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Jörg Honegger :swisssocial: 🇺🇦<p>... zunehmend per <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Dekret" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dekret</span></a> regiert, was manche als Umgehung des Kongresses sehen.</p><p>Einfluss von <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Geld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Geld</span></a> auf <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Politik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politik</span></a>: Der enorme Einfluss großer <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Konzerne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Konzerne</span></a>, <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Lobbyisten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lobbyisten</span></a> und <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/SuperPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPAC</span></a>'s auf Wahlen und <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Gesetzgebung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gesetzgebung</span></a> wird oft als undemokratisch kritisiert.</p><p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Wahlrechtseinschr%C3%A4nkungen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wahlrechtseinschränkungen</span></a>: In einigen Bundesstaaten gibt es Maßnahmen, die es bestimmten Bevölkerungsgruppen erschweren zu wählen (z. B. durch <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/VoterIDLaws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoterIDLaws</span></a> oder <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Wahlkreis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wahlkreis</span></a>-Zuschnitte).</p><p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Polarisierung" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Polarisierung</span></a> und institutionelle <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Blockaden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blockaden</span></a>: Eine ...</p><p>2/3</p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>oh look <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BradGarlinghouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BradGarlinghouse</span></a>, another one of the 2024 election's megadonors, had (some of the) securities fraud charges against his company <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Ripple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ripple</span></a> dropped (they were charged with selling unregistered securities in the form of their token <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/XRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XRP</span></a> - the same XRP token that Trump wants to put in the “Strategic Crypto Reserve”).</p><p>i assume the rest of the charges (the ones they were convicted of) will be dropped soon enough.<br><a href="https://x.com/bgarlinghouse/status/1902345706636992720" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/bgarlinghouse/status/190</span><span class="invisible">2345706636992720</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Blockchain8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blockchain8</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/XRP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>XRP</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/StrategicCryptoReserve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StrategicCryptoReserve</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DigitalAssetsStockpile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DigitalAssetsStockpile</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/SEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SEC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CFTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFTC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/superPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superPAC</span></a></p>
Vida Latina :mastodonworld:<p>📌 "A Close Elon Musk Friend Joins His Effort on Social Security"⤵️ </p><p>🎁 🔗 <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/politics/elon-musk-antonio-gracias-social-security-administration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4E4.YSAw.7EdpL7sshzN3&amp;smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/14/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/elon-musk-antonio-gracias-social-security-administration.html?unlocked_article_code=1.4E4.YSAw.7EdpL7sshzN3&amp;smid=url-share</span></a></p><p>🏷️ <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/PrivateEquity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PrivateEquity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Money" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Money</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/AntonioGracias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AntonioGracias</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Miami" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Miami</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Chicago" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Chicago</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Washington" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Washington</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SuperPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPAC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Players" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Players</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> Seeks to Put $100M Directly Into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> *Political Operation*</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> has signaled he wants to make donations not just to his own <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/superPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superPAC</span></a>, …but to an outside entity.</p><p>It is unheard-of for a WH staffer, even one w/*part-time* status, to make such large contributions to support the agenda of the boss. But there has never been someone in the direct employ of an admin like Musk, the world’s richest person, who is leading Trump’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-donation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=DFBA3C3D-559A-4CDE-A0FB-ECD75001BA03" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/elon-musk-trump-donation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;sgrp=p&amp;pvid=DFBA3C3D-559A-4CDE-A0FB-ECD75001BA03</span></a></p>
Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>Musk Seeks to Put $100 Million Directly Into Trump Political Operation</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> has signaled he wants to make some donations not just to his own <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/superPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superPAC</span></a>, which is called America PAC and has spent heavily on Trump in the past...<br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-donation.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/11/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/elon-musk-trump-donation.html</span></a></p><p>"Elon Musk has signaled to Trump’s advisers in recent days that he wants to put $100 million into groups controlled by the <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> political operation."</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CitizensUnited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizensUnited</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@ampersine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ampersine</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.ar.al/@aral" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>aral</span></a></span> aside from that he refused to take.in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SuperPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPAC</span></a> money and <em>pissed off big donors</em> by having a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/based" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>based</span></a> platform that went against <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>billionaires</span></a>...</p><ul><li>Same with <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AOC</span></a>: She's not doing it for money and thus can't he bought.</li></ul>
JdeB<p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/RoKhanna" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RoKhanna</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/BigMoneyInPolitic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigMoneyInPolitic</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SuperPac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPac</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CitizensUnited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizensUnited</span></a></p><p>Let the man speak and HEAR what he's saying</p><p>"Ro Khanna calls for banning PAC money, overturning Citizens United, &amp; returning power to the people" [3:16 min]<br>by Rep. Ro Khanna</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oci2J9LQE-Q" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=Oci2J9LQE-</span><span class="invisible">Q</span></a> </p><p>See also the 5 point plan:<br>-&gt; I have a 5-point plan to address corruption and big money in Congress &lt;-<br>-&gt; youtube.com/watch?v=CyMtqKiLBrk &lt;-</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/USbeware" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USbeware</span></a><br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/CapitalismIsFailingYou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapitalismIsFailingYou</span></a> <br><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/WorkersUnite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkersUnite</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnionStrong</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p>New <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Elon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PAC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Ad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ad</span></a> Calls <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KamalaHarris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KamalaHarris</span></a> ‘Big Ole C Word’: Communist, and claims ‘The Worst Part? She’s Proud Of It’. </p><p>Musk founded <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AmericaPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericaPAC</span></a>, a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/superPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superPAC</span></a> in support of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.mediaite.com/politics/new-elon-musk-pac-ad-calls-kamala-harris-big-ole-c-word-the-worst-part-shes-proud-of-it/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mediaite.com/politics/new-elon</span><span class="invisible">-musk-pac-ad-calls-kamala-harris-big-ole-c-word-the-worst-part-shes-proud-of-it/</span></a></p>
