DrALJONES5d ago

Interview: "Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics.

"It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized."

An untraceable amount of money flows through nonprofits & super PACs to support candidates & influence political movements.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/15/alex_gibney_dark_money_game

Trailer: https://www.hbo.com/the-dark-money-game

#citizensunited #darkmoney #usgovtcorruption #uspol #thedarkmoneygame #trump .

“The Dark Money Game”: Director Alex Gibney on How Citizens United Ushered in “Legalized Corruption”

A new set of documentaries directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney premieres April 15 and April 16 on HBO. The films in The Dark Money Game series investigate the origins and impacts of campaign finance in the U.S. “Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics,” says Gibney. “It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized. It’s pay to play. It’s quid pro quo.”

Democracy Now!
StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎6d ago
@alexaronson.bsky.social discusses how #DAF 's (donor advised finds) grew from relatively obscurity to the central role they play in charitable giving, and how they have played a role in the decades-long #DarkMoney attempt to capture levers of federal government. youtu.be/G-yE3HYUCFo?...

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Alex Aronson (@alexaronson.bsky.social)

Co-founder & Executive Director, Court Accountability. Contributor, MeidasTouch Legal AF. Former U.S. Senate/Justice Department. Views my own. https://courtaccountability.substack.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/courtacctability.bsky.social

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DrALJONESApr 19

Interview: "Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics.

"It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized."

An untraceable amount of money flows through nonprofits & super PACs to support candidates & influence political movements.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/15/alex_gibney_dark_money_game

Trailer: https://www.hbo.com/the-dark-money-game

#citizensunited #darkmoney #usgovtcorruption #uspol #thedarkmoneygame #trump .

“The Dark Money Game”: Director Alex Gibney on How Citizens United Ushered in “Legalized Corruption”

A new set of documentaries directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney premieres April 15 and April 16 on HBO. The films in The Dark Money Game series investigate the origins and impacts of campaign finance in the U.S. “Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics,” says Gibney. “It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized. It’s pay to play. It’s quid pro quo.”

Democracy Now!
DrALJONESApr 18

Interview: "Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics.

"It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized."

An untraceable amount of money flows through nonprofits & super PACs to support candidates & influence political movements.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/15/alex_gibney_dark_money_game

Trailer: https://www.hbo.com/the-dark-money-game

#citizensunited #darkmoney #usgovtcorruption #uspol #thedarkmoneygame #trump .

“The Dark Money Game”: Director Alex Gibney on How Citizens United Ushered in “Legalized Corruption”

A new set of documentaries directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney premieres April 15 and April 16 on HBO. The films in The Dark Money Game series investigate the origins and impacts of campaign finance in the U.S. “Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics,” says Gibney. “It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized. It’s pay to play. It’s quid pro quo.”

Democracy Now!
DrALJONESApr 18

Interview: "Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics.

"It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized."

An untraceable amount of money flows through nonprofits & super PACs to support candidates & influence political movements.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/15/alex_gibney_dark_money_game

Trailer: https://www.hbo.com/the-dark-money-game

#citizensunited #darkmoney #usgovtcorruption #uspol #thedarkmoneygame #trump .

“The Dark Money Game”: Director Alex Gibney on How Citizens United Ushered in “Legalized Corruption”

A new set of documentaries directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney premieres April 15 and April 16 on HBO. The films in The Dark Money Game series investigate the origins and impacts of campaign finance in the U.S. “Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics,” says Gibney. “It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized. It’s pay to play. It’s quid pro quo.”

Democracy Now!
DrALJONESApr 16

Interview: "Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics.

"It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized."

An untraceable amount of money flows through nonprofits & super PACs to support candidates & influence political movements.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/15/alex_gibney_dark_money_game

Trailer: https://www.hbo.com/the-dark-money-game

#citizensunited #darkmoney #usgovtcorruption #uspol #thedarkmoneygame #trump .

“The Dark Money Game”: Director Alex Gibney on How Citizens United Ushered in “Legalized Corruption”

A new set of documentaries directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney premieres April 15 and April 16 on HBO. The films in The Dark Money Game series investigate the origins and impacts of campaign finance in the U.S. “Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics,” says Gibney. “It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized. It’s pay to play. It’s quid pro quo.”

