Day 230

[matt (Matt Kiser)]

1/ Dozens of government lobbyists and contractors have memberships at Trump’s private golf clubs. At least 50 executives whose companies hold federal contracts and 21 lobbyists and trade group officials are members of the golf clubs Trump has visited most often as president – two-thirds have played the same day Trump was there. While legal, ethics experts questioned whether it’s appropriate for a sitting president to collect money from lobbyists try to shape policy or win government business. (USA Today)

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://whatthefuckjusthappenedtoday.com/2017/09/06/day-230/

[mouseam (Ashley)]

@matt

1/ Dozens of government lobbyists and contractors have memberships at Trump’s private golf clubs. At least 50 executives whose companies hold federal contracts and 21 lobbyists and trade group officials are members of the golf clubs Trump has visited most often as president – two-thirds have played the same day Trump was there. While legal, ethics experts questioned whether it’s appropriate for a sitting president to collect money from lobbyists trying to shape policy or win government business. (USA Today)

The next question is when did they signed up for their membership…?

[Pet_Proletariat]

@matt

6/ Facebook found $100,000 in ad spending during the election tied to a Russian “troll farm” with a history of pushing pro-Kremlin propaganda. Facebook said 3,300 ads had digital footprints that led to a Russian company targeting voters. The Facebook team also discovered 470 suspicious and likely fraudulent Facebook accounts and pages that were operated out of Russia. (Washington Post)

Watch the video from the BBC, she talks about Project Alamo and Facebook’s white-globe treatment, I wonder in the Russian teams receive the same level of service?

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