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The Internet is Crack<p>$300 Million Promised. $100 Million Still Missing.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheInternetIsCrack" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheInternetIsCrack</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CampaignFinance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CampaignFinance</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/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SilentDrama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SilentDrama</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Dystopia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dystopia</span></a></p>
Preston MacDougall<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@benroyce" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>benroyce</span></a></span> Better that their <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> be spent on defense. ✅</p>
EditorDavePerry<p>Rep. Crow, Sen. Tester call for reforms during 'dark money' discussion in Aurora</p><p>“Of course, corruption is happening,” Muller said. “Of course, we’re just seeing our government sold off to the highest bidder.”</p><p><a href="https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/rep-crow-sen-tester-call-for-reforms-during-dark-money-discussion-in-aurora/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sentinelcolorado.com/metro/rep</span><span class="invisible">-crow-sen-tester-call-for-reforms-during-dark-money-discussion-in-aurora/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/COpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CitizensUnited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizensUnited</span></a></p>
TheAuroraSentinel<p>Rep. Crow, Sen. Tester call for reforms during 'dark money' discussion in Aurora</p><p>“Of course, corruption is happening,” Muller said. “Of course, we’re just seeing our government sold off to the highest bidder.”</p><p><a href="https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/rep-crow-sen-tester-call-for-reforms-during-dark-money-discussion-in-aurora/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sentinelcolorado.com/metro/rep</span><span class="invisible">-crow-sen-tester-call-for-reforms-during-dark-money-discussion-in-aurora/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/COpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CitizensUnited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CitizensUnited</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Ogle said he received a call this week from someone involved w/the dinner laying out the rules, including that no cameras or journalists would be allowed into the event to protect attendees’ privacy. He said he would only remove his mask once the gala’s doors were closed.<br>
Ogle worked as an adviser for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> venture <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WorldLibertyFinancial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldLibertyFinancial</span></a> that recently said its crypto coin would be used in a $2B transaction involving <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Binance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Binance</span></a> &amp; state-backed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UAE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UAE</span></a> investment firm <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MGX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MGX</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/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>A <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> investor known as Ogle, who made No. 22 on the leader board with over 250,000 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/memecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memecoin</span></a> worth about $3.2 million, told WaPo he believed criticism of the dinner was “goofy” given that political figures solicit money in exchange for access all the time.
<br>Ogle, known in the crypto world for his work in recovering stolen crypto funds, has for years concealed his name &amp; face in public, wearing glasses, a hat &amp; a mask.</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/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <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/POTUS4Sale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS4Sale</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…Among the buyers whose true IDs remain unknown—making it impossible to know what kinds of business they might discuss with a man who has called himself “the first crypto president”—is a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> trader known on X as ZielonoMi. ZieloniMi declined an interview request but posted a screenshot of a congratulations email sent to the top 220 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> coin holders &amp; wrote, in Polish, “I never expected that I could have <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>access</span></a> to this type of action.”</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/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <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/POTUS4Sale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS4Sale</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Sheldon Xia posted on X this week a message, written in Chinese, saying that he would attend <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s gala dinner &amp; private VIP tour….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreightTechnologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreightTechnologies</span></a>, a logistics firm focused on <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/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>border</span></a> shipments, said last month that it would raise up to $20 million from an investment firm, ATW Partners, to buy Trump’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/memecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memecoin</span></a> in hopes they could offer the firm an “effective way to advocate” on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/trade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trade</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/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <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/POTUS4Sale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS4Sale</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>For most of the people who poured money into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/memecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memecoin</span></a>, Americans can know only 2 pieces of information about them: a long string of code, known as their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> wallet address, &amp; the account’s self-chosen, 4-character code name. The leader board’s top spenders include the crypto wallets “JIGL,” “Niu” &amp; “REKT.”<br>
Some coin holders have said they’ve made the guest list, including Sheldon Xia, the founder of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BitMart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BitMart</span></a>, a crypto exchange registered in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CaymanIslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaymanIslands</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/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…All invitees must undergo a background check &amp; investigation before attending [tho we know <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> waived <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> for his people working in the WH], the event’s fine print says, meaning the Trump operation will know who the investors are even if they remain anonymous to the public. The terms &amp; conditions also state that the event “may be cancelled for any reason” &amp; that, if Trump decides not to attend, coin holders would instead receive a Trump non-fungible token, or NFT….</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/DarkMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DarkMoney</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>At least 6 major holders of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/memecoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>memecoin</span></a> have emerged publicly. Some have announced invitations on social media posts or large purchases in financial filings, while others left unique markers on the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/blockchain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blockchain</span></a>, a public but mostly anonymized log of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> transactions.</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/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <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/POTUS4Sale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS4Sale</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The identities of the vast majority of the coin holders who were invited to the dinner after the contest ended Monday remain unknown to the public, with many using untraceable crypto wallets fueled by money from unknown sources. And when they meet <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, they may be able to stay that way, with one <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> investor saying he was told by the event’s organizers that no cameras or journalists would be allowed in the room.</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/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <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/POTUS4Sale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS4Sale</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The gala dinner at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> National Golf Club on Thursday will link the president to an unusual collection of deep-pocketed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> players from around the world, some of whom hope to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a> his views on how their industry is <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulated" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulated</span></a> or otherwise capitalize on the presidential <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/access" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>access</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/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Emoluments</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <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/POTUS4Sale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>POTUS4Sale</span></a></p>
