Epstein Secrets

ing prob- lems in democracies—India and Indonesia among them—and in settings where democracy's prospects are unclear, as with Ecuador, Hungary, and Kenya. The growing offensive against civil society is in many respects a tribute to the prominent role that NGOs have come to play in the political life

n the vanguard, with multi- ple representatives working for the state and for large economic entities closely tied to the state. But there are also K Street representatives for Russia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Ethiopia, and practically all of the authoritarian states in the Middle East The toxi

s Angeles. A similar dynamic played out with Kamala Harris. On Monday, she criticized Buttigieg for using a stock photo of a mother and child from Kenya to promote his proposal for helping black Americans. She called it a "big mistake" that suggested he's not ready to lead our Page 17517 EFTA000470

ess, a new investigation shows. From the Guardian: "So far this year, Facebook has employed 68 federal lobbyists, 12 in-house employees and 56 from K Street firms — spending nearly $12.3m on federal lobbying through 30 September. ... The Facebook lobbyists have worked for 29 current members of Congress

os Angeles. A similar dynamic played out with Kamala Harris. On Monday, she criticized Buttigieg for using a stock photo of a mother and child from Kenya to promote his proposal for helping black Americans. She called it a "big mistake" that suggested he's not ready to lead our polyglot republic. "I

ess, a new investigation shows. From the Guardian: "So far this year, Facebook has employed 68 federal lobbyists, 12 in-house employees and 56 from K Street firms — spending nearly $12.3m on federal lobbying through 30 September. ... The Facebook lobbyists have worked for 29 current members of Congress -