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dontmeantobepoliticalbut · 2 years

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• A new poll shows that 70% of voters still support banning members of Congress from trading stocks.

• One pro-democracy group says it's their "most popular campaign of the year," generating nearly 100,000 emails.

• But lawmakers are still working out the details for a potential ban, leading to frustration on Capitol Hill.

More than 7 in 10 likely voters believe members of Congress should not be allowed to buy or sell individual stocks while in office, according to new poll shared with Insider.

The Data for Progress poll indicates that 70% of respondents want new federal legislation to ban the practice, while 68% said such a ban should extend to lawmakers' spouses.

And 49% of respondents said they were more likely to support a candidate who backs a stock trading ban, including 50% of Republicans and 45% of Democrats.

"It's not just about level of support, but it's about an enthusiasm that people have for this issue," said Brett Edkins, the managing director for policy and political affairs at Stand Up America, a left-of-center governmental reform nonprofit that commissioned the poll. "Very little unifies the American public these days, but widespread national outrage at public corruption ... comes close."

Insider has found that 64 members of Congress have violated the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act, which requires timely disclosure of stock transactions. Insider's "Conflicted Congress" project also shed light on a number of conflicts of interest that lawmakers face by virtue of their financial holdings.

When Insider asked Pelosi whether she supported banning the practice, she initially rejected the idea. That led to a wave of new legislation from lawmakers eager to tackle the issue. She has since offered muted support for legislative changes.

Stand Up America has helped rally grassroots support for a potential stock trading ban alongside the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, MoveOn, and Public Citizen, among other political groups and reform organizations.

"It's an issue of democracy and fairness, and whether our representatives are working for us, or for their bank accounts," Edkins said. "Stand Up America has been working on democracy issues for years now, and we consistently find that corruption resonates with people"

Since January, Edkins says Stand Up America has directly nearly 100,000 emails and more than 1,400 calls to members of Congress, as well as nearly 2,000 letters to the editor in local papers. That makes the group's campaign in support of a stock trading ban their "most popular campaign of the year," even surpassing other campaigns in support of voting rights and removing the Senate filibuster.

The new poll, while similar to results found from previous polling on both the left and right, underscores the enduring enthusiasm for the issue among the general public.

"I think a lot of those issues of structural democracy are more difficult to understand," said Edkins. "You know, the filibuster is very procedural. But this is a very cut-and-dry issue."

The poll, conducted from June 8 to 13, included 1,198 likely voters and had a margin of error of 3 percentage points.

Meanwhile, efforts to enact a stock trading ban on Capitol Hill remain stalled, leading to frustration among those most enthusiastic about a ban.

In the House, stock-ban proponents are waiting to see whether the Committee on House Administration will release a framework they consider strong enough to address the problem. A group of senators, meanwhile, continue to work among themselves to reach consensus on a bill that can garner the entire Democratic caucus's support.

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bighermie · 2 years

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somagazinenacho · 2 years

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#Congressman

#Stock Act #The following April #after Congress passed the to prevent members of Congress and public servants from profiting from insider buying and selling sha #the number of trades the Pelosi and Mrs. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has bought and sold shares three times this year #and most of the leadership of the Republican and Democratic parties #including House Speaker Paul Ryan #and House whips of both parties have no transaction records.

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freshlovelypuppy · 2 years

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#Congressman

#Stock Act #The following April #after Congress passed the to prevent members of Congress and public servants from profiting from insider buying and selling sha #the number of trades the Pelosi and Mrs. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has bought and sold shares three times this year #and most of the leadership of the Republican and Democratic parties #including House Speaker Paul Ryan #and House whips of both parties have no transaction records.

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wex3crypto · 2 years

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Steven Bartlett And Other Business Heavyweights Advise How Startups Can Grow And Scale-Up

Steven Bartlett, the youngest ever dragon from the BBC series ‘Dragon’s Den’ and founder of the social media marketing agency Social Chain, told Euronews’ team in Dubai that social media is key for startups when scaling up.

“If you’re walking down the street and there are 20 people looking up at a building, you’re going to look up at the building,” said Bartlett. “The way you decide whether to go and watch a movie on Netflix, or whatever, is based on reputation. We use the opinion of the tribe to help us survive because we don’t always have the time to make those decisions for ourselves.”

What is scaling up and what other levers do startups need to pull in order to get there?

