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Nottingham City Council declared itself an ‘apartheid-free zone’ and commited to support divestment during a meeting on Wednesday.
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#FreePalestine #UKPolitics #BoycottIsrael #GlobaliseTheIntifada
On Friday in Pristina, the RTK union held its second protest in front of the RTK-1 building, demanding improved wages.
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#JoinAUnion #WelfareNotWarfare #CostOfLiving #GlobaliseTheIntifada
They bought #HealthInsurance promoted by #Trump. Then they needed surgery.
The cheap #health #insurance promoted by Trump officials has a catch.
Some states have banned “short-term” insurance plans with limited coverage, & consumer advocates have warned of the drawbacks.
#law #scammers #affordability #healthcare #HealthcareCrisis #CostOfLiving #economy #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #Aporophobia #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #policy #USpol
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They bought #HealthInsurance promoted by #Trump. Then they needed surgery.
The cheap #health #insurance promoted by Trump officials has a catch.
Some states have banned “short-term” insurance plans with limited coverage, & consumer advocates have warned of the drawbacks.
#law #scammers #affordability #healthcare #HealthcareCrisis #CostOfLiving #economy #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #Aporophobia #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #policy #USpol
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…The Wall Street Journal reported this week that some #FannieMae #ethics & #oversight officials who were fired last month had been investigating whether #BillPulte improperly obtained #mortgage information for #LetitiaJames, who was charged last month with bank fraud after Pulte sent a criminal referral to the #DOJ. She said the charges, which she denies, are politically motivated.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap #Trump
In the Oct 11 message to Smith, Evans, the #FannieMae #mortgage executive, also added others to the email chain because they “were involved with this week’s efforts to compile this information” & he wanted to “make sure you do not exacerbate this issue.”
Danielle McCoy, Fannie Mae’s general counsel, weighed in, adding that the information Smith provided to #FreddieMac should “never be shared” & “could put the company at risk.”
Others who were part of the email chain included Almodovar, the CEO; COO Peter Akwaboah; Devang Doshi, a snr VP for capital markets; & John Roscoe, a #BillPulte loyalist & fmr #Trump White House aide, who served as #FannieMae’s executive VP of PR & operations.
Days later, Almodovar, McCoy & Evans…were out of a job. Meanwhile, Roscoe was promoted to co-president of the company, while Akwaboah was named acting CEO.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap
The 3 competing roles present the potential for a #ConflictOfInterest that is detailed in emails reviewed by AP. Like many matters of public policy in Trump’s Washington, it appears to have begun with a social media post.
In October, #Trump criticized the homebuilding industry….
“They’re sitting on 2 million empty lots, A RECORD,” Trump posted to his social media…. “I’m asking #FannieMae & #FreddieMac to get Big Homebuilders going.”
“On it,” #BillPulte posted in response on X.
…Soon, a team at #FannieMae was overseeing an effort to pull together a tranche of #mortgage data, according to emails reviewed by the AP. Smith played a central role and shared the #confidential lender-level pricing information with #FreddieMac, which set off alarms at both companies, according to the emails.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap #BillPulte #Trump
…The Wall Street Journal reported this week that some #FannieMae #ethics & #oversight officials who were fired last month had been investigating whether #BillPulte improperly obtained #mortgage information for #LetitiaJames, who was charged last month with bank fraud after Pulte sent a criminal referral to the #DOJ. She said the charges, which she denies, are politically motivated.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap #Trump
#BillPulte ’s power over the #mortgage lending industry is unusual. Not long after his #Senate confirmation, he appointed himself chairman of both #FannieMae & #FreddieMac, which hold trillions of dollars in assets. The companies serve as a crucial backstop for the home lending industry by buying up mortgages from individual lenders, which are packaged together & sold to investors.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap #Trump
…The Wall Street Journal reported this week that some #FannieMae #ethics & #oversight officials who were fired last month had been investigating whether #BillPulte improperly obtained #mortgage information for #LetitiaJames, who was charged last month with bank fraud after Pulte sent a criminal referral to the #DOJ. She said the charges, which she denies, are politically motivated.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap #Trump
Since his appointment to lead the FHFA, #BillPulte has sought to ingratiate himself with #Trump. The 37-yr-old scion of a homebuilding company fortune, Pulte has cultivated a reputation as a hyper-online millennial with a thirst for recognition & a desire to please Trump. He & his wife also donated about $1 million to Trump’s campaign….
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap
#BillPulte also has focused on large home #construction companies, which have drawn #Trump’s ire. Pulte requested #confidential #FannieMae #data & has publicly signaled that he is considering a crackdown if the companies do not increase construction volume.
