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Citizens United was a 2010 Supreme Court ruling that opened elections to unlimited corporate money. The rules changed — and the effects still shape democracy today. #CitizensUnited #MoneyInPolitics #Democracy #InformedCitizenry

The Bad Place 6d ago

The New Republic | Republican Operatives Behind Shady “Lead Left” Organization Exposed by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling

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The article reveals that the covert super‑PAC “Lead Left,” which claims to oppose MAGA extremists, is actually funded by prominent Republican operatives; its primary donor was Caleb Crosby, treasurer of the Congressional Leadership Fund and the Senate Leadership Fund, linking the group to the main GOP fundraising arms. Lead Left funneled nearly $1 million into the campaign of Texas Democratic House hopeful Maureen Galindo—a sex‑therapist who courted controversy with antisemitic remarks and a pledge to turn ICE facilities into “prison for American Zionists.” The PAC’s opaque structure—using shell companies Piruzi LLC and OTG Media LLC and code linking to the Republican fundraising site WinRed—allowed it to conceal its Republican backers while inserting money into Democratic primaries not only in Texas but also in Nebraska and Pennsylvania, spending over $2.4 million on ads. The Campaign Legal Center has accused Lead Left of violating federal reporting rules by hiding its true donors, raising concerns about electoral transparency and the manipulation of Democratic races by Republican‑linked money.

#LeadLeft #RepublicanOperatives #campaignfinance #moneyinpolitics #superpacs #MaureenGalindo #CalebCrosby

Republican Operatives Behind Shady Democratic Donor Group Exposed

Lead Left has ties to at least two Republican super PACs.

The New Republic

The Bad Place May 27

The New Republic | Trump’s Board of Peace Is Collecting Money in Shadiest Way Possible by Edith Olmsted

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Trump’s so‑called “Board of Peace” fund, created under a World Bank‑backed United Nations framework to finance a Gaza reconstruction plan, has received no money in its official account, and the promised billions from donor countries have largely never materialized. Instead, the board is funneling donations through a non‑transparent JPMorgan account, with financial reporting left to the discretion of its executive board that includes close Trump allies such as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. Reported contributions – $20 million from Morocco for the office of the high‑representative Nickolay Mladenov and $100 million from the United Arab Emirates for police training – remain frozen, while the U.S. State Department’s pledged $50 million for operations and a planned $1.2 billion reallocation have not been transferred to the board. Congressional sources say the fund is effectively a slush pool for Trump’s supporters, with no oversight, and the money promised for turning Gaza into a luxury‑hotel corridor is nowhere in sight.

#DonaldTrump #boardofpeace #gaza #moneyinpolitics #slushfund #NickolayMladenov

The Shady Way Trump’s Board of Peace Is Collecting Money

The fund’s official account is empty. But its JPMorgan account?

The New Republic

Ray N. Franklin 🇺🇸May 27

United Citizens Defeating Citizens United!

Here is State Representative Kanani Souza, speaking in support of Hawai'i bill that bans corporations from spending money in the state to influence elections. This bill effectively overturns the Citizens United decision by the US Supreme Court. 14 states are preparing similar legislation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CApkYPUsJ1A
Starts at 1:44:18, ends at 1:50:14

In more videos, Velshi interviewed Representative Souza and Tom Moore, the architect of the legal principles on which the bills are founded.

#USPolitics #Hawaii #RepealCitizensUnited #moneyInPolitics