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fisheito · 3 months

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this is what i was cookin up while on nu:vacation [avoiding event spoilers] my dream.....my hopes....... EVERYONE PUT ON THE PRINCESS GOWN🗡

#those poofy skirts are very effective at hiding their lack of hips #don't need leg game when you're in a floofy ballroom gown #i mean. it would be nice if yall had leg game. get some quads up in there. maybe even some thick calves . perchance #i need thick muscled olivine revealing his glass slippers from under his skirt #his legs are LORGE and he's wearing his pretty lil stockings and walking in his heels perfectly #he practiced a lot! and now he's an expert 😊 i'm proud of him #meanwhile i want dante to try heels before wobbling and ... well #depending on whether someone witnesses him wobbling his reaction may differ #if there are witnesses he will stubbornly swear to master the high heels. if no one sees....#maybe he'll just swap out for a functional pair of boots. like quincy. i'm torn about quincy #one half of me wants quincy wearing the ugliest dirtiest most worndown boots under his new spotless dress #the other half is like YOU'RE GOING TO COMMIT. YOU'RE GOING TO PUSH THOSE CALF MUSCLES TO THE LIMIT. STILETTOS ON ! MOUNTAIN MAN #at first i tried making everyone's hair match the original princesses they're cosplaying as (so everyone had much longer hair)#but when i got to blade . it just. didn't seem right #then i started sideeyeing everyone like :/ this aint no genderbending hours...#i want yall as YOURSELVES. unmodified (mostly). just. wearing the dress is all #so i went back and changed yakuoli's hair to be closer to their OG lengths #BUT thEN i sat there staring at quincy kuya and garu #bc. come on. quincy with aurora's flowing golden curly locks. he was made for it.#topper put the wig on him and he can't be bothered to take it off (long hair can act as a nice cushiony pillow 😁)#and kuya without the sassy ponytail?? well... i guess i can let him keep that since he CAN change his appearance at will #and if garu is dressed up as rapunzel... he HAS to have long hair... that's just the Point #OK so yall in the middle can have some long manes specially formulated for this special occasion.#there was already something brewing within me when tjhey announced the silhouettes #seeing yakumo in his 🧍‍♂️ pose and regular pants...#i was feelin preemptively robbed of pretty princess yakumo and the injustice was just casually simmering in my veins day by day #then idololivine's words spurred me into action with a clear vision #and here we are now.#at about the midway point i was yelling at eiden #EIDEN YOU HAVE TOO MANY WIVES. I'M ABOUT TO DOWNSIZE YOUR HAREM. THIS IS RIDUCLOUS I'M TIRED

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ijustloveobeymeok · 1 year

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Diavolo: You're supposed to bang your fist against mine

Lucifer: Why?

Diavolo: I'm told it's a widely accepted gesture for mutual success

Levi, watching them with MC: Don't you love it when they try and impersonate humans

#obey me!#obey me incorrect quotes #headcanon: The demons start a human fair where everyone acts like humans for the day #everywhere you hear people be all “taxes or stocks”#“WHERE ARE MY KEYS”#Everyone gets together to watch The Good Place to learn new references #Best Human award goes to Leviathan #Solomon gets Worst Human impersonation award probably #obey me headcanons #obey me leviathan #obey me lucifer #obey me diavolo

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welcometogrouchland · 2 months

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Babygirl I can concieve of stephcass dynamics you couldn't even imagine (arospec Cass not understanding why "probably bi but has a job so she doesn't have time to think about that" Steph apparently needs a man (she doesn't, it would just be nice) and doesn't want to platonically settle down with cass in their old age)

