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Why America Is Out of Ammunition

BIG by Matt Stoller • 55463 implied HN points • 20 Oct 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Military National Security Monopoly power Government oversight
  1. The Pentagon lacks oversight in tracking defense contractors, leading to issues in weapon production
  2. The defense industrial base is facing challenges due to prioritization of cash out over production
  3. The Government Accountability Office highlighted the lack of tracking defense-related mergers in the Pentagon, posing risks to national security

North Carolina Republicans create "secret police force"

Popular Information • 13718 implied HN points • 02 Oct 23
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Legislation Government oversight Transparency Accountability Partisanship
  1. North Carolina Republicans have created a 'secret police force' through a legislative committee with extraordinary investigative powers.
  2. The new rules by North Carolina Republicans could potentially compromise privacy, attorney-client privilege, and accountability.
  3. Changes in public records laws in North Carolina give lawmakers more authority over what documents are considered public, raising concerns about transparency and accountability.

Democrats Want to Tax Unrealized Gains, Badly

Points And Figures • 799 implied HN points • 04 Mar 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Legislation Political parties Taxation Government oversight Ideology
  1. Democrats are pushing to tax unrealized capital gains, which has sparked debate and concern about overreach in government interference in private business.
  2. There is dissatisfaction with both Republican and Democratic parties for their roles in supporting legislation that may infringe on individual business privacy and rights.
  3. The issue of government overreach and control extends beyond tax policies, as political motivations and power dynamics play a significant role in the push for increased transparency in private ownership.

Covid mRNA Vaccines Required No Safety Oversight: Part Three

Human Flourishing • 1297 implied HN points • 18 Jan 24
🏥 Health Politics Vaccines Legal analysis Government oversight Medical Ethics
  1. Emergency Use Authorization for Covid mRNA vaccines was based on legal categorization of SARS-Cov-2 as a biological weapon to bypass safety protocols.
  2. FDA has lower evidence standards for Emergency Use Authorization, questioning the safety and effectiveness of products authorized in this way.
  3. Emergency Use Authorization pathway lacks systematic data collection, retrospective studies, informed consent, and institutional review board involvement, raising legal and safety concerns.

The German energy transition threatens to be an unaffordable, unrealisable disaster, according to the government's own independent auditors

eugyppius: a plague chronicle • 205 implied HN points • 10 Mar 24
🌞 Climate & Environment Energy transition Renewable Energy Government oversight
  1. Independent auditors warn that German energy transition is unsustainable due to lack of reliable backup power for intermittent renewable sources.
  2. Germany is far behind in reaching renewable energy installation targets, needing a significant increase in wind and solar project installations.
  3. Massive grid expansions required for the energy transition in Germany are still inadequate, leading to doubts about the project's feasibility and affordability.
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US And Chinese Scientists Made Plans To Engineer Coronaviruses Like SARS-CoV-2, New Documents Show

Public • 422 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Government oversight
  1. US and Chinese scientists made plans to engineer coronaviruses similar to SARS-CoV-2 in a joint project.
  2. Documents reveal that specific features of SARS-CoV-2 closely resemble the work described in the EcoHealth Alliance's DEFUSE proposal.
  3. The DEFUSE team's research aimed to create chimeric viruses with certain genetic features that could infect humans, raising concerns about risky experiments.

Trump the Arms Dealer

Eunomia • 353 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Foreign Policy Government oversight
  1. Trump enthusiastically supported selling weapons to anyone, regardless of their intended use
  2. During his presidency, Trump made deals with Saudi Arabia and the UAE instead of cutting off weapons sales
  3. Trump criticized others for supporting wars for profit, but he did the same thing while in office

Justin Ling: Can we please just fix a damned problem, for a change?

The Line • 3223 implied HN points • 03 May 23
🌍 World Politics Canadian Politics Government oversight Accountability
  1. The government often fails to follow through on promises and recommendations, eroding trust in the system.
  2. There is a pattern of systemic problems being identified but not properly addressed by government institutions.
  3. Accountability and transparency are lacking, leading to a cycle of issues not being resolved and a lack of trust in the government.

‘Weaponization’ — House Speaker on FBI and ‘traditionalist’ Catholics

The Pillar • 137 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Religious freedom Law enforcement Conservatism Government oversight Public Policy
  1. A group of Catholics celebrated a Mass at the U.S. Capitol, following a controversial FBI memo on Catholicism.
  2. The FBI memo raised concerns of targeting traditionalist Catholics for their beliefs, linking them with extremist views like white nationalism.
  3. Lawmakers are still investigating the origins and impact of the FBI memo on Catholic Americans, with ongoing concerns about religious liberty.

Friday Funnies: Another Day in Paradise-

Who is Robert Malone • 26 implied HN points • 15 Mar 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Investigation Online Harassment Government oversight
  1. Ensuring thorough investigation is key, without making excuses to avoid asking hard questions
  2. Beware of trolling tactic called sealioning, characterized by asking insincere questions to provoke and exhaust the target
  3. Sealioning can be used by individuals or groups to derail discussions and appears civil but is intended to harm

Barbara Loe Fisher and Informed Consent

Who is Robert Malone • 18 implied HN points • 27 Feb 24
🏥 Health Politics Informed consent Vaccines Medical Ethics Public Health Government oversight
  1. Barbara Loe Fisher is a strong advocate for informed consent in medical decision-making, especially regarding risks associated with vaccines.
  2. Informed consent is a fundamental ethical principle in medicine that should be applied universally, including in the context of vaccinations, which can have serious health implications.
  3. There has been a significant shift in public attitudes towards vaccine injury and informed consent processes over the years, with increasing challenges to maintaining freedom of thought, speech, and conscience.