Taylor Lorenz

How Democrats Are Embracing Dark Money

Democrats are creating obscure new nonprofits to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into politics, raising concerns about ethics and transparency. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/us/politics/dark-money-nonprofits-explainer.html

How Democrats Are Embracing Dark Money

The left is creating new, obscure nonprofits to funnel hundreds of millions of dollars into politics and advocacy.

The New York Times
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Show threadpgcd4d ago
@taylorlorenz I see the NYT is getting ready for the midterms.
Show threadstony kark4d ago
@taylorlorenz "left"
Show threadJames M.4d ago
@taylorlorenz important to note that "Democrats" has a different meaning from "the left", and NYT conflates the two here.
Show threadLauren Weinstein4d ago
@taylorlorenz Good. Take the money. Stop coming to a gunfight with a sharp feather.
Show threadJoeHenzi4d ago
@lauren They intend to stop it, this is her second crusade against democrats and dark money, meanwhile...
Show threadAlex3d ago
@JoeHenzi @lauren A lot of billionaires funding the corpo journalist class to pull out all the stops in an attempt to stall Democrats from having talent like Lina Khan coming back in 2028.
Show threadJoeHenzi3d ago
@adubya @lauren I just know she also apparently went after someone else on this topic - and only democrats - which is weird to me...
Show threadJoeHenzi3d ago

@adubya @lauren

Also interesting report from the field: They are all over Southeast Indiana stopping: solar installations

Farms aren't profitable in the area, but big coal, oil, the Saudis are paying the residents to oppose #Solar

Show threadZebadiah Carter4d ago

@taylorlorenz

This is FINE. Dems will definitely only ever use these mechanisms for the Right Reasons ®️, and this would NEVER come back to hurt us, their (reluctant) supporters.*

*Requisite Poe's Law disclaimer that this is sarcasm, just in case.

Show threadRicardo4d ago

Perhaps time to update the book Shadow Networks ?

🔗 https://rmendes.net/replies/2026/04/03/cbd19

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Show threadBrokar4d ago

RE: https://flipboard.social/@newsguyusa/116340930425957493

@taylorlorenz So then why are the Democrats lose so often? Maybe because the Reps are way better in doing the same thing than the Dems?

Or is this again something to discredit the Dems in the public eye, in the light of the latest mental outburst and action from Agent Orange?

https://mastodon.social/@newsguyusa@flipboard.social/116340930421338497