“I’m looking at the Fannie Mae builder data & with the top three homebuilders we buy EASILY over $20 billion in THEIR LOANS!” he posted to X in early October.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap
In June, #BillPulte ordered #FannieMae & #FreddieMac to prepare a proposal for the firms to accept #cryptocurrency, another industry #Trump has boosted, as part of the criteria for buying mortgages from #banks. Last week, he persuaded Trump about the allure of a 50-year #mortgage as a way to increase home buying & building—a proposal that was widely criticized because it would drastically increase the overall price of a #loan.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving
“This is another example of #BillPulte weaponizing his role to do Donald Trump’s bidding, instead of working to lower costs amidst a #HousingCrisis,” said Sen. #ElizabethWarren, of Massachusetts, the ranking #Democrat on the #Senate #Banking Committee. “His behavior raises significant questions, & he needs to be brought in front of #Congress to answer them.”
#law #scammers #housing #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap #Trump
The episode marks the latest example of #BillPulte using what is typically a low-profile position in the federal bureaucracy to enhance his own standing & gain the attention of #Trump. He’s prompted #mortgage #fraud investigations of prominent #Democrats who are some of Trump’s best known antagonists, including Sen #AdamSchiff of California, #NYAG #LetitiaJames & California Rep #EricSwalwell.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap
While Smith still holds her position, the senior #FannieMae officials who called her conduct into question were all forced out of their jobs late last month, along with internal #ethics #watchdogs who were investigating #BillPulte & his allies.
The dismissals rattled the #housing industry & drew condemnation from #Democrats. It also gave more evidence to support claims that Pulte has leveraged the nonpublic information available to him to further his own political aims.
“This is another example of #BillPulte weaponizing his role to do Donald Trump’s bidding, instead of working to lower costs amidst a #HousingCrisis,” said Sen. #ElizabethWarren, of Massachusetts, the ranking #Democrat on the #Senate #Banking Committee. “His behavior raises significant questions, & he needs to be brought in front of #Congress to answer them.”
#law #scammers #housing #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap #Trump
Emails reviewed by The AP show that #FannieMae executives were unnerved about what one called the “very problematic” disclosure of data by Lauren Smith, the company’s head of marketing, who was acting on Pulte’s behalf.
#law #scammers #housing #HousingCrisis #affordability #CostOfLiving #WealthGap #BillPulte #Trump
Activists have called a global day of action on 22nd November to boycott Reebok, after it sponsored the Israeli Football Assocation.
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Thousands gathered in Bucharest yesterday to protest the government's new austerity policy.
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Extinction Rebellion France held protests outside government buildings in three towns last week, calling for greater action to address climate breakdown.
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Protesters from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, outside Mark Carney's $1600 a plate dinner event in Vancouver last night.
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#SolidarityIsBeautiful #GlobaliseTheIntifada #WorkersRights #CostOfLiving
Students at UC Berkeley are being held on bail between $10,000 and $20,000 for "felony vandalism" for putting up posters and other installations, in protest at a TPUSA event on campus.
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![TRANS RIGHTS!
YOU CAN ERASE CHALK BUT YOU CAN'T ERASE US
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Chalked on the pavement outside door to the venue](https://syzito.files.fedi.monster/media_attachments/files/115/543/427/558/505/801/original/17908062536ab7ea.jpg)
Meetings are ongoing to discuss the way forward, after more than 100,000 public sector workers in New Zealand took to the streets to call for improved wages and working conditions.
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…In limiting spending on long-term #housing to just 30% of the $3.5 billion in aid — from about 90% this year — the #Trump plan would deal a crippling blow to a movement called Housing First, which once enjoyed bipartisan support & has guided federal grant making since at least 2009. Housing First programs provide subsidized apartments without preconditions to the #homeless with #disabilities — offering, but not requiring, treatment for mental health or addiction.
…The [forced] treatment-first approach, embodied by #Trump’s plan, pledges swifter action to address what it calls the “root causes” of #homelessness, like drug abuse & mental illness. But it risks consigning to worse destitution & danger those who cannot or do not comply. It also does not address another root cause of homelessness, soaring #housing costs [‼️].
#Trump #law #policy #unhoused #WealthGap #affordability #CostOfLiving #SocialCleansing #EconomicDiscrimination #plutocracy #USpol
Dozens of high profile athletes have joined the call for UEFA to ban Israel from sporting events.
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#GlobaliseTheIntifada #DontSportswashGenocide #FreePalestine #ShowIsraelTheRedCard #Football
A teacher in Strasbourg has been on hunger strike outside her office for two weeks, calling for an end to precarious short-term contracts.
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On the picket line with workers at the British Library yesterday, who are in the middle of a two week strike, calling for a living wage and better working conditions.
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#UKPolitics #FairPay #CostOfLiving #JoinAUnion #GlobaliseTheIntifada
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