MostlyHarmlessJul 17, 2023
It's fun that some folks think a secret group of rich people control everything instead of the widely known group of rich people who control everything.
Show threadNicole Parsons

@MostlyHarmless
The list isn't secret.

Koch. Murdoch. Griffin. Ellison. Uihlein. Eacks. Schwarzman. Thiel. Mercer. Musk. Singer. Adelson. Bigelow. Wynn. Mellon. Scaife. Bradley. Marcus. Barre Seid. Tim Dunn. Farris & Dan Wilks. Prigozhin. Putin. Buckley. Harlan Crow. Johnson. Kelcy Warren. Peterffy. Lauder. Hendricks. Fancelli. Perlmutter. Troutt. Ruffin. McMahon. Duffield. Beal. Paulson. Duggin. Smith. Keen. McInerney.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/06/no-labels-exposed-heres-a-list-of-donors-funding-its-effort-to-disrupt-the-2024-race/

https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/2021/01/12/trumps-billionaire-enablers-63-billionaires-worth-243-billion-who-bankrolled

https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/18/greg-abbott-texas-fundraising-governor-donors/

No Labels exposed: Here's a list of donors funding its effort to disrupt the 2024 race

The roster includes corporate execs who have financed Republican and Democratic candidates.

Mother Jones
Jul 18, 2023 at 4:01amWeb
Show threadPhil LandmeierJul 18, 2023
@Npars01 @MostlyHarmless Yeah, and they know there isn't a single thing we can do about it.
Show threadNicole ParsonsJul 18, 2023

@shuttersparks @MostlyHarmless

Dark money might not remain dark forever.
Possibilities:
1. A hack like the Pandora Papers.
2. New legislation about donor anonymity because anonymity is a national security threat
3. Republicans are willing to sell out the national interest to enrich themselves, but not all
4. Foreign allies revealing their names because they're sanctions busters or tax evaders
5. Trump saves his skin by testifying against the donors behind Jan 6 & the classified documents theft

Show threadM.S. Bellows, Jr.Jul 18, 2023
@Npars01 @shuttersparks @MostlyHarmless Also, tumbrels.
Show threadPhil LandmeierJul 18, 2023
@msbellows @Npars01 @MostlyHarmless Hah! Yes. It is what's required but it won't happen.
Show threadNicole ParsonsJul 18, 2023

@shuttersparks @msbellows @MostlyHarmless

I wouldn't jump to conclusions.

Republican billionaire donors fund messaging of futility, impotence, and passivity.

Resignation, disengagement, and becoming demoralized is what #KochNetwork is funding.

They promote FUD like any gaslighting conman.
Fear
Uncertainty
Doubt

Show threadPhil LandmeierJul 18, 2023
@Npars01 @MostlyHarmless I'm hoping. On the other hand, revealing the information seems to have no effect. People are apathetic and definitely unwilling to actively do something about it. They're so busy trying to survive they have no time or energy for anything else. (This is not an accident.) The Republicans know this, of course.
Show threadJames Harris - Find my bridged Bluesky accountJul 18, 2023
@Npars01 @shuttersparks @MostlyHarmless #5 is really most tasty. The idea he’ll sell everyone up the river if it suits his agenda is so his style. He doesn’t shut up, so you know you’d be able to get real information from him if actual pressure was exerted on him
Show threadPhil LandmeierJul 18, 2023
@jbwharris @Npars01 @MostlyHarmless Yes, if I was a member of Trump's inner circle I'd be very worried these days. You know he's not going to be a gallant hero and keep his mouth shut. He'll spill everything and make stuff up to take as many down with him as possible. "It's all their fault. They screwed me."
Show threadJames Harris - Find my bridged Bluesky accountJul 18, 2023
@shuttersparks @Npars01 @MostlyHarmless “It was all Jared, never trusted that guy”
Show threadPhil LandmeierJul 18, 2023
@jbwharris @Npars01 @MostlyHarmless 😂
Show threadGatekeeper..Jul 18, 2023

@Npars01 @MostlyHarmless

What do they all have in common?
Donald Trump is their savior.

Somebody tell Morning Joe he's full of shit saying NO LABELS hates Trump. @MSNBC

Show threadNicole ParsonsJul 18, 2023

@GatekeepKen @MostlyHarmless @MSNBC

No Labels is just another fake 3rd party option brought to us by the funders of Jan 6.

