qwant news | Video: Opinion | Why Are Palantir and OpenAI Scared of Alex Bores?

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Alex Bores, a former Palantir data‑scientist and New York State Assembly member who helped pass the RAISE Act—one of the nation’s first AI‑regulation bills—is running for Congress in Manhattan’s 12th district, and his candidacy has drawn a coordinated assault funded by a super‑PAC called “Leading the Future.” The PAC, whose major donors include OpenAI co‑founders Greg Brockman and Andreessen Horowitz, as well as Palantir co‑founder Joe Lonsdale, is dedicated to blocking any legislation that could curb the tech industry, and it has spent millions to portray Bores as an “ICE tech” ally despite his record of progressive labor activism, union‑rooted politics, and efforts to embed safety plans, public‑sector data integration, and an “AI dividend” into state policy. Bores argues that AI’s rapid advance demands bipartisan, thoughtful regulation—covering safety testing, third‑party audits, data‑center impacts, and protections for workers and children—rather than the industry‑driven push to “let it rip,” and he warns that the super‑PAC’s campaign aims to silence regulatory voices by making an example of him, hoping to deter future lawmakers from confronting AI’s risks.

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Video: Opinion | Why Are Palantir and OpenAI Scared of Alex Bores?

Alex Bores is trying to win a congressional seat to represent part of New York City. Here’s why A.I. executives are funding the effort to stop him.

A Republican wet dream is to be out of NATO, as they are friends with the Russian oligarchy which helps enrich them through SuperPACs.

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This leads the Republican party to the obvious solution of gas chambers and ovens. Very sanitary for American thug jailers, whose needs are more important than any refugee, because white power. In what timid ways shall the Democratic party respond insufficiently when they do? Can't wait.

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The Times’s examination also offers a window into how #Musk used private #companies to support #Trump during the 2024 #election. Tapping these companies to cover the expenses of a #superPAC is “highly unusual”, #CampaignFinance experts said, & ended up obscuring how #money was being spent because they are not subject to the disclosure requirements of super PACs.

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Hakeem Jeffries CAUGHT Funneling AIPAC Cash Into Dem Primaries

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How California Can Neuter “Citizens United” and Improve Democracy for Us All

The Golden State has an opportunity to save American democracy from big corporate money

Robert Reich
This is still against the law, I believe. Pay-for-play $1M donation, administration flips their public position, comes out against Canada's free bridge.
Because despite McDonnell (2016) and worse, Snyder (2024), the Supreme Court still says intent & result is illegal (which we saw with bridge owner Maroun's donation).
Who would sue as injured, though? Truckers union, to complain of paying tolls? That's why this sort of grift keeps happening.
#SuperPAC #donation #OurPutin
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/20/moroun-gave-pro-trump-super-pac-1-million-new-filing-shows/88788457007/
Moroun donates $1M to MAGA fund days before Trump's bridge threat

The Moroun donation to super PAC MAGA Inc. came just before the president threatened to prevent the opening of new bridge between the U.S. and Canada.

The Detroit News
#Meta Begins $65 Million #Election2026 Push to Advance #AI Agenda
Meta’s biggest #election investment aims to prevent state #legislation that it fears could inhibit #artificialintelligence development. Its spending starts this week in Texas and Illinois.
Meta is starting up two new #superPAC, which will join two others it formed. One group, "Forge the Future Project,", targets Republicans, while second, "Making Our Tomorrow," focuses on Democrats.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/technology/meta-65-million-election-ai.html
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Meta Begins $65 Million Election Push to Advance A.I. Agenda

Meta’s biggest election investment aims to prevent state legislation that it fears could inhibit artificial intelligence development. Its spending starts this week in Texas and Illinois.

The New York Times

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Looks like #JohnPaulson was in #Epstein's little black book!

Massie hits critics after latest Epstein files release: ‘It was not a hoax’

by Sarah Davis - 01/31/26

"Massie said these two donors are targeting him because of his involvement in a bipartisan group of legislators pushing for the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Republican representative alleged that Paulson appeared in Epstein’s 'black book,' a contact log kept by the disgraced financier.

“Within hours of the #EpsteinFiles release, a #superPAC funded by #IsraelFirst #billionaires #MiriamAdelson, #PaulSinger, and John Paulson, who himself appears in Epstein’s black book, bought another $800,000 of TV ads against me,' Massie said in a second post on X. 'I’ll still win, but if I lose, it was worth it.' "

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5716752-massie-latest-epstein-files-release/

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3 of the recipients were scheduled to be #sentenced this month in a political #corruption case related to accusations that #JulioHerreraVelutini, a Venezuelan-Italian banker, had tried to bribe former Gov #WandaVazquez of #PuertoRico in 2020.

In late 2024, while Herrera was facing #felony charges in the case, his daughter, Isabela Herrera, donated $2.5 million to #MAGA Inc., a #superPAC devoted to #Trump & run by his allies.

#law #criminal #corruption #felon47 #Pardons4Sale