Democracy Now!
Show threadAlice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️Apr 16
Just saw the first episode of Dark Money Games. The story of corruption in the Ohio legislature and the cynical manipulation of Ohio voters is worthy of the film noir narrative contained in the descriptions by FBI and prosecutors of Speaker Householder, Borges and Clark. Jane Mayer produced and appears in the film.
#citizensunited #c4 #darkmoney #HBO
DrALJONESApr 16

Interview: Alex Gibney film The dark money game

"Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics.

"It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized."

An untraceable amount of money flows through nonprofits & super PACs to support candidates & influence political movements.

https://www.hbo.com/the-dark-money-game

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/15/alex_gibney_dark_money_game

#citizensunited #darkmoney #usgovtcorruption #uspol #thedarkmoneygame #trump .

The Dark Money Game | Official Website for the HBO Original | HBO.com

The official website for The Dark Money Game on HBO, featuring interviews, schedule information, behind the scenes exclusives, and more.

HBO
Alice Dubiel 🔬💉🦠😷🌬☮️Apr 15
Alex Gibney made a great documentary about the Trump family’s efforts to use the deadliness of the Covid virus and deliberate refusal to use public healthcare to save lives when they learned “essential” black workers were predominantly vulnerable and dying of the disease. Now he’s back about Dark Money. Extension of interview will be available later today.
#DarkMoney
https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/15/alex_gibney_dark_money_game
“The Dark Money Game”: Director Alex Gibney on How Citizens United Ushered in “Legalized Corruption”

A new set of documentaries directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney premieres April 15 and April 16 on HBO. The films in The Dark Money Game series investigate the origins and impacts of campaign finance in the U.S. “Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics,” says Gibney. “It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized. It’s pay to play. It’s quid pro quo.”

Democracy Now!
DrALJONESApr 15

Interview: Alex Gibney film The dark money game

"Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics.

"It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized."

An untraceable amount of money flows through nonprofits & super PACs to support candidates & influence political movements.

https://www.hbo.com/the-dark-money-game

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/15/alex_gibney_dark_money_game

#citizensunited #darkmoney #usgovtcorruption #uspol #thedarkmoneygame #trump .

The Dark Money Game | Official Website for the HBO Original | HBO.com

The official website for The Dark Money Game on HBO, featuring interviews, schedule information, behind the scenes exclusives, and more.

HBO
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DrALJONESApr 16

Interview: Alex Gibney film The dark money game

"Our country is being run by a small group of people who have an enormous amount of money, and they dominate our politics.

"It’s almost as if bribery has become utterly legalized."

An untraceable amount of money flows through nonprofits & super PACs to support candidates & influence political movements.

https://www.hbo.com/the-dark-money-game

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/4/15/alex_gibney_dark_money_game

#citizensunited #darkmoney #usgovtcorruption #uspol #thedarkmoneygame #trump .

Show threadHulk Smash COVIDApr 16
@DrALJONES What is the best tool to fight against bribery with? Is it universal income? Is it universal healthcare? I have had money and healthcare held over my head so kong I'm like.. how do u survive and fight back???
Show threadDrALJONESApr 16

@themaskerscomic

Undo citizens' united - that's what enabled oligarchs to control govt by buying politicians.

It wasn't always thus - bill clinton did a great deal for the ruling class.

The election law could allocate a reasonable amount of public money for campaigning and disallow private donations.

Show threadHulk Smash COVIDApr 16
@DrALJONES ok I will look into that,thank you!-- I don't like what they did to Jill Stein though ... I know they made it harder for third party campaigners to get to do things like run, join the debate, get on the ballots and I see value in third parties esp because with FRONDS like these (,who needs anemones,) --bad finding Nemo 🐠 🐟 joke that I so love
Show threadDrALJONESApr 16

@themaskerscomic

Fronds and anemones! 👏👏👏😁

I'm in Australia, and we're fortunate to have compulsory preferential voting, so there's no loss in voting for third parties.

Show threadHulk Smash COVIDApr 16
@DrALJONES Susyralia sounds so cool.. I'm disabled tho and dependent if SSDI so I don't think I can move.. which means I need to fix this place... The us... Oh jeesh lol.
Show threadDrALJONESApr 17

@themaskerscomic

Only its voting system is cool. We are a client state of the US, including secret bases, surveillance, destabilisation, cultural hegemony, etc. and a US-UK bloodless coup in 1975.

