Live Nation Entertainment more than doubled its federal lobbying spending to $2.4 million in 2023 from $1.1 million in 2022 as it navigated legislative and regulatory efforts to break up its power in the live entertainment and ticketing industry. The lobbying blitz comes on the heels of the infamous Taylor Swift “Eras Tour” presale that… […]
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Live Nation doubled lobbying spending to $2.4M in 2023 amid antitrust threat
Nakba denial is at the heart of pro-Israel lobbying
For most of the past 75 years in the United States, the days around May 15 have seen celebrations of the anniversary of Israel’s creation. Pro-Israel marches, gushing articles breathlessly perpetuating myths about Israel’s “miraculous” creation and development, and, perhaps, an occasional mention of those Palestinians casting a shadow on it all, with their unreasonable […]
Pfizer Quietly Financed Groups Lobbying for COVID Vaccine Mandates
Many of the supposedly independent consumer, medical and civil rights groups that created the appearance of broad support for the mandate received funding from one of the vaccines’ manufacturers. Source Views: 0
Brookings Institute president resigns amid FBI foreign lobbying probe
The president of the Brookings Institution resigned Sunday amid a federal investigation into whether he illegally lobbied on behalf of the wealthy Persian Gulf nation of Qatar. Views: 0
Pfizer, Big Pharma Ramp Up Lobbying to Sink Law Aimed at Protecting Whistleblowers
Pfizer, Big Pharma Ramp Up Lobbying to Sink Law Aimed at Protecting Whistleblowers Pfizer and other pharmaceutical industry players are stepping up lobbying efforts in hope of defeating the False Claims Amendments Act of 2021, a bill that would strengthen protection for whistleblowers.By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. Link copied Miss a day, miss a lot. Subscribe […]
Owen Paterson: British MP at centre of lobbying furore quits ‘the cruel world of politics’
The MP at the centre of the lobbying furore gripping British politics has resigned. Owen Paterson was found to have lobbied the government in 2016 and 2017 on behalf of two companies that were paying him — the clinical diagnostics company Randox and the meat-processing firm Lynn’s Country Foods. A parliamentary standards committee recommended he […]
REVEALED: Pfizer Lobbying Hits Decade High as DOZENS of High-Profile Political Appointees Become Big Pharma Reps
Republicans and Democrats alike are now working for the Big Pharma lobby. by Natalie Winters and Raheem Kassam October 6, 2021 Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent vaccine rollout, pharmaceutical giants including Pfizer and Moderna have substantially increased their lobbying efforts, a National Pulse investigation has revealed. The lobbying apparatuses at both vaccine-reliant companies – in terms […]
White House Defends Joe Biden Personally Lobbying Hospital for a Friend to Get Emergency Care
The White House on Friday defended President Joe Biden after he revealed that he personally lobbied a hospital to attend to a friend in the emergency room. Biden told the story Thursday during a speech in Illinois, revealing he was contacted by a friend who said his wife was unable to get immediate care at […]
Citizen Action Turns to Lobbying State Legislators
As the Biden administration’s position on the injections is encourage employers and businesses to make “vaccine” mandates, protection against such mandates now lies in the state legislatures. Organizations such as RightToRefuse.Org have so far successfully passed state laws against vaccine passports and mandates in 14 states. RightToRefuse.Org welcomes new members in all states. Another organization is NationalHealthFreedom.org, which has created […]
Pocan asks why Israel lobbying group doesn’t mention country in its Nina Turner attack ads
“Wonder why Democratic Majority for Israel’s negative ads against Nina Turner for Congress have nothing to do with Israel?” tweeted Wisconsin Rep. Mark Pocan this week. “Dark money running dark ads. Yuck. Support Nina against those big money deceptive ads and send a message to shady dark money groups.” Wonder why @DemMaj4Israel’s negative ads against […]
The Democratic Party Establishment is out to stop Nina Turner, and a pro-Israel lobbying group is helping
It’s probably no surprise that the Democratic Party Establishment has all hands on deck trying to stop Nina Turner from being elected to the House of Representatives. The outspoken national co-chair of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, and congressional candidate in Ohio’s 11th district, is obviously not a fan favorite among centrists and her opponent […]
Lobbying Politicians Is Holding Back The Climate Movement
Above photo: Red Rebel Brigade performs in Trafalgar Square, London, UK – September 20, 2020. Joao Daniel Pereira / Shutterstock.com. The lobbying and state-directed demands of climate NGOs are hurting the UK’s climate movement. We need to organize our struggle at a distance from the state. In early January, Labour leader Keir Starmer tweeted about his commitment […]
UK government to investigate David Cameron’s lobbying for Greensill
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his lobbying activities for the now-collapsed financial services company, Greensill. Cameron, breaking his month-long silence on the matter, accepted he should have acted differently and used only “the most formal channels” – but did not break any rules of conduct. It follows an investigation – first instigated […]
‘The stakes in this race are high’: pro-Israel lobbying group attacks Nina Turner for not condemning BDS
Democratic Majority for Israel (DMFI) has endorsed Shontel Brown in Ohio’s 11th district congressional race. This week they sent an email out to their supporters, attacking candidate Nina Turner for being a critic of Israel. Today, DMFI PAC is proud to endorse @ShontelMBrown for congress in the OH-11 special election. Councilwoman Brown is an effective […]
US probing potential bribery, lobbying scheme for White House pardon
The US Justice Department is investigating whether there was a secret scheme to lobby White House officials for a pardon as well as a related plot to offer a hefty political contribution in exchange for clemency, according to a court document unsealed Tuesday. Most of the information in the 18-page court order is redacted, including […]
Biden Campaign Staffer Claims Censorship of Foreign Lobbying Story Proves It’s Untrue
The Washington Post, which endorsed Joe Biden for president, has investigated his alleged foreign lobbying scandal and concluded that Biden did nothing wrong. Well, that’s that then. Yesterday, the New York Post revealed details of emails recovered from Hunter Biden’s laptop that showed Biden had introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top […]
Facebook Censors Story About Biden Foreign Lobbying Scandal
Facebook is censoring the bombshell New York Post story about Joe Biden’s foreign lobbying scandal by deliberately reducing its spread on the platform. Earlier today, the newspaper revealed how Hunter Biden had introduced his father, then-Vice President Joe Biden, to a top executive in a Ukrainian energy firm a year before Biden pressured the government […]
Foreign Government Lobbying is an Abomination and Should Be Eradicated Immediately – Part 1
If you don’t think that the endgame to all of this lunacy is a world where every America-critical movement from Black Lives Matter to Our Revolution to the Green Party is ultimately swept up in the collusion narrative along with Donald Trump and his alt-right minions, you haven’t been paying attention. That’s because […]
CNN is Directly Lobbying YouTube to Shut Down Infowars
CNN is Directly Lobbying YouTube to Shut Down Infowars News network flags Infowars videos about Parkland shooting in bid to get channel terminated Paul Joseph Watson PrisonPlanet.com February 23, 2018 CNN is now directly lobbying for YouTube to terminate Infowars from its platform entirely, with the news network brazenly admitting as much in an article […]
Barry Sherman, Wife Found Dead Amid Lobbying Investigation, Police Deem Deaths ‘Suspicious’
Apotex Inc. founder and Chairman Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, were found dead in their Toronto home Friday, said the company and Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins. “We’ve been informed of the tragic news that Barry and Honey Sherman have unexpectedly passed away,” Apotex, a generic-drug maker, said in a statement Friday. “All of […]