NYT > PoliticsAIPAC, Crypto Cash and Rich Candidates Dominate Maryland House Races
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/us/politics/aipac-crypto-maryland-house-races.html
Old Texas Dude 🌵⚖️🗝️A handful of AI companies just spent close to $30 million trying to decide the outcome of ONE House primary in Manhattan — not to win an election, but to prove they can buy the outcome of who regulates them. Voting closes tonight. This is corporatocracy with the mask off.
#corporatocracy #aiRegulation #NY12 #darkMoney #superPACs #campaignFinance #v64OTD #bigTech #accountability #regulatoryCapture #news #topnews
https://v64otd.com/dispatch/corporatocracy-the-most-expensive-house-seat-in-america-decides-tonight/
ResearchBuzz: FirehoseNPR: AI and tech are trying to influence the midterm elections. “Around the country, groups associated with AI and tech are trying to influence elections from Senate races to local offices, even as Americans register increasing discomfort with the technology’s ramifications for jobs, energy bills and society. AI-focused super PACs have already spent $43.3 million on congressional races this […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/23/npr-ai-and-tech-are-trying-to-influence-the-midterm-elections/
The American Prospect - Independent news and political analysis [Unofficial]The Pro-Israel Super PAC Cinematic Universe
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://prospect.org/2026/06/22/pro-israel-super-pac-cinematic-universe/
Tech Industry Defector in NY-12 Gets Boost From New Super PAC
Michael Bennet Creates Ultimate ‘Pay to Play’ Opportunity
Spokesman-Review: WA Supreme Court upholds $35M fine against Meta. “A split Washington state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld both Washington’s bedrock campaign finance law and a more than $35 million fine against Meta for repeatedly violating that law. The case, in which Meta was found liable for not fully disclosing required information about political ads on Facebook, dates back nearly a […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/06/19/spokesman-review-wa-supreme-court-upholds-35m-fine-against-meta/
Sumana HarihareswaraSeveral of my friends have, since I published those recommendations, tried to persuade me to support Ramos instead of González-Rojas for New York State Senate District 13. You know what's most efficacious in making me think about changing my mind? Nearly a million dollars in dark money swooping into the race to support her opponent:
https://nysfocus.com/2026/06/18/jessica-ramos-primary-challenger-850k-donation
In New York’s ‘Commie Corridor,’ a Race Over How to Build Power
‘Magic Pill’ or Placebo?: Black Politicians and the Crypto Lobby