#ramblings of a lunatic #dc comics #stephcass #another sure to be no-notes banger #anyway I think steph and cass are both very. meh on labels #like i said Steph has a job (in my heart it's retail or like a fast food joint or something but in canon its just being batgirl/spoiler)#so she's not thinking about that rn #and cass was raised so outside of conventional society that she. technically understands why ppl want labels for things #but when you grow up in essentially a few rooms with just you and one other guy 90% of the time it just feels unnecessary in her heart #likewise she was raised so far from conventional romance and has such strong emotions about those she cares about #that she's just. not that interested in delineating romantic vs platonic feelings. She Likes You. Deal w/ it #steph on the other hand. oh boy steph #I'm not gonna say comphet I genuinely think she was deeply madly in love w/ tim and that's important to her character #but at the same time she's so. she's so #steph puts a lot of stock in her romantic relationships bc shes on a perpetual quest for connection and to be seen and appreciated #but. at the same time. she resents that part of her i think (at least early spoiler characterization does?-#-local girl desperately wants your approval and would rather be waterboarded than admit that to herself bc that's embarrassing)#so she's just kinda. acting like she's in it for the fun of it but that girl is searching for a soulmate #i genuinely think pre break-up she thought tim was the guy she was gonna marry. not consciously but if it were anyone it'd be him #and the whole ''married with kids'' thing IS something i think she wants. not every female character wants to be married/a mom #but Stephanie does imo #(also lets not even get into how much her breakup with tim SHOULD'VE effected her considering how it went down-#-and how that was never really gone into besides being hinted at in batgirls and kinda. dismissed in Tim's pride special-#-like on the one hand i get it bc of optics but on the other hands. he's really important to her! this should make her so much more upset!!#ahem. anyway #I'm not even the worlds biggest tim/stephanie guy i just think they're inch resting #and Cass. is close w/ Tim and Steph and should Get all of this since she's so adept at reading ppl #but like I said she's bad at categorizing platonic/romantic feelings in herself and doesn't totally Get it w/ steph #i should just write fic about this at this point these tags are too much

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carnivalcarriondiscarded · 11 months

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i just blocked so many bots my hand hurts. we're fighting for our lives here on tumblr dot commed

#nearly brought me down a full hundred #friendly reminder that if you have no likes/reblogs on your blog Blocking Is Inevitable #and most people wont even check. if you have an untitled blog with a default icon its often an insta block #i have a feeling most people who are mistaken for bots #are from tiktok/twitter/insta #but yall pls... at least change your icons it takes 2 seconds... it can be literally anything... a stock photo from the internet...#i feel bad going on sprees bc i just Know im blocking real people purely for the crime of acting exactly like a bot #its harder to tell especially since the names are getting more creative #rampant bots and likes over reblogs... these are the dark ages of webbed site #absolutely unprompted

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crybaby-bkg · 1 year

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cw: slight dubcon

You’re not too sure how they passed any sort of prerequisites in order to get into your senior level class, but the duo must be doing something right, you think to yourself. Looking from the corner of your eye you watch them—Shigaraki, the ash haired one, and Dabi, the one with white hair and burn scars covering the lower half of his face. They never seem to pay attention in class, and yet Shigaraki’s papers are always used as exemplary and Dabi is always praised for his high test scores—even higher than your own.

You turn your nose up at them when they both turn to you, must sense the way your eyes strain from where you look at them in the corners. Dabi waves, a little smirk pulling up his lips, and Shigaraki only stares with a tilt of his head and a whisper to his friend. They unnerve you, the duo, with their empty eyes and haunting little smiles thrown your way, with their taunting calls of tutoring you when you find out that you’ve come third place to them, again.

But maybe you do need the help, the extra support. You don’t go to them necessarily, but instead the library, looking for a tutor. You feel ambushed when you’re greeted by Dabi sitting behind the librarians desk with his own name tag and Cheshire grin.

“Knew you’d need a tutor sooner or later, sweetheart,” his voice is so grating, so demeaning, so—so hot. It makes your thighs squeeze together and your eyebrows furrow. You can’t think of him like that, shouldn’t be getting so close to a scary weirdo that looks like he might eat you if you step too close.

“Shiggy’s in room 205.” Dabi tells you, nods his head over to a back room, and you stay rooted to your spot, too embarrassed to admit that you don’t know where that room is. Dabi cocks an eyebrow at your shifting legs before it all must click to him. He sighs a quiet little ‘ahh’ before he stands, rounding the desk, as he guides you into the private rooms.

When he gets there, Shigaraki is already sitting there with his feet on the table and a game controller in hand. He doesn’t say much when Dabi tells him what you’re there for—an extra boost in knowledge, you chime in, to which they both just snicker at you—before you find yourself sitting between the both of them. Why Dabi is still there is a question you’re still asking yourself, but you try to ignore him when Shigaraki starts explaining difficult topics as if they were the easiest thing in the world while still maintaining first place in his game.

You’re so wrapped up in defending your smarts to Shigaraki when you can’t answer a question, you almost miss the way Dabi pats condescendingly at your thigh. Your head whips around to him, at his hot grip on your skin, eyes widening when you’re met with his close proximity. His eyes are a lot bluer up close, you think to yourself, rearing back suddenly when his smirk is devious enough to send a shiver up your back.

