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Republicans are coming for democratic fundraising platform ActBlue! The platform faces a crisis after law firm Covington & Burling warned CEO Regina Wallace-Jones may have misled Congress in 2023 about foreign donor vetting, raising the risk of criminal investigation. While her letter claimed “multilayered” screenings, some steps weren’t consistently followed, violating federal election law banning foreign contributions. The memos triggered mass resignations at the top, and ActBlue now disputes its former lawyers—amid a DOJ investigation ordered by Trump. Democrats fear destabilization of their critical fund-raising engine ahead of midterms. How the GOP keeps winning against dems even against improbable odds: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/actblue-democrat-fundraising-foreign-donations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.X1A.x3MF.Er5aNhIxW97L&smid=url-share #ActBlue #ElectionIntegrity #DemocraticParty #FundRaising #JusticeReform #Politics

ActBlue May Have Misled Congress on Vetting Foreign Donations, Its Lawyers Warned

The Democratic fund-raising group is facing investigations from the Justice Department and congressional Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.

The New York Times

The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos Apr 2

ActBlue May Have Misled Congress on Vetting Foreign Donations, Its Lawyers Warned

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/us/politics/actblue-democrat-fundraising-foreign-donations.html

NewsletterTF Mar 31

ChatGPT Flags Republican Fundraising Links as Unsafe; OpenAI Cites Technical Glitch

ChatGPT flagged Republican fundraising links from WinRed as unsafe, but not Democratic ActBlue links. OpenAI says it was a technical error.

#ChatGPT, #OpenAI, #WinRed, #ActBlue, #AIBias

https://newsletter.tf/chatgpt-flags-republican-winred-links-unsafe/

NewsletterTF Mar 31

ChatGPT gave warnings for Republican WinRed links but not for Democratic ActBlue links. OpenAI says this was a mistake.

#ChatGPT, #OpenAI, #WinRed, #ActBlue, #AIBias
https://newsletter.tf/chatgpt-flags-republican-winred-links-unsafe/

ChatGPT flags Republican WinRed links as unsafe; OpenAI blames glitch

ChatGPT flagged Republican fundraising links from WinRed as unsafe, but not Democratic ActBlue links. OpenAI says it was a technical error.

NewsletterTF

smalldog club ☑️Feb 18

I was preparing to make a donation to a local org last night until I realized they use ActBlue to process. So, no money.

ActBlue it's the most lawless aggressive text spam house I've ever encountered. I had to reconfigure my mobile to make it usable again after the last time they got at me.

#actblue

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Ricardo Harvin Feb 2

Without naming names, the wonderful Sarah Taber makes the same point:

https://youtu.be/o8h_8NNSqig?si=QoMiB6XCMyzOhyK8&t=894

(Don't worry, her guest in this video is doing what more Democrats must do: Running as a Republican in a gerrymandered district. Much like Republicans like Manchin, Sinema, and Gabbard have done to Democrats)

#ActBlue #DataBroker

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ipt Jan 30

Is this about the Alex Pretti ad?
That wasn't Act Blue's fault (it was the fault of the group who made the ad), and they said they are looking into ways to combat that type of thing: https://x.com/actblue/status/2015204260917420330

Or did they do something else?

https://mastodon[.]social/@dangillmor/115981289641887555

#ActBlue

ActBlue (@actblue) on X

@JHagner Hi @JHagner. ActBlue is a tech platform, so we do not write or approve what campaigns and causes are sending. But we hear you, please know our team is listening and is exploring ways to address exploitative practices.

X (formerly Twitter)

0x575446, Fifth Columnist Jan 23

Hey #ActBlue and fund-raising #Democrats, I would give you money if it didn't mean a NEVER ENDING barrage of emails and text messages. It is literally the only reason I stopped making any political donations at all. Respect my personal information and FFS give me a way to opt out of further solicitations.

Ricardo Harvin Jan 18

My biggest political regret of all time is using Act Blue to make donations.

The endless text and email spam generated by that decision is literally unstoppable.

There's no universal opt out option available, and they claim zero responsibility for the actions of any entity that uses the data their platform provides to its users.

This should be illegal in all contexts, but data brokers are immune from all consequences.

Act Blue is a data broker, über alles

DO NOT USE THEM

#ActBlue #spammers

Jason Beets Dec 19

You can stand up to the Trump administration, and its rampant abuses of power, by donating to the Democratic Victory Fund, which raises money for Democrats running in important and competitive races in 2026.

https://secure.actblue.com/donate/democraticvictoryfund

#Politics #Trump #Republicans #Democrats #ActBlue #Fundraising