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Thomson Reuters paid $9 million for social deception

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by g8orbill, Feb 13, 2025.

  1. TheGator

    TheGator Basement Gator Fan Premium Member

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    Liberals are the biggest threat to our democracy.
     
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  2. Orange_and_Bluke

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    Of course all of what you’ve said is fair point and a decent argument.
    But unfortunately one party is not and probably never will be interested in stopping waste.
    It will never be “fair”.
    I’ll take this experiment instead and hope we save our tax money for a rainy day.
     
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  3. vegasfox

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    Not sure what to make of this. Any comment?
     
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  4. rivergator

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    Good grief. The contract was with DoD. This is the guy you claimed was the expert on usaid?
     
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  5. vegasfox

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    I haven't followed this part of the USAID story closely. Does this post have anything to do with what you're talking about?
     
  6. rivergator

    rivergator Too Hot Mod Moderator VIP Member

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    Benz is wrong again
     
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  7. VAg8r1

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    Once again had to fix it for you:
    Liberals Trump and Musk are the biggest threat to our democracy.
     
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  8. demosthenes

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    WTF? You are intentionally being disingenuous.

    1.) You don’t even know if it is waste, 2.) Elon very clearly left off critical information in his post to create a false narrative which you shamelessly perpetuate, and 3.) this contract was let during Trump’s administration meaning his call to give back the money is bordering on slapstick comedy.
     
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  9. Gatorrick22

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    I can't wait till we get to the part that shows how these Liberal politicians made multiple millions of dollars on a $170K or $190K salary. That's when I get the big bag of pop-corn. ;)
     
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  10. vegasfox

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    Nobody's perfect but I'm not sure what you're talking about. Benz is the #1 IUSAID expert talking to the public about the agency's corruption. USAID carries out operations for the State Dept, Pentagon and CIA. The US needs "soft power" but USAID has gone way beyond that. It rigs elections, engaged in censorship, opposes many populist candidates, controls media around the world, It'been employing these tactics on US citizens. Obviously I SAID has to be reined in.

    If not for Mike Benz this story would not have broken the way it did.
     
  11. WarDamnGator

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    You think it’s just liberals? Rubio reported a negative net worth he started in Congress in 2011….
     
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  12. dangolegators

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    Trump and Musk have no interest in defending against social deception. They're only interested in perpetrating it.
     
  13. dangolegators

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    So what's the falsehood that the left is creating here?
     
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  14. dangolegators

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    MAGAs are the biggest threat to our democracy.
     
  15. G8trGr8t

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    because it is being done by a partisan hack and obviously only part of the info is provided..corect.

    question..how much did the US gubmnt pay Murdoch related news agencies?

    do you wonder why you don't know? seriously?
     
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  16. VAg8r1

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    While I wouldn't say it's never had happened the notion that legislators improperly enriched themselves on a legislator's salary is largely a myth. Nancy Pelosi has long been the poster woman of a legislator who became wealthy on the public payroll while the reality is that her husband is a successful real estate developer and venture capitalist and that she had a high net worth before she ever ran for public office. The same is probably true for most other wealthy legislators. They either were very successful in the private sector before they ran for office, had wealthy spouses or had inherited wealth. Although it's a different albeit related issue there is a real problem with former legislators receiving very high salaries or fees working as lobbyists after they leave office, Billy Tauzin being a prime example. He chaired the House Committee that wrote the legislation prohibiting Medicare from negotiating drug prices, left Congress and was hired to head the Pharmaceutical Trade Association at a salary estimated at $2 million a year.
     
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  17. Orange_and_Bluke

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