Your pull away is only met with another hard chest against your back, gasping, as you turn to look at the offender behind you. Shigaraki is even closer this time, and you can feel the puff of his breath against your lips, wonder how a persons eyes could be as bright and vivid as his own.

“What’re you—“ your question falls on a pair of silencing lips, Shigaraki pulling you into a kiss so rough that it makes your teeth knock and a groan press from his mouth to yours. Dabi wants in on the action, pulls your face away to kiss sweetly at your lips, hands loosely around your neck as he tilts your head every way he wants.

Shigaraki pulls you back to him, but Dabi follows this time, his mouth still on yours. You gasp, clinging onto both of their shirts when two tongues are skimming and swiping the insides of your mouth, their wet muscles sliding against the others.

“Figured this was all you wanted,” Dabi chuckles against your mouth, grin pulling at his lips when you gasp and start trying to deny it. It’s hard though, when you’re being wrestled onto the table by rough and dry hands, when your bottoms are being ripped down, and your hands are pinned beside your head.

“Get—get off’a me!” You try to wriggle away, but Dabi only tuts down at you, shushes you with a little mocking pout.

“But you’ve wanted this for so long now, didn’t you? We’ve seen the way you look at us,” Dabi’s tone is dismissive, his eyes glued on his friend who moves your underwear to the side. Shigaraki’s eyes are low and hooded as he takes in the strings of slick that snap from your inner thigh, the glossy part of your lips as he spreads your legs wider to accommodate his body.

“Besides, by the time we’re finished with you, you’re gonna be begging for more.” Shigaraki’s voice is downright cruel, before he’s swooping down to lick a long stripe from your taint all the way up to your clit. You groan at that, eyes fluttering, back arching off of the table. Dabi holds you down though, keeps you pinned to the table while his tongue explores the valleys of your skin. You can only lay there and take everything given to you, wondering all the while, how they knew this was a fantasy of yours for weeks now.

#……don’t be mad at me for this but I wanna turn this into a full fic too AKSHDKDJDJDFJ #I just have so much on my plate it’s hard to actually sit down and write something long and good #BUT I REALLY DO!!!!!#the pair of them being a little obsessed w that uptight virgin nerd in their class that acts too good for them #they just wanna ruin you :(((#I’ve only ever written once for shiggy but I’ve been watching s6 on toonami and baby….#I hate to say it but he’s looking mighty fine 😔#okay I’m gonna go try and read some hopefully I can stay focused #—new treat in the streets! 🍫#dabi treats! 🍬#Shigaraki treats! 🍬#—stocked in the back 🍫#tw: dubcon

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egregiousderp · 5 months

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Had to stop for a moment at work thanks to the sudden realization that thanks to the Mouse Droid fic, it’s canon that Eli Vanto is exactly Tarkin’s type, and that makes his promotion process So Much Funnier in Thrawn.

#Star Wars #Pryce utterly oblivious #Thrawn probably noticing So Much that Tarkin’s watching Vanto.#Vanto’s just there internally grumbling about not being able to do his Imperial Retail Job in Stocking #and like. Thrawn himself is only ever portrayed through outside views #so this whole thing where he doesn’t follow politics isn’t correct to me at least #he’s following everything that’s going on but it’s the same as him pretending to need word clarification from Eli #he knows what’s going on. but engaging with the politics Isn’t The Point #The Point is maneuvering and developing Eli Vanto while also positioning himself to act freely within the empire to his own ends #it’s like bartering for space for his little droid projects: Humans Will Put Up With Shit As long As They Get What They Want #so yes I do believe Thrawn notices this completely #and that Eli Vanto could very much have made his own path to promotion if you get my drift #But he doesn’t. and this pleases Thrawn.#granted he doesn’t make that path because Eli actually IS mostly oblivious to politics because his strategies are escapist and avoidant #‘avoid demotion and then maybe I can get what I really want’#But Imagining this Ceremony is just So Fucking Funny. because Thrawn’s there like Oh. Interesting.#and Tarkin’s there following Vanto with his eyes like. yes. very interesting.#and Pryce is too busy scheming because she’s Pryce.

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kingofmyborrowedheart · 6 months

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I’m sorry but you can’t cry “human rights violation!!!!” when you are actively carrying out a campaign of genocide.