Brian Harrod<p>SNEAKY GOP MARXISTS: Group with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> Ties Backs Jill Stein with Ads, Mail</p><p>WASHINGTON POST: A <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SuperPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPAC</span></a> with <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> Party ties has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in recent days to support the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenParty</span></a> presidential candidacy of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JillStein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JillStein</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Wisconsin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wisconsin</span></a>, in another sign that the supporters of the major parties believe her campaign could affect the election result.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FACTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FACTS</span></a>: In swing states like <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WI</span></a>, a vote for Stein is a vote for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a>,...</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/928601105169757/posts/1324873815542482/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">facebook.com/groups/9286011051</span><span class="invisible">69757/posts/1324873815542482/</span></a></p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Elon Musk Tells DoJ to Go Screw Itself After That Lottery Warning<br>Elon Musk is daring the Justice Department to take action to stop his $1 million lottery to help Donald Trump</p><p>Elon Musk Offering Cash To Identify Trump Voters<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113273482685158941" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mastodon.social/@persagen/1132</span><span class="invisible">73482685158941</span></a></p><p><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/WealthTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WealthTax</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</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/Trumpism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/superPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superPAC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmericaPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericaPAC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Progress2028" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Progress2028</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/protofascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>protofascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectoralFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralFraud</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</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/plutocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plutocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meritocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meritocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> publicly endorsed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> in July. The businessman said he planned to commit as much as $45 million a month to a new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/superPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superPAC</span></a> in part to get it done…. The effort included hiring armies of canvassers to scour battleground states for voters.</p><p>Since then, Trump has said he intends to make <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> the head of a “government efficiency commission.” The two speak often.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteNationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteNationalism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/totalitarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>totalitarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> made a “substantial” contribution this month to a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/superPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superPAC</span></a> affiliated w/RepTony Gonzales, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a>. A new filing from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FEC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FEC</span></a> shows how much money went to the super PAC, Hispanic Leadership Alliance: $825,000.</p><p>Acc/to another FEC filing, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> also donated $10 million to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> Leadership Fund, the main Republican super PAC organized by allies of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MitchMcConnell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MitchMcConnell</span></a>, the Senate minority leader, to support the party's Senate candidates.</p><p><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/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> didn’t want to publicly endorse <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>; the furthest he would go, he told friends, was an “anti-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> endorsement.” Musk was doing things his own way. He started secretly building his own <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/superPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superPAC</span></a>.</p><p>By the beginning of the summer, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> Party’s new donor class was moving toward Trump, &amp; they had a new item on their wish list: They wanted him to put one of their own on the ticket.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tech</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RulingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RulingClass</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bourgeoisie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bourgeoisie</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Aristocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Aristocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Totalitarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Totalitarianism</span></a></p>
Susan Larson ♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌈<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> pour more <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/cash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cash</span></a> into <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Iowa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iowa</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Virginia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/races" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>races</span></a></p><p>A <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/superPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superPAC</span></a> with close ties to <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MinorityLeader" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MinorityLeader</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HakeemJeffries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HakeemJeffries</span></a> will <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pay</span></a> for more <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ads</span></a> aimed at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/unseating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unseating</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> Reps. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MariannetteMillerMeeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MariannetteMillerMeeks</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JenKiggans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JenKiggans</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/09/09/congress/house-dems-on-offense-00177936" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/live-updates/2024</span><span class="invisible">/09/09/congress/house-dems-on-offense-00177936</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Fain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fain</span></a> on Tues said <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> are out of touch w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/workers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workers</span></a>.</p><p>"Donald Trump will always side against workers standing up for themselves, &amp; he will always side w/billionaires like <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>, who is contributing $45 million a month to a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SuperPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPAC</span></a> to get him elected," he said, referencing a WSJ report….</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UAW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAW</span></a> pres added: "Both Trump &amp; Musk want <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorkingClass</span></a> people to sit down &amp; shut up, &amp; they laugh about it openly. It's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disgusting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disgusting</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/illegal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>illegal</span></a>, &amp; totally <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/predictable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>predictable</span></a> from these 2 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/clowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clowns</span></a>."</p>
Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️<p>Koch network’s flagship super PAC pours big money into 2024 elections<br><a href="https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/08/koch-network-flagship-super-pac-pours-big-money-into-2024-elections" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">opensecrets.org/news/2024/08/k</span><span class="invisible">och-network-flagship-super-pac-pours-big-money-into-2024-elections</span></a></p><p>* Koch network flagship group<br>* 2 decades financially influencing U.S. elections<br>* AFP super PAC ranks 3rd in outside spending in 2024 cycle<br>* Americans for Prosperity Action, hybrid PAC affiliated w. AFP, spent $257+ million since 2004<br>* supports conservative congressional/presidential candidates</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Koch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Koch</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/evil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AmericansForProsperity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericansForProsperity</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/ElectoralFraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralFraud</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/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fascism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/superPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superPAC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a></p>
SLCW💥<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a>’s new <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/superPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>superPAC</span></a> is collecting scores of voters’ <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/personalInformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>personalInformation</span></a> under the guise of inviting them to register to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a>, as part of his effort to boost <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a>’s presidential <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/campaign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>campaign</span></a>.<br> <br>cc: <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://friendica.opensocial.space/profile/kamalaharrisforpresidentnews" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>kamalaharrisforpresidentnews</span></a></span></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonSucks</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/MuskIsADick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MuskIsADick</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FuckElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonIsATwat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonIsATwat</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ElonMuskIsATroll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMuskIsATroll</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FuckElon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckElon</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/boycottMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycottMusk</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/boycottTwitter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boycottTwitter</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Xodus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Xodus</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/shittyFather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shittyFather</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/electionsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electionsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Kamala2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kamala2024</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/VoteBlue2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue2024</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlueToSaveDemocracy</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newrepublic.com/post/184517/terrifying-way-elon-musk-stealing-peoples-data-help-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/post/184517/te</span><span class="invisible">rrifying-way-elon-musk-stealing-peoples-data-help-trump</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>HT to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>molly0xfff</span></a></span> for reporting on this!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Coinbase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coinbase</span></a> appears to have violated campaign finance laws with a $25 million <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SuperPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPAC</span></a> donation</p><p>Actively involved in contract negotiations with a federal government agency, Coinbase was likely prohibited from making its $25 million contribution to the Fairshake crypto super PAC in May 2024. </p><p>by Molly White<br>Jul 30, 2024 </p><p>"This $25 million contribution, however, appears to be in violation of federal campaign finance laws that prohibit contributions from current or prospective federal government contractors. This would be by far the largest known illegal campaign contribution by a federal contractor."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.citationneeded.news/coinbase-campaign-finance-violation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">citationneeded.news/coinbase-c</span><span class="invisible">ampaign-finance-violation/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CitationNeeded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitationNeeded</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Fairshake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fairshake</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Coinbase" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coinbase</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CampaignFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CampaignFinance</span></a></p>
Kevin Karhan :verified:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@cyberfelidae" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>cyberfelidae</span></a></span> sagen wir so: </p><ul><li><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/BernieSanders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BernieSanders</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AOC</span></a> sind zu <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/based" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>based</span></a> und verärgerten zuviele <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Milliard%C3%A4re" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Milliardäre</span></a> in Form von <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SuperPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPAC</span></a>-<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Gro%C3%9Fspender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Großspender</span></a>|n!</li></ul><p><a href="https://youtu.be/5tu32CCA_Ig" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/5tu32CCA_Ig</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Jeremy (יעקב) 🇺🇦<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.online/@toddedwardson" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>toddedwardson</span></a></span> @barney@mas.to </p><blockquote><p>And I still believe they had more to do with this decision than we will ever know</p></blockquote><p>It was actually pretty widely reported because the donors were very pleased with themselves for it; they bragged about how they were making it happen to every reporter who would listen.</p><p>This one article listed tons of things where a donor would pull all his funding from 7 vulnerable Congressional Dems and tell them he would re-instate funding if they put out statements calling on him to withdraw. Another said he was planning on a $10 million SuperPAC but told congresspeople that they'd just go on vacation instead if Biden was the nominee.</p><p>They very openly and proudly responsible for this.</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Donors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Donors</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/SuperPAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperPAC</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/PAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PAC</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Media</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a></p>