Mannen (m/v) met Witte Boorden
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Stop witteboordencriminaliteit! De maatschappelijke schade van zorgfraude, belastingontduiking, omkoping, kartelvorming, effectenfraude e.d. is enorm.
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Ukraine corruption case causes stand-off in parliament as anger mounts reut.rs/4r86AoY
Ukraine corruption case causes stand-off in parliament as anger mounts
One of Ukraine's main opposition parties physically blocked lawmakers from holding a vote in parliament on Tuesday to dismiss two ministers over a corruption investigation, demanding the removal of the entire cabinet instead.
reut.rs
November 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Ukraine corruption case causes stand-off in parliament as anger mounts reut.rs/4r86AoY
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The state of Montana is on the verge of being the first in the nation to counter the impact of Citizens United via a 2026 ballot measure using an innovative legal maneuver that other states could adopt.
Montana Has an Ambitious Plan to End Dark Money in Elections
Polls suggest 74 percent of voters in the state will back a ballot initiative to counter the effects of Citizens United.
truthout.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
The state of Montana is on the verge of being the first in the nation to counter the impact of Citizens United via a 2026 ballot measure using an innovative legal maneuver that other states could adopt.
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If you’re looking for a case study in how a decade of misrule can disfigure a nation, look no further than Malta — a place where money flowed, morals frayed and the skyline tells the story.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/malt...
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/malt...
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
If you’re looking for a case study in how a decade of misrule can disfigure a nation, look no further than Malta — a place where money flowed, morals frayed and the skyline tells the story.
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/malt...
🔗 www.politico.eu/article/malt...
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🍻 Happening tonight!
📚Our colleague @kennethhaar.bsky.social continues to promote his great book, “A Europe of Capital”.
@rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social is launching tonight a German translation, so if you’re in Berlin join them at 9pm, at the Eva Mamlok-Bibliothek!
👉 www.rosalux.de/veranstaltun...
📚Our colleague @kennethhaar.bsky.social continues to promote his great book, “A Europe of Capital”.
@rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social is launching tonight a German translation, so if you’re in Berlin join them at 9pm, at the Eva Mamlok-Bibliothek!
👉 www.rosalux.de/veranstaltun...
November 13, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🍻 Happening tonight!
📚Our colleague @kennethhaar.bsky.social continues to promote his great book, “A Europe of Capital”.
@rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social is launching tonight a German translation, so if you’re in Berlin join them at 9pm, at the Eva Mamlok-Bibliothek!
👉 www.rosalux.de/veranstaltun...
📚Our colleague @kennethhaar.bsky.social continues to promote his great book, “A Europe of Capital”.
@rosaluxstiftung.bsky.social is launching tonight a German translation, so if you’re in Berlin join them at 9pm, at the Eva Mamlok-Bibliothek!
👉 www.rosalux.de/veranstaltun...
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Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
Oekraïense ministers treden af vanwege grootschalig corruptieonderzoek - nos.nl/l/2590224
Oekraïense ministers treden af vanwege grootschalig corruptieonderzoek
De Oekraïense president Zelensky wilde dat beiden zouden aftreden vanwege een grootschalig corruptieonderzoek waarbij het staatsenergiebedrijf Energoatom betrokken zou zijn.
nos.nl
November 12, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Oekraïense ministers treden af vanwege grootschalig corruptieonderzoek - nos.nl/l/2590224
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Chinese fraud mastermind jailed in UK for laundering bitcoin reut.rs/488xAgr
Chinese fraud mastermind jailed in UK for laundering bitcoin
The mastermind of a vast Ponzi scheme in China was on Tuesday jailed in Britain for over 11 years for laundering the proceeds of the fraud into cryptocurrency now worth billions of dollars.
reut.rs
November 11, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Chinese fraud mastermind jailed in UK for laundering bitcoin reut.rs/488xAgr
Mogelijk miljoenen weggesluisd door corruptie in Oekraïens staatsenergiebedrijf www.nu.nl/economie/637...
Mogelijk miljoenen weggesluisd door corruptie in Oekraïens staatsenergiebedrijf
Het Oekraïense staatsenergiebedrijf Energoatom is mogelijk betrokken bij een omkoopschandaal waar zo'n 100 miljoen dollar (zo'n 86,5 miljoen euro) mee gemoeid is. Dat meldt het Oekraïense anticorrupti...
www.nu.nl
November 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Mogelijk miljoenen weggesluisd door corruptie in Oekraïens staatsenergiebedrijf www.nu.nl/economie/637...
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Strafonderzoek naar faillissement modegroep FNG nadert eindfase
Strafonderzoek naar faillissement modegroep FNG nadert eindfase
Het strafonderzoek naar de ondergang van de modegroep FNG gaat de finale fase in. De vraag is of het parket ook een eindvordering instelt tegen Jos Sluys en zijn investeringsmaatschappij Saffelberg Investments.
www.tijd.be
November 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Strafonderzoek naar faillissement modegroep FNG nadert eindfase
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Top corruption watchdogs said they carried out dozens of raids today across Ukraine during an investigation into the energy sector.