I wouldn't bother.... 🙂

Show threadHulk Smash COVIDApr 17
@DrALJONES Well a voting system is important... And I think that's something I hope we can fight for here and learn more about what's working for other countries.
Show threadHulk Smash COVIDApr 17

@DrALJONES does this describe it well?
https://www.aec.gov.au/learn/preferential-voting.htm

Or... any recommended resources to learn more?

Preferential voting

How does preferential voting work?

Australian Electoral Commission
Show threadDrALJONESApr 18

@themaskerscomic

I will have a look and send.

Basically, in preferential voting, you number all the candidates in order of your personal preference.

Eg, say, socialist party first, greens second... down to nazi party last.

When counting happens, if the socialists don't get 50% of the vote, your first vote gets passed to your second choice,... etc.

That way, your vote can't be "wasted", and people feel free to vote for the candidates they prefer.

Show threadDrALJONESApr 18

@themaskerscomic

no, imo, this site is - as typical of bureaucracy - confusing. Not at all user-friendly.

I'll check out some others.

Show threadHulk Smash COVIDApr 18
@DrALJONES ok thx .. it's hard when u don't know what you are looking for exactly to know...
Show threadDrALJONESApr 19

@themaskerscomic

are you wanting to share info with a wide audience or just for your own knowledge?

did the description I sent make sense to you?

Show threadHulk Smash COVIDApr 19
@DrALJONES not sure maybe wide audience? But first I do need to understand and that description u have helped
Show threadDrALJONESApr 19

@themaskerscomic

so do you have any questions about it?

Basically, in preferential voting, you number all the candidates in order of your personal preference.

Eg, say, socialist party first, greens second... down to nazi party last.

When counting happens, if the socialists don't get 50% of the vote, your first vote gets passed to your second choice,... etc.

That way, your vote can't be "wasted", and people feel free to vote for the candidates they prefer.

Show threadHulk Smash COVIDApr 19
@DrALJONES I get it I'm pretty sure. It seems simple enough on the surface. Just links for more info or goodr resources, if u have them handy it can find them handy. Even just one. I like to back everything up with a link.
Show threadDrALJONESApr 19

@themaskerscomic

Here's an American link. "Ranked-choice voting" seems to be the preferred name in the US.

https://represent.us/policy-platform/ranked-choice-voting/

Ranked Choice Voting, Explained

This simple tweak to our elections could fix America.

RepresentUs
Show threadHulk Smash COVIDApr 19
@DrALJONES yes and that I had heard if I thought that was close at least .. lots of ppl are proponents iof that. I told myself I'd look into it between things and keep up with it and teach my son about it... So I'm setting myself little research reminders, as I do.
Show threadDrALJONESApr 18

@themaskerscomic

Yes, it is. I guess you understand that an oligarch-owned congress & voting system is not going to change to a more democratic one.

Imo, the main thing to fight for is to undo citizens united, ie, ban private money from campaigning. That's worth taking to the streets for.

At this point in fascist America, strikes & protests, etc are the only things that can work.

#resist

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resistance_movement
https://www.nonviolent-conflict.org/resource/civil-resistance-tactics-in-the-21st-century/

Resistance movement - Wikipedia

Show threadHulk Smash COVIDApr 18
@DrALJONES I can't go to the streets. I struggle with multiple disabilities and jail would be deathly. Unmasked street protests are not an option for me. Other could put on n,95s but most don't. My own ppl don't care about me much less my politicians. That's ok.. bc I care about me. And I doblook for other ways to protest.
Show threadDrALJONESApr 18

@themaskerscomic

i wasn't saying *you* have to go marching out! 😁 I can't march out either. I'm suggesting solidarity - whatever form of support we can muster, eg, spreading info.

Show threadHulk Smash COVIDApr 19
@DrALJONES thx yeah it's been bothering me lately that I can't go to the streets. But I will find a way!
Show threadDrALJONESApr 19

@themaskerscomic

Every single act of resistance against fascism counts, not just marching. the key thing is to help organise effective methods including online. the left is generally hopeless at organising. the right is great at it because the right lives by fear.

see the "conservative complex" in the brains of the right ⬇️