California Billionaires Increase Political Spending Amid Tax Proposals and Legislative Battles

California's wealthy people and tech companies are giving more money to politics. This is happening as leaders talk about new taxes and rules for elections.

#CaliforniaPolitics, #TechMoney, #ElectionReform, #BillionairesTax, #CampaignFinance

https://newsletter.tf/california-rich-politics-spending-taxes/

Wealthy people and tech companies in California are giving more money to political campaigns. This comes as leaders discuss new taxes and ways to make elections fairer. Governor Newsom has signed laws to help stop big money from controlling elections.

#CaliforniaPolitics, #TechMoney, #ElectionReform, #BillionairesTax, #CampaignFinance

https://newsletter.tf/california-rich-politics-spending-taxes/

„Silicon Valley’s Authoritarian Tech Right is not theorizing this world. They are already building it. The pipelines are operational. The feedback loops are functioning. The sovereignty transfers are completing.“

Eindrucksvolle Visualisierung der #FriedrichEbertStiftung wie wenige #Tech Milliardäre die #Welt auf #Rechts drehen. Und ihre Verbindungen zu #Döpfner, der #BildZeitung, der #AfD, Sebastian #Kurz, und .. der #CSU.

#Nazis waren gestern.
Heute ist #TechMoney.

https://www.authoritarian-stack.info/

"Follow the money ..."

We're glad we weren't just imagining it.

Also, not at all surprised to see Moritz's name on here. This is why we don't read the Standard.

Big thanks to The Guardian and our own Mission Local for some solid reporting. Please read. It took me 15 minutes, and I'm a slow reader.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/feb/12/san-francisco-tech-billionaires-political-influence

#SanFrancisco #darkmoney #libertariantechasshats #techmoney #gaslighting