Military Contractor Pleads Guilty to Rigging Bids for Public Contracts in Texas and Michigan | OPA | Department of Justice

According to court documents, Leveritt conspired with others to rig bids on certain government contracts in order to give the false impression of competition and to secure government payments in excess of $17.5 million. The plea agreement detailed seven contracting bids that Leveritt and his co-conspirator rigged, which included work performed for the Red River Army Depot in Texarkana and the U.S. Contracting Command in Warren, Michigan.

Leveritt also admitted to falsely representing himself to be an employee of one business so that he could obtain government contracts that were set aside for qualifying businesses that were required to be owned and operated by certain categories of minority, disadvantaged or disabled persons. In fact, the work for some of the contracts was performed by businesses that had not placed any bids. Leveritt also admitted to providing a government employee with: tickets to a 2011 World Series game, tickets to two college football games, two expense-paid family vacations to Las Vegas, donations to youth sports teams coached by the government employee and approximately 100 meals at restaurants.

Source: Military Contractor Pleads Guilty to Rigging Bids for Public Contracts in Texas and Michigan | OPA | Department of Justice

Two Thought Thursday -La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) p2e8: Money From Nothing — Inspiring Critical Thinking and Community via Books, Lessons, and Story

1.)  Yes, national currencies are currently Fiat Currencies, created from nothing, and backed by the T-Bills issued upon printing, thus in fact backed by debt, but does that really mean that anyone can just print up Euros/Dollars, really?  Sorry, but no, and 2.)  The injection of liquidity, as Sir J. M. Keynes discussed and Dr. […]

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Nearly 800,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine may be in U.S. by end of July – The Washington Post

Nearly 800,000 more doses of monkeypox vaccine could be ready for distribution in the United States by the end of July following a Food and Drug Administration inspection of a Danish vaccine plant and the expected authorization of the facility, part of an effort to control a record U.S. outbreak of the disease, according to the federal government.

About 780,000 doses are at the supplier in Denmark, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the national stockpile where the vaccines are maintained. The shots have been stored in Denmark awaiting the completion of the FDA on-the-ground inspection and authorization.

“We are working diligently and as fast as we can, and we are aspiring to have that process completed by the end of July,” Peter Marks, who oversees vaccines at the FDA, said in an interview Wednesday.

Source: Nearly 800,000 doses of monkeypox vaccine may be in U.S. by end of July – The Washington Post

Access the Unfreedom Monitor database · Global Voices Advox

The Unfreedom Monitor is an Advox initiative to deepen our understanding of the relationship between technology and authoritarian power.

In the first phase of this project, researchers working in 11 countries and four key themes conducted analysis of incidents, narratives, and media items, to explain acts of digital authoritarianism and the discourse around them. This research accompanied and supported a briefing paper, case studies by country and theme, and a series of stories.

The analysis is based on Global Voices’ Civic Media Observatory methodology. Researchers identify and track key themes and narrative frames that emerge around events, trends and other phenomena. By using the same method of analysis across countries and thematic contexts, researchers are able to bring comparative power to their work.

Source: Access the Unfreedom Monitor database · Global Voices Advox

It Always Will Be Ukraine

Grounds For Hope

A nation reborn through blood and blisters
With sharp words of truth and metal shields
Golden fields of grains gently whisper
Victory is ours,
Victory is near
Fields are free of vicious weeds. 
It always will be Ukraine.
Graceful, holy, and free
Will never be shackled
For her soul is clear,
For her soul is dear,
For her heart is free.
The truth, the unity, the love, and freedom
Are her weapons against the wicked lips
No thoughts, no words, not even weapons
Could blow her down to the oppressor’s feet.
It always will be Ukraine.
Graceful, holy, and free
Will never be shackled
For her soul is clear,
For her soul is dear,
For her heart is free.

Нація, відроджена через кров і пухирі Iз зострими словами правди і металевими щитами. Золоті поля зерна ніжно шепочуть Перемога близько, Перемога за нами Поля вільні від злісних бур’янів. Завжди буде Україна…

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Religious Zealot Worker REJECTS Sale Of Condoms To Female Customer

Not based on “faith” but on politics and lack of respect for one another.

