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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

Elon Musk Is Trying to Buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court

“His attack on democracy isn’t limited to gutting the federal government. He wants it all.”
motherjones.com/politics/2025/

"a #DarkMoney group backed by #Musk, is spending at least $1.6 million in support of #Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brad Schimel, a conservative judge in suburban Milwaukee running for an open seat in an April election that will decide whether #progressives or #conservatives control the #court."

Headline and photo with caption from Mother Jones: Courts, February 20, 2025 Elon Musk Is Trying to Buy the Wisconsin Supreme Court “His attack on democracy isn’t limited to gutting the federal government. He wants it all.” by Ari Berman, National Voting Rights CorrespondentBio Photo: Protesters hold signs that read, "Stop the coup," and, "Stop Elon's takeover." Caption: Thousands of people across the United States protested President Donald Trump's executive orders, actions by his administration, and Elon Musk's usurping of the Constitution and Congress. Robyn Stevens Brody/Sipa via AP Images
#USPol#Corruption#News
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Zhi Zhu 🕸️

Bice: An Elon Musk-backed group buys at least $670,000 of TV time to support Brad Schimel
jsonline.com/story/news/politi

"an #ElonMusk backed #DarkMoney group, began buying TV time in #Wisconsin on Monday...

The conservative nonprofit has already purchased more than $670,000 of air time for the next two weeks on #TV stations throughout the state...

The amount of the group's buy is expected to rise in upcoming days."

Headline: Elections: Bice: An Elon Musk-backed group buys at least $670,000 of TV time to support Brad Schimel by Daniel Bice Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 1:36pm CT, Feb 17, 2025 | Updated 2:34pm CT Feb 17, 2025
#Musk#Money#Corruption
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aburtch

Podcasts are doing the work of serious investigative journalists these days now that the billionaire owners of the papers have slashed budgets and staff.

The “Master Plan” series from The Lever is incredible, and this episode in particular illustrates how conservatives overturned hundreds of years of precedent and legalized corruption by allowing non-disclosed corporate money into politics.

pca.st/episode/1166f655-2563-4

Pocket CastsGoing Big - Master PlanA secret plot. A public theft. A democracy corrupted. Discover the truth on Master Plan, winner of the 2024 Signal Awards for News & Politics and Best Writing. Hosted by David Sirota, former speechwriter for Bernie Sanders and Oscar-nominated co-writer of Don’t Look Up, Master Plan uncovers a deliberate scheme to legalize corruption in the U.S., enabling the wealthy to buy policies that serve them at the public’s expense. How did our democracy become a kleptocracy? The Lever has unearthed never-before-reported documents revealing this 50-year plot as a coordinated effort by wealthy individuals and political ideologues. Across 11 episodes, the series traces this historic thread from the Watergate scandal in the ’70s to the Citizens United decision, current Supreme Court outrages, and the 2024 election. It’s a story of infamous figures like President Richard Nixon, Senator Mitch McConnell, and Fox News founder Roger Ailes—plus operatives and oligarchs you’ve never heard of. www.masterplanpodcast.com
#MasterPlan#SCOTUS#DarkMoney
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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

[thread 4/x] Existential threat of billionaires
parent: mastodon.social/@persagen/1128

#billionaires #plutocracy #oligarchy #meritocracy #DarkMoney #DemocracyInChains
#GOP #RepublicanParty #fascism #Trump2 #Trumpism
#capitalism #corporations #libertarianism
#WealthTax #AssetSeizure #AssetForfeiture
#SocialDemocracy #socialism #sustainability

MastodonVictoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️ (@persagen@mastodon.social)[thread 1/x] Existential threat of billionaires [2/x] https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113346390093945554 [3/x] https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113482871306325984 [4/x] https://mastodon.social/@persagen/113742913269375565 conservative advocacy/lobbying political/legal state capture deregulation: anti-union/taxation libertarianism eradication of social programs/public education/benefits Dark Money (2016) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Money_(book) Democracy in Chains (2019) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_in_Chains None Dare Call It Conspiracy (1970) https://archive.org/details/none-dare-call-it-conspiracy_202101 Dark money https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110953607664918460
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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

