Mind-Blowing Fraud, Blackmail, Bribery, Death Squads & Global Oligarchs, Oh My! Trillions in Accounting Fraud, Mind-Boggling Tax $ Waste, Blackmailing Gov Officials, CIA Death Squads & Global Oligarchs Caught Bribing DNC & RNC... Nov 1 Public post The most frequent request I get: “Can you put out AmpedStatus-style news roundups again?” YES, now that we have a new network… Here’s the latest from the new Changemaker.Media Newswire: 1) Senate Panel Tackles Unauthorized Appropriations, ‘Zombie Payments’ Congressional Budget Office identified $307 BILLION in unauthorized appropriations (called "zombie programs") in fiscal 2019. This accounts for about 23% of the discretionary budget. “Americans would be shocked if they knew about this,” said witness James Thurber, from American University. 2) Exclusive: Government Officials Around Globe Targeted for Hacking Through WhatsApp  Blackmail is a highly under-appreciated tactic that Global Intel agencies frequently use to get politicians to do what they want... The hacking of a wider group of top government officials’ smartphones than previously reported suggests the WhatsApp cyber intrusion could have broad political and diplomatic consequences. WhatsApp’s internal investigation into the breach said a “significant” portion of the known victims are high-profile government and military officials spread across at least 20 countries on five continents. 3) After Scathing Report, VA Faces Criticism for Not Improving Whistleblower Protection Office Retaliation against U.S. Veterans at Veteran Affairs is a systemic national disgrace.... When asked if a culture of accountability now exists at the whistleblower office, VA Inspector General Mike Missal said his office “did not find that.” Missal’s scathing report issued last week found systemic and pervasive issues at OAWP, including retaliation against the whistleblowers it was meant to help, a lack of consistent and thorough investigatory practices and a failure to discipline virtually any senior leaders. 4) When the Watchers’ Watchers Look the Other Way Accounting fraud isn't just a shocking Military Spending crisis, it is now endemic throughout the entire economy! Auditing fraud is rampant at the Big Four accounting firms (Deloitte, KPMG, Ernst & Young, and PricewaterhouseCoopers), which inspect the books of 99 percent of all large companies in America. The consequences of this chaos could encourage systemic corporate fraud and a collapse of confidence in the stock market. Simply put, PCAOB is the board you didn’t know you needed to know about. 5) CIA’s Afghan Militias Are ‘Death Squads’  The CIA is making sure that there is NO PEACE DEAL in Afghanistan... Paramilitaries trained and funded by the CIA in Afghanistan commit summary executions, village-wide roundups, and other atrocities. In violation of the laws of war, they raid hospitals and kill medical staff. They open fire on people frantically running away. They disappear those in their custody, kill elderly men they capture, and call in U.S. airstrikes that eliminate entire families. They are the CIA’s bequest to Afghanistan.  6) Middleman Helped Saudi Give to Obama, Clinton & Trump Two-Party Oligarchy caught in bed with Global Oligarchs... DNC, RNC, Obama, Clinton & Trump, as George Carlin put it, "It's a big club & we are not in it..." U.S. election law prohibits foreign nationals from making political contributions. But the donations Sheikh Mohammed Al Rahbani to Obama were funneled through a seasoned straw donor. That intermediary, Imaad Zuberi, agreed this month to plead guilty to making illegal campaign contributions to several American political candidates on behalf of foreign nationals. He is also set to plead guilty to concealing his work as a foreign agent as he lobbied high-level U.S. government officials.... the latest in a string of cases that highlight the prevalence of banned foreign money in American politics and the often lax approach campaigns take in vetting contributions. Zuberi has raised millions of dollars for Democrats and Republicans alike over the years. He served as a top fundraiser for both Obama and Hillary Clinton during their presidential runs, including stints on both of their campaign finance committees, before switching his support to President Donald Trump immediately after his 2016 victory, pumping nearly $1 million into the Republican’s inaugural committee. ************** ********* This is a quick sample of what we are posting to the new Changemaker.Media Newswire. Join the network to get news like this daily. This network does NOT sell or share your info and we do not use advertising. We are off to a great start and need to upgrade our server and finish the mobile apps ASAP. If you can afford to contribute, every single dollar truly helps! Much Gratitude & Love to everyone who donated yesterday!! We are definitely in one-day-at-a-time survival mode here, but we are still moving forward thanks to YOU! ✊ Have a fun weekend, ~ David DeGraw You’re on the free list for Quantum Politics. 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