Finally, a real Biden scandal!

[UNCjigga]

A Google billionaire's fingerprints are all over Biden's science office

A Google billionaire's fingerprints are all over Biden's science office

Eric Schmidt has long sought influence over U.S. science policy. Under Biden’s former science chief, Eric Lander, Schmidt’s foundation helped cover officials’ salaries, even as the office’s general counsel raised ethical flags.

www.politico.com

A foundation controlled by Eric Schmidt, the multi-billionaire former CEO of Google, has played an extraordinary, albeit private, role in shaping the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy over the past year.

More than a dozen officials in the 140-person White House office have been associates of Schmidt’s, including some current and former Schmidt employees, according to interviews with current and former staff members and internal emails obtained by POLITICO.

Schmidt maintained a close relationship with the president’s former science adviser, Eric Lander, and other Biden appointees. And his charity arm, Schmidt Futures, indirectly paid the salaries of two science-office employees, including, for six weeks, that of the current chief of staff, Marc Aidinoff, who is now one of the most senior officials in the office following Lander’s resignation in February. The chief innovation officer at Schmidt Futures, OSTP alum Tom Kalil, also remained on Schmidt’s payroll while working as an unpaid consultant at the science office for four months last year until he left the post following ethics complaints.
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The science office’s efforts to arrange for Schmidt Futures to pay the salaries of Lander’s staff sparked “significant” ethical concerns, given Schmidt’s financial interests in areas overlapping with OSTP’s responsibilities, according to the science office’s then-general counsel, Rachel Wallace, in internal emails obtained by POLITICO.
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Over the past year, internal emails show that Wallace and other members of the science office’s legal team regularly flagged potential conflicts of interests related to Schmidt and Schmidt Futures.

Last fall, Wallace lodged a formal complaint about Lander’s treatment of her as an employee. Landler resigned Feb. 18 after POLITICO reported that the White House had found “credible evidence” that he bullied Wallace and violated workplaces standards with other staffers.

Wallace says she thinks Lander’s bullying was in response to her consistently raised ethical objections to Lander’s plans, including the office’s solicitation of funding from Schmidt-connected organizations for extra staff.

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Biden caught in bed with Big Tech!!! Ooh, just imagine the sensational Fox headlines! Finally, some real meat for Tucker to sink his teeth into!!!

For real though, we shouldn’t allow private foundations to fund public servants’ salaries, amiright???

 

[Amol S.]

....and majority of the Twitter Trumpanzee bots are now blasting tweets. Example of Trumpanzee Twitter bot bellow.

#include <string>
#include <utility>
#include <trump_news_outlets.h>
#include <twitter_API.h>
#include <TrumpanzeeSocialAPI.h>

using std::string;
using std::pair;

int main()
{
    TrumpNews outlets();
    TwitterApi tweety();
    while(outlets.hasNext())
    {
        tweety.tweetWithMention(outlets.getTwitterHandle(), "Let's tell lawmakers to impeach Biden over this.  ");
        if(tweety.accountBanned())
        {
            TrumpSocial TrumpanzeeLand();
            TrumpanzeeLand.post("Twitter just silenced me.  ");
        }
    }
    return 0;
}

 

[SmCaudata]

Its not all that shocking that Schmidt is connected to well known and "important" people in the science and tech community. He's the CEO of Google. He's connected to everyone of importance by design. As long as said science advisors are qualified and advising based on what's best for America, I don't really care.

 

[ivwshane]

I care if policy is being shaped that directly benefits him or Google that won’t benefit other similar companies and/or if it harms/disadvantages regular citizens in order to help him, his company, or similar companies.

 

[SmCaudata]

I care if policy is being shaped that directly benefits him or Google that won’t benefit other similar companies and/or if it harms/disadvantages regular citizens in order to help him, his company, or similar companies.

Yes. I think that Landler "resigned" is a sign that the white house will try to keep things appropriate. I don't expect that all under the table deals are detected before appointments, but I do expect that the response is appropriate. Perfection in vetting is pretty much impossible in today's America.

