#government-corruption

#government-corruption

There are days in which I am convinced that Speaker Moses's feet have not touched the bottom of the pool since he got the gig. And, continuing with the natatorial metaphors, there also are days when I think he goes off the diving board without checking to see if someone has filled the pool. Recently, he managed to illustrate both phenomena vividly.

After 10 months of dissent, protests show no signs of dying down as fury at alleged government corruption grows. Serbia's police have fired tear gas and stun grenades at antigovernment protesters in the city of Novi Sad who are demanding snap elections and an end to President Aleksandar Vucic's 12-year government. Thousands gathered on Friday at the city's state university campus for yet another demonstration after 10 months of persistent dissent prompted by the fatal collapse of the Novi Sad train station roof last November,

Many Federal agencies depend on obtaining congressional funding and, therefore, will engage in stunts to ensure that funding is allocated to them. For example, the CDC will routinely hype up inconsequential 'pandemics' each year, as this nationwide drama allows them to obtain more funding.

In a floor speech ahead of Thursday's vote, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said that Long is 'knee-deep in tax scams, corruption, and cover-ups' that should disqualify him from leading the IRS.

Students in Serbia have taken to the streets almost daily after a deadly incident at a railway station, holding the government responsible for corruption that they believe led to the disaster.