"Stop starving Gaza!" and
"Never again for anyone!"

Die Dummen sind wie immer die korrekten SteuerzahlerInnen, Leute, die sich an Recht und Ordnung und Ihr Gewissen halten.
Warum ergreift Reiche nicht Initiative, die von Ihr identifizierten Steuerschlupflöcher zu schließen, staat Reichen zu zeigen, wie man den Staat über den Tisch ziehen kann - legal oder im Grauzonenbereich.

Wirtschaftsministerium: Reiche berät Reiche
Bei Treffen mit der Stiftung Familienunternehmen gaben Ministerin Reiche und ihr Staatssekretär Tipps, wie die Superreichen-Lobby Steuersenkungen erreichen könne. Das zeigen interne Unterlagen.

Yeah, I'd knock a couple of months off the time remaining before the AI-triggered financial collapse.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyqe22pz81o

Rishi Sunak hired by Microsoft and Anthropic as paid adviser
The former prime minister has been told not to lobby the UK government by the appointments watchdog.

Renewables, carbon and the energy crisis.
Based on a longer, fully referenced pamphlet, jointly published by @… and is available at link in article.
Right-wing critics largely deny the impact of fossil fuels on emissions, and therefore on the future prospects for humanity, but the net zero lobby is pursuing strategies that are inadequate a…

Das Monitoring zur Energiewende bleibt in der Schublade: CDU-Ministerin Reiche hält zurück, Merz blockt. Offizielle Begründung: „noch nicht reif“. Übersetzung: Zahlen passen gerade nicht ins Drehbuch. So wird die Energiewende kurzerhand zur Energiemärchenstunde – mit Lobby-Reiche als Erzählerin. #FR

The vocal right-wing critics are largely denying the impact of fossil fuels on emissions, and therefore on the future prospects for humanity, but the net zero lobby is pursuing strategies that are inadequate and simplistic. If we truly want net zero, then the only way forward is down, with far less overall energy use and less complex technology.
Renewables, carbon and the energy crisis

Renewables, carbon and the energy crisis
The road towards a viable net-zero world is long and full of obstacles, but all economies need to reduce their carbon footprint

My corporate colocation space has this picture of the droogs from Clockwork Orange in the lobby and I think that's a strange choice.

If we truly want net zero, then the only way forward is down
Based on a longer, fully referenced pamphlet, jointly published by us and @… available at link in article.
Right-wing critics largely deny the impact of fossil fuels on emissions, and therefore on the future prospects for humanity, but the net zero lobby is pursuing strategies that are i…

Renewables, carbon and the energy crisis
Article originally published at North West Bylines, 31 July, 2025 Based on a longer, fully referenced pamphlet, jointly published by Steady State Manchester and DegrowthUK available HERE Renewables…

When Bloodshed and Chaos Arrived at 345 Park Avenue https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/nyregion/park-avenue-shooting-manhattan.html

Sometimes the best souvenir is a smile.
Kunst in der Hotel-Lobby.

#ContemporaryContradictions #HashTagGames
Rules: include as many contradictions s you'd like. Can be profound or trivial. Each contradiction is stated via exactly 1 or 2 questions, no statements and not more than 2 questions. Try to group yours into a single post, rather than one post per contradiction, so that it's easier to see more voices when scrolling the hash tag.
Why does "race" work according to the "one drop rule" if you have Black ancestors, but according to "blood quantum" if you have Indigenous ancestors? Who benefits from this arrangement?
Why do we think of seeds as merely a reproduction mechanism for trees, instead of thinking of trees as merely a reproduction mechanism for seeds, especially since some plants can spend millennia as seeds but can survive for only part of a year after sprouting? Are metabolic activity or structural complexity really so important?
If Columbus discovered America, did Batu Khan discover Europe? What is an "Age of Discovery?"
Why don't corporations in the US try to lobby the government for a single-payer healthcare system where the government foots the bill for healthcare instead of companies paying to deeply subsidize their employees' healthcare? What benefit do they gain that's worth that cost, which in other countries is paid for via taxes?
Why is the cost of renting (which gets you zero equity) anywhere close to the cost of a mortgage (which eventually gets you ownership)? If the costs are similar but the benefits are so different, why does anyone ever rent?
Why do we obsess over the fruit/vegetable classification of tomatoes, but not corn, okra, cucumbers, zucchini, etc.?

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Father John Misty:
🎵 Chateau Lobby #4 (in C for Two Virgins)
#FatherJohnMisty
https://fatherjohnmisty.bandcamp.com/track/chateau-lobby-4-in-c-for-two-virgins
https://open.spotify.com/track/1kpV69gQV5aixc3deHdzOr

Nearly 100 activists from
"Jewish Voice for Peace"
filled the lobby of #Palantir’s Seattle offices on July 14, 2025.
Activists carried banners featuring giant eyes with yellow irises:
“First Palantir Surveils, then IDF Kills.”
“First Palantir Tracks, then ICE attacks.”
Arm in arm, they blocked the elevators to the building,
preventing employees from a…

Organizers Are Demanding Palantir Drop Contracts With ICE and Israeli Military
Tech workers are also increasingly determined to hold their workplaces accountable for enabling the genocide in Gaza.

Former Trump campaign manager registers to lobby for Israel (Tal Axelrod/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/09/30/brad-parscale-israel-charlie-kirk-maga
http://www.memeorandum.com/250930/p99#a250930p99

Gunman Fatally Shoots Officer and 3 Others in Midtown Office Tower https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/nyregion/officer-killing-midtown-shooting.html

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #6MusicArtistInResidence
Earl Sweatshirt:
🎵 Lobby (int)
#EarlSweatshirt
https://open.spotify.com/track/20lRpW3wCCNLvn0hlupPcG

"How Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Plastic #Plastics

How Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution
EU grant money was used to fund a media workshop on plastic pollution that was run in partnership with a fossil fuel lobby group, DeSmog can reveal. The event, held in May, came at a crucial time – just months before the start of the latest UN Global Plastics Treaty negotiations. The latest round, running […]

"Reform’s New Board Members: What Have They Said About Climate Change?"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

Reform’s New Board Members: What Have They Said About Climate Change?
After skipping Parliament’s return from recess this week, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has flown back from Washington DC to kick off his party’s annual conference today in Birmingham. DeSmog has been banned from the event, which will be packed full of climate science deniers, anti-vaccine activists, and dark money lobby groups. One agenda item […]