Myanmar junta’s promise of elections denounced as ‘sham’ by experts
There are fears military will deploy further violence in run-up to any poll, which is unlikely to be viewed as credible
@BremainInSpain A good proper Labour politician. That #sham #starmer not worthy to even be in the same party, #LINO , let alone leading it.
The daily musk million dollar lotteries are a sham! A fraud! I'm shocked. 
https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-weighs-challenge-elon-musks-1-million-voter-giveaway-2024-11-04/
h/t @dangillmor
https://mastodon.social/@dangillmor/113427546715364277
#USpol #USpolitics #USelections #election #elections #musk #lottery #sham
NPR: Keurig misled the public over claims its K-Cup pods are 100% recyclable, the SEC says https://www.npr.org/2024/09/12/nx-s1-5109902/keurig-kcup-pods-recycle-sec-fine #ReduceRepairReuseRecycle #coffee #keurig #recycling #sham
After reviewing financial documents, the NYT reporters determined #Trump received >$413M — in 2018 dollars — from his NYC developer father, Fred, for years.
According to the Washington Post, Trump benefited from trusts set up for family members as well as loans from his father & his father’s estate. The NYT said it found Trump & his father avoided gift & inheritance #taxes by using a #sham corporation & undervaluing assets.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #debate #SelfMadeMyth
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2016/live-updates/general-election/real-time-fact-checking-and-analysis-of-the-final-2016-presidential-debate/fact-check-trumps-claim-that-he-built-his-company-with-1-million-loan/
Sounds about right
Judge Rules That #RFKJr Cannot Appear on #NewYork Ballot
The ruling was a blow to Mr. Kennedy’s *independent* campaign for president. The judge said that he had used a “#sham” address to claim #residency in #NY.
#fraud #Election2024
#VoteBlue #HarrisWalz2024
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/12/nyregion/robert-f-kennedy-jr-new-york-residency.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
Via #CNN
#WallStreetJournal reporter #EvanGershkovich sentenced to 16 years on #espionage charges by #Russian court in case denounced by US as a #sham
https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/19/media/evan-gershkovich-espionage-trial-verdict-intl/index.html
How to organize a sham political rally
https://thedemlabs.org/2024/06/17/how-to-organize-a-sham-political-rally/
#sham #politicalrally #racism
China's highest waterfall revealed to be fed by a water pipe. #nature #sham https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/yuntai-mountain-waterfall-pipe-video-b2557287.html
Fat Brands stock craters after company, chair Andy Wiederhorn charged in $47 million '#sham' loan scheme
Shock Discovery: Huge Carbon Credit Project in Australia Turns Out to Be a Sham
https://www.sciencealert.com/shock-discovery-huge-carbon-credit-project-in-australia-turns-out-to-be-a-sham #CarbonCredit #Australia #sham #ClimatePolicy
In at least 14 states, "Bonds for the Win" activists attempted to serve #sham #paperwork to school districts, in several cases causing commotions that required police intervention.
And the number of people joining their cause is quickly growing as misinformation about the strategy’s effectiveness circulates.
On the chat app Telegram, where the activists organize, Bonds for the Win’s main channel grew from 700 subscribers to nearly 20,000 in the past month. Its members focus on #schools, but they have also served paperwork to a handful of #county #commissioners and discussed plans to go after other local officials, #judges and #sheriffs with similar claims.
Bonds for the Win is using these battles as a way of drawing in followers, demonstrating how quickly a faulty fringe tactic can generate momentum as frustrated parents join forces with conspiracy theorists.
#Miki #Klann, a QAnon adherent in Scottsdale, Arizona, who has said she believes AIDS is a hoax and that the Earth is flat, founded Bonds for the Win in December.
“We want the people to understand their 'sovereignty'.” Klann said in a recent video
The group’s strategy of intimidating government bodies with paperwork has been used in the past by #sovereign #citizens
-- loosely affiliated #rightwing #anarchists who believe federal and local governments are operating illegitimately.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/parents-mask-schools-surety-bonds-rcna16872
#Nadler sets the stage for the next few hrs from a Dem point of view. “Today I implore the public to see through the #sham. I have no doubt that you will hear a deluge of #ConspiracyTheories & baseless accusations. They will quote freely from so-called whistle-blowers who have been broadly #discredited or contradicted. They will viciously attack federal #law enforcement. They will tell you that all 91 #criminal #charges against #Trump are part of a #conspiracy, despite overwhelming #evidence….
