1/7 - In light of the AZ State Senate and Maricopa County settlement, let's look into John Shadegg and see what he's been up to.
@AZKellyT
#AZAudit
#Maricopa

2/7 - The link attached shows John Shadegg moved into the lobbying business in 2012. You can cycle through multiple years to see who he represented.

John Shadegg represented Facebook in multiple years.

opensecrets.org/federal-lobbyi…

3/7 - The Center for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL), quickly amassed 100s of millions of dollars in donations to help local election offices-most notably, $350 million from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife. CTCL issued a grant to Maricopa County.

npr.org/2020/12/08/943…

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16 Aug

1/4 In the 1960s & 70s, large parts of the middle east had been undergoing a significant period of advancement in human rights, largely brought about by a fascination with western culture that was being driven by an influx of young tourists from the US.
#Taliban
#Afghanistan

2/4 Afghanistan was a popular place for people to travel through.

It wasn't until the CIA's Operation Cyclone came about; that the area was destabilized and fell to extremism.
In this operation, under the guise of fighting the Soviets, the CIA trained and armed the Mujahideen…

3/4 …an über conservative group of islamic extremists that became the Taliban we know today.

Using the Mujahideen, the CIA violently overthrew the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

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