Citizens for Self-Governance | ISLT | Article V convention | Convention of states | U.S. Constitution | Mercer Family Foundation | DonorsTrust
mastodon.social/@persagen/1110

#StateLegislatures #LegislativeCapture #StateCapture #protofascism #ISLT #ConstitutionalLaw #ArticleV #USconstitution CitizensForSelfGovernance #CSG #billionaires #Mercer #MercerFamily #RebekahMercer #DAF #DonorsTrust #DarkMoney

Citizens for Self-Governance | ISLT | Article V convention | Convention of states | U.S. Constitution | Mercer Family Foundation | DonorsTrust https://mastodon.social/@persagen/111090040427855200 #StateLegislatures #LegislativeCapture #StateCapture #protofascism #ISLT #ConstitutionalLaw #ArticleV #USconstitution CitizensForSelfGovernance #CSG #billionaires #Mercer #MercerFamily #RebekahMercer #DAF #DonorsTrust #DarkMoney
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Joseph Lim :mastodon:

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"$16bil was pumped across #federal #elections this year; the 1st #presidential #campaign after e #CitizensUnited decision, in 2012, saw just $7bil, at the time a record.. More than 1 in 6 $ used by presidential #candidates & associated #PACs this year were contributed by a #billionaire .. Of tt total, just over 70% went to #Republican candidates & right-wing PACs.. #Darkmoney & “gray money,” will make up abt half of the $4.5 billion in outside #spending on all federal elections this year"

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Joseph Lim :mastodon:

The venality of #American #democracy
"open secret is tt #Democrats hv been highly effective in this #moneyrace, relative to their #GOP opponents. In 2020, for eg, Democrats took in more than twice as much untraceable #darkmoney as #Republicans —one of the illicit channels of #campaignfinance.. In the most expensive #campaign in #political history, Democrats outperformed their opponents on most #spending metrics in 2024, yet still lost the #presidency and the #Senate" 1/3
prospect.org/power/2024-12-10-

The American Prospect · The Money GameThe Democratic Party had more money than God this election. At what cost?
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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

/1 Review: Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, & Right-Wing Conspiracy Inside the Catholic Church
slate.com/life/2024/10/what-is

* emerged f. fascist Spain/Franco regime
* financial crimes, sexual abuse, grooming/coercion of recruits, drugging of members, human trafficking, slavery
* advances Christofascist agenda focused on wealth
* many Washington DC political/judicial elite tied to Opus Dei

#OpusDei #Christofascism #Catholicism
#antiLGBT #transgenocide
#slavery #misogyny
#DarkMoney

Slate · The Da Vinci Code Made Them Famous. That Was Just the Beginning.By Molly Olmstead
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Police State UK

"Of the £115m from unknown or questionable sources, more than two-thirds – £81.6m – went to the #Tories, partly explained by the party’s greater reliance on private donors than #Labour, which gets more from membership fees and unions."

"Between March 2001 and July 2024, £48.2m was given to UK politicians and parties by donors alleged or proven to have bought privileged access, influence or honours."

#UKpolitics #DarkMoney

theguardian.com/politics/2024/

The Guardian · Revealed: UK politics infiltrated by ‘dark money’ with 10% of donations from dubious sourcesBy Shanti Das
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Victoria Stuart 🇨🇦 🏳️‍⚧️

Trump2 Billionaire Cabinet Picks Reflect Agenda Written By/For Billionaires/Corporations
commondreams.org/newswire/trum

* Trump has now tapped 5 billionaires, other ultra-high net-worth individuals to head key agencies
* campaign: promised to help working-class Americans

#billionaires #plutocracy #oligarchy #meritocracy
#books : #DarkMoney #DemocracyInChains
#GOP #RepublicanParty #fascism #Trump2 #Christofascism
#capitalism #corporations #libertarianism
#WealthTax #AssetSeizure #AssetForfeiture

Common Dreams · Trump’s Billionaire Cabinet Picks Reflect Agenda Written By-and-For Billionaires, Big CorporationsAn Accountable.US review found President-elect Trump has now tapped five billionaires and several other ultra-high net-worth individuals to head key agencies despite campaigning on promises to help working-class Americans. “ Donald Trump paid plenty of lip service to working-class Americans, b...
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