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A married woman was refused by a religious Walgreens employee from purchasing a box of condoms, saying that the sale goes against their religious beliefs. If that wasn’t startling enough, Walgreens sided with the employee, saying that there’s a company policy that protects employees from “completing a transaction to which they have a moral objection.” Ana Kasparian discusses on The Young Turks.

Read more HERE: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/07/w…

“A woman named Jessica Pentz has shared her story of an employee of a Walgreens drugstore refusing to sell her a box of condoms. The employee told her that selling condoms was against his religious beliefs.

In response, a Walgreens spokesperson said that its employees are allowed to “step away from completing a transaction to which they have a moral objection.” The company’s policy has troubling implications considering that the U.S. Supreme Court may soon reconsider its decision guaranteeing people’s rights to contraception.

When…

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A Meditation Exercise To Promote Healing

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Today I want to share with you a simple to try, yet effective meditation exercise, based on hope, to promote healing.

The whole exercise lasts about 10 minutes, and you can do it whenever you feel the need to recenter yourself, or to heal yourself from the negative effects of criticism, fear, rejection, stress, and anxiety.

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When you are ready to start, find a safe, calm, and silent place where to meditate, and wear comfortable clothes (or unbutton your tie, trousers, and everything too tight).

Sit comfortably or lie down and start breathing deeply, with your belly, inhaling from your nose and exhaling from your mouth. Your eyes can be both open or closed, as you feel it better.

Enjoy each breath. Appreciate the process of breathing, feel the air entering your lungs and then leaving them. Be thankful and…

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I promise I will stay strong|قول می دهم که قوی خواهم ماند

A Voice from Iran

“127th story”

First published: Jan.30.2020

It was a Friday and all the high school kids were waiting for the bell to ring. They all were thinking about how to spend their weekend.

Mike walked off school with a hand full of books and looked like he had a cumbersome backpack. His thick glasses were slipping on his nose and he was struggling to carry those extra loads

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— Mike’s weird act drew John’s attention. John was a good student with good grades too, but a fun one. While John was secretly staring at Mike, some kids pushed Mike purposely and threw him with all his unnecessary loads on the asphalt.

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John couldn’t help it and ran to Mike and helped him pick up his books.

John said: “Dude, are you sure you need all these books over one weekend? You have to bring them back on Monday again. Next time…

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Conservatives??? HAH!!! I Think NOT!

Filosofa's Word

As he so often does, Robert Reich hits the nail spot on the head in his take on the term ‘conservative’ as it is used to describe Republicans.  Read on …


How to handle radical Republicans

Stop calling them conservative. And take steps to genuinely conserve America

Robert Reich

July 11

This morning, I heard a commentator allude to “Mitch McConnell and other conservative senators.” Yesterday, a news report described the upcoming Alaska Republican primary as pitting Trump’s “conservative wing against Murkowski’s more moderate base.” I keep seeing references to the “conservative majority” on the Supreme Court.

Can we get real? There is nothing conservative about these so-called “conservatives.” They don’t want to preserve or protect our governing institutions — the core idea of conservatism extending from Edmund Burke to William F. Buckley and Barry Goldwater. They are radicals, intent on wrecking these institutions to impose their ideology on everyone…

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What Is, What Does

From Behind the Pen

-Translation-

~What Is, What Does~

Love is, is what love does.
Hate is, is what hate does.
Peace is, is what peace does.
Chaos is, is what chaos does.
Generosity is, is what generosity does.
Greed is, is what greed does.
Happiness is, is what happiness does.
Sadness is, is what sadness does.
Compassion is, is what compassion does.
Indifference is, is what indifference does.
Encouragement is, is what encouragement does.
Discouragement is, is what discouragement does.
Whoever you are, reflects whatever you do.
Whatever you do, reflects whoever you are.
 
Our character reflects what we are made of and what we do. We must think about what our reflection looks like if we want to make a positive difference and an empowering change. Just a thought.

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