corruption

A prime locale to talk bribery, suspect campaign funding, and all other instances of political corruption. The shadier, the better.

The Day the Earth Fucked Off
I remember back when I was a young child, my mother’s wise advice: “MYOB.” “Mind your own business.” Usually said to me if I tattled on my younger brother, or stuck my quickly-growing nose into my parents' business when not invited to do so. It was not only wise advice but also a warning to fuck off before my dad would come after me with a belt.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in The Swamp
The Societal Paradox of Charity
Charities are often viewed as a sort of distant relative that will always be a safe space for you at your "worst". We don't want to see them, but we are ultimately glad that they exist for our benefit. As thankful as I am that charities do exist, I do worry that we, as a society put too much credence on their existence as a whole, as a perpetual charity worker, Charities may be philanthropic and filled with good people, but they are corruptible, and they are being corrupted to their core as we speak.
By Ashyr H.3 years ago in The Swamp
Alaska Should Have 19 Senators
» KEY POINTS In order to balance power in the Senate, each State and Territory should receive a set of Senators in relation to their population and another set in relation to the amount of land they control. The Senate should increase in membership while the House of Representatives should shrink. All members of Congress should be elected on 4-year cycles that expire in the middle of Presidential terms, resulting in country-wide federal elections every 2 years.
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in The Swamp
Entitled Career Politicians
“Lastly, to the disruptors and protesters…in their own words, I yield the rest of my time and fuck you.” - Former City Council Member Paul Koretz
By Carl J. Petersen3 years ago in The Swamp
Qatar World Cup: rigging, bribery, corruption
In 2015 bribery scandal and corruption at FIFA made the headlines. Since 2010 operations at FIFA and world cup bidding were already under scrutiny FIFA became synonymous with vote rigging, bribery, corruption when Qatar bagged 2022 world cup hosting rights Qatar won the bid against USA, Australia, Japan, South Korea ...
By Sabiha UH3 years ago in The Swamp
Ghana's Attack on Journalists & Freedom of Speech
Accra, Ghana, the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana in an interview spoke about Ghana's decline in freedoms of speech. In turn the lack of freedom of the press for Ghanian journalists, the interviewer sites her claims as being from 2021. When the year 2022 has seen violence & arrests towards journalists.
By IwriteMywrongs3 years ago in The Swamp
How We Can Have Actual Representation in Government
» KEY POINTS The House of Representatives should be elected directly by the people through proportional voting for Political Parties. The Federal Government needs to get out of the business of defining what is a Political Party in order to break the Democrat/Republican oligopoly. 4.4 million people living in the Territories should have just as many rights to representation as those living in States.
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in The Swamp
Trump Organization guilty of tax fraud, New York jury finds
A jury in New York found the Trump Organization guilty of the crime of tax evasion in a harsh reprimand from the former US president's company.
By Hazim3 years ago in The Swamp
Yes, Congress Really is a Bunch of Old, Rich, White, Christian, Hetero, Misaligned Men
» KEY POINTS Congress does not reflect the American people in the most fundamental and even superficial ways. Political alignment, gender/sexuality, race, religion, age, earnings, net worth, and education of Congresspeople do not even come close to the electorate. There is no amount of law, policy, redistricting, quota filling, or any other method that can change the current situation.
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in The Swamp
Twitter is Allowing A General To Threaten a Sovereign Nation In The Name of Free Speech
This first series of unprovoked tweet came on 3 October 2022. It was followed up by a series of odd tweets from the account of General Kainerugaba. Muhoozi Kainerugaba is the son of Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni who's retained power over the country for 36 year.
By IwriteMywrongs3 years ago in The Swamp
Winner Takes All is a Losers System
» KEY POINTS An elected official in the House of Representatives or the Senate cannot cover the will of all their constituents. Their only concern is getting just enough votes to beat their opponents, not actually being the voice of many different people in Congress. Only by eliminating the "winner takes all" system of elections can every person have their views raised in the federal government.
By J.P. Prag3 years ago in The Swamp
I’m Not Thankful To Be An American. Top Story - November 2022.
Well, it’s Thanksgiving Weekend 2022. A day of family, friends, food, and thankfulness. I have a lot to be thankful for. I’m thankful for many things this year. One of the new ones for me is being thankful for being a writer. I couldn’t say the same last Thanksgiving. I’m thankful for the opportunity to write so many blogs and to make so many wonderful friends. It’s been awesome to have a voice these past 11 months.
By The Mouthy Renegade Writer3 years ago in The Swamp