William Lindsey 5d ago

"On March 9, Mike Baker and Steven Rich of the New York Times published a long exposé of the corruption of American politics by billionaires."

~ Heather Cox Richardson

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https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/march-12-2026

March 12, 2026

In Ohio today, Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy launched a $10 million TV and digital ad campaign to run until Election Day.

Letters from an American
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 

"They explain how underwriting political campaigns from those for local school boards to the presidency has enabled the very wealthy to lock in their policy preferences for tax cuts, deregulation, and cuts to the social safety net while also steering valuable government contracts to themselves."

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Mar 13 at 2:44pmWeb
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 5d ago

For more reporting today on this topic of how billionaires have decisively bought the US and its political system in the Trump era, see:

Caleb Ecarma:

https://oligarchwatch.substack.com/p/how-billionaires-are-hijacking-us

Wajahat Ali and Qasim Rashid:

https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/how-dirty-money-is-buying-democrats

Thom Hartmann"

https://hartmannreport.com/p/the-ceo-presidency-scam-how-republicans-644

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How billionaires are hijacking U.S. politics

A New York Times report published Monday analyzed how America’s billionaire class increasingly controls U.S.

Oligarch Watch
Show threadWilliam Lindsey 5d ago

The New York Times report by Mike Baker and Steven Rich featured in this thread of commentary is at the link below.

For articles behind paywalls, I frequently use the Archive Today site to read.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/us/billionaires-federal-election-campaign-contributions.html

Billionaires Made 19% of Federal Election Campaign Contributions in 2024

Billionaires made 19 percent of all reported federal campaign contributions in 2024, a Times analysis shows, and even more in some local elections. Wealthy donors are reaping the rewards.

The New York Times
Show threadRichard W. Woodley ELBOWS UP 🇨🇦🌹🚴‍♂️📷 🗺️5d ago

@wdlindsy

Billionaires just talk a lot, that's how they influence elections.*

*money = speech