This month 25 and 50 years ago saw The Japan Times reporting on the discovery of Lucie Blackman's body and the beginnings of the Lockheed bribery scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/japan/history/japanese-history-lockheed-blackman/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #history #lockheed #corruption #lucieblackman #usjapanrelations
GeofCox
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So, a company too small to have to file accounts in the UK manages to find £200k to donate to Reform?
More evidence that the funding of political parties (or limited companies that pretend to be so) needs drastic reform. Foreign interference, be that through social media or money bedevils British politics. The dominant parties in parliament are too reliant on funny money to be prepared to do anything about it.
Chip Butty
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When I read this, my immediate thought was that one billionaire is trying to protect their rich and powerful pals.
These people seem to think they can do whatever they please with no consequences. It makes me wonder just what dreadful things are in the Epstein files.
#Epstein
#Corruption
#Paedophiles
When I read this, my immediate thought was that one billionaire is trying to protect their rich and powerful pals.
These people seem to think they can do whatever they please with no consequences. It makes me wonder just what dreadful things are in the Epstein files.
#Epstein
#Corruption
#Paedophiles
So, a company too small to have to file accounts in the UK manages to find £200k to donate to Reform?
More evidence that the funding of political parties (or limited companies that pretend to be so) needs drastic reform. Foreign interference, be that through social media or money bedevils British politics. The dominant parties in parliament are too reliant on funny money to be prepared to do anything about it.
What the actual fuck. It's not April Fools Day, right? This is real?! Fuck you, SpaceX. Maybe this will help regulators realize how fucking shortsighted companies' plans in orbit are?
Surely the FCC won't rubber-stamp-approve this one??... ONE MILLION STARLINKS FUUUUCCCKKKKKK
https://au.pcmag.com/networking/115649/spacex-eyes-1-million-satellites-for-orbital-data-center-push
GeofCox
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Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
In 2023 the Govt handed £330m #NHS data contract to #Palantir – spy-tech firm with links to #WarCrimes in #Gaza, mass deportations in #US and a founder who thinks the NHS makes people sick
This software is rolling out across #England. But Palantir can’t be trusted with our health. We’re fighting back and demanding that #OurNHS stops using Palantir’s #toxic tech.
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/
Claudius Link
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Substack
https://mastodon.social/@carapace/114977008780254748
is why “it is what it is” cynics out to make a buck, not ideologues, are the true supporters of fascism
https://mastodon.social/@blogdiva/114973442607689770
cruelty may be the point of #fascism, but to turn it into a system of government, you have to corrupt, degrade and demolish all the social contracts that stop the worse people from doing so in the first place.
it explains #JeffreyEpstein: his Lolita Express was a literal vehicle for the globalization of fascist #corruption
Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
In 2023 the Govt handed £330m #NHS data contract to #Palantir – spy-tech firm with links to #WarCrimes in #Gaza, mass deportations in #US and a founder who thinks the NHS makes people sick
This software is rolling out across #England. But Palantir can’t be trusted with our health. We’re fighting back and demanding that #OurNHS stops using Palantir’s #toxic tech.
https://notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-target/stop-palantir-in-the-nhs/
The SEC has dismissed with prejudice an enforcement action against the Winklevoss twins’ Gemini crypto exchange. This comes after the Winklevosses contributed $4.4 million to Trump, backed his sons’ ventures, and committed $21 million to elect pro-Trump, pro-crypto lawmakers.
To date, the SEC has paused, dismissed, or otherwise ended crypto lawsuits or investigations against Aave, Binance, Coinbase, ConsenSys, Crypto.com, Cumberland DRW, Dragonchain, Gemini (twice), Hex, Immutable, Kraken, Ondoe, OpenSea, PayPal, Ripple, Robinhood, Tron, Uniswap, Yuga Labs, and Zcash.