The former guy knowingly put in unqualified people and regularly defended them after they demonstrated clear bias in decisions. FTC director for example.

 

[Thump553]

It's funny I was just remembering that clown Trump appointed (and the GOP Senate rubberstamped) to run the postal service, and instead gutted it and wasted tens of millions of assets, all to benefit the private carriers he owned. And he had to be forced out-not the least bit of embarrassment whatsoever about his craven corruption.

There's a difference between systematic corruption and the appearance of corruption, don't confuse the two.

 

[brandonbull]

Sounds like more Russian disinformation to me.

 

[nakedfrog]

Sounds like more Russian disinformation to me.

And it sounds like that to you because... ?

 

[hal2kilo]

Its not all that shocking that Schmidt is connected to well known and "important" people in the science and tech community. He's the CEO of Google. He's connected to everyone of importance by design. As long as said science advisors are qualified and advising based on what's best for America, I don't really care.

Way better than Putin.

 

[Grey_Beard]

Sounds like more Russian disinformation to me.

Sounds like cognitive dissonance to me.

 

[sdifox]

LoL how is it even possible for a third party to pay for public sector employee salary?

 

[ch33zw1z]

Sounds like more Russian disinformation to me.

 

[brandonbull]

So is Biden demanding Putin be removed from power or not?

 

[sandorski]

Parting shot? Take a deep breath bro.

 

[HomerJS]

So is Biden demanding Putin be removed from power or not?

Show of hands besides Trump, Fox News and 20 Republicans how many people think Putin should stay in office?

 

[sportage]

A "real Biden scandal" you say?

How the game works, the mallet must propel the puck all the way to the top to ring the bell. Anything less is considered.... "close, but no cigar".
For just another five bucks you can take another turn at it.

 

[ch33zw1z]

So is Biden demanding Putin be removed from power or not?

Putin rules Russia like Trump wants to rule the U.S., and you vote for it. Consider how terrible that makes you.

 

[nOOky]

So is Biden demanding Putin be removed from power or not?

I wish Biden had the sack to say "hell yea I want him gone, he's an idiot and a danger to the entire world" but he has manners.

 

[brandonbull]

Show of hands besides Trump, Fox News and 20 Republicans how many people think Putin should stay in office?

That's not the question. The question is Joe Biden calling for a regime change in Russia?

 

[ivwshane]

That's not the question. The question is Joe Biden calling for a regime change in Russia?

Yeah he is, just not at the hands of the US. What’s the problem?

 

[brandonbull]

Putin rules Russia like Trump wants to rule the U.S., and you vote for it. Consider how terrible that makes you.

Given that statement, you have zero ideas of what an actual dictator/authoritarian government is. Refer to the current group of Democrats if you want to see a similar Russian style government.

 

[ivwshane]

Given that statement, you have zero ideas of what an actual dictator/authoritarian government is. Refer to the current group of Democrats if you want to see a similar Russian style government.

Good god you are a fucking idiot! Is it possible for you to go one day where you don’t project what republicans do onto democrats?

 

[NWRMidnight]

Given that statement, you have zero ideas of what an actual dictator/authoritarian government is. Refer to the current group of Democrats if you want to see a similar Russian style government.

Dude! What fucking multiverse are you from, because it sure as hell isn't this one? I have told you this once before: you need to go back to the one you came from, because all you do here is make yourself look like a complete brain dead dumbass! Either that, or you are a hubitual liar, and need to seek help.

 

[ElFenix]

can y'all just put brandonbullshit on ignore instead of falling for his whatabout?

 

[GodisanAtheist]

I mean, this doesn't look good. It's not some admin ending shitshow but private money and influence pedaling in advisory departments is no bueno, even if it's the appearance of such.

So long as it's caught, cleaned up, and punishments are metted out all will be well. I suspect we won't see much action on that last point.