Ukrainian corruption-busters probe battered energy sector
A 15-month investigation and 1,000 hours of wiretapping culminated Monday in 70 raids.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Top corruption watchdogs said they carried out dozens of raids today across Ukraine during an investigation into the energy sector.
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We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
'Blunt Corruption': Trump DOJ Hands Google an Antitrust Win After Tech Giant's Ballroom Donation | Common Dreams
Alphabet, Google's parent company, is contributing $22 million to the president's ballroom project.
www.commondreams.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
We're witnessing the culminating rot of shareholder capitalism in real time.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
Some of the most powerful corporations in America have sided with an authoritarian regime in order to protect their short term profits — the fundamental rights of everyone else be damned.
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PPE Medpro linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes.
The company also owes the public purse £148m for supplying unusable surgical gowns.
Company is bankrupt. HMRC ranks as unsecured creditor for taxes owed by the company.
Where has the money vanished to? Will anything be recovered?
The company also owes the public purse £148m for supplying unusable surgical gowns.
Company is bankrupt. HMRC ranks as unsecured creditor for taxes owed by the company.
Where has the money vanished to? Will anything be recovered?
Company linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes
Statement by administrators puts PPE Medpro’s total debts at £188m, including £39m said to be owed to HMRC
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
PPE Medpro linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes.
The company also owes the public purse £148m for supplying unusable surgical gowns.
Company is bankrupt. HMRC ranks as unsecured creditor for taxes owed by the company.
Where has the money vanished to? Will anything be recovered?
The company also owes the public purse £148m for supplying unusable surgical gowns.
Company is bankrupt. HMRC ranks as unsecured creditor for taxes owed by the company.
Where has the money vanished to? Will anything be recovered?
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Boeing treft schikking voor dodelijke crashes
Boeing treft schikking voor dodelijke crashes
De vliegtuigbouwer Boeing ontsnapt aan een strafrechtelijke vervolging voor de twee fatale crashes met zijn 737 MAX-toestellen.
www.tijd.be
November 6, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Boeing treft schikking voor dodelijke crashes
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms Inc — parent of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads — is making $16 billion a year by selling ads to scammers and sellers of banned goods.
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
www.reuters.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms Inc — parent of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Threads — is making $16 billion a year by selling ads to scammers and sellers of banned goods.
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Tyfoon en corruptie veroorzaken ramp op Filippijnen
Tyfoon en corruptie veroorzaken ramp op Filippijnen
Tyfoon Kalmaegi heeft zeker 400.000 Filippijnen ontheemd, honderden zijn verdronken of vermist. Ook ‘vermist’ is zo’n 2 miljard euro, bedoeld voor ramppreventie.
www.trouw.nl
November 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Tyfoon en corruptie veroorzaken ramp op Filippijnen
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Sir Alan Bates agrees multimillion-pound settlement over Post Office scandal
Sir Alan Bates agrees multimillion-pound settlement over Post Office scandal
Government settles claim from former post office operator more than 20 years after he began his campaign for justice
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Sir Alan Bates has agreed a multimillion-pound settlement with the government more than two decades after he began the campaign for justice for post office operators over the Horizon IT scandal.
Bates has previously accused the government of presiding over a “quasi-kangaroo court” system for compensation, and last year said that post office operators may return to court over delays with settling claims. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Sir Alan Bates agrees multimillion-pound settlement over Post Office scandal
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The names of multinational corporations cheating on billions in tax were kept from the public. Our governments had the tax records but didn’t make them public. Doing so could’ve recovered hundreds of billions in tax.
#NameTheTaxCheaters #TaxJustice2025
bit.ly/taxjustice25
#NameTheTaxCheaters #TaxJustice2025
bit.ly/taxjustice25
November 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The names of multinational corporations cheating on billions in tax were kept from the public. Our governments had the tax records but didn’t make them public. Doing so could’ve recovered hundreds of billions in tax.
#NameTheTaxCheaters #TaxJustice2025
bit.ly/taxjustice25
#NameTheTaxCheaters #TaxJustice2025
bit.ly/taxjustice25
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Price-fixing lawsuits mount against US fire truck manufacturers reut.rs/4nHKqHb
Price-fixing lawsuits mount against US fire truck manufacturers
Oshkosh and two other fire truck manufacturers are facing a growing number of lawsuits alleging they took part in a nationwide price-fixing scheme that caused local and municipal fire departments to pay inflated prices for emergency vehicles.
reut.rs
November 3, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Price-fixing lawsuits mount against US fire truck manufacturers reut.rs/4nHKqHb
Solidaris stapt naar hof van beroep om miljoenen van ex-topman Tony Coonen te recupereren | VRT NWS: nieuws share.google/UGx3ZX79BZYY...
November 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Solidaris stapt naar hof van beroep om miljoenen van ex-topman Tony Coonen te recupereren | VRT NWS: nieuws share.google/UGx3ZX79BZYY...
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Where does a western chemical plant that contaminated drinking water go next? To India
Where does a western chemical plant that contaminated drinking water go next? To India
Miteni factory closed after water pollution scandal but machinery and patents were bought and rebuilt by Indian company
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Where does a western chemical plant that contaminated drinking water go next? To India