#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CitationNeededNewsletter
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The SEC has dismissed with prejudice its case against the Winklevoss twins’ Gemini cryptocurrency exchange. Filed in January 2023, the agency alleged that the company had violated securities laws with its Earn program, in which Gemini partnered with the Genesis crypto lender to offer Gemini customers up to 7.4% APY on assets they loaned through Genesis. When Genesis suffered major losses on loans to Three Arrows Capital [W3IGG] and Babel Finance [W3IGG], the company went under, and around $900 million in Gemini customers’ assets were suddenly locked up in bankruptcy proceedings [I17, 18, 42]. Now, the SEC has evidently decided no harm, no foul, stating: “The 100 percent in-kind return of Gemini Earn investors’ crypto assets through the Genesis Bankruptcy and the settlements noted above, and in the exercise of its discretion, the Commission believes the dismissal of the claims against Defendant is appropriate.”26](https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/115/980/741/060/144/757/original/3766b7e443e551f9.png)
![While “but we gave the money back” isn’t normally a successful defense (just ask Sam Bankman-Fried), contributing around $4.4 million to Trump’s campaign,27 donating an undisclosed amount to Trump’s ballroom project,28 spending $1 million to be among the first members of the Trump family-run Executive Branch club,29 investing in Donald Trump Jr.’s American Bitcoin venture,30 and committing $22 million to political projects backing pro-Trump crypto advocates in the midterms seems to have gone a long way. The SEC case was paused back in April [I81], and, as I wrote then, “it’s widely understood that these [pauses] mark the end of SEC scrutiny for these companies.” Two months later, as the Winklevoss twins stood behind Trump in the Oval Office as he signed the GENIUS Act stablecoin bill, Trump remarked about the crypto industry: “I got you guys out of so much trouble”. Thanking the Winklevosses specifically, he added: “They’ve got plenty of cash, and it’s great that you’re on our side.” [I89]](https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/115/980/743/593/883/124/original/a991b0955a5b44b5.png)
![The dismissal of the Gemini Earn enforcement action adds to a long list of crypto-focused cases and investigations that the SEC has paused, dismissed, or otherwise ended. That list also includes: Aave [I99], Binance [I85], Coinbase [I78], ConsenSys [I78], Crypto.com [I81], Cumberland DRW [I79], Dragonchain,31 Gemini (a separate investigation) [I78], Hex [I82], Immutable [I80], Kraken [I79], Ondo Finance [I98], OpenSea [I78], PayPal [I83], Ripple [I80], Robinhood [I78], Tron [I78], Uniswap [I78], Yuga Labs [I79], and the ZCash Foundation [I99].](https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/115/980/744/467/963/330/original/1dd8f4c922ef8249.png)
@molly0xfff
Sometimes it feels as if every business in the US is corrupt and every ‘representative’ can be bought by the corrupt. 🙀 Surely it can’t be so? 🤔 But then I look at 47… just modelling rottenness the whole livelong day. ☹️
#corruption #corrupt #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses #rotten #rottenness #rot
The president of the University of Tokyo has pledged to strengthen governance at the institution following the discovery of a second bribery case involving its staff in three months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-university-governance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo #corruption #medicine #cosmetics #japancosmeticassociation #hospitals #tokyo
Nationalist sentiment has surged across Thailand following the worst fighting with Cambodia in decades, setting up a contentious Feb. 8 election. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/asia-pacific/politics/thai-nationalist-cambodia-rural-voters/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #thailand #cambodia #southeastasia
@thejapantimes Let's add some criticism of the Cambodian regime: " witnessed the murder of a man who had his throat cut by a compound manager after he was caught trying to escape" -- "police visited their compounds regularly, including to remove dead bodies, but without taking any action against the managers" -- "Many people died" -- "murder, rape and torture" -- "evidence pointing towards state complicity or deliberate inaction" -- "Cambodian authorities appear to be doing nothing to help"
That's what Amnesty International is writing:
I feel
e x t r e m e l y s t r o n g c o n t e m p t
towards the Cambodian Hun Sen/Hun Manet regime when I am seeing this.
#cambodia #scambodia #hunsen #contempt #hunmanet #murder #abduction #complicity #corruption #khmer #dictatorship #police #killing #crisis #humanitariancrisis #amnesty #amnestyinternational #scamcompound #concentrationcamp #deathcamp #slavery
The head of the University of Tokyo Hospital has stepped down to take responsibility following a series of bribery scandals involving staff at the institution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/28/japan/crime-legal/university-of-tokyo-hospital-head-resign-scandal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #universityoftokyo #corruption #medicine #marijuana #drugs #cosmetics #japancosmeticassociation
China said Saturday that its highest-ranked uniformed military officer was under investigation for “suspected serious discipline and law violations,” a term often used to refer to corruption. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/asia-pacific/china-corruption-cmc-zhang-youxia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #pla #corruption #xijinping #defense
The former chairman of publishing giant Kadokawa has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison for bribes linked to sponsorship contracts for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/japan/crime-legal/kadokawa-ruling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #2020tokyoolympics #corruption #businessethics #kadokawa #japanesecourts #haruyukitakahashi
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"NYT documents: how Trump🚨made at least $1.4 BILLION off the presidency during his first year in office, although that is not the full amount since many of his other deals are hidden from the public."
-R Filipkowski
#Bribery #Extortion #Corruption #PayToPlay #Protest #USPol
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/20/opinion/editorials/trump-wealth-crypto-graft.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F1A.RV2A.p-am2buO9p56&smid=nytcore-ios-share
"NYT documents: how Trump🚨made at least $1.4 BILLION off the presidency during his first year in office, although that is not the full amount since many of his other deals are hidden from the public."
-R Filipkowski
#Bribery #Extortion #Corruption #PayToPlay #Protest #USPol
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/20/opinion/editorials/trump-wealth-crypto-graft.html?unlocked_article_code=1.F1A.RV2A.p-am2buO9p56&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Ika Makimaki
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The patron saint of NZ Gun Nuts Nicole McKee stuck her grubby thumb into the selection process for the Government’s firearms advisory group and squeezed in a couple of her own people.
Of course she did. How very Act of her.
If you'd like to make a submission on the bill, there are 27 days left to do that.
The patron saint of NZ Gun Nuts Nicole McKee stuck her grubby thumb into the selection process for the Government’s firearms advisory group and squeezed in a couple of her own people.
Of course she did. How very Act of her.
If you'd like to make a submission on the bill, there are 27 days left to do that.