The violation in the #kleptocracy enabled by the #SettlerColonialSCOTUS’s #CitizensUnited- What's clear from Nelson's answer is that, in exchange for producing a podcast for iHeart, Cruz or someone working on his behalf has directed iHeart to transfer a portion of the advertising revenue to Truth and Courage PAC. This is an apparent violation of campaign finance law.

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Cruz's corrupt bargain

After the Supreme Court's 2010 decision in Citizens United, there are few restrictions on spending money in federal elections. But Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) may have violated one of the last legal guardrails to secure hundreds of thousands of dollars in support of his reelection campaign.

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Colonial collusion steals the right to write a people’s own history and then claims individuals had agency: There’s a lot of ground to cover, but in 150 minutes, Grimonprez forges through huge swathes of time and space to chart how the Belgian monarchy, the U.S. government, and various corporations colluded (For Eisenhower’s CIA) to assassinate (1/17/63) Congo’s premiere prime minister, Patrice #Lumumba. As it turns out, they mostly did it with jazz.
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'Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat' Review: Vibrant, Jazz-Led History Lesson

Documentary filmmaker Johan Grimonprez uncovers new truths around the assassination of Patrice Lumumba in 1961.

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