#sorry but it doesn’t work like that!#you can’t decry humans rights violations of a group that doesn’t even represent a majority of innocent people (by the way)…#…if you are actively carrying out a genocide under the thinly veiled guise of going after that group #Genocide which is y’know one of the greatest violations of human rights since it seeks to completely eradicate one group of people.#like there are innocent people being caught in the crosshairs on both sides #not everyone living in Israel or who is Jewish supports the Israel government’s bombings of Gaza #not every Palestinian supports Hamas or condones their brutal attacks on innocent civilians #but to try and conflate the actions of a militant group to represent the thinking of all of the citizens and be an excuse to destroy them…#…isn’t right and deserves to be held accountable #also stop acting like there is not a massive power imbalance present #Israel has the Iron Dome and their own military forces and funding from the U.S.#Hamas has missels and stock piled resources from funding from Iran #Israel controls the food water fuel and medicine access to those that have been forced to live in Gaza #they are not in any way shape or form on equal footing which doesn’t make this a ‘war’#I can’t wrap my head around the fact that one of the groups persecuted in one of the most horrifying genocides is currently conducting…#…a genocide on another group of people #the rhetoric of gov’t officials from Israel dehumanizing innocent civilians points to the fact that this isn’t about retribution #but to conduct a genocide #if you don’t think that the current actions of the Israeli government aren’t wrong and are supporting it you can unfollow and block me!#like it’s not black and white but the actions that are currently happening are not acceptable

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strixhaven · 8 days

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honestly it’s so weird to see shipping stuff for dunmeshi. that is a story about pure platonic devotion, friendship, and familial love. feels beyond trite to try and shove romance into it

#farcille is the only one i get and even then. qprs are right there #i know this is just how fandoms are and shipping brain is eternal. but it feels so counter to everything #dunmeshi is about and the various nonromantic ways that care and devotion and what could be called love manifest #and the different forms relationships can take. yknow.#it’s about the importance of eating well and dedication to the people around you. and you wanna do the same stock romance tropes #you’ve done a million times over. cmon man. i know i’m too aro for a lot of things but again this just feels Especially weird #guy going into the dunmeshi tags looking for cool art fully aware of how fandoms act and the prevalence of shipping voice:#good lord there’s romance in here. augh

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a-wild-inky-boi · 11 months

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Tenma is my new fave I need him to come home more than I need to breathe

Went so insane over this card I sat down and spent 10 hours just slamming out this card redraw because I have great priorities, I could have waited until his birthday but no. Gotta go fast.

I'm so sorry Taichi if I could kiss only one of my drawings it'd be this one but I promise I'll draw a banger Taicchan soon ok

Idk what to say about this but its cool as fuck and since I made it I am god now

Also cause I feel like this drawing really looks like the cover of a webcomic I did this, maybe it's the next drama Tenten is gonna star in

#on that art high disregard my massive ego #there's rlly something about putting words on my drawings it's just so hee hoo #also this birthday set will be causing Severe damage to my gem stocks bro they're fucking GORGEOUS #a3!#a3! act! addict! actors!#tenma sumeragi

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campingwiththecharmings · 5 months

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does anyone else make more out of their relationships than they actually are or is that just me?

#like #i am very emotionally repressed and have hella trust issues #so it's really hard for me to get close to people and/or let THEM get close #so when i tell people things about myself that most people have no problem sharing #(like my fucking name for instance a;lkds;lf lmao or where i live or what i do for a living etc)#to me that's a huge step. to me that's opening up.#but i always forget that to THEM it isn't #so i put way more stock into things than i should #i build up our relationship in my head more than i should #because i really do FEEL so much but it's so hard for me to show it #so sharing pieces of myself is kind of my way of showing the love i have for people #or doing things for them #acts of service and all that #so i always feel closer to people than i'm sure they do to me #and sometimes i forget that we're not as close as i feel we are #and i put unrealistic expectations on people #and then i get reminded that hey it's just me that feels this way and it just...idk it sucks #and it's through no fault of the other person. really. it's all me and my plethora of fucking issues lol #i just wish i knew how to NOT be like this. to just be fucking normal and not be so closed off.#so afraid of human connection but also at the same time DESPERATE for it #for someone to just SEE me and want to put in the effort it's inevitably gonna take to REALLY get to know me #to show me that i'm as worthy of that effort as i know i should feel #ugh idk why i'm posting this here just in my feels i guess #ignore me

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