I do have question:
If it is true that only #Congress can authorize
one (treacherous) military attack on another #Nation...
Why did the #U.S. #Army went bombing #Iran >without an authorization from #Congress?
Are there any other #legal #loopholes that allow the 'administration' to avoid #congressional oversight?
Or did #Trup commit an illegal act by ordering the bombing?
Or did the #military commit an illegal act by obeying Trump?
Or as always in the USA ... >a "yes and no'
"You put in your million dollars, and the life insurance company can collect upwards of 4% of that money in fees every year, potentially for decades." - JAKE BERNSTEIN, Loopholes, This American Life #TAL #ThisAmericanLife #Loopholes #JakeBernstein
Luis Suárez’s intentional hands in the 2010 Men’s World Cup and Cory Doctorow on fraud in 2025. #111Words #LuisSuárez #2010Men’sWorldCup #Uruguay #Ghana #Hands #Football #RedCard #PenaltyKick #Rules #Loopholes #CoryDoctorow #Fraud https://andrewjshields.blogspot.com/2025/05/luis-suarezs-intentional-hands-in-2010.html
Pete Buttigieg “I don’t really care about their emotions. I just wanna tax them them“. #LoopHoles
@eco-g Standard accounting for many multinational corporations. This lack of oversight and poor regulation is not an accident. It's the result of decades of collusion and influence between government and corporate grifters. #taxation #loopholes #coffee #multinationals
@uguisubari @ai6yr I foresee a new system of offloading shipping containers onto barges a mile offshore to avoid entering port… #loopholes
Hidden #election #funding a threat to Finnish democracy:
#Foreign #actors can influence #Finnish #elections through financial contributions. Although there are limitations in legislation, #loopholes allow foreign interests to channel money to Finnish politicians & parties.
yle.fi/a/74-20146397
Researchers: Hidden election f...
"#Adoption, for decades, did not automatically make children #US #citizens." #immigration #loopholes #voters #NoHumanIsIllegal https://buff.ly/4fffz0P
@InsaneAtheist @lunar_fang oh how I wish that were true, but I read many article, and heard many news story about how they were basically tricked into assisted suicide. And it is perfectly legal. I guess that’s what they mean by #LoopHoles.
@RickiTarr nodds in agreement
#WhatsMissing is a #LivingMinimumWage with no #loopholes or #exceptions whatsoever!
@mstar that's not how most licensingnschemes work.
Not to mention, #loopholes like the #USEPA's #CAFE has need to be abolished and restrictions on the #import of #SmallTrucks be lifted.
I.e. the #CyberTruck is illegal to drive on public roads across the EU for violating basically every rule in the book in the latter terms...
#Graft claims hit BMA
"25 officials at Bangkok Metrop Admin r believed to hv been involved in alleged bidding #pricecollusion.. reserve prices were tactically set at v high level which explained why winning bids appeared lower than median prices set, said e ACT.. #Bangkok #governor said #corruption was a lamentable reality at #BMA tt req'd ongoing suppression. He blamed some of e probs on #loopholes in #stateprocurement law.. Other state agencies hv similar probs he said"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2838662/graft-claims-hit-bma-officials
Elon's other project -
A New, Deadly Era of #Space Junk Is Dawning, and No One Is Ready
https://buff.ly/4d0F2de
#satellites #starlink #spacedebris #environment #loopholes #crewdragon #spaceX #lightpollution
Wrote a blog post on scratch tickets, and a friend linked me to this fascinating 2018 article on a mild-mannered guy who figured out loopholes in Michigan and Massachusetts state lotteries (for my western MA friends, the guy operated out of Sunderland! Maybe you heard the story when it broke, but it's totally new to me). The article is lively and super informative--enjoy! https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/lotto-winners/ #lottery #gambling #mathematics #capitalism #loopholes
Victory! FCC Closes Loopholes and Restores Net Neutrality
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2024/05/victory-fcc-closes-loopholes-and-restores-net-neutrality #FCC #NetNeutrality #loopholes #EFF #ISP #throttling
The major parties have blatantly created funding loopholes to block you from helping anyone else 💵🔍
As much as we support Unions and their goals, the Labor party is the main beneficiary of of their fees, special levies and donations.
In Victoria, Labor can receive unlimited cash from Unions, the Libs can receive unlimited cash from the Cormack Foundation, and Independents can receive no more than $4320 from anyone.
It brings the question of why are other donations to political parties treated differently to Union donations?
There are obvious loopholes in the current regime around how some fundraising activities are defined. Political parties and their associated entities do not have to disclose all fundraising activities, including recent innovations such as membership of business forums, as donations. There is no discernible reason why any category of fundraising activities should be excluded from the obligations to disclose them.
In a properly functioning democracy, citizens expect their elected representatives to be transparent and accountable in carrying out their public duties. Working for the interests of the public, not corrupt favours for their donors.
Fusion calls for real-time disclosure of political donations above $1000 to show influence over politicans.
Click link below for easy viewing of donations to parties from AEC transparency register data made by Sahar.
https://parties.databounty.com.au
https://www.fusionparty.org.au/ethical_governance
#Political #Donations #Loopholes #Disclosure #Fusion #Auspol #Australia
#Cadmium #scandal sheds light on #loopholes in #Thai #law on #hazardous #waste
"Industry Minister instructed #BEYOND to return cadmium waste to e orig landfill & bury it correctly. “We hv also cancelled e co’s permit to move e waste out” .. Penchom said BEYOND must pay for any damage caused by retrieval & transport of cadmium waste.. “The #polluter must pay”.. However, Sonthi said he believed authorities haven't filed a complaint against BEYOND which violated EIA req'mts"
https://www.thaipbsworld.com/cadmium-scandal-sheds-light-on-loopholes-in-thai-law-on-hazardous-waste/
#IFS says closing 3 #InheritanceTax #loopholes could raise almost £4bn a year by end of decade
UK politics live -
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2024/apr/18/rwanda-bill-raf-planes-grant-shapps-conservatives-labour-rishi-sunak-uk-politics-latest-updates
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