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DrALJONES<p>Analysis: "Post-Gaza Ceasefire: Israel Prepares to Focus Its War on The West Bank"</p><p>Allegedly, Israel’s richest billionaire, Miriam Adelson, secured Trump's support for Israeli annexation in the West Bank.</p><p>Failure to defeat Hamas in the Gaza Strip - &amp; a ceasefire deal - doesn't mean the war ends, but, rather, the focus shifts to other fronts.</p><p><a href="https://www.palestinechronicle.com/post-gaza-ceasefire-israel-prepares-to-focus-its-war-on-the-west-bank/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">palestinechronicle.com/post-ga</span><span class="invisible">za-ceasefire-israel-prepares-to-focus-its-war-on-the-west-bank/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GazaCeasefire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GazaCeasefire</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestBank</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiriamAdelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiriamAdelson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> .</p>
Democracy Labs<p>Who is Trump's biggest donor? What does she want in return? Follow the money!<br><a href="https://thedemlabs.org/2024/10/28/miriam-adelson-trump-biggest-donor-netanyahu-gaza-west-bank/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thedemlabs.org/2024/10/28/miri</span><span class="invisible">am-adelson-trump-biggest-donor-netanyahu-gaza-west-bank/</span></a><br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/miriamadelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>miriamadelson</span></a></p>
NellMinow<p>You often hear that every billionaire is a policy failure. More significant than that, every billionaire will cause policy failures. <a href="https://c.im/tags/jeffbezos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jeffbezos</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/elonmusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elonmusk</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/miriamadelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>miriamadelson</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/kochs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kochs</span></a></p>
William Lindsey :toad:<p>"Three billionaires — Elon Musk, Miriam Adelson and Dick Uihlein — put a combined $220 million into groups supporting former President Donald J. Trump in July, August and September, according to new filings with the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday night."</p><p>~ Theodore Schleifer, Nicholas Nehamas and Michael Gold</p><p><a href="https://toad.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/MiriamAdelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiriamAdelson</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/DickUhlein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DickUhlein</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/BuyingaPresident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BuyingaPresident</span></a> <br>/2</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/15/us/harris-trump-election" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/live/2024/10/15/us</span><span class="invisible">/harris-trump-election</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Pro-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> group attacks <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Harris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Harris</span></a> for murder that took place 14 yrs ago</p><p>Preserve America <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PAC</span></a> is a pro-Trump group, largely funded by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/billionaire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaire</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiriamAdelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiriamAdelson</span></a>, that expects to spend $100 million in this election cycle. This ad, which comes in 30-sec &amp; 60-sec versions, links VP <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a>, to the murder of a teenager nearly 14 yrs ago.<br>
Harris at the time was the DA for San Francisco. The murder took place in Texas.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/03/pro-trump-group-attacks-harris-murder-that-took-place-14-years-ago/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/politics/20</span><span class="invisible">24/09/03/pro-trump-group-attacks-harris-murder-that-took-place-14-years-ago/</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> says <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/presidential" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>presidential</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/civilian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/award" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>award</span></a> is '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/better" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>better</span></a>' than top <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/honor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>honor</span></a> whose <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/recipients" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recipients</span></a> are '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dead" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dead</span></a>' or '<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hit</span></a>' by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/bullets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bullets</span></a>. </p><p>Trump praised <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/donor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>donor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MiriamAdelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiriamAdelson</span></a> for having received the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PresidentialMedalofFreedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentialMedalofFreedom</span></a>, a top <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/civilian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>civilian</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/award" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>award</span></a> calling it better than the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Congressional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congressional</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MedalOfHonor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedalOfHonor</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-says-presidential-civilian-award-better-top-military-honor-whose-rcna166855" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elec</span><span class="invisible">tion/trump-says-presidential-civilian-award-better-top-military-honor-whose-rcna166855</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Salon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a>’s advisors r scrambling 2 put out another fire after he reportedly lashed out @ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> mega-donor <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiriamAdelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiriamAdelson</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewYorkTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkTimes</span></a> reporter <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MaggieHaberman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaggieHaberman</span></a> revealed details of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> candidate’s latest temper tantrum during <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CNN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CNN</span></a> interview Wed night w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KaitlanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KaitlanCollins</span></a>. Trump sent Adelson, his fourth-biggest donor who has given $5.8 million to his campaign, an angry text undermining her <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PAC</span></a>’s efforts to support him in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2024PresidentialRace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2024PresidentialRace</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/08/15/maggie-haberman-left-his-campaign-a-mess-after-sending-angry-texts-to-top-mega-donor/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2024/08/15/maggie-ha</span><span class="invisible">berman-left-his-campaign-a-mess-after-sending-angry-texts-to-top-mega-donor/</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Trump's blasts billionaire GOP megadonor Miriam Adelson with angry text messages<br>As tensions run high in the former president's campaign, some worry he is susceptible to manipulation<br><a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/08/12/blasts-billionaire-donor-with-angry-text-messages" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">salon.com/2024/08/12/blasts-bi</span><span class="invisible">llionaire-donor-with-angry-text-messages</span></a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_Adelson" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheldon_</span><span class="invisible">Adelson</span></a><br><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_Adelson" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miriam_A</span><span class="invisible">delson</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Adelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adelson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SheldonAdelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SheldonAdelson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MiriamAdelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiriamAdelson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnablingFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnablingFascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/libertarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>libertarianism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>All told, he has given $227M in contributions to federal candidates &amp; political committees since 2020, nearly all to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> — a sum that puts him in the top echelon of the party’s donors, alongside far better-known megadonors like <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiriamAdelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiriamAdelson</span></a> &amp; her husband, Sheldon, who died in 2021, &amp; Liz &amp; Dick <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Uihlein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Uihlein</span></a>.</p><p>Yet for all his financial <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Mellon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mellon</span></a> &amp; his interests — &amp; what exactly is motivating his largess — have remained largely a mystery.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
jackhutton 🇺🇸<p>Other billionaires have expressed plans to soon make contributions, including Blackstone CEO and co-founder Steve Schwarzman (worth about $38.4 billion) , Casino mogul and longtime Trump backer Miriam Adelson (worth about $29.5 billion) and Uline shipping and packaging company’s Liz Uihlein and Dick Uihlein (worth about $6.6 billion) </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/timothyMellon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>timothyMellon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mellon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mellon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/trumpDonor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trumpDonor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/stephenSchwarzman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stephenSchwarzman</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/miriamAdelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>miriamAdelson</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LizUihlein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LizUihlein</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/dickUihlein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dickUihlein</span></a></p>
joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Haaretz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haaretz</span></a></p><p>Former president and <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConvictedFelonDonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConvictedFelonDonaldTrump</span></a> is holding a fire sale on future presidential authority. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiriamAdelson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiriamAdelson</span></a> wants to be his biggest donor, but in return she wants <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israeli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israeli</span></a> sovereignty over the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WestBank</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2024-06-03/ty-article/.premium/trump-is-desperate-for-cash-but-donors-have-conditions/0000018f-df3a-db29-a3ef-ff3a27530000" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">haaretz.com/us-news/2024-06-03</span><span class="invisible">/ty-article/.premium/trump-is-desperate-for-cash-but-donors-have-conditions/0000018f-df3a-db29-a3ef-ff3a27530000</span></a></p>