TinJar (Author: "A New Faith")<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democrats</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <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/oil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wallstreet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wallstreet</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/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkmoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkmoney</span></a></p>
Mojo ♻️<p>‘We have destroyed the Greens’ - Millions were spent by third-party groups on ads during the last Australian election and it’s not always clear who’s behind them. Transparency and accountability are on the line.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/electionintegrity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electionintegrity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/darkmoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkmoney</span></a></p><p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/may/10/third-party-groups-spent-millions-ads-australia-election" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/may/10/third-party-groups-spent-millions-ads-australia-election</span></a></p>
Voting is Your POWER<p>Every day brings a new story about the outsized role of private wealth in American politics. Elon Musk slashing and burning his way through federal agencies. Billionaire campaign donors like Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon running cabinet departments. Other Trump patrons reportedly shaping policy on everything from crypto to the Middle East. Meanwhile, on the Democratic side, a small group of major donors is organizing to fund the party’s 2026 push to retake Congress.</p><p>And these are only the donors we know about.</p><p>The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision ushered in the era of “dark money” — ballooning campaign spending by groups that do not disclose their funding sources <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/darkmoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkmoney</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/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/new-study-shows-runaway-influence-dark-money-politics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brennancenter.org/our-work/ana</span><span class="invisible">lysis-opinion/new-study-shows-runaway-influence-dark-money-politics</span></a></p>
Sankofab<p>KIPP Charter Schools Conceal $52M in Unexplained Expenses</p><p><a href="https://www.exposedbycmd.org/2025/04/24/kipp-charter-schools-conceal-52m-in-unexplained-expenses/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">exposedbycmd.org/2025/04/24/ki</span><span class="invisible">pp-charter-schools-conceal-52m-in-unexplained-expenses/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/charterschools" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charterschools</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tiktok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tiktok</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/university" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>university</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/humaneights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humaneights</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/darkmoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkmoney</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@BLKNewsNow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BLKNewsNow</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/blackmastodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>blackmastodon</span></a></span> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://newsmast.community/@politics" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>politics</span></a></span></p>
DrALJONES<p>Interview "The Dark Money Game" Alex Gibney</p><p>"Both the Democratic and Republican parties have served the interests of the billionaire class since well before&nbsp;Citizens United in 2010."</p><p>"The removal of restrictions on political spending created a system by which corporations could route millions of dollars in bribes through an intricate, opaque network of nonprofit organizations and super PACs."</p><p><a href="https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/the-dark-money-game-w-alex-gibney" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">chrishedges.substack.com/p/the</span><span class="invisible">-dark-money-game-w-alex-gibney</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/darkmoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkmoney</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uscorruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uscorruption</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/citizensunited" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>citizensunited</span></a> .</p>
David Moore<p>In August and September 2024, the Harris campaign focused on price-gouging. But by October, the focus on corporate power was missing from her closing message.</p><p>Who had the ears of the consultants behind her super PAC? The donors chose to give anonymously, so it's a secret, if you're not Anita Dunn.</p><p>New <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@sludge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>sludge</span></a></span> on <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/darkmoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkmoney</span></a>:</p><p><a href="https://readsludge.com/2025/05/07/harris-dark-money-group-spent-over-300-million-new-report-reveals/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">readsludge.com/2025/05/07/harr</span><span class="invisible">is-dark-money-group-spent-over-300-million-new-report-reveals/</span></a></p>
MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_9GZNj9H7M" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=k_9GZNj9H7</span><span class="invisible">M</span></a> </p><p>🚨 🚨 <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DaveNeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DaveNeal</span></a> 🚨 🚨 </p><p>5 6 25 <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p><p>0:12 min mark <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NewYorkCity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewYorkCity</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/OrangeFascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OrangeFascist</span></a>'s executive branch has fired 16 staffers for the <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/WorldTradeCenterHealthProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WorldTradeCenterHealthProgram</span></a>. Former first responder calls this Trump backstabbing <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/911Survivors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>911Survivors</span></a>, but trump claims he knew nothing about it. What I'm hoping this will do is WAKE UP NYC TRUMP VOTERS! <br>Dave explains why the USA needs <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/UniversalHealthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversalHealthcare</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ClassWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClassWar</span></a> </p><p>3.30 min. mark: Lawbreaker <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/PuppyKillerNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PuppyKillerNoem</span></a> 'thinks' the <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOJ</span></a> should target <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AOC</span></a>. THIS IS <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FASCISM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FASCISM</span></a>. Noem is kvetching about <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/AlexandraOcasioCortez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlexandraOcasioCortez</span></a>'podcast <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/KnowYourRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KnowYourRights</span></a>. As Dave Neal calls <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/KristiNoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KristiNoem</span></a> 'The Barbie Border Czar' <br> Dave also talks about how Kamala Harris outspent Trump and still lost. So taking <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/darkmoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>darkmoney</span></a>, money from lobbyists or whatever will not help a candidate.</p><p><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FascistUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FascistUSA</span></a></p>