Clinamenic
Binary & Tweed
Does make one wonder about federal operations involving Antifa and Proud Boys.
its more complicated than this. this is the trite way of looking at it.Often true, but not always, and it's important not to fall into the habit of delegitimizing any opposition in any country with a government unfriendly to the USA as "CIA stooges". (Not that you would, I'm sure - but plenty of people do.)
This doesn't actually mean anything and I think you're just contradicting me for the sake of it.its more complicated than this. this is the trite way of looking at it.
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still ponderingHave you nominated someone?
The architect of this under-the-radar campaign to smother privacy protections has been Jay Carney, who previously served as communications director for Joe Biden, when Biden was vice president, and as press secretary for President Barack Obama. Hired by Amazon in 2015, Carney reported to founder Jeff Bezos and built a lobbying and public-policy juggernaut that has grown from two dozen employees to about 250, according to Amazon documents and two former employees with knowledge of recent staffing.
By 2020, Amazon had registered at least 180 lobbyists in 44 U.S. states, up from at least 62 lobbyists in 27 states in 2014, the year before Carney arrived, according to a Reuters analysis of state records.
That said, I haven't used Amazon in a while, and I don't have Alexa, so I doubt their dossier on me will be extensive, but I may be surprised.The Reuter's article provided the Amazon link to request all of the data they have compiled on you, but it may only pertain to residents of certain jurisdictions. The article specified that California was once such jurisdiction where Amazon lobbying efforts were insufficient.
I've just requested disclosure of the data collected about me, and I'll report back here once I get the email.
Amazon launched a “watering the flowers” program to cultivate a “well-tended garden” of VIPs (Very Important Policymakers) through carefully tracked political donations, meetings and Amazon site tours.
Amazon Web Services are everywhere, mind you.That said, I haven't used Amazon in a while, and I don't have Alexa, so I doubt their dossier on me will be extensive, but I may be surprised.