Show threadGatekeeper..Jul 18, 2023

@Npars01 @MostlyHarmless @MSNBC

Democrats need to step on this snake before they slither into the fight..Expose them in adds. The worse part is becasue they aren't a political party, Donations can be unlimited and unreported.

Show threadNicole ParsonsJul 18, 2023

@GatekeepKen @MostlyHarmless @MSNBC

Republican billionaires have a long history of funding ghost candidates, fake independents, and faux populists.

Republicans don't run in elections, they cheat at them. They game elections. Now they intend to overturn elections.

What's weird is how often they cheat themselves. They've been repeatedly ripped off by conmen & grifters.

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/03/us/politics/senate-republican-committee-funds.html

https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2022/09/01/seminole-county-gop-chairman-found-guilty-in-ghost-candidate-case/

https://www.salon.com/2021/12/11/mystery-of-floridas-ghost-candidates-grows-major-energy-company-linked-to-scheme/

https://americanindependent.com/republican-house-candidates-2020-election-donald-trump-electors-campaign-finance-donations/

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/08/09/the-big-money-behind-the-big-lie

How a Record Cash Haul Vanished for Senate Republicans

The campaign arm of Senate Republicans had collected $181.5 million by the end of July — but spent 95 percent of it. A big investment in digital, and hyperaggressive tactics, have not paid off.

The New York Times
Show threadNicole ParsonsJul 18, 2023

@GatekeepKen @MostlyHarmless @MSNBC

Who can forget the fake electoral run of "independent" Kanye West?

https://www.thedailybeast.com/kanye-wests-independent-campaign-was-secretly-run-by-gop-elites

https://www.salon.com/2021/12/17/kanye-wests-independent-2020-campaign-described-as-gop-plant-may-have-broken-law/

Nathan Sproul & Lane Ruhland pop up in odd places.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/22/politics/kanye-west-gop-operative/index.html

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/09/kanye-wests-nearly-7-million-dollar-campaign-hits-legal-snags.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-lawyer-who-represented-trump-campaign-helping-kanye-west-2020-8

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/kanye-west-2020-campaign-republicans-1044099/

The faithless betrayers & con artists Kristen Sinema & Joe Manchin follow in Kanye's foot steps.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/wealthy-investors-pacs-big-gop-donors-fill-sinemas-campaign-rcna79653

Kanye West’s 'Independent' Campaign Was Secretly Run by GOP Elites

The campaign took steps, experts say, to mask its connections to GOP operatives. That could violate federal election laws.

The Daily Beast
Show threadWndlBJul 18, 2023
@Npars01 @GatekeepKen @MostlyHarmless @MSNBC The Roger Stone(s) of the present day.
Show threadGatekeeper..Jul 18, 2023

@Npars01 @MostlyHarmless @MSNBC

Nicole, the BS line from NL is they want anybody but Trump. That's what they're telling their media mouthpieces.
Why doesn't some reporter ask them what's wrong with DeSantis? He's a fascist too.
This is why I know people are being lied to again. Yeah ,just like CONyeh

Show threadGatekeeper..Jul 18, 2023

@Npars01 @MostlyHarmless @MSNBC

That is so true, the GOP buys elections and rig the system, state legislatures set up to control the votes.
Cheating is instilled in these scumbags at an early age.
We can't let the Billionaire Lables fram this as anybody but trump. It's anybody but Biden.

Show threadBill HookerJul 18, 2023
@Npars01 @MostlyHarmless
Quite the menu. #EatTheRich
Show threadDik FraserJul 19, 2023
@Npars01 @MostlyHarmless file under scum of the earth.
Show threadNicole ParsonsJul 19, 2023

@dikfraser @MostlyHarmless

Republicans will take money from anybody, literally anybody.

GOP voters appear oblivious to the strings attached to taking Russian & Saudi money to win elections and exact revenge on their so-called enemies, the Democrats.

They ignore the fact that they're accepting foreign cash to wage war on fellow Americans.

With the money comes an obligation to do the will of hostile foreign oligarchs.

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2018/05/08/how-putin-s-oligarchs-funneled-millions-into-gop-campaigns/

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/07/no-labels-is-setting-up-state-parties-2024/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/14/no-labels-presidential-election-2024/

Show threadJacquelineJul 19, 2023
@Npars01 Ah, "no labels" aka the "Please Don't Call Us Nazis" party lol